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

 Organization

Dates

  • Usage: 1896 - 1944

Found in 82 Collections and/or Records:

Records of the Dean of the College, C. P. Miles

 Record Group
Identifier: RG-11-03
Abstract This collection comprises correspondence, memoranda, reports, and other documents related to the duties of the office of the VPI Dean of the College during C. P. Miles' tenure from 1942 to 1950. The collection contains general administrative records relating to scholarships, complaints, student activities, class and semester formats, and Corps of Cadets records. It also contains student personal records, including disciplinary cases, financial aid data, and college resignations, which are...
Dates: 1942 - 1950

Clarence Paul Miles Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1961-003
Abstract

The collection contains the papers of Virginia Tech graduate, professor of modern languages, and director of athletics Clarence Paul "Sally" Miles, including grade books for courses in French and German, together with personal memorabilia and photographs.

Dates: 1902 - 1960

Henry M. Morris Papers,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1994-028
Abstract

This collection contains papers relating to Morris's career as a hydraulic engineer and his position as director of the Institute for Creation Research. The materials date from 1937 to 1999 and include course materials (exams, notes), his M.S. thesis and Ph.D. dissertation, publications, technical reports, correspondence concerning such topics as hydraulic engineering and soil mechanics, and publications and pamphlets from the Institute of Creation Research.

Dates: 1937 - 1999

Carol M. Newman, Jr., Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1978-004
Abstract This collection contains the papers of Carol Montgomery Newman, Jr., a graduate of Virginia Tech (BS in biology, 1931), writer and editor for The New Yorker (1949-1972), and Virginia Tech Department of English faculty member (1934-1949, 1972-1975). Includes correspondence relating to The New Yorker, including letters and notes from Charles Addams, Louis Auchincloss, S.J. Perelman, J. D. Salinger, and William Shawn; other...
Dates: 1930 - 1987

Carol M. Newman Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1978-003
Abstract

The papers of Carol M. Newman, professor of English at Virginia Tech (1903-1941) and secretary of the university's athletic council (1914-1939), include correspondence, awards and honors, Athletic Council files, speeches and essays, examination questions, and subject files on Virginia Tech, language and literature.

Dates: 1897 - 1958

J. Preston Newman Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1982-016
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1910-1975, n.d.

E. B. Norris Papers,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1981-103
Abstract

E.B. Norris was Dean of Engineering at VPI from 1928-1952, and his papers include reports concerning the agriculture and engineering departments, reports on individual development, newspaper clippings, catalogues, brochures, and correspondence, particularly regarding then-President Burruss.

Dates: 1928-1955, n.d.

O'Shaughnessy Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1987-052
Abstract

This collection consists of papers--including correspondence, schoolwork, diplomas, diaries, photographs, and printed materials--of Louis O'Shaughnessy, professor of mathematics at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (VPI); his wife Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy; their daughter, VPI mathematics instructor Betty O'Shaughnessy Bock; and the Surface family (parents and siblings of Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy).

Dates: 1857 - 1965

Bernard L. Parsons Papers and Photographs

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: Ms-1992-053
Scope and Contents

Collection includes pamphlets, books and reports relating to soil erosion, land drainage, and other agricultural issues.

Dates: 1918 - 1942

William MacFarland Patton Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1954-001
Abstract

This collection contains papers of William MacFarland Patton, civil engineer and professor at Virginia Agricultural & Mechanical College (now Virginia Tech). It includes a partial draft of Patton's book, A Practical Treatise on Foundations and draft of an unpublished textbook on civil engineering, together with patent documentation for two inventions.

Dates: 1893, 1896, n.d.