University Archives
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: If you use this subject heading, please use "University History," too.Found in 380 Collections and/or Records:
Records of War Memorial Chapel
Record Group
Identifier: RG-06-03-09
Abstract
The Records of War Memorial Chapel contain architectural records, posters, photographs, and prints pertaining to Virginia Tech’s War Memorial Chapel - including the Memorial Court, pylons, and cenotaph - and its construction in the 1950s and early 1960s. There are also a few pamphlets detailing the dedication and commemoration of the chapel, as well as records from the chapel after it was opened.
Dates:
1949-1985, 2001, undated
William Bradford Alwood
Collection
Identifier: Art-167
Scope and Contents
William Bedford Alwood (1859-1946); painted from photograph
Dates:
1938
William G. Wharton VPI Cadet Uniform
Collection
Identifier: Textile-1993-015
Abstract
The William G. Wharton VPI Cadet Uniform consists of three parts: a uniform coat, two pairs of trousers, and a overcoat with attached cape. The uniform coat is navy blue with black lining and is made of a wool blend with a satin lining. There is a black outline down the center, around the collar, along the bottom, and around the sleeve at the bottom. The sleeves also have a single thin stripe above the black strip on each sleeve. There is a "US ROTC" shield shaped patch on the...
Dates:
1920
William H. Byrne VPI Cadet Cape
Collection
Identifier: Textile-1993-014
Abstract
The Cadet cape is navy blue with a red lining, made of wool and possibly wool felt. It is a long standard cape for the time, with a black cord closure that is missing a frog on the right side. There is a label on the inside that reads "Mr. Byrne Capt. (?), measure 49-38-15, date 10-23-14 (William Hale Byrne, class of 1915, East Falls Church, Fairfax)." An additional label states the manufacturer as " Blacksburg: Virginia Polytechnic Institute, J.H. Kelsey, Supt., Uniform Department." There...
Dates:
1914
Records of the Dean of the College, John E. Williams
Record Group
Identifier: RG-11-02
Abstract
This collection contains several series of documents related to Professor John E. Williams's (1867-1943) service as Dean of the College for Virginia Tech between 1924 and 1943. They include correspondence with businesses, governmental organizations, parents, alumni, and other administration members of Virginia Tech. Also included are lists of statistics on enrollment, student organization and university finances, scholarships, as well as reports on the honor and "rat" system. Williams was...
Dates:
1920 - 1940
Records of Women and Gender in International Development
Record Group
Identifier: RG-35-01-01b
Scope and Content
This record group contains materials relating to the Women and Gender in International Development at Virginia Tech. This includes records documenting programs leading up to the current program, especially Women in World Development. Sub-group I: Records of the Director of the Virginia Tech Women in Development Program, Mary Hill Rojas contains materials created and collected by Mary Hill Rojas in her role as director of the Women in World Development (WID) (later Women in...
Dates:
1978-2002, undated
Records of WUVT
Collection
Identifier: RG-31-17-04
Abstract
This collection contains the records of WUVT-FM, Virginia Tech's student-run radio station, including administrative records, newspaper clippings, photographs, and scrapbooks.
Dates:
1950 - 2008
Doris Zallen Papers
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2018-032
Abstract
The Doris Zallen Papers, Ms2018-032, contains meeting notes from the Recombinant DNA Advisory Committee, Doris Zallen's professional papers, book reviews, and background on Zallen's published papers from 1960 to 2016. Doris Zallen attended Brooklyn College and Harvard University before becaming a professor of Science and Technolgy Studies and Humanities in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Science at Virginia Tech. This collection follows Zallen's acadamic work from the undergraduate to...
Dates:
1952 - 2016