Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Used for the years 1895-1944Found in 211 Collections and/or Records:
Karl Jacob Belser Illustrations,
The collection contains art pieces by Karl Jacob Belser, including 19 intaglio prints and one page with a pencil signature.
Robert A. Belz Papers,
The Robert A. Belz Papers contain personal and academic materials collected and created during 1869-1962. Belz graduated from Virginia in 1939 with a Bachelors degree in Industrial Engineering. Papers include coursework, newspaper clippings, and photographs.
Biographical Vertical Files,
In general, vertical files at Special Collections include newspaper clippings, photocopies, ephemera, unpublished and/or informal publications, and other papers relating to a specific subject area.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.
Blue Blouse and Trousers,
Blue Blouse and Trousers (2 pair),
Rudolph Carl Brauer Memorabilia,
The collection contains correspondence, campus pictures, bulletins, and programs collected by Rudolph Brauer, graduate of the VPI class of 1915.
Albert M. Brown Collection
Albert Brown graduated from Virginia Tech in 1938 with a degree in Agricultural Engineering. Collection consists of Virginia Tech memorabilia and class assignments from Brown's time at Virginia Tech. Materials date from 1930 through 1938.
Ralph Minthorne Brown Papers
Papers of Ralph Minthorne Brown, Virginia Tech head librarian (1926-1947), amateur historian and naturalist. Includes materials on Virginia Tech and local history, including typed transcripts of sources gathered for an intended history of Virginia Tech. Also included are Brown's Blacksburg ornithological and weather observations, a bibliography of Matthew Fontaine Maury, and other writings.
J. A. Burke, Jr. Collection,
This collection contains materials dated from 1936-1938 and 1942-1947 relating to Jerry Allen Burke, Jr.: class notes and reports from his time spent as a student at Virginia Tech as well as papers, correspondence, and technical drawings from his work in private business and in the U.S. Navy.
Records of Julian A. Burruss, President, Virginia Polytechnic Institute,
The bulk of the collection contains correspondence concerning Julian Ashby Burruss' tenure as president of Virginia Polytechnic Institute, but also includes lecture notes, reports to the Board of Trustees of the State Normal School, and Experiment Station reports.