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T. W. Hatcher Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1987-040
Abstract

The collection contains notes from T. W. Hatcher's tenure as a student at Virginia Polytechnic Institute (VPI), as well as VPI ephemera from the 1950s. The collection contains photographs from campus and other locations, taken in the 1920s. Later materials consist of reports from the National Bank of Blacksburg.

Dates: 1919 - 1970; Majority of material found within 1920 - 1930

Mildred Tate Letter

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1952-002
Abstract

The collection consists of a letter from Mildred Tate to Mrs. Gillette inviting her to a dinner at the Hillcrest Dormitory on the campus of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute.

Dates: 1940

Robert Creede Taylor Family Reference Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2006-024
Abstract

The collection consists of a timeline and copies of documentation about Robert Creede Taylor, a former student at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College, and his family during the years 1866 to 1915 gathered by R. C. Taylor's great-grandson.

Dates: 2003 - 2006

W. L. Taylor, Jr., Practice Book

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1992-030
Abstract

The collection contains a "Lessons in Lettering" practice book that belonged to W. L. Taylor, Jr. The exercises are completed and graded.

Dates: 1929

Harry Downing Temple, Jr., Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1988-039
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1872 - 2004; Majority of material found within 1930 - 2001

Herbert J. Thomas Papers

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: Ms-2000-089
Scope and Contents

Born in Columbus, Ohio, moved to South Charleston, West Virginia in 1925. Attended Virginia Polytechnic Institute from 1937-1941. Awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor and Purple Heart during World War II. Collection includes photographs, clippings, citations, and papers collected by Lt. Col. John Coulter for his book on the six Medal of Honor winners who were students from Virginia Tech. 

Dates: 1937 - 1943

Vaiden A. Thornton Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2010-049
Abstract

The collection contains account books, dairy building blueprints designed by Virginia Polytechnic Institute, and various work-related papers created between 1930 and 1953. A few of the items are undated. Thornton ran a dairy and ice operation in Stony Creek, Virginia, in addition to his job as an insurance company medical examiner.

Dates: 1930-1953, n.d.

William Logan Threlkeld Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1975-005
Abstract

This collection contains the papers of William Logan Threlkeld, professor of zoology and biology at Virginia Polytechnic Institute (1929-1958), including biographical materials, personal and professional correspondence, research files, and printed materials.

Dates: 1919 - 1974

Grover W. Underhill Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1987-014
Abstract

The collection consists of a text from radio talk titled "The Insect Menace to Log Cabins and Rustic Woodwork," given by entomologist Grover W. Underhill in 1935.

Dates: 1935

Uniform Cape,

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: Textile-1993-007
Scope and Content

Item: uniform cape Desc: original VAMC cape Date: Nov. 5, 1914 Color: navy with red lining Material: wool cape and lining Manufacturer: Blacksburg: Virginia Polytechnic Institute Donor: Condition: fair; moth holes in cape and lining; stains Special Markings: label: T.J. {Thomas Jefferson} Rowe ‘15 {Hampton, Elizabeth City}; measure: 53; J.H. Kelsey, Supt. Uniform Dept.

Dates: 1914 - 1914

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Virginia Polytechnic Institute (1944-1970) 110
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (1970-) 58
Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (1872-1896) 26
Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute. Corps of Cadets (1896-1944) 21
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Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Corps of Cadets 7
Brown, Ralph Minthorne, 1878-1958 4
Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station 4
Virginia Cooperative Extension Service 4
McBryde, John McLaren, 1841-1923 3
Miles, Clarence Paul, 1879-1966 3
Carneal and Johnston (Richmond, Va.) 2
Cottrell, Benjamin, d.1972 2
Coulter, John A., 1953- 2
Drinkard, Alfred Washington, Jr. 2
Drumeller, William F., Jr., 1923-2006 2
Finch, Adam T., 1872-1933 2
Hatcher, T. W. (Thomas Watkins), 1900- 2
Hutcheson, John Redd, 1886-1962 2
Moore, Robert Garrett, 1897-1925 2
O'Shaughnessy, Louis 2
Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College. Corps of Cadets (1872-1896) 2
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. University Libraries 2
Virginia Polytechnic Institute. Alumni Association 2
Virginia Polytechnic Institute. College of Architecture 2
Virginia Tech Gobblers (Football team) 2
Williams, John Edward, 1867-1943 2
Aaron family 1
Agnew, Ella G., 1871-1958 1
Allen, Beulah O. (Beulah Oyama), 1905-1992 1
Allison, Homer, fl. 1955-1959 1
Alwood, William Bradford, 1859-1946 1
American Association of University Women. Blacksburg Branch (Va.) 1
American Brake Shoe Company 1
Appalachian Electric Power Company (1926-1958) 1
Appalachian Power Company 1
Army Specialized Training Program (U.S.) 1
Avery, Howard S. (Howard Shaeffer), 1906-1996 1
Ayre, Clayton E., 1880-1967 1
Ayre, Henry D., 1856-1939 1
Babcock & Wilcox Company 1
Bailey, Ilena M. 1
Bair, Adolph Samuel, 1902-1988 1
Barringer, Paul B. 1
Beattie, Claibourne Walton, Jr., 1923-1978 1
Beattie, Claibourne Walton, Sr., 1896-1971 1
Beazley, W. R. 1
Bechanan, H. Gordon 1
Begg, R. B. H. (Robert Burns Haldane), 1880-1965 1
Belser, Karl J., 1902-1972 1
Belz, Robert Armstrong 1
Brauer, Rudolph C. 1
Brooke, Henry 1
Burke, J. A., Jr. (Jerry Allen) 1
Burruss, Julian Ashby, 1876-1947 1
Butler, Patrick H., Jr., 1908-1992 1
Cahill, Edward H., 1885-1974 1
Caldwell, William Addison 1
Campbell, Theodorick Pryor, 1862-1928 1
Carnahan, Samuel Edwin, 1884-1970 1
Carver, George Washington, 1864?-1943 1
Charles E. Vawter family 1
Christian, George L. 1
Claytor, W. Graham (William Graham), 1886-1971 1
Copenhaver, John K., b. abt.1898 1
Counselman, J. S. (John Sanders) 1
Cowan, John T. 1
Cowgill, Clinton Harriman, 1890-1975 1
Damewood, Walter 1
Dent, Joseph B. 1
Doggett, David S., 1895-1972 1
Dudley, James Frederick 1
Edgemont Farm 1
Eggleston, J. D. (Joseph Dupuy), 1867-1953 1
Farrier, Paul H. (Paul Henry), b.1894 1
Farrier, Pence 1
Femoyer, Robert E., 1921-1944 1
Fenne, Sanford Bernell, 1903-1978 1
Frazer, George Preston 1
Fugate, Thyrza 1
Garnett, William E. (William Edward), 1885-1970 1
Gaujot family 1
Gaujot, Antoine August Michel, 1878-1936 1
Gaujot, Julian Edmond Victor, 1874-1938 1
Gherman, Paul M. 1
Gibboney, Lucie Ligon, 1917-2007 1
Gillette, Mrs. 1
Gills, Joseph Allen 1
Gitt, W. W. (William "Uncle Bill" W.), c.1860-? 1
Gregory, Earle D., 1897-1972 1
Guthrie, John Dennett 1
Hamilton, Percy Clayton 1
Hardin, Walter Reade, Jr. 1
Hardwick family (VPI Students) 1
Harrelson, Herbert Fletcher 1
Hartwick, M. Josephine (Mary Josephine) 1
Henley, Bernard J. 1
Henry Wysor family 1
Hicks, James Morris, abt.1878-? 1
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