Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (1896-1944)
Dates
- Usage: 1896 - 1944
Found in 38 Collections and/or Records:
Hard Times Blues Collection
William Gideon Harris Photograph Album
William Gideon Harris's album contains photographs of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute (VPI) campus and surrounding areas, c. 1908-1912, as well as several newsclippings and pieces of poetry. .
Henry H. Hill Collection
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.
Historical Photograph Collection (List of Subjects)
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.
Lucy Lee Lancaster Papers
Map of Main Campus of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Map is a photostat of the topography of the VPI main campus in 1915. It contains a legend, along with some hand-written notes.
J. Bolton McBryde Collection
Rudolph Dixon Michael Papers
This collection contains the papers of Virginia Tech alumnus and agricultural information editor, Rudolph Dixon Michael. It contains correspondence and notes relating to the histories Blacksburg, the Preston family, and Smithfield Plantation (including maps of the grounds and the cemetery). It also contains a few campus photographs and printed materials related to Virginia Tech.
Perspective View, Suggested Ultimate Development of the War Memorial Group at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg, Virginia
Map shows an illustrated perspective view of the suggested plan for the War Memorial Group at VPI.
Harvey Lee Price Papers
The Harvey Lee Price Papers contain handwritten notes and genealogies of various Montgomery County families which Price used to write his four volume series Outlines of Montgomery County Families. Also included are Price's subject files on the county and Virginia and his diplomas from VPI.