University History
Found in 708 Collections and/or Records:
William H. Ruffner Letters
The collection includes photocopies of eleven letters from Virginian educator William H. Ruffner (1824-1908) to his wife and children and to him from his daughter Anne.
Russell Family Correspondence
Records of the Division of Outreach and International Affairs, Sahel Regional Financial Management Project
This collection consists of the records of the Sahel Regional Financial Management Project that was organized to improve the financial management of Sahelian institutions that manage funds from the U.S. Agency for International Development. The collection includes correspondence, telefaxes, reports, evaluations, financial and legal records, and more. The countries involved were the United States, Senegal, Gambia, Chad, Burkina Fasa, Mali, and Niger.
Harry W. Sanders Papers
John P. Sawyer Letters
The collection consists of letters to Ralph M. Brown, librarian at Virginia Polytechnic Institute (VPI), from John P. Sawyer, who graduated from VPI in 1940.
Wilson E. Schmidt Papers
Professional correspondence, subject files, and writings of Wilson E. Schmidt, professor of economics at Virginia Tech (1966-1981), together with articles and reports, both published and unpublished, by other economists.
Werner J. Scholz Collection
The Werner J. Scholz Collection, 1911-1915, contains a VPI program, note, artificial flower, and portraits collected by Werner J. Scholz and related to Mrs. Patti Bramlet Hill. Werner Joseph Scholz attended the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and graduated with a degree in Applied Chemistry in 1913. Scholz died from pneumonia at his parents' home in Roanoke, Virginia, in June 1915. He was engaged to Patti Bramlet at the time of his death.
Charles Sears Oral History Interview
Audiocassette tape contains an oral history interview with Virginia Tech Professor Charles Sears, conducted by John Straw, University Archivist. Sears discusses the history of the Virginia Tech Geology Department (today the Department of Geosciences), where he served as a professor and founded the Virginia Tech Seismological Observatory.
Felix Sebba Papers
The collection consists primarily of materials concerning Felix Sebba's research into the uses of aphrons and other foams from 1979 to 1989. Materials include correspondence, notes on research, and both published and unpublished papers.
Seymour Robb, Portrait
Photographic portrait, Seymour Robb (1901-1961) Library Director (1947-1961)