T. W. Hatcher Collection
Scope and Content
The collection contains class notes from Hatcher's tenure as a student at VPI, as well as VPI ephemera from the 1950s. The collection contains photographs from campus and other locations, taken in the 1920s. Later materials consist of reports written about the National Bank of Blacksburg.
Dates
- Creation: 1919 - 1970
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1920 - 1930
Creator
Access Restrictions
Collection is open to research.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish material from the T. W. Hatcher Collection must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Biographical Information
T. (Thomas) W. (Watkins) Hatcher was a student at VPI from 1919 to 1922, graduating with a defree in Mechanical Engineering. In 1924, Hatcher joined the Math Department as an Instructor, and became an Assistant Professor in 1926. He received a PhD in Mathematics from Cornell University in 1931. In 1943, he was named Acting Head of the department at VPI, a position that became permanent the following year. He served as Head of the Math Department until 1963. Hatcher retired in 1964, and began contributing to a scholarship that has continued in his name ever since. He was also on the Board of the National Bank of Blacksburg. Hatcher died in 1979.
Full Extent
0.6 Cubic Feet (2 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection contains notes from Hatcher's tenure as a student at VPI, as well as VPI ephemera from the 1950s. The collecton contains photographs from campus and other locations, taken in the 1920s. Later materials consist of reports from the National Bank of Blacksburg.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged by type of material.
Acquisition Information
The T. W. Hatcher Collection was donated to Special Collections in 1987.
General Physical Description note
2 boxes; 0.6. cu. ft.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the T. W. Hatcher Collection commenced and was completed i n1987. Additional description was completed in July 2009.
- Title
- A Guide to the T. W. Hatcher Collection, 1919-1970 (Bulk 1920-1930)
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Kira A. Dietz
- Date
- © 2009 By Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. All rights reserved.
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Description is in English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections, Virginia Tech Repository
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu