Showing Collections: 31 - 40 of 69
James H. Lane Papers
The collection contains Lane family letters, a copy of James H. Lane's commission as commandant of cadets at the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College, and a list of rules for the cadets at VAMC.
Claudius Lee Papers
The collection contains correspondence, photographs, and miscellaneous materials relating to the personal life and university and military service of Claudius Lee, a professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at Virginia Polytechnic Institute.
Records of the Lee Literary Society
This collection includes the written minutes and various papers of the Lee Literary Society from 1873 to 1926, and the minutes of the united Lee and Maury Literary Society during the 1928-29 session. The Lee Literary Society was formed from the split of the Virginia Literary Society in 1873 along with its counterpart the Maury Literary Society. LLS helped create the first student publication, the Gray Jacket, in 1875. The LLS folded in 1928.
Map of Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College Farm and Grounds
Map shows the farm and grounds of Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College. It contains field notes and a table of areas, which defines the acreage of various plots. Two hand-written notes are also on the map, one from Blackford in 1881, and one unsigned, but dated 1902.
Map of Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College Farm and Grounds (reproduction)(2 sheets)
Records of the Maury Literary Society
This collection includes the written minutes and papers of the Maury Literary Society from 1873 to 1928 and documents related to the personal awards of the society's namesake, Matthew F. Maury. The Maury Literary Society was formed from the split of the Virginia Literary Society in 1873 along with its counterpart the Lee Literary Society. MLS helped create the first student publication, the Gray Jacket, in 1875. The MLS folded in 1928.
Records of the Office of the President, John McLaren McBryde
John McClaren McBryde served as the fifth president of Virginia Tech (1891-1907). This collection documents his tenure as president, including correspondence, letter books, reports, bids and contracts, and other records.
F. P. Miles Letter to Henry C. Wysor
The F. P. Miles Letter to Henry C. Wysor was a letter written by Miles in Blacksburg, Virginia, on July 18, 1889, to Wysor in Dublin, Virginia. The letter details an insurance payment to Wysor and is written on Virginia Agriculture and Mechanical College (now Virginia Tech) letterhead. Miles (1860-1890) was a professor of chemistry and geology at the college, while Wysor (1847-1927) was an agent for the New-York Life Insurance Company.
Charles L. C. Minor Cash Book and Edward P. Harmon Civil War Diary Collection
The collection contains a Civil War-era cash book of Captain Charles L. C. Minor, Confederate Army ordnance officer and first president of Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (1872-1879). Also contains diary entries of Union Army Private Edward P. Harmon, 5th Maine Infantry, for May-June 1864. Accompanied by research materials on the two soldiers (including maps, muster rolls, and pension notes) and a complete photocopy of the cash book/diary.
John Murray Papers
The John Murray Papers document the participation of John Murray, a Virginia Tech chemistry professor from 1942 to 1971, in Virginia's ornithological community. Collected materials include manuscript articles, scholarly correspondence, and bird watching logs which focus largely on Montgomery County, Virginia.
Filtered By
- Names: Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (1872-1896) X
Filter Results
Additional filters:
- Subject
- University History 56
- Local/Regional History and Appalachian South 22
- Students and alumni 22
- University Archives 19
- Faculty and staff 17
- Montgomery County (Va.) 15
- Blacksburg (Va.) 10
- Photographs 5
- Women -- History 5
- Civil War 4
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 4
- Memorabilia 3
- Science and Technology 3
- Agricultural extension work 2
- Education, Higher 2
- History of Food and Drink 2
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Diaries 2
- Correspondence 1
- Craig County (Va.) 1
- Folk, historical, and patent medicine 1
- Genealogy 1
- Heraldry 1
- Huntsville (Ala.) 1
- Maps (documents) 1
- Marion (Va.) 1
- Medicine 1
- Medicine, Military -- History 1
- Ornithology 1
- Railroad 1
- Record Group 2 1
- Roanoke (Va.) 1
- Textiles (visual works) 1
- Virginia -- Maps 1 + ∧ less
- Language
- English 68
- No linguistic content; Not applicable 1
- Names
- Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (1896-1944) 27
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute (1944-1970) 11
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (1970-) 8
- Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute. Corps of Cadets (1896-1944) 3
- Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College. Corps of Cadets (1872-1896) 3
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Corps of Cadets 3
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute. Corps of Cadets (1944-1970) 3
- Blackford, W. W. (William Willis), 1831-1905 2
- Finch, Adam T., 1872-1933 2
- Nowlin, Greenwood H., Jr. 2
- Preston and Olin Institute (Blacksburg, Va.) 2
- Shepherd, Virginius E., 1827-1896 2
- A. W. Luster 1
- Adams, T. Tunstall, Jr. 1
- Alwood, William Bradford, 1859-1946 1
- Amiss, Edwin 1
- Anderson, A. Moore 1
- Apperson family 1
- Apperson, Alex 1
- Apperson, Elizabeth Black 1
- Apperson, Harvey Black, 1890-1948 1
- Apperson, John Samuel, 1837-1904 1
- Apperson, Mary 1
- Ayre, Clayton E., 1880-1967 1
- Ayre, Henry D., 1856-1939 1
- Beal, Walter H., Sr. 1
- Begg, R. B. H. (Robert Burns Haldane), 1880-1965 1
- Black family 1
- Black, Harvey, 1827-1888 1
- Black, Kent, active 1876-1890 1
- Black, Mary Kent, b.1836 1
- Caldwell, William Addison 1
- Caton, Louise 1
- Charles E. Vawter family 1
- Clark, Edward Travis 1
- Confederate States of America. Army. Stonewall Brigade 1
- Conrad, Thomas Nelson 1
- Conway, Julia Ellen Thomas, 1848-1916 1
- Conway, William Buchanan, 1845-1920 1
- Cowan, John T. 1
- Dashiell, Thomas E., 1876-1970 1
- Dillon, Edward, Sr., 1871-? 1
- Early, Jubal Anderson, 1816-1894 1
- Eastern Lunatic Asylum of Virginia 1
- Flood, Kate 1
- Franklin, W. C. 1
- Franklin, William E. 1
- Garnett, F. E. 1
- Harmon, Edward P., c.1844-1888 1
- Heard, Jesse Thomas 1
- Kent family 1
- Kent, Germanicus, 1791-1862 1
- Kent, Lewis (enslaved person) 1
- Kline, Leslie D. (Leslie Duncan), 1871-1953 1
- Lane, James H., 1833-1907 1
- Lee Literary Society (1873-1928) 1
- Lee, Claudius, 1872-1962 1
- Lemon, Lewis 1
- Lomax, Lunsford Lindsay, 1835-1913 1
- Marion Foundry and Machine Works (Marion, Va.) 1
- Maury Literary Society (1873-1928) 1
- McBryde, Cora Bolton, 1839-1920 1
- McBryde, John McLaren, 1841-1923 1
- Miles, Fielding P. (Fielding Peery), 1860-1890 1
- Minor, Charles L. C., 1835-1903 1
- Murray, John, 1909-2002 1
- Niemeyer, Hermann C. 1
- O'Shaughnessy, Louis 1
- O'Shaughnessy, Mary Elizabeth, 1917- 1
- Perkins, Carter, Jr., 1862-1935 1
- Phlegar, Harvey Lee, 1862-1952 1
- Price, A. E. F., d.1893 1
- Priddy, Lawrence, Sr., 1874-1944 1
- Radford College 1
- Radford, J. Lawrence, 1857-1896? 1
- Ruffner, William Henry, 1824-1908 1
- Runyan, William 1
- Showacre, Charles, d.1864 1
- Showacre, George D. 1
- Smith, Francis H. (Francis Henney), 1812-1890 1
- Smyth, Ellison A. (Ellison Adger), 1863-1941 1
- Southwestern Lunatic Asylum of Virginia (1887-1935) 1
- Surface family 1
- Taylor, Robert Creede, 1866-1915 1
- Temple, Harry Downing 1
- Thomas, Giles D. 1
- Townes, William 1
- University of Virginia 1
- Vawter, C. E. (Charles Erastus), 1841-1905 1
- W. Stone & Son 1
- Wharton, Gabriel C. (Gabriel Colvin), 1824-1906 1
- Williams, John Edward, 1867-1943 1
- Wysor, Henry C., 1847-1927 1 + ∧ less