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Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute

 Subject

Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Scope Note: Used for the years 1895-1944

Found in 211 Collections and/or Records:

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

McBryde Family Papers,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2013-024
Abstract

The McBryde Family Papers contains materials concerning Dr. John McLaren McBryde and his family from 1859 through the 1920s. Included in the collection are photographs, newspaper clippings, correspondences, and publications. Additionally included are copies of the correspondence between Dr. John McLaren McBryde and the University of Virginia regarding an offer for its presidency.

Dates: 1859-1920s

J. Bolton McBryde Collection,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1992-059
Abstract

Collection consists of approximately photographs, negatives, and glass plate negatives depicting Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg, Montgomery County, and the New River area.

Dates: c. early 1900s

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

Rudolph Dixon Michael Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1960-005
Abstract

Papers of Virginia Tech alumnus and agricultural information editor. Contains correspondence and notes relating to the histories Blacksburg, the Preston family, and Smithfield Plantation (including maps of the grounds and the cemetery). Also contains a few campus photographs and printed materials related to Virginia Tech.

Dates: 1925 - 1984

Clarence Paul Miles Papers,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1961-003
Abstract

Papers of Virginia Tech graduate, professor of modern languages, and director of athletics Clarence Paul "Sally" Miles, including grade books for courses in French and German, together with personal memorabilia and photographs.

Dates: 1902 - 1960

Jimmie W. Monteith, Jr., Collection,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1990-062
Abstract Jimmie W. Monteith, Jr. (1919-1944) was a Lieutenant in the army during World War II. He served his country bravely and was killed on the beaches of Normandy during the D-Day invasion of 1944. He was posthumously awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. Collection consists primarily of his letters home during World War II. Also includes letters of condolence sent to the family following his death, congratulatory letters for being awarded the Medal of Honor, newspaper clippings, and...
Dates: 1933 - 1997

Henry M. Morris Papers,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1994-028
Abstract

This collection contains papers relating to Morris's career as a hydraulic engineer and his position as director of the Institute for Creation Research. The materials date from 1937 to 1999 and include course materials (exams, notes), his M.S. thesis and Ph.D. dissertation, publications, technical reports, correspondence concerning such topics as hydraulic engineering and soil mechanics, and publications and pamphlets from the Institute of Creation Research.

Dates: 1937 - 1999

Jack Welford Moss Papers,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1991-055
Abstract

This collection contains materials related to and collected by Jack Welford Moss, a Virginia Polytechnic Institute alum.

Dates: 1925 - 1968

John Murray Papers,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2008-036
Abstract

The John Murray Papers document the participation of John Murray, a Virginia Tech chemistry professor from 1942 to 1971, in Virginia's ornithological community. Collected materials include manuscript articles, scholarly correspondence, and bird watching logs which focus largely on Montgomery County, Virginia.

Dates: 1883 - 1999