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Records of the Virginia Cooperative Extension, Master Gardener Program

 Record Group
Identifier: RG-26-02-01
Abstract

This collection contains four boxes of slide sets, some with related scripts, for the Virginia Cooperative Extension's Master Gardener Program. Most materials are undated, but likely date from between the 1970s and early 2000s. Topics include flowers, fruits, vegetables, trees, landscaping, gardening, composting, and careers in horticulture.

Dates: ca. 1970s-2000s

Larry McBryde Collection on the John McLaren McBryde Family

 Collection
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

Dorothy McCombs Collection,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1995-006
Abstract

The collection contains personal research notes, subject files, and writings; materials relating to the Virginia Tech University Libraries; course notes; dissertation research; work on textiles and arts & crafts history; genealogy notes; brochures on historic sites around Virginia; and maps collected by Dorothy McCombs. Materials date from about 1970-1989.

Dates: 1970 - 1989

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, Rudolph Dixon Michael. 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

Jimmie W. Monteith, Jr., Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1990-062
Abstract Jimmie W. Monteith, Jr. (1919-1944) was a Lieutenant in the U. S. Army during World War II. He served his country bravely and was killed on the beaches of Normandy during the D-Day invasion of 1944. He was posthumously awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. Collection consists primarily of his letters home during World War II. Also includes letters of condolence sent to the family following his death, congratulatory letters for being awarded the Medal of Honor, newspaper clippings, and...
Dates: 1933 - 1997

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

Named/Individual Photograph Collections

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Photographs-002
Abstract

The Named/Individual Photograph Collections include images from alumni and former faculty and staff, or individuals with ties to campus and the New River Valley. Collections (c.1890-present) depict campus life and events, railroad history, agricultural extension research, Blacksburg and surrounding areas, and some local families.

Dates: 1890s-present

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

Marcus L. Oliver Correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2009-096
Abstract

The collection contains business correspondence from Marcus L. Oliver's tenure with the Virginia Tech Alumni Association (1950-1968) and the University of the South Alumni Association. The collection also includes personal correspondence from 1947 to 2010.

Dates: 1947 - 2010; Majority of material found within 1950 - 1985

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Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (1896-1944) 52
Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (1872-1896) 8
Virginia Polytechnic Institute. Corps of Cadets (1944-1970) 7
Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute. Corps of Cadets (1896-1944) 6
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Corps of Cadets 6
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Smithfield Plantation House (Blacksburg, Va.) 3
Virginia Cooperative Extension (1995-) 3
Virginia Cooperative Extension Service 3
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. College of Architecture (1974-1978) 3
Virginia Polytechnic Institute. Alumni Association 3
Virginia Polytechnic Institute. College of Architecture 3
Virginia Tech Alumni Association 3
Brown, Ralph Minthorne, 1878-1958 2
Frazer, George Preston 2
Hahn, T. Marshall, Jr. (Thomas Marshall), 1926-2016 2
Johnston, G. Burke (George Burke), 1907-1995 2
Krebs, Alfred H. 2
Oliver, Marcus L. 2
Preston family (Montgomery County, Va.) 2
Rowe, C. Eugene, d.1987 2
Shackelford, George Green, 1921-2010 2
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. College of Agriculture 2
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. College of Agriculture and Life Sciences 2
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. College of Architecture and Urban Studies (1978-2022) 2
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
Adriance, Thomas 1
American Association of University Women. Blacksburg Branch (Va.) 1
Beazley, W. R. 1
Bechanan, H. Gordon 1
Blackwell, Jacquelyn Butler 1
Bluefield College (Bluefield, Va.) 1
Burchard, Charles, 1913-1990 1
Cahill, Edward 1
Carneal and Johnston (Richmond, Va.) 1
Carnochan, John 1
Carter, Elaine D. 1
Cassell, Stuart K., 1910-1976 1
Chamber music series (Blacksburg, Va.) 1
Cochran, Edward 1
Collins, George 1
Cooper, Byron Nelson, 1912-1971 1
Cottrell, Benjamin, d.1972 1
Culnan, Kenneth S. 1
Currie, Leonard J. (Leonard James), 1913-1996 1
Darnton, Donald C. 1
Davis, Marva Lajeune Felder Carter 1
Dean, James W., 1920- 1
Dixon, James 1
Edgemont Farm 1
Elarth, Herschel Anderson, 1907-1988 1
Elarth, Wilhelmina Van Ingen, 1905-1969 1
Fabian, G. Craig 1
Fishwick, Marshall William, 1923-2006 1
Forbes, Charles M. 1
Foster, A. G. 1
Fulcher, Victoria 1
German Club (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University). Alumni Foundation 1
Gherman, Paul M. 1
Godsey, John D. 1
Good, Irving John, 1924-2009 1
Gordon, Charles O. 1
Gowens, Cynthia 1
Grigg, George C. 1
Gropius, Walter, 1883-1969 1
Grover, Norman 1
Gustin, Harry 1
Hawkins, Herman Bruce, 1889-1981 1
Hertzler, Ann A., 1935-2014 1
Higgins, LaVerna (Fredi) Hairston 1
Holmes, Michele 1
Horsfall, Frank, Jr., 1903-1988 1
Horton, Miles C., Jr. 1
Hoyle, Linda Paulette Adams 1
Huffman, Stanley A., Jr. 1
Hutcheson, John Redd, 1886-1962 1
Hutcheson, T. B. (Thomas Barksdale), 1882-1950 1
Jeffreys, Sidney B. (Sidney Bryan), 1909-1986 1
Johnson, Adger S. 1
Johnston, J. Ambler (James Ambler), 1885-1974 1
Jones, J. Christopher (John Christopher), 1927- 1
Kelley, H. J. (Henry Joseph), 1926-1988 1
Kelly, Ethel C. (Ethel Cross), 1917-2012 1
Kelly, Hugh P., Jr. (Hugh Powell), 1916-1989 1
Kennedy, Charles A. 1
Kennelly, Tamara 1
King, Helen G. 1
King, Kendall W., 1926-1990 1
King, Loretta 1
Kite, Garland D. 1
Kohler, Dayton M., 1906-1972 1
Kraft, Christopher C. (Christopher Columbus), 1924-2019 1
Lancaster, Lucy Lee, 1905-1989 1
Langley Aeronautical Laboratory 1
Lavery, William Edward 1
Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center (1973-) 1
MacDonald, Cheryl Butler 1
Maher, Frank J. (Francis Joseph), 1915- 1
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