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Larry McBryde Collection on the John McLaren McBryde Family

Collection

Identifier: Ms-2013-024

Abstract

The Larry McBryde Collection on the John McLaren McBryde Family, 1859-2013, contains materials concerning John McLaren McBryde, Sr., his brother Robert James McBryde, and their descendants. Primarily, the collection contains photographs, letters, family histories, and biographies about McBryde, Sr., who was president of Virginia Tech from 1891 thru 1907.

Dates: 1859 - 2013

Found in: Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech / Larry McBryde Collection on the John McLaren McBryde Family

Aaron Family Collection

Collection

Identifier: Ms-1968-004

Abstract

This collection contains college memorabilia, including photographs, printed material, and banners collected by John H., Jacob C., and Harry B. Aaron, three Bristol, Virginia brothers who attended Virginia Tech during the early 20th century.

Dates: 1908 - 1927

Found in: Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech / Aaron Family Collection

Daniel E. Wright Papers

Collection

Identifier: Ms-1968-007

Abstract

This collection contains materials dealing with the Panama Canal, the public health activities of the Rockefeller Foundation, the United Nations Public Health Service, and the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration. Also includes correspondence to and from Daniel E. Wright while a colonel on the staff of Gen. Joseph W. Stilwell and at the U.S. Middle Eastern Command Headquarters in Cairo, as well as photographs from his travels.

Dates: 1903 - 1973

Found in: Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech / Daniel E. Wright Papers

Dewitt Clinton Wolfe, Jr., Scrapbooks

Collection

Identifier: Ms-2013-001

Abstract

This collection contains two scrapbooks of photographs and ephemera compiled by DeWitt Clinton Wolfe, Jr., a 1921 graduate of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and a member of the VPI Corps of Cadets. The materials document Wolfe's experiences as a student in the Cadet Corps from about 1919 to 1921, including sporting events, camping excursions, "rat parades" and as a trumpet player in the Cadet Corps band. The collection also contains a CD with selected scanned photographs from the albums.

Dates: 1919 - 1921

Found in: Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech / Dewitt Clinton Wolfe, Jr., Scrapbooks

Myrvin Lafe Pence Scrapbook and Class Photograph,

Collection

Identifier: Ms-2013-087

Abstract

The Myrvin Lafe Pence Scrapbook and Class Photograph contains photographs, newspaper clippings, tickets, and other memorabilia from Pence's time as a student at Virginia Tech from 1918 to 1922.

Dates: 1918 - 1922

Found in: Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech / Myrvin Lafe Pence Scrapbook and Class Photograph,

Isaac Hoppenstein Memorabilia,

Collection

Identifier: Ms-2011-114

Abstract

The collection includes memorabilia from the life of Isaac Hoppenstein—a 1937 of Virginia Polytechnic and State University graduate. The collection contains newspapers, memorabilia from dances, school work, photographs, and correspondence, dating from 1925 to 1940.

Dates: 1923 - 1940; Majority of material found within 1935 - 1937

Found in: Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech / Isaac Hoppenstein Memorabilia,

Conan W. Vaughan Papers

Collection

Identifier: Ms-1991-050

Scope and Contents The papers consist of photographs, correspondence, awards and certificates, newspaper clippings, files, and other literature almost exclusively from Vaughan's tour of duty (1941-44) in Iceland and Europe during World War II, and his involvement in the U.S. Army Reserve in the late 1940s and 1950s.Of special interest are copies of correspondence between Vaughan and George Washington Carver, which run from 1928 to 1942. Carver's letters are affectionate and thank Vaughan for his...

Dates: 1923 - 1992

Found in: Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech / Conan W. Vaughan Papers

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

Found in: Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech / Howard S. Avery Papers

Walter S. Newman Collection,

Collection

Identifier: Ms-2015-006

Abstract

This collection consists of an undated photograph album, program from his Inauguration as President of Virginia Tech, The Techgram, May 1, 1949 and an official photogram taken by The Foster Studio in Richmond, Virginia. There are several postcards and letters sent to Ella Boyer, possibly a housekeeper in the Newman family.

Dates: 1930-1968, n.d.

Found in: Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech / Walter S. Newman Collection,

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)

Found in: Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech / Record Group Vertical Files

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Larry McBryde Collection on the John McLaren McBryde Family

Aaron Family Collection

Daniel E. Wright Papers

Dewitt Clinton Wolfe, Jr., Scrapbooks

Myrvin Lafe Pence Scrapbook and Class Photograph,

Isaac Hoppenstein Memorabilia,

Conan W. Vaughan Papers

Howard S. Avery Papers

Walter S. Newman Collection,

Record Group Vertical Files

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