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Blacksburg Electronic Village Collection
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2006-018
Abstract
The collection includes papers, including correspondence, in-house publications, presentations, press clippings, and external reports, relating to Blacksburg Electronic Village, an experimental online community network connecting the town of Blacksburg, Virginia.
Dates:
1992 - 2006
Christopher Kraft Letter to Elizabeth Plank
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2024-065
Abstract
This collection consists of a letter from Christopher Kraft in Connecticut to Elizabeth Plank in Blacksburg, Virginia. The envelope is stamped with the date of January 10, 1945. In the letter, Kraft reflects upon his time in Blacksburg and some of his thoughts of Connecticut.
Dates:
1945
James J. Pandapas Audiotape and Papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Ms-1997-011
Scope and Contents
Resident of Blacksburg, Virginia, born in Peabody, Massachusetts. Played a large role in the development of business and residential housing in Blacksburg by establishing Blacksburg's first industry, Electro-Tec, in 1947, and Poly-Scientific Corporation, in 1953, both manufacturers of electroplated slip-rings for radar antennae. Also developed various neighborhoods in Blacksburg, including Airport Acres (established in 1942) and Highland Park (1945). In 1948 Pandapas purchased a 500 acre...
Dates:
1966-1988, 1997
Harry W. Sanders Papers
Collection
Identifier: Ms-1975-002
Abstract
This collection contains the papers of Harry W. Sanders, graduate of Virginia Polytechnic Institute (BS, 1916); professor of agricultural education and vocational education (1925-1963) and professor emeritus of vocational education (1963-1985) at Virginia Tech; vocational teacher-trainer in Puerto Rico (1932-1933); co-founder of Future Farmers of Virginia (basis of Future Farmers of America). It includes correspondence, articles, printed materials, awards, scrapbooks, and photographs...
Dates:
1913 - 1981
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- Blacksburg Electronic Village 1
- Kraft, Christopher C. (Christopher Columbus), 1924-2019 1
- Pandapas, James J. 1
- Plank, Elizabeth Bartram Temple, 1903-1982 1
- Sanders, Harry W. (Harry Warinner), 1895-1984 1
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