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Students and alumni

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: If you use this subject heading, please use "University History," too.

Found in 186 Collections and/or Records:

James Frederick Dudley Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1949-002
Abstract

The collection contains programs, clippings, and fliers from organizations in which James Frederick Dudley participated while a student at VPI, including the Dramatic Club, the Bugle, the Tech Minstrels, the Southwestern Virginia Chemical Club, and the YMCA.

Dates: 1927 - 1929

"Underwater Wonders of Toms Creek" Exhibit

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2024-098
Abstract

The "Underwater Wonders of Toms Creek" Exhibit is a collection of materials and artwork, ranging from watercolor art to exhibit displays focusing on Toms Creek and the Bluehead Chub, a fish that inhabits it.

Dates: c. 2022-2023

Melvin Feldenheimer Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2008-083
Abstract

Melvin Feldenheimer graduated from the Virginia Tech in 1944. Collection consists of materials from Feldenheimer's time as a cadet at Virginia Tech. Also included is a recording from a 1946 performance of Mel Felton and the Southern Colonels, a dance band lead by Feldenheimer during his time as a student and following World War II the band reunited and toured the south.

Dates: 1940 - 1997

Adam Finch Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1974-015
Abstract Adam Tyree Finch graduated with the Class of 1893. Finch returned to VPI in 1898 to teach Military Science and Tactics. Finch also served as Commandant of Cadets and Assistant Professor of Physiology and Materia Medica before leaving VPI in Spring of 1900. This collection includes scrapbook pages containing photos and materials from Adam Finch's time as a cadet and VPI. Also included is a letter of recommendation from President Barringer and a letter written by Finch about an alumni...
Dates: 1891 - 1933

Ruth White Fisher Scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1987-058
Abstract

This collection includes a scrapbook compiled by Blacksburg, Virginia artist Ruth White Fisher, relating to her series of paintings titled "The Evolution of Creativity," donated to Virginia Tech. It includes photographs, correspondence, newspaper clippings, and ephemera about the paintings and the donation ceremony.

Dates: 1966 - 1978

William E. Franklin Memorabilia

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1985-019
Abstract

The collection includes memorabilia from William E. Franklin's student years (1872-1875) at Virginia Agriculture and Mechanical College: a program from the 1875 commencement exercises, an undated photo of the Cadet Corps, and an 1879 letter from Charles Martin, a professor of English.

Dates: 1873 - 1879

Chapman J. French Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2009-034
Abstract

The collection contains papers of Chapman J. French, civil engineer employed by Norfolk & Western Railway from 1903 to 1950. It includes correspondence, memoranda, working notes, and specifications for projects as well as company and engineering department procedures. Also includes personal papers, largely relating to purchases for household and farm.

Dates: 1903 - 1957

Ray Gaskins Essay

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2010-046
Abstract

The collection contains an essay entitled, "The Great Blizzard of 1857" written by Dr. Ray Gaskins.

Dates: 2010

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

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