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J. Ambler Johnston Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1974-012
Abstract The J. Ambler Johnston Papers pertains to his many activities throughout his professional and personal life, especially his involvement with the Civil War Round Table (CWRT) and Virginia Polytechnic Institute. Materials consist of correspondence, publications and ephemera, organizational and committee reports, and photographs, relating to Johnston's involvement with historical and civic organizations including the Sons of Confederate Veterans, Society of the Sons of the Revolution, Virginia...
Dates: 1901 - 1974

Joseph Lonsdale Hunter Mechanical Drawing Set

 Collection
Identifier: Artifact-032
Abstract The Joseph Lonsdale Hunter Mechanical Drawing Set collection is housed in a small wooden box with a key hole. On the top of the box is a small gold plate, likely meant to be engraved but never was. Inside the box is a blue velvet lined tray that holds eight mechanical drawing tools. The lid of the box is lined with purple velvet. On the sides of the tray are two purple ribbons that lift the tray out of the box. Under the tray are two booklets, "Tables for Measuring Timber" and "Log Rule and...
Dates: c. 1900

Bertram Y. Kinzey, Jr., Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2023-057
Abstract

This collection contains architecural drawings, papers, publications, thesis, correspondence, and a sketchbook from Bertram Y. Kinzey, Jr. (1921-2019), a student and faculty member at Virginia Polytechnic Institute's College of Architecture in the 1940s and 1950s.

Dates: c. 1940-1955

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

Records of the Lee Literary Society

 Record Group
Identifier: RG-31-14-11
Abstract

This collection includes the written minutes and various papers of the Lee Literary Society from 1873 to 1926, and the minutes of the united Lee and Maury Literary Society during the 1928-29 session. The Lee Literary Society was formed from the split of the Virginia Literary Society in 1873 along with its counterpart the Maury Literary Society. LLS helped create the first student publication, the Gray Jacket, in 1875. The LLS folded in 1928.

Dates: 1873 - 1929

Louise Fisher Collection

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Identifier: Textile-2000-002
Abstract

The Louise Fisher Collection includes a 1908 sweater and a VPI dresser scarf.

Dates: 1908 - 1972

Maroon Corps of Cadet Sashes

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Identifier: Textile-2015-002
Abstract This collection consists of two maroon sashes.One sash has satin edges with a cotton like fabric making up the body of the sash.The other sash is made of the same fabric but has adjustable snap buttons. On one end is 8 button snaps, and on the opposite end are only three button snaps. This allows for it to be buttoned based on size. This sash has an additional strip of maroon fabric on the front side. Notes attached to box items were found and read: "Corps...
Dates: n.d.

Records of the Maury Literary Society

 Record Group
Identifier: RG-31-14-12
Abstract

This collection includes the written minutes and papers of the Maury Literary Society from 1873 to 1928 and documents related to the personal awards of the society's namesake, Matthew F. Maury. The Maury Literary Society was formed from the split of the Virginia Literary Society in 1873 along with its counterpart the Lee Literary Society. MLS helped create the first student publication, the Gray Jacket, in 1875. The MLS folded in 1928.

Dates: 1873 - 1928

Records of the Office of the President, John McLaren McBryde

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Identifier: RG-02-05
Abstract

John McClaren McBryde served as the fifth president of Virginia Tech (1891-1907). This collection documents his tenure as president, including correspondence, letter books, reports, bids and contracts, and other records.

Dates: 1900 - 1907

Larry McBryde Collection on the John McLaren McBryde Family

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Identifier: Ms-2013-024
Abstract

The Larry McBryde Collection on the John McLaren McBryde Family, 1859-2013, contains materials concerning John McLaren McBryde, Sr., his brother Robert James McBryde, and their descendants. Primarily, the collection contains photographs, letters, family histories, and biographies about McBryde, Sr., who was president of Virginia Tech from 1891 thru 1907.

Dates: 1859 - 2013

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Brown, Ralph Minthorne, 1878-1958 2
Carneal and Johnston (Richmond, Va.) 2
Eggleston, J. D. (Joseph Dupuy), 1867-1953 2
Hutcheson, John Redd, 1886-1962 2
Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station 2
Virginia Cooperative Extension Service 2
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. University Libraries 2
Allen, Beulah O. (Beulah Oyama), 1905-1992 1
Bailey, Ilena M. 1
Barringer, Paul B. 1
Beazley, W. R. 1
Bechanan, H. Gordon 1
Brown, Albert M. 1
Burruss, Julian Ashby, 1876-1947 1
Campbell, Theodorick Pryor, 1862-1928 1
Carnahan, Samuel Edwin, 1884-1970 1
Christian, George L. 1
Cottrell, Benjamin, d.1972 1
Coulter, John A., 1953- 1
Counselman, J. S. (John Sanders) 1
Drinkard, Alfred Washington, Jr. 1
Edgemont Farm 1
Farrier, Paul H. (Paul Henry), b.1894 1
Farrier, Pence 1
Friend, Anne H. 1
Gaujot family 1
Gaujot, Antoine August Michel, 1878-1936 1
Gaujot, Julian Edmond Victor, 1874-1938 1
Gherman, Paul M. 1
Guthrie, John Dennett 1
Hampden-Sydney College 1
Harris, William Gideon 1
Holtzworth, Bertram Arthur, 1904-1971 1
Hoppenstein, Isaac 1
Huffman, Stanley A., Jr. 1
Hunter, Joseph Lonsdale 1
Hutcheson, T. B. (Thomas Barksdale), 1882-1950 1
Johnston, J. Ambler (James Ambler), 1885-1974 1
Kinzey, Bertram Y., Jr. (Bertram York) (1921-2019) 1
Lee Literary Society (1873-1928) 1
Lee, Claudius, 1872-1962 1
Maury Literary Society (1873-1928) 1
McBryde family 1
McBryde, Charles Neil, Dr., 1872-1962 1
McBryde, Larry 1
Miles, Clarence Paul, 1879-1966 1
Moore, Robert Garrett, 1897-1925 1
Murray, John, 1909-2002 1
Newman, J. Preston (James Preston), 1913-1982 1
O'Shaughnessy, Louis 1
Paul H. Farrier family 1
Pence, Myrvin Lafe, 1898-1996 1
Pitt, Sarah 1
Quesenberry, Robert 1
Radford College 1
Radspinner, Martha C. Snidow, 1921-2013 1
Radspinner, Robert S., 1919-2011 1
Robb, Seymour, 1901-1961 1
Robeson, Frank Leigh, 1884-1974 1
Rudolph, Gerald A. 1
Shepherd, Harvey E. (Harvey Earl) 1
Shirk, Frank 1
Spear, Carrie Gudheim 1
Taylor, Vena Hunter, Mrs. 1
Temple, Harry Downing 1
Thornton, Vaiden A. 1
Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute. Office of the Dean of the College (1919-1944) 1
Virginia Cooperative Extension (1995-) 1
Virginia Engineering Experiment Station 1
Virginia Military Institute 1
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Distance Learning 1
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Extension Division 1
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Learning Resources Center 1
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Office of the President 1
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Research Division 1
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. University Club (1925-) 1
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. University Libraries. Special Collections Department 1
Virginia Polytechnic Institute. College of Architecture 1
Virginia Tech Alumni Association 1
Virginia Tech Amateur Radio Association 1
Virginia Tech Gobblers (Football team) 1
Virginia Truck Experiment Station (1907-1967) 1
Williams, John Edward, 1867-1943 1
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