Virginia Polytechnic Institute (1944-1970)
Organization
Dates
- Usage: 1944 - 1970
Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:
Jack Shelton Harris and Shirley Jean Schumann Harris Papers
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2023-066
Dates:
c. 1922-2014
Robert E. Hord, Jr., Papers
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2011-058
Abstract
This collection consists primarily of correspondence written by Robert Hord, Jr., of Richmond, Virginia, to his parents, Gladys and Robert Hord, Sr. It also includes a scrapbook and photographs of the Hord family.Robert Hord, Jr., was born in 1920; he attended the Virginia Polytechnic Institute's Engineering Extension school in Richmond from 1937 to 1939. In April 1942, Hord enlisted in the Army where he served in the 302nd Ordinance Regiment before being transferred to the...
Dates:
1942-1945, n.d.
Garland D. Kite Correspondence
Collection
Identifier: Ms-1987-038
Abstract
This collection contains letters from Garland D. Kite to Ralph Brown. The letters detail Kite's experiences as a soldier in Europe during the last two years of World War II.
Dates:
1944 - 1945
Jimmie W. Monteith, Jr., Collection
Collection
Identifier: Ms-1990-062
Abstract
Jimmie W. Monteith, Jr. (1919-1944) was a Lieutenant in the U. S. Army during World War II. He served his country bravely and was killed on the beaches of Normandy during the D-Day invasion of 1944. He was posthumously awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. Collection consists primarily of his letters home during World War II. Also includes letters of condolence sent to the family following his death, congratulatory letters for being awarded the Medal of Honor, newspaper clippings, and...
Dates:
1933 - 1997
John P. Sawyer Letters
Collection
Identifier: Ms-1987-047
Abstract
The collection consists of letters to Ralph M. Brown, librarian at Virginia Polytechnic Institute (VPI), from John P. Sawyer, who graduated from VPI in 1940.
Dates:
1943 - 1945
Robert Barnes Ware Collection
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2024-043
Abstract
The Robert Barnes Ware Collection includes a postcard from Ware (1914-1944) to Martha Wood, Jan. 3, 1935, about life at VPI, a pamphlet for Memorial Service at V.P.I., May 12, 1946, and a program for Memorial Service, May 12, 1946.
Dates:
1935, 1946