Virginia Polytechnic Institute (1944-1970)
Dates
- Usage: 1944 - 1970
Found in 278 Collections and/or Records:
Benjamin Cottrell Papers
This collection contains the papers, photographs, diplomas, certificates, correspondence, and scrapbooks of Benjamin Cottrell from 1910-1983. Cottrell, a 1916 VPI graduate with a degree in Civil Engineering, spent part of his career working on railroads and highways in Central and South America.
John A. Coulter Collection on Richard T. Shea, Jr.
The collection contains information gathered by Lieutenant Colonel John A. Coulter II while he was researching the life and military service of Richard T. Shea, Jr. The materials include biographical information about Shea from the 1940's and 1950's and writings from the second half of the 20th century about him and the Battle of Pork Chop Hill.
Clinton H. Cowgill Collection
The Clinton H. Cowgill Collection contains selected personal and professional correspondence, writing, incomplete architectural drawings, and career documentation of the founder of Virginia Polytechnic Institute's architecture program, Clinton H. Cowgill (1890-1975).
Kenneth S. Culnan Typescript Book
Typescript book entitled "Space Structure Building Systems Applied to a Housing Complex and an Airport Terminal Facility," presented by Virginia Tech architecture students K. S. [Kenneth S.] Culnan and C. A. [Carol A.] O'Neale in 1970.
Leonard J. Currie Papers,
Dayton M. Kohler Papers, 1889-1971 (Ms1971-002)
Detail Sketch of V.P.I. Campus (2 copies)
Map shows the VPI campus, dated February 9, 1908. Two copies of the same map in the same scale, with one cropped smaller than the other. The smaller map contains hand-written annotations, which include names of faculty residents.
Diploma Collection
Alfred Washington Drinkard, Jr. Diary
Daily 1947 diary of Alfred Washington Drinkard, Jr., assistant director of Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station, 1946-1948 (and previous director, 1916-1946), mentioning people and events associated with the experiment station, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, and Blacksburg, Virginia.
Drum Major's Mace
Drum major's mace used at Virginia Tech. Approximately three feet long, wrapped in orange and maroon ribbon.