University Archives
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: If you use this subject heading, please use "University History," too.
Found in 44 Collections and/or Records:
Records of the Office of Academic Affairs, Leslie F. Malpass, Alfred Krebs, and Donald C. Darnton
Record Group
Identifier: RG-05-01-02
Scope and Content
This collection consists primarily of correspondence and records of Leslie F. Malpass, Alfred Krebs, and Donald C. Darnton from the Office of Academic Affairs at Virginia Tech. The bulk is from Malpass' tenure as Vice-President for Academic Affairs (1968-1974), but there also are materials from Alfred H. Krebs' tenure as director of Summer School (1970-1972) and as Assistant Vice President of Academic Affairs under Malpass (1972-1974) and from Donald C. Darnton's tenure as Director of...
Dates:
1961 - 1977; Majority of material found within ( 1965-1976)
Black History Oral History Collection
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2003-011
Scope and Contents
This collection includes oral history accounts from various African Americans with experience at Virginia Tech and/or in the Blacksburg area between the 1950s and the early 2000s.
Dates:
n.d.
Blue Blouse and Trousers,
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: Textile-1993-011
Scope and Content
Item: blue blouse and trousers
Date: ?
Color: navy blue blouse and blue gray trousers
Material: wool blend/ black satin (?) lining blouse/ trousers have off white cotton (?) lining around waist and for pockets
Manufacturer: Virginia Polytechnic Institute Uniform Department, Blacksburg VA
Donor:
Condition: fair, stitching in blouse liner is undone in a few places, three buttons on inside of collar missing (center one replaced with a white plastic button), looks as if a metal was ripped off...
Dates:
n.d.
Cadet Uniform,
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: Textile-1993-010
Scope and Content
Item: cadet uniform
Desc: cadet blouse and trousers
Date: ?
Color: navy blue blouse and blue gray trousers
Material: blouse: wool blend with black satin (?), trousers: white cotton waist band and pockets
Manufacturer: Blacksburg: Virginia Polytechnic Uniform Department
Donor:
Condition: good, three buttons missing from inside of collar, small mend on back of blouse; back left pocket stained inside and worn
Special Markings: Black stripe trim. Two stripes up back. Black plastic...
Dates:
n.d.
Cadet Uniform Blouse,
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: Textile-1993-009
Scope and Content
Item: cadet uniform blouse
Desc: original uniform blouse
Date: post 1918 (1920’s)
Color: navy blue with black lining; sleeves lined with off white
Material: wool; (?) lining; sleeve lining: cotton (?)
Manufacturer: Virginia Polytechnic Institute Uniform Dept. V.E. Kelsey, Supt.
Donor:
Condition: top hook torn off; some stains; worn on back
Special Markings: label: Mr. John E. McDonald {John Early McDonald, class of 1927, Private Company E?}, Date 34-{31?}-{39}. Numbers 27 1/2...
Dates:
c.1920s
Records of the Office of the Vice President for Administration, Stuart K. Cassell
Record Group
Identifier: RG-06-01-01
Abstract
This collection consists primarily of correspondence with Stuart K. Cassell, first Vice President for Administration (1966-1975). There is a large amount of material concerning budget and other financial matters, as well as construction, buildings and grounds maintenance, and other physical plant matters. The collection also contains Cassell's records as Business Manager, 1945-1966. Because the bulk of the material concerns Cassell’s position as Vice President for Administration, but the...
Dates:
1945 - 1975
Diploma Collection
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2019-039
Abstract
This collection contains university diplomas for various people related to Virginia Tech, both alumni and faculty. This collection includes 16 Bachelors, Masters, and Doctorate degrees awarded between 1877 and 1964, with 15 from Virginia Tech. Diplomas are for William S. Adkisson, Katherine Sue Arrington, R.E.L. Aylor, John Poindexter Billingsley, William Mayo Brodie, J.M. Carrington, Calvert Lewis Estill, Howard Rucker Keister Jr., Howard Rucker Keister Sr., Harvey B. McDonald, Charles...
Dates:
1877 - 1964
Edgemont Farm Papers
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2003-022
Abstract
The collection consists of Edgemont Farm record books, papers, and correspondence relating to the history, operations, and sale of Edgemont Farm in Halifax County, Virginia, and to the Barksdale and Hutcheson families, former owners of the farm. The collection includes correspondence between John R. Hutcheson and T. B. Hutcheson, Jr., as well as other correspondence of Thomas B. Hutcheson, Jr.; maps, correspondence, and Deed of Trust with David Barksdale regarding the sale of the farm.
Dates:
1925 - 1998