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 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 730 Collections and/or Records:

Fightin' Gobbler Patch

 Collection
Identifier: Textile-2021-001
Abstract

The Fightin' Gobbler Patch is a colorful patch with the head of a turkey wearing a cap that says "VPI". Underneath are the words "Fightin' Gobblers" in cursive.

Dates: ca. 1940s

Adam Finch Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1974-015
Abstract Adam Tyree Finch graduated with the Class of 1893. Finch returned to VPI in 1898 to teach Military Science and Tactics. Finch also served as Commandant of Cadets and Assistant Professor of Physiology and Materia Medica before leaving VPI in Spring of 1900. This collection includes scrapbook pages containing photos and materials from Adam Finch's time as a cadet and VPI. Also included is a letter of recommendation from President Barringer and a letter written by Finch about an alumni...
Dates: 1891 - 1933

Adam T. Finch Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1990-022
Abstract

Adam Tyree Finch (1872-1933) graduated from VPI in 1893 and earned an M.D. from the University of Virginia in 1896. He served as Commandant of Cadets and Assistant Professor of Physiology and Materia Medica at VPI from 1898 thru 1900. He also served in the U.S. Army Reserves. The collection contains VPI memorabilia and personal correspondence.

Dates: 1895 - 1926

Elizabeth Fine Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2015-041
Abstract The Elizabeth Fine Papers include papers and materials collected by Fine during her tenure as a professor at Virginia Tech. Fine taught in Humanities, Appalachian Studies, and Communication Studies from 1979 until her retirement in 2015. The collection includes research and subject files on aspects of Appalachian culture and history; papers from her instruction, departmental, and administrative activities; and files on historic buildings on campus, particularly the history, renovation, and...
Dates: c. 1983-2012

Ruth White Fisher Scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1987-058
Abstract

This collection includes a scrapbook compiled by Blacksburg, Virginia artist Ruth White Fisher, relating to her series of paintings titled "The Evolution of Creativity," donated to Virginia Tech. It includes photographs, correspondence, newspaper clippings, and ephemera about the paintings and the donation ceremony.

Dates: 1966 - 1978

Marshall W. Fishwick Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1985-007
Abstract

This collection contains course and teaching related materials, photographs, manuscripts, audiovisual and electronic material, scrapbooks, and the professional and personal correspondence of Marshall William Fishwick, professor of Humanities and Communication Studies at Virginia Tech, 1976-2003.

Dates: 1700 - 2007; Majority of material found within 1923 - 2007

Flyer, HokiePride LGBT Resource Center grand opening, Blacksburg, VA, 08-29-2008 (RG 8/16)

 Digital Record
Identifier: RG08_16_LGBT_Resource_Center_Grand_Opening_Flyer_2008_08_29

Bobby Foushee Collection,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2011-030
Abstract

The collection includes yearbook photos of Foushee; receipt from purchase of 1956 Bugle, and a letter and envelope. The letter is missing the bottom third, but appears to be from the Civilian Student Body and is addressed to "Dear Senator."

Dates: 1954 - 1956

Framed photograph of Thomas Watkins Hatcher

 Collection — Frame 1
Identifier: Art-203
Scope and Contents

Framed black and white photograph (24 x 28 inches) of Thomas Watson Hatcher, head Department of Mathematics, 1943-1963

Dates: after 1953

Virginia Agricultural & Mechanical College Receipt to W. C. Franklin,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2014-006
Abstract

The collection consists of a receipt received by W. C. Franklin on March 8, 1876, from the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College.

Dates: March 8, 1876