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This scan is of a collection of diary entries typed up on stapled printer paper from Dr. John Samuel Apperson. These papers are personal accounts of the days of John Apperson and show a good amount of personal reflections on his day to day.

This paper describes the reason that Virginia Tech and their sports teams are called "Gobblers." According to this piece the reason is that a young man, Floyd Meade, that was the football teams Mascot, taught the "largest turkey in Montgomery County"…

A black and white family photograph of the Apperson Family. The back of the photo has the names written of the people in the photo:
"Kent Apperson - Margret; Alex Apperson- Meriam; Harvey Apperson- Louise; Grandmother Lizzy Apperson/Black; Mary…