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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:

Virginia Tech and Local History Mounted Clippings,

 Collection
Identifier: VerticalFile-006
Scope and Content

In general, mounted clippings at Special Collections include newspaper clippings, photocopies, ephermera, unpublished and/or informal publications, and other papers relating to a specific subject area. Files in this collection relate to Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, and the activities of members of the community or university.

Dates: c. 1870s-c. 1960s

Virginia Tech Board of Visitors Records

 Record Group
Identifier: RG-01
Abstract

The Virginia Tech Board of Visitors Records includes unofficial minutes, correspondence, reports, Executive Committee minutes and reports, material from some individual members of the Board, and reports to the Board of Visitors.

Dates: 1873 - 1970

Virginia Tech Buildings Architectural Collection,

 Collection
Identifier: RG-06-03-02e
Abstract

Collection consists of architectural drawings, blueprints, and floorplans of selected campus buildings located on the campus of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg, VA.

Dates: 1907 - 2011; Majority of material found within 1953 - 1996

Virginia Tech Campus Brochure

 Collection — Frame 1
Identifier: Art-073
Scope and Contents

copyrighted in 1913; framed in 1968

Dates: 1913 - 1913

Virginia Tech Ring and Class Collections,

 Collection
Identifier: RG-31-13-03
Abstract

The Virginia Tech Ring and Class Collections document the work of the Ring Design Committee, Ring Dance Committee, and individual classes at VPI, including their reunions. Items include ring design proposals and collection brochures, invitations and flyers for ring dances, and memorabilia for graduating classes and class reunions.

Dates: 1910 - 2015

Virginia Tech Scrapbook,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2009-079
Abstract

The collection contains a single scrapbook of photographs of VPI and the area surrounding Blacksburg, Virginia, from about 1912 to 1916.

Dates: 1912 - 1916

Virginia Tech University Libraries

 Record Group
Identifier: RG-23
Abstract

This collection includes minutes, correspondence, meeting notes, and more from departments, committees, and individuals in the Virginia Tech University Libraries.

Dates: 1925 - 2006

VMI-VPI Thanksgiving Trophy,

 Item — Box 1
Identifier: Artifact-001
Dates: 1931 - 1933

VPI Cape,

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: Textile-1993-014
Scope and Content Item: cape (VPI) Date: 10-23-14 Color: navy blue with red lining Material: wool felt (?) lining - wool Manufacturer: Blacksburg: Virginia Polytechnic Institute, J.H. Kelsey, Supt., Uniform Department Donor: Condition: fair, stains and holes in lining as well as exterior, [frog] on right side is missing Special Markings: label reads: Mr. Byrne Capt. (?), measure 49-38-15, date 10-23-14 (William Hale Byrne, class of 1915, East Falls Church, Fairfax), inside piece of cloth that buttons...
Dates: 1914 - 1914

VPI Cape,

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: Textile-1993-017
Scope and Content Item: cape (VPI) Date: ? first capes in 1897 Color: navy blue with raspberry liner Material: [wool felt] lining [wool] Manufacturer: Condition: a few small holes and stains appear in the liner Special Markings: black cord [frog] on exterior connecting sides, two metal hooks at collar. Each side has what appears to be a pocket, only after looking closer do you realize the “pockets” are holes to the inside of the cape. Inside on the bottom right-hand corner of the liner was what appears...
Dates: n.d. (not before 1897)