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

 Organization

Dates

  • Usage: 1896 - 1944

Found in 247 Collections and/or Records:

Guynn Cadet Uniform

 Collection
Identifier: Textile-2025-002
Abstract The Guynn Cadet Uniform Collection consists of a jacket and hat. The hat is structured and made of a navy blue fabric. It has a black ribbon wraped around it right above the bill of the hat. There are grommet holes on the sides of the hat. On the interior a brown leather band it stitched in. A label printed onto the interior of the hat reads "WILLIAM C. ROWLAND INC. UNIFORMS PHILIDELPHIA." The jacket is made of a navy blue fabric with black plastic buttons. There is...
Dates: c.1920-1930

Lewis A. Hall Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1983-009
Abstract

This collection includes the papers of Lewis A. Hall, a 1924 graduate of Virginia Tech, consisting largely of memorabilia from his time at the university and as an active alumnus. Includes programs, certificates, textiles, and photographs, as well as drawings for engineering class assignments.

Dates: 1921 - 1977

Percy Clayton Hamilton Photograph Album

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2011-007
Abstract

The collection consists of a small photograph album belonging to Percy Clayton Hamilton, class of 1912, with photographs from his tenure as a student at Virginia Polytechnic Institute (VPI).

Dates: c. 1909-1912

Hard Times Blues Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2019-038
Abstract The Hard Times Blues Collection contains materials about the play Hard Times Blues by Lucy Sweeney and its production by the Dumas Theatre Troupe in 2003. Items include background research, correspondence, and a 2019 revised copy of the play as well as programs, flyers, photographs, and a newspaper article about the 2003 production. The play is about Blacksburg local and Virginia Tech employee Floyd "Hardtimes"...
Dates: 1966, 2001, 2003, 2019

Walter Reade Hardin, Jr., Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2003-027
Abstract

The Walter Reade Hardin, Jr., Collection includes materials collected by a Virginia Tech cadet and band member during his college years. It includes mementos, photographs and newspaper clippings.

Dates: 1934 - 1952

Hardwick Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1972-007
Abstract

The Hardwick Family Collection consists of thirteen items related to Virginia Polytechnic Institute, including correspondence concerning the Corps of Cadets, football, the YMCA, and a 1929 pamphlet entitled, "Talks to Young Men and Boys by Great Athletes," by J.T. Hardwick.

Dates: 1910, 1919-1920

Herbert Fletcher Harrelson Photograph Album,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2013-054
Abstract

The collection contains an unbound photograph album with 12 leaves, generally with photographs on both sides. The photographs show images from Herbert Fletcher Harrelson's time at the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute, dating from 1919-1922.

Dates: 1919 - 1922

Mary Josephine Hartwick VPI Memorabilia and Scrapbook,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2013-009
Abstract

The Mary Josephine Hartwick VPI Memorabilia and Scrapbook contains a scrapbook filled with photos of the VPI campus as well as inlaid letters and tickets to both on and off campus events in the mid 1920s. Included in the collection are a VPI tie tack and belt buckle, a track medal for shot put, and a plaque that reads "Founding Members."

Dates: 1924 - 1925

Bernard J. Henley Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1988-024
Abstract

The collection contains a handwritten index compiled by Bernard J. Henley for articles about Virginia Polytechnic Institute, gleaned from Virginia newspapers, the bulk of the entries covering the years 1906 to 1959.

Dates: n.d.