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Lucy Lee Lancaster Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1990-069
Abstract Lucy Lee Lancaster was born in Blacksburg, Virginia in 1905 and lived there until she died in 1989. She was one of the first women admitted to Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (popularly known as VPI), and after graduating in 1925, she went on to earn her MLS from Columbia University Library School. She worked at the VPI library for the rest of her career. The Lancaster papers contain biographical materials, family papers, genealogy research,...
Dates: 1915 - 1989

Records of the Office of the Executive Vice-President, William E. Lavery

 Record Group
Identifier: RG-04-03
Abstract This collection contains correspondence and other official records of Lavery during his years as Executive Vice-President (1973-1974) and Vice President of Finance (1968-1973) before becoming President of the University. Collection includes materials concerning budget matters, Board of Visitors, Computing Center, Computer Science, Community Colleges, each of the Colleges, Building Committee, Institutional Research, Task Force for Innovative Approaches to Instruction, University Council and...
Dates: 1968 - 1974

Frank J. Maher Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1986-004
Abstract

Frank J. Maher (1915-1995) was an engineer specializing in aerodynamic research and taught Engineering Science and Mechanics at Virginia Tech from 1937 to 1978. The collection consists of consulting files for wind tunnel research on a number of projects and extensive correspondence with David B. Steinman, engineer and bridge designer. Other papers include publications, reports, photographs, and blueprints.

Dates: 1948 - 1983

J. Paxton Marshall Papers,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2012-074
Abstract

The J. Paxton Marshall Papers collection contains papers, reports and publications on land use issues in Virginia and surrounding states, as well as a small amount of biographical material. The documents included relate to Marshall’s tenure in the Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics at Virginia Tech (1967-1995), as well as his work with various committees and as a technical representative for the General Assembly of Virginia.

Dates: 1967 - 1996

Larry McBryde Collection on the John McLaren McBryde Family

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Identifier: Ms-2013-024
Abstract

The Larry McBryde Collection on the John McLaren McBryde Family, 1859-2013, contains materials concerning John McLaren McBryde, Sr., his brother Robert James McBryde, and their descendants. Primarily, the collection contains photographs, letters, family histories, and biographies about McBryde, Sr., who was president of Virginia Tech from 1891 thru 1907.

Dates: 1859 - 2013

Records of the Office of the Executive Vice-President, William James McKeefery

 Record Group
Identifier: RG-04-02
Abstract

This collection contains the correspondence and other official files of William James McKeefery during his tenure as Executive Vice-President at Virginia Polytechnic Institute. There is material dealing with each college and various programs and a large amount of correspondence with Pres. T. Marshall Hahn.

Dates: 1969 - 1973

Rudolph Dixon Michael Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1960-005
Abstract

This collection contains the papers of Virginia Tech alumnus and agricultural information editor.It contains correspondence and notes relating to the histories Blacksburg, the Preston family, and Smithfield Plantation (including maps of the grounds and the cemetery). It also contains a few campus photographs and printed materials related to Virginia Tech.

Dates: 1925 - 1984

John Murray Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2008-036
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1883 - 1999

Carol M. Newman, Jr. Papers,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1978-004
Abstract This collection contains the papers of Carol Montgomery Newman, Jr., a graduate of Virginia Tech (BS in biology, 1931), writer and editor for The New Yorker (1949-1972), and Virginia Tech Department of English faculty member (1934-1949, 1972-1975). Includes correspondence relating to The New Yorker, including letters and notes from Charles Addams, Louis Auchincloss, S.J. Perelman, J. D. Salinger, and William Shawn; other...
Dates: 1930 - 1987

Jean Phillips Papers

 Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: Ms-1998-026
Scope and Contents

Professor of Human Nutrition and Foods, 1969-85, Recipient of Wine Award for Excellence in Teaching. Papers include correspondence with editors, professional correspondence, advertisements and information about her monographs, and a paper written about Phillips by Evelyn Wight.

Dates: 1966 - 1986

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Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (1896-1944) 18
Krebs, Alfred H. 2
Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (1872-1896) 2
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. College of Architecture (1974-1978) 2
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Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. College of Arts and Sciences (1970-2003) 2
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Department of Philosophy and Religion 2
Virginia Polytechnic Institute. College of Architecture 2
Adriance, Thomas 1
Burchard, Charles, 1913-1990 1
Carter, Elaine D. 1
Collins, George 1
Cooper, Byron Nelson, 1912-1971 1
Cowgill, Clinton Harriman, 1890-1975 1
Currie, Leonard J. (Leonard James), 1913-1996 1
Darnton, Donald C. 1
Duerr, William A., 1911-2002 1
Edgemont Farm 1
Elarth, Herschel Anderson, 1907-1988 1
Fishwick, Marshall William, 1923-2006 1
Frazer, George Preston 1
Good, Irving John, 1924-2009 1
Gropius, Walter, 1883-1969 1
Grover, Norman 1
Hahn, T. Marshall, Jr. (Thomas Marshall), 1926-2016 1
Hertzler, Ann A., 1935-2014 1
Horsfall, Frank, Jr., 1903-1988 1
Huffman, Stanley A., Jr. 1
Hutcheson, John Redd, 1886-1962 1
Hutcheson, T. B. (Thomas Barksdale), d.1950 1
Johnston, G. Burke (George Burke), 1907-1995 1
Johnston, J. Ambler (James Ambler), 1885-1974 1
Jones, J. Christopher (John Christopher), 1927- 1
Kelley, Henry J., b.1926 1
Kennedy, Charles A. 1
Kennelly, Tamara 1
King, Kendall W., 1926-1990 1
Kohler, Dayton M., 1907-1972 1
Lancaster, Lucy Lee, 1905-1989 1
Lavery, William Edward 1
Maher, Frank J. (Francis Joseph), 1915- 1
Malpass, Leslie F. 1
Marshall, J. Paxton, 1922-2000 1
McBryde family 1
McBryde, Charles Neil, Dr., 1872-1962 1
McBryde, John McLaren, 1841-1923 1
McBryde, Larry 1
McKeefery, William James, 1918- 1
Michael, Rudolph Dixon, 1904-1994 1
Murray, John, 1909-2002 1
New Yorker (New York, N.Y.: 1925) 1
Newman, Carol M., Jr., 1910-1997 1
Oliver, Marcus L. 1
Phillips, Jean 1
Pletta, Dan H. 1
Preston family (Montgomery County, Va.) 1
Redd, Henry B. "Puss", 1895-1960 1
Robertson, James I., Jr. 1
Sears, Charles, d. 1998 1
Shackelford, George Green, 1921-2010 1
Shear, George Myron 1
Squires, Arthur M., 1916- 1
State Council of Higher Education for Virginia 1
Straw, John B. 1
Strother, Warren, d.2006 1
Sturm, Albert L. 1
Swink, Earl T., 1907-1996 1
Talbot, Richard B. (Richard Burritt), d. 1994 1
Threlkeld, William Logan, 1893-1988 1
Virginia Cooperative Extension (1995-) 1
Virginia Cooperative Extension Service 1
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. College of Engineering (1964-) 1
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. College of Science (2003-) 1
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Department of Religion and Culture 1
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Distance Learning 1
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Faculty Senate 1
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Learning Resources Center 1
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Office of the Provost 1
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Physics Department 1
Virginia Polytechnic Institute. Office of Vice-President of Academic Affairs 1
Virginia Tech Faculty Women's Club (1965-) 1
Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine (1980-present) 1
Worley, Charles S., Jr. 1
Zallen, Richard, b.1937 1
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