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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
Carl George Krieger Papers
Collection
Identifier: Ms-1982-013
Abstract
The Carl George Krieger Papers include correspondence, speeches, notebooks, photographs, audio and video recordings, a scrapbook, and clippings and magazine articles on topics related to agriculture, gas, oil, tractors, air and water pollution, waste treatment, and public relations. Krieger (1905-1979) was the first agricultural engineering graduate at Virginia Polytechnic Institute in 1926, and he was a gas engine specialist and a pioneer in the development of the high-compression...
Dates:
1930 - 1968
Kron Botanical Cards
Collection
Identifier: Ms-1995-022
Abstract
Reproductions of eight botanical illustrations of wildflower specimens found near the Yadkin River in North Carolina, painted in the 19th century by Adelaide and Elizabeth Kron and reprinted as stationery cards by the Albemarle [North Carolina] Council of Garden Clubs and the Kron Trust.
Dates:
1985
John W. Landis Papers
Collection
Identifier: Ms-1969-001
Abstract
The collection contains correspondence, memos, proposals, reports, and other papers relating to Landis' work with nuclear reactor projects and memberships on various committees, including the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors, the Virginia State Chamber of Commerce, and the Virginia Advisory Board on Industrial Development.
Dates:
1949 - 1969
Alfred W. Lawson Collection
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2023-053
Abstract
This collection contains materials relating to the aviation career of Alfred W. Lawson, a professional baseball player and aviator.
Dates:
1913, 1948, n.d.
Records of the Learning Resources Center
Record Group
Identifier: RG-05-07
Abstract
This collection contains the records from the Learning Resources Center (1971 to at least 1990) at Virginia Tech. The materials in this collection date from 1951 to 1988 and includes film advertisments, guides, magazines, newspaper articles, photo slides, slides scripts, and worksheets. It mainly contains film guides for older educational films that bring awareness to such topics as animal behaviors, environmental safety, relationships, sexual health, scientific concepts/methods, and other...
Dates:
1951 - 1988; Majority of material found within 1968 - 1984
Claudius Lee Papers
Collection
Identifier: Ms-1961-002
Abstract
The collection contains correspondence, photographs, and miscellaneous materials relating to the personal life and university and military service of Claudius Lee, a professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at Virginia Polytechnic Institute.
Dates:
1887 - 1954
John A. N. Lee Papers
Collection
Identifier: Ms-1973-005
Abstract
The collection contains correspondence, computer programs, publications, and meeting notes all relating to Lee's work for the National Bureau of Standards to develop a standard for the BASIC programming language. Included in the papers are a survey of twenty-seven descriptions of BASIC and a collection of published works relating to the language up to 1973. Also contains records (1977-1990) from the editorial staff of the Annals of the History of...
Dates:
1973 - 1990
Aldo Leopold Charts
Collection
Identifier: Ms-1974-005
Abstract
The Aldo Leopold Charts contain two charts on the Cumulative History of Game Cycles and Other Fluctuations in Abundance of Game in North America and Wisconsin, and a summary of the game cycle data.
Dates:
1929 - 1930
George W. Litton Papers
Collection
Identifier: Ms-1981-099
Abstract
The collection contains the papers of George W. Litton (1910-1989), professor of Animal Husbandry at Virginia Polytechnic Institute (V.P.I.) from 1940 to 1970. These papers date from 1927 to 1983 and include poetry, essays, V.P.I.'s Agricultural Extension station reports, notes, lecture material, publications, personal and professional correspondence, photographs from Litton's portrait hanging, and bound compilations like "Foolishness, Poems, and Philosophy" that function similarly to...
Dates:
1927 - 1983
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