Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (1896-1944)
Dates
- Usage: 1896 - 1944
Found in 73 Collections and/or Records:
Robert G. Moore Collection
The Robert G. Moore Collection, 1910-1925, contains school notes and notebooks, correspondence, engineering drawings, memorabilia, newspaper articles, and his diploma from Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (VPI). The collection was compiled by Moore (1897-1925), a 1922 VPI graduate.
J. Preston Newman Papers
The J. Preston Newman Papers includes four poems (1935-1938, n.d.), as well as papers relating to Ralph Minthorne Brown, university librarian at Virginia Tech.
Overcoat with Attached Cape,
Myrvin Lafe Pence Scrapbook and Class Photograph,
The Myrvin Lafe Pence Scrapbook and Class Photograph contains photographs, newspaper clippings, tickets, and other memorabilia from Pence's time as a student at Virginia Tech from 1918 to 1922.
Sarah Pitt Collection
The collection contains papers relating to the Sarah Pitt and includes newsletters, newspaper articles, radio broadcasts, pageant script, and notebooks.
Robert S. and Martha C. Radspinner Collection,
The Robert S. and Martha C. Radspinner Collection contains memorabilia scrapbooks, photograph albums, Virginia Tech newspapers, concert programs, and other ephemera related to VPI. The material documents Robert S. (class of 1941) and Martha C. (class of 1942) Radspinner's time at VPI and dates from 1937 to 1942.
Record Group Vertical Files
In general, vertical files at Special Collections include newspaper clippings, photocopies, ephemera, unpublished and/or informal publications, and other papers relating to a specific subject area. Files in this collection relate to Virginia Tech and its history. Topics may include, but are not limited to, colleges and departments, student organizations, administrative offices, centers and other campus units, and athletics.
Frank L. Robeson Papers
The collection includes papers from Frank L. Robeson's tenure as a student at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute, Columbia University, and Johns Hopkins University, as well as subject and research files from his nearly 50 years as an instructor and professor at VPI, dating from 1899 to 1954.
Harvey E. Shepherd Collection
The collection consists of a scrapbook prepared by Harvey E. Shepherd, class of 1932, as a Cadet and graduate student at Virginia Polytechnic Institute. Also included are loose materials and a white belt with no buckle marked H.E. Shepherd Co. B, which were in the scrapbook.
Harry Downing Temple Jr., Papers
The Harry Downing Temple, Jr., Papers contains materials related to Temple's personal life, interest in heraldry and insignia, and his research and publications on the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets. Materials date from about 1872 to 2004.