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J. Preston Newman Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1982-016
Abstract

The J. Preston Newman Papers includes four poems (1935-1938, n.d.), as well as papers relating to Ralph Minthorne Brown, university librarian at Virginia Tech.

Dates: 1910-1975, n.d.

Walter S. Newman Collection,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2015-006
Abstract

This collection consists of an undated photograph album, program from his Inauguration as President of Virginia Tech, The Techgram, May 1, 1949 and an official photogram taken by The Foster Studio in Richmond, Virginia. There are several postcards and letters sent to Ella Boyer, possibly a housekeeper in the Newman family.

Dates: 1930-1968, n.d.

Records of the Office of the President, Walter S. Newman

 Record Group
Identifier: RG-02-10
Abstract

The Records of the Office of the President, Walter S. Newman consists of correspondence, financial documents, enrollment statistics, architects' contracts, audits, commencement and inaugural ephemera, statements to the Federal Power Commission, photographs, and reports on Virginia's public school system submitted to the Moses Commission.

Dates: 1947 - 1962; Majority of material found within ( 1947-1961)

Records of the Office of the Vice-President, Walter S. Newman

 Record Group
Identifier: RG-03-01
Abstract

Walter Stephenson Newman (1895-1978) was the first individual to hold the office of Vice-President at Virginia Tech. His tenure began 15 May 1946 but only lasted until 1 September 1947, when he became the tenth president of Virginia Tech, serving from 1947 to 1962. This small collection consists of correspondence concerning curriculum revisions, letters from and replies to other colleges on various matters, and copies of memoranda to faculty and department heads.

Dates: 1946 - 1947

E. B. Norris Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1981-103
Abstract

E. B. Norris was Dean of Engineering at Virginia Polytechnic Institute from 1928-1952, and his papers include reports concerning the agriculture and engineering departments, reports on individual development, newspaper clippings, catalogues, brochures, and correspondence, particularly regarding then-President Burruss.

Dates: 1928-1955, n.d.

Old Library, Virginia Tech

 Collection
Identifier: Art-159
Scope and Contents

retouched photograph; winter scene



Dates: n.d.

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

Records of the Office of the Vice-President, Louis A. Pardue

 Record Group
Identifier: RG-03-03
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...
Dates: 1950 - 1963

Alfred C. Payne Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2006-009
Abstract

Papers of Alfred C. Payne (1916-2003), assistant to the dean of students and counselor for religious affairs at Virginia Tech from 1964 to 1981. Included are personal papers (biographical files, correspondence, and photographs); public addresses and writings; and subject files, all relating to Payne's work and personal interests.

Dates: 1917 - 2003

Charles K. Payne Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1949-003
Abstract

This collection consists of a letter from Payne to Walter S. Newman, VPI President (1947-1962), a letter from Newman to Miss Elizabeth Woolwine in the library, and a completed questionnaire regarding VAMC in the 1870s and 1880s.

Dates: 1949

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Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station 3
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