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Series I: VPI Board of Visitors, 1953 - 1964

 Series

Scope and Content

From the Record Group:

This collection contains administrative records from Guy L. Furr, while on the Boards of Visitors at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and other VPI programs from 1952 to 1964.

Series I: VPI Board of Vistors, 1953-1964, contains multiple memorandums, committee reports, letters and other materials between Guy L. Furr, the Board of Visitor members, and the Office of the President. It also pertains to the development of the War Memorial Chapel and the transition from President Walter Newman to President T. Marshall Hahn, Jr.

Series II: VPI, 1954-1964, includes memoranda, committee reports, letters, flyers, pamphlets, and other materials regarding VPI. Specific files relate to VPI Alumni Association, VPI Educational Foundational, and VPI Continuing Education Program.

Series III: Assorted Files, 1949-1962 contains different pamphlets, flyers, and other supplemental information about agriculture careers, other state universities, public law, and information about corporations and careers in Virginia.

Dates

  • 1953 - 1964

Creator

Language of Materials

From the Record Group:

The materials in this collection are in English.

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Record Group: 2.8 Cubic Feet (2 boxes)

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech Repository

Contact:
Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308