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Robert E. Hord, Jr., Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2011-058
Abstract This collection consists primarily of correspondence written by Robert Hord, Jr., of Richmond, Virginia, to his parents, Gladys and Robert Hord, Sr. It also includes a scrapbook and photographs of the Hord family.Robert Hord, Jr., was born in 1920; he attended the Virginia Polytechnic Institute's Engineering Extension school in Richmond from 1937 to 1939. In April 1942, Hord enlisted in the Army where he served in the 302nd Ordinance Regiment before being transferred to the...
Dates: 1942-1945, n.d.

Earl H. Hornbarger Collection,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2013-003
Abstract

This collection contains photographs, publications, journals, writings and artifacts pertaining to Earl H. Hornbarger's time as a student at VPI, his later career as an engineer with Westinghouse Electric Company, and his involvement as a VPI alumnus.

Dates: 1912 - 1963

Frank Horsfall, Jr., Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1992-040
Abstract

This collection includes the papers of Virginia Tech professor of horticulture Frank Horsfall, Jr., including his thesis and dissertation, awards and honors, writings, and materials on his interests in barbed wire and primitive tools.

Dates: 1917 - 1973

Stanley A. Huffman, Jr., Papers,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1991-056
Abstract

The collection consists of professional papers compiled over the course of Huffman's career at Virginia Tech (1971-1991).

Dates: 1917 - 1991

John R. Hutcheson Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2015-001
Abstract Correspondence, photographs, newspaper clippings, and other items document the career and family of John R. Hutcheson. After earning his B.S. and M.S. degrees from Virginia Polytechnic Institute (VPI), John Redd Hutcheson (1886-1962) began working at the Virginia Agricultural Extension Service in 1914, becoming its director in 1919. Hutcheson was elected as president of VPI in 1945, serving until his nomination as VPI's first chancellor in 1947. The next year he became the first president of...
Dates: 1890 - 1969; Majority of material found within ( 1930-1950)

Records of the Office of the President, John Redd Hutcheson

 Record Group
Identifier: RG-02-09
Abstract The Records of the Office of the President, John Redd Hutcheson consist of correspondence and records, from 1917 to 1962. This collection contains official records from Hutcheson's tenure as president of VPI as well as his personal papers. John R. Hutcheson graduated from Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (VPI) with a B.S. in Agriculture in 1907 and a M.S. in 1909. He later received a PhD from Clemson College in 1937. Hutcheson was employed as...
Dates: 1917 - 1962

Sidney B. Jeffreys Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1986-007
Abstract

This collection contains the Virgina Tech-related papers of Sidney B. Jeffreys (1909-1986), a 1931 graduate who, as an alumnus, played an active role in promoting and developing the university. The collection contains coursework, extracurricular ephemera, correspondence, reports, and printed materials. Some of the letters are from a number of university and alumni association officials, including H. B. "Puss" Redd, Paul Deering, Paul Torgersen, T. Marshall Hahn, and William E. Lavery.

Dates: 1927 - 1985

Charles E. Johnson Letter

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2017-042
Abstract

The collection contains a single letter from Charles Johnson, a cadet at VPI to Miss Martha Clark, written around March 26, 1933.

Dates: 1933

William Martin Johnson Papers,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1982-017
Abstract

The papers in this collection include both personal and professional correspondence, ranging from November 1931 to March 1977. Johnson wrote to representatives at Public Works, American Society of Civil Engineers, the Department of Architectural Engineering at Virginia Polytechnic Institute, and the War Assets Administration, among others.

Dates: 1937 - 1968

G. Burke Johnston Papers,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1983-005
Abstract

This collection consists of papers--including correspondence, subject files, printed materials, and photographs--of George Burke Johnston, literary scholar and faculty member / administrator at Virginia Tech and the University of Alabama; U.S. Army officer; poet; author; artist; and printer.

Dates: 1900 - 1992

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Brown, Ralph Minthorne, 1878-1958 4
Newman, Walter S. (Walter Stephenson), 1895-1978 4
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Drinkard, Alfred Washington, Jr. 2
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Hahn, T. Marshall, Jr. (Thomas Marshall), 1926-2016 2
Hatcher, T. W. (Thomas Watkins), 1900- 2
Johnston, G. Burke (George Burke), 1907-1995 2
Krebs, Alfred H. 2
Miles, Clarence Paul, 1879-1966 2
Oliver, Marcus L. 2
Preston family (Montgomery County, Va.) 2
Redd, Henry B. "Puss", 1895-1960 2
Rowe, C. Eugene, d.1987 2
Shackelford, George Green, 1921-2010 2
Sublett, Chas 2
Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station 2
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Virginia Polytechnic Institute. Office of Vice-President of Academic Affairs 2
Allen, Beulah O. (Beulah Oyama), 1905-1992 1
American Association of University Women. Blacksburg Branch (Va.) 1
Appalachian Electric Power Company (1926-1958) 1
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Babcock & Wilcox Company 1
Bailey, Ilena M. 1
Beattie, Claibourne Walton, Jr., 1923-1978 1
Beattie, Claibourne Walton, Sr., 1896-1971 1
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Belz, Robert Armstrong 1
Blacksburg (Va.). Town Council 1
Brandt, Warren William, 1923-2017 1
Burchard, Charles, 1913-1990 1
Burruss, Julian Ashby, 1876-1947 1
Cahill, Edward 1
Carnochan, John 1
Carpenter, C. Hunter (Caius Hunter), 1883-1953 1
Carter, Elaine D. 1
Cassell, Stuart K., 1910-1976 1
Claytor, W. Graham (William Graham), 1886-1971 1
Cochran, Edward 1
Collins, George 1
Cooper, Byron Nelson, 1912-1971 1
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Drumeller, William F., Jr., 1923-2006 1
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Duerr, William A., 1911-2002 1
Edgemont Farm 1
Elarth, Herschel Anderson, 1907-1988 1
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Fenne, Sanford Bernell, 1903-1978 1
Fishwick, Marshall William, 1923-2006 1
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Foushee, Bobby 1
French, C. Clement (Charles Clement), 1901-1988 1
Furr, Guy Littleton, 1895-1977 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
German Club (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University). Alumni Foundation 1
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Good, Irving John, 1924-2009 1
Gordon, Charles O. 1
Gregory, Earl D., 1897-1972 1
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