Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (1896-1944)
Dates
- Usage: 1896 - 1944
Found in 247 Collections and/or Records:
Records of the Office of the President, Joseph Dupuy Eggleston
Emmett Russell Price Scrapbooks
This collection contains the scrapbooks of Emmett Russell Price, professor of Agricultural Journalism at Virginia Polytechnic Institute (VPI), from 1910-1944. The scrapbooks consist of newspaper clippings about Blacksburg and VPI.
Faculty/Staff Photograph Collection
The Faculty/Staff Photograph Collection at Special Collections consists of the photographs, portrait reproductions, and negatives of Virginia Tech employees, dating back to the 1890s.
Paul H. Farrier Family Papers
This collection contains materials relating to Paul H. Farrier and his daughter Pence Farrier, a former Virginia Polytechnic Institute (VPI) Director of Admissions and a VPI alumnus, respectively, during the years of 1936 to 1970. Included are administrative papers such as business correspondence and admissions reports as well as general VPI memorabilia for campus events and activities, such as newspaper clippings, invitations, programs, and tickets.
Robert E. Femoyer Papers,
The collection contains information regarding Robert Femoyer's life, including subject files on his World War II Medal of Honor, citations, photographs, correspondence, and clippings. Materials date from 1936-1998.
F.F. Carr Medal
The F.F. Carr Medal collection includes a keychain, a red, white and blue ribbon attached to a safety pin, and a medal.
Fighting Gobbler Needlepoint Canvas Patterns
This collection includes two needlepoint canvas's with hand drawn Gobbler bird designs in orange and maroon. On one canvas above the Gobbler it reads "VPI." Printed on the tape border it reads "E.B. Orginals." On the other canvas it reads "VA. TECH." above the bird and "The Fighting Gobbler" below the bird.
Both canvas's are templates for needlepoint, neither have been used.
Adam Finch Collection
Adam T. Finch Papers
Adam Tyree Finch (1872-1933) graduated from VPI in 1893 and earned an M.D. from the University of Virginia in 1896. He served as Commandant of Cadets and Assistant Professor of Physiology and Materia Medica at VPI from 1898 thru 1900. He also served in the U.S. Army Reserves. The collection contains VPI memorabilia and personal correspondence.
Framed photograph of Thomas Watkins Hatcher
Framed black and white photograph (24 x 28 inches) of Thomas Watson Hatcher, head Department of Mathematics, 1943-1963