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Virginia Polytechnic Institute

 Subject

Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Scope Note: Used for the years 1944-1970

Found in 254 Collections and/or Records:

Carol M. Newman Papers,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1978-003
Abstract

Papers of Carol M. Newman, professor of English at Virginia Tech (1903-1941) and secretary of the university's athletic council (1914-1939). Includes correspondence, awards and honors, Athletic Council files, speeches and essays, examination questions, and subject files on Virginia Tech, language and literature.

Dates: 1897 - 1958

J. Preston Newman Papers,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1982-016
Abstract

The collection includes four poems (1935-1938, n.d.), as well as papers relating to Ralph Minthorne Brown, a librarian at Virginia Tech/

Dates: 1910-1975, n.d.

Walter S. Newman Collection,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2015-006
Abstract

This collection consists of an undated photograph album, program from his Inauguration as President of Virginia Tech, The Techgram, May 1, 1949 and an official photogram taken by The Foster Studio in Richmond, Virginia. There are several postcards and letters sent to Ella Boyer, possibly a housekeeper in the Newman family.

Dates: 1930-1968, n.d.

Records of the Office of the President, Walter S. Newman

 Collection
Identifier: RG-02-10
Abstract The Records of the Office of the President, Walter S. Newman (1895 to 1978) span the years 1947 to 1962, with the bulk of the material dating from 1947 to 1961. The collection consists primarily of Newman's General Correspondence. Also included, and interfiled with general correspondence, are budget requests and statements, financial reports, enrollment statistics, architects' contracts, audits, commencement and inaugural ephemera, statements to the Federal Power Commission, a few...
Dates: 1947 - 1962; Majority of material found within 1947 - 1961

Office of the Vice-President Records, Walter S. Newman

 Collection
Identifier: RG-03-01
Abstract

Walter Stephenson Newman (1895-1978) was the first individual to hold the office of Vice-President at Virginia Tech. His tenure began 15 May 1946 but only lasted until 1 September 1947, when he became the tenth president of Virginia Tech, serving from 1947 to 1962. This small collection consists of correspondence concerning curriculum revisions, letters from and replies to other colleges on various matters, and copies of memoranda to faculty and department heads.

Dates: 1946 - 1947

E. B. Norris Papers,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1981-103
Abstract

E.B. Norris was Dean of Engineering at VPI from 1928-1952, and his papers include reports concerning the agriculture and engineering departments, reports on individual development, newspaper clippings, catalogues, brochures, and correspondence, particularly regarding then-President Burruss.

Dates: 1928-1955, n.d.

[OBSOLETE:SEE RG 06/03/02E] Virginia Tech Architectural Drawings,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2005-007
Abstract

A grouping of Architectural Drawings of the Carol M. Newman Library and some other Virginia Tech Buildings.

Dates: 1953 - 2011; Majority of material found within 1971 - 1978

Office of Academic Affairs Records,

 Collection
Identifier: RG-05-01-02-00
Scope and Content This collection consists primarily of correspondence and records from the Office of Academic Affairs at Virginia Tech. The bulk is from Malpass' tenure as Vice-President for Academic Affairs (1968-1974), but there also are materials from Alfred H. Krebs' tenure as director of Summer School and as Assistant Vice President of Academic Affairs under Malpass and from Donald C. Darnton's tenure as Director of Special Programs, which also was under the Office of Academic Affairs. There also are...
Dates: 1961 - 1977; Majority of material found within 1965 - 1976

Old Library, Virginia Tech

 Collection
Identifier: Art-159
Scope and Contents

VTF 3103; retouched photograph; winter scene



Dates: n.d.

Office of the Vice-President, Louis A. Pardue Records

 Collection
Identifier: RG-03-03
Abstract

Collection contains 1,072 folders consisting of general correspondence, general reports, financial reports, enrollment statistics, commencement and inaugural reports, minutes, and departmental information collected by Dr. Louis A. Pardue from 1950 through 1963 while holding the offices of Vice-President and Director of Graduate Studies. There is also correspondence relating to the Oak Ridge Institute of Nuclear Science (ORINS)

Dates: 1950 - 1963