University History
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 449 Collections and/or Records:
Adam Finch Collection,
Adam Tyree Finch graduated with the Class of 1893. Finch returned to VPI in 1898 to teach Military Science and Tactics. Finch also served as Commandant of Cadets and Assistant Professor of Physiology and Materia Medica before leaving VPI in Spring of 1900. Collection includes scrapbook pages containing photos and materials from Adam Finch's time as a cadet and VPI. Also included is a letter of recommendation from President Barringer and a letter written by Finch about an alumni reunion.
Elizabeth Fine Papers
Framed photograph of Thomas Watkins Hatcher
Framed black and white photograph (24 x 28 inches) of thmas Watson Hatcher, head Department of Mathematics, 1943-1963
Virginia Agricultural & Mechanical College Receipt to W. C. Franklin,
The collection consists of a receipt received by W. C. Franklin on March 8, 1876, from the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College.
William E. Franklin Memorabilia,
The collection includes memorabilia from Franklin's student years (1872-1875) at Virginia Agriculture and Mechanical College: a program from the 1875 commencement exercises, an undated photo of the Cadet Corps, and an 1879 letter from Charles Martin, a professor of English.
Charles Clement French, Records of the Office of the Vice President,
Charles Clement French served as Vice President of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute from January 1949 through August 1950. The collection contains primarily correspondence but also materials related to the American Chemical Society of Virginia, American Council on Education, Board of Control of Southern Regional Education; Educational Policy and Program Committee; General Education Board; and student alcohol consumption. Also included are travel vouchers and budget materials.
F. E. Garnett Letter,
The collection contains one letter by F. E. Garnett to General Gabriel Wharton dated August 30, 1878, regarding conditions at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College.
William E. Garnett Papers,
The William E. Garnett Papers consist of field notes, surveys, reports, class notes, letters to the editors of Montgomery County, Virginia, newspapers, and reprints of publications.