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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:

Robert S. and Martha C. Radspinner Collection,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2014-004
Abstract

The Robert S. and Martha C. Radspinner Collection contains memorabilia scrapbooks, photograph albums, Virginia Tech newspapers, concert programs, and other ephemera related to VPI. The material documents Robert S. (class of 1941) and Martha C. (class of 1942) Radspinner's time at VPI and dates from 1937 to 1942.

Dates: 1937-1942; 1988

James Robbins Randolph Papers,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1971-001
Abstract

Papers of engineer, mathematician and physicist James Robbins Randolph, including notes, calculations, correspondence and writings.

Dates: 1922 - 1969

Lingan S. Randolph Papers,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1979-007
Abstract

The collection includes papers with specifications for the details of labor and materials for the installation of a steam heating system at Sweet Briar Institute, Amherst, Virginia.

Dates: undated

Record Group Vertical Files,

 Collection
Identifier: VerticalFile-005
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In general, vertical files at Special Collections include newspaper clippings, photocopies, ephemera, unpublished and/or informal publications, and other papers relating to a specific subject area.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 Virginia Tech and its history. Topics may include, but are not limited to, colleges and departments, student organizations, administrative offices, centers and other campus units, and athletics.

Dates: 1960s-present

Henry B. "Puss" Redd Collection,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2013-017
Abstract

This collection contains the papers of Henry B. "Puss" Redd. The collection contains photographs, clippings, and VPI alumni material as well as a large amount of material related to Redd's position as a faculty member and a coach for the VPI football team.

Dates: 1930 - 1984

Frank L. Robeson Papers,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2015-014
Abstract

The collection includes papers from Robeson's tenure as a student at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute, Columbia University, and Johns Hopkins University, as well as subject and research files from his nearly 50 years as an instructor and professor at VPI, dating from 1899 to 1952.

Dates: 1899-1952, n.d.

Harry W. Sanders Papers,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1975-002
Abstract Papers of Harry W. Sanders, graduate of Virginia Polytechnic Institute (BS, 1916); professor of agricultural education and vocational education (1925-1963) and professor emeritus of vocational education (1963-1985) at Virginia Tech; vocational teacher-trainer in Puerto Rico (1932-1933); co-founder of Future Farmers of Virginia (basis of Future Farmers of America). Includes correspondence, articles, printed materials, awards, scrapbooks, and photographs relating to Sanders' personal life and...
Dates: 1913 - 1981

John P. Sawyer Letters,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1987-047
Abstract

The collection consists of letters to Ralph M. Brown, librarian at VPI, from John P. Sawyer, who graduated from Virginia Polytechnic Institute in 1940.

Dates: 1943 - 1945

Werner J. Scholz Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1968-003
Abstract Collection includes a program from the 1911 commencement ceremonies. Inside the pages, Patti Bramlet Hill describes her relationship with Werner Joseph Scholz. Werner Joseph Scholz attended the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and graduated with a degree in Applied Chemistry in 1913. Scholz died from pneumonia at his parents' home in Roanoke, Virginia in June 1915. Also included is a note from Mrs. Hill discussing the Baccalaureate speaker at the commencement ceremonies and photos of Mrs. Hill...
Dates: 1911 - 1915

George Myron Shear Papers

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: Ms-1988-006
Scope and Content

Plant physiologist (1930-49) at the Agricultural Experiment Station and Professor of Plant Physiology (1949-70) at Virginia Polytechnic Institute. Papers consist of correspondence and publications relating to his research as a plant physiologist, and particularly on his work with watercress. Includes correspondence (1927) with Thomas A. Edison about Shear's work concerning collections latex-bearing plants in Virginia.

Dates: 1927, 1968-1980