Faculty

Paper describes the early meetings which lead to the creation of the farm demonstration work program. Farrar Shelton attended one of these early meetings as an eighth grader. Shelton later attended VPI and graduated with the class of 1915 with a degree in agriculture, he went on to become a county demonstration agent.

The Hampton D. Smith Collection, consists of a collection of papers, raw data, presentations, and laboratory notes pertaining to Dr. Hampton D. Smith's work in the Virginia Tech Chemistry Department from 1974 to 1990.

The Ellison A. Smyth, Sr. collection contains papers including his correspondence with professional and amateur scientists, collectors, dealers and suppliers around the world concerning entomology and zoology, his publications, and field journals from his entomological work.

Collection consists of extensive correspondence, unpublished research reports, lectures, trip reports, reprints, trip diaries (1968-82), photographs (1979) from his trip to China, daily work books (1959-81), and subject files spanning entire career. This collection is unprocessed.

The collection consists of university-related papers and ephemera of Stahl's, as well a notebook and manuscript created by members of Stahl's family.

Professor Emeritus of Political Science and the Center for Public Administration and Policies at Virginia Tech. Leading expert on state constitutional reform, and director of the 1977 Virginia Tech self-study. Papers include articles, lectures, class and self-study material, and information concerning Phi Beta Kappa. Unprocessed.

Collection contains correspondence, newspaper articles, speeches, and awards relating to Louis A. Swiger's career at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

Professor of Agricultural Engineering (1935-70) at Virginia Tech and Vice President of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers. Papers include speeches about rural electrification, the agricultural engineering profession, and environmental control.

The collection consists primarily of speeches, speech resource and research materials, administrative notes, departmental program planning and budgeting materials.

Newspaper clippings relating to industrial and economic development in the New River Valley, with an emphasis on the Radford Army Ammunition Plant, together with studies titled "Facts About the Blacksburg Community" and "Some Facts About Virginia's People."