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Hermann C. Niemeyer Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1987-062
Abstract

This collection includes the papers of Hermann C. Niemeyer, a student at Virginia Agricultural & Mechanical College (now Virginia Tech) during the 1870s. It includes a list of Niemeyer's expenses while at school in 1876 and 1877, a certificate of accomplishment, well-wishes of classmates, and a photo portrait of Niemeyer in uniform.

Dates: 1876 - 1877

Greenwood H. Nowlin, Jr. Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1962-008
Abstract

This collection contains five photographs, thirteen stereo views, a leather bound pocket notepad, and twenty receipts covering Greenwood H. Nowlin Jr.'s time at Virginia Agriculture and Mechanical College (now Virginia Tech).

Dates: 1896 - 1898

O'Shaughnessy Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1987-052
Abstract

This collection consists of papers--including correspondence, schoolwork, diplomas, diaries, photographs, and printed materials--of Louis O'Shaughnessy, professor of mathematics at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (VPI); his wife Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy; their daughter, VPI mathematics instructor Betty O'Shaughnessy Bock; and the Surface family (parents and siblings of Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy).

Dates: 1857 - 1965

Carter Perkins, Jr., Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1960-004
Abstract THe collection contains the papers of Carter Perkins, Jr., a student at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (now Virginia Tech) in the 1890s and resident of Newport News, Virginia. The collection also contains university catalog of 1894-1895, school annuals (The Bugle) of 1895 and 1898, photographs, and fundraising literature for the construction of War Memorial Hall. The collection also includes two business account books, probably used by Perkins...
Dates: 1893 - 1926

H. L. Phlegar Report of Scholarship

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2023-050
Abstract

The H. L. Phlegar Report of Scholarship is a report card for Phlegar from Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College in October 1882. The report is signed by V. E. Shephard, secretary of the faculty at the college.

Dates: 1882

Preston and Olin Institute Records

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1964-001
Abstract

This collection contains an agent’s book for Olin and Preston Institute, five copies of reports from the Committee on Seminaries, and programs from the Alpha Literary Society and Preston Literary Society.

Dates: 1852-1871, n.d.

A. E. F. Price Certificates,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2011-031
Abstract

The collection includes three certificates awarded to A. F. Price for "distinguished" work in his examinations at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College.

Dates: 1883 - 1885

Lawrence Priddy Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1972-009
Abstract Lawrence Priddy graduated with the Class of 1897. This collection includes photographs from Priddy's time as a student at the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (VPI). The majority of the collection is composed of newspaper clippings and speeches relating to Priddy's activities as an alumnus. Priddy campaigned heavily for the construction of the YMCA building on campus as well as raising funds for the construction of War Memorial Hall. The speech Priddy...
Dates: 1894 - 1936

J. Lawrence Radford Grade Reports

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2009-120
Abstract

This collection contains two grade reports from Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College for J. Lawrence Radford.

Dates: 1874 - 1875

Record Group Vertical Files

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: VerticalFile-005
Abstract

In general, vertical files at Special Collections include newspaper clippings, photocopies, ephemera, unpublished and/or informal publications, and other papers relating to a specific subject area. Files in this collection relate to Virginia Tech and its history. Topics may include, but are not limited to, colleges and departments, student organizations, administrative offices, centers and other campus units, and athletics.

Dates: ca. 1870s-present; Majority of material found in ( 1960s-present)

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Names
Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (1896-1944) 27
Virginia Polytechnic Institute (1944-1970) 11
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (1970-) 8
Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute. Corps of Cadets (1896-1944) 3
Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College. Corps of Cadets (1872-1896) 3
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Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Corps of Cadets 3
Virginia Polytechnic Institute. Corps of Cadets (1944-1970) 3
Finch, Adam T., 1872-1933 2
Nowlin, Greenwood H., Jr. 2
Preston and Olin Institute (Blacksburg, Va.) 2
Shepherd, Virginius E., 1827-1896 2
A. W. Luster 1
Adams, T. Tunstall, Jr. 1
Alwood, William Bradford, 1859-1946 1
Amiss, Edwin 1
Anderson, A. Moore 1
Apperson family 1
Apperson, Alex 1
Apperson, Elizabeth Black 1
Apperson, Harvey Black, 1890-1948 1
Apperson, John Samuel, 1837-1904 1
Apperson, Mary 1
Ayre, Clayton E., 1880-1967 1
Ayre, Henry D., 1856-1939 1
Beal, Walter H., Sr. 1
Begg, R. B. H. (Robert Burns Haldane), 1880-1965 1
Black family 1
Black, Harvey, 1827-1888 1
Black, Kent, active 1876-1890 1
Black, Mary Kent, b.1836 1
Blackford, W. W. (William Willis), 1831-1905 1
Caldwell, William Addison 1
Caton, Louise 1
Charles E. Vawter family 1
Clark, Edward Travis 1
Confederate States of America. Army. Stonewall Brigade 1
Conrad, Thomas Nelson 1
Conway, Julia Ellen Thomas, 1848-1916 1
Conway, William Buchanan, 1845-1920 1
Cowan, John T. 1
Dashiell, Thomas E., 1876-1970 1
Dillon, Edward, Sr., 1871-? 1
Early, Jubal Anderson, 1816-1894 1
Eastern Lunatic Asylum of Virginia 1
Flood, Kate 1
Franklin, W. C. 1
Franklin, William E. 1
Garnett, F. E. 1
Harmon, Edward P., c.1844-1888 1
Heard, Jesse Thomas 1
Kent family 1
Kent, Germanicus, 1791-1862 1
Kent, Lewis (enslaved person) 1
Kline, Leslie D. (Leslie Duncan), 1871-1953 1
Lane, James H., 1833-1907 1
Lee Literary Society (1873-1928) 1
Lee, Claudius, 1872-1962 1
Lemon, Lewis 1
Lomax, Lunsford Lindsay, 1835-1913 1
Marion Foundry and Machine Works (Marion, Va.) 1
Maury Literary Society (1873-1928) 1
McBryde, Cora Bolton, 1839-1920 1
McBryde, John McLaren, 1841-1923 1
Miles, Fielding P. (Fielding Peery), 1860-1890 1
Minor, Charles L. C., 1835-1903 1
Murray, John, 1909-2002 1
Niemeyer, Hermann C. 1
O'Shaughnessy, Louis 1
O'Shaughnessy, Mary Elizabeth, 1917- 1
Perkins, Carter, Jr., 1862-1935 1
Phlegar, Harvey Lee, 1862-1952 1
Price, A. E. F., d.1893 1
Priddy, Lawrence, Sr., 1874-1944 1
Radford College 1
Radford, J. Lawrence, 1857-1896? 1
Ruffner, William Henry, 1824-1908 1
Runyan, William 1
Showacre, Charles, d.1864 1
Showacre, George D. 1
Smith, Francis H. (Francis Henney), 1812-1890 1
Smyth, Ellison A. (Ellison Adger), 1863-1941 1
Southwestern Lunatic Asylum of Virginia (1887-1935) 1
Surface family 1
Taylor, Robert Creede, 1866-1915 1
Temple, Harry Downing 1
Thomas, Giles D. 1
Townes, William 1
University of Virginia 1
Vawter, C. E. (Charles Erastus), 1841-1905 1
W. Stone & Son 1
Wharton, Gabriel C. (Gabriel Colvin), 1824-1906 1
Williams, John Edward, 1867-1943 1
Wysor, Henry C., 1847-1927 1
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