Wiss, Henry H.
Person
Biographical Note
Professor of Architecture at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University from 1947 to 1983.
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
VPI Corps of Cadets Belt Buckle
Collection
Identifier: Artifact-013
Abstract
This bronze VPI Corps of Cadets belt buckle (n.d.) given to Henry Wiss by Nelson Price is engraved with an eagle holding arrows and an olive branch in its talons and a banner in its beak that reads "E PLURIBUS UNUM" over its head. The eagle has a shield on its torso and stars and stripes radiate around it. There is a silver-colored laurel branch on the buckle under the eagle.
Dates:
n.d.
Henry H. Wiss Papers
Collection
Identifier: Ms-1996-013
Scope and Contents
Professor of Architecture at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University from 1947 to 1983. Collection consists of twelve architectural drawings and four photographs of Wiss's private residence in Blacksburg, Virginia, designed by him in 1960.
Dates:
1960, n.d.