University Archives

The Records of Virginia Tech Dining Services comprise award submission scrapbooks for events and dinners hosted by the Dining Services department of the Division of Student Affairs that were compiled and submitted for awards from 1994 through 2013. A 2009 schematic design for the food court Turner Place at Lavery Hall is also included.

The collections consists of records and scrapbooks from the Virginia Tech Faculty Women's Club.

The banner is made of maroon felt with an orange lining stitched around the edges. Printed across the banner in orange is text that reads "VIRGINIA TECH" with a VPI fighting gobbler logo below it in white and orange.

White plate with a gold rim, in the center is the Virginia Tech seal in gold, black, maroon, orange, green, and various other colors that make up the details of the seal. Underneath the seal in maroon reads "Virginia Tech."

The belt is made of a cream colored fabric with a metal belt buckle and belt hook. Hand written near the buckle and hook is "1952." In the center of the belt is "LAST RAT BELT 52/ALL BAND COMAPNY JUNE '4' 1949." written in pen. There are various other hand written phrases and signatures on belt.

The Virginia Tech Rescue Squad Papers contains the minutes of the Rescue Squad's executive board, which span the years 1970-1994.

The Virginia Tech Ring and Class Collections document the work of the Ring Design Committee, Ring Dance Committee, and individual classes at VPI, including their reunions. Items include ring design proposals and collection brochures, invitations and flyers for ring dances, and memorabilia for graduating classes and class reunions.

The collection contains a single scrapbook of photographs of VPI and the area surrounding Blacksburg, Virginia, from about 1912 to 1916.

This collection consists of two audiocassette tapes containing the proceedings of the Virginia Tech Space Business Symposium, "Space: The Final Frontier for U.S. Business," on March 27, 1992. The symposium was Virginia Tech's first on short-term profits, research and development, and U.S. competitiveness. Panelists discuss the commercialization of space technologies and the business potential for Virginia.

A collection of scrapbooks that document the campus events organized by the Virginia Tech Union during the academic years from 1969 to 2009.