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32 Hokie Stone Rocks (April 16, 2007 related)
Collection
Identifier: Artifact-008
Abstract
This collection contains 32 Hokie Stone Rocks, each painted with names of April 16, 2007, victims.
Dates:
2007
Beulah O. Allen Collection,
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2014-002
Abstract
The Beulah O. Allen Collection contains a variety of materials from Allen's life. Her papers contain correspondence with a variety of friends and associates, primarily Lucy Lee Lancaster, the first female graduate from Virginia Tech. In addition, the collection also contains Virginia Tech Commencement programs, Cotillion Club Dance programs, resources related to the Virginia Tech Library, newspaper clippings about the construction of the new Newman Library, and a large collection of...
Dates:
1905 - 1992; Majority of material found within 1920 - 1970
Records of the Appalachian Student Organizing Committee
Record Group
Identifier: RG-31-14-10
Abstract
The Appalachian Student Organizing Committee (or Appalachian Student Committee) was an approved student organization at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in the early 1970s. The collection consists primarily of the papers of David Tice and Allan Cox, student organizers of the Appalachian Student Organizing Committee. Materials include correspondence, clippings files, small-press and local publications on Appalachian issues, petitions, and notes and drafts. The...
Dates:
1964 - 1975; Majority of material found within ( 1971-1974)
April 16, 2007 Community Photograph Collection,
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2013-022
Abstract
A collection of 41 framed photographs having to do with the aftermath of the April 16, 2007 shootings. Photographers were community members who submitted images to be considered for an exhibition at Squires' Perspective Gallery in April 2008. Collection also includes additional digital images not framed for the show.
Dates:
2007 - 2008
Black History Oral History Collection
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2003-011
Scope and Contents
This collection includes oral history accounts from various African Americans with experience at Virginia Tech and/or in the Blacksburg area between the 1950s and the early 2000s.
Dates:
n.d.
Blacksburg Sewage Papers
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2022-012
Abstract
This collection contains documents and letters relating to the sewage system in Blacksburg, Virginia. The letters in this collection are all about the sewage system in Blacksburg and most were sent to Dr. Walter Newman, President of Virginia Tech, and John Barringer, Mayor of Blacksburg. The other documents in this collection include committee reports, information on sewage projects, a water ordinance, and other documents relating to the sewage system in Blacksburg. Also, a petition made to...
Dates:
1946-1948, n.d.
Hard Times Blues Collection
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2019-038
Abstract
The Hard Times Blues Collection contains materials about the play Hard Times Blues by Lucy Sweeney and its production by the Dumas Theatre Troupe in 2003. Items include background research, correspondence, and a 2019 revised copy of the play as well as programs, flyers, photographs, and a newspaper article about the 2003 production. The play is about Blacksburg local and Virginia Tech employee Floyd "Hardtimes"...
Dates:
1966, 2001, 2003, 2019
William Gideon Harris Photograph Album
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2011-005
Abstract
William Gideon Harris's album contains photographs of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute (VPI) campus and surrounding areas, c. 1908-1912, as well as several newsclippings and pieces of poetry. .
Dates:
c. 1908-1912
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)
Marching Virginians' April 16, 2007 Condolence Collection,
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2013-084
Abstract
The collection contains the condolence materials received by the Marching Virginians after April 16, 2007. Much of the material pertains to Ryan "Stack" Christopher Clark, baritone and student leader in the Marching Virginians. This collection incorporates a variety of materials and artifacts, including correspondence, posters, banners, an American flag flown on the USS Constitution, scrapbooks, and a band uniform.
Dates:
2007 - 2007
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