University History

Antoine Gaujot and Julien E. Gaujot Papers

Collection

Identifier: Ms-1992-046

Abstract

The Antoine Gaujot and Julien E. Gaujot Papers contains the papers of two brothers who both attended Virginia Tech and received the U. S. Medal of Honor. The collection includes articles, correspondence, military documents, and research from about 1840-1999.

Dates: 1840 - 1999

Found in: Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech

George Robert Sibold Collection

Collection

Identifier: Ms-2025-049

Abstract The George Robert Sibold Collection consists of a hat and a button. The hat is navy blue with a black leather brim. Tied onto buttons right above the brim is red cord. The buttons holding the red cord are gold with the V.P.I. seal on them. Embroidered on the front of the hat are two crossing sticks and the letters "V" above them and "AMU" below them.The button is an oval shape with a maroon border and orange center. Maroon text on the button reads "VA. TECH." with two...

Dates: c.1890-1956

Found in: Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech

Lucie L. Gibboney Scrapbook

Collection

Identifier: Ms-2023-039

Abstract The Lucie L. Gibboney Scrapbook contains dance cards, football programs, correspondence, dried flowers, ticket stubs, menus, photographs and other ephemera. Much of the materials relate to Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (VPI) and the Town of Blacksburg, Virginia. Gibboney (1917-2007) probably collected these materials while visiting her future husband, James M. Graham, Jr. (1916-1976), a 1938 graduate of VPI, to document memories from their time...

Dates: 1934 - 1937

Found in: Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech

Anne H. Giles Paper

Collection

Identifier: Ms-1983-010

Abstract

The collection consists of a paper by Anne H. Giles titled, "Interviews with Women Graduates of Virginia Tech."

Dates: 1983

Found in: Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech

Joseph Allen Gills Papers

Collection

Identifier: Ms-1992-054

Abstract

The collection includes an undated invitation to commencement, the cover to a Virginia Polytechnic Institute Department of Chemistry lab book, and a 1928 record book for "Supervised Home Practice in Agriculture."

Dates: 1928, n.d.

Found in: Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech

William Gitt Journal

Collection

Identifier: Ms-1964-006

Abstract

This collection contains a journal kept from September through November 1912 by William Uncle Bill Gitt. Gitt was born in Newport, Virginia, and attended the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College from 1877 to 1878. Gitt later lived in the Number 1 Barracks on campus and worked at the college doing various tasks for the cadets.

Dates: 1912

Found in: Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech