Personal papers of John Preston McConnell and family, 1920-1991.

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Personal papers of John Preston McConnell and family, 1920-1991.

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Manuscript Collection 1 consists of, primarily, McConnell's personal correspondence and records of activities with various organizations. Among the organizations of which McConnell served as president were the Cooperative Education Association of Virginia, Southwest Virginia, Inc. (a regional Chamber of Commerce), and the First & Merchants National Bank. He was an active member in several Virginia governmental concerns as well as the state and national Anti-Saloon League, the state and national Chamber of Commerce, the Virginia Bankers Association, the Christian Church and the Disciples of Christ. Includes correspondence with a number of private citizens on a wide range of topics. Also includes some personal records of McConnell family members and genealogies of the McConnell and Lucas families. Arranged alphabetically.

10.58 linear ft.

Radford University Library, McConnell Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7576093

Radford University Library, McConnell Library

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McConnell family.

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McConnell, John Preston, 1866-

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John Preston McConnell was appointed as president of the State Normal and Industrial School for Women in October, 1911. In addition to his duties as president, Dr. McConnell was involved in a variety of civic, commercial, philanthropic, and religious activities. McConnell served as President until 1937 when he retired because of failing health. He died in October, 1941. From the description of Personal papers of John Preston McConnell and family, 1920-1991. (Radford University Librar...

Lucas family.

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McConnell, Clara Lucas

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