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Science and Technology

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 165 Collections and/or Records:

Carl George Krieger Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1982-013
Abstract

The Carl George Krieger Papers contain correspondence, speeches, notebooks, photographs, recordings, and clippings relating to the areas of agriculture, gas, oil, tractors, air and water pollution, waste treatment, and public relations.

Dates: 1930 - 1968

Kron Botanical Cards

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1995-022
Abstract

Reproductions of eight botanical illustrations of wildflower specimens found near the Yadkin River in North Carolina, painted in the 19th century by Adelaide and Elizabeth Kron and reprinted as stationery cards by the Albemarle [North Carolina] Council of Garden Clubs and the Kron Trust.

Dates: 1985

John W. Landis Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1969-001
Abstract

The collection contains correspondence, memos, proposals, reports, and other papers relating to Landis' work with nuclear reactor projects and memberships on various committees, including the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors, the Virginia State Chamber of Commerce, and the Virginia Advisory Board on Industrial Development.

Dates: 1949 - 1969

Alfred W. Lawson Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2023-053
Abstract

This collection contains materials relating to the aviation career of Alfred W. Lawson, a professional baseball player and aviator.

Dates: 1913, 1948, n.d.

Records of the Learning Resources Center

 Record Group
Identifier: RG-05-07
Abstract This collection contains the records from the Learning Resources Center (1971 to at least 1990) at Virginia Tech. The materials in this collection date from 1951 to 1988 and includes film advertisments, guides, magazines, newspaper articles, photo slides, slides scripts, and worksheets. It mainly contains film guides for older educational films that bring awareness to such topics as animal behaviors, environmental safety, relationships, sexual health, scientific concepts/methods, and other...
Dates: 1951 - 1988; Majority of material found within 1968 - 1984

Claudius Lee Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1961-002
Abstract

The collection contains correspondence, photographs, and miscellaneous materials relating to the personal life and university and military service of Claudius Lee, a professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at Virginia Polytechnic Institute.

Dates: 1887 - 1954

John A. N. Lee Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1973-005
Abstract The collection contains correspondence, computer programs, publications, and meeting notes all relating to Lee's work for the National Bureau of Standards to develop a standard for the BASIC programming language. Included in the papers are a survey of twenty-seven descriptions of BASIC and a collection of published works relating to the language up to 1973. Also contains records (1977-1990) from the editorial staff of the Annals of the History of...
Dates: 1973 - 1990

Aldo Leopold Charts

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1974-005
Abstract

The Aldo Leopold Charts contain two charts on the Cumulative History of Game Cycles and Other Fluctuations in Abundance of Game in North America and Wisconsin, and a summary of the game cycle data.

Dates: 1929 - 1930

George W. Litton Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1981-099
Abstract The collection contains the papers of George W. Litton, professor of Animal Husbandry at Virginia Polytechnic Institute (V.P.I.) from 1940 to 1970. These papers date from 1927 to 1983 and include poetry, essays, V.P.I.'s Agricultural Extension station reports, notes, lecture material, publications, personal and professional correspondence, photographs from Litton's portrait hanging, and bound compilations like "Foolishness, Poems, and Philosophy" that function similarly to commonplace...
Dates: 1927 - 1983

Walter E. Lobo Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1985-014
Abstract

Walter E. Lobo (1905-1995) was a chemical engineer, mostly for M. W. Kellogg Company catering to petroleum and chemical industries which performed contract research and development. The collection mainly consists of Lobo's microfilmed files (99 reels) dealing with chemical-, petroleum-, and energy-related topics (including laboratory and field reports). In addition, there are several documents, including a typescripts of reports and indexes of the microfilm.

Dates: 1929 - 1955