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University History

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 730 Collections and/or Records:

Solitude Photographs and Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1993-024
Abstract

This collection contains photographs, newspaper clippings, and several other papers containing information about Solitude, the oldest building on the Virginia Tech campus in Blacksburg, Virginia.

Dates: ca. 1960s-1980s

Souvenir program, John R. Hutcheson Dinner, Blacksburg Va., November 13, 1944

 Digital Record
Identifier: Ms2015-001_B1F19_HutchesonJohnDinner_souvenirprogram_1944_1113

Arthur M. Squires Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1987-006
Scope and Contents

The Arthur M. Squires Papers, 1888-1987 (bulk 1940-1987), consist of extensive correspondence, unpublished research reports, lectures, trip reports, reprints, trip diaries (1968-1982), photographs (1979) from his trip to China, daily work books (1959-1981), and subject files spanning entire career. This collection is unprocessed.

Dates: 1888 - 1987; Majority of material found within 1940 - 1987

John H. Squires Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1970-003
Abstract

The collection contains papers relating to John H. Squires' will with affidavits, notes regarding stocks, correspondence, his diplomas from Virginia Tech and Cornell University, and a certificate from the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine.

Dates: 1905-1942, undated

Horatio Seymour Stahl Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1969-003
Abstract

The Horatio Seymour Stahl Papers, 1881-1937, undated, consist of Stahl's radio talks and diplomas, VPI commencement programs and student lists, a piece written by Annie Stahl, a business ledger for W. S. Stahl, and a tribute for Chester L. Stahl.

Dates: 1881-1937, undated

Henry Stewart Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1983-006
Abstract

The collection consist of a typescript copy of a glossary of English-Spanish Nautical Terms, compiled by Henry Stewart.

Dates: n.d.

Sticker, Life Fest, n.d. (Ms2014-010)

 Digital Record
Identifier: Ms2014-010_WeberMark_StickerLifeFest_nd

Warren Strother Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2004-005
Abstract The Warren Strother Collection contains official correspondence between Dr. T. Marshall Hahn and various Virginia Polytechnic Institute departments, 319 oral history interviews on cassette tapes, and 48 transcribed interviews. These materials focus on Dr. Hahn’s administration of VPI and were used to create a book entitled From VPI to State University: President T. Marshall Hahn, Jr. and the Transformation of Virginia Tech, 1962-1974 written by Warren...
Dates: 1964 - 1992

Records of the Student Government Association of Virginia Tech

 Record Group
Identifier: RG-31-16
Abstract

The Virginia Tech Student Government Association was created in 1966-1967, combining the Civilian Student Body (established in 1930) and the Corps of Cadets student body governance. The collection contains minutes of the SGA and Civilian Student Body, administrative and event records, bills and resolutions, photo albums and clippings, and financial documents, which document the history and administration of the student organization.

Dates: 1947 - 2016

Albert L. Sturm Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1988-019
Abstract

This collection contains the papers of Albert L. Sturm, professor of political science at Virginia Tech and a noted expert on state constitutions and constitutional revision. Included are correspondence, reports, and printed materials relating to academic instruction, administration, and consultation; Sturm's books, articles, and public addresses; and topical files on politics and constitutionalnoal development and revision.

Dates: 1904 - 1988