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William J. Alford, Jr., Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1987-007
Abstract Spanning from 1951-1988, the William J. Alford, Jr., Papers contains NACA and NASA research memoranda and reports; publication drafts; a Langley working paper with associated research notes and patent details; correspondence; award certificates; AIAA (American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics) conference programs; and personnel papers pertaining to William J. Alford's career as an aeronautical engineer. A detailed schematic drawing of "the variable sweep wing configuration tested...
Dates: 1951 - 1988

William Bradford Alwood Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1960-003
Abstract

William Bradford Alwood was a professor of horticulture, entomology, and mycology at Virginia Tech (1891-1904) and fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. His collection includes research papers, theses, brochures, and notebooks on such subjects as cider, wine making, grapes, and pellagra.

Dates: 1854 - 1927

Howard S. Avery Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1997-026
Abstract Howard S. Avery graduated from Virginia Tech in 1927 with a B.S. in Mining and Engineering. He worked for the American Brake Shoe Company, later known as the Abex Corporation, as a research metallurgist from 1935 to 1971. The collection consists of Avery's personal papers and photographs related to his student days at Virginia Tech, including photos taken mainly in 1927 while Avery was the photographic editor of the Bugle yearbook. This collection also includes personal papers,...
Dates: 1913 - 1996

Henry Brooke Letter and Flyer

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1949-001
Abstract

The collection consists of a letter written March 1893 from Brooke to Editor Colliery Engineer about an article written by Otto C. Burkhart.

Dates: 1893, c.1909

J. A. Burke, Jr., Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2010-076
Abstract

This collection contains materials dated from 1936-1938 and 1942-1947 relating to Jerry Allen Burke, Jr.: class notes and reports from his time spent as a student at Virginia Tech as well as papers, correspondence, and technical drawings from his work in private business and in the U.S. Navy.

Dates: 1936-1938, 1942-1947

J.M. Butterworth Family Papers

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Identifier: Ms-2024-041
Abstract

The J. M. Butterworth Family Papers is a collection spanning from 1911-1963 that contains lab notebooks, a scrapbook or report on Japanese culture by Agnes Butterworth, correspondence, and more. Subjects include engineering, math topics, and World War I.

Dates: 1911 - 1963

Edward H. Cahill Papers

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Identifier: Ms-1988-002
Abstract

The Edward H. Cahill Papers contains a copy of a map of part of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute campus drawn by Cahill in 1909, materials from his professional life, and an article in which he is cited. It also includes obituaries.

Dates: 1909 - 1976

Records of the Choices and Challenges Forum

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Identifier: RG-15-27-01
Abstract The Records of the Choices and Challenges Forum contain correspondence, meeting notes, articles, plays, advertisements, grant applications and reports, videos, audio tapes, and more from the development of the first 22 Choices and Challenges fora, from 1985 to 2003. The Choices and Challenges Forum at Virginia Tech was founded in 1985 by Doris Zallen, who served as its director until 2003. Each forum addresses the ethical and social issues created by advances in science, technology, and...
Dates: 1985 - 2003

W. Graham Claytor Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1981-095
Abstract

This collection includes business and personal papers of W. Graham Claytor, a 1906 graduate of Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (later Virginia Polytechnic Institute) and an executive overseeing the operations of a number of American Gas and Electric Company subsidiaries during the 20th century. It includes correspondence, reports, and printed materials relating to personal financial matters, business operations, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, and ham radio.

Dates: 1912 - 1964

George Collins Papers

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Identifier: Ms-2003-012
Abstract

These papers are comprised mostly of correspondence from George B. Collins' time as Chairman of the Brookhavens Cosmotron Department. The collection also contains travel vouchers, research proposals, travel reports, and materials relating to Collins' work as a professor at University of Notre Dame and at Virginia Tech.

Dates: 1952 - 1993

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Alwood, William Bradford, 1859-1946 1
American Brake Shoe Company 1
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Cahill, Edward H., 1885-1974 1
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Cooper, Byron Nelson, 1912-1971 1
Drake, Charles Roy, 1918- 1
Drinkard, Alfred Washington, Jr. 1
Duberg, John E. (John Edward), 1917-2002 1
Eisen, Joel (lawyer) 1
Eklund, Sigvard Arne, 1911-2000 1
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Fox, Joseph A., 1934- 1
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Good, Irving John, 1924-2009 1
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Grigg, George C. 1
Gruenhagen, Richard H. 1
Hatzios, Kriton K., 1949-2003 1
Henderson, Robert Gordon, 1903-1989 1
Hickey, Kenneth D. 1
Holden, Roy Jay, 1870-1945 1
Horsfall, Frank, Jr., 1903-1988 1
Hussey, Robert E. (Robert Elliot), 1888-1985 1
International Conference on High Energy Physics 1
Jacocks, Henry Morgan, 1878-1950 1
Jenkins, Wilbert Armande, 1905-1956 1
Johnson, William Martin, 1904-1991 1
Kelley, H. J. (Henry Joseph), 1926-1988 1
Kelly, Ethel C. (Ethel Cross), 1917-2012 1
Kelly, Hugh P., Jr. (Hugh Powell), 1916-1989 1
King, Kendall W., 1926-1990 1
Koehler, John E., d. 2001 1
Komm, Dean A. 1
Krieger, Carl George, 1905-1979 1
LaParde, John Lovelace, 1906-1991 1
Lambe, Robert C., 1927- 1
Landis, John W. (John William), 1917-2013 1
Langley Aeronautical Laboratory 1
Lee, Claudius, 1872-1962 1
Lee, John A. N. 1
Litton, George W., 1910-1989 1
Lubkin, Gloria, 1933-2020 1
Lucas, James Burleigh, 1888-1955 1
Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center (1973-) 1
Maher, Frank J. (Francis Joseph), 1915- 1
Manned Spacecraft Center (1961-1973) (U.S.) 1
McClintock, James Albertine 1
McSweeney, David 1
McWhorter, Frank Paden, 1896- 1
Miller, Lawrence Ingram, 1914-1996 1
Miller, Mark (Virginia Center for Innovative Technology) 1
Moore, Laurence D., 1937- 1
Morris, Henry M., 1918-2006 1
Moyer, Albert E. (Albert Earl), 1945-2000 1
Mullins, Nicholas C. 1
Mullins, Robert Spencer, 1912- 1
Norris, Earle B. (Earle Bertram), 1882-1966 1
Pardue, Louis Arthur, 1900-1963 1
Parris, G. Keith 1
Patton, William MacFarland 1
Pinckard, Joseph Alexander, 1906- 1
Plank, Elizabeth Bartram Temple, 1903-1982 1
Pletta, Dan H. (Dan Henry), 1903-1996 1
Polhamus, Edward C. (Edward Charles), 1923-2001 1
Priode, Carl Neel, 1898-1985 1
Pristou, Robert 1
Project Apollo (U.S.) 1
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Randolph, James Robbins, 1891-1969 1
Randolph, Lingan S., Sr., 1859-1922 1
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