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Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (1896-1944)

 Organization

Dates

  • Usage: 1896 - 1944

Found in 240 Collections and/or Records:

Benjamin Cottrell Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1994-035
Abstract

This collection contains the papers, photographs, diplomas, certificates, correspondence, and scrapbooks of Benjamin Cottrell from 1910-1983. Cottrell, a 1916 VPI graduate with a degree in Civil Engineering, spent part of his career working on railroads and highways in Central and South America.

Dates: 1910 - 1983

J. S. Counselman Letter

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: Ms-1993-009
Abstract

Letter from John Sanders Counselman, assistant professor of mathematics and civil engineering and assistant football coach at the Georgia School of Technology (today Georgia Tech) to Virginia Tech Professor Louis O'Shaughnessy, relating to a mathematical problem and to Counselman's experiences in, and views of, the game of football.

Dates: 1906

John T. Cowan Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1969-005
Abstract

The collection consists of pages from an account book, bills, notes, and correspondence relating to John T. Cowan's personal and business affairs. 

Dates: 1887 - 1917

Clinton H. Cowgill Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1978-009
Abstract

The Clinton H. Cowgill Collection contains selected personal and professional correspondence, writing, incomplete architectural drawings, and career documentation of the founder of Virginia Polytechnic Institute's architecture program, Clinton H. Cowgill (1890-1975).

Dates: 1916 - 1977

Harold C. Cox Memorabilia Collection,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2014-014
Abstract

The collection contains items, which belonged to or were collected by Harold C. Cox during his time as a student at Virginia Agriculture and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute from 1922-1926, and his continued experiences with the university as alumnus, primarily from the 1970s and 1980s.

Dates: 1923 - 1984

Walter W. Damenwood Papers

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: Ms-2000-088
Scope and Contents

"Rhymes & Poems" by Eddy and Damewood, unpublished collection of poetry written by cadets in the Corps. Handwritten versions of poems (one on the back of the Sophomore Engineering Schedule), and the poem "The Old Dead Soldier" with a pen and ink drawing.

Dates: 1928 - 1930

Joseph Baker Dent, Sr., Memorabilia

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1987-022
Abstract

The Joseph Baker Dent, Sr., Memorabilia contains Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (VPI) memorabilia from the 1920s.

Dates: ca. 1920s

Development Plans for VPI

 Collection — Object 1
Identifier: Map-0348
Abstract

Map shows plans for VPI campus developments.

Dates: October 1934

Diploma Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2019-039
Abstract This collection contains university diplomas for various people related to Virginia Tech, both alumni and faculty. This collection includes 16 Bachelors, Masters, and Doctorate degrees awarded between 1877 and 1964, with 15 from Virginia Tech. Diplomas are for William S. Adkisson, Katherine Sue Arrington, R.E.L. Aylor, John Poindexter Billingsley, William Mayo Brodie, J.M. Carrington, Calvert Lewis Estill, Howard Rucker Keister Jr., Howard Rucker Keister Sr., Harvey B. McDonald, Charles...
Dates: 1877 - 1964

David S. Doggett Letters

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1988-004
Abstract

The collection contains David S. Doggett's letters to his father in Richmond, Virginia, from 1912-1915, while he was a student at Virginia Polytechnic Institute.

Dates: 1912-1915, n.d.