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 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 721 Collections and/or Records:

G. Burke Johnston Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1983-005
Abstract

This collection consists of papers--including correspondence, subject files, printed materials, and photographs--of George Burke Johnston, literary scholar and faculty member / administrator at Virginia Tech and the University of Alabama; U.S. Army officer; poet; author; artist; and printer.

Dates: 1900 - 1993
Found in: Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech / G. Burke Johnston Papers

J. Ambler Johnston Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1974-012
Abstract The J. Ambler Johnston Papers pertains to his many activities throughout his professional and personal life, especially his involvement with the Civil War Round Table (CWRT) and Virginia Polytechnic Institute. Materials consist of correspondence, publications and ephemera, organizational and committee reports, and photographs, relating to Johnston's involvement with historical and civic organizations including the Sons of Confederate Veterans, Society of the Sons of the Revolution, Virginia...
Dates: 1901 - 1974
Found in: Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech / J. Ambler Johnston Papers

J. Christopher Jones Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1989-023
Scope and Content This collection contains photocopies of the compiled writings of designer J. Christopher Jones. The collection includes copies of published articles, unpublished manuscripts, internal reports, and proposals concerning such subjects as streamlining, implications of automation, human error and accidents, and mechanization and design. The fifth volume in the series, titled "Dear Architects," consists of a set of open letters in which Jones addresses questions raised by students during his time...
Dates: 1950 - 1975
Found in: Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech / J. Christopher Jones Papers

James Bernard Jones Memorabilia

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1968-006
Abstract

The James Bernard Jones Memorabilia contains several pieces of ephemera related to Virginia Polytechnic Institute: a pamphlet on the programs of study available at VPI (ca. 1913), a Thanksgiving menu (1917), and a commencement program (1922). It also includes a certificate of Jones' Sunday school attendance (1916).

Dates: 1913 - 1922
Found in: Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech / James Bernard Jones Memorabilia

Samuel D. Jones Letter to Henry C. Wysor

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2024-051
Abstract

The Samuel D. Jones Letter to Henry C. Wysor is a letter written on March 10, 1893, from Jones in Glade Spring, Virginia, to Henry C. Wysor in Dublin, Virginia. The letter details a payment for an insurance policy and is written on Southwest Virginia Institute for Young Ladies letterhead. Jones was principal of the institute.

Dates: 1893
Found in: Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech / Samuel D. Jones Letter to Henry C. Wysor

Joseph F. Ware Collection, 1900-1971 (Ms2010-022)

 Digital Record
Identifier: Ms2010-022
Dates: 1900 - 1971
Found in: Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech

George W. L. Kabrich Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2019-013
Abstract The George W. L. Kabrich Family Papers, 1850-1947 [bulk 1850-1904], contain correspondence, legal records, financial records, and religious documents. The collection documents the personal and professional life of George W. L. Kabrich, who taught school and Sunday school, worked as Overseer of the Poor for Blacksburg Township, and was on church councils for local Lutheran churches. Items also relate to George’s father-in-law John Surface, his daughter Effie Kabrich, and others. An item of...
Dates: 1850 - 1947; Majority of material found within ( 1850-1904)
Found in: Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech / George W. L. Kabrich Family Papers

Kappa Sigma Kappa, Zeta Chapter, V.A.M.C.

 Collection — Item 1
Identifier: Art-147
Scope and Contents

photographs

Dates: 1883
Found in: Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech / Kappa Sigma Kappa, Zeta Chapter, V.A.M.C.

Henry J. Kelley Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1988-021
Abstract The Henry J. Kelley Papers include correspondence, notes, drafts and offprints of publications, teaching materials, and research reports from 1948-1988 documenting the career of Kelley (1926-1988), an aerospace engineer and authority on flight optimization. The majority of the collection consists topic based subject/research files, files on individuals (correspondence, resumes, and papers), teaching/course materials, and conference/professional organizational files. There are drafts and...
Dates: 1948 - 1988
Found in: Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech / Henry J. Kelley Papers

Hugh P. and Ethel C. Kelly Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2024-060
Abstract

This collection contains materials related to Hugh P. and Ethel C. Kelly, including a scrapbook, portrait, Telstar artifact, and a medal. Hugh P. Kelly earned a bachelor's and master's degree in engineering from Virginia Tech in 1937 and 1938. He worked on the Telstar project in the 1960s, and Mrs. Kelly later established the Hugh P. and Ethel C. Kelly Professorship in the VT College of Engineering.

Dates: c. 1930s-2000
Found in: Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech / Hugh P. and Ethel C. Kelly Collection

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