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University History

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 721 Collections and/or Records:

Hardwick Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1972-007
Abstract

The Hardwick Family Collection consists of thirteen items related to Virginia Polytechnic Institute, including correspondence concerning the Corps of Cadets, football, the YMCA, and a 1929 pamphlet entitled, "Talks to Young Men and Boys by Great Athletes," by J.T. Hardwick.

Dates: 1910, 1919-1920

Herbert Fletcher Harrelson Photograph Album,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2013-054
Abstract

The collection contains an unbound photograph album with 12 leaves, generally with photographs on both sides. The photographs show images from Herbert Fletcher Harrelson's time at the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute, dating from 1919-1922.

Dates: 1919 - 1922

Mary Josephine Hartwick VPI Memorabilia and Scrapbook,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2013-009
Abstract

The Mary Josephine Hartwick VPI Memorabilia and Scrapbook contains a scrapbook filled with photos of the VPI campus as well as inlaid letters and tickets to both on and off campus events in the mid 1920s. Included in the collection are a VPI tie tack and belt buckle, a track medal for shot put, and a plaque that reads "Founding Members."

Dates: 1924 - 1925

Herman Bruce Hawkins Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1974-014
Abstract This collection contains the papers of Herman Bruce Hawkins, graduate of Virginia Tech (BS, electrical engineering, 1910), consisting largely of correspondence exchanged with classmate Charles Taylor Adams on topics such as communism, race relations, and nuclear disarmament. Also includes a file regarding Adams' attempt to organize a protest march in response to the appearance of General William Westmoreland on the Virginia Tech campus in 1969, and material relating to the Virginia Tech...
Dates: 1958 - 1970

Jesse Heard VAMC Buttons

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1973-010
Abstract

This collection consists of six uniform buttons belonging to Jesse T. Heard, who attended Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College in 1887.

Dates: 1887

Bernard J. Henley Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1988-024
Abstract

The collection contains a handwritten index compiled by Bernard J. Henley for articles about Virginia Polytechnic Institute, gleaned from Virginia newspapers, the bulk of the entries covering the years 1906 to 1959.

Dates: n.d.

Henry B. "Puss" Redd

 Collection
Identifier: Art-190
Scope and Contents

VPI football player; class of 1919



Dates: n.d.

Carl T. Herakovich Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1987-033
Abstract

The collection includes budget and renewal reports for the Composite Materials Research and Education Program at Virginia Tech. The collection also contains similar proposals for several other similar ventures.

Dates: 1973 - 1987

Ann A. Hertzler Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2001-004
Abstract

The Ann A. Hertzler Collection contains biographical information, publications, project and subject files, and artifacts relating to Hertzler's professional career at the University of Missouri-Columbia (1974-1980) and Virginia Tech (1980-2001). Particular areas of emphasis are children's health and nutrition, food and food programs, and Extension publications from both colleges.

Dates: 1863 - 2013; Majority of material found within (Bulk 1974-2000)