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University History

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 783 Collections and/or Records:

Robert Baskerville Young, Jr. Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2025-042
Abstract

The collection contains photographs taken of Robert Young, Jr. and Sr., along with other members of the Young family. Many photos focus on the military career of Robert, Jr., along with two letters that were written during his service. There are newspaper articles about Dr. Robert Young, Sr., about his involvement in different organizations. Also included is a Ledger written by George Baskerville, the grandfather of Robert, Sr., during his time attending VMI.

Dates: 1873 - 1975

Doris Zallen Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2018-032
Abstract The Doris Zallen Papers, Ms2018-032, contains meeting notes from the Recombinant DNA Advisory Committee, Doris Zallen's professional papers, book reviews, and background on Zallen's published papers from 1960 to 2016. Doris Zallen attended Brooklyn College and Harvard University before becaming a professor of Science and Technolgy Studies and Humanities in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Science at Virginia Tech. This collection follows Zallen's acadamic work from the undergraduate to...
Dates: 1952 - 2016

Dr. Richard Zallen Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2008-069
Abstract The Dr. Richard Zallen Papers document the research and professional development of a physics professor at Virginia Tech specializing in condensed matter research. Papers largely cover the second half of the twentieth century and include information on research at Xerox; professional correspondence; Virginia Tech lecture notes; drafts of published work; and documents concerning trips, sabbaticals, and conferences. Materials include hand-written documents, published material, flat plate...
Dates: 1940 - 2007