Virginia Polytechnic Institute (1944-1970)
Dates
- Usage: 1944 - 1970
Found in 281 Collections and/or Records:
Harry W. Sanders Papers
Sanford Bernell Fenne Papers
The papers of Sanford Bernell "Chuck" Fenne, a graduate of Virginia Polytechnic Institute (BS, 1927; MS, 1930) and a Virginia Agricultural Extension plant pathologist from 1939 to 1967, includes correspondence, writings, biographical materials, photographs, a VPI scrapbook, and a photo album compiled during a year (1943-1944) spent working in Brazil for the Food Supply Division, Institute of Inter-American Affairs.
John P. Sawyer Letters
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.
Wilson E. Schmidt Papers
Professional correspondence, subject files, and writings of Wilson E. Schmidt, professor of economics at Virginia Tech (1966-1981), together with articles and reports, both published and unpublished, by other economists.
Charles Sears Oral History Interview
Audiocassette tape contains an oral history interview with Virginia Tech Professor Charles Sears, conducted by John Straw, University Archivist. Sears discusses the history of the Virginia Tech Geology Department (today the Department of Geosciences), where he served as a professor and founded the Virginia Tech Seismological Observatory.
Section of Campus, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Showing Area around Greenhouse
Map shows part of VPI campus, surrounding the greenhouses.
George Green Shackelford Papers
This collection contains correspondence, research files, project files, and manuscripts of George Green Shackelford, professor of history at Virginia Tech from 1954-1986.
George Myron Shear Papers
This collection consists of the papers--including correspondence and published writings--of Virginia Tech plant pathologist and physiologist George Myron Shear. It includes correspondence with the laboratory of Thomas A. Edison.
Billy G. Shelton Collection
The collection includes two photographs from 1962 of Shelton receiving an "Outstanding Trainee" certificate for his basic training company at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. It also includes a letter from the Fort Jackson Commanding General to VPI President Walter S. Newman about Shelton's award.
Farrar Shelton Paper
This paper describes the early meetings which lead to the creation of the farm demonstration work program. Farrar Shelton attended one of these early meetings as an eighth grader. Shelton later attended VPI and graduated with the class of 1915 with a degree in agriculture, he went on to become a county demonstration agent.