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University Archives

 Subject

Subject Source: Local sources

Scope Note: If you use this subject heading, please use "University History," too.

Found in 521 Collections and/or Records:

Lucy Lee Lancaster Papers,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1990-069
Abstract Lucy Lee Lancaster was born in Blacksburg, Virginia in 1905 and lived there until she died in 1989. She was one of the first women admitted to Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (popularly known as VPI), and after graduating in 1925, she went on to earn her MLS from Columbia University Library School. She worked at the VPI library for the rest of her career. The Lancaster papers contain biographical materials, family papers, genealogy research,...
Dates: 1915 - 1989

John W. Landis Papers,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1969-001
Abstract

The collection contains correspondence, memos, proposals, reports, and other papers relating to Landis' work with nuclear reactor projects and memberships on various committees, including the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors, the Virginia State Chamber of Commerce, and the Virginia Advisory Board on Industrial Development.

Dates: 1949 - 1969

James H. Lane Papers

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: Ms-1952-001
Abstract

Collection contains Lane family letters, a copy of James H. Lane's commission as commandant of cadets at the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College, and a list of rules for the cadets at VAMC.

Dates: 1874 - 1880

Records of William E. Lavery, Third Executive Vice-President of Virginia Polytechnic Institute,

 Collection
Identifier: RG-04-03
Scope and Content This collection contains correspondence and other official records of Lavery during his year as Executive Vice-President before becoming President of the University. Collection includes materials concerning budget matters, Board of Visitors, Computing Center, Computer Science, Community Colleges, each of the Colleges, Building Committee, Institutional Research, Task Force for Innovative Approaches to Instruction, University Council and Commissions, V.P.I. Industry Center, and Virginia Public...
Dates: 1968 - 1974

Records of the Office of the President, William E. Lavery,

 Collection
Identifier: RG-02-12
Abstract

William Edward Lavery (1930-2009) was president of Virginia Tech from 1975 to 1987. The collection contains mainly incoming and outgoing correspondence (1975-1987) concerning college activities and issues of Lavery's administration including admission and records; commencement exercises; inaugural activities; homecoming; the Alumni Association; faculty and student affairs; speeches and speech material.

Dates: 1975 - 1987

Claudius Lee Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1961-002
Abstract

Correspondence, photographs, and miscellaneous materials relating to the personal life and university and military service of Claudius Lee, a professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at Virginia Polytechnic Institute.

Dates: 1887 - 1954

John A. N. Lee Papers,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1973-005
Abstract

Correspondence, computer programs, publications, and meeting notes all relating to Lee's work for the National Bureau of Standards to develop a standard for the BASIC programming language. Included in the papers are a survey of twenty-seven descriptions of BASIC and a collection of published works relating to the language up to 1973. Also contains records (1977-1990) from the editorial staff of the Annals of the History of Computing.

Dates: 1973 - 1990

Leonard J. Currie Papers, 1920-2001 (Ms2007-028)

 Digital Record
Identifier: Ms2007-028
Dates: 1920 - 2001

Letter and letterhead, Mark Weber, James Devaty, February 11, 1986 (Ms2014-010)

 Digital Record
Identifier: Ms2014-010_WeberMark_LetterandLetterhead_1986-0211
Dates: 1986-02-11

Letter, Ann Goette, May 1, 1986 (Ms2014-101)

 Digital Record
Identifier: Ms2014-010_WeberMark_LetterAnnGoette_nd
Dates: 1986-05-01