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Scope and Content Item: cadet uniform Desc: cadet blouse and trousers Date: ? Color: navy blue blouse and blue gray trousers Material: blouse: wool blend with black satin (?), trousers: white cotton waist band and pockets Manufacturer: Blacksburg: Virginia Polytechnic Uniform Department Donor: Condition: good, three buttons missing from inside of collar, small mend on back of blouse; back left pocket stained inside and worn Special Markings: Black stripe trim. Two stripes up back. Black plastic...

Abstract The Cadet Uniform Hardware and Insignia collection consists of various donations of hardware and insignias. Five identicial gold V.A.M.C. buttons belonged to Frank H. Terry and are from 1877-1879. In the center of the buttons is the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College seal. Curving around the edges of the buttons is the text "VIRGINIA AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL COLLEGE." Thirteen V.P.I. buttons from a Corp Cadet overcoat are from c.1926-1930 and belonged to...

Scope and Content Item: cadet uniform Desc: Centennial Reproduction coatee and trousers Date: 1972 Color: blue gray Material: wool with satin (?) lining Manufacturer: Blacksburg: VPI, Uniforms Department Donor: Condition: good; white stitching coming out in jacket lining Special Markings: VPI gold buttons; black metal buttons on trouser waist. Wide black strip on trouser leg. Black belt loop on each side. Trouser label: Harmata 29-38; coatee label: Harmata 37-29-18-14 1/2 (probably Dan Damian...

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Item: cadet uniform Desc: centennial reproduction coatee and trousers Date: 1972 Color: blue gray Material: wool with satin (?) lining Manufacturer: Blacksburg: VPI Uniform Department Donor: Condition: good; grass stain right leg Special Markings: VPI gold buttons; wide black stripe on trousers; black belt loops. Cioletti (32-40) on trousers label; Cioletti (39-32-19 (2) - 15 1/4) on coatee

Scope and Content Item: cadet uniform Desc: Centennial reproduction cadet coatee and trousers Date: 1972 Color: blue gray Material: wool with satin (?) lining Manufacturer: Blacksburg: Virginia Polytechnic Institute Uniform Department Donor: Condition: white stitching coming out in jacket lining, stitching out in trousers; stain on back of trousers Special Markings: VPI gold buttons on coatee. Wide black stripe on trousers. Black metal buttons on trouser waist. Black belt loops. Trouser label: Welch...

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Item: cadet uniform Desc: Centennial reproduction coatee and trousers Date: 1972 Color: blue gray Material: wool with satin (?) lining Manufacturer: Blacksburg: Virginia Polytechnic Uniform Department Donor: Condition: good; back of trousers unsewn at v in the waist Special Markings: VPI gold buttons; wide black stripe on trousers; black belt loops; black metal trouser label: FIX (29-37) {Rene Fix, 1972 sophomore?}

Abstract This cadet blouse is navy blue with black lining, and sleeves lined with off white. It is possibly made of wool and cotton. The blouse has a black stripe trim with plastic black buttons on the right, and hooks on the left. There are two gold pins on the collar of the blouse. One pin has "VPI" with guns crossing above. The other pin has "ROTC" with flames between "RO" and "TC." There is a five pointed star on the lower right sleeve and three thin black stripes above, a wide black stripe on...

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Rust-colored sabre with no ID markings. The sabre is mostly made of metal, handle is wooden.

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The Harry Downing Temple, Jr., Papers contains materials related to Temple's personal life, interest in heraldry and insignia, and his research and publications on the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets. Materials date from about 1872 to 2004.