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Virginia Polytechnic Institute (1944-1970)

 Organization

Dates

  • Usage: 1944 - 1970

Found in 225 Collections and/or Records:

Ann A. Hertzler Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2001-004
Abstract

The Ann A. Hertzler Collection contains biographical information, publications, project and subject files, and artifacts relating to Hertzler's professional career at the University of Missouri-Columbia (1974-1980) and Virginia Tech (1980-2001). Particular areas of emphasis are children's health and nutrition, food and food programs, and Extension publications from both colleges.

Dates: 1863 - 2013; Majority of material found within (Bulk 1974-2000)
Found in: Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech / Ann A. Hertzler Collection

Henry H. Hill Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1980-003
Abstract

The Henry H. Hill collection consists of historical and genealogical research compiled by Hill during his lifetime in southwest Virginia. Hill (1880-1954) was an alumni and professor at Virginia Polytechnic Institute.

Dates: 1893-1963, n.d.
Found in: Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech / Henry H. Hill Collection

Historical Photograph Collection (List of Subjects)

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Photographs-001
Abstract

The photograph collection at Special Collections and University Archives consists primarily of historical photographs of Virginia Tech, dating back to the 1890s. The collection is also home to historic images of Blacksburg, Montgomery County, the New River Valley, and Southwest Virginia in general. A photograph collection of faculty and staff from the university is maintained separately.

Dates: c. 1890s-present
Found in: Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech / Historical Photograph Collection (List of Subjects)

Roy Jay Holden Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1982-014
Abstract

The Roy Jay Holden Papers contain field notes, charts and maps, and geological surveys and research results, covering the history of mineralogy and geology, especially in Virginia.

Dates: 1904 - 1945
Found in: Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech / Roy Jay Holden Papers

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.
Found in: Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech / Robert E. Hord, Jr., Papers

Earl H. Hornbarger Collection,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2013-003
Abstract

This collection contains photographs, publications, journals, writings and artifacts pertaining to Earl H. Hornbarger's time as a student at VPI, his later career as an engineer with Westinghouse Electric Company, and his involvement as a VPI alumnus.

Dates: 1912 - 1963
Found in: Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech / Earl H. Hornbarger Collection,

Frank Horsfall, Jr., Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1992-040
Abstract

This collection includes the papers of Virginia Tech professor of horticulture Frank Horsfall, Jr., including his thesis and dissertation, awards and honors, writings, and materials on his interests in barbed wire and primitive tools.

Dates: 1917 - 1973
Found in: Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech / Frank Horsfall, Jr., Papers

Stanley A. Huffman, Jr., Papers,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1991-056
Abstract

The collection consists of professional papers compiled over the course of Huffman's career at Virginia Tech (1971-1991).

Dates: 1917 - 1991
Found in: Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech / Stanley A. Huffman, Jr., Papers,

John R. Hutcheson Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2015-001
Abstract Correspondence, photographs, newspaper clippings, and other items document the career and family of John R. Hutcheson. After earning his B.S. and M.S. degrees from Virginia Polytechnic Institute (VPI), John Redd Hutcheson (1886-1962) began working at the Virginia Agricultural Extension Service in 1914, becoming its director in 1919. Hutcheson was elected as president of VPI in 1945, serving until his nomination as VPI's first chancellor in 1947. The next year he became the first president of...
Dates: 1890 - 1969; Majority of material found within ( 1930-1950)
Found in: Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech / John R. Hutcheson Family Collection

Records of the Office of the President, John Redd Hutcheson

 Record Group
Identifier: RG-02-09
Abstract The Records of the Office of the President, John Redd Hutcheson consist of correspondence and records, from 1917 to 1962. This collection contains official records from Hutcheson's tenure as president of VPI as well as his personal papers. John R. Hutcheson graduated from Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (VPI) with a B.S. in Agriculture in 1907 and a M.S. in 1909. He later received a PhD from Clemson College in 1937. Hutcheson was employed as...
Dates: 1917 - 1962
Found in: Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech / Records of the Office of the President, John Redd Hutcheson

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