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Verley Archer Collection

Verley Archer was born in Springfield, Tennessee, in 1917.  After graduating from high school in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, in 1937, she took a typing course and worked at a variety of jobs.  At the beginning of World War II, she was recruited for clerical work at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio. In 1958, she returned to Tennessee and was hired by Vanderbilt University, first working in the Economic Development Office, and two years later, transferring to the Office of Alumni and Development. She continued to work in the Alumni and Development Office at Vanderbilt until failing health forced her to retire in 1979.  Even then, she continued to work from home for Vanderbilt University as a consultant on the Vanderbilt family.  Ms. Archer died December 20, 1982.

The Verley Archer Collection consists of materials relating to the Vanderbilt Family Reunion held in conjunction with the Centennial Celebration of Vanderbilt University, March 16-17, 1973.  Included in the Verley Archer Papers are research notes and materials, completed questionnaires from family members, correspondence, publicity materials, and published books, all relating to the Family Reunion and Centennial Celebration.

The 21 boxes in this collection cover approximately 8.76 linear feet.  The collection is arranged in 3 series:  Subject Files (Series I); Vanderbilt Centennial (Series II); and Verley Archer’s Research Materials (Series III). 

Overview | Biography | Scope and Content Note | Boxes 1 - 5 | Boxes 6 - 10 | Boxes 11 - 21 | Complete Guide (PDF)