Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets, Company A, Memorabilia
Scope and Content
This collection includes: - An Association of the US Army cord that is a braid of gold and black cords with white and black cords and a gold cord with silver ornament. The cord was still being worn in 1974. - Brown leather frog from the VT Corps of Cadets is to wear a sword or sabre on your belt. - Two shoulder boards are red with gold border and double gold bars on each end, possibly Army Artillery Captain and Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets. - Two shoulder boards are black with gold border and gold leaf on each end, possibly Army Staff Lieutenant Colonel and Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets. All in good condition.
Dates
- c. 1800-1970
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
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Extent
1.0 Cubic Feet (1 box )
Language of Materials
No linguistic content; Not applicable
Abstract
This collection includes one shoulder cord, two sets of shoulder boards, and a leather holder for sword.
Source of Acquisition
This collection were acquired by the Special Collections and University Archive October 1974.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
The guide to the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets, Company A, Memorabilia by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/).
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets, Company A, Memorabilia was completed in July 2025.
- Title
- Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets, Company A, Memorabilia, c.1800-1970
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Aly Diemel, Volunteer, and Special Collections and University Archives Staff
- Date
- 2025 (CC0 1.0)
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech Repository
Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu