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O'Shaughnessy, Louis

 Person

Biographical Note

Louis O'Shaughnessy was student at Virginia Tech and graduated in 1903. He taught at Virginia Tech from 1918 to 1954. He also served as the first head of applied mechanics, acting dean of engineering, and director of graduate studies.

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

J. S. Counselman Letter,

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: Ms-1993-009
Scope and Content

Virginia Tech instructional assistant in surveying and drawing (1903-1904); Georgia School of Technology Assistant Professor in the Department of Mathematics and Civil Engineering. Collection consists of a letter from Counselman to a Mr. L. O’Shaughnessy (VPI civil engineering instructor 1904-1905).

Dates: 1906 - 1906

Louis O'Shaughnessy Letters,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1993-010
Abstract

The collection contains 1903 to 1905 letters from Louis O'Shaughnessy to his future wife, Ida Surface, and one letter from O'Shaughnessy to G. T. Surface.

Dates: 1903 - 1905

Louis O'Shaughnessy Papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Ms-1987-052
Scope and Content

Collection includes grade reports for O’Shaughnessy from a public school in Ohio, cancelled checks signed by G. Thomas Surface (a VPI professor in 1895), fourteen postcards of campus scenes, and an 1894 Maury Literary Society Debate Program.

Dates: 1890 - 1910