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Alfred E. Knobler Founders Day Speech

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Identifier: Ms-1981-102
Abstract

The collection includes a speech and program from the 1981 Founders Day celebration at Virginia Tech. The speech was given by Alfred Knobler, a graduate of the Class of 1938. In the speech, Knobler talks about environmental issues and calls for increased action aimed at protecting the environment.

Dates: 1981

Christopher C. Kraft Papers

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Identifier: Ms-1985-001
Abstract

The Christopher C. Kraft Papers consists of approximately 28 cu. ft. of manuscripts, particularly NACA and NASA reports and documents, meeting notes and agendas, and research materials. A later donation contains the manuscript for 2001 Kraft's autobiography. Kraft (1924-2019) graduated from Virginia Polytechnic Institute (Virginia Tech) in 1944 and went on to become NASA's first flight director and the director of the Johnson Space Center.

Dates: 1941 - 1998; Majority of material found within 1941 - 1982

Christopher Kraft Letter to Elizabeth Plank

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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

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Identifier: Ms-1982-013
Abstract

The Carl George Krieger Papers contain correspondence, speeches, notebooks, photographs, recordings, and clippings relating to the areas of agriculture, gas, oil, tractors, air and water pollution, waste treatment, and public relations.

Dates: 1930 - 1968

Lucy Lee Lancaster Papers

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Identifier: Ms-1990-069
Abstract Lucy Lee Lancaster was born in Blacksburg, Virginia in 1905 and lived there until she died in 1989. She was one of the first women admitted to Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (popularly known as VPI), and after graduating in 1925, she went on to earn her MLS from Columbia University Library School. She worked at the VPI library for the rest of her career. The Lancaster papers contain biographical materials, family papers, genealogy research,...
Dates: 1915 - 1989

Percy Hotspur Lash II Correspondence

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Identifier: Ms-2022-046
Abstract

This collection contains 45 items, mostly letters from Percy Hotspur Lash II while a student at Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the mid-1920s written to friends in Gladys and Lynchburg, Virginia. Other items include banquet programs, blank postcards, and photographs.

Dates: 1925 - 1938

Armistead M. Leggett Memoir

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2009-089
Abstract

The collection contains a memoir written by Armistead M. Leggett to his children about his service in the United States Army during World War II. Leggett grew up in Norfolk, Virginia and graduated with a degree in agricultural engineering from Virginia Tech in 1951.

Dates: 1990

Merwin Leven Papers

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Identifier: Ms-2022-053
Abstract

This collection contains papers belonging to Merwin Leven during his time as a student at Virginia Polytechnic Institute (V.P.I.) from 1948-1950, mostly related to the Corps of Cadets and other student organizations.

Dates: 1948 - 1950

Ernest Bane Lewey Papers

 Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: Ms-2002-011
Scope and Contents

Pulaski County, Virginia. VPI class of 1927. Collection consists of Virginia Polytechnic Institute Department of Chemistry notebook dated April 11, 1924; Ironclad Composition Book with English class notes c. 1924-25; VPI Athletic Association season ticket book no. 612 for 1926-27; checkbook for Farmers and Merchant Bank of Blacksburg with entries for March and April 1927.

Dates: 1924 - 1927

George W. Litton Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1981-099
Abstract The collection contains the papers of George W. Litton, 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 commonplace...
Dates: 1927 - 1983

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Burke, J. A., Jr. (Jerry Allen) 1
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Cahill, Edward H., 1885-1974 1
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Claytor, W. Graham (William Graham), 1886-1971 1
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