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University History

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 776 Collections and/or Records:

University Mace

 Collection
Identifier: Art-176
Scope and Contents

full-scale drawing; white background

Dates: n.d.

University Relations Slide Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2003-023
Abstract

The University Relations Slide Collection contains photographic slides from the Virginia Tech University Relations department. Photos are generally of events and people on campus from the 1980s through the 2000s.

Dates: ca. 1980s-2000s

VA. TECH. Matchbook

 Collection
Identifier: Artifact-044
Abstract

Orange and maroon matchbook with "VA. TECH.", VPI seal, and Gobbler icon on the front cover, "TECH Win or Lose" on the top, image of Burruss Hall over the words "Administration Building V.P.I." on the back, and "Universal Match Corp., St. Louis" on the bottom. The inside has a drawing of Rexall drugstore above the words "Corner Drug Store, The Rexall Store, Phone 4321 ... Blacksburg, VA."

Dates: c.1940s

V.A.M.C. Cadet Coatee

 Collection
Identifier: Textile-1993-001
Abstract

The collection contains a blue grey Cadet coatee from Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College. The material consists of wool and cotton lining with some tears in lining. Several buttons missing from the front of the coat. Remaining buttons are gold colored with "V.A.M.C." above the college's seal. Tag on the inside collar of the coat reads "D. Klein and Bro. Phildelphia" Tag stitched into the lining that reads "Donated by Corps Jan. 1975."

Dates: 1886

V.A.M.C. Diploma Printing Plate

 Collection
Identifier: Artifact-002
Abstract The Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College diploma printing plate is a gold/copper hued metal and is mounted on a wooden frame. At the top of the plate is the college's seal, followed by text in reverse in the middle, and two crossed rifles at the bottom of the plate. Surrounding the college's seal is text stating "Virgina Argricultural and Mechanical College." The middle of the plate has some standard text in reverse, as well as blank lines for added personalized text and possibly...
Dates: c. 1876

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, Jr., Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1991-050
Abstract The papers document the life of Virginia Tech alum Conan W. Vaughan, Jr. (1906-1990) and consist of photographs, correspondence, awards and certificates, newspaper clippings, files, and other literature almost exclusively from Vaughan's tour of duty (1941-1944) 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...
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