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University History

 Subject

Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 248 Collections and/or Records:

Leland B. Tate Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1956-004
Abstract

The collection contains newspaper clippings relating to industrial and economic development in the New River Valley, with an emphasis on the Radford Army Ammunition Plant, together with studies titled "Facts About the Blacksburg Community" and "Some Facts About Virginia's People."

Dates: 1940-[1955?], n.d.

Harry Downing Temple, Jr., Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1988-039
Abstract

The Harry Downing Temple, Jr., Papers contains materials related to Temple's personal life, interest in heraldry and insignia, and his research and publications on the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets. Materials date from about 1872 to 2004.

Dates: 1872 - 2004; Majority of material found within 1930 - 2001

Herbert J. Thomas Papers

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: Ms-2000-089
Scope and Contents

Born in Columbus, Ohio, moved to South Charleston, West Virginia in 1925. Attended Virginia Polytechnic Institute from 1937-1941. Awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor and Purple Heart during World War II. Collection includes photographs, clippings, citations, and papers collected by Lt. Col. John Coulter for his book on the six Medal of Honor winners who were students from Virginia Tech. 

Dates: 1937 - 1943

William Logan Threlkeld Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1975-005
Abstract

This collection contains the papers of William Logan Threlkeld, professor of zoology and biology at Virginia Polytechnic Institute (1929-1958), including biographical materials, personal and professional correspondence, research files, and printed materials.

Dates: 1919 - 1974

Clarence Trent Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1985-010
Abstract

The collection comprises the papers of Virginia Polytechnic Institute (VPI) alum and professor Clarence E. Trent (1904-1991), having to do with his involvement in American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the Lutheran Campus Ministry at VPI, and his engineering education.

Dates: 1958 - 1991

Uniform/Trousers and Jacket [may not be a match],

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: Textile-1993-012
Scope and Content Item: Uniform/ trousers and jacket (may not be a match) Date: ? Color: blue gray Material: wool, off white cotton lining around waist and for interior pockets of trousers, blue cotton lining on underside of pocket flaps on the jacket and has the number 261 written underneath Donor: Condition and Special Markings: special markings for trousers: wide black strip down the side, black plastic buttons instead of a zipper; special markings on jacket: gray buttons exposed down the center...
Dates: n.d.

Records of the University Club

 Record Group
Identifier: RG-29-04
Abstract

The collection consists of papers detailing the founding, construction, administration, finances, and membership of the University Club at Virginia Tech.

Dates: 1925 - 2000

University Memorabilia

 Collection
Identifier: Artifact-056
Abstract

This collection includes a variety of memorabilia from various years of Virginia Tech history. Some examples of artifacts in this collection include but are not limited to pins, buttons, koozies, and coasters.

Dates: c.1909-2020

Records of the Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station

 Record Group
Identifier: RG-25-01
Abstract The Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station (VAES) was established in 1886 by an act of the Virginia General Assembly and funded by the federal Hatch Act of 1887 for the purpose of providing practical and useful information on agricultural and scientific subjects. The collection includes 114 surveys books for ten counties in Virginia from 1931 through 1940, as well as files dated 1903-1947 of weather reports, annual reports of investigations of the field laboratories, and a large amount of...
Dates: 1903 - 1947

Records of the Virginia Cooperative Extension

 Record Group — Box Microfiche 1-2
Identifier: RG-26
Abstract

This collection contains the administrative records of the Virginia Cooperative Extension, including correspondence, reports, financial documents, slides, videos, and the records of Bob Swain and Edwin J. Jones. The collection also documents the VCE's role in Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission, Virginia Association of Extension Secretaries, and their work within rural communities.

Dates: 1862 - 1997