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Byron Nelson Cooper Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1973-004
Abstract

The collection contains correspondence; writings; research records; administrative, instructional, and consulting files; and photographs of Byron Nelson Cooper, professor of geology and head of Virginia Polytechnic Institute's Department of Geological Sciences from 1946 to 1971.

Dates: 1925 - 1971

Curtis W. Roane History of Plant Pathology in Virginia and Biographies of Plant Pathologists Papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Ms-1999-008
Scope and Contents Collection consists of "A History of Plant Pathology in Virginia" and biographies of individual plant pathologists written by Professor Emeritus Curtis W. Roane from the Department of Plant Pathology at Virginia Tech. The history covers the period from 1888-1974 and is divided into eras: "The Pre-Alwood Era," "The Alwood Era (1888-1904)," "The Reed Era (1908-1915)," "The Fromme Era (1915-28)," "The Wingard Era (1928-1964)," "The Couch Era (1965-74)," "The Foy Era, (July 1, 1974 to August 30,...
Dates: 1993 - 1999

John E. Duberg Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1990-056
Abstract The John E. Duberg Papers span from 1927 to 1980 and include a wide variety of materials reflecting Duberg's career as a research scientist and National Committee for Aeronautics (NACA)/National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) administrator. The bulk of this collection consists of publications and reports. These include reports by Duberg himself and his colleagues, publications by others in the field, and government organizations. The papers also include copies of Duberg's M.S....
Dates: 1927 - 1980

Irving J. Good Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1982-018
Abstract

The Irving J. Good Papers, 1925-2004, consist of thirty-six bound volumes of photocopied articles reviews, interviews, correspondence, and lectures, created and complied by Good, a British mathematician and codebreaker during WWII, and Emeritus University Distinguished Professor at Virginia Tech. The collection also includes research notes, bibliographies of works, and correspondence.

Dates: 1925 - 2004

George Grigg and John Carnochan Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2017-006
Abstract

This collection includes documents related to the production and dissemination of George Grigg's and John Carnochan's computer-animated film, produced while students at Virginia Tech from 1969 through 1970 using FORTRAN.

Dates: Majority of material found within circa 1960s-2015

Roy Jay Holden Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1982-014
Abstract The Roy Jay Holden Papers include field notes, charts and maps, and geological surveys and research results, covering the history of mineralogy and geology, especially in Virginia, including work at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute (VPI) Engineering Experiment Station. In addition to detailed materials on iron ores in Virginia, especially west of the Blue Ridge Mountains, there are reports on mines and furnaces in twenty-five counties of the state. The collection also contains Holden's...
Dates: 1904 - 1945

Frank Horsfall, Jr., Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1992-040
Abstract

This collection includes the papers of Virginia Tech professor of horticulture Frank Horsfall, Jr., including his thesis and dissertation, awards and honors, writings, and materials on his interests in barbed wire and primitive tools.

Dates: 1917 - 1973

Robert E. Hussey Notebooks

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1955-004
Abstract

The Robert E. Hussey Notebooks, 1928-1937, n.d., contain three research report notebooks, which includes chemistry notes with papers and samples interleafed between the pages. The notebooks primarily date to Hussey's tenure as a professor in chemistry at Virginia Polytechnic Institute from 1925 to his retirement in 1960.

Dates: 1928-1937, n.d.

Henry Morgan Jacocks Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1992-008
Abstract

This collection contains the papers of Henry Morgan Jacocks, graduate of Virginia Tech (class of 1900), assistant superintendent at Mathieson Alkali Works (Saltville, Virginia), independent businessman, and Virginia State Highway Department employee. Correspondence, trade catalogs, instructional booklets, blueprints, and drawings from Jacocks' years at Mathieson Alkali Works. Also includes a set of drafting standards for the Virginia Bridge and Iron Company and several photographs.

Dates: 1898 - 1919

William Martin Johnson Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1982-017
Abstract

The William Martin Johnson Papers include both personal and professional correspondence, ranging from November 1932 to March 1977. Johnson wrote to representatives at Public Works, American Society of Civil Engineers, the Department of Architectural Engineering at Virginia Polytechnic Institute, and the War Assets Administration, among others. Johnson (1904-1991) graduated from VPI in 1928 and worked as a Civil Engineer for Wiley and Wilson in Lynchburg, Virginia.

Dates: 1932 - 1977

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Cahill, Edward H., 1885-1974 1
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Claytor, W. Graham (William Graham), 1886-1971 1
Collins, George 1
Cooper, Byron Nelson, 1912-1971 1
Drake, Charles Roy, 1918- 1
Drinkard, Alfred Washington, Jr. 1
Duberg, John E. (John Edward), 1917-2002 1
Eisen, Joel (lawyer) 1
Eklund, Sigvard Arne, 1911-2000 1
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Gruenhagen, Richard H. 1
Hatzios, Kriton K., 1949-2003 1
Henderson, Robert Gordon, 1903-1989 1
Hickey, Kenneth D. 1
Holden, Roy Jay, 1870-1945 1
Horsfall, Frank, Jr., 1903-1988 1
Hussey, Robert E. (Robert Elliot), 1888-1985 1
International Conference on High Energy Physics 1
Jacocks, Henry Morgan, 1878-1950 1
Jenkins, Wilbert Armande, 1905-1956 1
Johnson, William Martin, 1904-1991 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
King, Kendall W., 1926-1990 1
Koehler, John E., d. 2001 1
Komm, Dean A. 1
Krieger, Carl George, 1905-1979 1
LaParde, John Lovelace, 1906-1991 1
Lambe, Robert C., 1927- 1
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Langley Aeronautical Laboratory 1
Lee, Claudius, 1872-1962 1
Lee, John A. N. 1
Litton, George W., 1910-1989 1
Lubkin, Gloria, 1933-2020 1
Lucas, James Burleigh, 1888-1955 1
Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center (1973-) 1
Maher, Frank J. (Francis Joseph), 1915- 1
Manned Spacecraft Center (1961-1973) (U.S.) 1
McClintock, James Albertine 1
McSweeney, David 1
McWhorter, Frank Paden, 1896- 1
Miller, Lawrence Ingram, 1914-1996 1
Miller, Mark (Virginia Center for Innovative Technology) 1
Moore, Laurence D., 1937- 1
Morris, Henry M., 1918-2006 1
Moyer, Albert E. (Albert Earl), 1945-2000 1
Mullins, Nicholas C. 1
Mullins, Robert Spencer, 1912- 1
Norris, Earle B. (Earle Bertram), 1882-1966 1
Pardue, Louis Arthur, 1900-1963 1
Parris, G. Keith 1
Patton, William MacFarland 1
Pinckard, Joseph Alexander, 1906- 1
Plank, Elizabeth Bartram Temple, 1903-1982 1
Pletta, Dan H. (Dan Henry), 1903-1996 1
Polhamus, Edward C. (Edward Charles), 1923-2001 1
Priode, Carl Neel, 1898-1985 1
Pristou, Robert 1
Project Apollo (U.S.) 1
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Randolph, James Robbins, 1891-1969 1
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