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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.