Abstract This collection consists primarily of correspondence relating to Dr. Louis A. Pardue's duties both as Vice-President and Director of Graduate Studies. Materials consist of general correspondence, general reports, financial reports, enrollment statistics, commencement and inaugural reports, minutes, and departmental information collected by Pardue from 1950 through 1963. There are extensive correspondence and other material of the Oak Ridge Institute of Nuclear Science (ORINS), of which VPI...

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The quilt is large and has a dark blue border around the edges and patterned squares. The sqaures are made up of various smaller squares of different patterned fabric. Some of the dark blue edges are lined with a different patterned fabric. The back of the quilt is one soild pattern with dark blue boarders. At the top of one end of the quilt is a white piece of fabric that would help when hanging the quilt on a wall. The main colors in the quilt are blue, red, green, and orange.

Abstract The Department of Philosophy and Religion was formed in 1955, splitting into the departments of Philosophy and of Religion in 1983. The latter became the Religious Studies Program in 1994-1995, then the Department of Religion and Culture in 2009. This collection contains the records of these departments from 1960-2016. Materials include five-year departmental reviews, research, degree and grant proposals, course offerings, newletters, information on guest speakers and faculty members, and...

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This collection contains a minute book belonging to the Pittsylvania Club, which was founded in 1894 at Virginia Agrivultural and Mechanical College. The minutes primarily include information about the election of new members and the election of officers.

Abstract This collection consists of a V.P.I. belt buckle and a Christian symbol medallion. The belt buckle is a rectangular shape with horizontal stripes. In the center of the buckle is a circular logo with the V.P.I. seal. Surrounding the seal in curved text is "VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE" AND "UT PROSIM" right below the seal. A half circle floral motif curves from the bottom of the buckle. Small triangle cut outs on either side of the seal. Pin closure system on the back of the...

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The snare drum is brown in color and made of wood and metal. Around the base of the snare drum is a light brown band that is about one inch thick, with a smaller cream colored band above it. The body of the drum is a darker stained wood. The top of the drum has the same bands as the bottom, a one inch light brown band and a smaller cream band. There are ten metal rods that are vertical around the drum, with fasteners at the top.

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This collection consists of reports by the Radford College faculty for the Intervisitation Committee of the American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education, 1953; blank forms, instructions, and form letters by M'Ledge Moffett, 1953; undated items about the honor system; and a 1959 report to the Board of Visitors.

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In general, vertical files at Special Collections include newspaper clippings, photocopies, ephemera, unpublished and/or informal publications, and other papers relating to a specific subject area. Files in this collection relate to Virginia Tech and its history. Topics may include, but are not limited to, colleges and departments, student organizations, administrative offices, centers and other campus units, and athletics.

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This collection comprises the records of the Multicultural Academic Opportunities Program (MAOP), dating 1993 through 2017. This includes printed emails, newspaper articles, publicity, and information about the organization's summer research internship. It mainly contains photographs of students participating in the summer research internship, most from the years 2001 through 2004.

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This collection conains the records of the Virginia Tech Museum of Natural History. Scrapbooks include newspaper articles, pictures, and flyers all related to the museum and its activities and exhibits. The collection also includes many pictures, slides, brochures, posters, and even a book related to the museum and the people involved.