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University History

 Subject

Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 449 Collections and/or Records:

Orrin Rankin Magill Papers,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1975-010
Abstract

Papers--including correspondence, memoranda, subject files, and printed materials--of Orrin Rankin Magill, graduate of Virginia Polytechnic Institute (class of 1913), VPI professor of philosophy and religion, and active participant in civic and political affairs of Blacksburg and Montgomery County, Virginia. Materials document Magill’s community activities, particularly as a member of the Montgomery County Board of Supervisors and the New River Valley Planning Commission.

Dates: 1945 - 1972; Majority of material found within 1960 - 1972

Map, n.d. (Ms2014-010)

 Digital Record
Identifier: Ms2014-010_WeberMark_Map_nd
Dates: n.d.

Marching Virginians' April 16, 2007 Condolence Collection,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2013-084
Abstract

The collection contains the condolence materials received by the Marching Virginians after April 16, 2007. Much of the material pertains to Ryan "Stack" Christopher Clark, baritone and student leader in the Marching Virginians. This collection incorporates a variety of materials and artifacts, including correspondence, posters, banners, an American flag flown on the USS Constitution, scrapbooks, and a band uniform.

Dates: 2007 - 2007

Maroon Corps of Cadet sashes,

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: Textile-2015-002
Scope and Content

Notes attached to box items were found in read: "Corps Maroon Sashes" and "Maroon sashes from the Tailor Shop."

Dates: n.d.

Arthur B. Massey Papers,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1962-002
Abstract

Field notes; essays and studies; laboratory course outlines; printed materials; and photographs of trees on the Virginia Tech Campus from Arthur Ballard Massey, plant pathologist, assistant professor of botany at Alabama Polytechnic Institute, professor of biology at Virginia Tech, and member of the Virginia Academy of Science.

Dates: 1902 - 1961

J. Harry McBroom Papers,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1974-016
Abstract

The collection includes 22 letters written by J. Harry McBroom, possibly from Abingdon, Virginia, to Thyrza Fugate detailing campus life in 1904-1905.

Dates: 1899 - 1908

Cora Bolton McBryde Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2016-019
Abstract This collection consists of a handwritten recipe book belonging to Cora Bolton McBryde, as well as three peraonal artifacts: an anniversary plate, a Tiffany & Co. silver spoon, and a metal mold. Most of the materials are undated, other than the plate (1913), but they likely date from the late 19th and early 20th centuries.Cora Bolton McBryde was the wife of John McLaren McBryde, president of Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College before and during the transition to Virginia...
Dates: c.1860s-1910s

Papers of John McLaren McBryde

 Collection
Identifier: RG-02-05
Scope and Content This collection is primarily correspondence (1900-07), both incoming and outgoing, dealing with pertinent subjects of McBryde's administration, including: Christian case and other hazing problems; Junior class uprising (1904); Jamestown Exposition (1907); fire of 1905; McBryde's refusal of University of Virginia presidency. There is also much routine correspondence including requests for catalogs, letters from concerned parents, and business letters. Included with the 1903 correspondence are...
Dates: 1900 - 1907

Cary P. McCutcheon Portfolio

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2017-049
Abstract

The collection contains a resume and portfolio of work created by Cary P. McCutcheon, a landscape architect in Virginia, in 2012.

Dates: 2012

Records of William James McKeefery, Vice President, Virginia Polytechnic Institute,

 Collection
Identifier: RG-04-02
Scope and Content In 1968 the post of Executive Vice President was established. William James McKeefery was the second Executive Vice President, succeeding Warren Brandt. This collection contains the correspondence and other official files of McKeefery during his tenure as Executive Vice-President. There is material dealing with the College of Agriculture, College of Arts and Sciences, College of Business, College of Education, College of Engineering, Home Economics, Committee to Study Revision of University...
Dates: 1969 - 1973