University Archives

The John Murray Papers document the participation of John Murray, a Virginia Tech chemistry professor from 1942 to 1971, in Virginia's ornithological community. Collected materials include manuscript articles, scholarly correspondence, and bird watching logs which focus largely on Montgomery County, Virginia.

The J. Preston Newman Papers includes four poems (1935-1938, n.d.), as well as papers relating to Ralph Minthorne Brown, university librarian at Virginia Tech.

The collection includes letters, newspaper clips, photographs, and a potrait in relation to Dr. Walter S. Newman. The letters include different organizations that the Newman family were involved in, including the American Red Cross, VPI, and the Future Farmers of America. The portrait belongs to Elizabeth Newman and includes a brief description of Mary Gordon Otey.

The Records of the Office of the President, Walter S. Newman consists of correspondence, financial documents, enrollment statistics, architects' contracts, audits, commencement and inaugural ephemera, statements to the Federal Power Commission, photographs, and reports on Virginia's public school system submitted to the Moses Commission.

Walter Stephenson Newman (1895-1978) was the first individual to hold the office of Vice-President at Virginia Tech. His tenure began 15 May 1946 but only lasted until 1 September 1947, when he became the tenth president of Virginia Tech, serving from 1947 to 1962. This small collection consists of correspondence concerning curriculum revisions, letters from and replies to other colleges on various matters, and copies of memoranda to faculty and department heads.

The R. C. Nichols Scrapbook is a scrapbook of Nichols'(1908-1976) time as a student at VPI from 1927-1931. The scrapbook contains dance cards, inivtations, newspaper clippings, photographs, and more. The scrapbook contains materials on subjects such as life as a cadet, football, and social events from Nichols' time at VPI and addtional years.

retouched photograph; winter scene

The collection contains oral history CDs and transcripts with individuals involved in the adoption of technology in education at Virginia Tech. The interviews were conducted by Jan Nespor, and the interviewees include Erv Blythe, Peggy Meszaros, Jesuha Pacifici, and Mark Sanders.

The collection includes brochures relating to study abroad programs between 1982 and 2007 and minutes, notes, schedules, and strategic planning documents from the University Council for International Programs from 1995 through 2003.