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James Morris Hicks Letter

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1988-065
Abstract

Letter from James Morris Hicks, a student at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (now Virginia Tech) to his father, discussing cadet drilling, his recent election to the position of vice president of the freshman class, and replies to news from home.

Dates: 1897

Henry H. Hill Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1980-003
Abstract

The Henry H. Hill collection consists of historical and genealogical research compiled by Hill during his lifetime in southwest Virginia. Hill (1880-1954) was an alumni and professor at Virginia Polytechnic Institute.

Dates: 1893-1963, n.d.

Historical Photograph Collection (List of Subjects)

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Photographs-001
Abstract

The photograph collection at Special Collections and University Archives consists primarily of historical photographs of Virginia Tech, dating back to the 1890s. The collection is also home to historic images of Blacksburg, Montgomery County, the New River Valley, and Southwest Virginia in general. A photograph collection of faculty and staff from the university is maintained separately.

Dates: c. 1890s-present

William R. Hite, Jr., Scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2023-123
Abstract

This collection contains the scrapbook of William R. "Billy" Hite, Jr., when he was a senior at Varina High School in Richmond, Virginia. Hite played football at Varina and Virginia Tech, from which he earned a bachelor's and PhD in education in 1985 and 1998, respectively. He later became a principal and superintedent throughout the Mid-Atlantic United States.

Dates: 1977 - 1979

Edmund Welch Hobbs Scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1974-013
Abstract

This collection contains a scrapbook of Edmund Welch Hobbs (member of Virginia Polytechnic Institute's Class of 1932), focusing largely on events at Virginia Tech during Hobbs' years at the university and including programs, dance cards, newspaper clippings, and photographs.

Dates: 1928 - 1966

HokieBird Bobblehead

 Collection
Identifier: Artifact-007
Abstract

The collection contains a HokieBird Bobblehead with its hand raised to represent the number one. Presumably made by the company PPi Sports, the bobblehead likely dates from the 2000s or 2010s.

Dates: undated

Records of HokiePRIDE

 Record Group
Identifier: RG-31-14-15
Abstract

The records of HokiePRIDE records include materials from the HokiePRIDE student group including items from all of its named iterations: Lambda Horizions; Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual Alliance; and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Alliance, including officer papers, office records, event planning information, resource pamphlets and directories, and copies of budgetary requests and accounting records.

Dates: 1971 - 2015; Majority of material found within 1995 - 2013

Roy Jay Holden, Jr., Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1991-023
Abstract

Roy Jay Holden, Jr. (1921-1989) was an authority on the handling of hazardous materials, working for the American Car and Foundry Industries (1947-1970) and the Bureau of Explosives of the Association of American Railroads (1980-1989). The collection documents his career in railroad tank car design and the handling of hazardous materials.

Dates: 1947 - 1989

Roy Jay Holden Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1982-014
Abstract The Roy Jay Holden Papers include field notes, charts and maps, and geological surveys and research results, covering the history of mineralogy and geology, especially in Virginia, including work at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute (VPI) Engineering Experiment Station. In addition to detailed materials on iron ores in Virginia, especially west of the Blue Ridge Mountains, there are reports on mines and furnaces in twenty-five counties of the state. The collection also contains Holden's...
Dates: 1904 - 1945

Records of the Virginia Tech Dean of Students, Henry J. Holtzclaw

 Record Group
Identifier: RG-08-02a
Abstract

This collection contains correspondence belonging to Henry F. Holtzclaw, Dean of Students at Virginia Tech from 1923-1924. The subjects of the letters include, athletic schedules, exam scheduling, absences, and student activities and organizations. There are also sworn statements related to building vandalism.

Dates: 1923 - 1924

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McBryde, John McLaren, 1841-1923 6
Newman, Walter S. (Walter Stephenson), 1895-1978 6
Virginia Polytechnic Institute. College of Architecture 6
Brown, Ralph Minthorne, 1878-1958 5
Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station 5
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. College of Architecture and Urban Studies (1978-2022) 5
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. College of Arts and Sciences (1970-2003) 5
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. University Libraries 5
Virginia Tech Alumni Association 5
Carneal and Johnston (Richmond, Va.) 4
Frazer, George Preston 4
Hutcheson, John Redd, 1886-1962 4
Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College. Corps of Cadets (1872-1896) 4
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. College of Architecture (1974-1978) 4
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. College of Engineering (1964-) 4
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Department of Philosophy and Religion 4
Virginia Polytechnic Institute. Board of Visitors 4
Coulter, John A., 1953- 3
Finch, Adam T., 1872-1933 3
Hahn, T. Marshall, Jr. (Thomas Marshall), 1926-2016 3
Kraft, Christopher C. (Christopher Columbus), 1924-2019 3
Lavery, William Edward 3
Massey, A. B. (Arthur Ballard) 3
Miles, Clarence Paul, 1879-1966 3
O'Shaughnessy, Louis 3
Radford College 3
Shackelford, George Green, 1921-2010 3
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration 3
Virginia Cooperative Extension (1995-) 3
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Board of Visitors 3
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. College of Agriculture and Life Sciences 3
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. College of Education (1971-1996) 3
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Department of Religion and Culture 3
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Office of the Provost 3
Wysor, Henry C., 1847-1927 3
Alwood, William Bradford, 1859-1946 2
Bailey, Ilena M. 2
Cottrell, Benjamin, d.1972 2
Dean, James W., 1920- 2
Drinkard, Alfred Washington, Jr. 2
Drumeller, William F., Jr., 1923-2006 2
Eastman, Ann Heidbreder 2
Farrier, Paul H. (Paul Henry), b.1894 2
Fenne, Sanford Bernell, 1903-1978 2
Gropius, Walter, 1883-1969 2
Hatcher, T. W. (Thomas Watkins), 1900- 2
Holmes, Michele 2
Johnston, G. Burke (George Burke), 1907-1995 2
Krebs, Alfred H. 2
Lane, James H., 1833-1907 2
Marshak, Robert E. (Robert Eugene), 1916-1992 2
McBryde family 2
McBryde, Charles Neil, Dr., 1872-1962 2
McBryde, Cora Bolton, 1839-1920 2
Moore, Robert Garrett, 1897-1925 2
Nowlin, Greenwood H., Jr. 2
Oliver, Marcus L. 2
Preston family (Montgomery County, Va.) 2
Rasche, M. W. (Mary W.) 2
Redd, Henry B. "Puss", 1895-1960 2
Robb, Seymour, 1901-1961 2
Robertson, James I., Jr. 2
Rowe, C. Eugene, d.1987 2
Shepherd, Virginius E., 1827-1896 2
Smithfield Plantation House (Blacksburg, Va.) 2
Solitude (Blacksburg, Va. : Historic building) 2
Sublett, Chas 2
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. College of Agriculture 2
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. College of Liberal Arts & Human Sciences 2
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Department of History 2
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Learning Resources Center 2
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Office of the President 2
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Outreach and International Affairs 2
Virginia Polytechnic Institute. Office of Vice-President of Academic Affairs 2
Virginia Tech Gobblers (Football team) 2
Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine (1980-present) 2
Watson, John Wilbur, Jr. 2
Wharton, Gabriel C. (Gabriel Colvin), 1824-1906 2
Williams, John Edward, 1867-1943 2
Aaron family 1
Adams, T. Tunstall, Jr. 1
Adriance, Thomas 1
Agnew, Ella G., 1871-1958 1
Albert, John Joseph, 1935-1978 1
Alexander, Samuel Adam, 1941- 1
Alford, William J., Jr., 1924-2010 1
Allen, Beulah O. (Beulah Oyama), 1905-1992 1
Alvarez, Andrew 1
American Association of University Women. Blacksburg Branch (Va.) 1
American Brake Shoe Company 1
American Library Association 1
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