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University History

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 704 Collections and/or Records:

V.A.M.C. Graduates

 Collection
Identifier: Art-148
Scope and Contents

photographs

Dates: 1882

Hope Vandenberg Writings

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1996-015
Abstract

Collected (photocopied typescripts of) poetry and essays by, and materials about, Hope Vandenberg, a resident of Montgomery County, Virginia, who worked as a graphics artist at Virginia Tech.

Dates: c. 1996

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

Charles E. Vawter Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2012-057
Abstract

The Charles E. Vawter Family Collection contains a ledger from 1882-1883, two Virginia Polytechnic Institute's Bugle yearbooks from 1900 and 1913, a CDV photo album, and two early daguerreotypes.

Dates: 1882 - 1913

Video, AIDS Education Forum, Richard P. Keeling, March 3, 1986 (Ms2014-010)

 Digital Record
Identifier: Ms2014-010_WeberMark_AIDSForumVideo_1986_0303

Records of the Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia 4-H Horse Program

 Record Group
Identifier: RG-26-04-02
Abstract

The collection include photographs, slides, negatives, and audiotapes from Virginia 4-H State Shows, State Fairs, and other events throughout the state. 4-H programs began in Virginia in 1908, and since then, the Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Tech, and Virginia State University have hosted the Virginia 4-H Horse Program, which emphasizes equine selection, nutrition, management, riding, and horsemanship.

Dates: Majority of material found within ca. 1959-2002, undated

Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute Financial Ledgers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2005-012
Abstract

The collection includes ledgers and pages of ledgers with financial records of the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute. It contains a listing of receipts from 1901-1906, a listing of Bond Holders under the Act of March 5, 1900, a listing of expenditures from 1900-1908, and insurance records and valuations for policies commencing 1906-1914.

Dates: 1900 - 1914

Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College Cadet Jacket

 Item — Box 1
Identifier: Textile-2021-006
Abstract

This jacket beloged to Cadet (later Commandant of Cadets and professor), Adam T. Finch, and likely dates to about 1892/1893.

Dates: c.1893?

Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station Farm Family Study (Grayson County, Virginia)

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1940-023
Abstract

The collection contains data from a cooperative study of Grayson County, Virginia, conducted by the Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station and the U. S. Department of Agriculture's Bureau of Home Economics. The study includes raw and tabulated data on family members, education, health, income and expenditures, employment, housing, food, clothing, and household furnishings and supplies.

Dates: 1931