Virginia DeMott Cox interviews, 1979-1982

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Summary

Creator:
Cox, Virginia D., Peavy, Linda S., Smith, Ursula, 1934-, and Brien, Dolores Elise
Abstract:
Interviews with Virginia DeMott Cox on Orie Latham Hatcher's work as president of the Southern Woman's Educational Alliance and the Alliance for Guidance of Rural Youth, conducted by Dolores Elise Brien in 1979 and by Linda Peavy and Ursula Smith in 1982. Includes information on the personal lives of both Cox and Hatcher as well as some Hatcher family history. The 1982 interview is comprised of written and audio responses to a set of written questions sent by Peavy and Smith.
Extent:
6 items (5 cassettes, one letter)
.25 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language:
Materials in English.
Collection ID:
RL.13020

Background

Scope and content:

Interviews with Virginia DeMott Cox on Orie Latham Hatcher's work as president of the Southern Woman's Educational Alliance and the Alliance for Guidance of Rural Youth, conducted by Dolores Elise Brien in 1979 and by Linda Peavy and Ursula Smith in 1982. Includes information on the personal lives of both Cox and Hatcher as well as some Hatcher family history. The 1982 interview is comprised of written and audio responses to a set of written questions sent by Peavy and Smith. While the original audiocassette tapes and letter are restricted, digital access copies are available for all items in the collection.

Biographical / historical:

Virginia DeMott Cox (1896-1990) graduated from Randolph-Macon Woman's College in 1919 and began a career in teaching in Pennsylvania and Virginia. She served on the boards of the Southern Woman's Educational Alliance (which would become the Alliance for the Guidance of Rural Youth), the YWCA, and the Museum of the Confederacy, and edited or authored "Occupations for Women, Rural Girl in the City for Work," "A History of Memorial Foundation for Children," "The Sneads of Fluvanna," and "Old Homes of King and Queen County." [obituary for Virginia DeMott Cox, https://www.dailypress.com/1990/10/11/obituaries-2726/, accessed 2024-01-18]. Orie Latham Hatcher (1868-1946) was an educator and influential advocate for educational and vocational support for Southern women and youth in the first half of the twentieth century.

Acquisition information:
The Virginia DeMott Cox papers were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a gift in 1979 and 1982.
Processing information:

Processed by Craig Breaden, January, 2024

Arrangement:

Arranged chronologically.

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Describing Archives: A Content Standard

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Names:
Hatcher, O. Latham (Orie Latham), 1868-1946

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