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Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College

 Subject

Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Scope Note: Used for the years 1872-1895

Found in 64 Collections and/or Records:

William Bradford Alwood Collection,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1960-003
Abstract

Professor of horticulture, entomology, and mycology at Virginia Tech (1891-1904); fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Papers include research papers, theses, brochures, and notebooks on such subjects as cider, wine making, grapes, and pellagra.

Dates: 1854 - 1927

A. Moore Anderson Postcard

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1968-009
Abstract

VAMC postcard to A. Moore Anderson announcing the Spring 1878 semester.

Dates: 1877 - 1877

Ayre Family Collection,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1963-003
Abstract

College memorabilia of father and son Henry D. and Clayton E. Ayre, both of whom attended Virginia Agricultural & Mechanical College (now Virginia Tech) during the late 19th century. Includes cadet caps, lecture notes, a certificate, and photograph.

Dates: 1871-[1899]

Walter H. Beal, Sr., Speeches

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1988-074
Abstract

The collection contains two speeches by Beal in 1886: a valedictory address to the class of 1886, and a farewell address to the Lee Literary Society.

Dates: 1886 - 1886

Robert Burns Haldane Begg Collection,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1963-005
Abstract

The collection contains a VPI honor list for 1897-1898, a 1948 Chi Epsilon dinner program, and a 1962 list of living alumni who attended VAMC prior to 1900.

Dates: 1898, 1948, 1962

Biographical Vertical Files,

 Collection
Identifier: VerticalFile-004
Scope and Content

In general, vertical files at Special Collections include newspaper clippings, photocopies, ephemera, unpublished and/or informal publications, and other papers relating to a specific subject area. Files in this collection relate to individuals and families connected to the local area (Blacksburg, Montgomery County, and Southwest Virginia) and/or to Virginia Tech. Each individual/family below has at least one folder and many include cross references.

Dates: 1960s-present

Henry Brooke Letter and Flyer,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1949-001
Abstract

The collection consists of a letter written March 1893 from Brooke to Editor Colliery Engineer about an article written by Otto C. Burkhart.

Dates: 1893, c.1909

Cadet Coatee,

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: Textile-1993-001
Scope and Content

Item: cadet coatee Desc: original V.A.M.C. cadet coatee Date: 1886 Color: blue gray Material: wool with cotton lining Manufacturer: Philadelphia: D. Klein and Bro. Donor: Corps of Cadets, Jan. 1975 Condition: stained, dirty; moth holes in back, lining and front; lining shredded; later stitching on front; only one button in center row

Dates: 1886 - 1886

Cadet Coatee,

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: Textile-1993-002
Scope and Content

Item: Cadet coatee Desc: original cadet coatee Date: 1886 Color: blue gray Material: wool with cotton lining Manufacturer: Philadelphia: D. Klein and Bro. Donor: unknown Condition: stained dirty; moth holes: collar, sleeves, interior unlined areas, front edges; one button missing (center front) Special Markings: White name tape with black ink inside front right below interior pocket: “Greenwood Nowlin”

Dates: 1886 - 1886

William Addison Caldwell Papers

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: Ms-1988-048
Scope and Content Born in Craig County, Virginia; first student to enroll at the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (now Virginia Tech), in October 1872. Graduated in 1876. Papers consist of Caldwell's report card from the 1875 academic year, with the envelope it was sent in; a bible given to Caldwell in 1878 as a graduation gift; a letter written by him in Wrightsville, North Carolina, in 1910, a month and a half before his death, to his niece Katherine Caldwell in Radford, Virginia; and a...
Dates: 1875, 1878, 1910