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

 Organization

Dates

  • Usage: 1896 - 1944

Found in 260 Collections and/or Records:

Robert G. Moore Photo Album

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1992-051
Abstract

The collection contains a student handbook, newspaper articles, and a photo album of scenes on the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (VPI) campus from 1918-1919, many of which are clearly identified. The collection was compiled by Robert G. Moore (1897-1925), a 1922 VPI graduate.

Dates: 1918 - 1922

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

Jack Wellford Moss Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1991-055
Abstract

This collection contains materials related to and collected by Jack Wellford Moss, a Virginia Polytechnic Institute alum.

Dates: 1925 - 1968

John Murray Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2008-036
Abstract

The John Murray Papers document the participation of John Murray, a Virginia Tech chemistry professor from 1942 to 1971, in Virginia's ornithological community. Collected materials include manuscript articles, scholarly correspondence, and bird watching logs which focus largely on Montgomery County, Virginia.

Dates: 1883 - 1999

Named/Individual Photograph Collections

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Photographs-002
Abstract

The Named/Individual Photograph Collections include images from alumni and former faculty and staff, or individuals with ties to campus and the New River Valley. Collections (c.1890-present) depict campus life and events, railroad history, agricultural extension research, Blacksburg and surrounding areas, and some local families.

Dates: 1890s-present

Richard W. Neale Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1991-029
Abstract

The Richard W. Neale Collection contains two souvenir programs from the 1932 Virginia Polytechnic Institute (now Virginia Tech) football season, with opponents University of Georgia and University of Maryland.

Dates: 1932

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.

Walter S. Newman Collection,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2015-006
Abstract

This collection consists of an undated photograph album, program from his Inauguration as President of Virginia Tech, The Techgram, May 1, 1949 and an official photogram taken by The Foster Studio in Richmond, Virginia. There are several postcards and letters sent to Ella Boyer, possibly a housekeeper in the Newman family.

Dates: 1930-1968, n.d.