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University History

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 733 Collections and/or Records:

O'Shaughnessy Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1987-052
Abstract

This collection consists of papers--including correspondence, schoolwork, diplomas, diaries, photographs, and printed materials--of Louis O'Shaughnessy, professor of mathematics at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (VPI); his wife Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy; their daughter, VPI mathematics instructor Betty O'Shaughnessy Bock; and the Surface family (parents and siblings of Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy).

Dates: 1857 - 1965

Louis O'Shaughnessy Letters

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1993-010
Abstract

The collection contains 1903 to 1905 letters from Louis O'Shaughnessy to his future wife, Ida Surface, and one letter from O'Shaughnessy to G. T. Surface.

Dates: 1903 - 1905

Records of the Division of Outreach and International Affairs, International Education/Study Abroad

 Record Group
Identifier: RG-35-01-02
Abstract

The collection includes brochures relating to study abroad programs between 1982 and 2007 and minutes, notes, schedules, and strategic planning documents from the University Council for International Programs from 1995 through 2003.

Dates: 1982 - 2007

Overcoat with Attached Cape,

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: Textile-1993-016
Scope and Content Item: overcoat with attached cape Date: [1920] Color: navy [cadet] blue, red on underside of cape, darker blue lining except in sleeves (black) Material: [wool blend], [cotton] lining in coat, [satin] lining in sleeves Manufacturer: Condition: white strings coming through the lining, a few very small worn spots and stains, gold strip coming off right sleeve, small holes near inner pocket Special Markings: silver colored metal chain sewn into the interior back of the collar, 8 gold...
Dates: 1920 - 1920

Records of the Office of the Vice-President, Louis A. Pardue

 Record Group
Identifier: RG-03-03
Abstract This collection consists primarily of correspondence relating to Dr. Louis A. Pardue's duties both as Vice-President and Director of Graduate Studies. Materials consist of general correspondence, general reports, financial reports, enrollment statistics, commencement and inaugural reports, minutes, and departmental information collected by Pardue from 1950 through 1963. There are extensive correspondence and other material of the Oak Ridge Institute of Nuclear Science (ORINS), of which VPI...
Dates: 1950 - 1963

Bernard L. Parsons Papers and Photographs

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: Ms-1992-053
Scope and Contents

Collection includes pamphlets, books and reports relating to soil erosion, land drainage, and other agricultural issues.

Dates: 1918 - 1942

William MacFarland Patton Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1954-001
Abstract

This collection contains papers of William MacFarland Patton, civil engineer and professor at Virginia Agricultural & Mechanical College (now Virginia Tech). It includes a partial draft of Patton's book, A Practical Treatise on Foundations and draft of an unpublished textbook on civil engineering, together with patent documentation for two inventions.

Dates: 1893, 1896, n.d.

Alfred C. Payne Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2006-009
Abstract

Papers of Alfred C. Payne (1916-2003), assistant to the dean of students and counselor for religious affairs at Virginia Tech from 1964 to 1981. Included are personal papers (biographical files, correspondence, and photographs); public addresses and writings; and subject files, all relating to Payne's work and personal interests.

Dates: 1917 - 2003

Charles K. Payne Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1949-003
Abstract

This collection consists of a letter from Payne to Walter S. Newman, VPI President (1947-1962), a letter from Newman to Miss Elizabeth Woolwine in the library, and a completed questionnaire regarding VAMC in the 1870s and 1880s.

Dates: 1949

Myrvin Lafe Pence Scrapbook and Class Photograph,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2013-087
Abstract

The Myrvin Lafe Pence Scrapbook and Class Photograph contains photographs, newspaper clippings, tickets, and other memorabilia from Pence's time as a student at Virginia Tech from 1918 to 1922.

Dates: 1918 - 1922