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Cadet Uniform,
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: Textile-1993-010
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...
Dates:
n.d.
John E. McDonald VPI Cadet Blouse
Collection
Identifier: Textile-1993-009
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...
Dates:
c.1920s
Maroon Corps of Cadet Sashes
Collection
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.
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
VPI Cadet Cape
Collection
Identifier: Textile-1993-017
Abstract
The VPI Cadet Cape is navy blue with a red lining, made of wool felt and a wool lining. It has a black cord frog on exterior that connects on both sides. There is also two metal hooks on the collar. Each side has what appears to be a pocket, only after looking closer do you realize the “pockets” are holes to the inside of the cape. Inside on the bottom right-hand corner of the liner was what appears to be the receiving side of a hook. It was safety pinned in, perhaps upside-down. The...
Dates:
n.d. (not before 1897)
William G. Wharton VPI Cadet Uniform
Collection
Identifier: Textile-1993-015
Abstract
The William G. Wharton VPI Cadet Uniform consists of three parts: a uniform coat, two pairs of trousers, and a overcoat with attached cape. The uniform coat is navy blue with black lining and is made of a wool blend with a satin lining. There is a black outline down the center, around the collar, along the bottom, and around the sleeve at the bottom. The sleeves also have a single thin stripe above the black strip on each sleeve. There is a "US ROTC" shield shaped patch on the...
Dates:
1920
William H. Byrne VPI Cadet Cape
Collection
Identifier: Textile-1993-014
Abstract
The Cadet cape is navy blue with a red lining, made of wool and possibly wool felt. It is a long standard cape for the time, with a black cord closure that is missing a frog on the right side. There is a label on the inside that reads "Mr. Byrne Capt. (?), measure 49-38-15, date 10-23-14 (William Hale Byrne, class of 1915, East Falls Church, Fairfax)." An additional label states the manufacturer as " Blacksburg: Virginia Polytechnic Institute, J.H. Kelsey, Supt., Uniform Department." There...
Dates:
1914
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