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Virginia Polytechnic Institute (1944-1970)

 Organization

Dates

  • Usage: 1944 - 1970

Found in 307 Collections and/or Records:

Carl George Krieger Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1982-013
Abstract The Carl George Krieger Papers include correspondence, speeches, notebooks, photographs, audio and video recordings, a scrapbook, and clippings and magazine articles on topics related to agriculture, gas, oil, tractors, air and water pollution, waste treatment, and public relations. Krieger (1905-1979) was the first agricultural engineering graduate at Virginia Polytechnic Institute in 1926, and he was a gas engine specialist and a pioneer in the development of the high-compression...
Dates: 1930 - 1968
Found in: Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech / Carl George Krieger Papers

Lucy Lee Lancaster Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1990-069
Abstract Lucy Lee Lancaster was born in Blacksburg, Virginia in 1905 and lived there until she died in 1989. She was one of the first women admitted to Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (popularly known as VPI), and after graduating in 1925, she went on to earn her MLS from Columbia University Library School. She worked at the VPI library for the rest of her career. The Lancaster papers contain biographical materials, family papers, genealogy research,...
Dates: 1915 - 1989
Found in: Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech / Lucy Lee Lancaster Papers

John W. Landis Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1969-001
Abstract

The collection contains correspondence, memos, proposals, reports, and other papers relating to Landis' work with nuclear reactor projects and memberships on various committees, including the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors, the Virginia State Chamber of Commerce, and the Virginia Advisory Board on Industrial Development.

Dates: 1949 - 1969
Found in: Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech / John W. Landis Papers

Records of the Office of the Executive Vice-President, William E. Lavery

 Record Group
Identifier: RG-04-03
Abstract This collection contains correspondence and other official records of Lavery during his years as Executive Vice-President (1973-1974) and Vice President of Finance (1968-1973) before becoming President of the University. Collection includes materials concerning budget matters, Board of Visitors, Computing Center, Computer Science, Community Colleges, each of the Colleges, Building Committee, Institutional Research, Task Force for Innovative Approaches to Instruction, University Council and...
Dates: 1968 - 1974
Found in: Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech / Records of the Office of the Executive Vice-President, William E. Lavery

L.D. Simmons VPI Richmond Club Pendant

 Collection
Identifier: Artifact-060
Abstract

This collection consists a VPI Richmond Club Pendant, previously belonging to L.D. Simmons.

Dates: n.d.
Found in: Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech / L.D. Simmons VPI Richmond Club Pendant

Claudius Lee Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1961-002
Abstract

The collection contains correspondence, photographs, and miscellaneous materials relating to the personal life and university and military service of Claudius Lee, a professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at Virginia Polytechnic Institute.

Dates: 1887 - 1954
Found in: Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech / Claudius Lee Papers

Merwin Leven Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2022-053
Abstract

This collection contains papers belonging to Merwin Leven (1929-2007) during his time as a student at Virginia Polytechnic Institute (V.P.I.) from 1948-1950, mostly related to the Corps of Cadets and other student organizations. Contents include club membership cards, V.P.I. military science question and answer sheets, a Company D guard detail sheet, a humorous Company G "delinquency sheet," and a printout of the December 1949 issue of "The Lord Reading Club News."

Dates: 1948 - 1950
Found in: Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech / Merwin Leven Papers

Lewis A. Hall Banjo and Case

 Collection
Identifier: Artifact-058
Abstract

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Dates: 1922-1924
Found in: Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech / Lewis A. Hall Banjo and Case

Nelson Liddle Collection,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2012-048
Abstract

The Nelson Liddle Collection consists of photographs of the VPI Airport and aircraft during WWII as well as a photocopy of "The Beacon" newsletter from November 1942.

Dates: c.1941-1945
Found in: Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech / Nelson Liddle Collection,

George W. Litton Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1981-099
Abstract The collection contains the papers of George W. Litton (1910-1989), professor of Animal Husbandry at Virginia Polytechnic Institute (V.P.I.) from 1940 to 1970. These papers date from 1927 to 1983 and include poetry, essays, V.P.I.'s Agricultural Extension station reports, notes, lecture material, publications, personal and professional correspondence, photographs from Litton's portrait hanging, and bound compilations like "Foolishness, Poems, and Philosophy" that function similarly to...
Dates: 1927 - 1983
Found in: Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech / George W. Litton Papers

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