University Archives

VPI football player; class of 1919

The collection includes budget and renewal reports for the Composite Materials Research and Education Program at Virginia Tech. The collection also contains similar proposals for several other similar ventures.

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.

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.

The HokiePRIDE records include materials from the HokiePRIDE student group including items from all of its named iterations: Lambda Horizions; Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual Alliance; and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Alliance, including officer papers, office records, event planning information, resource pamphlets and directories, and copies of budgetary requests and accounting records.

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

Former Director of the Small Business Institute (SBI) at Virginia Tech. Collection consists of his records while Director of the SBI, including case studies, reports, class projects, videotapes and audiotapes of lectures, lecture notes and plans, operators manuals, and correspondence.

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.