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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:

T. W. Hatcher Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1987-040
Abstract

The collection contains notes from Hatcher's tenure as a student at VPI, as well as VPI ephemera from the 1950s. The collecton contains photographs from campus and other locations, taken in the 1920s. Later materials consist of reports from the National Bank of Blacksburg.

Dates: 1919 - 1970; Majority of material found within 1920 - 1930

James Morris Hicks Letter

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: Ms-1988-065
Scope and Content

Born in Campbell County, Virginia. Hicks attended VPI from 1897 to 1901, when he graduated with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. The collection contains a letter to Hicks’ father (December 5, 1897) discussing cadet drilling, his recent election to the position of Vice President of the freshman class, and replies to news from home.

Dates: 1897 - 1897

Henry H. Hill Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1980-003
Scope and Content The Henry H. Hill collection consists of historical and genealogical research compiled by Hill during his lifetime in southwest Virginia. Research includes Hill biographical information (1941-50), Blacksburg history and Montgomery County (1798-1951, n.d.), VPI (1891, n.d.), Civil War history (1863-1963, n.d.), and genealogical information and biographical sketches (1821-1950, n.d.). The collection is comprised almost exclusively of photocopies and typescripts, so the dates...
Dates: 1908-1963, n.d.

Historical Photograph Collection (List of Subjects),

 Collection
Identifier: Photographs-001
Abstract

The photograph collection at Special Collections consists primarily of historical photographs of Virginia Tech, dating back to the 1890s. The collection is also home to historic images of Blacksburg, Montgomery County, the New River Valley, and Southwest Virginia in general. A photograph collection of faculty and staff from the university is maintained separately.

Dates: 1890s-present

Edmund Welch Hobbs Scrapbook,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1974-013
Abstract

Scrapbook of Edmund Welch Hobbs (member of Virginia Polytechnic Institute's Class of 1932), focusing largely on events at Virginia Tech during Hobbs' years at the university and including programs, dance cards, newspaper clippings, and photographs.

Dates: 1928 - 1966

Roy Jay Holden Papers,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1982-014
Abstract

Papers include field notes, charts and maps, and geological surveys and research results, covering the history of mineralogy and geology, especially in Virginia.

Dates: 1904 - 1945

Isaac Hoppenstein Memorabilia,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2011-114
Abstract

The collection includes memorabilia from the life of Isaac Hoppenstein—a 1937 of Virginia Polytechnic and State University graduate. The collection contains newspapers, memorabilia from dances, school work, photographs, and correspondence, dating from 1925 to 1940.

Dates: 1923 - 1940; Majority of material found within 1935 - 1937

Earl H. Hornbarger Collection,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2013-003
Abstract

This collection contains photographs, publications, journals, writings and artifacts pertaining to Earl H. Hornbarger's time as a student at VPI, his later career as an engineer with Westinghouse Electric Company, and his involvement as a VPI alumnus.

Dates: 1912 - 1963

Frank Horsfall, Jr. Papers,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1992-040
Abstract

Papers of Virginia Tech professor of horticulture Frank Horsfall, Jr., including his thesis and dissertation, awards and honors, writings, and materials on his interests in barbed wire and primitive tools.

Dates: 1917 - 1973

Stanley A. Huffman, Jr., Papers,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1991-056
Abstract

The collection consists of professional papers compiled over the course of Huffman's career at Virginia Tech (1971-1991).

Dates: 1917 - 1991