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Hutcheson Academic Regalia collection consists of a gown, cap, and two hoods. The cap is a standard graduation cap with a yellow/gold tassel, which hangs off of a gold button on the center of the cap. Inside the cap is a brown, roughly one inch, lining around the edge of the cap interior. The label on the base of the interior reads \"7 1/8 INTERCOLLEGIATE BUREAU COTRELL \u0026amp; LEONARD ALBANY.\" Between \"INTERCOLLEGIATE BUREAU' and \"BUREAU COTRELL \u0026amp; LEONARD ALBANY\" is a logo that consists of a horse with wings above the company seal that reads \"472 BROADWAY 47?.\" Some stitching from attaching the button interfers with the logo. The condition is good. The first hood is made of a black fabric, with yellow and purple lining. The lining on the inside of the hood is satin, primarly purple in color with a yellow stripe that is pointed in the middle. Around the outside of the neck is yellow velvet. On the neck of the hood is a small black cord for securing the hood. 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Hutcheson.","John Hutcheson earned a B.S. degree in 1907 and M.S. in 1909 from Virginia Polytechnic Institute (VPI, now Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University or Virginia Tech) as well as honorary doctorates from Clemson College in 1937 and North Carolina State College in 1947. Following graduation from VPI, he taught and served as principal for schools in Virginia and Mississippi as well as lectured at the University of Virginia. In 1914, Hutcheson joined the Virginia Agricultural Extension Service (now the Virginia Cooperative Extension), becoming its director in 1919.","In 1945, Hutcheson succeeded Julian A. Burruss as VPI's ninth president, serving until the Board of Visitors elected Hutcheson to become VPI's first chancellor in 1947. The following year, the Board established the VPI Educational Foundation, Inc. (known today as the Virginia Tech Foundation, Inc.) and named Dr. Jack its first president. He left the chancellorship in 1956, while remaining the foundation's president until his death on January 23, 1962.","Sources:","John R. Hutcheson Family Papers, Ms2015-001, Special Collections, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.","Kinnear, Duncan Lyle. 1972. The First 100 Years: A History of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Blacksburg: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.","Robertson, Jenkins Mikell. 1972. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Historical Data Book, Centennial Edition. Blacksburg: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.","The guide to the Board of John R. Hutcheson Academic Regalia by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).","The processing, arrangement, and description of the John R. Hutcheson Academic Regalia was completed in June 2025. Preliminary description was completed in 2018.","See also the  Records of the Office of the President, John Redd Hutcheson, RG 2/9 , and  John R. Hutcheson Family Collection, MS-2015-001","John R. Hutcheson Academic Regalia collection consists of a gown, cap, and two hoods. ","The cap is a standard graduation cap with a yellow/gold tassel, which hangs off of a gold button on the center of the cap. Inside the cap is a brown, roughly one inch, lining around the edge of the cap interior. The label on the base of the interior reads \"7 1/8 INTERCOLLEGIATE BUREAU COTRELL \u0026 LEONARD ALBANY.\" Between \"INTERCOLLEGIATE BUREAU' and \"BUREAU COTRELL \u0026 LEONARD ALBANY\" is a logo that consists of a horse with wings above the company seal that reads \"472 BROADWAY 47?.\" Some stitching from attaching the button interfers with the logo. The condition is good. ","The first hood is made of a black fabric, with yellow and purple lining. The lining on the inside of the hood is satin, primarly purple in color with a yellow stripe that is pointed in the middle. Around the outside of the neck is yellow velvet. On the neck of the hood is a small black cord for securing the hood. Also on the inside of the neck is a label that reads \"THE C.E.WARD CO. NEW LONDON, OHIO.\" The condition is good. ","The second hood is made of a black fabric with yellow velvet and a red satin lining. The yellow velvet is in a thick stripe along the outter edges of the hood. The red lining is throughout the inside of the hood. On the neck of the hood is a small black cord for securing the hood. Also on the inside of the neck is a label that reads \"McCARTHY\u0026SIMON INC. ACADEMIC COSTUMERS NEW YORK N.\" The condition is good. ","The gown is made of a black fabric with black velvet detailings and a gray lining. Around the neck of the garment are thick strips of black velvet that go down the entirety of the garment. The sleeves are large and puffy with three black velevt stripes on each. The back of the garment is gathered at the top in pleats that let out and flow towards the end of the garment. On the inside of the collar is a label that reads \"THE C.E.WARD CO. NEW LONDON, OHIO 3 DOCTOR.\" There are long ribbons that come down from the inside of the collar. At the front of the interior of the collar is a button on one side and a small knotted cord on the other. The condition is good. ","The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials.","Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form:  http://bit.ly/scuareproduction .","Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form:  http://bit.ly/scuapublication .","Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.","John R. Hutcheson Academic Regalia collection consists of a gown, cap, and two hoods. \n\nThe cap is a standard graduation cap with a yellow/gold tassel, which hangs off of a gold button on the center of the cap. Inside the cap is a brown, roughly one inch, lining around the edge of the cap interior. The label on the base of the interior reads \"7 1/8 INTERCOLLEGIATE BUREAU COTRELL \u0026 LEONARD ALBANY.\" Between \"INTERCOLLEGIATE BUREAU' and \"BUREAU COTRELL \u0026 LEONARD ALBANY\" is a logo that consists of a horse with wings above the company seal that reads \"472 BROADWAY 47?.\" Some stitching from attaching the button interfers with the logo. The condition is good. \n\nThe first hood is made of a black fabric, with yellow and purple lining. The lining on the inside of the hood is satin, primarly purple in color with a yellow stripe that is pointed in the middle. Around the outside of the neck is yellow velvet. On the neck of the hood is a small black cord for securing the hood. Also on the inside of the neck is a label that reads \"THE C.E.WARD CO. NEW LONDON, OHIO.\" The condition is good. \n\nThe second hood is made of a black fabric with yellow velvet and a red satin lining. The yellow velvet is in a thick stripe along the outter edges of the hood. The red lining is throughout the inside of the hood. On the neck of the hood is a small black cord for securing the hood. Also on the inside of the neck is a label that reads \"McCARTHY\u0026SIMON INC. ACADEMIC COSTUMERS NEW YORK N.\" The condition is good. \n\nThe gown is made of a black fabric with black velvet detailings and a gray lining. Around the neck of the garment are thick strips of black velvet that go down the entirety of the garment. The sleeves are large and puffy with three black velevt stripes on each. The back of the garment is gathered at the top in pleats that let out and flow towards the end of the garment. On the inside of the collar is a label that reads \"THE C.E.WARD CO. NEW LONDON, OHIO 3 DOCTOR.\" There are long ribbons that come down from the inside of the collar. At the front of the interior of the collar is a button on one side and a small knotted cord on the other. 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Dr. Jack, as he was affectionately known, married Eleanor Parrott in 1917, and the couple had three children: Eleanor Barksdale (Mrs. Charles, III) Catlett, John Redd Hutcheson, Jr., and Robert Parrott Hutcheson, who died serving during World War II. Hutcheson served briefly during World War I, and he operated the Edgemont Farm with his brother T.B. Hutcheson.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJohn Hutcheson earned a B.S. degree in 1907 and M.S. in 1909 from Virginia Polytechnic Institute (VPI, now Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University or Virginia Tech) as well as honorary doctorates from Clemson College in 1937 and North Carolina State College in 1947. Following graduation from VPI, he taught and served as principal for schools in Virginia and Mississippi as well as lectured at the University of Virginia. In 1914, Hutcheson joined the Virginia Agricultural Extension Service (now the Virginia Cooperative Extension), becoming its director in 1919.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eIn 1945, Hutcheson succeeded Julian A. Burruss as VPI's ninth president, serving until the Board of Visitors elected Hutcheson to become VPI's first chancellor in 1947. The following year, the Board established the VPI Educational Foundation, Inc. (known today as the Virginia Tech Foundation, Inc.) and named Dr. Jack its first president. He left the chancellorship in 1956, while remaining the foundation's president until his death on January 23, 1962.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSources:\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJohn R. Hutcheson Family Papers, Ms2015-001, Special Collections, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eKinnear, Duncan Lyle. 1972. The First 100 Years: A History of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Blacksburg: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eRobertson, Jenkins Mikell. 1972. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Historical Data Book, Centennial Edition. Blacksburg: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical Note "],"bioghist_tesim":["One of seven children, John Redd Hutcheson (1886-1962) was born to Robert Francis and Mary Claiborne (née Barksdale) Hutcheson near Charlotte Courthouse, Virginia, on January 13, 1886. Dr. Jack, as he was affectionately known, married Eleanor Parrott in 1917, and the couple had three children: Eleanor Barksdale (Mrs. Charles, III) Catlett, John Redd Hutcheson, Jr., and Robert Parrott Hutcheson, who died serving during World War II. Hutcheson served briefly during World War I, and he operated the Edgemont Farm with his brother T.B. Hutcheson.","John Hutcheson earned a B.S. degree in 1907 and M.S. in 1909 from Virginia Polytechnic Institute (VPI, now Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University or Virginia Tech) as well as honorary doctorates from Clemson College in 1937 and North Carolina State College in 1947. Following graduation from VPI, he taught and served as principal for schools in Virginia and Mississippi as well as lectured at the University of Virginia. In 1914, Hutcheson joined the Virginia Agricultural Extension Service (now the Virginia Cooperative Extension), becoming its director in 1919.","In 1945, Hutcheson succeeded Julian A. Burruss as VPI's ninth president, serving until the Board of Visitors elected Hutcheson to become VPI's first chancellor in 1947. The following year, the Board established the VPI Educational Foundation, Inc. (known today as the Virginia Tech Foundation, Inc.) and named Dr. Jack its first president. He left the chancellorship in 1956, while remaining the foundation's president until his death on January 23, 1962.","Sources:","John R. Hutcheson Family Papers, Ms2015-001, Special Collections, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.","Kinnear, Duncan Lyle. 1972. The First 100 Years: A History of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Blacksburg: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.","Robertson, Jenkins Mikell. 1972. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Historical Data Book, Centennial Edition. Blacksburg: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University."],"odd_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe guide to the Board of John R. 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The back of the garment is gathered at the top in pleats that let out and flow towards the end of the garment. On the inside of the collar is a label that reads \"THE C.E.WARD CO. NEW LONDON, OHIO 3 DOCTOR.\" There are long ribbons that come down from the inside of the collar. At the front of the interior of the collar is a button on one side and a small knotted cord on the other. The condition is good. \u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content"],"scopecontent_tesim":["John R. Hutcheson Academic Regalia collection consists of a gown, cap, and two hoods. ","The cap is a standard graduation cap with a yellow/gold tassel, which hangs off of a gold button on the center of the cap. Inside the cap is a brown, roughly one inch, lining around the edge of the cap interior. The label on the base of the interior reads \"7 1/8 INTERCOLLEGIATE BUREAU COTRELL \u0026 LEONARD ALBANY.\" Between \"INTERCOLLEGIATE BUREAU' and \"BUREAU COTRELL \u0026 LEONARD ALBANY\" is a logo that consists of a horse with wings above the company seal that reads \"472 BROADWAY 47?.\" Some stitching from attaching the button interfers with the logo. The condition is good. ","The first hood is made of a black fabric, with yellow and purple lining. The lining on the inside of the hood is satin, primarly purple in color with a yellow stripe that is pointed in the middle. Around the outside of the neck is yellow velvet. On the neck of the hood is a small black cord for securing the hood. Also on the inside of the neck is a label that reads \"THE C.E.WARD CO. NEW LONDON, OHIO.\" The condition is good. ","The second hood is made of a black fabric with yellow velvet and a red satin lining. The yellow velvet is in a thick stripe along the outter edges of the hood. The red lining is throughout the inside of the hood. On the neck of the hood is a small black cord for securing the hood. Also on the inside of the neck is a label that reads \"McCARTHY\u0026SIMON INC. ACADEMIC COSTUMERS NEW YORK N.\" The condition is good. ","The gown is made of a black fabric with black velvet detailings and a gray lining. Around the neck of the garment are thick strips of black velvet that go down the entirety of the garment. The sleeves are large and puffy with three black velevt stripes on each. The back of the garment is gathered at the top in pleats that let out and flow towards the end of the garment. On the inside of the collar is a label that reads \"THE C.E.WARD CO. NEW LONDON, OHIO 3 DOCTOR.\" There are long ribbons that come down from the inside of the collar. At the front of the interior of the collar is a button on one side and a small knotted cord on the other. The condition is good. "],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eReproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form: \u003ca href=\"http://bit.ly/scuareproduction\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/scuareproduction\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eReproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form: \u003ca href=\"http://bit.ly/scuareproduction\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/scuapublication\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003ePlease contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials.","Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form:  http://bit.ly/scuareproduction .","Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form:  http://bit.ly/scuapublication .","Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_469f419918c7abc7035a4a7d1d6319c7\" label=\"Abstract \"\u003eJohn R. Hutcheson Academic Regalia collection consists of a gown, cap, and two hoods. \n\nThe cap is a standard graduation cap with a yellow/gold tassel, which hangs off of a gold button on the center of the cap. Inside the cap is a brown, roughly one inch, lining around the edge of the cap interior. The label on the base of the interior reads \"7 1/8 INTERCOLLEGIATE BUREAU COTRELL \u0026amp; LEONARD ALBANY.\" Between \"INTERCOLLEGIATE BUREAU' and \"BUREAU COTRELL \u0026amp; LEONARD ALBANY\" is a logo that consists of a horse with wings above the company seal that reads \"472 BROADWAY 47?.\" Some stitching from attaching the button interfers with the logo. The condition is good. \n\nThe first hood is made of a black fabric, with yellow and purple lining. The lining on the inside of the hood is satin, primarly purple in color with a yellow stripe that is pointed in the middle. Around the outside of the neck is yellow velvet. On the neck of the hood is a small black cord for securing the hood. Also on the inside of the neck is a label that reads \"THE C.E.WARD CO. NEW LONDON, OHIO.\" The condition is good. \n\nThe second hood is made of a black fabric with yellow velvet and a red satin lining. The yellow velvet is in a thick stripe along the outter edges of the hood. The red lining is throughout the inside of the hood. On the neck of the hood is a small black cord for securing the hood. Also on the inside of the neck is a label that reads \"McCARTHY\u0026amp;SIMON INC. ACADEMIC COSTUMERS NEW YORK N.\" The condition is good. \n\nThe gown is made of a black fabric with black velvet detailings and a gray lining. Around the neck of the garment are thick strips of black velvet that go down the entirety of the garment. The sleeves are large and puffy with three black velevt stripes on each. The back of the garment is gathered at the top in pleats that let out and flow towards the end of the garment. On the inside of the collar is a label that reads \"THE C.E.WARD CO. NEW LONDON, OHIO 3 DOCTOR.\" There are long ribbons that come down from the inside of the collar. At the front of the interior of the collar is a button on one side and a small knotted cord on the other. The condition is good.\u003c/abstract\u003e"],"abstract_tesim":["John R. Hutcheson Academic Regalia collection consists of a gown, cap, and two hoods. \n\nThe cap is a standard graduation cap with a yellow/gold tassel, which hangs off of a gold button on the center of the cap. Inside the cap is a brown, roughly one inch, lining around the edge of the cap interior. The label on the base of the interior reads \"7 1/8 INTERCOLLEGIATE BUREAU COTRELL \u0026 LEONARD ALBANY.\" Between \"INTERCOLLEGIATE BUREAU' and \"BUREAU COTRELL \u0026 LEONARD ALBANY\" is a logo that consists of a horse with wings above the company seal that reads \"472 BROADWAY 47?.\" Some stitching from attaching the button interfers with the logo. The condition is good. \n\nThe first hood is made of a black fabric, with yellow and purple lining. The lining on the inside of the hood is satin, primarly purple in color with a yellow stripe that is pointed in the middle. Around the outside of the neck is yellow velvet. On the neck of the hood is a small black cord for securing the hood. Also on the inside of the neck is a label that reads \"THE C.E.WARD CO. NEW LONDON, OHIO.\" The condition is good. \n\nThe second hood is made of a black fabric with yellow velvet and a red satin lining. The yellow velvet is in a thick stripe along the outter edges of the hood. The red lining is throughout the inside of the hood. On the neck of the hood is a small black cord for securing the hood. Also on the inside of the neck is a label that reads \"McCARTHY\u0026SIMON INC. ACADEMIC COSTUMERS NEW YORK N.\" The condition is good. \n\nThe gown is made of a black fabric with black velvet detailings and a gray lining. Around the neck of the garment are thick strips of black velvet that go down the entirety of the garment. The sleeves are large and puffy with three black velevt stripes on each. The back of the garment is gathered at the top in pleats that let out and flow towards the end of the garment. On the inside of the collar is a label that reads \"THE C.E.WARD CO. NEW LONDON, OHIO 3 DOCTOR.\" There are long ribbons that come down from the inside of the collar. At the front of the interior of the collar is a button on one side and a small knotted cord on the other. 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Hutcheson.","John Hutcheson earned a B.S. degree in 1907 and M.S. in 1909 from Virginia Polytechnic Institute (VPI, now Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University or Virginia Tech) as well as honorary doctorates from Clemson College in 1937 and North Carolina State College in 1947. Following graduation from VPI, he taught and served as principal for schools in Virginia and Mississippi as well as lectured at the University of Virginia. In 1914, Hutcheson joined the Virginia Agricultural Extension Service (now the Virginia Cooperative Extension), becoming its director in 1919.","In 1945, Hutcheson succeeded Julian A. Burruss as VPI's ninth president, serving until the Board of Visitors elected Hutcheson to become VPI's first chancellor in 1947. The following year, the Board established the VPI Educational Foundation, Inc. (known today as the Virginia Tech Foundation, Inc.) and named Dr. Jack its first president. He left the chancellorship in 1956, while remaining the foundation's president until his death on January 23, 1962.","Sources:","John R. Hutcheson Family Papers, Ms2015-001, Special Collections, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.","Kinnear, Duncan Lyle. 1972. The First 100 Years: A History of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Blacksburg: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.","Robertson, Jenkins Mikell. 1972. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Historical Data Book, Centennial Edition. Blacksburg: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.","The guide to the Board of John R. Hutcheson Academic Regalia by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).","The processing, arrangement, and description of the John R. Hutcheson Academic Regalia was completed in June 2025. Preliminary description was completed in 2018.","See also the  Records of the Office of the President, John Redd Hutcheson, RG 2/9 , and  John R. Hutcheson Family Collection, MS-2015-001","John R. Hutcheson Academic Regalia collection consists of a gown, cap, and two hoods. ","The cap is a standard graduation cap with a yellow/gold tassel, which hangs off of a gold button on the center of the cap. Inside the cap is a brown, roughly one inch, lining around the edge of the cap interior. The label on the base of the interior reads \"7 1/8 INTERCOLLEGIATE BUREAU COTRELL \u0026 LEONARD ALBANY.\" Between \"INTERCOLLEGIATE BUREAU' and \"BUREAU COTRELL \u0026 LEONARD ALBANY\" is a logo that consists of a horse with wings above the company seal that reads \"472 BROADWAY 47?.\" Some stitching from attaching the button interfers with the logo. The condition is good. ","The first hood is made of a black fabric, with yellow and purple lining. The lining on the inside of the hood is satin, primarly purple in color with a yellow stripe that is pointed in the middle. Around the outside of the neck is yellow velvet. On the neck of the hood is a small black cord for securing the hood. Also on the inside of the neck is a label that reads \"THE C.E.WARD CO. NEW LONDON, OHIO.\" The condition is good. ","The second hood is made of a black fabric with yellow velvet and a red satin lining. The yellow velvet is in a thick stripe along the outter edges of the hood. The red lining is throughout the inside of the hood. On the neck of the hood is a small black cord for securing the hood. Also on the inside of the neck is a label that reads \"McCARTHY\u0026SIMON INC. ACADEMIC COSTUMERS NEW YORK N.\" The condition is good. ","The gown is made of a black fabric with black velvet detailings and a gray lining. Around the neck of the garment are thick strips of black velvet that go down the entirety of the garment. The sleeves are large and puffy with three black velevt stripes on each. The back of the garment is gathered at the top in pleats that let out and flow towards the end of the garment. On the inside of the collar is a label that reads \"THE C.E.WARD CO. NEW LONDON, OHIO 3 DOCTOR.\" There are long ribbons that come down from the inside of the collar. At the front of the interior of the collar is a button on one side and a small knotted cord on the other. The condition is good. ","The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials.","Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form:  http://bit.ly/scuareproduction .","Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form:  http://bit.ly/scuapublication .","Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.","John R. Hutcheson Academic Regalia collection consists of a gown, cap, and two hoods. \n\nThe cap is a standard graduation cap with a yellow/gold tassel, which hangs off of a gold button on the center of the cap. Inside the cap is a brown, roughly one inch, lining around the edge of the cap interior. The label on the base of the interior reads \"7 1/8 INTERCOLLEGIATE BUREAU COTRELL \u0026 LEONARD ALBANY.\" Between \"INTERCOLLEGIATE BUREAU' and \"BUREAU COTRELL \u0026 LEONARD ALBANY\" is a logo that consists of a horse with wings above the company seal that reads \"472 BROADWAY 47?.\" Some stitching from attaching the button interfers with the logo. The condition is good. \n\nThe first hood is made of a black fabric, with yellow and purple lining. The lining on the inside of the hood is satin, primarly purple in color with a yellow stripe that is pointed in the middle. Around the outside of the neck is yellow velvet. On the neck of the hood is a small black cord for securing the hood. Also on the inside of the neck is a label that reads \"THE C.E.WARD CO. NEW LONDON, OHIO.\" The condition is good. \n\nThe second hood is made of a black fabric with yellow velvet and a red satin lining. The yellow velvet is in a thick stripe along the outter edges of the hood. The red lining is throughout the inside of the hood. On the neck of the hood is a small black cord for securing the hood. Also on the inside of the neck is a label that reads \"McCARTHY\u0026SIMON INC. ACADEMIC COSTUMERS NEW YORK N.\" The condition is good. \n\nThe gown is made of a black fabric with black velvet detailings and a gray lining. Around the neck of the garment are thick strips of black velvet that go down the entirety of the garment. The sleeves are large and puffy with three black velevt stripes on each. The back of the garment is gathered at the top in pleats that let out and flow towards the end of the garment. On the inside of the collar is a label that reads \"THE C.E.WARD CO. NEW LONDON, OHIO 3 DOCTOR.\" There are long ribbons that come down from the inside of the collar. At the front of the interior of the collar is a button on one side and a small knotted cord on the other. 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Dr. Jack, as he was affectionately known, married Eleanor Parrott in 1917, and the couple had three children: Eleanor Barksdale (Mrs. Charles, III) Catlett, John Redd Hutcheson, Jr., and Robert Parrott Hutcheson, who died serving during World War II. Hutcheson served briefly during World War I, and he operated the Edgemont Farm with his brother T.B. Hutcheson.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJohn Hutcheson earned a B.S. degree in 1907 and M.S. in 1909 from Virginia Polytechnic Institute (VPI, now Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University or Virginia Tech) as well as honorary doctorates from Clemson College in 1937 and North Carolina State College in 1947. Following graduation from VPI, he taught and served as principal for schools in Virginia and Mississippi as well as lectured at the University of Virginia. In 1914, Hutcheson joined the Virginia Agricultural Extension Service (now the Virginia Cooperative Extension), becoming its director in 1919.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eIn 1945, Hutcheson succeeded Julian A. Burruss as VPI's ninth president, serving until the Board of Visitors elected Hutcheson to become VPI's first chancellor in 1947. The following year, the Board established the VPI Educational Foundation, Inc. (known today as the Virginia Tech Foundation, Inc.) and named Dr. Jack its first president. He left the chancellorship in 1956, while remaining the foundation's president until his death on January 23, 1962.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSources:\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJohn R. Hutcheson Family Papers, Ms2015-001, Special Collections, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eKinnear, Duncan Lyle. 1972. The First 100 Years: A History of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Blacksburg: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eRobertson, Jenkins Mikell. 1972. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Historical Data Book, Centennial Edition. Blacksburg: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical Note "],"bioghist_tesim":["One of seven children, John Redd Hutcheson (1886-1962) was born to Robert Francis and Mary Claiborne (née Barksdale) Hutcheson near Charlotte Courthouse, Virginia, on January 13, 1886. Dr. Jack, as he was affectionately known, married Eleanor Parrott in 1917, and the couple had three children: Eleanor Barksdale (Mrs. Charles, III) Catlett, John Redd Hutcheson, Jr., and Robert Parrott Hutcheson, who died serving during World War II. Hutcheson served briefly during World War I, and he operated the Edgemont Farm with his brother T.B. Hutcheson.","John Hutcheson earned a B.S. degree in 1907 and M.S. in 1909 from Virginia Polytechnic Institute (VPI, now Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University or Virginia Tech) as well as honorary doctorates from Clemson College in 1937 and North Carolina State College in 1947. Following graduation from VPI, he taught and served as principal for schools in Virginia and Mississippi as well as lectured at the University of Virginia. In 1914, Hutcheson joined the Virginia Agricultural Extension Service (now the Virginia Cooperative Extension), becoming its director in 1919.","In 1945, Hutcheson succeeded Julian A. Burruss as VPI's ninth president, serving until the Board of Visitors elected Hutcheson to become VPI's first chancellor in 1947. The following year, the Board established the VPI Educational Foundation, Inc. (known today as the Virginia Tech Foundation, Inc.) and named Dr. Jack its first president. He left the chancellorship in 1956, while remaining the foundation's president until his death on January 23, 1962.","Sources:","John R. Hutcheson Family Papers, Ms2015-001, Special Collections, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.","Kinnear, Duncan Lyle. 1972. The First 100 Years: A History of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Blacksburg: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.","Robertson, Jenkins Mikell. 1972. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Historical Data Book, Centennial Edition. Blacksburg: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University."],"odd_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe guide to the Board of John R. 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The label on the base of the interior reads \"7 1/8 INTERCOLLEGIATE BUREAU COTRELL \u0026 LEONARD ALBANY.\" Between \"INTERCOLLEGIATE BUREAU' and \"BUREAU COTRELL \u0026 LEONARD ALBANY\" is a logo that consists of a horse with wings above the company seal that reads \"472 BROADWAY 47?.\" Some stitching from attaching the button interfers with the logo. The condition is good. ","The first hood is made of a black fabric, with yellow and purple lining. The lining on the inside of the hood is satin, primarly purple in color with a yellow stripe that is pointed in the middle. Around the outside of the neck is yellow velvet. On the neck of the hood is a small black cord for securing the hood. Also on the inside of the neck is a label that reads \"THE C.E.WARD CO. NEW LONDON, OHIO.\" The condition is good. ","The second hood is made of a black fabric with yellow velvet and a red satin lining. The yellow velvet is in a thick stripe along the outter edges of the hood. 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Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials.","Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form:  http://bit.ly/scuareproduction .","Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form:  http://bit.ly/scuapublication .","Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_469f419918c7abc7035a4a7d1d6319c7\" label=\"Abstract \"\u003eJohn R. Hutcheson Academic Regalia collection consists of a gown, cap, and two hoods. \n\nThe cap is a standard graduation cap with a yellow/gold tassel, which hangs off of a gold button on the center of the cap. Inside the cap is a brown, roughly one inch, lining around the edge of the cap interior. The label on the base of the interior reads \"7 1/8 INTERCOLLEGIATE BUREAU COTRELL \u0026amp; LEONARD ALBANY.\" Between \"INTERCOLLEGIATE BUREAU' and \"BUREAU COTRELL \u0026amp; LEONARD ALBANY\" is a logo that consists of a horse with wings above the company seal that reads \"472 BROADWAY 47?.\" Some stitching from attaching the button interfers with the logo. The condition is good. \n\nThe first hood is made of a black fabric, with yellow and purple lining. The lining on the inside of the hood is satin, primarly purple in color with a yellow stripe that is pointed in the middle. Around the outside of the neck is yellow velvet. On the neck of the hood is a small black cord for securing the hood. Also on the inside of the neck is a label that reads \"THE C.E.WARD CO. NEW LONDON, OHIO.\" The condition is good. \n\nThe second hood is made of a black fabric with yellow velvet and a red satin lining. The yellow velvet is in a thick stripe along the outter edges of the hood. The red lining is throughout the inside of the hood. On the neck of the hood is a small black cord for securing the hood. Also on the inside of the neck is a label that reads \"McCARTHY\u0026amp;SIMON INC. ACADEMIC COSTUMERS NEW YORK N.\" The condition is good. \n\nThe gown is made of a black fabric with black velvet detailings and a gray lining. Around the neck of the garment are thick strips of black velvet that go down the entirety of the garment. The sleeves are large and puffy with three black velevt stripes on each. The back of the garment is gathered at the top in pleats that let out and flow towards the end of the garment. On the inside of the collar is a label that reads \"THE C.E.WARD CO. NEW LONDON, OHIO 3 DOCTOR.\" There are long ribbons that come down from the inside of the collar. At the front of the interior of the collar is a button on one side and a small knotted cord on the other. The condition is good.\u003c/abstract\u003e"],"abstract_tesim":["John R. Hutcheson Academic Regalia collection consists of a gown, cap, and two hoods. \n\nThe cap is a standard graduation cap with a yellow/gold tassel, which hangs off of a gold button on the center of the cap. Inside the cap is a brown, roughly one inch, lining around the edge of the cap interior. The label on the base of the interior reads \"7 1/8 INTERCOLLEGIATE BUREAU COTRELL \u0026 LEONARD ALBANY.\" Between \"INTERCOLLEGIATE BUREAU' and \"BUREAU COTRELL \u0026 LEONARD ALBANY\" is a logo that consists of a horse with wings above the company seal that reads \"472 BROADWAY 47?.\" Some stitching from attaching the button interfers with the logo. The condition is good. \n\nThe first hood is made of a black fabric, with yellow and purple lining. The lining on the inside of the hood is satin, primarly purple in color with a yellow stripe that is pointed in the middle. Around the outside of the neck is yellow velvet. On the neck of the hood is a small black cord for securing the hood. Also on the inside of the neck is a label that reads \"THE C.E.WARD CO. NEW LONDON, OHIO.\" The condition is good. \n\nThe second hood is made of a black fabric with yellow velvet and a red satin lining. The yellow velvet is in a thick stripe along the outter edges of the hood. The red lining is throughout the inside of the hood. On the neck of the hood is a small black cord for securing the hood. Also on the inside of the neck is a label that reads \"McCARTHY\u0026SIMON INC. ACADEMIC COSTUMERS NEW YORK N.\" The condition is good. \n\nThe gown is made of a black fabric with black velvet detailings and a gray lining. Around the neck of the garment are thick strips of black velvet that go down the entirety of the garment. The sleeves are large and puffy with three black velevt stripes on each. The back of the garment is gathered at the top in pleats that let out and flow towards the end of the garment. On the inside of the collar is a label that reads \"THE C.E.WARD CO. NEW LONDON, OHIO 3 DOCTOR.\" There are long ribbons that come down from the inside of the collar. At the front of the interior of the collar is a button on one side and a small knotted cord on the other. 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He was born in Abbeville, South Carolina, to Susan McLaren and John McBryde, a Scottish cotton merchant. In December of 1858, John McLaren McBryde enrolled in South Carolina College (later the University of South Carolina) in Columbia, South Carolina. He later transferred to the University of Virginia in 1859, leaving in 1861 to fight in the American Civil War for the Confederacy. Having joined the military, McBryde was stationed on both Sullivan and Morris Islands, reportedly seeing the first shot fired on Fort Sumter. In 1862, McBryde contracted typhus fever and was forced to leave the army, but went on to work for the Treasury Department of the Confederate States of America in Richmond, Virginia. ","Following the end of the Civil War, McBryde ran a large farm named Branchland in Charlottesville, Virginia. During this time, he published numerous articles on the subject of agriculture, gaining him the attention that eventually lead to his appointment as a Professor of Agriculture and Botany at the University of Tennessee in 1879. In 1882, McBryde was offered a chair at the South Carolina College, where he remained until 1891, expanding it into a university after becoming president. In 1891, South Carolina University was again reduced to a college and its agricultural department moved to Clemson, leading to McBryde's acceptance of the Presidency at the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (VAMC).","During his time at Virginia Tech, McBryde divided the college into separate departments, expanded the curriculum, oversaw the installation of an infirmary and a new water system, added dormitories and faculty housing, and increased enrollment from 135 students in 1891 to 727 by 1903. After his retirement in 1907, McBryde was the first person elected president emeritus for the college, eventually becoming known as \"the father of VPI.\" ","On  November 18, 1863, McBryde married Cora Bolton. They had eight children, six of whom lived to adulthood: Janet (1864-1869), James (1866-1925), Anna (1868-1948; later Mrs. Robert J. Davidson), John McLaren, Jr. (1870-1956), Charles (1872-1962), Susan (1874-1951), Meade (1877-1959), and Waid (abt. 1878-?). In 1923, McBryde died at his son's home in New Orleans but was returned to Blacksburg, Virginia for burial.","The guide to the Larry McBryde Collection on the John McLaren McBryde Family by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your- work/public-domain/cc0/ ).","The processing, arrangement, and description of the collection was completed in June 2013. An addition was integrated in June and July 2019.","See also the following related collections at Virginia Tech Special Collections and University Archives:"," Records of the Office of the President, John McLaren McBryde, RG 2/5"," J. Bolton McBryde Collection, Ms1992-059 "," McBryde House Specification Records, Ms1999-010"," Janet Barnhill Collection on Cora Bolton McBryde, Ms2016-019"," Polly Ashelman Collection on the John McLaren McBryde Family, Ms2019-017","John M. and Cora Bolton McBryde Family Papers, Ms2023-069","Midhurst, J.M. McBryde Estate, Blacksburg, Va., Map-0276","Photographs of John M. McBryde are in the  Faculty/Staff Photograph Collection","The Larry McBryde Collection on the John McLaren McBryde Family, 1859-2013, contains materials concerning John McLaren McBryde, Sr., his brother Robert James McBryde, and their descendants, including John McLaren McBryde, Jr., Charles N. McBryde, Robert J. Davidson (the son-in-law of McBryde, Sr.), Meade Bolton McBryde, Sgt. John McLaren McBryde, David Caldwell McBryde, and others. The collection contains five series, organized by subject and subdivided chronologically.","Series I contains the papers of John McLaren McBryde, Sr., and his immediate family, dating from 1859 through 1930. Items  include photographs and newspaper articles relating to McBryde's life and service at Virginia Tech, a Petersburg Railroad Pass during McBryde's Conderate service, a Sweet Briar College program, newspaper clippings related to the colleges he worked at, and an unbound photograph album (20 leaves) with photographs of the University of South Carolina, Washington and Lee University, and early images of the VPI campus and the surrounding town of Blacksburg. There are also letters to McBryde, including copies of correspondence pertaining to the University of Virginia's presidency, and to his son Charles N. McBryde about him. Finally, legal documents, letters, and resolutions relate to McBryde's death.","Series II contains items belonging to John McLaren McBryde, Jr., dated 1904 thru 1947. Primarily, items pertain to his research, reminiscences, and biographies about his father. There are also postcards to him and his wife of Blacksburg, Charlottesville, and Hollins, Virginia.","Series III contains a c. 1905 photograph of and 1926 memorial to Robert James McBryde, the brother of John McLaren McBryde, Sr.","Series IV consists of newspaper clippings, obituaries, and curriculum vitae, dated [1916?] thru 2013, for other McBryde Family members, including Robert J. Davidson, Meade Bolton McBryde, and the descendants of John McLaren McBryde, Sr., and Robert James McBryde. There is also a 1972 invitation sent to Sgt. John McLaren McBryde for the dedication ceremony of McBryde Hall at Virginia Tech in 1972.","The fifth and final series is undated genealogy of the McBryde Family. Several family trees and four handwritten volumes of the Chronicles of the McBryde Family by David Caldwell McBryde are included, along with partial photocopies and digital copies of the volumes on DVD. ","The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. ","Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form:  http://bit.ly/scuareproduction . Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form:  http://bit.ly/scuapublication . Please contact Special Collections and University Archives ( specref@vt.edu  or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.","The Larry McBryde Collection on the John McLaren McBryde Family, 1859-2013, contains materials concerning John McLaren McBryde, Sr., his brother Robert James McBryde, and their descendants. 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He was born in Abbeville, South Carolina, to Susan McLaren and John McBryde, a Scottish cotton merchant. In December of 1858, John McLaren McBryde enrolled in South Carolina College (later the University of South Carolina) in Columbia, South Carolina. He later transferred to the University of Virginia in 1859, leaving in 1861 to fight in the American Civil War for the Confederacy. Having joined the military, McBryde was stationed on both Sullivan and Morris Islands, reportedly seeing the first shot fired on Fort Sumter. In 1862, McBryde contracted typhus fever and was forced to leave the army, but went on to work for the Treasury Department of the Confederate States of America in Richmond, Virginia. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eFollowing the end of the Civil War, McBryde ran a large farm named Branchland in Charlottesville, Virginia. 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In December of 1858, John McLaren McBryde enrolled in South Carolina College (later the University of South Carolina) in Columbia, South Carolina. He later transferred to the University of Virginia in 1859, leaving in 1861 to fight in the American Civil War for the Confederacy. Having joined the military, McBryde was stationed on both Sullivan and Morris Islands, reportedly seeing the first shot fired on Fort Sumter. In 1862, McBryde contracted typhus fever and was forced to leave the army, but went on to work for the Treasury Department of the Confederate States of America in Richmond, Virginia. ","Following the end of the Civil War, McBryde ran a large farm named Branchland in Charlottesville, Virginia. During this time, he published numerous articles on the subject of agriculture, gaining him the attention that eventually lead to his appointment as a Professor of Agriculture and Botany at the University of Tennessee in 1879. In 1882, McBryde was offered a chair at the South Carolina College, where he remained until 1891, expanding it into a university after becoming president. In 1891, South Carolina University was again reduced to a college and its agricultural department moved to Clemson, leading to McBryde's acceptance of the Presidency at the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (VAMC).","During his time at Virginia Tech, McBryde divided the college into separate departments, expanded the curriculum, oversaw the installation of an infirmary and a new water system, added dormitories and faculty housing, and increased enrollment from 135 students in 1891 to 727 by 1903. After his retirement in 1907, McBryde was the first person elected president emeritus for the college, eventually becoming known as \"the father of VPI.\" ","On  November 18, 1863, McBryde married Cora Bolton. They had eight children, six of whom lived to adulthood: Janet (1864-1869), James (1866-1925), Anna (1868-1948; later Mrs. Robert J. Davidson), John McLaren, Jr. (1870-1956), Charles (1872-1962), Susan (1874-1951), Meade (1877-1959), and Waid (abt. 1878-?). 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An addition was integrated in June and July 2019.\u003c/p\u003e"],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Processing Information"],"processinfo_tesim":["The processing, arrangement, and description of the collection was completed in June 2013. An addition was integrated in June and July 2019."],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eSee also the following related collections at Virginia Tech Special Collections and University Archives:\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=oai/VT/repositories_2_resources_3048.xml\"\u003e Records of the Office of the President, John McLaren McBryde, RG 2/5\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=oai/VT/repositories_2_resources_1932.xml\"\u003e J. Bolton McBryde Collection, Ms1992-059 \u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=oai/VT/repositories_2_resources_2092.xml\"\u003e McBryde House Specification Records, Ms1999-010\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=oai/VT/repositories_2_resources_3168.xml\"\u003e Janet Barnhill Collection on Cora Bolton McBryde, Ms2016-019\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=oai/VT/repositories_2_resources_3401.xml\"\u003e Polly Ashelman Collection on the John McLaren McBryde Family, Ms2019-017\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=oai/VT/repositories_2_resources_4119.xml\"\u003eJohn M. and Cora Bolton McBryde Family Papers, Ms2023-069\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=oai/VT/repositories_2_resources_635.xml\"\u003eMidhurst, J.M. McBryde Estate, Blacksburg, Va., Map-0276\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003ePhotographs of John M. McBryde are in the \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=oai/VT/repositories_2_resources_3025.xml\"\u003eFaculty/Staff Photograph Collection\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e"],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related Archival Materials"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["See also the following related collections at Virginia Tech Special Collections and University Archives:"," Records of the Office of the President, John McLaren McBryde, RG 2/5"," J. Bolton McBryde Collection, Ms1992-059 "," McBryde House Specification Records, Ms1999-010"," Janet Barnhill Collection on Cora Bolton McBryde, Ms2016-019"," Polly Ashelman Collection on the John McLaren McBryde Family, Ms2019-017","John M. and Cora Bolton McBryde Family Papers, Ms2023-069","Midhurst, J.M. McBryde Estate, Blacksburg, Va., Map-0276","Photographs of John M. McBryde are in the  Faculty/Staff Photograph Collection"],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe Larry McBryde Collection on the John McLaren McBryde Family, 1859-2013, contains materials concerning John McLaren McBryde, Sr., his brother Robert James McBryde, and their descendants, including John McLaren McBryde, Jr., Charles N. McBryde, Robert J. Davidson (the son-in-law of McBryde, Sr.), Meade Bolton McBryde, Sgt. John McLaren McBryde, David Caldwell McBryde, and others. The collection contains five series, organized by subject and subdivided chronologically.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeries I contains the papers of John McLaren McBryde, Sr., and his immediate family, dating from 1859 through 1930. Items  include photographs and newspaper articles relating to McBryde's life and service at Virginia Tech, a Petersburg Railroad Pass during McBryde's Conderate service, a Sweet Briar College program, newspaper clippings related to the colleges he worked at, and an unbound photograph album (20 leaves) with photographs of the University of South Carolina, Washington and Lee University, and early images of the VPI campus and the surrounding town of Blacksburg. There are also letters to McBryde, including copies of correspondence pertaining to the University of Virginia's presidency, and to his son Charles N. McBryde about him. Finally, legal documents, letters, and resolutions relate to McBryde's death.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeries II contains items belonging to John McLaren McBryde, Jr., dated 1904 thru 1947. Primarily, items pertain to his research, reminiscences, and biographies about his father. There are also postcards to him and his wife of Blacksburg, Charlottesville, and Hollins, Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeries III contains a c. 1905 photograph of and 1926 memorial to Robert James McBryde, the brother of John McLaren McBryde, Sr.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeries IV consists of newspaper clippings, obituaries, and curriculum vitae, dated [1916?] thru 2013, for other McBryde Family members, including Robert J. Davidson, Meade Bolton McBryde, and the descendants of John McLaren McBryde, Sr., and Robert James McBryde. There is also a 1972 invitation sent to Sgt. John McLaren McBryde for the dedication ceremony of McBryde Hall at Virginia Tech in 1972.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe fifth and final series is undated genealogy of the McBryde Family. 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Items  include photographs and newspaper articles relating to McBryde's life and service at Virginia Tech, a Petersburg Railroad Pass during McBryde's Conderate service, a Sweet Briar College program, newspaper clippings related to the colleges he worked at, and an unbound photograph album (20 leaves) with photographs of the University of South Carolina, Washington and Lee University, and early images of the VPI campus and the surrounding town of Blacksburg. There are also letters to McBryde, including copies of correspondence pertaining to the University of Virginia's presidency, and to his son Charles N. McBryde about him. Finally, legal documents, letters, and resolutions relate to McBryde's death.","Series II contains items belonging to John McLaren McBryde, Jr., dated 1904 thru 1947. Primarily, items pertain to his research, reminiscences, and biographies about his father. There are also postcards to him and his wife of Blacksburg, Charlottesville, and Hollins, Virginia.","Series III contains a c. 1905 photograph of and 1926 memorial to Robert James McBryde, the brother of John McLaren McBryde, Sr.","Series IV consists of newspaper clippings, obituaries, and curriculum vitae, dated [1916?] thru 2013, for other McBryde Family members, including Robert J. Davidson, Meade Bolton McBryde, and the descendants of John McLaren McBryde, Sr., and Robert James McBryde. There is also a 1972 invitation sent to Sgt. John McLaren McBryde for the dedication ceremony of McBryde Hall at Virginia Tech in 1972.","The fifth and final series is undated genealogy of the McBryde Family. Several family trees and four handwritten volumes of the Chronicles of the McBryde Family by David Caldwell McBryde are included, along with partial photocopies and digital copies of the volumes on DVD. 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Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (\u003ca href=\"mailto:specref@vt.edu\"\u003especref@vt.edu\u003c/a\u003e or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. ","Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form:  http://bit.ly/scuareproduction . Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form:  http://bit.ly/scuapublication . Please contact Special Collections and University Archives ( specref@vt.edu  or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_d04a5d1830a6f19487b1138e8f636b8f\" label=\"Abstract\"\u003eThe Larry McBryde Collection on the John McLaren McBryde Family, 1859-2013, contains materials concerning John McLaren McBryde, Sr., his brother Robert James McBryde, and their descendants. Primarily, the collection contains photographs, letters, family histories, and biographies about McBryde, Sr., who was president of Virginia Tech from 1891 thru 1907.\u003c/abstract\u003e"],"abstract_tesim":["The Larry McBryde Collection on the John McLaren McBryde Family, 1859-2013, contains materials concerning John McLaren McBryde, Sr., his brother Robert James McBryde, and their descendants. 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He was born in Abbeville, South Carolina, to Susan McLaren and John McBryde, a Scottish cotton merchant. In December of 1858, John McLaren McBryde enrolled in South Carolina College (later the University of South Carolina) in Columbia, South Carolina. He later transferred to the University of Virginia in 1859, leaving in 1861 to fight in the American Civil War for the Confederacy. Having joined the military, McBryde was stationed on both Sullivan and Morris Islands, reportedly seeing the first shot fired on Fort Sumter. In 1862, McBryde contracted typhus fever and was forced to leave the army, but went on to work for the Treasury Department of the Confederate States of America in Richmond, Virginia. ","Following the end of the Civil War, McBryde ran a large farm named Branchland in Charlottesville, Virginia. During this time, he published numerous articles on the subject of agriculture, gaining him the attention that eventually lead to his appointment as a Professor of Agriculture and Botany at the University of Tennessee in 1879. In 1882, McBryde was offered a chair at the South Carolina College, where he remained until 1891, expanding it into a university after becoming president. In 1891, South Carolina University was again reduced to a college and its agricultural department moved to Clemson, leading to McBryde's acceptance of the Presidency at the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (VAMC).","During his time at Virginia Tech, McBryde divided the college into separate departments, expanded the curriculum, oversaw the installation of an infirmary and a new water system, added dormitories and faculty housing, and increased enrollment from 135 students in 1891 to 727 by 1903. After his retirement in 1907, McBryde was the first person elected president emeritus for the college, eventually becoming known as \"the father of VPI.\" ","On  November 18, 1863, McBryde married Cora Bolton. They had eight children, six of whom lived to adulthood: Janet (1864-1869), James (1866-1925), Anna (1868-1948; later Mrs. Robert J. Davidson), John McLaren, Jr. (1870-1956), Charles (1872-1962), Susan (1874-1951), Meade (1877-1959), and Waid (abt. 1878-?). In 1923, McBryde died at his son's home in New Orleans but was returned to Blacksburg, Virginia for burial.","The guide to the Larry McBryde Collection on the John McLaren McBryde Family by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your- work/public-domain/cc0/ ).","The processing, arrangement, and description of the collection was completed in June 2013. An addition was integrated in June and July 2019.","See also the following related collections at Virginia Tech Special Collections and University Archives:"," Records of the Office of the President, John McLaren McBryde, RG 2/5"," J. Bolton McBryde Collection, Ms1992-059 "," McBryde House Specification Records, Ms1999-010"," Janet Barnhill Collection on Cora Bolton McBryde, Ms2016-019"," Polly Ashelman Collection on the John McLaren McBryde Family, Ms2019-017","John M. and Cora Bolton McBryde Family Papers, Ms2023-069","Midhurst, J.M. McBryde Estate, Blacksburg, Va., Map-0276","Photographs of John M. McBryde are in the  Faculty/Staff Photograph Collection","The Larry McBryde Collection on the John McLaren McBryde Family, 1859-2013, contains materials concerning John McLaren McBryde, Sr., his brother Robert James McBryde, and their descendants, including John McLaren McBryde, Jr., Charles N. McBryde, Robert J. Davidson (the son-in-law of McBryde, Sr.), Meade Bolton McBryde, Sgt. John McLaren McBryde, David Caldwell McBryde, and others. The collection contains five series, organized by subject and subdivided chronologically.","Series I contains the papers of John McLaren McBryde, Sr., and his immediate family, dating from 1859 through 1930. Items  include photographs and newspaper articles relating to McBryde's life and service at Virginia Tech, a Petersburg Railroad Pass during McBryde's Conderate service, a Sweet Briar College program, newspaper clippings related to the colleges he worked at, and an unbound photograph album (20 leaves) with photographs of the University of South Carolina, Washington and Lee University, and early images of the VPI campus and the surrounding town of Blacksburg. There are also letters to McBryde, including copies of correspondence pertaining to the University of Virginia's presidency, and to his son Charles N. McBryde about him. Finally, legal documents, letters, and resolutions relate to McBryde's death.","Series II contains items belonging to John McLaren McBryde, Jr., dated 1904 thru 1947. Primarily, items pertain to his research, reminiscences, and biographies about his father. There are also postcards to him and his wife of Blacksburg, Charlottesville, and Hollins, Virginia.","Series III contains a c. 1905 photograph of and 1926 memorial to Robert James McBryde, the brother of John McLaren McBryde, Sr.","Series IV consists of newspaper clippings, obituaries, and curriculum vitae, dated [1916?] thru 2013, for other McBryde Family members, including Robert J. Davidson, Meade Bolton McBryde, and the descendants of John McLaren McBryde, Sr., and Robert James McBryde. There is also a 1972 invitation sent to Sgt. John McLaren McBryde for the dedication ceremony of McBryde Hall at Virginia Tech in 1972.","The fifth and final series is undated genealogy of the McBryde Family. 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Please contact Special Collections and University Archives ( specref@vt.edu  or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.","The Larry McBryde Collection on the John McLaren McBryde Family, 1859-2013, contains materials concerning John McLaren McBryde, Sr., his brother Robert James McBryde, and their descendants. 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In December of 1858, John McLaren McBryde enrolled in South Carolina College (later the University of South Carolina) in Columbia, South Carolina. He later transferred to the University of Virginia in 1859, leaving in 1861 to fight in the American Civil War for the Confederacy. Having joined the military, McBryde was stationed on both Sullivan and Morris Islands, reportedly seeing the first shot fired on Fort Sumter. In 1862, McBryde contracted typhus fever and was forced to leave the army, but went on to work for the Treasury Department of the Confederate States of America in Richmond, Virginia. ","Following the end of the Civil War, McBryde ran a large farm named Branchland in Charlottesville, Virginia. During this time, he published numerous articles on the subject of agriculture, gaining him the attention that eventually lead to his appointment as a Professor of Agriculture and Botany at the University of Tennessee in 1879. In 1882, McBryde was offered a chair at the South Carolina College, where he remained until 1891, expanding it into a university after becoming president. In 1891, South Carolina University was again reduced to a college and its agricultural department moved to Clemson, leading to McBryde's acceptance of the Presidency at the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (VAMC).","During his time at Virginia Tech, McBryde divided the college into separate departments, expanded the curriculum, oversaw the installation of an infirmary and a new water system, added dormitories and faculty housing, and increased enrollment from 135 students in 1891 to 727 by 1903. After his retirement in 1907, McBryde was the first person elected president emeritus for the college, eventually becoming known as \"the father of VPI.\" ","On  November 18, 1863, McBryde married Cora Bolton. They had eight children, six of whom lived to adulthood: Janet (1864-1869), James (1866-1925), Anna (1868-1948; later Mrs. Robert J. Davidson), John McLaren, Jr. (1870-1956), Charles (1872-1962), Susan (1874-1951), Meade (1877-1959), and Waid (abt. 1878-?). 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Bolton McBryde Collection, Ms1992-059 \u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=oai/VT/repositories_2_resources_2092.xml\"\u003e McBryde House Specification Records, Ms1999-010\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=oai/VT/repositories_2_resources_3168.xml\"\u003e Janet Barnhill Collection on Cora Bolton McBryde, Ms2016-019\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=oai/VT/repositories_2_resources_3401.xml\"\u003e Polly Ashelman Collection on the John McLaren McBryde Family, Ms2019-017\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=oai/VT/repositories_2_resources_4119.xml\"\u003eJohn M. and Cora Bolton McBryde Family Papers, Ms2023-069\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=oai/VT/repositories_2_resources_635.xml\"\u003eMidhurst, J.M. McBryde Estate, Blacksburg, Va., Map-0276\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003ePhotographs of John M. McBryde are in the \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=oai/VT/repositories_2_resources_3025.xml\"\u003eFaculty/Staff Photograph Collection\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e"],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related Archival Materials"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["See also the following related collections at Virginia Tech Special Collections and University Archives:"," Records of the Office of the President, John McLaren McBryde, RG 2/5"," J. Bolton McBryde Collection, Ms1992-059 "," McBryde House Specification Records, Ms1999-010"," Janet Barnhill Collection on Cora Bolton McBryde, Ms2016-019"," Polly Ashelman Collection on the John McLaren McBryde Family, Ms2019-017","John M. and Cora Bolton McBryde Family Papers, Ms2023-069","Midhurst, J.M. McBryde Estate, Blacksburg, Va., Map-0276","Photographs of John M. McBryde are in the  Faculty/Staff Photograph Collection"],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe Larry McBryde Collection on the John McLaren McBryde Family, 1859-2013, contains materials concerning John McLaren McBryde, Sr., his brother Robert James McBryde, and their descendants, including John McLaren McBryde, Jr., Charles N. McBryde, Robert J. Davidson (the son-in-law of McBryde, Sr.), Meade Bolton McBryde, Sgt. John McLaren McBryde, David Caldwell McBryde, and others. The collection contains five series, organized by subject and subdivided chronologically.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeries I contains the papers of John McLaren McBryde, Sr., and his immediate family, dating from 1859 through 1930. Items  include photographs and newspaper articles relating to McBryde's life and service at Virginia Tech, a Petersburg Railroad Pass during McBryde's Conderate service, a Sweet Briar College program, newspaper clippings related to the colleges he worked at, and an unbound photograph album (20 leaves) with photographs of the University of South Carolina, Washington and Lee University, and early images of the VPI campus and the surrounding town of Blacksburg. There are also letters to McBryde, including copies of correspondence pertaining to the University of Virginia's presidency, and to his son Charles N. McBryde about him. Finally, legal documents, letters, and resolutions relate to McBryde's death.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeries II contains items belonging to John McLaren McBryde, Jr., dated 1904 thru 1947. Primarily, items pertain to his research, reminiscences, and biographies about his father. There are also postcards to him and his wife of Blacksburg, Charlottesville, and Hollins, Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeries III contains a c. 1905 photograph of and 1926 memorial to Robert James McBryde, the brother of John McLaren McBryde, Sr.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeries IV consists of newspaper clippings, obituaries, and curriculum vitae, dated [1916?] thru 2013, for other McBryde Family members, including Robert J. Davidson, Meade Bolton McBryde, and the descendants of John McLaren McBryde, Sr., and Robert James McBryde. There is also a 1972 invitation sent to Sgt. John McLaren McBryde for the dedication ceremony of McBryde Hall at Virginia Tech in 1972.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe fifth and final series is undated genealogy of the McBryde Family. 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Items  include photographs and newspaper articles relating to McBryde's life and service at Virginia Tech, a Petersburg Railroad Pass during McBryde's Conderate service, a Sweet Briar College program, newspaper clippings related to the colleges he worked at, and an unbound photograph album (20 leaves) with photographs of the University of South Carolina, Washington and Lee University, and early images of the VPI campus and the surrounding town of Blacksburg. There are also letters to McBryde, including copies of correspondence pertaining to the University of Virginia's presidency, and to his son Charles N. McBryde about him. Finally, legal documents, letters, and resolutions relate to McBryde's death.","Series II contains items belonging to John McLaren McBryde, Jr., dated 1904 thru 1947. Primarily, items pertain to his research, reminiscences, and biographies about his father. There are also postcards to him and his wife of Blacksburg, Charlottesville, and Hollins, Virginia.","Series III contains a c. 1905 photograph of and 1926 memorial to Robert James McBryde, the brother of John McLaren McBryde, Sr.","Series IV consists of newspaper clippings, obituaries, and curriculum vitae, dated [1916?] thru 2013, for other McBryde Family members, including Robert J. Davidson, Meade Bolton McBryde, and the descendants of John McLaren McBryde, Sr., and Robert James McBryde. There is also a 1972 invitation sent to Sgt. John McLaren McBryde for the dedication ceremony of McBryde Hall at Virginia Tech in 1972.","The fifth and final series is undated genealogy of the McBryde Family. Several family trees and four handwritten volumes of the Chronicles of the McBryde Family by David Caldwell McBryde are included, along with partial photocopies and digital copies of the volumes on DVD. 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He was dean of the College of Education both at Kansas State University from 1967 to 1969 and at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville from 1969 through 1976. McComas served as president of Mississippi State University (1976-1985) and of the University of Toledo (1985-1988) prior to joining Virginia Tech. He resigned on account of his health, effective January 1994, and died on February 10, 1994.","Mississippi State named their new creative arts building after McComas in 1991. Virginia Tech presented him the Ruffner Medal posthumously on Founders Day 1994. The university named McComas Hall in his memory in 1998.","Source: \"Presidents\", Virginia Tech History website,  https://history.unirel.vt.edu/administration/presidents.html","The guide to the Records of the Office of the President, James D. 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Also during his tenure, McBryde improved and expanded the physical plant, with six buildings being renovated and sixty-seven new buildings constructed. The faculty increased from nine in 1891 to forty-eight in 1907 and enrollment rose from one hundred and thirty-five in 1891 to a peak of seven hundred and twenty-eight in 1904/05. McBryde was also the first president to encourage student activities, as witnessed by the beginning of an athletic program and resumption of publication of the Gray Jacket, as well as the adoption of school colors.","Hazing controversies plagued McBryde's administration, but his handling of the early cases tended to enhance his prestige as well as strengthen the College's image.","Because of declining health, McBryde was granted a six months leave of absence for rest and recuperation from January to June 1906. During this interval, the Board appointed Ellison Smyth and Theodorick Campbell to serve jointly as president of the Campus and designated the Rector, J. Thompson Brown, as official head of the College. McBryde returned to his duties as president, but since his health did not improve, he resigned effective 1 July 1907.","The guide to the Records of the Office of the President, John McLaren McBryde by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your- work/public-domain/cc0/ ).","The 3rd quoted letter in the book  The first 100 years; a history of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University , by Duncan Lyle Kinnear, 1972.","The 8th quoted letter in the book  The first 100 years; a history of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University , by Duncan Lyle Kinnear, 1972.","The 16th quoted letter in the book  The first 100 years; a history of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University , by Duncan Lyle Kinnear, 1972.","The 11th quoted letter in the book  The first 100 years; a history of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University , by Duncan Lyle Kinnear, 1972.","The processing, arrangement, and description of the Records of the Office of the President, John McLaren McBryde was completed prior to 1997. ","Please note:  There is no Box 5, Folder 164.","See also the following related collections at Virginia Tech Special Collections and University Archives:"," J. Bolton McBryde Collection, Ms1992-059 "," McBryde House Specification Records, Ms1999-010","Larry McBryde Collection on the John McLaren McBryde Family, Ms2013-024"," Janet Barnhill Collection on Cora Bolton McBryde, Ms2016-019"," Polly Ashelman Collection on the John McLaren McBryde Family, Ms2019-017","John M. and Cora Bolton McBryde Family Papers, Ms2023-069","Midhurst, J.M. McBryde Estate, Blacksburg, Va., Map-0276","Photographs of John M. McBryde are in the  Faculty/Staff Photograph Collection","This collection is primarily correspondence (1900-1907), both incoming and outgoing, dealing with pertinent subjects of McBryde's administration, including: Christian case and other hazing problems; Junior class uprising (1904); Jamestown Exposition (1907); fire of 1905; McBryde's refusal of University of Virginia presidency. There is also much routine correspondence including requests for catalogs, letters from concerned parents, and business letters. Included with the 1903 correspondence are letters concerning a typhoid epidemic.","Thirteen volumes of letter books (1900-1906) contain copies of outgoing correspondence from McBryde and other members of his administration: C.D. Taliaferro (Secretary to President, Registrar, Acting Treasurer, Superintendent of Book Department); Charles I. Wade (Treasurer, Registrar); Ellison Smyth (Dean). Volume I (14 February 1900 - 5 March 1900) includes some letters signed by McBryde as Director of Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station. Much of 1901-02 correspondence consists of requests and orders for catalogs and books to replenish the library after the Administration Building fire. Volume 7 (19 April 1901 - 23 February 1903) contains two reports from McBryde to Board of Visitors, 1901 and 1902, and a report from McBryde to Joseph W. 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McBryde returned to his duties as president, but since his health did not improve, he resigned effective 1 July 1907.\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical Note"],"bioghist_tesim":["Known as the \"father of VPI,\" John McLaren McBryde (January 1, 1841-March 20, 1923) was the fifth president of Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (VPI, or Virginia Tech). McBryde was the first president to have a relatively free hand in developing the academic program, selecting associates, formulating policies, and planning the physical plant of the College. ","Major accomplishments of his administration included: establishing position of Dean in 1903-04 to aid in administration duties; reorganizing the curriculum and creating seven new 4- year courses leading to Bachelor of Science degrees; introducing a program of graduate study in 1891 and establishing a Graduate Department, with its own Dean, in 1907; starting the summer school program in 1904. Also during his tenure, McBryde improved and expanded the physical plant, with six buildings being renovated and sixty-seven new buildings constructed. The faculty increased from nine in 1891 to forty-eight in 1907 and enrollment rose from one hundred and thirty-five in 1891 to a peak of seven hundred and twenty-eight in 1904/05. McBryde was also the first president to encourage student activities, as witnessed by the beginning of an athletic program and resumption of publication of the Gray Jacket, as well as the adoption of school colors.","Hazing controversies plagued McBryde's administration, but his handling of the early cases tended to enhance his prestige as well as strengthen the College's image.","Because of declining health, McBryde was granted a six months leave of absence for rest and recuperation from January to June 1906. During this interval, the Board appointed Ellison Smyth and Theodorick Campbell to serve jointly as president of the Campus and designated the Rector, J. Thompson Brown, as official head of the College. McBryde returned to his duties as president, but since his health did not improve, he resigned effective 1 July 1907."],"odd_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe guide to the Records of the Office of the President, John McLaren McBryde by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (\u003ca href=\"https://creativecommons.org/share-your-%20work/public-domain/cc0/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://creativecommons.org/share-your- work/public-domain/cc0/\u003c/a\u003e).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe 3rd quoted letter in the book \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003e\u003cextref href=\"https://catalog.lib.vt.edu/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=762260\" show=\"new\" actuate=\"onrequest\"\u003eThe first 100 years; a history of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University\u003c/extref\u003e\u003c/emph\u003e, by Duncan Lyle Kinnear, 1972.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe 8th quoted letter in the book \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003e\u003cextref href=\"https://catalog.lib.vt.edu/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=762260\" show=\"new\" actuate=\"onrequest\"\u003eThe first 100 years; a history of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University\u003c/extref\u003e\u003c/emph\u003e, by Duncan Lyle Kinnear, 1972.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe 16th quoted letter in the book \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003e\u003cextref href=\"https://catalog.lib.vt.edu/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=762260\" show=\"new\" actuate=\"onrequest\"\u003eThe first 100 years; a history of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University\u003c/extref\u003e\u003c/emph\u003e, by Duncan Lyle Kinnear, 1972.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe 11th quoted letter in the book \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003e\u003cextref href=\"https://catalog.lib.vt.edu/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=762260\" show=\"new\" actuate=\"onrequest\"\u003eThe first 100 years; a history of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University\u003c/extref\u003e\u003c/emph\u003e, by Duncan Lyle Kinnear, 1972.\u003c/p\u003e"],"odd_heading_ssm":["Rights Statement for Archival Description","General","General","General","General"],"odd_tesim":["The guide to the Records of the Office of the President, John McLaren McBryde by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your- work/public-domain/cc0/ ).","The 3rd quoted letter in the book  The first 100 years; a history of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University , by Duncan Lyle Kinnear, 1972.","The 8th quoted letter in the book  The first 100 years; a history of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University , by Duncan Lyle Kinnear, 1972.","The 16th quoted letter in the book  The first 100 years; a history of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University , by Duncan Lyle Kinnear, 1972.","The 11th quoted letter in the book  The first 100 years; a history of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University , by Duncan Lyle Kinnear, 1972."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eResearchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Records of the Office of the President, John McLaren McBryde, RG 2/5, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Records of the Office of the President, John McLaren McBryde, RG 2/5, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va."],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe processing, arrangement, and description of the Records of the Office of the President, John McLaren McBryde was completed prior to 1997. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003ePlease note:\u003c/emph\u003e There is no Box 5, Folder 164.\u003c/p\u003e"],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Processing Information"],"processinfo_tesim":["The processing, arrangement, and description of the Records of the Office of the President, John McLaren McBryde was completed prior to 1997. ","Please note:  There is no Box 5, Folder 164."],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eSee also the following related collections at Virginia Tech Special Collections and University Archives:\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=oai/VT/repositories_2_resources_1932.xml\"\u003e J. 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McBryde Estate, Blacksburg, Va., Map-0276\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003ePhotographs of John M. McBryde are in the \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=oai/VT/repositories_2_resources_3025.xml\"\u003eFaculty/Staff Photograph Collection\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e"],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related Archival Materials"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["See also the following related collections at Virginia Tech Special Collections and University Archives:"," J. Bolton McBryde Collection, Ms1992-059 "," McBryde House Specification Records, Ms1999-010","Larry McBryde Collection on the John McLaren McBryde Family, Ms2013-024"," Janet Barnhill Collection on Cora Bolton McBryde, Ms2016-019"," Polly Ashelman Collection on the John McLaren McBryde Family, Ms2019-017","John M. and Cora Bolton McBryde Family Papers, Ms2023-069","Midhurst, J.M. McBryde Estate, Blacksburg, Va., Map-0276","Photographs of John M. McBryde are in the  Faculty/Staff Photograph Collection"],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThis collection is primarily correspondence (1900-1907), both incoming and outgoing, dealing with pertinent subjects of McBryde's administration, including: Christian case and other hazing problems; Junior class uprising (1904); Jamestown Exposition (1907); fire of 1905; McBryde's refusal of University of Virginia presidency. There is also much routine correspondence including requests for catalogs, letters from concerned parents, and business letters. Included with the 1903 correspondence are letters concerning a typhoid epidemic.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThirteen volumes of letter books (1900-1906) contain copies of outgoing correspondence from McBryde and other members of his administration: C.D. Taliaferro (Secretary to President, Registrar, Acting Treasurer, Superintendent of Book Department); Charles I. Wade (Treasurer, Registrar); Ellison Smyth (Dean). Volume I (14 February 1900 - 5 March 1900) includes some letters signed by McBryde as Director of Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station. Much of 1901-02 correspondence consists of requests and orders for catalogs and books to replenish the library after the Administration Building fire. Volume 7 (19 April 1901 - 23 February 1903) contains two reports from McBryde to Board of Visitors, 1901 and 1902, and a report from McBryde to Joseph W. Southall, Superintendent of Public Instruction. Volume 12 (15 July 1904 - 23 September 1905) contains twenty-eight letters from McBryde to Board of Visitors and others. Volume 13 (25 July 1904-28 September 1905) contains correspondence concerning Sweet Briar Institute and signed by McBryde as Chairman of Executive Committee, Sweet Briar Institute. Most volumes are indexed by recipients of correspondence.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe collection also includes: bibliography of McBryde's writings (1841-1923); annual reports of the president (1891, 1892/93); applications for employment of students (1900/01); bids and contracts (1900-07); correspondence of William Alwood, Professor of Horticulture, Entomology, and Mycology (1901-1904); reports to the president and board of visitors (1902-1907); shops department records (1902-1907); Agriculture Hall material (1905-1906); correspondence of Theodorick Campbell, first Dean of Academic Department (1905-1906); requisitions and orders (1905, 1907/08); fire loss records (1905-1907); reports of absentism, tardiness, delinquency, or unsatisfactory work of students (1906/07, 1907/08); Proceedings Had Before the Committee Appointed to Investigate Charges Against the Virginia Polytechnic Institute (23-28 July 1906); and biographical information on McBryde, including newspaper clippings. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis is a letter from McBryde appointing a \"Committee on publication\" consisting of 3 faculty members - Campbell, Williams, and Newman - due to the lack of enforcement of the by-law requiring that all speeches and paper prepared by students for public delivery or college publication must be read and revised by the president.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe contents of this folder are in folder 223 in box 7 of the McBryde Collection.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content","Scope and Contents","Scope and Content"],"scopecontent_tesim":["This collection is primarily correspondence (1900-1907), both incoming and outgoing, dealing with pertinent subjects of McBryde's administration, including: Christian case and other hazing problems; Junior class uprising (1904); Jamestown Exposition (1907); fire of 1905; McBryde's refusal of University of Virginia presidency. There is also much routine correspondence including requests for catalogs, letters from concerned parents, and business letters. Included with the 1903 correspondence are letters concerning a typhoid epidemic.","Thirteen volumes of letter books (1900-1906) contain copies of outgoing correspondence from McBryde and other members of his administration: C.D. Taliaferro (Secretary to President, Registrar, Acting Treasurer, Superintendent of Book Department); Charles I. Wade (Treasurer, Registrar); Ellison Smyth (Dean). Volume I (14 February 1900 - 5 March 1900) includes some letters signed by McBryde as Director of Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station. Much of 1901-02 correspondence consists of requests and orders for catalogs and books to replenish the library after the Administration Building fire. Volume 7 (19 April 1901 - 23 February 1903) contains two reports from McBryde to Board of Visitors, 1901 and 1902, and a report from McBryde to Joseph W. Southall, Superintendent of Public Instruction. Volume 12 (15 July 1904 - 23 September 1905) contains twenty-eight letters from McBryde to Board of Visitors and others. Volume 13 (25 July 1904-28 September 1905) contains correspondence concerning Sweet Briar Institute and signed by McBryde as Chairman of Executive Committee, Sweet Briar Institute. Most volumes are indexed by recipients of correspondence.","The collection also includes: bibliography of McBryde's writings (1841-1923); annual reports of the president (1891, 1892/93); applications for employment of students (1900/01); bids and contracts (1900-07); correspondence of William Alwood, Professor of Horticulture, Entomology, and Mycology (1901-1904); reports to the president and board of visitors (1902-1907); shops department records (1902-1907); Agriculture Hall material (1905-1906); correspondence of Theodorick Campbell, first Dean of Academic Department (1905-1906); requisitions and orders (1905, 1907/08); fire loss records (1905-1907); reports of absentism, tardiness, delinquency, or unsatisfactory work of students (1906/07, 1907/08); Proceedings Had Before the Committee Appointed to Investigate Charges Against the Virginia Polytechnic Institute (23-28 July 1906); and biographical information on McBryde, including newspaper clippings. ","This is a letter from McBryde appointing a \"Committee on publication\" consisting of 3 faculty members - Campbell, Williams, and Newman - due to the lack of enforcement of the by-law requiring that all speeches and paper prepared by students for public delivery or college publication must be read and revised by the president.","The contents of this folder are in folder 223 in box 7 of the McBryde Collection."],"separatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe documents originally kept with the McBryde files have been removed and made into a separate collection, Christian Case Papers, Ms1996-026.\u003c/p\u003e"],"separatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Separated Materials"],"separatedmaterial_tesim":["The documents originally kept with the McBryde files have been removed and made into a separate collection, Christian Case Papers, Ms1996-026."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eReproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form: \u003ca href=\"http://bit.ly/scuareproduction\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/scuareproduction\u003c/a\u003e. Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form: \u003ca href=\"http://bit.ly/scuapublication\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/scuapublication\u003c/a\u003e. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (\u003ca href=\"mailto:specref@vt.edu\"\u003especref@vt.edu\u003c/a\u003e or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Reproductions and Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. ","Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form:  http://bit.ly/scuareproduction . Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form:  http://bit.ly/scuapublication . Please contact Special Collections and University Archives ( specref@vt.edu  or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_bba7ec57ab956c2ab7663992b338a675\"\u003eJohn McClaren McBryde served as the fifth president of Virginia Tech (1891-1907). This collection documents his tenure as president, including correspondence, letter books, reports, bids and contracts, and other records.\u003c/abstract\u003e"],"abstract_tesim":["John McClaren McBryde served as the fifth president of Virginia Tech (1891-1907). 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","Boxes 6-9 contain oversized material removed from boxes 1-5. The folder descriptions for boxes 6-9 indicate the folders from which the material was removed.","Known as the \"father of VPI,\" John McLaren McBryde (January 1, 1841-March 20, 1923) was the fifth president of Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (VPI, or Virginia Tech). McBryde was the first president to have a relatively free hand in developing the academic program, selecting associates, formulating policies, and planning the physical plant of the College. ","Major accomplishments of his administration included: establishing position of Dean in 1903-04 to aid in administration duties; reorganizing the curriculum and creating seven new 4- year courses leading to Bachelor of Science degrees; introducing a program of graduate study in 1891 and establishing a Graduate Department, with its own Dean, in 1907; starting the summer school program in 1904. Also during his tenure, McBryde improved and expanded the physical plant, with six buildings being renovated and sixty-seven new buildings constructed. The faculty increased from nine in 1891 to forty-eight in 1907 and enrollment rose from one hundred and thirty-five in 1891 to a peak of seven hundred and twenty-eight in 1904/05. McBryde was also the first president to encourage student activities, as witnessed by the beginning of an athletic program and resumption of publication of the Gray Jacket, as well as the adoption of school colors.","Hazing controversies plagued McBryde's administration, but his handling of the early cases tended to enhance his prestige as well as strengthen the College's image.","Because of declining health, McBryde was granted a six months leave of absence for rest and recuperation from January to June 1906. During this interval, the Board appointed Ellison Smyth and Theodorick Campbell to serve jointly as president of the Campus and designated the Rector, J. Thompson Brown, as official head of the College. McBryde returned to his duties as president, but since his health did not improve, he resigned effective 1 July 1907.","The guide to the Records of the Office of the President, John McLaren McBryde by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your- work/public-domain/cc0/ ).","The 3rd quoted letter in the book  The first 100 years; a history of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University , by Duncan Lyle Kinnear, 1972.","The 8th quoted letter in the book  The first 100 years; a history of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University , by Duncan Lyle Kinnear, 1972.","The 16th quoted letter in the book  The first 100 years; a history of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University , by Duncan Lyle Kinnear, 1972.","The 11th quoted letter in the book  The first 100 years; a history of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University , by Duncan Lyle Kinnear, 1972.","The processing, arrangement, and description of the Records of the Office of the President, John McLaren McBryde was completed prior to 1997. ","Please note:  There is no Box 5, Folder 164.","See also the following related collections at Virginia Tech Special Collections and University Archives:"," J. Bolton McBryde Collection, Ms1992-059 "," McBryde House Specification Records, Ms1999-010","Larry McBryde Collection on the John McLaren McBryde Family, Ms2013-024"," Janet Barnhill Collection on Cora Bolton McBryde, Ms2016-019"," Polly Ashelman Collection on the John McLaren McBryde Family, Ms2019-017","John M. and Cora Bolton McBryde Family Papers, Ms2023-069","Midhurst, J.M. McBryde Estate, Blacksburg, Va., Map-0276","Photographs of John M. McBryde are in the  Faculty/Staff Photograph Collection","This collection is primarily correspondence (1900-1907), both incoming and outgoing, dealing with pertinent subjects of McBryde's administration, including: Christian case and other hazing problems; Junior class uprising (1904); Jamestown Exposition (1907); fire of 1905; McBryde's refusal of University of Virginia presidency. There is also much routine correspondence including requests for catalogs, letters from concerned parents, and business letters. Included with the 1903 correspondence are letters concerning a typhoid epidemic.","Thirteen volumes of letter books (1900-1906) contain copies of outgoing correspondence from McBryde and other members of his administration: C.D. Taliaferro (Secretary to President, Registrar, Acting Treasurer, Superintendent of Book Department); Charles I. Wade (Treasurer, Registrar); Ellison Smyth (Dean). Volume I (14 February 1900 - 5 March 1900) includes some letters signed by McBryde as Director of Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station. Much of 1901-02 correspondence consists of requests and orders for catalogs and books to replenish the library after the Administration Building fire. Volume 7 (19 April 1901 - 23 February 1903) contains two reports from McBryde to Board of Visitors, 1901 and 1902, and a report from McBryde to Joseph W. Southall, Superintendent of Public Instruction. Volume 12 (15 July 1904 - 23 September 1905) contains twenty-eight letters from McBryde to Board of Visitors and others. Volume 13 (25 July 1904-28 September 1905) contains correspondence concerning Sweet Briar Institute and signed by McBryde as Chairman of Executive Committee, Sweet Briar Institute. Most volumes are indexed by recipients of correspondence.","The collection also includes: bibliography of McBryde's writings (1841-1923); annual reports of the president (1891, 1892/93); applications for employment of students (1900/01); bids and contracts (1900-07); correspondence of William Alwood, Professor of Horticulture, Entomology, and Mycology (1901-1904); reports to the president and board of visitors (1902-1907); shops department records (1902-1907); Agriculture Hall material (1905-1906); correspondence of Theodorick Campbell, first Dean of Academic Department (1905-1906); requisitions and orders (1905, 1907/08); fire loss records (1905-1907); reports of absentism, tardiness, delinquency, or unsatisfactory work of students (1906/07, 1907/08); Proceedings Had Before the Committee Appointed to Investigate Charges Against the Virginia Polytechnic Institute (23-28 July 1906); and biographical information on McBryde, including newspaper clippings. ","This is a letter from McBryde appointing a \"Committee on publication\" consisting of 3 faculty members - Campbell, Williams, and Newman - due to the lack of enforcement of the by-law requiring that all speeches and paper prepared by students for public delivery or college publication must be read and revised by the president.","The contents of this folder are in folder 223 in box 7 of the McBryde Collection.","The documents originally kept with the McBryde files have been removed and made into a separate collection, Christian Case Papers, Ms1996-026.","The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. ","Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form:  http://bit.ly/scuareproduction . Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form:  http://bit.ly/scuapublication . Please contact Special Collections and University Archives ( specref@vt.edu  or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.","John McClaren McBryde served as the fifth president of Virginia Tech (1891-1907). 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Please contact Special Collections and University Archives ( specref@vt.edu  or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form."],"acqinfo_ssim":["The Records of the Office of the President, John McLaren McBryde materials were transferred to Special Collections and University Archives in May 1960, January 1973, and April 1973."],"access_subjects_ssim":["Faculty and staff","University Archives","University History","Record Group 2 - Office of the President"],"access_subjects_ssm":["Faculty and staff","University Archives","University History","Record Group 2 - Office of the President"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"extent_ssm":["12 Cubic Feet 9 boxes"],"extent_tesim":["12 Cubic Feet 9 boxes"],"date_range_isim":[1900,1901,1902,1903,1904,1905,1906,1907],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe collection is open for research.\u003c/p\u003e"],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Access"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["The collection is open for research."],"arrangement_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe collection is arranged by subject. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eBoxes 6-9 contain oversized material removed from boxes 1-5. 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McBryde was the first president to have a relatively free hand in developing the academic program, selecting associates, formulating policies, and planning the physical plant of the College. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMajor accomplishments of his administration included: establishing position of Dean in 1903-04 to aid in administration duties; reorganizing the curriculum and creating seven new 4- year courses leading to Bachelor of Science degrees; introducing a program of graduate study in 1891 and establishing a Graduate Department, with its own Dean, in 1907; starting the summer school program in 1904. Also during his tenure, McBryde improved and expanded the physical plant, with six buildings being renovated and sixty-seven new buildings constructed. The faculty increased from nine in 1891 to forty-eight in 1907 and enrollment rose from one hundred and thirty-five in 1891 to a peak of seven hundred and twenty-eight in 1904/05. McBryde was also the first president to encourage student activities, as witnessed by the beginning of an athletic program and resumption of publication of the Gray Jacket, as well as the adoption of school colors.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eHazing controversies plagued McBryde's administration, but his handling of the early cases tended to enhance his prestige as well as strengthen the College's image.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eBecause of declining health, McBryde was granted a six months leave of absence for rest and recuperation from January to June 1906. During this interval, the Board appointed Ellison Smyth and Theodorick Campbell to serve jointly as president of the Campus and designated the Rector, J. Thompson Brown, as official head of the College. 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Also during his tenure, McBryde improved and expanded the physical plant, with six buildings being renovated and sixty-seven new buildings constructed. The faculty increased from nine in 1891 to forty-eight in 1907 and enrollment rose from one hundred and thirty-five in 1891 to a peak of seven hundred and twenty-eight in 1904/05. McBryde was also the first president to encourage student activities, as witnessed by the beginning of an athletic program and resumption of publication of the Gray Jacket, as well as the adoption of school colors.","Hazing controversies plagued McBryde's administration, but his handling of the early cases tended to enhance his prestige as well as strengthen the College's image.","Because of declining health, McBryde was granted a six months leave of absence for rest and recuperation from January to June 1906. During this interval, the Board appointed Ellison Smyth and Theodorick Campbell to serve jointly as president of the Campus and designated the Rector, J. Thompson Brown, as official head of the College. McBryde returned to his duties as president, but since his health did not improve, he resigned effective 1 July 1907."],"odd_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe guide to the Records of the Office of the President, John McLaren McBryde by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (\u003ca href=\"https://creativecommons.org/share-your-%20work/public-domain/cc0/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://creativecommons.org/share-your- work/public-domain/cc0/\u003c/a\u003e).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe 3rd quoted letter in the book \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003e\u003cextref href=\"https://catalog.lib.vt.edu/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=762260\" show=\"new\" actuate=\"onrequest\"\u003eThe first 100 years; a history of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University\u003c/extref\u003e\u003c/emph\u003e, by Duncan Lyle Kinnear, 1972.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe 8th quoted letter in the book \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003e\u003cextref href=\"https://catalog.lib.vt.edu/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=762260\" show=\"new\" actuate=\"onrequest\"\u003eThe first 100 years; a history of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University\u003c/extref\u003e\u003c/emph\u003e, by Duncan Lyle Kinnear, 1972.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe 16th quoted letter in the book \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003e\u003cextref href=\"https://catalog.lib.vt.edu/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=762260\" show=\"new\" actuate=\"onrequest\"\u003eThe first 100 years; a history of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University\u003c/extref\u003e\u003c/emph\u003e, by Duncan Lyle Kinnear, 1972.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe 11th quoted letter in the book \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003e\u003cextref href=\"https://catalog.lib.vt.edu/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=762260\" show=\"new\" actuate=\"onrequest\"\u003eThe first 100 years; a history of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University\u003c/extref\u003e\u003c/emph\u003e, by Duncan Lyle Kinnear, 1972.\u003c/p\u003e"],"odd_heading_ssm":["Rights Statement for Archival Description","General","General","General","General"],"odd_tesim":["The guide to the Records of the Office of the President, John McLaren McBryde by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your- work/public-domain/cc0/ ).","The 3rd quoted letter in the book  The first 100 years; a history of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University , by Duncan Lyle Kinnear, 1972.","The 8th quoted letter in the book  The first 100 years; a history of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University , by Duncan Lyle Kinnear, 1972.","The 16th quoted letter in the book  The first 100 years; a history of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University , by Duncan Lyle Kinnear, 1972.","The 11th quoted letter in the book  The first 100 years; a history of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University , by Duncan Lyle Kinnear, 1972."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eResearchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Records of the Office of the President, John McLaren McBryde, RG 2/5, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Records of the Office of the President, John McLaren McBryde, RG 2/5, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va."],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe processing, arrangement, and description of the Records of the Office of the President, John McLaren McBryde was completed prior to 1997. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003ePlease note:\u003c/emph\u003e There is no Box 5, Folder 164.\u003c/p\u003e"],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Processing Information"],"processinfo_tesim":["The processing, arrangement, and description of the Records of the Office of the President, John McLaren McBryde was completed prior to 1997. ","Please note:  There is no Box 5, Folder 164."],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eSee also the following related collections at Virginia Tech Special Collections and University Archives:\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=oai/VT/repositories_2_resources_1932.xml\"\u003e J. Bolton McBryde Collection, Ms1992-059 \u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=oai/VT/repositories_2_resources_2092.xml\"\u003e McBryde House Specification Records, Ms1999-010\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=oai/VT/repositories_2_resources_2864.xml\"\u003eLarry McBryde Collection on the John McLaren McBryde Family, Ms2013-024\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=oai/VT/repositories_2_resources_3168.xml\"\u003e Janet Barnhill Collection on Cora Bolton McBryde, Ms2016-019\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=oai/VT/repositories_2_resources_3401.xml\"\u003e Polly Ashelman Collection on the John McLaren McBryde Family, Ms2019-017\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=oai/VT/repositories_2_resources_4119.xml\"\u003eJohn M. and Cora Bolton McBryde Family Papers, Ms2023-069\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=oai/VT/repositories_2_resources_635.xml\"\u003eMidhurst, J.M. McBryde Estate, Blacksburg, Va., Map-0276\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003ePhotographs of John M. McBryde are in the \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=oai/VT/repositories_2_resources_3025.xml\"\u003eFaculty/Staff Photograph Collection\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e"],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related Archival Materials"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["See also the following related collections at Virginia Tech Special Collections and University Archives:"," J. Bolton McBryde Collection, Ms1992-059 "," McBryde House Specification Records, Ms1999-010","Larry McBryde Collection on the John McLaren McBryde Family, Ms2013-024"," Janet Barnhill Collection on Cora Bolton McBryde, Ms2016-019"," Polly Ashelman Collection on the John McLaren McBryde Family, Ms2019-017","John M. and Cora Bolton McBryde Family Papers, Ms2023-069","Midhurst, J.M. McBryde Estate, Blacksburg, Va., Map-0276","Photographs of John M. McBryde are in the  Faculty/Staff Photograph Collection"],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThis collection is primarily correspondence (1900-1907), both incoming and outgoing, dealing with pertinent subjects of McBryde's administration, including: Christian case and other hazing problems; Junior class uprising (1904); Jamestown Exposition (1907); fire of 1905; McBryde's refusal of University of Virginia presidency. There is also much routine correspondence including requests for catalogs, letters from concerned parents, and business letters. Included with the 1903 correspondence are letters concerning a typhoid epidemic.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThirteen volumes of letter books (1900-1906) contain copies of outgoing correspondence from McBryde and other members of his administration: C.D. Taliaferro (Secretary to President, Registrar, Acting Treasurer, Superintendent of Book Department); Charles I. Wade (Treasurer, Registrar); Ellison Smyth (Dean). Volume I (14 February 1900 - 5 March 1900) includes some letters signed by McBryde as Director of Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station. Much of 1901-02 correspondence consists of requests and orders for catalogs and books to replenish the library after the Administration Building fire. Volume 7 (19 April 1901 - 23 February 1903) contains two reports from McBryde to Board of Visitors, 1901 and 1902, and a report from McBryde to Joseph W. Southall, Superintendent of Public Instruction. Volume 12 (15 July 1904 - 23 September 1905) contains twenty-eight letters from McBryde to Board of Visitors and others. Volume 13 (25 July 1904-28 September 1905) contains correspondence concerning Sweet Briar Institute and signed by McBryde as Chairman of Executive Committee, Sweet Briar Institute. Most volumes are indexed by recipients of correspondence.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe collection also includes: bibliography of McBryde's writings (1841-1923); annual reports of the president (1891, 1892/93); applications for employment of students (1900/01); bids and contracts (1900-07); correspondence of William Alwood, Professor of Horticulture, Entomology, and Mycology (1901-1904); reports to the president and board of visitors (1902-1907); shops department records (1902-1907); Agriculture Hall material (1905-1906); correspondence of Theodorick Campbell, first Dean of Academic Department (1905-1906); requisitions and orders (1905, 1907/08); fire loss records (1905-1907); reports of absentism, tardiness, delinquency, or unsatisfactory work of students (1906/07, 1907/08); Proceedings Had Before the Committee Appointed to Investigate Charges Against the Virginia Polytechnic Institute (23-28 July 1906); and biographical information on McBryde, including newspaper clippings. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis is a letter from McBryde appointing a \"Committee on publication\" consisting of 3 faculty members - Campbell, Williams, and Newman - due to the lack of enforcement of the by-law requiring that all speeches and paper prepared by students for public delivery or college publication must be read and revised by the president.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe contents of this folder are in folder 223 in box 7 of the McBryde Collection.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content","Scope and Contents","Scope and Content"],"scopecontent_tesim":["This collection is primarily correspondence (1900-1907), both incoming and outgoing, dealing with pertinent subjects of McBryde's administration, including: Christian case and other hazing problems; Junior class uprising (1904); Jamestown Exposition (1907); fire of 1905; McBryde's refusal of University of Virginia presidency. There is also much routine correspondence including requests for catalogs, letters from concerned parents, and business letters. Included with the 1903 correspondence are letters concerning a typhoid epidemic.","Thirteen volumes of letter books (1900-1906) contain copies of outgoing correspondence from McBryde and other members of his administration: C.D. Taliaferro (Secretary to President, Registrar, Acting Treasurer, Superintendent of Book Department); Charles I. Wade (Treasurer, Registrar); Ellison Smyth (Dean). Volume I (14 February 1900 - 5 March 1900) includes some letters signed by McBryde as Director of Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station. Much of 1901-02 correspondence consists of requests and orders for catalogs and books to replenish the library after the Administration Building fire. Volume 7 (19 April 1901 - 23 February 1903) contains two reports from McBryde to Board of Visitors, 1901 and 1902, and a report from McBryde to Joseph W. Southall, Superintendent of Public Instruction. Volume 12 (15 July 1904 - 23 September 1905) contains twenty-eight letters from McBryde to Board of Visitors and others. Volume 13 (25 July 1904-28 September 1905) contains correspondence concerning Sweet Briar Institute and signed by McBryde as Chairman of Executive Committee, Sweet Briar Institute. Most volumes are indexed by recipients of correspondence.","The collection also includes: bibliography of McBryde's writings (1841-1923); annual reports of the president (1891, 1892/93); applications for employment of students (1900/01); bids and contracts (1900-07); correspondence of William Alwood, Professor of Horticulture, Entomology, and Mycology (1901-1904); reports to the president and board of visitors (1902-1907); shops department records (1902-1907); Agriculture Hall material (1905-1906); correspondence of Theodorick Campbell, first Dean of Academic Department (1905-1906); requisitions and orders (1905, 1907/08); fire loss records (1905-1907); reports of absentism, tardiness, delinquency, or unsatisfactory work of students (1906/07, 1907/08); Proceedings Had Before the Committee Appointed to Investigate Charges Against the Virginia Polytechnic Institute (23-28 July 1906); and biographical information on McBryde, including newspaper clippings. ","This is a letter from McBryde appointing a \"Committee on publication\" consisting of 3 faculty members - Campbell, Williams, and Newman - due to the lack of enforcement of the by-law requiring that all speeches and paper prepared by students for public delivery or college publication must be read and revised by the president.","The contents of this folder are in folder 223 in box 7 of the McBryde Collection."],"separatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe documents originally kept with the McBryde files have been removed and made into a separate collection, Christian Case Papers, Ms1996-026.\u003c/p\u003e"],"separatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Separated Materials"],"separatedmaterial_tesim":["The documents originally kept with the McBryde files have been removed and made into a separate collection, Christian Case Papers, Ms1996-026."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eReproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form: \u003ca href=\"http://bit.ly/scuareproduction\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/scuareproduction\u003c/a\u003e. Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form: \u003ca href=\"http://bit.ly/scuapublication\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/scuapublication\u003c/a\u003e. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (\u003ca href=\"mailto:specref@vt.edu\"\u003especref@vt.edu\u003c/a\u003e or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Reproductions and Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. ","Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form:  http://bit.ly/scuareproduction . Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form:  http://bit.ly/scuapublication . Please contact Special Collections and University Archives ( specref@vt.edu  or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_bba7ec57ab956c2ab7663992b338a675\"\u003eJohn McClaren McBryde served as the fifth president of Virginia Tech (1891-1907). This collection documents his tenure as president, including correspondence, letter books, reports, bids and contracts, and other records.\u003c/abstract\u003e"],"abstract_tesim":["John McClaren McBryde served as the fifth president of Virginia Tech (1891-1907). 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This collection contains official records from Hutcheson's tenure as president of VPI as well as his personal papers. John R. Hutcheson graduated from Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (VPI) with a B.S. in Agriculture in 1907 and a M.S. in 1909. He later received a PhD from Clemson College in 1937. Hutcheson was employed as Director of Extension Service (1919-44). He served as the ninth president of VPI from 1945 to 1947 before becoming chancellor of VPI (1947-56). 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Presidential Papers Series II. Personal Papers","One of seven children, John Redd Hutcheson (1886-1962) was born to Robert Francis and Mary Claiborne (née Barksdale) Hutcheson near Charlotte Courthouse, Virginia, on January 13, 1886. Dr. Jack, as he was affectionately known, married Eleanor Parrott in 1917, and the couple had three children. Hutcheson served briefly during World War I, and he operated Edgemont Farm with his brother T.B. Hutcheson.","John Hutcheson earned a B.S. degree in 1907 and M.S. in 1909 from Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (VPI) as well as honorary doctorates from Clemson College in 1937 and North Carolina State College in 1947. Following graduation from VPI, he taught and served as principal for schools in Virginia and Mississippi as well as lectured at the University of Virginia. In 1914, Hutcheson joined the Virginia Agricultural Extension Service (now the Virginia Cooperative Extension), becoming its director in 1919.","In January 1945, Hutcheson was appointed executive assistant to President Julian Burruss, but soon took on many of the president's duties when Burruss became ill. ","Hutcheson was elected Virginia Tech's ninth president in August 1945. In December 1946, he became ill and was granted sick leave, at which time Walter Newman took over the duties of president. Although Hutcheson recovered from his illness, he did not return to his position as president. Instead, the Board of Visitors appointed Hutcheson as VPI's first chancellor in August 1947 and Newman became VPI's tenth president. ","The following year, the Board established the VPI Educational Foundation, Inc. (known today as the Virginia Tech Foundation, Inc.) and named Dr. Jack its first president. He left the chancellorship in 1956, while remaining the foundation's president until his death on January 23, 1962.","The guide to the Records of the Office of the President, John Redd Hutcheson by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your- work/public-domain/cc0/ ).","The PTGA lodged a complaint against Hutcheson and tried to gather public support in an unsuccessful attempt to get him removed as director of the Extension Service.","The processing, arrangement, and description of the Records of the Office of the President, John Redd Hutcheson began in November 2005 and was completed in July 2006. Series II. Personal Papers were processed in 1994.","The following archival collections at Special Collections and University Archives also pertain to John R. Hutcheson:","Edgemont Farm Papers, Ms2003-022 John R. 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He left the chancellorship in 1956, while remaining the foundation's president until his death on January 23, 1962.","The guide to the Records of the Office of the President, John Redd Hutcheson by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your- work/public-domain/cc0/ ).","The PTGA lodged a complaint against Hutcheson and tried to gather public support in an unsuccessful attempt to get him removed as director of the Extension Service.","The processing, arrangement, and description of the Records of the Office of the President, John Redd Hutcheson began in November 2005 and was completed in July 2006. Series II. Personal Papers were processed in 1994.","The following archival collections at Special Collections and University Archives also pertain to John R. Hutcheson:","Edgemont Farm Papers, Ms2003-022 John R. 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Hutcheson.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJohn Hutcheson earned a B.S. degree in 1907 and M.S. in 1909 from Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (VPI) as well as honorary doctorates from Clemson College in 1937 and North Carolina State College in 1947. Following graduation from VPI, he taught and served as principal for schools in Virginia and Mississippi as well as lectured at the University of Virginia. In 1914, Hutcheson joined the Virginia Agricultural Extension Service (now the Virginia Cooperative Extension), becoming its director in 1919.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eIn January 1945, Hutcheson was appointed executive assistant to President Julian Burruss, but soon took on many of the president's duties when Burruss became ill. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eHutcheson was elected Virginia Tech's ninth president in August 1945. In December 1946, he became ill and was granted sick leave, at which time Walter Newman took over the duties of president. Although Hutcheson recovered from his illness, he did not return to his position as president. Instead, the Board of Visitors appointed Hutcheson as VPI's first chancellor in August 1947 and Newman became VPI's tenth president. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe following year, the Board established the VPI Educational Foundation, Inc. (known today as the Virginia Tech Foundation, Inc.) and named Dr. Jack its first president. He left the chancellorship in 1956, while remaining the foundation's president until his death on January 23, 1962.\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical Note"],"bioghist_tesim":["One of seven children, John Redd Hutcheson (1886-1962) was born to Robert Francis and Mary Claiborne (née Barksdale) Hutcheson near Charlotte Courthouse, Virginia, on January 13, 1886. Dr. Jack, as he was affectionately known, married Eleanor Parrott in 1917, and the couple had three children. Hutcheson served briefly during World War I, and he operated Edgemont Farm with his brother T.B. Hutcheson.","John Hutcheson earned a B.S. degree in 1907 and M.S. in 1909 from Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (VPI) as well as honorary doctorates from Clemson College in 1937 and North Carolina State College in 1947. Following graduation from VPI, he taught and served as principal for schools in Virginia and Mississippi as well as lectured at the University of Virginia. In 1914, Hutcheson joined the Virginia Agricultural Extension Service (now the Virginia Cooperative Extension), becoming its director in 1919.","In January 1945, Hutcheson was appointed executive assistant to President Julian Burruss, but soon took on many of the president's duties when Burruss became ill. ","Hutcheson was elected Virginia Tech's ninth president in August 1945. In December 1946, he became ill and was granted sick leave, at which time Walter Newman took over the duties of president. Although Hutcheson recovered from his illness, he did not return to his position as president. Instead, the Board of Visitors appointed Hutcheson as VPI's first chancellor in August 1947 and Newman became VPI's tenth president. ","The following year, the Board established the VPI Educational Foundation, Inc. (known today as the Virginia Tech Foundation, Inc.) and named Dr. Jack its first president. He left the chancellorship in 1956, while remaining the foundation's president until his death on January 23, 1962."],"odd_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe guide to the Records of the Office of the President, John Redd Hutcheson by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (\u003ca href=\"https://creativecommons.org/share-your-%20work/public-domain/cc0/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://creativecommons.org/share-your- work/public-domain/cc0/\u003c/a\u003e).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe PTGA lodged a complaint against Hutcheson and tried to gather public support in an unsuccessful attempt to get him removed as director of the Extension Service.\u003c/p\u003e"],"odd_heading_ssm":["Rights Statement for Archival Description","General note"],"odd_tesim":["The guide to the Records of the Office of the President, John Redd Hutcheson by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your- work/public-domain/cc0/ ).","The PTGA lodged a complaint against Hutcheson and tried to gather public support in an unsuccessful attempt to get him removed as director of the Extension Service."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eResearchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Records of the Office of the President, John Redd Hutcheson, RG 2/9, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Records of the Office of the President, John Redd Hutcheson, RG 2/9, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va."],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe processing, arrangement, and description of the Records of the Office of the President, John Redd Hutcheson began in November 2005 and was completed in July 2006. 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This collection contains official records from Hutcheson's tenure as president of VPI and includes correspondence and reports from groups such as the State Board of Agriculture and Immigration, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the Association of Governing Boards, the Association of Land-Grant Colleges, the Association of South Agricultural Workers, the Association of Virginia Colleges, the State Board of Education, the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, the Tennessee Valley Authority, the American Veteran's Committee, the Farm Bureau Federation, the State Agricultural Commission, and VPI's Committee on Post-World War II Agricultural Policy. Additional correspondence, telegrams, course outlines, and budgetary materials pertain to the American Council on Education.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThis collection also comprises personal records on topics such as the management of Hutcheson's dairy farm, Edgemont; health, life, auto, and fire insurance; the deaths of Hutcheson's son and two brothers; various family members; desegregation of public schools in Virginia; Hutcheson's involvement with the Presbyterian church; and his illnesses. 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Additional correspondence, telegrams, course outlines, and budgetary materials pertain to the American Council on Education.","This collection also comprises personal records on topics such as the management of Hutcheson's dairy farm, Edgemont; health, life, auto, and fire insurance; the deaths of Hutcheson's son and two brothers; various family members; desegregation of public schools in Virginia; Hutcheson's involvement with the Presbyterian church; and his illnesses. 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Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form:  http://bit.ly/scuapublication . Please contact Special Collections and University Archives ( specref@vt.edu  or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_3605315dde253944fa403ef9b6b9c1a3\" label=\"Abstract\"\u003eThe Records of the Office of the President, John Redd Hutcheson consist of correspondence and records, from 1917 to 1962. This collection contains official records from Hutcheson's tenure as president of VPI as well as his personal papers. \n\nJohn R. Hutcheson graduated from Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (VPI) with a B.S. in Agriculture in 1907 and a M.S. in 1909. He later received a PhD from Clemson College in 1937. Hutcheson was employed as Director of Extension Service (1919-44). He served as the ninth president of VPI from 1945 to 1947 before becoming chancellor of VPI (1947-56). Hutcheson also served as president of the VPI Education Foundation from 1948 until his death in 1962.\u003c/abstract\u003e"],"abstract_tesim":["The Records of the Office of the President, John Redd Hutcheson consist of correspondence and records, from 1917 to 1962. This collection contains official records from Hutcheson's tenure as president of VPI as well as his personal papers. \n\nJohn R. Hutcheson graduated from Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (VPI) with a B.S. in Agriculture in 1907 and a M.S. in 1909. He later received a PhD from Clemson College in 1937. Hutcheson was employed as Director of Extension Service (1919-44). He served as the ninth president of VPI from 1945 to 1947 before becoming chancellor of VPI (1947-56). 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Other material in the collection includes: Sophomore Court matters (1913-1914); reports of annual meetings of agents (1913-1916); Agricultural Experiment Station reports (1914); U.S.D.A. Weekly Demonstration Work Reports (1914); financial forecasts (1914-1915); annual reports (1915); Smith-Lever salary vouchers, 1915; reports of demonstration agents (1916); departmental needs (1917); telegrams (1917-1919); resolution creating Athletic Director position (1918); Houston property deeds and contracts; speeches and articles. Education for women and African American extension and Y. M. C. 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The collection has been kept in the original order in which it was received even though this order in not consistently alphabetical or chronological.","Joseph D. Eggleston was born in Prince Edward County, Virginia, in 1867. He attended college at Hampden-Sydney College, completing his degree in 1886. He taught at schools in several southern states before becoming the superintendent in Asheville, North Carolina in 1891 and later superintendent of schools in Farmville, Virginia. During his tenure as state Superintendent of Public Instruction (1906-1912), he worked hard for improvements in rural schools. In January of 1913, he began work with the Field Service in Rural Education in the US Office of Education. The same year, he resigned to take the post of VPI President (1913-1919).","Eggleston became the seventh president of Virginia Polytechnic Institute (VPI) in 1913. His six-year administration was most notably marked by the development of the agricultural extension program at VPI. In 1914, the Agricultural Extension Division was established. The Virginia General Assembly transferred control of agricultural demonstration work to VPI, so the Home Demonstration program began in 1915. Much of Eggleston's presidential tenure was during the years of World War I. The college became a training school for both the army and navy during this time. A Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program was established at VPI in 1916. In January 1919, the college was designated by the War Department as one of twelve \"Distinguished Colleges\" in the nation for its contribution to the war effort. In the spring of 1919, Eggleston resigned to become president of Hampden-Sydney College, his alma mater. He served there from 1919 to 1939. Eggleston died in Farmville, Virginia, in 1953.","The guide to the Records of the Office of the President, Joseph Dupuy Eggleston by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your- work/public-domain/cc0/ ).","The processing, arrangement, and description of Records of the Office of the President, Joseph Dupuy Eggleston was completed prior to 1979. Additional processing, arrangement, and description was completed prior to 2000.","The bulk of the collection consists of correspondence (1913-1919) including letters to and from state and national political figures; correspondence signed by Eggleston as Acting Director of the Extension Division (1913-1916); correspondence between Eggleston and principals, board members and others of various agricultural high schools relating to financial requests, personnel, etc. (1916-1919); correspondence with county agents and state and national personnel connected with agricultural programs; correspondence with Carneal and Johnston, architects, concerning construction of Shop building, Gymnasium, Professor Vawter's residence, VPI Chapel, McBryde building, Athletic building, and Field House. Other material in the collection includes: Sophomore Court matters (1913-1914); reports of annual meetings of agents (1913-1916); Agricultural Experiment Station reports (1914); U.S.D.A. Weekly Demonstration Work Reports (1914); financial forecasts (1914-1915); annual reports (1915); Smith-Lever salary vouchers, 1915; reports of demonstration agents (1916); departmental needs (1917); telegrams (1917-1919); resolution creating Athletic Director position (1918); Houston property deeds and contracts; speeches and articles. Education for women and African American extension and Y. M. C. A. work are among the issues addressed in the correspondence.","Letter concerning a summer session at VMI.","Letter concerning the organization of vocational classes for women.","Notable letterhead of the Hotel Roanoke.","Reports on African-American agents; notable letterhead of H.O. Lyne, merchant miller; flier for Loves Mill school fair","Houston Deed (1914)","Notable letterhead of Norfolk and Western Railway Company","Signed letter from Booker T. 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National Security League, Committee on Patriotism through Education","Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station","United States Department of Agriculture","\"Meeting Much interest: The Demonstration Train Has Many Visitors in the Southwest;\" \"A Land of Opportunity: What Demonstration Work Is Doing for the State;\" Tribute Paid to Professor Davidson;\" \"Eggleston's Accomplishments as Superintendent of Public Instruction of Virginia;\" \"What Is 4-H Club Work;\" \"An Extract from President Eggleston's Address to the Graduating Class, May 31, 1917\"","Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station","State Normal School, Harrisonburg, VA; Virginia State Teacher's Association, Office of President","Virginia Polytechnic Institute Department of Chemistry","Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station","Commonwealth of Virginia, State Board of Health, Bureau of Inspections","Notable letterhead from Equal Suffrage League of Virginia; notable letterhead from the  Lynchburg News ; State Normal and Industrial School for Women at Fredericksburg, VA; 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National Soil Fertility League","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the President","Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station","Commonwealth of Virginia, Senate Chamber","Norfolk \u0026 Western Railway Company, Office of the General Claim Agent, Casualty Department","Notable letterhead from the J.P. Bell Company, INC; State Normal and Industrial School, Harrisonburg, Virginia, Appointment Committee; State Normal and Industrial School, Harrisonburg, VA, Office of the President; Co-operative Education Association of Virginia","Virginia Polytechnic Institute Athletic Association; Virginia Polytechnic Institute Department of Mathematics; Virginia Polytechnic Institute Office of the Secretary of the Faculty; Virginia Agricultural Experiment","Southern Conference for Education and Industry","Notable letterhead from the London Assurance Corporation","State Board of Education, Department of Public Instruction; Virginia Polytechnic Institute Office of the President","State Board of Education, Department of Public Instruction; Co-Operative Education Association; Notable letterhead from Hotel Main; General Education Board; Notable letterhead form Hotel Zinzendorf","Virginia State Livestock Sanitary Board","Commonwealth of Virginia, Governor's Office; National Institution for Moral Instruction; notable letterhead from the Fastoria Incandescent Lamp Division; National Lamp Works of General Electric Company","Norfolk \u0026 Western Railway Company; Notable letterhead from R.F. Johnson Publishing Company; Notable letterhead from Chase City Manufacturing Company","Farmer's Wife ; Smith-Lever Law; Farm women's interests","Notable letterhead from the Hotel Richmond; notable letterhead from The Alvarado","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the President","Changes in the Virginia Experiment Station","Notable letterhead from the Southern Express Company; notable letterhead from the  Greenville Sun","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Experimental Engineering; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Commandant","Commonwealth of Virginia, Commission of Fisheries; Notable letterhead from A.W. Kemp, INC.; Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Agriculture and Immigration","Co-Operative Education Association of Virginia; Virginia State Teacher's Association, Office of the Vice-President","Commonwealth of Virginia, Dairy and Feed Division; Lawrence Priddy Insurance","Notable letterhead from Murphy's Hotel; notable letterhead from Hotel Richmond","Commonwealth of Virginia","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Dean of Faculty; Lewis-Gale Hospital","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Biology; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the President; Virginia Agriculture Experiment Station","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Veterinary Science","Norfolk and Western Railway Company; Notable letterhead from the (Roanoke)  World News ; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the President; Notable letterhead from Southern Express Company; Notable letterhead from  Richmond Evening Journal","Department of Experimental Engineering; Department of Metallurgy and Metallography; Department of Mathematics; Department of Electrical Engineering; School of Graphics; Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Shops Department","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Chemistry; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Dean of Faculty","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Secretary of the Faculty","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Dining Hall Department; Notable letterhead from Harris, Woodson Co. Inc.;  The Bugle","Office of the President; Department of Modern Languages; Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Department of Mechanical Engineering; Shops Department; Department of Electrical Engineering; Department of Biology; Department of Experimental Engineering; Department of Chemistry; Department of Mining Engineering; Department of Physics; Department of Geology; Department of English; Department of Rhetoric; Department of Civil Engineering; Department of Metallurgy and Metallography; Department of Mathematics; Department of Veterinary Science; School of Graphics","Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station","Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; New York State Department of Health; Commonwealth of Massachusetts--State Board of Insanity","Commonwealth of Virginia, House of Delegates","Commonwealth of Virginia, House of Delegates","Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of the State Corporation Commission; Co-Operative Education Association","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Commandant","Southern Express Company","Letter to the Appropriations Committee regarding College of William and Mary holding summer sessions at VPI; Commonwealth of Virginia, House of Delegates; Commonwealth of Virginia, Senate Chamber; Letterhead from Algoma Orchards; State Board of Education, Department of Public Instruction; Notable letterhead from  The Register","Sewage disposal plant for college and town; Proposed highway engineering curse; Estimated expenses of Engineering Department, 1914-1915","Department of Dairying and Animal Husbandry; Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Organization of Animal Husbandry Department; History of infection abortion in the VPI herd; Letter re: commercial management of Dairy Husbandry, Animal Husbandry, Farm, and Creamery Departments","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Veterinary Science--appropriation","Status of Commonwealth of Virginia, Office of State Veterinarian; Invitation to the State Veterinary Medical Association Luncheon","Natural occurrence of copper ore under buildings; College water supply; Automatic signals for classes; Proposals for Department of Geology, including museum; Letterhead for Congrès Géologique International","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, College of Agriculture and Experiment Station; VPI Creamery balance sheet, 1912-1913; Skimming station at Vawter's Store; Annual Report, VPI Creamery","\"The VPI and Arbor Day,\" Virginia Polytechnic Institute begins annual Arbor Day Festivities","Stock judging contest proposed; Proposed expenditures for livestock management","Expenditures of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Experimental Engineering; Letter from C.E. Allen, Westinghouse Electric \u0026 Manufacturing Company; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, General Alumni Association, Secretary's Office; Apparatus needed for Department of Applied Mechanics and Experimental Engineering; Letter regarding improvements underway at VPI (July 29, 1914); Letter regarding upcoming address by Jackson Davis on \"industrial side of public school work for Negroes\"","Assistant librarian position and salary; Letter to Claudius Lee (Department of Electrical Engineering) regarding need for uniform system of central time","Proposed remodeling of Professor McBryde's cottage; Statement of present condition and needs of the Chemical Department (June 1914); Chart of cost per year of operating VPI Chemical Department for session 1912-1913 with similar departments at other institutions","Statement of need of funds for repair of college buildings (January 1914); Water works department appropriations; Expenditures on the new shops; Septic tank constructions; Power plant service; Library heating","Virginia Polytechnic Institute Athletic Association; Financial Standing of the Field House; Proposed funds for permanent athletic buildings","Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Engineering Division; Department of Veterinary Science; School of Mining Engineering; Farm Machinery; Letter from Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical College regarding Farm Machinery Course; United States Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Animal Industry regarding poultry industry; Dairy and Animal Husbandry Departments; Need for poultry work; Need for Agricultural Engineering Department; Office of D.O. Matthews, Superintendent of Grounds and Buildings, Heat and Power, Electric Light Department, Water Works, Campus, Steam Laundry regarding power plant needs; Registrar's chart of matriculates, 1911-1912 to 1915-1916","Needs of Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Rhetoric","Letter regarding erection of Shops Department of Virginia Polytechnic Institute; Repairs of various buildings; Shop work in Civil Engineering course; Repair funds","Apparatus and equipment needed for Department of Electrical Engineering; Virginia Polytechnic Institute Alumni Association","Notable letterhead from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers; Needs of Virginia Polytechnic Institute Department of Mechanical Engineering; VPI Student branch of the American Society of Engineers; Economic management of the power plant","Letterhead, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, School of Graphics; Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station--dogs on campus, college spring","Letter from Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Agriculture and Immigration, Dairy and Food Division regarding testing cows for tuberculosis; Board of Visitors, July 23, 1914","Commonwealth of Virginia, Office of the State Crop Pest Commission, Crop Pest Law; Guernsey bull controversy","Needs of Virginia Polytechnic Institute Department of Biology for 1914-1915; List of the more important trees and shrubs on VPI campus","Appropriations for the Virginia Polytechnic Institute Department of Physics","Question of permitting cadets to go to the library after \"call to quarters\"","Value of student military training; Notable letterhead from the  Bugle , 1916 with request to move drill hour; Cadets claim the right o have two lights in their room; Organization of VPI regiment; Quality of mess hall fare","Office of the Commandant, Shops Department; Department of Chemistry; Department of Veterinary Science; General Alumni Association, Executive Secretary's Office; Department of Rhetoric; Department of Biology; Office of the Dean of Faculty; Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Department of Mechanical Engineering; W.L. Andrews, Commonwealth of Virginia, Senate Chamber","Davidson house","Sewage disposal plant","Letter regarding inspection of other colleges","Equipment for Shops Department of Virginia Polytechnic Institute","Letter regarding town spring; Arc lamps, conditions of water, septic tank","Proposed machinery hall; High School girls and boys basketball teams use of the field house","Creamery Matters","Students aggravating the bulls","Lady wants course in agriculture","Needs of Department of Applied Mechanics and Experimental Engineering; local chapters of national fraternities; Faculty travel","Notable letterhead from H.W. Johns Manville Co.; Estimates; Letterhead of the Barrett Company; Letterhead of the Richmond Lumber Company, Inc.; Letterhead of Enochs Bros.; Letterhead of Nelson Hardware Company; Notable letterhead of the Farrar Lumber Company","State Normal School for Women, East Radford, Virginia","Walks, Street Lights, List of all lights in town to which college is furnishing free current","Notable letterhead from Coast Artillery School, Department of Engineering and Mine Defense, Fort Monroe","Letter from Mannassas Industrial School for Colored Youth","Shops Department, Virginia Polytechnic Institute (1916); Department of Graphics, Virginia Polytechnic Institute","Notable letterhead of Lawrence Priddy Insurance; notable letterhead from Wichita Mill and Elevator Company","Notable letterhead of Hotel Continental","Commonwealth of Virginia, Office of the State Crop Pest Commission","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Commandant","Office of the Registrar; Notable letterhead from Alphons Custodis Chimney Construction Company; Notable letterhead from American Lead Pencil Company","Needs of the Department of Metallurgy and Metallography","Condition of roads to the mines","Business card from the Travelers Hotel","Industrial Commission of Virginia; Bills to provide vocational education; Workers' compensation","Boys agriculture club","Coal car tracer; Pocahontas Coal Sales Company; United States Fuel Administration; Power Plant; Coal shipments; United States Railroad Administration; Opening abandoned milk","Correspondence regarding article about wheelbarrow to be sent to move plant to Charlottesville and Harrisonburg State Normal appropriations","Letterhead of Philadelphia Wood and Textile Association and George Bryan correspondence","Student fees and protocol for reporting grades and absences","Waiters appointed for the session of 1917-1918","Search for Commandant of Cadets","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Dean of Faculty; Office of the Treasurer","Demerits","Dean of General Faculty; Statistics","Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Notable letterhead from Troy Laundry Machine Company Ltd.; Notable letterhead from the  Bugle , 1916; Certificate from the United States Food Administration appointing Dr. Eggleston Director if Colleges and School, Blacksburg, for the Federal Food Administration for Virginia for the duration of World War I","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Treasurer; notable letterhead from American Surety Company","Building renovations and erection of \"shops\"","Summer session proposed; College of William and Mary Summer session","Letterhead from the  Bugle , 1914; Hazing","Student policy","Notable letterhead from Semora Supply Company","Notable letterhead from the Jacobson Printing Company","Office of the Dean of Faculty; Library; Shops Department; Office of the Treasurer","Power plant; expenditures on new \"shops;\" working hours","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Dean of Faculty; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of English","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Athletic Association; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Modern Languages; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the President","State Normal School for Women","Requests for repairs in college buildings, roads; Coal orders","Commonwealth of Virginia, Dairy and Feed Division; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the President","Agricultural High School","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Mining Engineering; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Department of Interior, Bureau of Mining","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Agricultural Education; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Registrar","Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Agriculture and Immigration","Treasury Department, Internal Revenue Service","Virginia truck experiment station","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Applied Mechanics and Experimental Engineering; Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Lecture rooms","Norfolk and Western Railway Company; controversy over L.L. Jewel's will","Funds appropriated by General Assembly; Schenectady chapter of VPI Alumni Association","Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Office of the Registrar; Dining Hall Department; Commonwealth of Virginia, Bureau of Insurance; Office of D.O. Matthews, Superintendent of Grounds and Buildings, Heat and Power, Electric Light Department, Water Works, Campus, Steam Laundry; Office of the Commandant; Shops Department; Department of Civil Engineering; Department of Physics; Department of Applied Mechanics and Experimental Engineering; Department of Geology; Department of Biology; Office of the President; Department of Electrical Engineering; Department of Graphics; Department of Mechanical Engineering; Department of Veterinary Science; Office of the Treasurer; Electric Light Department","Department of Civil Engineering; Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Office of the Registrar; Office of D.O. Matthews, Superintendent of Grounds and Buildings, Heat and Power, Electric Light Department, Water Works, Campus, Steam Laundry; Dining Hall Department; Farm Department","Buckeye Coal and Coke Company","Notable letterhead from Robert E. Lee Hall of the Blue Ridge Association; YMCA","Commonwealth of Virginia, Governor's Office; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Treasurer; Coal contract information","VPI General Alumni Association","Office of the Commandant; Office of the Registrar; Office of the Dean of the General Faculty; Department of Geology; Department of Modern Languages","Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Game and Inland Fisheries","Farmville Herald ; J.D. Eggleston editorials","Notable letterhead from the Chase City Manufacturing Company","Notable letterhead from Norfolk and Western Railway Company; Scholarships","Notable letterhead from Merchants' and Farmers' Bank","Notable letterhead from the  Farm Journal ; notable letterhead from the Prang Company","Notable letterhead from Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station","Virginia State Livestock Sanitary Board, State Veterinary Department; permit for medicinal whiskey","Agricultural high schools","YMCA--sex education","Letterhead from Town of Blacksburg; Septic tank","Notable letterhead from the John C. Winston Company; views of women in agriculture","Powerhouse boilers","Notable letterhead from the Florida Normal Institute and Commercial College","Department of Interior, Department of Education","Commonwealth of Virginia, House of Delegates","Notable letterhead from Norfolk and Western Railway Company; Coal Delivery","Purchasing","The Royal Society of Literature; Norfolk and Western Railway Company; State Board of education, Department of Public Instruction; Southern Railway System","Agricultural High School for Coloreds; Notable letterhead from Murphy's Hotel","Workers' Compensation Act; Hazing; Appropriations from General Assembly; Coal","Coal; United States Fuel Administration","Salary increases for employees at Virginia agricultural Experiment Station; Annual Report--Experiments Performed","Appropriations, Commonwealth of Virginia, Governor's Office","Electric lighting; act to promote vocational education","Shops Department; Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Summer School; Department of Metallurgy and Metallography; Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering","Requests for appropriations for Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; College for colored youths","Department of Geology; Shops Department; Student fines; Examination schedule; Classroom time; moving picture apparatus","Notable letterhead from Virginia Polytechnic Institute Athletic Association; Office of D.O. Matthews, Superintendent of Grounds and Buildings, Hat and Power, Electric Light Department, Water Works, Campus, Steam Laundry; Office of the Treasurer; Department of Modern Languages; Heating the library","Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute","Institution's progress along military lines; Major Lloyd W. Williams; Alumnigram","Creamery matters","Notable letterhead from Herbert Hoover, Washington D.C.; church participation in food conservation","Memorandum regarding importation of nursery stock into the United States","District extension agents in agricultural and home economics","Water rent; Coal mine","Notable letterhead from Cedarville Stock Farm; women extension agent controversy--Miss Scott affair","Cooperative extension work; notable letterhead from Hotel Harrington; Negro farmers; notable letterhead from Negro Teachers' Association","Miss Scott affair","Program clock","Notable letterhead from Allegheny Ore and iron company; notable letterhead from Miller, Rhoads, and Swartz Dry Goods, Inc.; notable letterhead from Norfolk and Western Railway Company; notable letterhead from Sydnor Pump and Well Company; notable letterhead from Virginia Livestock Sanitary Board, State Veterinary Department","Proposed annuity increases; notable letterhead from Allegheny Ore and Iron Company; notable letterhead from Miller, Rhoads, and Swartz Dry Goods, Inc.; notable letterhead from Shenandoah Life Insurance Company; Shops Department, Virginia Polytechnic Institute; notable letterhead from Commonwealth of Virginia, Senate Chamber","Christiansburg Hospital; correspondence regarding volume of autograph letters","Association of Virginia Colleges; Smith-Hughes Act","United States Senate Committee on Appropriations; Fuel--coal, coal mine","Women Extension agents in Virginia; Miss Scott Affair; Girls' club and home demonstration work","Office of the Dean of Faculty; Department of Mechanical Engineering; Requests for repairs and renovations; Electric lighting","Field House","Correspondence regarding the use of Mumford's  Virginia's Attitude Toward Slavery and Secession  in the schools; The Co-operative Education Association of Virginia Admission of women to the university","Correspondence from Robert Moton, principal, Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute regarding disposition of German African colonies; Training of colored young men and women","Dining hall rates","Shops Department of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute; Power plant; Parrott's shop duties controversy; Price increases for faculty","Four issues of Boys' Club letter","Hazing incident--John Fox; VPI in war time","Notable letterhead from Lawrence Priddy Insurance; financing new college shops","Notable letterhead from Pocahontas Coal Sales Company Coal","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Mechanical Engineering; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Applied Mechanics and Experimental Engineering; Heating; Plunkett coal mines; Water supply; Coal consumption; Vocational Education","Letter regarding Stockton Heath shot in Professor Vawter's home","Notable letterhead from the Grove Stock Farm; notable letterhead from Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute; Cooperative extension work in agriculture and home economics","Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Employment Bureau; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the President; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Veterinary Science; Norfolk and Western Railway Company; Commonwealth of Virginia, Governor's Office","Cost of dining hall supplies","Cheese industry at Spring Valley (Grayson County); treatment for \"Black Head\" disease in turkeys; local fruit culture","Letterhead from Norfolk and Western Railway Company; Notable letterhead from War Camp Community Services; Commonwealth of Virginia, Office of the Attorney General; Coal","Telegraph Service","Telephone Service","Commonwealth of Virginia, State Board of Education; Agricultural high schools for Negroes; Proposed school in Blacksburg; Rosenwald Fund for rural schools for colored children; Smith-Hughes Act","Commonwealth of Virginia, House of Delegates; Commonwealth of Virginia, Secretary of the Commonwealth; Office of the State Commissioner of Prohibition; Georgia Land and Livestock Company","United States Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry; State agent for home demonstration work; Smith-Lever fund; Miss Scott affair","Correspondence regarding women's share in Smith-Lever appropriations","Women's clubs; Report of the Demonstration Plot at the State Normal School for 1915, Harrisonburg, Virginia","Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Game and Inland Fisheries; Virginia State Livestock Sanitary Board, State Veterinary Department","Notable letterhead from Buick; notable letterhead from Federal Motor Truck Company","Question of professional players on football team; controversy over \"Bumps\" Turner, professional wrestler, on the football team; Letter from the Office of the Commandant regarding fire hazards in the Student Pressing Club","Notable letterhead from the  Register ; Annual Thanksgiving football game","Correspondence from Department of State, Washington regarding detention of VPI instructor in Italy for military service; Request for salary of V.P.I. Cadet Band for 1918-1919","Notable letterhead from J. Hoge Woolwine regarding V.P.I. competition with the merchants of Blacksburg; Anna Campbell, teacher; Correspondence from G.R. Ragan, architect regarding plan for Blacksburg Public School; Town use of water; Letter from D.H. Keister, Mayor of Blacksburg regarding Main Street, delivery carts, and other town matters","Notepaper from Hotel Roanoke; Correspondence from American League to Limit Armaments; Hazing incident","Association of American Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations","Commonwealth of Virginia, House of Delegates","Notable letterhead from Hunt Club Shoes","Letter to J.E. Williams regarding Eggleston's accomplishments during his administration; notable letterhead from the Executive Committee of Publication of the Presbyterian Church in the united States, Editorial Department; Correspondence from Christiansburg Industrial institute regarding Dr. Eggleston's election to Board of Directors of Christiansburg Colored Hospital; notable letterhead from City of Asheville, North Caroline; South Carolina Cotton Association","Correspondence from Commonwealth of Virginia, Bureau of Labor and Industrial Statistics, Commissioner's Office regarding work hours of women employed in the laundry; notable letterhead from the National Automatic Sprinkler Association","Notable letterhead from  The Southern Planter ; Collegiate Training in Agriculture at VPI","Student expenses; Tabulated Comparative Lists of College Fees etc., 1891-1916","Notable letterhead from the  Farmer Boy","Staff and Officers from 1872 to July 1, 1919","Letter from Eggleston regarding requirement to sign pledge before signing for matriculation and order of the Board of Visitors disbanding fraternities; permission to organize Delta Sigma Sigma fraternity","Letter from R.H. Price, member of the Public School Board, Blacksburg District, regarding fraternities","Letterhead from Herman Hecht, Baker of Fine Breads and Cakes","Correspondence from the  Bugle","Letterhead from the  Richmond Virginia","Norfolk and Western Railway company public relations","Name of the college","Induction in the military","Notable letterhead from Pyrene Manufacturing Company; William L. Pierce insurance statement; Hauling crushed stone on the Norfolk and Western Railway; Proposal for steam heating apparatus","Notable letterhead from the Hotel Carroll; pasteurization of milk","Analyses of the college and town springs","Correspondence from Aubrey E. Strode, 19th Senatorial District (Amherst) Commonwealth of Virginia, Senate Chamber; notable letterhead from Equal Suffrage League of Virginia; notable letterhead from Stonewall Jackson College (for Women), Abington","National War Work Council of the Young Men's Christian Associations of the United States, Department of the East; Negro work in Virginia; correspondence from Paul N. Derring, General Secretary; Annual Report of the Student Department of the State Young Men's Christian Association, April 1, 1917-April 1, 1918","The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. ","Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form:  http://bit.ly/scuareproduction . Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form:  http://bit.ly/scuapublication . Please contact Special Collections and University Archives ( specref@vt.edu  or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.","Please note:  This collection is in off-site storage and requires 2-3 days notice for retrieval. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives for more information.","Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech","Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (1896-1944)","Eggleston, J. D. (Joseph Dupuy), 1867-1953","The materials in the collection are in English."],"unitid_tesim":["RG.02.07"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Records of the Office of the President, Joseph Dupuy Eggleston"],"collection_title_tesim":["Records of the Office of the President, Joseph Dupuy Eggleston"],"collection_ssim":["Records of the Office of the President, Joseph Dupuy Eggleston"],"repository_ssm":["Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University"],"repository_ssim":["Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University"],"creator_ssm":["Eggleston, J. D. (Joseph Dupuy), 1867-1953"],"creator_ssim":["Eggleston, J. D. (Joseph Dupuy), 1867-1953"],"creator_persname_ssim":["Eggleston, J. D. (Joseph Dupuy), 1867-1953"],"creators_ssim":["Eggleston, J. D. (Joseph Dupuy), 1867-1953"],"access_terms_ssm":["The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. ","Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form:  http://bit.ly/scuareproduction . Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form:  http://bit.ly/scuapublication . Please contact Special Collections and University Archives ( specref@vt.edu  or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form."],"acqinfo_ssim":["The Records of the Office of the President, Joseph Dupuy Egglestonl were transferred to Special Collections and University Archives in March-June 1973 and June 1978."],"access_subjects_ssim":["Faculty and staff","Local/Regional History and Appalachian South","University Archives","University History","Record Group 2 - Office of the President"],"access_subjects_ssm":["Faculty and staff","Local/Regional History and Appalachian South","University Archives","University History","Record Group 2 - Office of the President"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"extent_ssm":["9.8 Cubic Feet 7 boxes"],"extent_tesim":["9.8 Cubic Feet 7 boxes"],"date_range_isim":[1900,1901,1902,1903,1904,1905,1906,1907,1908,1909,1910,1911,1912,1913,1914,1915,1916,1917,1918,1919,1920,1921,1922,1923,1924,1925,1926,1927,1928,1929,1930,1931,1932,1933,1934,1935,1936,1937,1938,1939,1940,1941,1942,1943,1944,1945,1946,1947,1948],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe collection is open for research.\u003c/p\u003e"],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Access"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["The collection is open for research."],"appraisal_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe headings on the original folders were retained in the inventory even though the language at times is archaic, such as the use of the word \"colored.\"\u003c/p\u003e"],"appraisal_heading_ssm":["Appraisal"],"appraisal_tesim":["The headings on the original folders were retained in the inventory even though the language at times is archaic, such as the use of the word \"colored.\""],"arrangement_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThis collection has been divided into three separate series. The collection has been kept in the original order in which it was received even though this order in not consistently alphabetical or chronological.\u003c/p\u003e"],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Arrangement"],"arrangement_tesim":["This collection has been divided into three separate series. The collection has been kept in the original order in which it was received even though this order in not consistently alphabetical or chronological."],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eJoseph D. Eggleston was born in Prince Edward County, Virginia, in 1867. He attended college at Hampden-Sydney College, completing his degree in 1886. He taught at schools in several southern states before becoming the superintendent in Asheville, North Carolina in 1891 and later superintendent of schools in Farmville, Virginia. During his tenure as state Superintendent of Public Instruction (1906-1912), he worked hard for improvements in rural schools. In January of 1913, he began work with the Field Service in Rural Education in the US Office of Education. The same year, he resigned to take the post of VPI President (1913-1919).\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eEggleston became the seventh president of Virginia Polytechnic Institute (VPI) in 1913. His six-year administration was most notably marked by the development of the agricultural extension program at VPI. In 1914, the Agricultural Extension Division was established. The Virginia General Assembly transferred control of agricultural demonstration work to VPI, so the Home Demonstration program began in 1915. Much of Eggleston's presidential tenure was during the years of World War I. The college became a training school for both the army and navy during this time. A Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program was established at VPI in 1916. In January 1919, the college was designated by the War Department as one of twelve \"Distinguished Colleges\" in the nation for its contribution to the war effort. In the spring of 1919, Eggleston resigned to become president of Hampden-Sydney College, his alma mater. He served there from 1919 to 1939. Eggleston died in Farmville, Virginia, in 1953.\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical Note"],"bioghist_tesim":["Joseph D. Eggleston was born in Prince Edward County, Virginia, in 1867. He attended college at Hampden-Sydney College, completing his degree in 1886. He taught at schools in several southern states before becoming the superintendent in Asheville, North Carolina in 1891 and later superintendent of schools in Farmville, Virginia. During his tenure as state Superintendent of Public Instruction (1906-1912), he worked hard for improvements in rural schools. In January of 1913, he began work with the Field Service in Rural Education in the US Office of Education. The same year, he resigned to take the post of VPI President (1913-1919).","Eggleston became the seventh president of Virginia Polytechnic Institute (VPI) in 1913. His six-year administration was most notably marked by the development of the agricultural extension program at VPI. In 1914, the Agricultural Extension Division was established. The Virginia General Assembly transferred control of agricultural demonstration work to VPI, so the Home Demonstration program began in 1915. Much of Eggleston's presidential tenure was during the years of World War I. The college became a training school for both the army and navy during this time. A Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program was established at VPI in 1916. In January 1919, the college was designated by the War Department as one of twelve \"Distinguished Colleges\" in the nation for its contribution to the war effort. In the spring of 1919, Eggleston resigned to become president of Hampden-Sydney College, his alma mater. He served there from 1919 to 1939. Eggleston died in Farmville, Virginia, in 1953."],"odd_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe guide to the Records of the Office of the President, Joseph Dupuy Eggleston by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (\u003ca href=\"https://creativecommons.org/share-your-%20work/public-domain/cc0/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://creativecommons.org/share-your- work/public-domain/cc0/\u003c/a\u003e).\u003c/p\u003e"],"odd_heading_ssm":["Rights Statement for Archival Description"],"odd_tesim":["The guide to the Records of the Office of the President, Joseph Dupuy Eggleston by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your- work/public-domain/cc0/ )."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eResearchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Records of the Office of the President, Joseph Dupuy Eggleston, RG 2/7, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Records of the Office of the President, Joseph Dupuy Eggleston, RG 2/7, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va."],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe processing, arrangement, and description of Records of the Office of the President, Joseph Dupuy Eggleston was completed prior to 1979. Additional processing, arrangement, and description was completed prior to 2000.\u003c/p\u003e"],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Processing Information"],"processinfo_tesim":["The processing, arrangement, and description of Records of the Office of the President, Joseph Dupuy Eggleston was completed prior to 1979. Additional processing, arrangement, and description was completed prior to 2000."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe bulk of the collection consists of correspondence (1913-1919) including letters to and from state and national political figures; correspondence signed by Eggleston as Acting Director of the Extension Division (1913-1916); correspondence between Eggleston and principals, board members and others of various agricultural high schools relating to financial requests, personnel, etc. (1916-1919); correspondence with county agents and state and national personnel connected with agricultural programs; correspondence with Carneal and Johnston, architects, concerning construction of Shop building, Gymnasium, Professor Vawter's residence, VPI Chapel, McBryde building, Athletic building, and Field House. Other material in the collection includes: Sophomore Court matters (1913-1914); reports of annual meetings of agents (1913-1916); Agricultural Experiment Station reports (1914); U.S.D.A. Weekly Demonstration Work Reports (1914); financial forecasts (1914-1915); annual reports (1915); Smith-Lever salary vouchers, 1915; reports of demonstration agents (1916); departmental needs (1917); telegrams (1917-1919); resolution creating Athletic Director position (1918); Houston property deeds and contracts; speeches and articles. Education for women and African American extension and Y. M. C. A. work are among the issues addressed in the correspondence.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter concerning a summer session at VMI.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter concerning the organization of vocational classes for women.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of the Hotel Roanoke.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReports on African-American agents; notable letterhead of H.O. Lyne, merchant miller; flier for Loves Mill school fair\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHouston Deed (1914)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of Norfolk and Western Railway Company\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSigned letter from Booker T. Washington (1914)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of Richmond Public Schools\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of Appomattox Barred Rock Association; notable letterhead of Dixie Fire Insurance Company\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of Hotel Rueger\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of Murphy's Hotel\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of Hotel Stumpf\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of Delco-Light Products; notable letterhead of Murphy's Hotel\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of the Commonwealth of Virginia, House of Delegates; notable letterhead of the Commonwealth of Virginia, State Chamber\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from R.C. Beverly Heating Company\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of Maryland State Board of Agriculture\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Agriculture and Immigration\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of Central Fredrick Farmer's Club\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of Norfolk and Western Immigration Association\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of League to Enforce Peace\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of Virginia Agricultural Council of Safety\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of Co-Operative Education Association of Virginia\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of Norfolk and Western Railway Company\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of Co-Operative Education Association of Virginia\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of Merchants National Bank of Richmond; notable letterhead of United Daughters of the Confederacy; notable letterhead of Daleville College\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of Baptist Church, Wytheville, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of the James River Clarion\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of Department of Health, Richmond, VA\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of Commonwealth of Virginia, Governor's Office\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of Sydnor Pump and Well Company\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of Commonwealth of Virginia, House of Delegates\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of Commonwealth of Virginia, House of Delegates; notable letterhead of Murphy's Hotel\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eUnited States Department of Agriculture\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of Stacy's Poultry Farm\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Agricultural Experiment Station\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCommonwealth of Virginia, Office of the Attorney General; Commonwealth of Virginia, Auditor of Public Accounts\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of the New Willard Hotel, Washington\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCommonwealth of Virginia, Dairy and Feed Division\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of Hatcher-Perry Company, Inc.; United States Department of Agriculture; notable letterhead of Richmond Automobile Club; notable letterhead of Carolina Hotel; notable letterhead of the Law Offices of Pollard and Smith; notable letterhead of Aerial League of America; Shops Department, Virginia Polytechnic Institute\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Road Builders' Association\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRichmond Public Schools\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Modern Languages; Norfolk and Western Railway Company; Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCommonwealth of Virginia, Governor's Office\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from the Times-Dispatch\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of the Southern Summer School\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of National Electric Association and Army and Navy Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead for the \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eRichmond Virginian\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Mechanical Engineering\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eState Board of Education, Department of Public Education\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCo-Operative Education Association of America; National Security League, Committee on Patriotism through Education\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Agricultural Experiment Station\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eUnited States Department of Agriculture\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Meeting Much interest: The Demonstration Train Has Many Visitors in the Southwest;\" \"A Land of Opportunity: What Demonstration Work Is Doing for the State;\" Tribute Paid to Professor Davidson;\" \"Eggleston's Accomplishments as Superintendent of Public Instruction of Virginia;\" \"What Is 4-H Club Work;\" \"An Extract from President Eggleston's Address to the Graduating Class, May 31, 1917\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Agricultural Experiment Station\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eState Normal School, Harrisonburg, VA; Virginia State Teacher's Association, Office of President\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Polytechnic Institute Department of Chemistry\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Agricultural Experiment Station\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCommonwealth of Virginia, State Board of Health, Bureau of Inspections\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from Equal Suffrage League of Virginia; notable letterhead from the \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eLynchburg News\u003c/title\u003e; State Normal and Industrial School for Women at Fredericksburg, VA; notable letterhead from Allegheny Ore and Iron Co.; Norfolk \u0026amp; Western Railway Company; notable letterhead from the Great Radford Fair; N \u0026amp; W Operates Farming Train\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from National Fire and Insurance Company of Hartford, CT\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCommonwealth of Virginia, Governor's Office\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from La Fayette Hotel\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCommonwealth of Virginia, State Board of Health, Bureau of Sanitary Engineering; Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Health\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCo-operative Education Association of Virginia\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGrand Lodge of Virginia I.O.O.F., Office of Grand Secretary; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science; Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from Orange Judd Company; notable letterhead from Portsmouth Businessmen's Association\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCommonwealth of Virginia, Office of the Attorney General\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCommonwealth of Virginia, Dairy and Food Division\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Anti-Tuberculosis Association\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCommonwealth of Virginia, Governor's Office; National Soil Fertility League\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the President\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Agricultural Experiment Station\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCommonwealth of Virginia, Senate Chamber\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNorfolk \u0026amp; Western Railway Company, Office of the General Claim Agent, Casualty Department\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from the J.P. Bell Company, INC; State Normal and Industrial School, Harrisonburg, Virginia, Appointment Committee; State Normal and Industrial School, Harrisonburg, VA, Office of the President; Co-operative Education Association of Virginia\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Polytechnic Institute Athletic Association; Virginia Polytechnic Institute Department of Mathematics; Virginia Polytechnic Institute Office of the Secretary of the Faculty; Virginia Agricultural Experiment\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSouthern Conference for Education and Industry\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from the London Assurance Corporation\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eState Board of Education, Department of Public Instruction; Virginia Polytechnic Institute Office of the President\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eState Board of Education, Department of Public Instruction; Co-Operative Education Association; Notable letterhead from Hotel Main; General Education Board; Notable letterhead form Hotel Zinzendorf\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia State Livestock Sanitary Board\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCommonwealth of Virginia, Governor's Office; National Institution for Moral Instruction; notable letterhead from the Fastoria Incandescent Lamp Division; National Lamp Works of General Electric Company\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNorfolk \u0026amp; Western Railway Company; Notable letterhead from R.F. Johnson Publishing Company; Notable letterhead from Chase City Manufacturing Company\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eFarmer's Wife\u003c/title\u003e; Smith-Lever Law; Farm women's interests\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from the Hotel Richmond; notable letterhead from The Alvarado\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the President\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eChanges in the Virginia Experiment Station\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from the Southern Express Company; notable letterhead from the \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eGreenville Sun\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Experimental Engineering; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Commandant\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCommonwealth of Virginia, Commission of Fisheries; Notable letterhead from A.W. Kemp, INC.; Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Agriculture and Immigration\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCo-Operative Education Association of Virginia; Virginia State Teacher's Association, Office of the Vice-President\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCommonwealth of Virginia, Dairy and Feed Division; Lawrence Priddy Insurance\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from Murphy's Hotel; notable letterhead from Hotel Richmond\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCommonwealth of Virginia\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Dean of Faculty; Lewis-Gale Hospital\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Biology; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the President; Virginia Agriculture Experiment Station\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Veterinary Science\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNorfolk and Western Railway Company; Notable letterhead from the (Roanoke) \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eWorld News\u003c/title\u003e; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the President; Notable letterhead from Southern Express Company; Notable letterhead from \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eRichmond Evening Journal\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDepartment of Experimental Engineering; Department of Metallurgy and Metallography; Department of Mathematics; Department of Electrical Engineering; School of Graphics; Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Shops Department\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Chemistry; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Dean of Faculty\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Secretary of the Faculty\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Polytechnic Institute, Dining Hall Department; Notable letterhead from Harris, Woodson Co. Inc.; \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eThe Bugle\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOffice of the President; Department of Modern Languages; Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Department of Mechanical Engineering; Shops Department; Department of Electrical Engineering; Department of Biology; Department of Experimental Engineering; Department of Chemistry; Department of Mining Engineering; Department of Physics; Department of Geology; Department of English; Department of Rhetoric; Department of Civil Engineering; Department of Metallurgy and Metallography; Department of Mathematics; Department of Veterinary Science; School of Graphics\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Agricultural Experiment Station\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Agricultural Experiment Station; New York State Department of Health; Commonwealth of Massachusetts--State Board of Insanity\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCommonwealth of Virginia, House of Delegates\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCommonwealth of Virginia, House of Delegates\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCommonwealth of Virginia, Department of the State Corporation Commission; Co-Operative Education Association\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Commandant\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSouthern Express Company\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter to the Appropriations Committee regarding College of William and Mary holding summer sessions at VPI; Commonwealth of Virginia, House of Delegates; Commonwealth of Virginia, Senate Chamber; Letterhead from Algoma Orchards; State Board of Education, Department of Public Instruction; Notable letterhead from \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eThe Register\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSewage disposal plant for college and town; Proposed highway engineering curse; Estimated expenses of Engineering Department, 1914-1915\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDepartment of Dairying and Animal Husbandry; Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Organization of Animal Husbandry Department; History of infection abortion in the VPI herd; Letter re: commercial management of Dairy Husbandry, Animal Husbandry, Farm, and Creamery Departments\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Veterinary Science--appropriation\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eStatus of Commonwealth of Virginia, Office of State Veterinarian; Invitation to the State Veterinary Medical Association Luncheon\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNatural occurrence of copper ore under buildings; College water supply; Automatic signals for classes; Proposals for Department of Geology, including museum; Letterhead for Congrès Géologique International\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Polytechnic Institute, College of Agriculture and Experiment Station; VPI Creamery balance sheet, 1912-1913; Skimming station at Vawter's Store; Annual Report, VPI Creamery\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"The VPI and Arbor Day,\" Virginia Polytechnic Institute begins annual Arbor Day Festivities\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eStock judging contest proposed; Proposed expenditures for livestock management\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExpenditures of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Experimental Engineering; Letter from C.E. Allen, Westinghouse Electric \u0026amp; Manufacturing Company; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, General Alumni Association, Secretary's Office; Apparatus needed for Department of Applied Mechanics and Experimental Engineering; Letter regarding improvements underway at VPI (July 29, 1914); Letter regarding upcoming address by Jackson Davis on \"industrial side of public school work for Negroes\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAssistant librarian position and salary; Letter to Claudius Lee (Department of Electrical Engineering) regarding need for uniform system of central time\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eProposed remodeling of Professor McBryde's cottage; Statement of present condition and needs of the Chemical Department (June 1914); Chart of cost per year of operating VPI Chemical Department for session 1912-1913 with similar departments at other institutions\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eStatement of need of funds for repair of college buildings (January 1914); Water works department appropriations; Expenditures on the new shops; Septic tank constructions; Power plant service; Library heating\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Polytechnic Institute Athletic Association; Financial Standing of the Field House; Proposed funds for permanent athletic buildings\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Engineering Division; Department of Veterinary Science; School of Mining Engineering; Farm Machinery; Letter from Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical College regarding Farm Machinery Course; United States Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Animal Industry regarding poultry industry; Dairy and Animal Husbandry Departments; Need for poultry work; Need for Agricultural Engineering Department; Office of D.O. Matthews, Superintendent of Grounds and Buildings, Heat and Power, Electric Light Department, Water Works, Campus, Steam Laundry regarding power plant needs; Registrar's chart of matriculates, 1911-1912 to 1915-1916\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNeeds of Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Rhetoric\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter regarding erection of Shops Department of Virginia Polytechnic Institute; Repairs of various buildings; Shop work in Civil Engineering course; Repair funds\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eApparatus and equipment needed for Department of Electrical Engineering; Virginia Polytechnic Institute Alumni Association\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers; Needs of Virginia Polytechnic Institute Department of Mechanical Engineering; VPI Student branch of the American Society of Engineers; Economic management of the power plant\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetterhead, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, School of Graphics; Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station--dogs on campus, college spring\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter from Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Agriculture and Immigration, Dairy and Food Division regarding testing cows for tuberculosis; Board of Visitors, July 23, 1914\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCommonwealth of Virginia, Office of the State Crop Pest Commission, Crop Pest Law; Guernsey bull controversy\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNeeds of Virginia Polytechnic Institute Department of Biology for 1914-1915; List of the more important trees and shrubs on VPI campus\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAppropriations for the Virginia Polytechnic Institute Department of Physics\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eQuestion of permitting cadets to go to the library after \"call to quarters\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eValue of student military training; Notable letterhead from the \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eBugle\u003c/title\u003e, 1916 with request to move drill hour; Cadets claim the right o have two lights in their room; Organization of VPI regiment; Quality of mess hall fare\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOffice of the Commandant, Shops Department; Department of Chemistry; Department of Veterinary Science; General Alumni Association, Executive Secretary's Office; Department of Rhetoric; Department of Biology; Office of the Dean of Faculty; Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Department of Mechanical Engineering; W.L. Andrews, Commonwealth of Virginia, Senate Chamber\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDavidson house\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSewage disposal plant\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter regarding inspection of other colleges\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEquipment for Shops Department of Virginia Polytechnic Institute\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter regarding town spring; Arc lamps, conditions of water, septic tank\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eProposed machinery hall; High School girls and boys basketball teams use of the field house\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCreamery Matters\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eStudents aggravating the bulls\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLady wants course in agriculture\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNeeds of Department of Applied Mechanics and Experimental Engineering; local chapters of national fraternities; Faculty travel\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from H.W. Johns Manville Co.; Estimates; Letterhead of the Barrett Company; Letterhead of the Richmond Lumber Company, Inc.; Letterhead of Enochs Bros.; Letterhead of Nelson Hardware Company; Notable letterhead of the Farrar Lumber Company\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eState Normal School for Women, East Radford, Virginia\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWalks, Street Lights, List of all lights in town to which college is furnishing free current\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from Coast Artillery School, Department of Engineering and Mine Defense, Fort Monroe\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter from Mannassas Industrial School for Colored Youth\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eShops Department, Virginia Polytechnic Institute (1916); Department of Graphics, Virginia Polytechnic Institute\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of Lawrence Priddy Insurance; notable letterhead from Wichita Mill and Elevator Company\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of Hotel Continental\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCommonwealth of Virginia, Office of the State Crop Pest Commission\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Commandant\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOffice of the Registrar; Notable letterhead from Alphons Custodis Chimney Construction Company; Notable letterhead from American Lead Pencil Company\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNeeds of the Department of Metallurgy and Metallography\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCondition of roads to the mines\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBusiness card from the Travelers Hotel\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIndustrial Commission of Virginia; Bills to provide vocational education; Workers' compensation\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBoys agriculture club\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCoal car tracer; Pocahontas Coal Sales Company; United States Fuel Administration; Power Plant; Coal shipments; United States Railroad Administration; Opening abandoned milk\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence regarding article about wheelbarrow to be sent to move plant to Charlottesville and Harrisonburg State Normal appropriations\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetterhead of Philadelphia Wood and Textile Association and George Bryan correspondence\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eStudent fees and protocol for reporting grades and absences\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWaiters appointed for the session of 1917-1918\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSearch for Commandant of Cadets\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Dean of Faculty; Office of the Treasurer\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDemerits\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDean of General Faculty; Statistics\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Notable letterhead from Troy Laundry Machine Company Ltd.; Notable letterhead from the \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eBugle\u003c/title\u003e, 1916; Certificate from the United States Food Administration appointing Dr. Eggleston Director if Colleges and School, Blacksburg, for the Federal Food Administration for Virginia for the duration of World War I\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Treasurer; notable letterhead from American Surety Company\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBuilding renovations and erection of \"shops\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSummer session proposed; College of William and Mary Summer session\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetterhead from the \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eBugle\u003c/title\u003e, 1914; Hazing\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eStudent policy\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from Semora Supply Company\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from the Jacobson Printing Company\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOffice of the Dean of Faculty; Library; Shops Department; Office of the Treasurer\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePower plant; expenditures on new \"shops;\" working hours\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Dean of Faculty; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of English\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Polytechnic Institute, Athletic Association; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Modern Languages; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the President\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eState Normal School for Women\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRequests for repairs in college buildings, roads; Coal orders\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCommonwealth of Virginia, Dairy and Feed Division; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the President\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAgricultural High School\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Mining Engineering; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; 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Jewel's will\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFunds appropriated by General Assembly; Schenectady chapter of VPI Alumni Association\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Office of the Registrar; Dining Hall Department; Commonwealth of Virginia, Bureau of Insurance; Office of D.O. Matthews, Superintendent of Grounds and Buildings, Heat and Power, Electric Light Department, Water Works, Campus, Steam Laundry; Office of the Commandant; Shops Department; Department of Civil Engineering; Department of Physics; Department of Applied Mechanics and Experimental Engineering; Department of Geology; Department of Biology; Office of the President; Department of Electrical Engineering; Department of Graphics; Department of Mechanical Engineering; Department of Veterinary Science; Office of the Treasurer; Electric Light Department\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDepartment of Civil Engineering; Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Office of the Registrar; Office of D.O. Matthews, Superintendent of Grounds and Buildings, Heat and Power, Electric Light Department, Water Works, Campus, Steam Laundry; Dining Hall Department; Farm Department\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBuckeye Coal and Coke Company\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from Robert E. Lee Hall of the Blue Ridge Association; YMCA\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCommonwealth of Virginia, Governor's Office; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Treasurer; Coal contract information\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVPI General Alumni Association\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOffice of the Commandant; Office of the Registrar; Office of the Dean of the General Faculty; Department of Geology; Department of Modern Languages\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCommonwealth of Virginia, Department of Game and Inland Fisheries\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eFarmville Herald\u003c/title\u003e; J.D. Eggleston editorials\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from the Chase City Manufacturing Company\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from Norfolk and Western Railway Company; Scholarships\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from Merchants' and Farmers' Bank\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from the \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eFarm Journal\u003c/title\u003e; notable letterhead from the Prang Company\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia State Livestock Sanitary Board, State Veterinary Department; permit for medicinal whiskey\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAgricultural high schools\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eYMCA--sex education\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetterhead from Town of Blacksburg; Septic tank\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from the John C. Winston Company; views of women in agriculture\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePowerhouse boilers\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from the Florida Normal Institute and Commercial College\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDepartment of Interior, Department of Education\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCommonwealth of Virginia, House of Delegates\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from Norfolk and Western Railway Company; Coal Delivery\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePurchasing\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Royal Society of Literature; Norfolk and Western Railway Company; State Board of education, Department of Public Instruction; Southern Railway System\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAgricultural High School for Coloreds; Notable letterhead from Murphy's Hotel\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWorkers' Compensation Act; Hazing; Appropriations from General Assembly; Coal\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCoal; United States Fuel Administration\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSalary increases for employees at Virginia agricultural Experiment Station; Annual Report--Experiments Performed\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAppropriations, Commonwealth of Virginia, Governor's Office\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eElectric lighting; act to promote vocational education\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eShops Department; Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Summer School; Department of Metallurgy and Metallography; Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRequests for appropriations for Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; College for colored youths\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDepartment of Geology; Shops Department; Student fines; Examination schedule; Classroom time; moving picture apparatus\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from Virginia Polytechnic Institute Athletic Association; Office of D.O. Matthews, Superintendent of Grounds and Buildings, Hat and Power, Electric Light Department, Water Works, Campus, Steam Laundry; Office of the Treasurer; Department of Modern Languages; Heating the library\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Normal and Industrial Institute\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInstitution's progress along military lines; Major Lloyd W. Williams; Alumnigram\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCreamery matters\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from Herbert Hoover, Washington D.C.; church participation in food conservation\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMemorandum regarding importation of nursery stock into the United States\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDistrict extension agents in agricultural and home economics\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWater rent; Coal mine\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from Cedarville Stock Farm; women extension agent controversy--Miss Scott affair\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCooperative extension work; notable letterhead from Hotel Harrington; Negro farmers; notable letterhead from Negro Teachers' Association\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMiss Scott affair\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eProgram clock\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from Allegheny Ore and iron company; notable letterhead from Miller, Rhoads, and Swartz Dry Goods, Inc.; notable letterhead from Norfolk and Western Railway Company; notable letterhead from Sydnor Pump and Well Company; notable letterhead from Virginia Livestock Sanitary Board, State Veterinary Department\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eProposed annuity increases; notable letterhead from Allegheny Ore and Iron Company; notable letterhead from Miller, Rhoads, and Swartz Dry Goods, Inc.; notable letterhead from Shenandoah Life Insurance Company; Shops Department, Virginia Polytechnic Institute; notable letterhead from Commonwealth of Virginia, Senate Chamber\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eChristiansburg Hospital; correspondence regarding volume of autograph letters\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAssociation of Virginia Colleges; Smith-Hughes Act\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eUnited States Senate Committee on Appropriations; Fuel--coal, coal mine\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWomen Extension agents in Virginia; Miss Scott Affair; Girls' club and home demonstration work\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOffice of the Dean of Faculty; Department of Mechanical Engineering; Requests for repairs and renovations; Electric lighting\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eField House\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence regarding the use of Mumford's \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eVirginia's Attitude Toward Slavery and Secession\u003c/title\u003e in the schools; The Co-operative Education Association of Virginia Admission of women to the university\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence from Robert Moton, principal, Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute regarding disposition of German African colonies; Training of colored young men and women\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDining hall rates\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eShops Department of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute; Power plant; Parrott's shop duties controversy; Price increases for faculty\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFour issues of Boys' Club letter\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHazing incident--John Fox; VPI in war time\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from Lawrence Priddy Insurance; financing new college shops\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from Pocahontas Coal Sales Company Coal\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Mechanical Engineering; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Applied Mechanics and Experimental Engineering; Heating; Plunkett coal mines; Water supply; Coal consumption; Vocational Education\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter regarding Stockton Heath shot in Professor Vawter's home\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from the Grove Stock Farm; notable letterhead from Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute; Cooperative extension work in agriculture and home economics\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Employment Bureau; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the President; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Veterinary Science; Norfolk and Western Railway Company; Commonwealth of Virginia, Governor's Office\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCost of dining hall supplies\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCheese industry at Spring Valley (Grayson County); treatment for \"Black Head\" disease in turkeys; local fruit culture\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetterhead from Norfolk and Western Railway Company; Notable letterhead from War Camp Community Services; Commonwealth of Virginia, Office of the Attorney General; Coal\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTelegraph Service\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTelephone Service\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCommonwealth of Virginia, State Board of Education; Agricultural high schools for Negroes; Proposed school in Blacksburg; Rosenwald Fund for rural schools for colored children; Smith-Hughes Act\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCommonwealth of Virginia, House of Delegates; Commonwealth of Virginia, Secretary of the Commonwealth; Office of the State Commissioner of Prohibition; Georgia Land and Livestock Company\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eUnited States Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry; State agent for home demonstration work; Smith-Lever fund; Miss Scott affair\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence regarding women's share in Smith-Lever appropriations\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWomen's clubs; Report of the Demonstration Plot at the State Normal School for 1915, Harrisonburg, Virginia\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCommonwealth of Virginia, Department of Game and Inland Fisheries; Virginia State Livestock Sanitary Board, State Veterinary Department\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from Buick; notable letterhead from Federal Motor Truck Company\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eQuestion of professional players on football team; controversy over \"Bumps\" Turner, professional wrestler, on the football team; Letter from the Office of the Commandant regarding fire hazards in the Student Pressing Club\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from the \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eRegister\u003c/title\u003e; Annual Thanksgiving football game\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence from Department of State, Washington regarding detention of VPI instructor in Italy for military service; Request for salary of V.P.I. Cadet Band for 1918-1919\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from J. Hoge Woolwine regarding V.P.I. competition with the merchants of Blacksburg; Anna Campbell, teacher; Correspondence from G.R. Ragan, architect regarding plan for Blacksburg Public School; Town use of water; Letter from D.H. Keister, Mayor of Blacksburg regarding Main Street, delivery carts, and other town matters\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotepaper from Hotel Roanoke; Correspondence from American League to Limit Armaments; Hazing incident\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAssociation of American Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCommonwealth of Virginia, House of Delegates\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from Hunt Club Shoes\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter to J.E. Williams regarding Eggleston's accomplishments during his administration; notable letterhead from the Executive Committee of Publication of the Presbyterian Church in the united States, Editorial Department; Correspondence from Christiansburg Industrial institute regarding Dr. Eggleston's election to Board of Directors of Christiansburg Colored Hospital; notable letterhead from City of Asheville, North Caroline; South Carolina Cotton Association\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence from Commonwealth of Virginia, Bureau of Labor and Industrial Statistics, Commissioner's Office regarding work hours of women employed in the laundry; notable letterhead from the National Automatic Sprinkler Association\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eThe Southern Planter\u003c/title\u003e; Collegiate Training in Agriculture at VPI\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eStudent expenses; Tabulated Comparative Lists of College Fees etc., 1891-1916\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from the \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eFarmer Boy\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eStaff and Officers from 1872 to July 1, 1919\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter from Eggleston regarding requirement to sign pledge before signing for matriculation and order of the Board of Visitors disbanding fraternities; permission to organize Delta Sigma Sigma fraternity\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter from R.H. Price, member of the Public School Board, Blacksburg District, regarding fraternities\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetterhead from Herman Hecht, Baker of Fine Breads and Cakes\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence from the \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eBugle\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetterhead from the \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eRichmond Virginia\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNorfolk and Western Railway company public relations\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eName of the college\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInduction in the military\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from Pyrene Manufacturing Company; William L. Pierce insurance statement; Hauling crushed stone on the Norfolk and Western Railway; Proposal for steam heating apparatus\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from the Hotel Carroll; pasteurization of milk\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnalyses of the college and town springs\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence from Aubrey E. Strode, 19th Senatorial District (Amherst) Commonwealth of Virginia, Senate Chamber; notable letterhead from Equal Suffrage League of Virginia; notable letterhead from Stonewall Jackson College (for Women), Abington\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNational War Work Council of the Young Men's Christian Associations of the United States, Department of the East; Negro work in Virginia; correspondence from Paul N. 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House. Other material in the collection includes: Sophomore Court matters (1913-1914); reports of annual meetings of agents (1913-1916); Agricultural Experiment Station reports (1914); U.S.D.A. Weekly Demonstration Work Reports (1914); financial forecasts (1914-1915); annual reports (1915); Smith-Lever salary vouchers, 1915; reports of demonstration agents (1916); departmental needs (1917); telegrams (1917-1919); resolution creating Athletic Director position (1918); Houston property deeds and contracts; speeches and articles. Education for women and African American extension and Y. M. C. A. work are among the issues addressed in the correspondence.","Letter concerning a summer session at VMI.","Letter concerning the organization of vocational classes for women.","Notable letterhead of the Hotel Roanoke.","Reports on African-American agents; notable letterhead of H.O. Lyne, merchant miller; flier for Loves Mill school fair","Houston Deed (1914)","Notable letterhead of Norfolk and Western Railway Company","Signed letter from Booker T. Washington (1914)","Notable letterhead of Richmond Public Schools","Notable letterhead of Appomattox Barred Rock Association; notable letterhead of Dixie Fire Insurance Company","Notable letterhead of Hotel Rueger","Notable letterhead of Murphy's Hotel","Notable letterhead of Hotel Stumpf","Notable letterhead of Delco-Light Products; notable letterhead of Murphy's Hotel","Notable letterhead of the Commonwealth of Virginia, House of Delegates; notable letterhead of the Commonwealth of Virginia, State Chamber","Notable letterhead from R.C. Beverly Heating Company","Notable letterhead of Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute","Notable letterhead of Maryland State Board of Agriculture","Notable letterhead of Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Agriculture and Immigration","Notable letterhead of Central Fredrick Farmer's Club","Notable letterhead of Norfolk and Western Immigration Association","Notable letterhead of League to Enforce Peace","Notable letterhead of Virginia Agricultural Council of Safety","Notable letterhead of Co-Operative Education Association of Virginia","Notable letterhead of Norfolk and Western Railway Company","Notable letterhead of Co-Operative Education Association of Virginia","Notable letterhead of Merchants National Bank of Richmond; notable letterhead of United Daughters of the Confederacy; notable letterhead of Daleville College","Notable letterhead of Baptist Church, Wytheville, Va.","Notable letterhead of the James River Clarion","Notable letterhead of Department of Health, Richmond, VA","Notable letterhead of Commonwealth of Virginia, Governor's Office","Notable letterhead of Sydnor Pump and Well Company","Notable letterhead of Commonwealth of Virginia, House of Delegates","Notable letterhead of Commonwealth of Virginia, House of Delegates; notable letterhead of Murphy's Hotel","United States Department of Agriculture","Notable letterhead of Stacy's Poultry Farm","Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station","Commonwealth of Virginia, Office of the Attorney General; Commonwealth of Virginia, Auditor of Public Accounts","Notable letterhead of the New Willard Hotel, Washington","Commonwealth of Virginia, Dairy and Feed Division","Notable letterhead of Hatcher-Perry Company, Inc.; United States Department of Agriculture; notable letterhead of Richmond Automobile Club; notable letterhead of Carolina Hotel; notable letterhead of the Law Offices of Pollard and Smith; notable letterhead of Aerial League of America; Shops Department, Virginia Polytechnic Institute","Virginia Road Builders' Association","Richmond Public Schools","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Modern Languages; Norfolk and Western Railway Company; Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station","Commonwealth of Virginia, Governor's Office","Notable letterhead from the Times-Dispatch","Notable letterhead of the Southern Summer School","Notable letterhead of National Electric Association and Army and Navy Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA)","Notable letterhead for the  Richmond Virginian","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Mechanical Engineering","State Board of Education, Department of Public Education","Co-Operative Education Association of America; National Security League, Committee on Patriotism through Education","Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station","United States Department of Agriculture","\"Meeting Much interest: The Demonstration Train Has Many Visitors in the Southwest;\" \"A Land of Opportunity: What Demonstration Work Is Doing for the State;\" Tribute Paid to Professor Davidson;\" \"Eggleston's Accomplishments as Superintendent of Public Instruction of Virginia;\" \"What Is 4-H Club Work;\" \"An Extract from President Eggleston's Address to the Graduating Class, May 31, 1917\"","Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station","State Normal School, Harrisonburg, VA; Virginia State Teacher's Association, Office of President","Virginia Polytechnic Institute Department of Chemistry","Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station","Commonwealth of Virginia, State Board of Health, Bureau of Inspections","Notable letterhead from Equal Suffrage League of Virginia; notable letterhead from the  Lynchburg News ; State Normal and Industrial School for Women at Fredericksburg, VA; notable letterhead from Allegheny Ore and Iron Co.; Norfolk \u0026 Western Railway Company; notable letterhead from the Great Radford Fair; N \u0026 W Operates Farming Train","Notable letterhead from National Fire and Insurance Company of Hartford, CT","Commonwealth of Virginia, Governor's Office","Notable letterhead from La Fayette Hotel","Commonwealth of Virginia, State Board of Health, Bureau of Sanitary Engineering; Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Health","Co-operative Education Association of Virginia","Grand Lodge of Virginia I.O.O.F., Office of Grand Secretary; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science; Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station","Notable letterhead from Orange Judd Company; notable letterhead from Portsmouth Businessmen's Association","Commonwealth of Virginia, Office of the Attorney General","Commonwealth of Virginia, Dairy and Food Division","Virginia Anti-Tuberculosis Association","Commonwealth of Virginia, Governor's Office; National Soil Fertility League","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the President","Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station","Commonwealth of Virginia, Senate Chamber","Norfolk \u0026 Western Railway Company, Office of the General Claim Agent, Casualty Department","Notable letterhead from the J.P. Bell Company, INC; State Normal and Industrial School, Harrisonburg, Virginia, Appointment Committee; State Normal and Industrial School, Harrisonburg, VA, Office of the President; Co-operative Education Association of Virginia","Virginia Polytechnic Institute Athletic Association; Virginia Polytechnic Institute Department of Mathematics; Virginia Polytechnic Institute Office of the Secretary of the Faculty; Virginia Agricultural Experiment","Southern Conference for Education and Industry","Notable letterhead from the London Assurance Corporation","State Board of Education, Department of Public Instruction; Virginia Polytechnic Institute Office of the President","State Board of Education, Department of Public Instruction; Co-Operative Education Association; Notable letterhead from Hotel Main; General Education Board; Notable letterhead form Hotel Zinzendorf","Virginia State Livestock Sanitary Board","Commonwealth of Virginia, Governor's Office; National Institution for Moral Instruction; notable letterhead from the Fastoria Incandescent Lamp Division; National Lamp Works of General Electric Company","Norfolk \u0026 Western Railway Company; Notable letterhead from R.F. Johnson Publishing Company; Notable letterhead from Chase City Manufacturing Company","Farmer's Wife ; Smith-Lever Law; Farm women's interests","Notable letterhead from the Hotel Richmond; notable letterhead from The Alvarado","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the President","Changes in the Virginia Experiment Station","Notable letterhead from the Southern Express Company; notable letterhead from the  Greenville Sun","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Experimental Engineering; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Commandant","Commonwealth of Virginia, Commission of Fisheries; Notable letterhead from A.W. Kemp, INC.; Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Agriculture and Immigration","Co-Operative Education Association of Virginia; Virginia State Teacher's Association, Office of the Vice-President","Commonwealth of Virginia, Dairy and Feed Division; Lawrence Priddy Insurance","Notable letterhead from Murphy's Hotel; notable letterhead from Hotel Richmond","Commonwealth of Virginia","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Dean of Faculty; Lewis-Gale Hospital","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Biology; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the President; Virginia Agriculture Experiment Station","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Veterinary Science","Norfolk and Western Railway Company; Notable letterhead from the (Roanoke)  World News ; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the President; Notable letterhead from Southern Express Company; Notable letterhead from  Richmond Evening Journal","Department of Experimental Engineering; Department of Metallurgy and Metallography; Department of Mathematics; Department of Electrical Engineering; School of Graphics; Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Shops Department","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Chemistry; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Dean of Faculty","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Secretary of the Faculty","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Dining Hall Department; Notable letterhead from Harris, Woodson Co. Inc.;  The Bugle","Office of the President; Department of Modern Languages; Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Department of Mechanical Engineering; Shops Department; Department of Electrical Engineering; Department of Biology; Department of Experimental Engineering; Department of Chemistry; Department of Mining Engineering; Department of Physics; Department of Geology; Department of English; Department of Rhetoric; Department of Civil Engineering; Department of Metallurgy and Metallography; Department of Mathematics; Department of Veterinary Science; School of Graphics","Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station","Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; New York State Department of Health; Commonwealth of Massachusetts--State Board of Insanity","Commonwealth of Virginia, House of Delegates","Commonwealth of Virginia, House of Delegates","Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of the State Corporation Commission; Co-Operative Education Association","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Commandant","Southern Express Company","Letter to the Appropriations Committee regarding College of William and Mary holding summer sessions at VPI; Commonwealth of Virginia, House of Delegates; Commonwealth of Virginia, Senate Chamber; Letterhead from Algoma Orchards; State Board of Education, Department of Public Instruction; Notable letterhead from  The Register","Sewage disposal plant for college and town; Proposed highway engineering curse; Estimated expenses of Engineering Department, 1914-1915","Department of Dairying and Animal Husbandry; Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Organization of Animal Husbandry Department; History of infection abortion in the VPI herd; Letter re: commercial management of Dairy Husbandry, Animal Husbandry, Farm, and Creamery Departments","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Veterinary Science--appropriation","Status of Commonwealth of Virginia, Office of State Veterinarian; Invitation to the State Veterinary Medical Association Luncheon","Natural occurrence of copper ore under buildings; College water supply; Automatic signals for classes; Proposals for Department of Geology, including museum; Letterhead for Congrès Géologique International","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, College of Agriculture and Experiment Station; VPI Creamery balance sheet, 1912-1913; Skimming station at Vawter's Store; Annual Report, VPI Creamery","\"The VPI and Arbor Day,\" Virginia Polytechnic Institute begins annual Arbor Day Festivities","Stock judging contest proposed; Proposed expenditures for livestock management","Expenditures of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Experimental Engineering; Letter from C.E. Allen, Westinghouse Electric \u0026 Manufacturing Company; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, General Alumni Association, Secretary's Office; Apparatus needed for Department of Applied Mechanics and Experimental Engineering; Letter regarding improvements underway at VPI (July 29, 1914); Letter regarding upcoming address by Jackson Davis on \"industrial side of public school work for Negroes\"","Assistant librarian position and salary; Letter to Claudius Lee (Department of Electrical Engineering) regarding need for uniform system of central time","Proposed remodeling of Professor McBryde's cottage; Statement of present condition and needs of the Chemical Department (June 1914); Chart of cost per year of operating VPI Chemical Department for session 1912-1913 with similar departments at other institutions","Statement of need of funds for repair of college buildings (January 1914); Water works department appropriations; Expenditures on the new shops; Septic tank constructions; Power plant service; Library heating","Virginia Polytechnic Institute Athletic Association; Financial Standing of the Field House; Proposed funds for permanent athletic buildings","Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Engineering Division; Department of Veterinary Science; School of Mining Engineering; Farm Machinery; Letter from Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical College regarding Farm Machinery Course; United States Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Animal Industry regarding poultry industry; Dairy and Animal Husbandry Departments; Need for poultry work; Need for Agricultural Engineering Department; Office of D.O. Matthews, Superintendent of Grounds and Buildings, Heat and Power, Electric Light Department, Water Works, Campus, Steam Laundry regarding power plant needs; Registrar's chart of matriculates, 1911-1912 to 1915-1916","Needs of Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Rhetoric","Letter regarding erection of Shops Department of Virginia Polytechnic Institute; Repairs of various buildings; Shop work in Civil Engineering course; Repair funds","Apparatus and equipment needed for Department of Electrical Engineering; Virginia Polytechnic Institute Alumni Association","Notable letterhead from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers; Needs of Virginia Polytechnic Institute Department of Mechanical Engineering; VPI Student branch of the American Society of Engineers; Economic management of the power plant","Letterhead, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, School of Graphics; Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station--dogs on campus, college spring","Letter from Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Agriculture and Immigration, Dairy and Food Division regarding testing cows for tuberculosis; Board of Visitors, July 23, 1914","Commonwealth of Virginia, Office of the State Crop Pest Commission, Crop Pest Law; Guernsey bull controversy","Needs of Virginia Polytechnic Institute Department of Biology for 1914-1915; List of the more important trees and shrubs on VPI campus","Appropriations for the Virginia Polytechnic Institute Department of Physics","Question of permitting cadets to go to the library after \"call to quarters\"","Value of student military training; Notable letterhead from the  Bugle , 1916 with request to move drill hour; Cadets claim the right o have two lights in their room; Organization of VPI regiment; Quality of mess hall fare","Office of the Commandant, Shops Department; Department of Chemistry; Department of Veterinary Science; General Alumni Association, Executive Secretary's Office; Department of Rhetoric; Department of Biology; Office of the Dean of Faculty; Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Department of Mechanical Engineering; W.L. Andrews, Commonwealth of Virginia, Senate Chamber","Davidson house","Sewage disposal plant","Letter regarding inspection of other colleges","Equipment for Shops Department of Virginia Polytechnic Institute","Letter regarding town spring; Arc lamps, conditions of water, septic tank","Proposed machinery hall; High School girls and boys basketball teams use of the field house","Creamery Matters","Students aggravating the bulls","Lady wants course in agriculture","Needs of Department of Applied Mechanics and Experimental Engineering; local chapters of national fraternities; Faculty travel","Notable letterhead from H.W. Johns Manville Co.; Estimates; Letterhead of the Barrett Company; Letterhead of the Richmond Lumber Company, Inc.; Letterhead of Enochs Bros.; Letterhead of Nelson Hardware Company; Notable letterhead of the Farrar Lumber Company","State Normal School for Women, East Radford, Virginia","Walks, Street Lights, List of all lights in town to which college is furnishing free current","Notable letterhead from Coast Artillery School, Department of Engineering and Mine Defense, Fort Monroe","Letter from Mannassas Industrial School for Colored Youth","Shops Department, Virginia Polytechnic Institute (1916); Department of Graphics, Virginia Polytechnic Institute","Notable letterhead of Lawrence Priddy Insurance; notable letterhead from Wichita Mill and Elevator Company","Notable letterhead of Hotel Continental","Commonwealth of Virginia, Office of the State Crop Pest Commission","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Commandant","Office of the Registrar; Notable letterhead from Alphons Custodis Chimney Construction Company; Notable letterhead from American Lead Pencil Company","Needs of the Department of Metallurgy and Metallography","Condition of roads to the mines","Business card from the Travelers Hotel","Industrial Commission of Virginia; Bills to provide vocational education; Workers' compensation","Boys agriculture club","Coal car tracer; Pocahontas Coal Sales Company; United States Fuel Administration; Power Plant; Coal shipments; United States Railroad Administration; Opening abandoned milk","Correspondence regarding article about wheelbarrow to be sent to move plant to Charlottesville and Harrisonburg State Normal appropriations","Letterhead of Philadelphia Wood and Textile Association and George Bryan correspondence","Student fees and protocol for reporting grades and absences","Waiters appointed for the session of 1917-1918","Search for Commandant of Cadets","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Dean of Faculty; Office of the Treasurer","Demerits","Dean of General Faculty; Statistics","Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Notable letterhead from Troy Laundry Machine Company Ltd.; Notable letterhead from the  Bugle , 1916; Certificate from the United States Food Administration appointing Dr. Eggleston Director if Colleges and School, Blacksburg, for the Federal Food Administration for Virginia for the duration of World War I","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Treasurer; notable letterhead from American Surety Company","Building renovations and erection of \"shops\"","Summer session proposed; College of William and Mary Summer session","Letterhead from the  Bugle , 1914; Hazing","Student policy","Notable letterhead from Semora Supply Company","Notable letterhead from the Jacobson Printing Company","Office of the Dean of Faculty; Library; Shops Department; Office of the Treasurer","Power plant; expenditures on new \"shops;\" working hours","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Dean of Faculty; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of English","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Athletic Association; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Modern Languages; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the President","State Normal School for Women","Requests for repairs in college buildings, roads; Coal orders","Commonwealth of Virginia, Dairy and Feed Division; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the President","Agricultural High School","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Mining Engineering; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Department of Interior, Bureau of Mining","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Agricultural Education; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Registrar","Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Agriculture and Immigration","Treasury Department, Internal Revenue Service","Virginia truck experiment station","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Applied Mechanics and Experimental Engineering; Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Lecture rooms","Norfolk and Western Railway Company; controversy over L.L. Jewel's will","Funds appropriated by General Assembly; Schenectady chapter of VPI Alumni Association","Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Office of the Registrar; Dining Hall Department; Commonwealth of Virginia, Bureau of Insurance; Office of D.O. Matthews, Superintendent of Grounds and Buildings, Heat and Power, Electric Light Department, Water Works, Campus, Steam Laundry; Office of the Commandant; Shops Department; Department of Civil Engineering; Department of Physics; Department of Applied Mechanics and Experimental Engineering; Department of Geology; Department of Biology; Office of the President; Department of Electrical Engineering; Department of Graphics; Department of Mechanical Engineering; Department of Veterinary Science; Office of the Treasurer; Electric Light Department","Department of Civil Engineering; Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Office of the Registrar; Office of D.O. Matthews, Superintendent of Grounds and Buildings, Heat and Power, Electric Light Department, Water Works, Campus, Steam Laundry; Dining Hall Department; Farm Department","Buckeye Coal and Coke Company","Notable letterhead from Robert E. Lee Hall of the Blue Ridge Association; YMCA","Commonwealth of Virginia, Governor's Office; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Treasurer; Coal contract information","VPI General Alumni Association","Office of the Commandant; Office of the Registrar; Office of the Dean of the General Faculty; Department of Geology; Department of Modern Languages","Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Game and Inland Fisheries","Farmville Herald ; J.D. Eggleston editorials","Notable letterhead from the Chase City Manufacturing Company","Notable letterhead from Norfolk and Western Railway Company; Scholarships","Notable letterhead from Merchants' and Farmers' Bank","Notable letterhead from the  Farm Journal ; notable letterhead from the Prang Company","Notable letterhead from Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station","Virginia State Livestock Sanitary Board, State Veterinary Department; permit for medicinal whiskey","Agricultural high schools","YMCA--sex education","Letterhead from Town of Blacksburg; Septic tank","Notable letterhead from the John C. Winston Company; views of women in agriculture","Powerhouse boilers","Notable letterhead from the Florida Normal Institute and Commercial College","Department of Interior, Department of Education","Commonwealth of Virginia, House of Delegates","Notable letterhead from Norfolk and Western Railway Company; Coal Delivery","Purchasing","The Royal Society of Literature; Norfolk and Western Railway Company; State Board of education, Department of Public Instruction; Southern Railway System","Agricultural High School for Coloreds; Notable letterhead from Murphy's Hotel","Workers' Compensation Act; Hazing; Appropriations from General Assembly; Coal","Coal; United States Fuel Administration","Salary increases for employees at Virginia agricultural Experiment Station; Annual Report--Experiments Performed","Appropriations, Commonwealth of Virginia, Governor's Office","Electric lighting; act to promote vocational education","Shops Department; Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Summer School; Department of Metallurgy and Metallography; Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering","Requests for appropriations for Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; College for colored youths","Department of Geology; Shops Department; Student fines; Examination schedule; Classroom time; moving picture apparatus","Notable letterhead from Virginia Polytechnic Institute Athletic Association; Office of D.O. Matthews, Superintendent of Grounds and Buildings, Hat and Power, Electric Light Department, Water Works, Campus, Steam Laundry; Office of the Treasurer; Department of Modern Languages; Heating the library","Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute","Institution's progress along military lines; Major Lloyd W. Williams; Alumnigram","Creamery matters","Notable letterhead from Herbert Hoover, Washington D.C.; church participation in food conservation","Memorandum regarding importation of nursery stock into the United States","District extension agents in agricultural and home economics","Water rent; Coal mine","Notable letterhead from Cedarville Stock Farm; women extension agent controversy--Miss Scott affair","Cooperative extension work; notable letterhead from Hotel Harrington; Negro farmers; notable letterhead from Negro Teachers' Association","Miss Scott affair","Program clock","Notable letterhead from Allegheny Ore and iron company; notable letterhead from Miller, Rhoads, and Swartz Dry Goods, Inc.; notable letterhead from Norfolk and Western Railway Company; notable letterhead from Sydnor Pump and Well Company; notable letterhead from Virginia Livestock Sanitary Board, State Veterinary Department","Proposed annuity increases; notable letterhead from Allegheny Ore and Iron Company; notable letterhead from Miller, Rhoads, and Swartz Dry Goods, Inc.; notable letterhead from Shenandoah Life Insurance Company; Shops Department, Virginia Polytechnic Institute; notable letterhead from Commonwealth of Virginia, Senate Chamber","Christiansburg Hospital; correspondence regarding volume of autograph letters","Association of Virginia Colleges; Smith-Hughes Act","United States Senate Committee on Appropriations; Fuel--coal, coal mine","Women Extension agents in Virginia; Miss Scott Affair; Girls' club and home demonstration work","Office of the Dean of Faculty; Department of Mechanical Engineering; Requests for repairs and renovations; Electric lighting","Field House","Correspondence regarding the use of Mumford's  Virginia's Attitude Toward Slavery and Secession  in the schools; The Co-operative Education Association of Virginia Admission of women to the university","Correspondence from Robert Moton, principal, Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute regarding disposition of German African colonies; Training of colored young men and women","Dining hall rates","Shops Department of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute; Power plant; Parrott's shop duties controversy; Price increases for faculty","Four issues of Boys' Club letter","Hazing incident--John Fox; VPI in war time","Notable letterhead from Lawrence Priddy Insurance; financing new college shops","Notable letterhead from Pocahontas Coal Sales Company Coal","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Mechanical Engineering; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Applied Mechanics and Experimental Engineering; Heating; Plunkett coal mines; Water supply; Coal consumption; Vocational Education","Letter regarding Stockton Heath shot in Professor Vawter's home","Notable letterhead from the Grove Stock Farm; notable letterhead from Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute; Cooperative extension work in agriculture and home economics","Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Employment Bureau; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the President; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Veterinary Science; Norfolk and Western Railway Company; Commonwealth of Virginia, Governor's Office","Cost of dining hall supplies","Cheese industry at Spring Valley (Grayson County); treatment for \"Black Head\" disease in turkeys; local fruit culture","Letterhead from Norfolk and Western Railway Company; Notable letterhead from War Camp Community Services; Commonwealth of Virginia, Office of the Attorney General; Coal","Telegraph Service","Telephone Service","Commonwealth of Virginia, State Board of Education; Agricultural high schools for Negroes; Proposed school in Blacksburg; Rosenwald Fund for rural schools for colored children; Smith-Hughes Act","Commonwealth of Virginia, House of Delegates; Commonwealth of Virginia, Secretary of the Commonwealth; Office of the State Commissioner of Prohibition; Georgia Land and Livestock Company","United States Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry; State agent for home demonstration work; Smith-Lever fund; Miss Scott affair","Correspondence regarding women's share in Smith-Lever appropriations","Women's clubs; Report of the Demonstration Plot at the State Normal School for 1915, Harrisonburg, Virginia","Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Game and Inland Fisheries; Virginia State Livestock Sanitary Board, State Veterinary Department","Notable letterhead from Buick; notable letterhead from Federal Motor Truck Company","Question of professional players on football team; controversy over \"Bumps\" Turner, professional wrestler, on the football team; Letter from the Office of the Commandant regarding fire hazards in the Student Pressing Club","Notable letterhead from the  Register ; Annual Thanksgiving football game","Correspondence from Department of State, Washington regarding detention of VPI instructor in Italy for military service; Request for salary of V.P.I. Cadet Band for 1918-1919","Notable letterhead from J. Hoge Woolwine regarding V.P.I. competition with the merchants of Blacksburg; Anna Campbell, teacher; Correspondence from G.R. Ragan, architect regarding plan for Blacksburg Public School; Town use of water; Letter from D.H. Keister, Mayor of Blacksburg regarding Main Street, delivery carts, and other town matters","Notepaper from Hotel Roanoke; Correspondence from American League to Limit Armaments; Hazing incident","Association of American Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations","Commonwealth of Virginia, House of Delegates","Notable letterhead from Hunt Club Shoes","Letter to J.E. Williams regarding Eggleston's accomplishments during his administration; notable letterhead from the Executive Committee of Publication of the Presbyterian Church in the united States, Editorial Department; Correspondence from Christiansburg Industrial institute regarding Dr. Eggleston's election to Board of Directors of Christiansburg Colored Hospital; notable letterhead from City of Asheville, North Caroline; South Carolina Cotton Association","Correspondence from Commonwealth of Virginia, Bureau of Labor and Industrial Statistics, Commissioner's Office regarding work hours of women employed in the laundry; notable letterhead from the National Automatic Sprinkler Association","Notable letterhead from  The Southern Planter ; Collegiate Training in Agriculture at VPI","Student expenses; Tabulated Comparative Lists of College Fees etc., 1891-1916","Notable letterhead from the  Farmer Boy","Staff and Officers from 1872 to July 1, 1919","Letter from Eggleston regarding requirement to sign pledge before signing for matriculation and order of the Board of Visitors disbanding fraternities; permission to organize Delta Sigma Sigma fraternity","Letter from R.H. Price, member of the Public School Board, Blacksburg District, regarding fraternities","Letterhead from Herman Hecht, Baker of Fine Breads and Cakes","Correspondence from the  Bugle","Letterhead from the  Richmond Virginia","Norfolk and Western Railway company public relations","Name of the college","Induction in the military","Notable letterhead from Pyrene Manufacturing Company; William L. Pierce insurance statement; Hauling crushed stone on the Norfolk and Western Railway; Proposal for steam heating apparatus","Notable letterhead from the Hotel Carroll; pasteurization of milk","Analyses of the college and town springs","Correspondence from Aubrey E. Strode, 19th Senatorial District (Amherst) Commonwealth of Virginia, Senate Chamber; notable letterhead from Equal Suffrage League of Virginia; notable letterhead from Stonewall Jackson College (for Women), Abington","National War Work Council of the Young Men's Christian Associations of the United States, Department of the East; Negro work in Virginia; correspondence from Paul N. Derring, General Secretary; Annual Report of the Student Department of the State Young Men's Christian Association, April 1, 1917-April 1, 1918"],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. 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Please contact Special Collections and University Archives ( specref@vt.edu  or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc id=\"aspace_946c830c86190b9f7288abbfd3ddfcc5\"\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003ePlease note:\u003c/emph\u003e This collection is in off-site storage and requires 2-3 days notice for retrieval. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives for more information.\u003c/physloc\u003e"],"physloc_tesim":["Please note:  This collection is in off-site storage and requires 2-3 days notice for retrieval. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives for more information."],"names_coll_ssim":["Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (1896-1944)","Eggleston, J. D. (Joseph Dupuy), 1867-1953"],"names_ssim":["Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech","Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (1896-1944)","Eggleston, J. D. (Joseph Dupuy), 1867-1953"],"corpname_ssim":["Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech","Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (1896-1944)"],"persname_ssim":["Eggleston, J. D. (Joseph Dupuy), 1867-1953"],"language_ssim":["The materials in the collection are in English."],"total_component_count_is":634,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-05-21T02:22:15.856Z","collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"viblbv_repositories_2_resources_3050","ead_ssi":"viblbv_repositories_2_resources_3050","_root_":"viblbv_repositories_2_resources_3050","_nest_parent_":"viblbv_repositories_2_resources_3050","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/oai/VT/repositories_2_resources_3050.xml","title_filing_ssi":"Eggleston, Joseph Dupuy, Records of the Office of the President","title_ssm":["Records of the Office of the President, Joseph Dupuy Eggleston"],"title_tesim":["Records of the Office of the President, Joseph Dupuy Eggleston"],"unitdate_ssm":["1900-1948"," (bulk 1913-1919)"],"unitdate_bulk_ssim":[" (bulk 1913-1919)"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1900-1948"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Record Group","Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["RG.02.07"],"text":["RG.02.07","Records of the Office of the President, Joseph Dupuy Eggleston","Faculty and staff","Local/Regional History and Appalachian South","University Archives","University History","Record Group 2 - Office of the President","The collection is open for research.","The headings on the original folders were retained in the inventory even though the language at times is archaic, such as the use of the word \"colored.\"","This collection has been divided into three separate series. The collection has been kept in the original order in which it was received even though this order in not consistently alphabetical or chronological.","Joseph D. Eggleston was born in Prince Edward County, Virginia, in 1867. He attended college at Hampden-Sydney College, completing his degree in 1886. He taught at schools in several southern states before becoming the superintendent in Asheville, North Carolina in 1891 and later superintendent of schools in Farmville, Virginia. During his tenure as state Superintendent of Public Instruction (1906-1912), he worked hard for improvements in rural schools. In January of 1913, he began work with the Field Service in Rural Education in the US Office of Education. The same year, he resigned to take the post of VPI President (1913-1919).","Eggleston became the seventh president of Virginia Polytechnic Institute (VPI) in 1913. His six-year administration was most notably marked by the development of the agricultural extension program at VPI. In 1914, the Agricultural Extension Division was established. The Virginia General Assembly transferred control of agricultural demonstration work to VPI, so the Home Demonstration program began in 1915. Much of Eggleston's presidential tenure was during the years of World War I. The college became a training school for both the army and navy during this time. A Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program was established at VPI in 1916. In January 1919, the college was designated by the War Department as one of twelve \"Distinguished Colleges\" in the nation for its contribution to the war effort. In the spring of 1919, Eggleston resigned to become president of Hampden-Sydney College, his alma mater. He served there from 1919 to 1939. Eggleston died in Farmville, Virginia, in 1953.","The guide to the Records of the Office of the President, Joseph Dupuy Eggleston by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your- work/public-domain/cc0/ ).","The processing, arrangement, and description of Records of the Office of the President, Joseph Dupuy Eggleston was completed prior to 1979. Additional processing, arrangement, and description was completed prior to 2000.","The bulk of the collection consists of correspondence (1913-1919) including letters to and from state and national political figures; correspondence signed by Eggleston as Acting Director of the Extension Division (1913-1916); correspondence between Eggleston and principals, board members and others of various agricultural high schools relating to financial requests, personnel, etc. (1916-1919); correspondence with county agents and state and national personnel connected with agricultural programs; correspondence with Carneal and Johnston, architects, concerning construction of Shop building, Gymnasium, Professor Vawter's residence, VPI Chapel, McBryde building, Athletic building, and Field House. Other material in the collection includes: Sophomore Court matters (1913-1914); reports of annual meetings of agents (1913-1916); Agricultural Experiment Station reports (1914); U.S.D.A. Weekly Demonstration Work Reports (1914); financial forecasts (1914-1915); annual reports (1915); Smith-Lever salary vouchers, 1915; reports of demonstration agents (1916); departmental needs (1917); telegrams (1917-1919); resolution creating Athletic Director position (1918); Houston property deeds and contracts; speeches and articles. Education for women and African American extension and Y. M. C. A. work are among the issues addressed in the correspondence.","Letter concerning a summer session at VMI.","Letter concerning the organization of vocational classes for women.","Notable letterhead of the Hotel Roanoke.","Reports on African-American agents; notable letterhead of H.O. Lyne, merchant miller; flier for Loves Mill school fair","Houston Deed (1914)","Notable letterhead of Norfolk and Western Railway Company","Signed letter from Booker T. Washington (1914)","Notable letterhead of Richmond Public Schools","Notable letterhead of Appomattox Barred Rock Association; notable letterhead of Dixie Fire Insurance Company","Notable letterhead of Hotel Rueger","Notable letterhead of Murphy's Hotel","Notable letterhead of Hotel Stumpf","Notable letterhead of Delco-Light Products; notable letterhead of Murphy's Hotel","Notable letterhead of the Commonwealth of Virginia, House of Delegates; notable letterhead of the Commonwealth of Virginia, State Chamber","Notable letterhead from R.C. Beverly Heating Company","Notable letterhead of Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute","Notable letterhead of Maryland State Board of Agriculture","Notable letterhead of Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Agriculture and Immigration","Notable letterhead of Central Fredrick Farmer's Club","Notable letterhead of Norfolk and Western Immigration Association","Notable letterhead of League to Enforce Peace","Notable letterhead of Virginia Agricultural Council of Safety","Notable letterhead of Co-Operative Education Association of Virginia","Notable letterhead of Norfolk and Western Railway Company","Notable letterhead of Co-Operative Education Association of Virginia","Notable letterhead of Merchants National Bank of Richmond; notable letterhead of United Daughters of the Confederacy; notable letterhead of Daleville College","Notable letterhead of Baptist Church, Wytheville, Va.","Notable letterhead of the James River Clarion","Notable letterhead of Department of Health, Richmond, VA","Notable letterhead of Commonwealth of Virginia, Governor's Office","Notable letterhead of Sydnor Pump and Well Company","Notable letterhead of Commonwealth of Virginia, House of Delegates","Notable letterhead of Commonwealth of Virginia, House of Delegates; notable letterhead of Murphy's Hotel","United States Department of Agriculture","Notable letterhead of Stacy's Poultry Farm","Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station","Commonwealth of Virginia, Office of the Attorney General; Commonwealth of Virginia, Auditor of Public Accounts","Notable letterhead of the New Willard Hotel, Washington","Commonwealth of Virginia, Dairy and Feed Division","Notable letterhead of Hatcher-Perry Company, Inc.; United States Department of Agriculture; notable letterhead of Richmond Automobile Club; notable letterhead of Carolina Hotel; notable letterhead of the Law Offices of Pollard and Smith; notable letterhead of Aerial League of America; Shops Department, Virginia Polytechnic Institute","Virginia Road Builders' Association","Richmond Public Schools","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Modern Languages; Norfolk and Western Railway Company; Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station","Commonwealth of Virginia, Governor's Office","Notable letterhead from the Times-Dispatch","Notable letterhead of the Southern Summer School","Notable letterhead of National Electric Association and Army and Navy Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA)","Notable letterhead for the  Richmond Virginian","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Mechanical Engineering","State Board of Education, Department of Public Education","Co-Operative Education Association of America; National Security League, Committee on Patriotism through Education","Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station","United States Department of Agriculture","\"Meeting Much interest: The Demonstration Train Has Many Visitors in the Southwest;\" \"A Land of Opportunity: What Demonstration Work Is Doing for the State;\" Tribute Paid to Professor Davidson;\" \"Eggleston's Accomplishments as Superintendent of Public Instruction of Virginia;\" \"What Is 4-H Club Work;\" \"An Extract from President Eggleston's Address to the Graduating Class, May 31, 1917\"","Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station","State Normal School, Harrisonburg, VA; Virginia State Teacher's Association, Office of President","Virginia Polytechnic Institute Department of Chemistry","Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station","Commonwealth of Virginia, State Board of Health, Bureau of Inspections","Notable letterhead from Equal Suffrage League of Virginia; notable letterhead from the  Lynchburg News ; State Normal and Industrial School for Women at Fredericksburg, VA; notable letterhead from Allegheny Ore and Iron Co.; Norfolk \u0026 Western Railway Company; notable letterhead from the Great Radford Fair; N \u0026 W Operates Farming Train","Notable letterhead from National Fire and Insurance Company of Hartford, CT","Commonwealth of Virginia, Governor's Office","Notable letterhead from La Fayette Hotel","Commonwealth of Virginia, State Board of Health, Bureau of Sanitary Engineering; Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Health","Co-operative Education Association of Virginia","Grand Lodge of Virginia I.O.O.F., Office of Grand Secretary; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science; Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station","Notable letterhead from Orange Judd Company; notable letterhead from Portsmouth Businessmen's Association","Commonwealth of Virginia, Office of the Attorney General","Commonwealth of Virginia, Dairy and Food Division","Virginia Anti-Tuberculosis Association","Commonwealth of Virginia, Governor's Office; National Soil Fertility League","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the President","Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station","Commonwealth of Virginia, Senate Chamber","Norfolk \u0026 Western Railway Company, Office of the General Claim Agent, Casualty Department","Notable letterhead from the J.P. Bell Company, INC; State Normal and Industrial School, Harrisonburg, Virginia, Appointment Committee; State Normal and Industrial School, Harrisonburg, VA, Office of the President; Co-operative Education Association of Virginia","Virginia Polytechnic Institute Athletic Association; Virginia Polytechnic Institute Department of Mathematics; Virginia Polytechnic Institute Office of the Secretary of the Faculty; Virginia Agricultural Experiment","Southern Conference for Education and Industry","Notable letterhead from the London Assurance Corporation","State Board of Education, Department of Public Instruction; Virginia Polytechnic Institute Office of the President","State Board of Education, Department of Public Instruction; Co-Operative Education Association; Notable letterhead from Hotel Main; General Education Board; Notable letterhead form Hotel Zinzendorf","Virginia State Livestock Sanitary Board","Commonwealth of Virginia, Governor's Office; National Institution for Moral Instruction; notable letterhead from the Fastoria Incandescent Lamp Division; National Lamp Works of General Electric Company","Norfolk \u0026 Western Railway Company; Notable letterhead from R.F. Johnson Publishing Company; Notable letterhead from Chase City Manufacturing Company","Farmer's Wife ; Smith-Lever Law; Farm women's interests","Notable letterhead from the Hotel Richmond; notable letterhead from The Alvarado","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the President","Changes in the Virginia Experiment Station","Notable letterhead from the Southern Express Company; notable letterhead from the  Greenville Sun","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Experimental Engineering; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Commandant","Commonwealth of Virginia, Commission of Fisheries; Notable letterhead from A.W. Kemp, INC.; Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Agriculture and Immigration","Co-Operative Education Association of Virginia; Virginia State Teacher's Association, Office of the Vice-President","Commonwealth of Virginia, Dairy and Feed Division; Lawrence Priddy Insurance","Notable letterhead from Murphy's Hotel; notable letterhead from Hotel Richmond","Commonwealth of Virginia","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Dean of Faculty; Lewis-Gale Hospital","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Biology; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the President; Virginia Agriculture Experiment Station","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Veterinary Science","Norfolk and Western Railway Company; Notable letterhead from the (Roanoke)  World News ; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the President; Notable letterhead from Southern Express Company; Notable letterhead from  Richmond Evening Journal","Department of Experimental Engineering; Department of Metallurgy and Metallography; Department of Mathematics; Department of Electrical Engineering; School of Graphics; Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Shops Department","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Chemistry; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Dean of Faculty","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Secretary of the Faculty","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Dining Hall Department; Notable letterhead from Harris, Woodson Co. Inc.;  The Bugle","Office of the President; Department of Modern Languages; Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Department of Mechanical Engineering; Shops Department; Department of Electrical Engineering; Department of Biology; Department of Experimental Engineering; Department of Chemistry; Department of Mining Engineering; Department of Physics; Department of Geology; Department of English; Department of Rhetoric; Department of Civil Engineering; Department of Metallurgy and Metallography; Department of Mathematics; Department of Veterinary Science; School of Graphics","Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station","Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; New York State Department of Health; Commonwealth of Massachusetts--State Board of Insanity","Commonwealth of Virginia, House of Delegates","Commonwealth of Virginia, House of Delegates","Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of the State Corporation Commission; Co-Operative Education Association","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Commandant","Southern Express Company","Letter to the Appropriations Committee regarding College of William and Mary holding summer sessions at VPI; Commonwealth of Virginia, House of Delegates; Commonwealth of Virginia, Senate Chamber; Letterhead from Algoma Orchards; State Board of Education, Department of Public Instruction; Notable letterhead from  The Register","Sewage disposal plant for college and town; Proposed highway engineering curse; Estimated expenses of Engineering Department, 1914-1915","Department of Dairying and Animal Husbandry; Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Organization of Animal Husbandry Department; History of infection abortion in the VPI herd; Letter re: commercial management of Dairy Husbandry, Animal Husbandry, Farm, and Creamery Departments","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Veterinary Science--appropriation","Status of Commonwealth of Virginia, Office of State Veterinarian; Invitation to the State Veterinary Medical Association Luncheon","Natural occurrence of copper ore under buildings; College water supply; Automatic signals for classes; Proposals for Department of Geology, including museum; Letterhead for Congrès Géologique International","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, College of Agriculture and Experiment Station; VPI Creamery balance sheet, 1912-1913; Skimming station at Vawter's Store; Annual Report, VPI Creamery","\"The VPI and Arbor Day,\" Virginia Polytechnic Institute begins annual Arbor Day Festivities","Stock judging contest proposed; Proposed expenditures for livestock management","Expenditures of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Experimental Engineering; Letter from C.E. Allen, Westinghouse Electric \u0026 Manufacturing Company; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, General Alumni Association, Secretary's Office; Apparatus needed for Department of Applied Mechanics and Experimental Engineering; Letter regarding improvements underway at VPI (July 29, 1914); Letter regarding upcoming address by Jackson Davis on \"industrial side of public school work for Negroes\"","Assistant librarian position and salary; Letter to Claudius Lee (Department of Electrical Engineering) regarding need for uniform system of central time","Proposed remodeling of Professor McBryde's cottage; Statement of present condition and needs of the Chemical Department (June 1914); Chart of cost per year of operating VPI Chemical Department for session 1912-1913 with similar departments at other institutions","Statement of need of funds for repair of college buildings (January 1914); Water works department appropriations; Expenditures on the new shops; Septic tank constructions; Power plant service; Library heating","Virginia Polytechnic Institute Athletic Association; Financial Standing of the Field House; Proposed funds for permanent athletic buildings","Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Engineering Division; Department of Veterinary Science; School of Mining Engineering; Farm Machinery; Letter from Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical College regarding Farm Machinery Course; United States Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Animal Industry regarding poultry industry; Dairy and Animal Husbandry Departments; Need for poultry work; Need for Agricultural Engineering Department; Office of D.O. Matthews, Superintendent of Grounds and Buildings, Heat and Power, Electric Light Department, Water Works, Campus, Steam Laundry regarding power plant needs; Registrar's chart of matriculates, 1911-1912 to 1915-1916","Needs of Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Rhetoric","Letter regarding erection of Shops Department of Virginia Polytechnic Institute; Repairs of various buildings; Shop work in Civil Engineering course; Repair funds","Apparatus and equipment needed for Department of Electrical Engineering; Virginia Polytechnic Institute Alumni Association","Notable letterhead from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers; Needs of Virginia Polytechnic Institute Department of Mechanical Engineering; VPI Student branch of the American Society of Engineers; Economic management of the power plant","Letterhead, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, School of Graphics; Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station--dogs on campus, college spring","Letter from Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Agriculture and Immigration, Dairy and Food Division regarding testing cows for tuberculosis; Board of Visitors, July 23, 1914","Commonwealth of Virginia, Office of the State Crop Pest Commission, Crop Pest Law; Guernsey bull controversy","Needs of Virginia Polytechnic Institute Department of Biology for 1914-1915; List of the more important trees and shrubs on VPI campus","Appropriations for the Virginia Polytechnic Institute Department of Physics","Question of permitting cadets to go to the library after \"call to quarters\"","Value of student military training; Notable letterhead from the  Bugle , 1916 with request to move drill hour; Cadets claim the right o have two lights in their room; Organization of VPI regiment; Quality of mess hall fare","Office of the Commandant, Shops Department; Department of Chemistry; Department of Veterinary Science; General Alumni Association, Executive Secretary's Office; Department of Rhetoric; Department of Biology; Office of the Dean of Faculty; Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Department of Mechanical Engineering; W.L. Andrews, Commonwealth of Virginia, Senate Chamber","Davidson house","Sewage disposal plant","Letter regarding inspection of other colleges","Equipment for Shops Department of Virginia Polytechnic Institute","Letter regarding town spring; Arc lamps, conditions of water, septic tank","Proposed machinery hall; High School girls and boys basketball teams use of the field house","Creamery Matters","Students aggravating the bulls","Lady wants course in agriculture","Needs of Department of Applied Mechanics and Experimental Engineering; local chapters of national fraternities; Faculty travel","Notable letterhead from H.W. Johns Manville Co.; Estimates; Letterhead of the Barrett Company; Letterhead of the Richmond Lumber Company, Inc.; Letterhead of Enochs Bros.; Letterhead of Nelson Hardware Company; Notable letterhead of the Farrar Lumber Company","State Normal School for Women, East Radford, Virginia","Walks, Street Lights, List of all lights in town to which college is furnishing free current","Notable letterhead from Coast Artillery School, Department of Engineering and Mine Defense, Fort Monroe","Letter from Mannassas Industrial School for Colored Youth","Shops Department, Virginia Polytechnic Institute (1916); Department of Graphics, Virginia Polytechnic Institute","Notable letterhead of Lawrence Priddy Insurance; notable letterhead from Wichita Mill and Elevator Company","Notable letterhead of Hotel Continental","Commonwealth of Virginia, Office of the State Crop Pest Commission","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Commandant","Office of the Registrar; Notable letterhead from Alphons Custodis Chimney Construction Company; Notable letterhead from American Lead Pencil Company","Needs of the Department of Metallurgy and Metallography","Condition of roads to the mines","Business card from the Travelers Hotel","Industrial Commission of Virginia; Bills to provide vocational education; Workers' compensation","Boys agriculture club","Coal car tracer; Pocahontas Coal Sales Company; United States Fuel Administration; Power Plant; Coal shipments; United States Railroad Administration; Opening abandoned milk","Correspondence regarding article about wheelbarrow to be sent to move plant to Charlottesville and Harrisonburg State Normal appropriations","Letterhead of Philadelphia Wood and Textile Association and George Bryan correspondence","Student fees and protocol for reporting grades and absences","Waiters appointed for the session of 1917-1918","Search for Commandant of Cadets","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Dean of Faculty; Office of the Treasurer","Demerits","Dean of General Faculty; Statistics","Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Notable letterhead from Troy Laundry Machine Company Ltd.; Notable letterhead from the  Bugle , 1916; Certificate from the United States Food Administration appointing Dr. Eggleston Director if Colleges and School, Blacksburg, for the Federal Food Administration for Virginia for the duration of World War I","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Treasurer; notable letterhead from American Surety Company","Building renovations and erection of \"shops\"","Summer session proposed; College of William and Mary Summer session","Letterhead from the  Bugle , 1914; Hazing","Student policy","Notable letterhead from Semora Supply Company","Notable letterhead from the Jacobson Printing Company","Office of the Dean of Faculty; Library; Shops Department; Office of the Treasurer","Power plant; expenditures on new \"shops;\" working hours","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Dean of Faculty; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of English","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Athletic Association; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Modern Languages; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the President","State Normal School for Women","Requests for repairs in college buildings, roads; Coal orders","Commonwealth of Virginia, Dairy and Feed Division; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the President","Agricultural High School","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Mining Engineering; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Department of Interior, Bureau of Mining","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Agricultural Education; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Registrar","Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Agriculture and Immigration","Treasury Department, Internal Revenue Service","Virginia truck experiment station","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Applied Mechanics and Experimental Engineering; Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Lecture rooms","Norfolk and Western Railway Company; controversy over L.L. Jewel's will","Funds appropriated by General Assembly; Schenectady chapter of VPI Alumni Association","Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Office of the Registrar; Dining Hall Department; Commonwealth of Virginia, Bureau of Insurance; Office of D.O. Matthews, Superintendent of Grounds and Buildings, Heat and Power, Electric Light Department, Water Works, Campus, Steam Laundry; Office of the Commandant; Shops Department; Department of Civil Engineering; Department of Physics; Department of Applied Mechanics and Experimental Engineering; Department of Geology; Department of Biology; Office of the President; Department of Electrical Engineering; Department of Graphics; Department of Mechanical Engineering; Department of Veterinary Science; Office of the Treasurer; Electric Light Department","Department of Civil Engineering; Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Office of the Registrar; Office of D.O. Matthews, Superintendent of Grounds and Buildings, Heat and Power, Electric Light Department, Water Works, Campus, Steam Laundry; Dining Hall Department; Farm Department","Buckeye Coal and Coke Company","Notable letterhead from Robert E. Lee Hall of the Blue Ridge Association; YMCA","Commonwealth of Virginia, Governor's Office; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Treasurer; Coal contract information","VPI General Alumni Association","Office of the Commandant; Office of the Registrar; Office of the Dean of the General Faculty; Department of Geology; Department of Modern Languages","Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Game and Inland Fisheries","Farmville Herald ; J.D. Eggleston editorials","Notable letterhead from the Chase City Manufacturing Company","Notable letterhead from Norfolk and Western Railway Company; Scholarships","Notable letterhead from Merchants' and Farmers' Bank","Notable letterhead from the  Farm Journal ; notable letterhead from the Prang Company","Notable letterhead from Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station","Virginia State Livestock Sanitary Board, State Veterinary Department; permit for medicinal whiskey","Agricultural high schools","YMCA--sex education","Letterhead from Town of Blacksburg; Septic tank","Notable letterhead from the John C. Winston Company; views of women in agriculture","Powerhouse boilers","Notable letterhead from the Florida Normal Institute and Commercial College","Department of Interior, Department of Education","Commonwealth of Virginia, House of Delegates","Notable letterhead from Norfolk and Western Railway Company; Coal Delivery","Purchasing","The Royal Society of Literature; Norfolk and Western Railway Company; State Board of education, Department of Public Instruction; Southern Railway System","Agricultural High School for Coloreds; Notable letterhead from Murphy's Hotel","Workers' Compensation Act; Hazing; Appropriations from General Assembly; Coal","Coal; United States Fuel Administration","Salary increases for employees at Virginia agricultural Experiment Station; Annual Report--Experiments Performed","Appropriations, Commonwealth of Virginia, Governor's Office","Electric lighting; act to promote vocational education","Shops Department; Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Summer School; Department of Metallurgy and Metallography; Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering","Requests for appropriations for Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; College for colored youths","Department of Geology; Shops Department; Student fines; Examination schedule; Classroom time; moving picture apparatus","Notable letterhead from Virginia Polytechnic Institute Athletic Association; Office of D.O. Matthews, Superintendent of Grounds and Buildings, Hat and Power, Electric Light Department, Water Works, Campus, Steam Laundry; Office of the Treasurer; Department of Modern Languages; Heating the library","Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute","Institution's progress along military lines; Major Lloyd W. Williams; Alumnigram","Creamery matters","Notable letterhead from Herbert Hoover, Washington D.C.; church participation in food conservation","Memorandum regarding importation of nursery stock into the United States","District extension agents in agricultural and home economics","Water rent; Coal mine","Notable letterhead from Cedarville Stock Farm; women extension agent controversy--Miss Scott affair","Cooperative extension work; notable letterhead from Hotel Harrington; Negro farmers; notable letterhead from Negro Teachers' Association","Miss Scott affair","Program clock","Notable letterhead from Allegheny Ore and iron company; notable letterhead from Miller, Rhoads, and Swartz Dry Goods, Inc.; notable letterhead from Norfolk and Western Railway Company; notable letterhead from Sydnor Pump and Well Company; notable letterhead from Virginia Livestock Sanitary Board, State Veterinary Department","Proposed annuity increases; notable letterhead from Allegheny Ore and Iron Company; notable letterhead from Miller, Rhoads, and Swartz Dry Goods, Inc.; notable letterhead from Shenandoah Life Insurance Company; Shops Department, Virginia Polytechnic Institute; notable letterhead from Commonwealth of Virginia, Senate Chamber","Christiansburg Hospital; correspondence regarding volume of autograph letters","Association of Virginia Colleges; Smith-Hughes Act","United States Senate Committee on Appropriations; Fuel--coal, coal mine","Women Extension agents in Virginia; Miss Scott Affair; Girls' club and home demonstration work","Office of the Dean of Faculty; Department of Mechanical Engineering; Requests for repairs and renovations; Electric lighting","Field House","Correspondence regarding the use of Mumford's  Virginia's Attitude Toward Slavery and Secession  in the schools; The Co-operative Education Association of Virginia Admission of women to the university","Correspondence from Robert Moton, principal, Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute regarding disposition of German African colonies; Training of colored young men and women","Dining hall rates","Shops Department of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute; Power plant; Parrott's shop duties controversy; Price increases for faculty","Four issues of Boys' Club letter","Hazing incident--John Fox; VPI in war time","Notable letterhead from Lawrence Priddy Insurance; financing new college shops","Notable letterhead from Pocahontas Coal Sales Company Coal","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Mechanical Engineering; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Applied Mechanics and Experimental Engineering; Heating; Plunkett coal mines; Water supply; Coal consumption; Vocational Education","Letter regarding Stockton Heath shot in Professor Vawter's home","Notable letterhead from the Grove Stock Farm; notable letterhead from Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute; Cooperative extension work in agriculture and home economics","Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Employment Bureau; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the President; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Veterinary Science; Norfolk and Western Railway Company; Commonwealth of Virginia, Governor's Office","Cost of dining hall supplies","Cheese industry at Spring Valley (Grayson County); treatment for \"Black Head\" disease in turkeys; local fruit culture","Letterhead from Norfolk and Western Railway Company; Notable letterhead from War Camp Community Services; Commonwealth of Virginia, Office of the Attorney General; Coal","Telegraph Service","Telephone Service","Commonwealth of Virginia, State Board of Education; Agricultural high schools for Negroes; Proposed school in Blacksburg; Rosenwald Fund for rural schools for colored children; Smith-Hughes Act","Commonwealth of Virginia, House of Delegates; Commonwealth of Virginia, Secretary of the Commonwealth; Office of the State Commissioner of Prohibition; Georgia Land and Livestock Company","United States Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry; State agent for home demonstration work; Smith-Lever fund; Miss Scott affair","Correspondence regarding women's share in Smith-Lever appropriations","Women's clubs; Report of the Demonstration Plot at the State Normal School for 1915, Harrisonburg, Virginia","Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Game and Inland Fisheries; Virginia State Livestock Sanitary Board, State Veterinary Department","Notable letterhead from Buick; notable letterhead from Federal Motor Truck Company","Question of professional players on football team; controversy over \"Bumps\" Turner, professional wrestler, on the football team; Letter from the Office of the Commandant regarding fire hazards in the Student Pressing Club","Notable letterhead from the  Register ; Annual Thanksgiving football game","Correspondence from Department of State, Washington regarding detention of VPI instructor in Italy for military service; Request for salary of V.P.I. Cadet Band for 1918-1919","Notable letterhead from J. Hoge Woolwine regarding V.P.I. competition with the merchants of Blacksburg; Anna Campbell, teacher; Correspondence from G.R. Ragan, architect regarding plan for Blacksburg Public School; Town use of water; Letter from D.H. Keister, Mayor of Blacksburg regarding Main Street, delivery carts, and other town matters","Notepaper from Hotel Roanoke; Correspondence from American League to Limit Armaments; Hazing incident","Association of American Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations","Commonwealth of Virginia, House of Delegates","Notable letterhead from Hunt Club Shoes","Letter to J.E. Williams regarding Eggleston's accomplishments during his administration; notable letterhead from the Executive Committee of Publication of the Presbyterian Church in the united States, Editorial Department; Correspondence from Christiansburg Industrial institute regarding Dr. Eggleston's election to Board of Directors of Christiansburg Colored Hospital; notable letterhead from City of Asheville, North Caroline; South Carolina Cotton Association","Correspondence from Commonwealth of Virginia, Bureau of Labor and Industrial Statistics, Commissioner's Office regarding work hours of women employed in the laundry; notable letterhead from the National Automatic Sprinkler Association","Notable letterhead from  The Southern Planter ; Collegiate Training in Agriculture at VPI","Student expenses; Tabulated Comparative Lists of College Fees etc., 1891-1916","Notable letterhead from the  Farmer Boy","Staff and Officers from 1872 to July 1, 1919","Letter from Eggleston regarding requirement to sign pledge before signing for matriculation and order of the Board of Visitors disbanding fraternities; permission to organize Delta Sigma Sigma fraternity","Letter from R.H. Price, member of the Public School Board, Blacksburg District, regarding fraternities","Letterhead from Herman Hecht, Baker of Fine Breads and Cakes","Correspondence from the  Bugle","Letterhead from the  Richmond Virginia","Norfolk and Western Railway company public relations","Name of the college","Induction in the military","Notable letterhead from Pyrene Manufacturing Company; William L. Pierce insurance statement; Hauling crushed stone on the Norfolk and Western Railway; Proposal for steam heating apparatus","Notable letterhead from the Hotel Carroll; pasteurization of milk","Analyses of the college and town springs","Correspondence from Aubrey E. Strode, 19th Senatorial District (Amherst) Commonwealth of Virginia, Senate Chamber; notable letterhead from Equal Suffrage League of Virginia; notable letterhead from Stonewall Jackson College (for Women), Abington","National War Work Council of the Young Men's Christian Associations of the United States, Department of the East; Negro work in Virginia; correspondence from Paul N. Derring, General Secretary; Annual Report of the Student Department of the State Young Men's Christian Association, April 1, 1917-April 1, 1918","The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. ","Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form:  http://bit.ly/scuareproduction . Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form:  http://bit.ly/scuapublication . Please contact Special Collections and University Archives ( specref@vt.edu  or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.","Please note:  This collection is in off-site storage and requires 2-3 days notice for retrieval. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives for more information.","Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech","Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (1896-1944)","Eggleston, J. D. (Joseph Dupuy), 1867-1953","The materials in the collection are in English."],"unitid_tesim":["RG.02.07"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Records of the Office of the President, Joseph Dupuy Eggleston"],"collection_title_tesim":["Records of the Office of the President, Joseph Dupuy Eggleston"],"collection_ssim":["Records of the Office of the President, Joseph Dupuy Eggleston"],"repository_ssm":["Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University"],"repository_ssim":["Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University"],"creator_ssm":["Eggleston, J. D. (Joseph Dupuy), 1867-1953"],"creator_ssim":["Eggleston, J. D. (Joseph Dupuy), 1867-1953"],"creator_persname_ssim":["Eggleston, J. D. (Joseph Dupuy), 1867-1953"],"creators_ssim":["Eggleston, J. D. (Joseph Dupuy), 1867-1953"],"access_terms_ssm":["The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. ","Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form:  http://bit.ly/scuareproduction . Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form:  http://bit.ly/scuapublication . Please contact Special Collections and University Archives ( specref@vt.edu  or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form."],"acqinfo_ssim":["The Records of the Office of the President, Joseph Dupuy Egglestonl were transferred to Special Collections and University Archives in March-June 1973 and June 1978."],"access_subjects_ssim":["Faculty and staff","Local/Regional History and Appalachian South","University Archives","University History","Record Group 2 - Office of the President"],"access_subjects_ssm":["Faculty and staff","Local/Regional History and Appalachian South","University Archives","University History","Record Group 2 - Office of the President"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"extent_ssm":["9.8 Cubic Feet 7 boxes"],"extent_tesim":["9.8 Cubic Feet 7 boxes"],"date_range_isim":[1900,1901,1902,1903,1904,1905,1906,1907,1908,1909,1910,1911,1912,1913,1914,1915,1916,1917,1918,1919,1920,1921,1922,1923,1924,1925,1926,1927,1928,1929,1930,1931,1932,1933,1934,1935,1936,1937,1938,1939,1940,1941,1942,1943,1944,1945,1946,1947,1948],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe collection is open for research.\u003c/p\u003e"],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Access"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["The collection is open for research."],"appraisal_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe headings on the original folders were retained in the inventory even though the language at times is archaic, such as the use of the word \"colored.\"\u003c/p\u003e"],"appraisal_heading_ssm":["Appraisal"],"appraisal_tesim":["The headings on the original folders were retained in the inventory even though the language at times is archaic, such as the use of the word \"colored.\""],"arrangement_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThis collection has been divided into three separate series. The collection has been kept in the original order in which it was received even though this order in not consistently alphabetical or chronological.\u003c/p\u003e"],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Arrangement"],"arrangement_tesim":["This collection has been divided into three separate series. The collection has been kept in the original order in which it was received even though this order in not consistently alphabetical or chronological."],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eJoseph D. Eggleston was born in Prince Edward County, Virginia, in 1867. He attended college at Hampden-Sydney College, completing his degree in 1886. He taught at schools in several southern states before becoming the superintendent in Asheville, North Carolina in 1891 and later superintendent of schools in Farmville, Virginia. During his tenure as state Superintendent of Public Instruction (1906-1912), he worked hard for improvements in rural schools. In January of 1913, he began work with the Field Service in Rural Education in the US Office of Education. The same year, he resigned to take the post of VPI President (1913-1919).\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eEggleston became the seventh president of Virginia Polytechnic Institute (VPI) in 1913. His six-year administration was most notably marked by the development of the agricultural extension program at VPI. In 1914, the Agricultural Extension Division was established. The Virginia General Assembly transferred control of agricultural demonstration work to VPI, so the Home Demonstration program began in 1915. Much of Eggleston's presidential tenure was during the years of World War I. The college became a training school for both the army and navy during this time. A Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program was established at VPI in 1916. In January 1919, the college was designated by the War Department as one of twelve \"Distinguished Colleges\" in the nation for its contribution to the war effort. In the spring of 1919, Eggleston resigned to become president of Hampden-Sydney College, his alma mater. He served there from 1919 to 1939. Eggleston died in Farmville, Virginia, in 1953.\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical Note"],"bioghist_tesim":["Joseph D. Eggleston was born in Prince Edward County, Virginia, in 1867. He attended college at Hampden-Sydney College, completing his degree in 1886. He taught at schools in several southern states before becoming the superintendent in Asheville, North Carolina in 1891 and later superintendent of schools in Farmville, Virginia. During his tenure as state Superintendent of Public Instruction (1906-1912), he worked hard for improvements in rural schools. In January of 1913, he began work with the Field Service in Rural Education in the US Office of Education. The same year, he resigned to take the post of VPI President (1913-1919).","Eggleston became the seventh president of Virginia Polytechnic Institute (VPI) in 1913. His six-year administration was most notably marked by the development of the agricultural extension program at VPI. In 1914, the Agricultural Extension Division was established. The Virginia General Assembly transferred control of agricultural demonstration work to VPI, so the Home Demonstration program began in 1915. Much of Eggleston's presidential tenure was during the years of World War I. The college became a training school for both the army and navy during this time. A Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program was established at VPI in 1916. In January 1919, the college was designated by the War Department as one of twelve \"Distinguished Colleges\" in the nation for its contribution to the war effort. In the spring of 1919, Eggleston resigned to become president of Hampden-Sydney College, his alma mater. He served there from 1919 to 1939. Eggleston died in Farmville, Virginia, in 1953."],"odd_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe guide to the Records of the Office of the President, Joseph Dupuy Eggleston by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (\u003ca href=\"https://creativecommons.org/share-your-%20work/public-domain/cc0/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://creativecommons.org/share-your- work/public-domain/cc0/\u003c/a\u003e).\u003c/p\u003e"],"odd_heading_ssm":["Rights Statement for Archival Description"],"odd_tesim":["The guide to the Records of the Office of the President, Joseph Dupuy Eggleston by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your- work/public-domain/cc0/ )."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eResearchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Records of the Office of the President, Joseph Dupuy Eggleston, RG 2/7, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Records of the Office of the President, Joseph Dupuy Eggleston, RG 2/7, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va."],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe processing, arrangement, and description of Records of the Office of the President, Joseph Dupuy Eggleston was completed prior to 1979. Additional processing, arrangement, and description was completed prior to 2000.\u003c/p\u003e"],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Processing Information"],"processinfo_tesim":["The processing, arrangement, and description of Records of the Office of the President, Joseph Dupuy Eggleston was completed prior to 1979. Additional processing, arrangement, and description was completed prior to 2000."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe bulk of the collection consists of correspondence (1913-1919) including letters to and from state and national political figures; correspondence signed by Eggleston as Acting Director of the Extension Division (1913-1916); correspondence between Eggleston and principals, board members and others of various agricultural high schools relating to financial requests, personnel, etc. (1916-1919); correspondence with county agents and state and national personnel connected with agricultural programs; correspondence with Carneal and Johnston, architects, concerning construction of Shop building, Gymnasium, Professor Vawter's residence, VPI Chapel, McBryde building, Athletic building, and Field House. Other material in the collection includes: Sophomore Court matters (1913-1914); reports of annual meetings of agents (1913-1916); Agricultural Experiment Station reports (1914); U.S.D.A. Weekly Demonstration Work Reports (1914); financial forecasts (1914-1915); annual reports (1915); Smith-Lever salary vouchers, 1915; reports of demonstration agents (1916); departmental needs (1917); telegrams (1917-1919); resolution creating Athletic Director position (1918); Houston property deeds and contracts; speeches and articles. Education for women and African American extension and Y. M. C. A. work are among the issues addressed in the correspondence.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter concerning a summer session at VMI.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter concerning the organization of vocational classes for women.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of the Hotel Roanoke.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReports on African-American agents; notable letterhead of H.O. Lyne, merchant miller; flier for Loves Mill school fair\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHouston Deed (1914)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of Norfolk and Western Railway Company\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSigned letter from Booker T. Washington (1914)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of Richmond Public Schools\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of Appomattox Barred Rock Association; notable letterhead of Dixie Fire Insurance Company\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of Hotel Rueger\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of Murphy's Hotel\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of Hotel Stumpf\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of Delco-Light Products; notable letterhead of Murphy's Hotel\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of the Commonwealth of Virginia, House of Delegates; notable letterhead of the Commonwealth of Virginia, State Chamber\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from R.C. Beverly Heating Company\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of Maryland State Board of Agriculture\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Agriculture and Immigration\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of Central Fredrick Farmer's Club\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of Norfolk and Western Immigration Association\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of League to Enforce Peace\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of Virginia Agricultural Council of Safety\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of Co-Operative Education Association of Virginia\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of Norfolk and Western Railway Company\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of Co-Operative Education Association of Virginia\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of Merchants National Bank of Richmond; notable letterhead of United Daughters of the Confederacy; notable letterhead of Daleville College\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of Baptist Church, Wytheville, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of the James River Clarion\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of Department of Health, Richmond, VA\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of Commonwealth of Virginia, Governor's Office\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of Sydnor Pump and Well Company\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of Commonwealth of Virginia, House of Delegates\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of Commonwealth of Virginia, House of Delegates; notable letterhead of Murphy's Hotel\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eUnited States Department of Agriculture\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of Stacy's Poultry Farm\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Agricultural Experiment Station\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCommonwealth of Virginia, Office of the Attorney General; Commonwealth of Virginia, Auditor of Public Accounts\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of the New Willard Hotel, Washington\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCommonwealth of Virginia, Dairy and Feed Division\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of Hatcher-Perry Company, Inc.; United States Department of Agriculture; notable letterhead of Richmond Automobile Club; notable letterhead of Carolina Hotel; notable letterhead of the Law Offices of Pollard and Smith; notable letterhead of Aerial League of America; Shops Department, Virginia Polytechnic Institute\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Road Builders' Association\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRichmond Public Schools\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Modern Languages; Norfolk and Western Railway Company; Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCommonwealth of Virginia, Governor's Office\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from the Times-Dispatch\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of the Southern Summer School\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of National Electric Association and Army and Navy Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead for the \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eRichmond Virginian\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Mechanical Engineering\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eState Board of Education, Department of Public Education\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCo-Operative Education Association of America; National Security League, Committee on Patriotism through Education\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Agricultural Experiment Station\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eUnited States Department of Agriculture\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Meeting Much interest: The Demonstration Train Has Many Visitors in the Southwest;\" \"A Land of Opportunity: What Demonstration Work Is Doing for the State;\" Tribute Paid to Professor Davidson;\" \"Eggleston's Accomplishments as Superintendent of Public Instruction of Virginia;\" \"What Is 4-H Club Work;\" \"An Extract from President Eggleston's Address to the Graduating Class, May 31, 1917\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Agricultural Experiment Station\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eState Normal School, Harrisonburg, VA; Virginia State Teacher's Association, Office of President\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Polytechnic Institute Department of Chemistry\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Agricultural Experiment Station\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCommonwealth of Virginia, State Board of Health, Bureau of Inspections\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from Equal Suffrage League of Virginia; notable letterhead from the \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eLynchburg News\u003c/title\u003e; State Normal and Industrial School for Women at Fredericksburg, VA; notable letterhead from Allegheny Ore and Iron Co.; Norfolk \u0026amp; Western Railway Company; notable letterhead from the Great Radford Fair; N \u0026amp; W Operates Farming Train\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from National Fire and Insurance Company of Hartford, CT\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCommonwealth of Virginia, Governor's Office\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from La Fayette Hotel\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCommonwealth of Virginia, State Board of Health, Bureau of Sanitary Engineering; Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Health\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCo-operative Education Association of Virginia\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGrand Lodge of Virginia I.O.O.F., Office of Grand Secretary; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science; Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from Orange Judd Company; notable letterhead from Portsmouth Businessmen's Association\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCommonwealth of Virginia, Office of the Attorney General\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCommonwealth of Virginia, Dairy and Food Division\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Anti-Tuberculosis Association\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCommonwealth of Virginia, Governor's Office; National Soil Fertility League\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the President\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Agricultural Experiment Station\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCommonwealth of Virginia, Senate Chamber\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNorfolk \u0026amp; Western Railway Company, Office of the General Claim Agent, Casualty Department\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from the J.P. Bell Company, INC; State Normal and Industrial School, Harrisonburg, Virginia, Appointment Committee; State Normal and Industrial School, Harrisonburg, VA, Office of the President; Co-operative Education Association of Virginia\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Polytechnic Institute Athletic Association; Virginia Polytechnic Institute Department of Mathematics; Virginia Polytechnic Institute Office of the Secretary of the Faculty; Virginia Agricultural Experiment\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSouthern Conference for Education and Industry\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from the London Assurance Corporation\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eState Board of Education, Department of Public Instruction; Virginia Polytechnic Institute Office of the President\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eState Board of Education, Department of Public Instruction; Co-Operative Education Association; Notable letterhead from Hotel Main; General Education Board; Notable letterhead form Hotel Zinzendorf\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia State Livestock Sanitary Board\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCommonwealth of Virginia, Governor's Office; National Institution for Moral Instruction; notable letterhead from the Fastoria Incandescent Lamp Division; National Lamp Works of General Electric Company\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNorfolk \u0026amp; Western Railway Company; Notable letterhead from R.F. Johnson Publishing Company; Notable letterhead from Chase City Manufacturing Company\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eFarmer's Wife\u003c/title\u003e; Smith-Lever Law; Farm women's interests\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from the Hotel Richmond; notable letterhead from The Alvarado\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the President\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eChanges in the Virginia Experiment Station\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from the Southern Express Company; notable letterhead from the \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eGreenville Sun\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Experimental Engineering; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Commandant\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCommonwealth of Virginia, Commission of Fisheries; Notable letterhead from A.W. Kemp, INC.; Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Agriculture and Immigration\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCo-Operative Education Association of Virginia; Virginia State Teacher's Association, Office of the Vice-President\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCommonwealth of Virginia, Dairy and Feed Division; Lawrence Priddy Insurance\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from Murphy's Hotel; notable letterhead from Hotel Richmond\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCommonwealth of Virginia\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Dean of Faculty; Lewis-Gale Hospital\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Biology; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the President; Virginia Agriculture Experiment Station\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Veterinary Science\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNorfolk and Western Railway Company; Notable letterhead from the (Roanoke) \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eWorld News\u003c/title\u003e; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the President; Notable letterhead from Southern Express Company; Notable letterhead from \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eRichmond Evening Journal\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDepartment of Experimental Engineering; Department of Metallurgy and Metallography; Department of Mathematics; Department of Electrical Engineering; School of Graphics; Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Shops Department\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Chemistry; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Dean of Faculty\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Secretary of the Faculty\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Polytechnic Institute, Dining Hall Department; Notable letterhead from Harris, Woodson Co. Inc.; \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eThe Bugle\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOffice of the President; Department of Modern Languages; Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Department of Mechanical Engineering; Shops Department; Department of Electrical Engineering; Department of Biology; Department of Experimental Engineering; Department of Chemistry; Department of Mining Engineering; Department of Physics; Department of Geology; Department of English; Department of Rhetoric; Department of Civil Engineering; Department of Metallurgy and Metallography; Department of Mathematics; Department of Veterinary Science; School of Graphics\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Agricultural Experiment Station\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Agricultural Experiment Station; New York State Department of Health; Commonwealth of Massachusetts--State Board of Insanity\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCommonwealth of Virginia, House of Delegates\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCommonwealth of Virginia, House of Delegates\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCommonwealth of Virginia, Department of the State Corporation Commission; Co-Operative Education Association\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Commandant\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSouthern Express Company\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter to the Appropriations Committee regarding College of William and Mary holding summer sessions at VPI; Commonwealth of Virginia, House of Delegates; Commonwealth of Virginia, Senate Chamber; Letterhead from Algoma Orchards; State Board of Education, Department of Public Instruction; Notable letterhead from \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eThe Register\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSewage disposal plant for college and town; Proposed highway engineering curse; Estimated expenses of Engineering Department, 1914-1915\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDepartment of Dairying and Animal Husbandry; Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Organization of Animal Husbandry Department; History of infection abortion in the VPI herd; Letter re: commercial management of Dairy Husbandry, Animal Husbandry, Farm, and Creamery Departments\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Veterinary Science--appropriation\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eStatus of Commonwealth of Virginia, Office of State Veterinarian; Invitation to the State Veterinary Medical Association Luncheon\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNatural occurrence of copper ore under buildings; College water supply; Automatic signals for classes; Proposals for Department of Geology, including museum; Letterhead for Congrès Géologique International\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Polytechnic Institute, College of Agriculture and Experiment Station; VPI Creamery balance sheet, 1912-1913; Skimming station at Vawter's Store; Annual Report, VPI Creamery\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"The VPI and Arbor Day,\" Virginia Polytechnic Institute begins annual Arbor Day Festivities\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eStock judging contest proposed; Proposed expenditures for livestock management\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExpenditures of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Experimental Engineering; Letter from C.E. Allen, Westinghouse Electric \u0026amp; Manufacturing Company; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, General Alumni Association, Secretary's Office; Apparatus needed for Department of Applied Mechanics and Experimental Engineering; Letter regarding improvements underway at VPI (July 29, 1914); Letter regarding upcoming address by Jackson Davis on \"industrial side of public school work for Negroes\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAssistant librarian position and salary; Letter to Claudius Lee (Department of Electrical Engineering) regarding need for uniform system of central time\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eProposed remodeling of Professor McBryde's cottage; Statement of present condition and needs of the Chemical Department (June 1914); Chart of cost per year of operating VPI Chemical Department for session 1912-1913 with similar departments at other institutions\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eStatement of need of funds for repair of college buildings (January 1914); Water works department appropriations; Expenditures on the new shops; Septic tank constructions; Power plant service; Library heating\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Polytechnic Institute Athletic Association; Financial Standing of the Field House; Proposed funds for permanent athletic buildings\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Engineering Division; Department of Veterinary Science; School of Mining Engineering; Farm Machinery; Letter from Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical College regarding Farm Machinery Course; United States Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Animal Industry regarding poultry industry; Dairy and Animal Husbandry Departments; Need for poultry work; Need for Agricultural Engineering Department; Office of D.O. Matthews, Superintendent of Grounds and Buildings, Heat and Power, Electric Light Department, Water Works, Campus, Steam Laundry regarding power plant needs; Registrar's chart of matriculates, 1911-1912 to 1915-1916\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNeeds of Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Rhetoric\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter regarding erection of Shops Department of Virginia Polytechnic Institute; Repairs of various buildings; Shop work in Civil Engineering course; Repair funds\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eApparatus and equipment needed for Department of Electrical Engineering; Virginia Polytechnic Institute Alumni Association\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers; Needs of Virginia Polytechnic Institute Department of Mechanical Engineering; VPI Student branch of the American Society of Engineers; Economic management of the power plant\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetterhead, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, School of Graphics; Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station--dogs on campus, college spring\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter from Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Agriculture and Immigration, Dairy and Food Division regarding testing cows for tuberculosis; Board of Visitors, July 23, 1914\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCommonwealth of Virginia, Office of the State Crop Pest Commission, Crop Pest Law; Guernsey bull controversy\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNeeds of Virginia Polytechnic Institute Department of Biology for 1914-1915; List of the more important trees and shrubs on VPI campus\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAppropriations for the Virginia Polytechnic Institute Department of Physics\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eQuestion of permitting cadets to go to the library after \"call to quarters\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eValue of student military training; Notable letterhead from the \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eBugle\u003c/title\u003e, 1916 with request to move drill hour; Cadets claim the right o have two lights in their room; Organization of VPI regiment; Quality of mess hall fare\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOffice of the Commandant, Shops Department; Department of Chemistry; Department of Veterinary Science; General Alumni Association, Executive Secretary's Office; Department of Rhetoric; Department of Biology; Office of the Dean of Faculty; Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Department of Mechanical Engineering; W.L. Andrews, Commonwealth of Virginia, Senate Chamber\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDavidson house\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSewage disposal plant\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter regarding inspection of other colleges\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEquipment for Shops Department of Virginia Polytechnic Institute\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter regarding town spring; Arc lamps, conditions of water, septic tank\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eProposed machinery hall; High School girls and boys basketball teams use of the field house\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCreamery Matters\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eStudents aggravating the bulls\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLady wants course in agriculture\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNeeds of Department of Applied Mechanics and Experimental Engineering; local chapters of national fraternities; Faculty travel\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from H.W. Johns Manville Co.; Estimates; Letterhead of the Barrett Company; Letterhead of the Richmond Lumber Company, Inc.; Letterhead of Enochs Bros.; Letterhead of Nelson Hardware Company; Notable letterhead of the Farrar Lumber Company\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eState Normal School for Women, East Radford, Virginia\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWalks, Street Lights, List of all lights in town to which college is furnishing free current\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from Coast Artillery School, Department of Engineering and Mine Defense, Fort Monroe\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter from Mannassas Industrial School for Colored Youth\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eShops Department, Virginia Polytechnic Institute (1916); Department of Graphics, Virginia Polytechnic Institute\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of Lawrence Priddy Insurance; notable letterhead from Wichita Mill and Elevator Company\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of Hotel Continental\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCommonwealth of Virginia, Office of the State Crop Pest Commission\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Commandant\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOffice of the Registrar; Notable letterhead from Alphons Custodis Chimney Construction Company; Notable letterhead from American Lead Pencil Company\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNeeds of the Department of Metallurgy and Metallography\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCondition of roads to the mines\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBusiness card from the Travelers Hotel\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIndustrial Commission of Virginia; Bills to provide vocational education; Workers' compensation\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBoys agriculture club\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCoal car tracer; Pocahontas Coal Sales Company; United States Fuel Administration; Power Plant; Coal shipments; United States Railroad Administration; Opening abandoned milk\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence regarding article about wheelbarrow to be sent to move plant to Charlottesville and Harrisonburg State Normal appropriations\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetterhead of Philadelphia Wood and Textile Association and George Bryan correspondence\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eStudent fees and protocol for reporting grades and absences\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWaiters appointed for the session of 1917-1918\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSearch for Commandant of Cadets\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Dean of Faculty; Office of the Treasurer\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDemerits\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDean of General Faculty; Statistics\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Notable letterhead from Troy Laundry Machine Company Ltd.; Notable letterhead from the \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eBugle\u003c/title\u003e, 1916; Certificate from the United States Food Administration appointing Dr. Eggleston Director if Colleges and School, Blacksburg, for the Federal Food Administration for Virginia for the duration of World War I\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Treasurer; notable letterhead from American Surety Company\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBuilding renovations and erection of \"shops\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSummer session proposed; College of William and Mary Summer session\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetterhead from the \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eBugle\u003c/title\u003e, 1914; Hazing\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eStudent policy\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from Semora Supply Company\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from the Jacobson Printing Company\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOffice of the Dean of Faculty; Library; Shops Department; Office of the Treasurer\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePower plant; expenditures on new \"shops;\" working hours\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Dean of Faculty; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of English\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Polytechnic Institute, Athletic Association; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Modern Languages; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the President\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eState Normal School for Women\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRequests for repairs in college buildings, roads; Coal orders\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCommonwealth of Virginia, Dairy and Feed Division; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the President\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAgricultural High School\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Mining Engineering; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; 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Jewel's will\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFunds appropriated by General Assembly; Schenectady chapter of VPI Alumni Association\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Office of the Registrar; Dining Hall Department; Commonwealth of Virginia, Bureau of Insurance; Office of D.O. Matthews, Superintendent of Grounds and Buildings, Heat and Power, Electric Light Department, Water Works, Campus, Steam Laundry; Office of the Commandant; Shops Department; Department of Civil Engineering; Department of Physics; Department of Applied Mechanics and Experimental Engineering; Department of Geology; Department of Biology; Office of the President; Department of Electrical Engineering; Department of Graphics; Department of Mechanical Engineering; Department of Veterinary Science; Office of the Treasurer; Electric Light Department\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDepartment of Civil Engineering; Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Office of the Registrar; Office of D.O. Matthews, Superintendent of Grounds and Buildings, Heat and Power, Electric Light Department, Water Works, Campus, Steam Laundry; Dining Hall Department; Farm Department\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBuckeye Coal and Coke Company\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from Robert E. Lee Hall of the Blue Ridge Association; YMCA\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCommonwealth of Virginia, Governor's Office; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Treasurer; Coal contract information\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVPI General Alumni Association\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOffice of the Commandant; Office of the Registrar; Office of the Dean of the General Faculty; Department of Geology; Department of Modern Languages\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCommonwealth of Virginia, Department of Game and Inland Fisheries\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eFarmville Herald\u003c/title\u003e; J.D. Eggleston editorials\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from the Chase City Manufacturing Company\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from Norfolk and Western Railway Company; Scholarships\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from Merchants' and Farmers' Bank\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from the \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eFarm Journal\u003c/title\u003e; notable letterhead from the Prang Company\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia State Livestock Sanitary Board, State Veterinary Department; permit for medicinal whiskey\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAgricultural high schools\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eYMCA--sex education\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetterhead from Town of Blacksburg; Septic tank\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from the John C. Winston Company; views of women in agriculture\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePowerhouse boilers\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from the Florida Normal Institute and Commercial College\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDepartment of Interior, Department of Education\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCommonwealth of Virginia, House of Delegates\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from Norfolk and Western Railway Company; Coal Delivery\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePurchasing\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Royal Society of Literature; Norfolk and Western Railway Company; State Board of education, Department of Public Instruction; Southern Railway System\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAgricultural High School for Coloreds; Notable letterhead from Murphy's Hotel\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWorkers' Compensation Act; Hazing; Appropriations from General Assembly; Coal\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCoal; United States Fuel Administration\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSalary increases for employees at Virginia agricultural Experiment Station; Annual Report--Experiments Performed\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAppropriations, Commonwealth of Virginia, Governor's Office\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eElectric lighting; act to promote vocational education\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eShops Department; Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Summer School; Department of Metallurgy and Metallography; Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRequests for appropriations for Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; College for colored youths\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDepartment of Geology; Shops Department; Student fines; Examination schedule; Classroom time; moving picture apparatus\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from Virginia Polytechnic Institute Athletic Association; Office of D.O. Matthews, Superintendent of Grounds and Buildings, Hat and Power, Electric Light Department, Water Works, Campus, Steam Laundry; Office of the Treasurer; Department of Modern Languages; Heating the library\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Normal and Industrial Institute\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInstitution's progress along military lines; Major Lloyd W. Williams; Alumnigram\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCreamery matters\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from Herbert Hoover, Washington D.C.; church participation in food conservation\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMemorandum regarding importation of nursery stock into the United States\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDistrict extension agents in agricultural and home economics\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWater rent; Coal mine\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from Cedarville Stock Farm; women extension agent controversy--Miss Scott affair\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCooperative extension work; notable letterhead from Hotel Harrington; Negro farmers; notable letterhead from Negro Teachers' Association\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMiss Scott affair\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eProgram clock\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from Allegheny Ore and iron company; notable letterhead from Miller, Rhoads, and Swartz Dry Goods, Inc.; notable letterhead from Norfolk and Western Railway Company; 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financing new college shops\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from Pocahontas Coal Sales Company Coal\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Mechanical Engineering; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Applied Mechanics and Experimental Engineering; Heating; Plunkett coal mines; Water supply; Coal consumption; Vocational Education\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter regarding Stockton Heath shot in Professor Vawter's home\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from the Grove Stock Farm; notable letterhead from Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute; Cooperative extension work in agriculture and home economics\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Employment Bureau; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the President; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Veterinary Science; Norfolk and Western Railway Company; Commonwealth of Virginia, Governor's Office\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCost of dining hall supplies\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCheese industry at Spring Valley (Grayson County); 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Report of the Demonstration Plot at the State Normal School for 1915, Harrisonburg, Virginia\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCommonwealth of Virginia, Department of Game and Inland Fisheries; Virginia State Livestock Sanitary Board, State Veterinary Department\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from Buick; notable letterhead from Federal Motor Truck Company\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eQuestion of professional players on football team; controversy over \"Bumps\" Turner, professional wrestler, on the football team; Letter from the Office of the Commandant regarding fire hazards in the Student Pressing Club\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from the \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eRegister\u003c/title\u003e; Annual Thanksgiving football game\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence from Department of State, Washington regarding detention of VPI instructor in Italy for military service; Request for salary of V.P.I. Cadet Band for 1918-1919\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from J. Hoge Woolwine regarding V.P.I. competition with the merchants of Blacksburg; Anna Campbell, teacher; Correspondence from G.R. Ragan, architect regarding plan for Blacksburg Public School; Town use of water; Letter from D.H. Keister, Mayor of Blacksburg regarding Main Street, delivery carts, and other town matters\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotepaper from Hotel Roanoke; Correspondence from American League to Limit Armaments; Hazing incident\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAssociation of American Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCommonwealth of Virginia, House of Delegates\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from Hunt Club Shoes\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter to J.E. 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House. Other material in the collection includes: Sophomore Court matters (1913-1914); reports of annual meetings of agents (1913-1916); Agricultural Experiment Station reports (1914); U.S.D.A. Weekly Demonstration Work Reports (1914); financial forecasts (1914-1915); annual reports (1915); Smith-Lever salary vouchers, 1915; reports of demonstration agents (1916); departmental needs (1917); telegrams (1917-1919); resolution creating Athletic Director position (1918); Houston property deeds and contracts; speeches and articles. Education for women and African American extension and Y. M. C. A. work are among the issues addressed in the correspondence.","Letter concerning a summer session at VMI.","Letter concerning the organization of vocational classes for women.","Notable letterhead of the Hotel Roanoke.","Reports on African-American agents; notable letterhead of H.O. Lyne, merchant miller; flier for Loves Mill school fair","Houston Deed (1914)","Notable letterhead of Norfolk and Western Railway Company","Signed letter from Booker T. Washington (1914)","Notable letterhead of Richmond Public Schools","Notable letterhead of Appomattox Barred Rock Association; notable letterhead of Dixie Fire Insurance Company","Notable letterhead of Hotel Rueger","Notable letterhead of Murphy's Hotel","Notable letterhead of Hotel Stumpf","Notable letterhead of Delco-Light Products; notable letterhead of Murphy's Hotel","Notable letterhead of the Commonwealth of Virginia, House of Delegates; notable letterhead of the Commonwealth of Virginia, State Chamber","Notable letterhead from R.C. Beverly Heating Company","Notable letterhead of Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute","Notable letterhead of Maryland State Board of Agriculture","Notable letterhead of Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Agriculture and Immigration","Notable letterhead of Central Fredrick Farmer's Club","Notable letterhead of Norfolk and Western Immigration Association","Notable letterhead of League to Enforce Peace","Notable letterhead of Virginia Agricultural Council of Safety","Notable letterhead of Co-Operative Education Association of Virginia","Notable letterhead of Norfolk and Western Railway Company","Notable letterhead of Co-Operative Education Association of Virginia","Notable letterhead of Merchants National Bank of Richmond; notable letterhead of United Daughters of the Confederacy; notable letterhead of Daleville College","Notable letterhead of Baptist Church, Wytheville, Va.","Notable letterhead of the James River Clarion","Notable letterhead of Department of Health, Richmond, VA","Notable letterhead of Commonwealth of Virginia, Governor's Office","Notable letterhead of Sydnor Pump and Well Company","Notable letterhead of Commonwealth of Virginia, House of Delegates","Notable letterhead of Commonwealth of Virginia, House of Delegates; notable letterhead of Murphy's Hotel","United States Department of Agriculture","Notable letterhead of Stacy's Poultry Farm","Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station","Commonwealth of Virginia, Office of the Attorney General; Commonwealth of Virginia, Auditor of Public Accounts","Notable letterhead of the New Willard Hotel, Washington","Commonwealth of Virginia, Dairy and Feed Division","Notable letterhead of Hatcher-Perry Company, Inc.; United States Department of Agriculture; notable letterhead of Richmond Automobile Club; notable letterhead of Carolina Hotel; notable letterhead of the Law Offices of Pollard and Smith; notable letterhead of Aerial League of America; Shops Department, Virginia Polytechnic Institute","Virginia Road Builders' Association","Richmond Public Schools","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Modern Languages; Norfolk and Western Railway Company; Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station","Commonwealth of Virginia, Governor's Office","Notable letterhead from the Times-Dispatch","Notable letterhead of the Southern Summer School","Notable letterhead of National Electric Association and Army and Navy Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA)","Notable letterhead for the  Richmond Virginian","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Mechanical Engineering","State Board of Education, Department of Public Education","Co-Operative Education Association of America; National Security League, Committee on Patriotism through Education","Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station","United States Department of Agriculture","\"Meeting Much interest: The Demonstration Train Has Many Visitors in the Southwest;\" \"A Land of Opportunity: What Demonstration Work Is Doing for the State;\" Tribute Paid to Professor Davidson;\" \"Eggleston's Accomplishments as Superintendent of Public Instruction of Virginia;\" \"What Is 4-H Club Work;\" \"An Extract from President Eggleston's Address to the Graduating Class, May 31, 1917\"","Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station","State Normal School, Harrisonburg, VA; Virginia State Teacher's Association, Office of President","Virginia Polytechnic Institute Department of Chemistry","Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station","Commonwealth of Virginia, State Board of Health, Bureau of Inspections","Notable letterhead from Equal Suffrage League of Virginia; notable letterhead from the  Lynchburg News ; State Normal and Industrial School for Women at Fredericksburg, VA; notable letterhead from Allegheny Ore and Iron Co.; Norfolk \u0026 Western Railway Company; notable letterhead from the Great Radford Fair; N \u0026 W Operates Farming Train","Notable letterhead from National Fire and Insurance Company of Hartford, CT","Commonwealth of Virginia, Governor's Office","Notable letterhead from La Fayette Hotel","Commonwealth of Virginia, State Board of Health, Bureau of Sanitary Engineering; Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Health","Co-operative Education Association of Virginia","Grand Lodge of Virginia I.O.O.F., Office of Grand Secretary; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science; Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station","Notable letterhead from Orange Judd Company; notable letterhead from Portsmouth Businessmen's Association","Commonwealth of Virginia, Office of the Attorney General","Commonwealth of Virginia, Dairy and Food Division","Virginia Anti-Tuberculosis Association","Commonwealth of Virginia, Governor's Office; National Soil Fertility League","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the President","Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station","Commonwealth of Virginia, Senate Chamber","Norfolk \u0026 Western Railway Company, Office of the General Claim Agent, Casualty Department","Notable letterhead from the J.P. Bell Company, INC; State Normal and Industrial School, Harrisonburg, Virginia, Appointment Committee; State Normal and Industrial School, Harrisonburg, VA, Office of the President; Co-operative Education Association of Virginia","Virginia Polytechnic Institute Athletic Association; Virginia Polytechnic Institute Department of Mathematics; Virginia Polytechnic Institute Office of the Secretary of the Faculty; Virginia Agricultural Experiment","Southern Conference for Education and Industry","Notable letterhead from the London Assurance Corporation","State Board of Education, Department of Public Instruction; Virginia Polytechnic Institute Office of the President","State Board of Education, Department of Public Instruction; Co-Operative Education Association; Notable letterhead from Hotel Main; General Education Board; Notable letterhead form Hotel Zinzendorf","Virginia State Livestock Sanitary Board","Commonwealth of Virginia, Governor's Office; National Institution for Moral Instruction; notable letterhead from the Fastoria Incandescent Lamp Division; National Lamp Works of General Electric Company","Norfolk \u0026 Western Railway Company; Notable letterhead from R.F. Johnson Publishing Company; Notable letterhead from Chase City Manufacturing Company","Farmer's Wife ; Smith-Lever Law; Farm women's interests","Notable letterhead from the Hotel Richmond; notable letterhead from The Alvarado","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the President","Changes in the Virginia Experiment Station","Notable letterhead from the Southern Express Company; notable letterhead from the  Greenville Sun","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Experimental Engineering; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Commandant","Commonwealth of Virginia, Commission of Fisheries; Notable letterhead from A.W. Kemp, INC.; Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Agriculture and Immigration","Co-Operative Education Association of Virginia; Virginia State Teacher's Association, Office of the Vice-President","Commonwealth of Virginia, Dairy and Feed Division; Lawrence Priddy Insurance","Notable letterhead from Murphy's Hotel; notable letterhead from Hotel Richmond","Commonwealth of Virginia","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Dean of Faculty; Lewis-Gale Hospital","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Biology; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the President; Virginia Agriculture Experiment Station","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Veterinary Science","Norfolk and Western Railway Company; Notable letterhead from the (Roanoke)  World News ; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the President; Notable letterhead from Southern Express Company; Notable letterhead from  Richmond Evening Journal","Department of Experimental Engineering; Department of Metallurgy and Metallography; Department of Mathematics; Department of Electrical Engineering; School of Graphics; Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Shops Department","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Chemistry; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Dean of Faculty","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Secretary of the Faculty","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Dining Hall Department; Notable letterhead from Harris, Woodson Co. Inc.;  The Bugle","Office of the President; Department of Modern Languages; Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Department of Mechanical Engineering; Shops Department; Department of Electrical Engineering; Department of Biology; Department of Experimental Engineering; Department of Chemistry; Department of Mining Engineering; Department of Physics; Department of Geology; Department of English; Department of Rhetoric; Department of Civil Engineering; Department of Metallurgy and Metallography; Department of Mathematics; Department of Veterinary Science; School of Graphics","Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station","Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; New York State Department of Health; Commonwealth of Massachusetts--State Board of Insanity","Commonwealth of Virginia, House of Delegates","Commonwealth of Virginia, House of Delegates","Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of the State Corporation Commission; Co-Operative Education Association","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Commandant","Southern Express Company","Letter to the Appropriations Committee regarding College of William and Mary holding summer sessions at VPI; Commonwealth of Virginia, House of Delegates; Commonwealth of Virginia, Senate Chamber; Letterhead from Algoma Orchards; State Board of Education, Department of Public Instruction; Notable letterhead from  The Register","Sewage disposal plant for college and town; Proposed highway engineering curse; Estimated expenses of Engineering Department, 1914-1915","Department of Dairying and Animal Husbandry; Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Organization of Animal Husbandry Department; History of infection abortion in the VPI herd; Letter re: commercial management of Dairy Husbandry, Animal Husbandry, Farm, and Creamery Departments","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Veterinary Science--appropriation","Status of Commonwealth of Virginia, Office of State Veterinarian; Invitation to the State Veterinary Medical Association Luncheon","Natural occurrence of copper ore under buildings; College water supply; Automatic signals for classes; Proposals for Department of Geology, including museum; Letterhead for Congrès Géologique International","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, College of Agriculture and Experiment Station; VPI Creamery balance sheet, 1912-1913; Skimming station at Vawter's Store; Annual Report, VPI Creamery","\"The VPI and Arbor Day,\" Virginia Polytechnic Institute begins annual Arbor Day Festivities","Stock judging contest proposed; Proposed expenditures for livestock management","Expenditures of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Experimental Engineering; Letter from C.E. Allen, Westinghouse Electric \u0026 Manufacturing Company; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, General Alumni Association, Secretary's Office; Apparatus needed for Department of Applied Mechanics and Experimental Engineering; Letter regarding improvements underway at VPI (July 29, 1914); Letter regarding upcoming address by Jackson Davis on \"industrial side of public school work for Negroes\"","Assistant librarian position and salary; Letter to Claudius Lee (Department of Electrical Engineering) regarding need for uniform system of central time","Proposed remodeling of Professor McBryde's cottage; Statement of present condition and needs of the Chemical Department (June 1914); Chart of cost per year of operating VPI Chemical Department for session 1912-1913 with similar departments at other institutions","Statement of need of funds for repair of college buildings (January 1914); Water works department appropriations; Expenditures on the new shops; Septic tank constructions; Power plant service; Library heating","Virginia Polytechnic Institute Athletic Association; Financial Standing of the Field House; Proposed funds for permanent athletic buildings","Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Engineering Division; Department of Veterinary Science; School of Mining Engineering; Farm Machinery; Letter from Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical College regarding Farm Machinery Course; United States Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Animal Industry regarding poultry industry; Dairy and Animal Husbandry Departments; Need for poultry work; Need for Agricultural Engineering Department; Office of D.O. Matthews, Superintendent of Grounds and Buildings, Heat and Power, Electric Light Department, Water Works, Campus, Steam Laundry regarding power plant needs; Registrar's chart of matriculates, 1911-1912 to 1915-1916","Needs of Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Rhetoric","Letter regarding erection of Shops Department of Virginia Polytechnic Institute; Repairs of various buildings; Shop work in Civil Engineering course; Repair funds","Apparatus and equipment needed for Department of Electrical Engineering; Virginia Polytechnic Institute Alumni Association","Notable letterhead from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers; Needs of Virginia Polytechnic Institute Department of Mechanical Engineering; VPI Student branch of the American Society of Engineers; Economic management of the power plant","Letterhead, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, School of Graphics; Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station--dogs on campus, college spring","Letter from Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Agriculture and Immigration, Dairy and Food Division regarding testing cows for tuberculosis; Board of Visitors, July 23, 1914","Commonwealth of Virginia, Office of the State Crop Pest Commission, Crop Pest Law; Guernsey bull controversy","Needs of Virginia Polytechnic Institute Department of Biology for 1914-1915; List of the more important trees and shrubs on VPI campus","Appropriations for the Virginia Polytechnic Institute Department of Physics","Question of permitting cadets to go to the library after \"call to quarters\"","Value of student military training; Notable letterhead from the  Bugle , 1916 with request to move drill hour; Cadets claim the right o have two lights in their room; Organization of VPI regiment; Quality of mess hall fare","Office of the Commandant, Shops Department; Department of Chemistry; Department of Veterinary Science; General Alumni Association, Executive Secretary's Office; Department of Rhetoric; Department of Biology; Office of the Dean of Faculty; Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Department of Mechanical Engineering; W.L. Andrews, Commonwealth of Virginia, Senate Chamber","Davidson house","Sewage disposal plant","Letter regarding inspection of other colleges","Equipment for Shops Department of Virginia Polytechnic Institute","Letter regarding town spring; Arc lamps, conditions of water, septic tank","Proposed machinery hall; High School girls and boys basketball teams use of the field house","Creamery Matters","Students aggravating the bulls","Lady wants course in agriculture","Needs of Department of Applied Mechanics and Experimental Engineering; local chapters of national fraternities; Faculty travel","Notable letterhead from H.W. Johns Manville Co.; Estimates; Letterhead of the Barrett Company; Letterhead of the Richmond Lumber Company, Inc.; Letterhead of Enochs Bros.; Letterhead of Nelson Hardware Company; Notable letterhead of the Farrar Lumber Company","State Normal School for Women, East Radford, Virginia","Walks, Street Lights, List of all lights in town to which college is furnishing free current","Notable letterhead from Coast Artillery School, Department of Engineering and Mine Defense, Fort Monroe","Letter from Mannassas Industrial School for Colored Youth","Shops Department, Virginia Polytechnic Institute (1916); Department of Graphics, Virginia Polytechnic Institute","Notable letterhead of Lawrence Priddy Insurance; notable letterhead from Wichita Mill and Elevator Company","Notable letterhead of Hotel Continental","Commonwealth of Virginia, Office of the State Crop Pest Commission","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Commandant","Office of the Registrar; Notable letterhead from Alphons Custodis Chimney Construction Company; Notable letterhead from American Lead Pencil Company","Needs of the Department of Metallurgy and Metallography","Condition of roads to the mines","Business card from the Travelers Hotel","Industrial Commission of Virginia; Bills to provide vocational education; Workers' compensation","Boys agriculture club","Coal car tracer; Pocahontas Coal Sales Company; United States Fuel Administration; Power Plant; Coal shipments; United States Railroad Administration; Opening abandoned milk","Correspondence regarding article about wheelbarrow to be sent to move plant to Charlottesville and Harrisonburg State Normal appropriations","Letterhead of Philadelphia Wood and Textile Association and George Bryan correspondence","Student fees and protocol for reporting grades and absences","Waiters appointed for the session of 1917-1918","Search for Commandant of Cadets","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Dean of Faculty; Office of the Treasurer","Demerits","Dean of General Faculty; Statistics","Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Notable letterhead from Troy Laundry Machine Company Ltd.; Notable letterhead from the  Bugle , 1916; Certificate from the United States Food Administration appointing Dr. Eggleston Director if Colleges and School, Blacksburg, for the Federal Food Administration for Virginia for the duration of World War I","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Treasurer; notable letterhead from American Surety Company","Building renovations and erection of \"shops\"","Summer session proposed; College of William and Mary Summer session","Letterhead from the  Bugle , 1914; Hazing","Student policy","Notable letterhead from Semora Supply Company","Notable letterhead from the Jacobson Printing Company","Office of the Dean of Faculty; Library; Shops Department; Office of the Treasurer","Power plant; expenditures on new \"shops;\" working hours","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Dean of Faculty; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of English","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Athletic Association; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Modern Languages; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the President","State Normal School for Women","Requests for repairs in college buildings, roads; Coal orders","Commonwealth of Virginia, Dairy and Feed Division; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the President","Agricultural High School","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Mining Engineering; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Department of Interior, Bureau of Mining","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Agricultural Education; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Registrar","Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Agriculture and Immigration","Treasury Department, Internal Revenue Service","Virginia truck experiment station","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Applied Mechanics and Experimental Engineering; Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Lecture rooms","Norfolk and Western Railway Company; controversy over L.L. Jewel's will","Funds appropriated by General Assembly; Schenectady chapter of VPI Alumni Association","Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Office of the Registrar; Dining Hall Department; Commonwealth of Virginia, Bureau of Insurance; Office of D.O. Matthews, Superintendent of Grounds and Buildings, Heat and Power, Electric Light Department, Water Works, Campus, Steam Laundry; Office of the Commandant; Shops Department; Department of Civil Engineering; Department of Physics; Department of Applied Mechanics and Experimental Engineering; Department of Geology; Department of Biology; Office of the President; Department of Electrical Engineering; Department of Graphics; Department of Mechanical Engineering; Department of Veterinary Science; Office of the Treasurer; Electric Light Department","Department of Civil Engineering; Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Office of the Registrar; Office of D.O. Matthews, Superintendent of Grounds and Buildings, Heat and Power, Electric Light Department, Water Works, Campus, Steam Laundry; Dining Hall Department; Farm Department","Buckeye Coal and Coke Company","Notable letterhead from Robert E. Lee Hall of the Blue Ridge Association; YMCA","Commonwealth of Virginia, Governor's Office; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Treasurer; Coal contract information","VPI General Alumni Association","Office of the Commandant; Office of the Registrar; Office of the Dean of the General Faculty; Department of Geology; Department of Modern Languages","Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Game and Inland Fisheries","Farmville Herald ; J.D. Eggleston editorials","Notable letterhead from the Chase City Manufacturing Company","Notable letterhead from Norfolk and Western Railway Company; Scholarships","Notable letterhead from Merchants' and Farmers' Bank","Notable letterhead from the  Farm Journal ; notable letterhead from the Prang Company","Notable letterhead from Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station","Virginia State Livestock Sanitary Board, State Veterinary Department; permit for medicinal whiskey","Agricultural high schools","YMCA--sex education","Letterhead from Town of Blacksburg; Septic tank","Notable letterhead from the John C. Winston Company; views of women in agriculture","Powerhouse boilers","Notable letterhead from the Florida Normal Institute and Commercial College","Department of Interior, Department of Education","Commonwealth of Virginia, House of Delegates","Notable letterhead from Norfolk and Western Railway Company; Coal Delivery","Purchasing","The Royal Society of Literature; Norfolk and Western Railway Company; State Board of education, Department of Public Instruction; Southern Railway System","Agricultural High School for Coloreds; Notable letterhead from Murphy's Hotel","Workers' Compensation Act; Hazing; Appropriations from General Assembly; Coal","Coal; United States Fuel Administration","Salary increases for employees at Virginia agricultural Experiment Station; Annual Report--Experiments Performed","Appropriations, Commonwealth of Virginia, Governor's Office","Electric lighting; act to promote vocational education","Shops Department; Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Summer School; Department of Metallurgy and Metallography; Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering","Requests for appropriations for Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; College for colored youths","Department of Geology; Shops Department; Student fines; Examination schedule; Classroom time; moving picture apparatus","Notable letterhead from Virginia Polytechnic Institute Athletic Association; Office of D.O. Matthews, Superintendent of Grounds and Buildings, Hat and Power, Electric Light Department, Water Works, Campus, Steam Laundry; Office of the Treasurer; Department of Modern Languages; Heating the library","Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute","Institution's progress along military lines; Major Lloyd W. Williams; Alumnigram","Creamery matters","Notable letterhead from Herbert Hoover, Washington D.C.; church participation in food conservation","Memorandum regarding importation of nursery stock into the United States","District extension agents in agricultural and home economics","Water rent; Coal mine","Notable letterhead from Cedarville Stock Farm; women extension agent controversy--Miss Scott affair","Cooperative extension work; notable letterhead from Hotel Harrington; Negro farmers; notable letterhead from Negro Teachers' Association","Miss Scott affair","Program clock","Notable letterhead from Allegheny Ore and iron company; notable letterhead from Miller, Rhoads, and Swartz Dry Goods, Inc.; notable letterhead from Norfolk and Western Railway Company; notable letterhead from Sydnor Pump and Well Company; notable letterhead from Virginia Livestock Sanitary Board, State Veterinary Department","Proposed annuity increases; notable letterhead from Allegheny Ore and Iron Company; notable letterhead from Miller, Rhoads, and Swartz Dry Goods, Inc.; notable letterhead from Shenandoah Life Insurance Company; Shops Department, Virginia Polytechnic Institute; notable letterhead from Commonwealth of Virginia, Senate Chamber","Christiansburg Hospital; correspondence regarding volume of autograph letters","Association of Virginia Colleges; Smith-Hughes Act","United States Senate Committee on Appropriations; Fuel--coal, coal mine","Women Extension agents in Virginia; Miss Scott Affair; Girls' club and home demonstration work","Office of the Dean of Faculty; Department of Mechanical Engineering; Requests for repairs and renovations; Electric lighting","Field House","Correspondence regarding the use of Mumford's  Virginia's Attitude Toward Slavery and Secession  in the schools; The Co-operative Education Association of Virginia Admission of women to the university","Correspondence from Robert Moton, principal, Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute regarding disposition of German African colonies; Training of colored young men and women","Dining hall rates","Shops Department of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute; Power plant; Parrott's shop duties controversy; Price increases for faculty","Four issues of Boys' Club letter","Hazing incident--John Fox; VPI in war time","Notable letterhead from Lawrence Priddy Insurance; financing new college shops","Notable letterhead from Pocahontas Coal Sales Company Coal","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Mechanical Engineering; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Applied Mechanics and Experimental Engineering; Heating; Plunkett coal mines; Water supply; Coal consumption; Vocational Education","Letter regarding Stockton Heath shot in Professor Vawter's home","Notable letterhead from the Grove Stock Farm; notable letterhead from Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute; Cooperative extension work in agriculture and home economics","Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Employment Bureau; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the President; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Veterinary Science; Norfolk and Western Railway Company; Commonwealth of Virginia, Governor's Office","Cost of dining hall supplies","Cheese industry at Spring Valley (Grayson County); treatment for \"Black Head\" disease in turkeys; local fruit culture","Letterhead from Norfolk and Western Railway Company; Notable letterhead from War Camp Community Services; Commonwealth of Virginia, Office of the Attorney General; Coal","Telegraph Service","Telephone Service","Commonwealth of Virginia, State Board of Education; Agricultural high schools for Negroes; Proposed school in Blacksburg; Rosenwald Fund for rural schools for colored children; Smith-Hughes Act","Commonwealth of Virginia, House of Delegates; Commonwealth of Virginia, Secretary of the Commonwealth; Office of the State Commissioner of Prohibition; Georgia Land and Livestock Company","United States Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry; State agent for home demonstration work; Smith-Lever fund; Miss Scott affair","Correspondence regarding women's share in Smith-Lever appropriations","Women's clubs; Report of the Demonstration Plot at the State Normal School for 1915, Harrisonburg, Virginia","Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Game and Inland Fisheries; Virginia State Livestock Sanitary Board, State Veterinary Department","Notable letterhead from Buick; notable letterhead from Federal Motor Truck Company","Question of professional players on football team; controversy over \"Bumps\" Turner, professional wrestler, on the football team; Letter from the Office of the Commandant regarding fire hazards in the Student Pressing Club","Notable letterhead from the  Register ; Annual Thanksgiving football game","Correspondence from Department of State, Washington regarding detention of VPI instructor in Italy for military service; Request for salary of V.P.I. Cadet Band for 1918-1919","Notable letterhead from J. Hoge Woolwine regarding V.P.I. competition with the merchants of Blacksburg; Anna Campbell, teacher; Correspondence from G.R. Ragan, architect regarding plan for Blacksburg Public School; Town use of water; Letter from D.H. Keister, Mayor of Blacksburg regarding Main Street, delivery carts, and other town matters","Notepaper from Hotel Roanoke; Correspondence from American League to Limit Armaments; Hazing incident","Association of American Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations","Commonwealth of Virginia, House of Delegates","Notable letterhead from Hunt Club Shoes","Letter to J.E. Williams regarding Eggleston's accomplishments during his administration; notable letterhead from the Executive Committee of Publication of the Presbyterian Church in the united States, Editorial Department; Correspondence from Christiansburg Industrial institute regarding Dr. Eggleston's election to Board of Directors of Christiansburg Colored Hospital; notable letterhead from City of Asheville, North Caroline; South Carolina Cotton Association","Correspondence from Commonwealth of Virginia, Bureau of Labor and Industrial Statistics, Commissioner's Office regarding work hours of women employed in the laundry; notable letterhead from the National Automatic Sprinkler Association","Notable letterhead from  The Southern Planter ; Collegiate Training in Agriculture at VPI","Student expenses; Tabulated Comparative Lists of College Fees etc., 1891-1916","Notable letterhead from the  Farmer Boy","Staff and Officers from 1872 to July 1, 1919","Letter from Eggleston regarding requirement to sign pledge before signing for matriculation and order of the Board of Visitors disbanding fraternities; permission to organize Delta Sigma Sigma fraternity","Letter from R.H. Price, member of the Public School Board, Blacksburg District, regarding fraternities","Letterhead from Herman Hecht, Baker of Fine Breads and Cakes","Correspondence from the  Bugle","Letterhead from the  Richmond Virginia","Norfolk and Western Railway company public relations","Name of the college","Induction in the military","Notable letterhead from Pyrene Manufacturing Company; William L. Pierce insurance statement; Hauling crushed stone on the Norfolk and Western Railway; Proposal for steam heating apparatus","Notable letterhead from the Hotel Carroll; pasteurization of milk","Analyses of the college and town springs","Correspondence from Aubrey E. Strode, 19th Senatorial District (Amherst) Commonwealth of Virginia, Senate Chamber; notable letterhead from Equal Suffrage League of Virginia; notable letterhead from Stonewall Jackson College (for Women), Abington","National War Work Council of the Young Men's Christian Associations of the United States, Department of the East; Negro work in Virginia; correspondence from Paul N. Derring, General Secretary; Annual Report of the Student Department of the State Young Men's Christian Association, April 1, 1917-April 1, 1918"],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. 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Please contact Special Collections and University Archives ( specref@vt.edu  or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc id=\"aspace_946c830c86190b9f7288abbfd3ddfcc5\"\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003ePlease note:\u003c/emph\u003e This collection is in off-site storage and requires 2-3 days notice for retrieval. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives for more information.\u003c/physloc\u003e"],"physloc_tesim":["Please note:  This collection is in off-site storage and requires 2-3 days notice for retrieval. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives for more information."],"names_coll_ssim":["Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (1896-1944)","Eggleston, J. D. 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On 10 January 1945, Burruss suffered a fractured vertebrae in an automobile accident, so on 12 January, the Rector of the Board requested that Hutcheson assume the duties of the presidency immediately. At the Board meeting on 15 May, Burruss was elected \"President Emeritus\" and the search for a new president began. Burruss died two years later.","The guide to the Records of the Office of the President, Julian A. Burruss by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your- work/public-domain/cc0/ ).","The processing, arrangement, and description of the Records of the Office of the President, Julian A. Burruss commenced in July 2005 and was completed in May 2006. The collection was previously processed by Digital Library and Archives staff.","See also the  Julian Ashby Burruss Papers, 1904-2005, UA 0023,  at Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA.","This collection contains mostly correspondence, including with the Board of Visitors (1919-1928) and with faculty (1919-1946). 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Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (\u003ca href=\"mailto:specref@vt.edu\"\u003especref@vt.edu\u003c/a\u003e or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Reproductions and Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. ","Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form:  http://bit.ly/scuareproduction . Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form:  http://bit.ly/scuapublication . 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","Barringer's tenure as president was not a smooth one, hampered by several investigations. From the start, he was determined to develop the agricultural facet of VPI until it was at least equal to the engineering component, which caused some dissatisfaction among certain alumni and faculty. In 1909, the Chairman of the Alumni Association Welfare Committee, Lawrence Priddy, attempted to have the Board of Visitors oust Barringer. The Board ordered an investigation and a public hearing was held March 25, 1910, at which Priddy's charges were dismissed as \"unwarranted\" and \"inaccurate.\" However, this was not the end of Barringer's problems. ","In the fall of 1911, the Board again called for an investigation when a former Commandant of Cadets accused Barringer of \"countenancing immorality\" on campus. The investigation concluded that the charges were \"without foundation.\" ","Having survived those investigations, Barringer next ran afoul of Governor William H. 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According to the  Virginia Tech August 13, 2020 press release entitled \"Board of Visitors Executive Committee approves new names for residence halls\" , Barringer's \"public speeches and writings that were popular throughout the South prior to, during, and subsequent to his time as university president demonstrated and celebrated his personal views as a white supremacist who favored pro-slavery and anti-Black positions.\"","The guide to the Records of the Office of the President, Paul B. Barringer by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your- work/public-domain/cc0/ ).","The processing, arrangement, and description of the Records of the Office of the President, Paul B. Barringer were completed prior to 2001.","This collection contains mainly incoming and outgoing correspondence (1907-1913) concerning college activities and issues of Barringer's administration. 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The culmination of this shift and expansion in mission came in 1970 when the Legislature approved a name change reflective of VPI's growth: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.","Major events of the Hahn administration included abolishment of the VPI-Radford merger, causing a large increase in the number of women students at Tech, and a decision by the Board of Visitors to make participation in the military program optional, which resulted in a decline in Corps of Cadets membership but an increase in male Virginians choosing to attend the University. There were also numerous organizational and academic changes and improvements, including the establishment of a University-wide Research Division and a University-wide Extension Division, both in 1966. Also the physical plant continued to expand during this administration.","Some of the later years of the Hahn administration were marked by student demonstrations and protests, like those which occurred at many university campuses in the late 1960s and early 1970s.","After twelve years in office, Hahn sent a letter to faculty and staff in August 1974 indicating his decision to resign as president, stating that \"it is not in the best interest of a university for one person to serve as president for too long a time.\" In November, William Lavery was named to succeed Hahn, beginning in January 1975.","The guide to the Records of the Office of the President, T. Marshall Hahn, Jr. by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your- work/public-domain/cc0/ ).","Includes Affirmative Action Plan","The processing, arrangement, and description of the Records of the Office of the President, T. Marshall Hahn, Jr. was completed in 1992.","See also the  T. Marshall Hahn, Jr., Papers, Ms2019-041 , containing Hahn's personal papers.","This collection contains primarily correspondence concerning University matters, including letters to and from alumni, faculty, parents, and students. Correspondence with the Board of Visitors and government officials is also included in the collection. There is material concerning the Alumni Association, budget information, Higher Education Study Commission (1965), University Council, National and Southern Association of State Universities and Land-grant Colleges, State Council of Higher Education in Virginia, Task Force for Innovative Approaches to Instruction (1973), Consortium for Continuing Higher Education in Northern Virginia (1973), civil rights, proposal for College of Veterinary Medicine (1974, Box 95, folders 3211-3215), and various University committees and commissions. There is a large amount of material dealing with student protests (1970-1971, see Boxes 45-47), including correspondence to and from parents, students, and the general public. The collection also includes copies of many of Hahn's speeches (1961-1973), such as \"Statement on Need of a College of Veterinary Medicine in Virginia\" and \"Virginia in the Jet Age.\"","The collection also contains Hahn's files of the Metropolitan Study Commission that he chaired from 1966 to 1968, including correspondence, minutes, and reports. This commission was created by the 1966 Virginia General Assembly to \"make a comprehensive study of metropolitan governmental problems and to undertake to develop solutions to such problems.\"","There is also material on the Virginia Associated Research Center (VARC), including correspondence, reports, and Governing Committee minutes (1963-1967). VARC was an off-campus graduate facility sponsored by Virginia Tech, the College of William and Mary, and the University of Virginia, in cooperation with the Langley Research Center of NASA. It specialized in applied aerospace research and other basic research in related areas.","The University Archives also contains the records of Hahn's inauguration, including correspondence, programs, invitations, some minutes and other documents of the Inauguration Committee and its subcommittees on Local Arrangements, Reception, and Invitations and Programs. There is a notebook (see Box 98, folder 3277b) containing various articles and clippings on college budgets and campus unrest throughout the United States, plus a handwritten copy of a speech entitled \"The Role of the Academic Community in Campus Unrest\" (Box 101, folder 3319), and a typed paper entitled \"Legislation and Appropriations in Other States Relating to Higher Education\" that includes handwritten additions. Also in this collection is a bound volume containing photocopies of press clippings from the Conference on Artificial Satellites (August 12-16, 196?, Box 101, folder 3277c).","The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. ","Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form:  http://bit.ly/scuareproduction . Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form:  http://bit.ly/scuapublication . 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There is material concerning the Alumni Association, budget information, Higher Education Study Commission (1965), University Council, National and Southern Associations of State Universities and Land-grant Colleges, State Council of Higher Education in Virginia, Task Force for Innovative Approaches to Instruction (1973), Consortium for Continuing Higher Education in Northern Virginia (1973), civil rights, proposal for College of Veterinary Medicine (1974, Box 95, folders 3211-3215), and various University committees and commissions. There is a large amount of material dealing with student protests (1970-1971, see Boxes 45-47), including correspondence to and from parents, students, and the general public. 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Also the physical plant continued to expand during this administration.","Some of the later years of the Hahn administration were marked by student demonstrations and protests, like those which occurred at many university campuses in the late 1960s and early 1970s.","After twelve years in office, Hahn sent a letter to faculty and staff in August 1974 indicating his decision to resign as president, stating that \"it is not in the best interest of a university for one person to serve as president for too long a time.\" In November, William Lavery was named to succeed Hahn, beginning in January 1975.","The guide to the Records of the Office of the President, T. Marshall Hahn, Jr. by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your- work/public-domain/cc0/ ).","Includes Affirmative Action Plan","The processing, arrangement, and description of the Records of the Office of the President, T. 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There is a large amount of material dealing with student protests (1970-1971, see Boxes 45-47), including correspondence to and from parents, students, and the general public. The collection also includes copies of many of Hahn's speeches (1961-1973), such as \"Statement on Need of a College of Veterinary Medicine in Virginia\" and \"Virginia in the Jet Age.\"","The collection also contains Hahn's files of the Metropolitan Study Commission that he chaired from 1966 to 1968, including correspondence, minutes, and reports. This commission was created by the 1966 Virginia General Assembly to \"make a comprehensive study of metropolitan governmental problems and to undertake to develop solutions to such problems.\"","There is also material on the Virginia Associated Research Center (VARC), including correspondence, reports, and Governing Committee minutes (1963-1967). VARC was an off-campus graduate facility sponsored by Virginia Tech, the College of William and Mary, and the University of Virginia, in cooperation with the Langley Research Center of NASA. It specialized in applied aerospace research and other basic research in related areas.","The University Archives also contains the records of Hahn's inauguration, including correspondence, programs, invitations, some minutes and other documents of the Inauguration Committee and its subcommittees on Local Arrangements, Reception, and Invitations and Programs. There is a notebook (see Box 98, folder 3277b) containing various articles and clippings on college budgets and campus unrest throughout the United States, plus a handwritten copy of a speech entitled \"The Role of the Academic Community in Campus Unrest\" (Box 101, folder 3319), and a typed paper entitled \"Legislation and Appropriations in Other States Relating to Higher Education\" that includes handwritten additions. Also in this collection is a bound volume containing photocopies of press clippings from the Conference on Artificial Satellites (August 12-16, 196?, Box 101, folder 3277c).","The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. ","Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form:  http://bit.ly/scuareproduction . Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form:  http://bit.ly/scuapublication . Please contact Special Collections and University Archives ( specref@vt.edu  or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.","This collection contains primarily correspondence concerning University matters, including letters to and from alumni, faculty, parents, and students. Correspondence with the Board of Visitors and government officials is also included in the collection. There is material concerning the Alumni Association, budget information, Higher Education Study Commission (1965), University Council, National and Southern Associations of State Universities and Land-grant Colleges, State Council of Higher Education in Virginia, Task Force for Innovative Approaches to Instruction (1973), Consortium for Continuing Higher Education in Northern Virginia (1973), civil rights, proposal for College of Veterinary Medicine (1974, Box 95, folders 3211-3215), and various University committees and commissions. There is a large amount of material dealing with student protests (1970-1971, see Boxes 45-47), including correspondence to and from parents, students, and the general public. The collection also includes copies of many of Hahn's speeches (1961-1973), such as \"Statement on Need of a College of Veterinary Medicine in Virginia\" and \"Virginia in the Jet Age.\"","Please note:  This collection is located in off-site storage and may require 2-3 days notice for retrieval. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for more information.","Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech","Virginia Polytechnic Institute (1944-1970)","Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (1970-)","Hahn, T. Marshall, Jr. (Thomas Marshall), 1926-2016","The materials in the collection are in English."],"unitid_tesim":["RG.02.11"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Records of the Office of the President, T. 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","Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form:  http://bit.ly/scuareproduction . Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form:  http://bit.ly/scuapublication . Please contact Special Collections and University Archives ( specref@vt.edu  or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form."],"acqinfo_ssim":["The Records of the Office of the President, T. Marshall Hahn, Jr. were transferred to Special Collections and University Archives in 1990. A small amount of inauguration materials was transferred in 1963."],"access_subjects_ssim":["Faculty and staff","University Archives","University History","Women -- History","Record Group 2 - Office of the President"],"access_subjects_ssm":["Faculty and staff","University Archives","University History","Women -- History","Record Group 2 - Office of the President"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"extent_ssm":["141.4 Cubic Feet 101 boxes"],"extent_tesim":["141.4 Cubic Feet 101 boxes"],"date_range_isim":[1962,1963,1964,1965,1966,1967,1968,1969,1970,1971,1972,1973,1974],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe collection is open to research.\u003c/p\u003e"],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Access"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["The collection is open to research."],"arrangement_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe collection remains in original order, arranged first chronologically, then alphabetically.\u003c/p\u003e"],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Arrangement"],"arrangement_tesim":["The collection remains in original order, arranged first chronologically, then alphabetically."],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eBeing selected as VPI's eleventh president at the age of 35 made Hahn the youngest man to ever hold the position. During his administration, which began 2 July 1962, VPI became known as \"Virginia's Land-Grant University.\" There was a shift from traditional technically-oriented education to a more comprehensive University-oriented education, with programs being expanded through the doctoral level in many non-science areas. The culmination of this shift and expansion in mission came in 1970 when the Legislature approved a name change reflective of VPI's growth: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMajor events of the Hahn administration included abolishment of the VPI-Radford merger, causing a large increase in the number of women students at Tech, and a decision by the Board of Visitors to make participation in the military program optional, which resulted in a decline in Corps of Cadets membership but an increase in male Virginians choosing to attend the University. There were also numerous organizational and academic changes and improvements, including the establishment of a University-wide Research Division and a University-wide Extension Division, both in 1966. Also the physical plant continued to expand during this administration.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSome of the later years of the Hahn administration were marked by student demonstrations and protests, like those which occurred at many university campuses in the late 1960s and early 1970s.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAfter twelve years in office, Hahn sent a letter to faculty and staff in August 1974 indicating his decision to resign as president, stating that \"it is not in the best interest of a university for one person to serve as president for too long a time.\" In November, William Lavery was named to succeed Hahn, beginning in January 1975.\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical Note"],"bioghist_tesim":["Being selected as VPI's eleventh president at the age of 35 made Hahn the youngest man to ever hold the position. During his administration, which began 2 July 1962, VPI became known as \"Virginia's Land-Grant University.\" There was a shift from traditional technically-oriented education to a more comprehensive University-oriented education, with programs being expanded through the doctoral level in many non-science areas. The culmination of this shift and expansion in mission came in 1970 when the Legislature approved a name change reflective of VPI's growth: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.","Major events of the Hahn administration included abolishment of the VPI-Radford merger, causing a large increase in the number of women students at Tech, and a decision by the Board of Visitors to make participation in the military program optional, which resulted in a decline in Corps of Cadets membership but an increase in male Virginians choosing to attend the University. There were also numerous organizational and academic changes and improvements, including the establishment of a University-wide Research Division and a University-wide Extension Division, both in 1966. Also the physical plant continued to expand during this administration.","Some of the later years of the Hahn administration were marked by student demonstrations and protests, like those which occurred at many university campuses in the late 1960s and early 1970s.","After twelve years in office, Hahn sent a letter to faculty and staff in August 1974 indicating his decision to resign as president, stating that \"it is not in the best interest of a university for one person to serve as president for too long a time.\" In November, William Lavery was named to succeed Hahn, beginning in January 1975."],"odd_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe guide to the Records of the Office of the President, T. Marshall Hahn, Jr. by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (\u003ca href=\"https://creativecommons.org/share-your-%20work/public-domain/cc0/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://creativecommons.org/share-your- work/public-domain/cc0/\u003c/a\u003e).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes Affirmative Action Plan\u003c/p\u003e"],"odd_heading_ssm":["Rights Statement for Archival Description","General"],"odd_tesim":["The guide to the Records of the Office of the President, T. Marshall Hahn, Jr. by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your- work/public-domain/cc0/ ).","Includes Affirmative Action Plan"],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eResearchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Records of the Office of the President, T. Marshall Hahn, Jr., RG 2/11, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Records of the Office of the President, T. Marshall Hahn, Jr., RG 2/11, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va."],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe processing, arrangement, and description of the Records of the Office of the President, T. Marshall Hahn, Jr. was completed in 1992.\u003c/p\u003e"],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Processing Information"],"processinfo_tesim":["The processing, arrangement, and description of the Records of the Office of the President, T. Marshall Hahn, Jr. was completed in 1992."],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eSee also the \u003ca href=\"https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=vt/viblbv02011.xml\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eT. Marshall Hahn, Jr., Papers, Ms2019-041\u003c/a\u003e, containing Hahn's personal papers.\u003c/p\u003e"],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related Archival Materials"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["See also the  T. Marshall Hahn, Jr., Papers, Ms2019-041 , containing Hahn's personal papers."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThis collection contains primarily correspondence concerning University matters, including letters to and from alumni, faculty, parents, and students. Correspondence with the Board of Visitors and government officials is also included in the collection. There is material concerning the Alumni Association, budget information, Higher Education Study Commission (1965), University Council, National and Southern Association of State Universities and Land-grant Colleges, State Council of Higher Education in Virginia, Task Force for Innovative Approaches to Instruction (1973), Consortium for Continuing Higher Education in Northern Virginia (1973), civil rights, proposal for College of Veterinary Medicine (1974, Box 95, folders 3211-3215), and various University committees and commissions. There is a large amount of material dealing with student protests (1970-1971, see Boxes 45-47), including correspondence to and from parents, students, and the general public. The collection also includes copies of many of Hahn's speeches (1961-1973), such as \"Statement on Need of a College of Veterinary Medicine in Virginia\" and \"Virginia in the Jet Age.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe collection also contains Hahn's files of the Metropolitan Study Commission that he chaired from 1966 to 1968, including correspondence, minutes, and reports. This commission was created by the 1966 Virginia General Assembly to \"make a comprehensive study of metropolitan governmental problems and to undertake to develop solutions to such problems.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThere is also material on the Virginia Associated Research Center (VARC), including correspondence, reports, and Governing Committee minutes (1963-1967). VARC was an off-campus graduate facility sponsored by Virginia Tech, the College of William and Mary, and the University of Virginia, in cooperation with the Langley Research Center of NASA. It specialized in applied aerospace research and other basic research in related areas.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe University Archives also contains the records of Hahn's inauguration, including correspondence, programs, invitations, some minutes and other documents of the Inauguration Committee and its subcommittees on Local Arrangements, Reception, and Invitations and Programs. There is a notebook (see Box 98, folder 3277b) containing various articles and clippings on college budgets and campus unrest throughout the United States, plus a handwritten copy of a speech entitled \"The Role of the Academic Community in Campus Unrest\" (Box 101, folder 3319), and a typed paper entitled \"Legislation and Appropriations in Other States Relating to Higher Education\" that includes handwritten additions. 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There is material concerning the Alumni Association, budget information, Higher Education Study Commission (1965), University Council, National and Southern Association of State Universities and Land-grant Colleges, State Council of Higher Education in Virginia, Task Force for Innovative Approaches to Instruction (1973), Consortium for Continuing Higher Education in Northern Virginia (1973), civil rights, proposal for College of Veterinary Medicine (1974, Box 95, folders 3211-3215), and various University committees and commissions. There is a large amount of material dealing with student protests (1970-1971, see Boxes 45-47), including correspondence to and from parents, students, and the general public. The collection also includes copies of many of Hahn's speeches (1961-1973), such as \"Statement on Need of a College of Veterinary Medicine in Virginia\" and \"Virginia in the Jet Age.\"","The collection also contains Hahn's files of the Metropolitan Study Commission that he chaired from 1966 to 1968, including correspondence, minutes, and reports. This commission was created by the 1966 Virginia General Assembly to \"make a comprehensive study of metropolitan governmental problems and to undertake to develop solutions to such problems.\"","There is also material on the Virginia Associated Research Center (VARC), including correspondence, reports, and Governing Committee minutes (1963-1967). VARC was an off-campus graduate facility sponsored by Virginia Tech, the College of William and Mary, and the University of Virginia, in cooperation with the Langley Research Center of NASA. It specialized in applied aerospace research and other basic research in related areas.","The University Archives also contains the records of Hahn's inauguration, including correspondence, programs, invitations, some minutes and other documents of the Inauguration Committee and its subcommittees on Local Arrangements, Reception, and Invitations and Programs. There is a notebook (see Box 98, folder 3277b) containing various articles and clippings on college budgets and campus unrest throughout the United States, plus a handwritten copy of a speech entitled \"The Role of the Academic Community in Campus Unrest\" (Box 101, folder 3319), and a typed paper entitled \"Legislation and Appropriations in Other States Relating to Higher Education\" that includes handwritten additions. Also in this collection is a bound volume containing photocopies of press clippings from the Conference on Artificial Satellites (August 12-16, 196?, Box 101, folder 3277c)."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eReproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form: \u003ca href=\"http://bit.ly/scuareproduction\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/scuareproduction\u003c/a\u003e. Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form: \u003ca href=\"http://bit.ly/scuapublication\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/scuapublication\u003c/a\u003e. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (\u003ca href=\"mailto:specref@vt.edu\"\u003especref@vt.edu\u003c/a\u003e or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Reproductions and Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. ","Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form:  http://bit.ly/scuareproduction . Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form:  http://bit.ly/scuapublication . Please contact Special Collections and University Archives ( specref@vt.edu  or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_ad521289c83e641cfef0bdc938ef8676\" label=\"Abstract\"\u003eThis collection contains primarily correspondence concerning University matters, including letters to and from alumni, faculty, parents, and students. Correspondence with the Board of Visitors and government officials is also included in the collection. There is material concerning the Alumni Association, budget information, Higher Education Study Commission (1965), University Council, National and Southern Associations of State Universities and Land-grant Colleges, State Council of Higher Education in Virginia, Task Force for Innovative Approaches to Instruction (1973), Consortium for Continuing Higher Education in Northern Virginia (1973), civil rights, proposal for College of Veterinary Medicine (1974, Box 95, folders 3211-3215), and various University committees and commissions. There is a large amount of material dealing with student protests (1970-1971, see Boxes 45-47), including correspondence to and from parents, students, and the general public. The collection also includes copies of many of Hahn's speeches (1961-1973), such as \"Statement on Need of a College of Veterinary Medicine in Virginia\" and \"Virginia in the Jet Age.\"\u003c/abstract\u003e"],"abstract_tesim":["This collection contains primarily correspondence concerning University matters, including letters to and from alumni, faculty, parents, and students. Correspondence with the Board of Visitors and government officials is also included in the collection. There is material concerning the Alumni Association, budget information, Higher Education Study Commission (1965), University Council, National and Southern Associations of State Universities and Land-grant Colleges, State Council of Higher Education in Virginia, Task Force for Innovative Approaches to Instruction (1973), Consortium for Continuing Higher Education in Northern Virginia (1973), civil rights, proposal for College of Veterinary Medicine (1974, Box 95, folders 3211-3215), and various University committees and commissions. There is a large amount of material dealing with student protests (1970-1971, see Boxes 45-47), including correspondence to and from parents, students, and the general public. 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For the rest of the collection, only a few items believed to be of particular historical importance were copied onto acid-free paper. This was done because the paper used for copies of Newman's outgoing correspondence is of poor quality and in danger of deterioration. Oversize materials were removed from their original files, unfolded, and placed in the Oversize Materials series.","Series I. General Correspondence, 1947-1961\n \nMaterials are arranged chronologically by year and alphabetically by subject within each year. Sometimes correspondence is filed under subject and, in other years, by the name of the correspondent. For instance, correspondence with J.R. Abbitt, Superintendent of Building and Grounds, might be filed under \"A\" one year and \"S\" in another. In most cases, correspondence is arranged chronologically within each file.\n Series II. Honorary Awards Committee, 1962\n \nOne folder of correspondence regarding a proposed Honorary Awards Committee and expansion of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute Citation Committee.\n Series III. Newman Library Building Project, 1949-1957\n \nCorrespondence, bids, reports, and clippings pertaining to construction of Newman Library. Arranged alphabetically by subject.\n Series IV. Faculty Personnel Cases, 1953-1962\n \nCorrespondence relating to three faculty personnel cases involving faculty. Access to these materials is restricted for 75 years after it was created.\n Series V. Oversize Materials, 1947-1955\n \nOversize organizational and financial charts, maps, and architectural drawings taken from the General Correspondence and Newman Library Building Project series, as well as material on Newman's inauguration.\n","Walter Stephenson Newman (1895-1978) was president of Virginia Tech from 1947 to 1962. As president, Newman conferred more degrees than all his predecessors combined and oversaw more than $20,000,000 in campus construction. Newman put greater emphasis on research and graduate programs than any previous president, and several new graduate degree programs were established while he was president. In 1953, the first black student was admitted to Virginia Tech, notwithstanding Newman's active opposition to integration. Also during Newman's term, the status of the Corps of Cadets was studied, then strengthened with the appointment of the first full-time commandant of cadets since World War I.","Walter Newman was born in Woodstock, Virginia, on July 20, 1895. He earned an undergraduate degree from Hampden-Sydney College in 1917, a Masters of Science in agriculture from Virginia Tech in 1919, and a Ph.D. Degree in agriculture from Penn State in 1931. He was Assistant Professor of Agricultural Education at Virginia Tech from 1922 to 1936, when he became Assistant Superintendent of Public Instruction for the state of Virginia. He also served as state administrator of the National Youth Administration from 1936 to 1942.","Newman returned to Virginia Tech as Vice President in May 1945. He assumed many of the duties of the office of the president in December 1946, when President John Hutcheson was hospitalized. The Board of Visitors appointed Newman Acting President in May 1947 and President on September 1, 1947.","Newman's presidency saw \"the beginning of a strong effort to strengthen the offerings in the humanities,\" Duncan Lyle Kinnear writes in  A Short History of Virginia Tech . Courses in Russian, philosophy and ethics were introduced, and the Department of Philosophy and Religion was organized in 1955.","Masters programs were added in City and Regional Planning, Engineering Geology, Aeronautical Engineering, Nuclear Engineering Physics, and Mathematics, and doctoral programs in Applied Mechanics and Geology, Mathematics, Aeronautical Engineering, and Civil Engineering. The Departments of Forestry and Wildlife Conservation, Veterinary Science, and Entomology were created from the Department of Biology; the Department of Extension Education was begun in the School of Agriculture; and the School of Home Economics was created. Roanoke Technical Institute, a division of Tech's School of Engineering, opened its doors in 1961.","In 1957, the university acquired a wind tunnel for use in its aeronautical engineering program. A nuclear reactor simulator, the first in the country owned by a college, began operations in 1957.","Dormitory capacity increased from 1,976 to 3,904 between 1947 and 1962. Buildings constructed while Newman was president include Newman Library (1955), Femoyer, Thomas, and Monteith dormitories (1949), Smyth and Henderson Halls (1950), the first wing of Randolph Hall and Williams Hall (1953), Commerce Hall (now Pamplin Hall, 1957), and Memorial Chapel (1960), and construction was begun on Cassell Coliseum and Schultz Dining Hall, and Vawter and Barringer dormitories (1962).","The Virginia Polytechnic Institute Educational Foundation, Inc., was established by the Board of Visitors in 1948 to increase gifts and endowments, and a Director of Development was hired in 1958. The Virginia Polytechnic Institute-Blacksburg-Christiansburg Water Authority was organized in 1954-1955, ensuring the campus with an abundant supply of water on campus beginning in 1957.","President Newman suffered a heart attack in March 1961. He returned to work in July but presented the Board of Visitors with his formal resignation soon afterward. Newman's resignation was made official December 4 , 1961.","Sources:\n Jenkins Mikell Robertson, compiler and editor.  Historical Data Book ,  Centennial Edition (Blacksburg, VA: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1964 and 1972), 21-24. Duncan Lyle Kinnear,  The First 100 Years: A History of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Blacksburg, VA: Virginia Polytechnic Institute Educational Foundation, Inc., 1972), 357-413. Peter Wallenstein, \"The First Black Students at Virginia Tech,\"  Diversity News , Vol. 4, No. 1 (Fall 1997), 3.","\nMaterials are arranged chronologically by year and alphabetically by subject within each year. Sometimes correspondence is filed under subject and, in other years, by the name of the correspondent. For instance, correspondence with J.R. Abbitt, Superintendent of Building and Grounds, might be filed under \"A\" one year and \"S\" in another. In most cases, correspondence is arranged chronologically within each file.\n","\nOne folder of correspondence regarding a proposed Honorary Awards Committee and expansion of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute Citation Committee.\n","\nCorrespondence, bids, reports, and clippings pertaining to construction of Newman Library. Arranged alphabetically by subject.\n","\nCorrespondence relating to three faculty personnel cases involving faculty. Access to these materials is restricted for 75 years after it was created.\n","\nOversize organizational and financial charts, maps, and architectural drawings taken from the General Correspondence and Newman Library Building Project series, as well as material on Newman's inauguration.\n","The guide to the Records of the Office of the President, Walter S. Newman by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your- work/public-domain/cc0/ ).","The processing, arrangement, and description of the Records of the Office of the President, Walter S. Newman commenced in June 2002 and completed in July 2002. Initial processing was completed in 1986.","See also the  Walter S. Newman Collection,  Ms2015-006 , and  Records of the Office of the Vice-President, Walter S. Newman, RG 3/1 , at the Virginia Tech Special Collections and University Archives.","The Records of the Office of the President, Walter S. Newman 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 photographs, and reports on Virginia's public school system submitted to the Moses Commission.","There is also inauguration material, including programs, invitations, clippings, correspondence, speeches, and certificates of congratulations and greetings from other universities. Other materials include correspondence, reports, and some committee minutes dealing with the VPI World War II Memorial; correspondence, reports, and some minutes of the Research Council on Education (Governor's Advisory Committee) which Newman chaired; a folder of correspondence by John Hutcheson as Chancellor; and correspondence, reports, and other documents relating to the Virginia Polytechnic Institute Educational Foundation, Inc.","The records document Newman's administrative activities as president of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and many of the major developments that took place in the university's history during his term. In addition to General Correspondence, which constitutes the bulk of the collection, the records are organized into the following series: Honorary Awards Committee, Newman Library Building Project, and Oversize Materials.","General Correspondence consists of Newman's office files for each year of his presidency. The series is subdivided chronologically, and in each sub-series, materials are filed alphabetically by correspondent or subject, reflecting their original order. ","Subjects discussed in Newman's correspondence include racial relations and desegregation, building projects, development of an adequate water supply for Blacksburg and Virginia Tech (see 1951 correspondence with Governor Battle), the Corps of Cadets, possible merger with Radford College in 1949, expansion of graduate programs, acquisition of a nuclear reactor simulator, the Tennessee Valley Authority, the Moses Commission, development of radio and television stations at Virginia Tech, Virginia Tech faculty's statement of support of the House Un-American Activities Committee, football, the Southern Athletic Conference, concerns about hazing and panty raids at Radford College, and a petition on the part of the town of Blacksburg to annex the Virginia Tech campus.","Major correspondents include Virginia Attorney General and Governor Lindsay Almond, T.W. Mumford and John M. Devine, Commandants of the Corps of Cadets; L.A. Pardue, Vice President and Director of Graduate Studies; E.B. Norris, Director of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute Research Foundation; L.B. Dietrick, Dean of Agriculture, Dean John W. Whittemore, Hart Harris, Director of Personnel for the State of Virginia; Earl Fisher, Director of Development for Virginia Tech, the Virginia Polytechnic Institute Educational Foundation, Inc., the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, the Association of Land Grant Colleges and Universities, and the Virginia Advisory Legislative Council.","Notable correspondents include Virginia Governors William Tuck, John Battle, and Thomas Stanley. There is one letter from President Dwight Eisenhower and another from his brother Milton Eisenhower. Correspondence files labeled Legislation include a 1959 letter from Senator Lyndon B. Johnson as well as letters from Virginia Senator William Byrd, and other Virginia senators and congressmen.","Correspondence with Virginia Attorney General Lindsay Almond and Director of Admissions Paul Farrier in the early 1950s documents the University's strategy in response to efforts to challenge segregation in Virginia's public schools and universities and the decision to admit Irving L. Peddrew III, the first Black student enrolled at Virginia Tech. Files labeled \"Racial Relations\" from 1951 and 1952 document Newman's attempts, which proved unsuccessful, to help the defense in  Dorothy Davis v. County School Board, Prince Edward County  by providing historical evidence of equality of resources within segregation. A file of correspondence from 1961 with Mary Fessler, President of the Blacksburg Branch of the American Association of University Women, records Newman's decision to bar the organization from meeting on campus after a Black woman joined.","Subject and correspondence files on the Corps of Cadets document concerns about how mandatory participation in the Corps was effecting enrollment and efforts to strengthen the Corps during the 1950s.","The Honorary Awards Committee series consists of one folder of correspondence from 1962 pertaining to a proposed Honorary Awards Committee and expansion of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute Citation Committee.","The Newman Library Building Project series contains correspondence, bids, reports, color samples, and clippings pertaining to construction of Newman Library. Materials in this series date from 1949-1957. They are arranged alphabetically by subject, reflecting their original order.","The Oversize Materials series comprises organizational and financial charts, maps, and architectural drawings dating from the period 1957 to 1955. Much of this material was taken from the Newman Library Building Project series, but a few items were taken from the General Correspondence series. There is also material on Newman's inauguration","Please note:  This series is restricted for 75 years from date of creation. Please contact Special Collections for more information.","Annual reports of the Library have been catalogued and transferred from the Newman Library Construction Project series to the Rare Book Collection. A file of monthly circulation and accession reports from the period 1915 to 1919 have been transferred from the Newman Library Construction Project series to the  Records of the Virginia Tech University Libraries, RG 23 . All transfers are identified as part of the Records of the Office of the President, Walter S. Newman.","The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. ","Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form:  http://bit.ly/scuareproduction . Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form:  http://bit.ly/scuapublication . Please contact Special Collections and University Archives ( specref@vt.edu  or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.","The Records of the Office of the President, Walter S. Newman consists of correspondence, financial documents, enrollment statistics, architects' contracts, audits, commencement and inaugural ephemera, statements to the Federal Power Commission, photographs, and reports on Virginia's public school system submitted to the Moses Commission.","Please note:  The majority of this collection is in off-site storage and requires 2-3 days notice for retrieval. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives for more information.","Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech","Virginia Polytechnic Institute (1944-1970)","Newman, Walter S. (Walter Stephenson), 1895-1978","The materials in the collection are in English."],"unitid_tesim":["RG.02.10"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Records of the Office of the President, Walter S. Newman"],"collection_title_tesim":["Records of the Office of the President, Walter S. Newman"],"collection_ssim":["Records of the Office of the President, Walter S. 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Please contact Special Collections and University Archives ( specref@vt.edu  or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form."],"acqinfo_ssim":["The majority of this collection was transferred to Special Collections and University Archives prior to 1987. Inauguration materials were transferred in 1972, one folder of athletics was transferred in 1981, and materials relating to his tenure as acting president in 1947 were transferred in 1989."],"access_subjects_ssim":["Faculty and staff","University Archives","University History","Record Group 2 - Office of the President"],"access_subjects_ssm":["Faculty and staff","University Archives","University History","Record Group 2 - Office of the President"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"extent_ssm":["23.25 Cubic Feet 24 boxes and 2 oversize folders"],"extent_tesim":["23.25 Cubic Feet 24 boxes and 2 oversize folders"],"date_range_isim":[1947,1948,1949,1950,1951,1952,1953,1954,1955,1956,1957,1958,1959,1960,1961,1962],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe collection is open for research, with the exception of Box 24, which is restricted for 75 years from the date of record creation. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for more information.\u003c/p\u003e"],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Access"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["The collection is open for research, with the exception of Box 24, which is restricted for 75 years from the date of record creation. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for more information."],"appraisal_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe collection was placed in acid-free folders when they were transferred to the University Archives prior to 1986. During processing in 2002, outgoing correspondence in Boxes 1-2 and the first 12 folders of Box 3 was copied onto acid-free paper. For the rest of the collection, only a few items believed to be of particular historical importance were copied onto acid-free paper. This was done because the paper used for copies of Newman's outgoing correspondence is of poor quality and in danger of deterioration. Oversize materials were removed from their original files, unfolded, and placed in the Oversize Materials series.\u003c/p\u003e"],"appraisal_heading_ssm":["Appraisal"],"appraisal_tesim":["The collection was placed in acid-free folders when they were transferred to the University Archives prior to 1986. During processing in 2002, outgoing correspondence in Boxes 1-2 and the first 12 folders of Box 3 was copied onto acid-free paper. For the rest of the collection, only a few items believed to be of particular historical importance were copied onto acid-free paper. This was done because the paper used for copies of Newman's outgoing correspondence is of poor quality and in danger of deterioration. Oversize materials were removed from their original files, unfolded, and placed in the Oversize Materials series."],"arrangement_html_tesm":["\u003clist\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eSeries I. General Correspondence, 1947-1961\n\u003cnote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\nMaterials are arranged chronologically by year and alphabetically by subject within each year. Sometimes correspondence is filed under subject and, in other years, by the name of the correspondent. For instance, correspondence with J.R. Abbitt, Superintendent of Building and Grounds, might be filed under \"A\" one year and \"S\" in another. In most cases, correspondence is arranged chronologically within each file.\n\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/note\u003e\n\u003c/item\u003e\n\n\u003citem\u003eSeries II. Honorary Awards Committee, 1962\n\u003cnote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\nOne folder of correspondence regarding a proposed Honorary Awards Committee and expansion of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute Citation Committee.\n\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/note\u003e\n\u003c/item\u003e\n\n\u003citem\u003eSeries III. Newman Library Building Project, 1949-1957\n\u003cnote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\nCorrespondence, bids, reports, and clippings pertaining to construction of Newman Library. Arranged alphabetically by subject.\n\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/note\u003e\n\u003c/item\u003e\n\n\u003citem\u003eSeries IV. Faculty Personnel Cases, 1953-1962\n\u003cnote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\nCorrespondence relating to three faculty personnel cases involving faculty. Access to these materials is restricted for 75 years after it was created.\n\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/note\u003e\n\u003c/item\u003e\n\n\u003citem\u003eSeries V. Oversize Materials, 1947-1955\n\u003cnote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\nOversize organizational and financial charts, maps, and architectural drawings taken from the General Correspondence and Newman Library Building Project series, as well as material on Newman's inauguration.\n\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/note\u003e\n\u003c/item\u003e\n\n\u003c/list\u003e"],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Arrangement"],"arrangement_tesim":["Series I. General Correspondence, 1947-1961\n \nMaterials are arranged chronologically by year and alphabetically by subject within each year. Sometimes correspondence is filed under subject and, in other years, by the name of the correspondent. For instance, correspondence with J.R. Abbitt, Superintendent of Building and Grounds, might be filed under \"A\" one year and \"S\" in another. In most cases, correspondence is arranged chronologically within each file.\n Series II. Honorary Awards Committee, 1962\n \nOne folder of correspondence regarding a proposed Honorary Awards Committee and expansion of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute Citation Committee.\n Series III. Newman Library Building Project, 1949-1957\n \nCorrespondence, bids, reports, and clippings pertaining to construction of Newman Library. Arranged alphabetically by subject.\n Series IV. Faculty Personnel Cases, 1953-1962\n \nCorrespondence relating to three faculty personnel cases involving faculty. Access to these materials is restricted for 75 years after it was created.\n Series V. Oversize Materials, 1947-1955\n \nOversize organizational and financial charts, maps, and architectural drawings taken from the General Correspondence and Newman Library Building Project series, as well as material on Newman's inauguration.\n"],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eWalter Stephenson Newman (1895-1978) was president of Virginia Tech from 1947 to 1962. As president, Newman conferred more degrees than all his predecessors combined and oversaw more than $20,000,000 in campus construction. Newman put greater emphasis on research and graduate programs than any previous president, and several new graduate degree programs were established while he was president. In 1953, the first black student was admitted to Virginia Tech, notwithstanding Newman's active opposition to integration. Also during Newman's term, the status of the Corps of Cadets was studied, then strengthened with the appointment of the first full-time commandant of cadets since World War I.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eWalter Newman was born in Woodstock, Virginia, on July 20, 1895. He earned an undergraduate degree from Hampden-Sydney College in 1917, a Masters of Science in agriculture from Virginia Tech in 1919, and a Ph.D. Degree in agriculture from Penn State in 1931. He was Assistant Professor of Agricultural Education at Virginia Tech from 1922 to 1936, when he became Assistant Superintendent of Public Instruction for the state of Virginia. He also served as state administrator of the National Youth Administration from 1936 to 1942.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eNewman returned to Virginia Tech as Vice President in May 1945. He assumed many of the duties of the office of the president in December 1946, when President John Hutcheson was hospitalized. The Board of Visitors appointed Newman Acting President in May 1947 and President on September 1, 1947.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eNewman's presidency saw \"the beginning of a strong effort to strengthen the offerings in the humanities,\" Duncan Lyle Kinnear writes in \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eA Short History of Virginia Tech\u003c/title\u003e. Courses in Russian, philosophy and ethics were introduced, and the Department of Philosophy and Religion was organized in 1955.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMasters programs were added in City and Regional Planning, Engineering Geology, Aeronautical Engineering, Nuclear Engineering Physics, and Mathematics, and doctoral programs in Applied Mechanics and Geology, Mathematics, Aeronautical Engineering, and Civil Engineering. The Departments of Forestry and Wildlife Conservation, Veterinary Science, and Entomology were created from the Department of Biology; the Department of Extension Education was begun in the School of Agriculture; and the School of Home Economics was created. Roanoke Technical Institute, a division of Tech's School of Engineering, opened its doors in 1961.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eIn 1957, the university acquired a wind tunnel for use in its aeronautical engineering program. A nuclear reactor simulator, the first in the country owned by a college, began operations in 1957.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDormitory capacity increased from 1,976 to 3,904 between 1947 and 1962. Buildings constructed while Newman was president include Newman Library (1955), Femoyer, Thomas, and Monteith dormitories (1949), Smyth and Henderson Halls (1950), the first wing of Randolph Hall and Williams Hall (1953), Commerce Hall (now Pamplin Hall, 1957), and Memorial Chapel (1960), and construction was begun on Cassell Coliseum and Schultz Dining Hall, and Vawter and Barringer dormitories (1962).\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe Virginia Polytechnic Institute Educational Foundation, Inc., was established by the Board of Visitors in 1948 to increase gifts and endowments, and a Director of Development was hired in 1958. The Virginia Polytechnic Institute-Blacksburg-Christiansburg Water Authority was organized in 1954-1955, ensuring the campus with an abundant supply of water on campus beginning in 1957.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003ePresident Newman suffered a heart attack in March 1961. He returned to work in July but presented the Board of Visitors with his formal resignation soon afterward. Newman's resignation was made official December 4 , 1961.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSources:\n\u003clist\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eJenkins Mikell Robertson, compiler and editor. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eHistorical Data Book\u003c/title\u003e, \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eCentennial Edition\u003c/title\u003e(Blacksburg, VA: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1964 and 1972), 21-24.\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eDuncan Lyle Kinnear, \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eThe First 100 Years: A History of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University\u003c/title\u003e(Blacksburg, VA: Virginia Polytechnic Institute Educational Foundation, Inc., 1972), 357-413.\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003ePeter Wallenstein, \"The First Black Students at Virginia Tech,\" \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eDiversity News\u003c/title\u003e, Vol. 4, No. 1 (Fall 1997), 3.\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003c/list\u003e\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical Note"],"bioghist_tesim":["Walter Stephenson Newman (1895-1978) was president of Virginia Tech from 1947 to 1962. As president, Newman conferred more degrees than all his predecessors combined and oversaw more than $20,000,000 in campus construction. Newman put greater emphasis on research and graduate programs than any previous president, and several new graduate degree programs were established while he was president. In 1953, the first black student was admitted to Virginia Tech, notwithstanding Newman's active opposition to integration. Also during Newman's term, the status of the Corps of Cadets was studied, then strengthened with the appointment of the first full-time commandant of cadets since World War I.","Walter Newman was born in Woodstock, Virginia, on July 20, 1895. He earned an undergraduate degree from Hampden-Sydney College in 1917, a Masters of Science in agriculture from Virginia Tech in 1919, and a Ph.D. Degree in agriculture from Penn State in 1931. He was Assistant Professor of Agricultural Education at Virginia Tech from 1922 to 1936, when he became Assistant Superintendent of Public Instruction for the state of Virginia. He also served as state administrator of the National Youth Administration from 1936 to 1942.","Newman returned to Virginia Tech as Vice President in May 1945. He assumed many of the duties of the office of the president in December 1946, when President John Hutcheson was hospitalized. The Board of Visitors appointed Newman Acting President in May 1947 and President on September 1, 1947.","Newman's presidency saw \"the beginning of a strong effort to strengthen the offerings in the humanities,\" Duncan Lyle Kinnear writes in  A Short History of Virginia Tech . Courses in Russian, philosophy and ethics were introduced, and the Department of Philosophy and Religion was organized in 1955.","Masters programs were added in City and Regional Planning, Engineering Geology, Aeronautical Engineering, Nuclear Engineering Physics, and Mathematics, and doctoral programs in Applied Mechanics and Geology, Mathematics, Aeronautical Engineering, and Civil Engineering. The Departments of Forestry and Wildlife Conservation, Veterinary Science, and Entomology were created from the Department of Biology; the Department of Extension Education was begun in the School of Agriculture; and the School of Home Economics was created. Roanoke Technical Institute, a division of Tech's School of Engineering, opened its doors in 1961.","In 1957, the university acquired a wind tunnel for use in its aeronautical engineering program. A nuclear reactor simulator, the first in the country owned by a college, began operations in 1957.","Dormitory capacity increased from 1,976 to 3,904 between 1947 and 1962. Buildings constructed while Newman was president include Newman Library (1955), Femoyer, Thomas, and Monteith dormitories (1949), Smyth and Henderson Halls (1950), the first wing of Randolph Hall and Williams Hall (1953), Commerce Hall (now Pamplin Hall, 1957), and Memorial Chapel (1960), and construction was begun on Cassell Coliseum and Schultz Dining Hall, and Vawter and Barringer dormitories (1962).","The Virginia Polytechnic Institute Educational Foundation, Inc., was established by the Board of Visitors in 1948 to increase gifts and endowments, and a Director of Development was hired in 1958. The Virginia Polytechnic Institute-Blacksburg-Christiansburg Water Authority was organized in 1954-1955, ensuring the campus with an abundant supply of water on campus beginning in 1957.","President Newman suffered a heart attack in March 1961. He returned to work in July but presented the Board of Visitors with his formal resignation soon afterward. Newman's resignation was made official December 4 , 1961.","Sources:\n Jenkins Mikell Robertson, compiler and editor.  Historical Data Book ,  Centennial Edition (Blacksburg, VA: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1964 and 1972), 21-24. Duncan Lyle Kinnear,  The First 100 Years: A History of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Blacksburg, VA: Virginia Polytechnic Institute Educational Foundation, Inc., 1972), 357-413. Peter Wallenstein, \"The First Black Students at Virginia Tech,\"  Diversity News , Vol. 4, No. 1 (Fall 1997), 3."],"note_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e\nMaterials are arranged chronologically by year and alphabetically by subject within each year. Sometimes correspondence is filed under subject and, in other years, by the name of the correspondent. For instance, correspondence with J.R. Abbitt, Superintendent of Building and Grounds, might be filed under \"A\" one year and \"S\" in another. In most cases, correspondence is arranged chronologically within each file.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nOne folder of correspondence regarding a proposed Honorary Awards Committee and expansion of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute Citation Committee.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nCorrespondence, bids, reports, and clippings pertaining to construction of Newman Library. Arranged alphabetically by subject.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nCorrespondence relating to three faculty personnel cases involving faculty. Access to these materials is restricted for 75 years after it was created.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nOversize organizational and financial charts, maps, and architectural drawings taken from the General Correspondence and Newman Library Building Project series, as well as material on Newman's inauguration.\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"note_tesim":["\nMaterials are arranged chronologically by year and alphabetically by subject within each year. Sometimes correspondence is filed under subject and, in other years, by the name of the correspondent. For instance, correspondence with J.R. Abbitt, Superintendent of Building and Grounds, might be filed under \"A\" one year and \"S\" in another. In most cases, correspondence is arranged chronologically within each file.\n","\nOne folder of correspondence regarding a proposed Honorary Awards Committee and expansion of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute Citation Committee.\n","\nCorrespondence, bids, reports, and clippings pertaining to construction of Newman Library. Arranged alphabetically by subject.\n","\nCorrespondence relating to three faculty personnel cases involving faculty. Access to these materials is restricted for 75 years after it was created.\n","\nOversize organizational and financial charts, maps, and architectural drawings taken from the General Correspondence and Newman Library Building Project series, as well as material on Newman's inauguration.\n"],"odd_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe guide to the Records of the Office of the President, Walter S. Newman by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (\u003ca href=\"https://creativecommons.org/share-your-%20work/public-domain/cc0/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://creativecommons.org/share-your- work/public-domain/cc0/\u003c/a\u003e).\u003c/p\u003e"],"odd_heading_ssm":["Rights Statement for Archival Description"],"odd_tesim":["The guide to the Records of the Office of the President, Walter S. Newman by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your- work/public-domain/cc0/ )."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eResearchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Records of the Office of the President, Walter S. 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Initial processing was completed in 1986."],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eSee also the \u003ca href=\"http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=vt/viblbv01762.xml\" target=\"new\"\u003eWalter S. Newman Collection,  Ms2015-006\u003c/a\u003e, and \u003ca href=\"http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=vt/viblbv01835.xml\" target=\"new\"\u003eRecords of the Office of the Vice-President, Walter S. Newman, RG 3/1\u003c/a\u003e, at the Virginia Tech Special Collections and University Archives.\u003c/p\u003e"],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related Archival Materials"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["See also the  Walter S. Newman Collection,  Ms2015-006 , and  Records of the Office of the Vice-President, Walter S. Newman, RG 3/1 , at the Virginia Tech Special Collections and University Archives."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe Records of the Office of the President, Walter S. Newman 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 photographs, and reports on Virginia's public school system submitted to the Moses Commission.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThere is also inauguration material, including programs, invitations, clippings, correspondence, speeches, and certificates of congratulations and greetings from other universities. Other materials include correspondence, reports, and some committee minutes dealing with the VPI World War II Memorial; correspondence, reports, and some minutes of the Research Council on Education (Governor's Advisory Committee) which Newman chaired; a folder of correspondence by John Hutcheson as Chancellor; and correspondence, reports, and other documents relating to the Virginia Polytechnic Institute Educational Foundation, Inc.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe records document Newman's administrative activities as president of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and many of the major developments that took place in the university's history during his term. In addition to General Correspondence, which constitutes the bulk of the collection, the records are organized into the following series: Honorary Awards Committee, Newman Library Building Project, and Oversize Materials.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eGeneral Correspondence consists of Newman's office files for each year of his presidency. The series is subdivided chronologically, and in each sub-series, materials are filed alphabetically by correspondent or subject, reflecting their original order. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSubjects discussed in Newman's correspondence include racial relations and desegregation, building projects, development of an adequate water supply for Blacksburg and Virginia Tech (see 1951 correspondence with Governor Battle), the Corps of Cadets, possible merger with Radford College in 1949, expansion of graduate programs, acquisition of a nuclear reactor simulator, the Tennessee Valley Authority, the Moses Commission, development of radio and television stations at Virginia Tech, Virginia Tech faculty's statement of support of the House Un-American Activities Committee, football, the Southern Athletic Conference, concerns about hazing and panty raids at Radford College, and a petition on the part of the town of Blacksburg to annex the Virginia Tech campus.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMajor correspondents include Virginia Attorney General and Governor Lindsay Almond, T.W. Mumford and John M. Devine, Commandants of the Corps of Cadets; L.A. Pardue, Vice President and Director of Graduate Studies; E.B. Norris, Director of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute Research Foundation; L.B. Dietrick, Dean of Agriculture, Dean John W. Whittemore, Hart Harris, Director of Personnel for the State of Virginia; Earl Fisher, Director of Development for Virginia Tech, the Virginia Polytechnic Institute Educational Foundation, Inc., the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, the Association of Land Grant Colleges and Universities, and the Virginia Advisory Legislative Council.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eNotable correspondents include Virginia Governors William Tuck, John Battle, and Thomas Stanley. There is one letter from President Dwight Eisenhower and another from his brother Milton Eisenhower. Correspondence files labeled Legislation include a 1959 letter from Senator Lyndon B. Johnson as well as letters from Virginia Senator William Byrd, and other Virginia senators and congressmen.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence with Virginia Attorney General Lindsay Almond and Director of Admissions Paul Farrier in the early 1950s documents the University's strategy in response to efforts to challenge segregation in Virginia's public schools and universities and the decision to admit Irving L. Peddrew III, the first Black student enrolled at Virginia Tech. Files labeled \"Racial Relations\" from 1951 and 1952 document Newman's attempts, which proved unsuccessful, to help the defense in \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eDorothy Davis v. County School Board, Prince Edward County\u003c/title\u003e by providing historical evidence of equality of resources within segregation. A file of correspondence from 1961 with Mary Fessler, President of the Blacksburg Branch of the American Association of University Women, records Newman's decision to bar the organization from meeting on campus after a Black woman joined.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSubject and correspondence files on the Corps of Cadets document concerns about how mandatory participation in the Corps was effecting enrollment and efforts to strengthen the Corps during the 1950s.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe Honorary Awards Committee series consists of one folder of correspondence from 1962 pertaining to a proposed Honorary Awards Committee and expansion of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute Citation Committee.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe Newman Library Building Project series contains correspondence, bids, reports, color samples, and clippings pertaining to construction of Newman Library. Materials in this series date from 1949-1957. 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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 photographs, and reports on Virginia's public school system submitted to the Moses Commission.","There is also inauguration material, including programs, invitations, clippings, correspondence, speeches, and certificates of congratulations and greetings from other universities. Other materials include correspondence, reports, and some committee minutes dealing with the VPI World War II Memorial; correspondence, reports, and some minutes of the Research Council on Education (Governor's Advisory Committee) which Newman chaired; a folder of correspondence by John Hutcheson as Chancellor; and correspondence, reports, and other documents relating to the Virginia Polytechnic Institute Educational Foundation, Inc.","The records document Newman's administrative activities as president of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and many of the major developments that took place in the university's history during his term. In addition to General Correspondence, which constitutes the bulk of the collection, the records are organized into the following series: Honorary Awards Committee, Newman Library Building Project, and Oversize Materials.","General Correspondence consists of Newman's office files for each year of his presidency. The series is subdivided chronologically, and in each sub-series, materials are filed alphabetically by correspondent or subject, reflecting their original order. ","Subjects discussed in Newman's correspondence include racial relations and desegregation, building projects, development of an adequate water supply for Blacksburg and Virginia Tech (see 1951 correspondence with Governor Battle), the Corps of Cadets, possible merger with Radford College in 1949, expansion of graduate programs, acquisition of a nuclear reactor simulator, the Tennessee Valley Authority, the Moses Commission, development of radio and television stations at Virginia Tech, Virginia Tech faculty's statement of support of the House Un-American Activities Committee, football, the Southern Athletic Conference, concerns about hazing and panty raids at Radford College, and a petition on the part of the town of Blacksburg to annex the Virginia Tech campus.","Major correspondents include Virginia Attorney General and Governor Lindsay Almond, T.W. Mumford and John M. Devine, Commandants of the Corps of Cadets; L.A. Pardue, Vice President and Director of Graduate Studies; E.B. Norris, Director of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute Research Foundation; L.B. Dietrick, Dean of Agriculture, Dean John W. Whittemore, Hart Harris, Director of Personnel for the State of Virginia; Earl Fisher, Director of Development for Virginia Tech, the Virginia Polytechnic Institute Educational Foundation, Inc., the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, the Association of Land Grant Colleges and Universities, and the Virginia Advisory Legislative Council.","Notable correspondents include Virginia Governors William Tuck, John Battle, and Thomas Stanley. There is one letter from President Dwight Eisenhower and another from his brother Milton Eisenhower. Correspondence files labeled Legislation include a 1959 letter from Senator Lyndon B. Johnson as well as letters from Virginia Senator William Byrd, and other Virginia senators and congressmen.","Correspondence with Virginia Attorney General Lindsay Almond and Director of Admissions Paul Farrier in the early 1950s documents the University's strategy in response to efforts to challenge segregation in Virginia's public schools and universities and the decision to admit Irving L. Peddrew III, the first Black student enrolled at Virginia Tech. Files labeled \"Racial Relations\" from 1951 and 1952 document Newman's attempts, which proved unsuccessful, to help the defense in  Dorothy Davis v. County School Board, Prince Edward County  by providing historical evidence of equality of resources within segregation. A file of correspondence from 1961 with Mary Fessler, President of the Blacksburg Branch of the American Association of University Women, records Newman's decision to bar the organization from meeting on campus after a Black woman joined.","Subject and correspondence files on the Corps of Cadets document concerns about how mandatory participation in the Corps was effecting enrollment and efforts to strengthen the Corps during the 1950s.","The Honorary Awards Committee series consists of one folder of correspondence from 1962 pertaining to a proposed Honorary Awards Committee and expansion of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute Citation Committee.","The Newman Library Building Project series contains correspondence, bids, reports, color samples, and clippings pertaining to construction of Newman Library. Materials in this series date from 1949-1957. They are arranged alphabetically by subject, reflecting their original order.","The Oversize Materials series comprises organizational and financial charts, maps, and architectural drawings dating from the period 1957 to 1955. Much of this material was taken from the Newman Library Building Project series, but a few items were taken from the General Correspondence series. There is also material on Newman's inauguration","Please note:  This series is restricted for 75 years from date of creation. Please contact Special Collections for more information."],"separatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eAnnual reports of the Library have been catalogued and transferred from the Newman Library Construction Project series to the Rare Book Collection. A file of monthly circulation and accession reports from the period 1915 to 1919 have been transferred from the Newman Library Construction Project series to the \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=vt/viblbv01862.xml\"\u003eRecords of the Virginia Tech University Libraries, RG 23\u003c/a\u003e. All transfers are identified as part of the Records of the Office of the President, Walter S. Newman.\u003c/p\u003e"],"separatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Separated Materials"],"separatedmaterial_tesim":["Annual reports of the Library have been catalogued and transferred from the Newman Library Construction Project series to the Rare Book Collection. A file of monthly circulation and accession reports from the period 1915 to 1919 have been transferred from the Newman Library Construction Project series to the  Records of the Virginia Tech University Libraries, RG 23 . All transfers are identified as part of the Records of the Office of the President, Walter S. Newman."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eReproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form: \u003ca href=\"http://bit.ly/scuareproduction\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/scuareproduction\u003c/a\u003e. Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form: \u003ca href=\"http://bit.ly/scuapublication\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/scuapublication\u003c/a\u003e. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (\u003ca href=\"mailto:specref@vt.edu\"\u003especref@vt.edu\u003c/a\u003e or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Reproductions and Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. ","Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form:  http://bit.ly/scuareproduction . Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form:  http://bit.ly/scuapublication . Please contact Special Collections and University Archives ( specref@vt.edu  or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_9ad97b91a0029f87212375e2a860d6f1\" label=\"Abstract\"\u003eThe Records of the Office of the President, Walter S. Newman consists of correspondence, financial documents, enrollment statistics, architects' contracts, audits, commencement and inaugural ephemera, statements to the Federal Power Commission, photographs, and reports on Virginia's public school system submitted to the Moses Commission.\u003c/abstract\u003e"],"abstract_tesim":["The Records of the Office of the President, Walter S. 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For the rest of the collection, only a few items believed to be of particular historical importance were copied onto acid-free paper. This was done because the paper used for copies of Newman's outgoing correspondence is of poor quality and in danger of deterioration. Oversize materials were removed from their original files, unfolded, and placed in the Oversize Materials series.","Series I. General Correspondence, 1947-1961\n \nMaterials are arranged chronologically by year and alphabetically by subject within each year. Sometimes correspondence is filed under subject and, in other years, by the name of the correspondent. For instance, correspondence with J.R. Abbitt, Superintendent of Building and Grounds, might be filed under \"A\" one year and \"S\" in another. In most cases, correspondence is arranged chronologically within each file.\n Series II. Honorary Awards Committee, 1962\n \nOne folder of correspondence regarding a proposed Honorary Awards Committee and expansion of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute Citation Committee.\n Series III. Newman Library Building Project, 1949-1957\n \nCorrespondence, bids, reports, and clippings pertaining to construction of Newman Library. Arranged alphabetically by subject.\n Series IV. Faculty Personnel Cases, 1953-1962\n \nCorrespondence relating to three faculty personnel cases involving faculty. Access to these materials is restricted for 75 years after it was created.\n Series V. Oversize Materials, 1947-1955\n \nOversize organizational and financial charts, maps, and architectural drawings taken from the General Correspondence and Newman Library Building Project series, as well as material on Newman's inauguration.\n","Walter Stephenson Newman (1895-1978) was president of Virginia Tech from 1947 to 1962. As president, Newman conferred more degrees than all his predecessors combined and oversaw more than $20,000,000 in campus construction. Newman put greater emphasis on research and graduate programs than any previous president, and several new graduate degree programs were established while he was president. In 1953, the first black student was admitted to Virginia Tech, notwithstanding Newman's active opposition to integration. Also during Newman's term, the status of the Corps of Cadets was studied, then strengthened with the appointment of the first full-time commandant of cadets since World War I.","Walter Newman was born in Woodstock, Virginia, on July 20, 1895. He earned an undergraduate degree from Hampden-Sydney College in 1917, a Masters of Science in agriculture from Virginia Tech in 1919, and a Ph.D. Degree in agriculture from Penn State in 1931. He was Assistant Professor of Agricultural Education at Virginia Tech from 1922 to 1936, when he became Assistant Superintendent of Public Instruction for the state of Virginia. He also served as state administrator of the National Youth Administration from 1936 to 1942.","Newman returned to Virginia Tech as Vice President in May 1945. He assumed many of the duties of the office of the president in December 1946, when President John Hutcheson was hospitalized. The Board of Visitors appointed Newman Acting President in May 1947 and President on September 1, 1947.","Newman's presidency saw \"the beginning of a strong effort to strengthen the offerings in the humanities,\" Duncan Lyle Kinnear writes in  A Short History of Virginia Tech . Courses in Russian, philosophy and ethics were introduced, and the Department of Philosophy and Religion was organized in 1955.","Masters programs were added in City and Regional Planning, Engineering Geology, Aeronautical Engineering, Nuclear Engineering Physics, and Mathematics, and doctoral programs in Applied Mechanics and Geology, Mathematics, Aeronautical Engineering, and Civil Engineering. The Departments of Forestry and Wildlife Conservation, Veterinary Science, and Entomology were created from the Department of Biology; the Department of Extension Education was begun in the School of Agriculture; and the School of Home Economics was created. Roanoke Technical Institute, a division of Tech's School of Engineering, opened its doors in 1961.","In 1957, the university acquired a wind tunnel for use in its aeronautical engineering program. A nuclear reactor simulator, the first in the country owned by a college, began operations in 1957.","Dormitory capacity increased from 1,976 to 3,904 between 1947 and 1962. Buildings constructed while Newman was president include Newman Library (1955), Femoyer, Thomas, and Monteith dormitories (1949), Smyth and Henderson Halls (1950), the first wing of Randolph Hall and Williams Hall (1953), Commerce Hall (now Pamplin Hall, 1957), and Memorial Chapel (1960), and construction was begun on Cassell Coliseum and Schultz Dining Hall, and Vawter and Barringer dormitories (1962).","The Virginia Polytechnic Institute Educational Foundation, Inc., was established by the Board of Visitors in 1948 to increase gifts and endowments, and a Director of Development was hired in 1958. The Virginia Polytechnic Institute-Blacksburg-Christiansburg Water Authority was organized in 1954-1955, ensuring the campus with an abundant supply of water on campus beginning in 1957.","President Newman suffered a heart attack in March 1961. He returned to work in July but presented the Board of Visitors with his formal resignation soon afterward. Newman's resignation was made official December 4 , 1961.","Sources:\n Jenkins Mikell Robertson, compiler and editor.  Historical Data Book ,  Centennial Edition (Blacksburg, VA: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1964 and 1972), 21-24. Duncan Lyle Kinnear,  The First 100 Years: A History of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Blacksburg, VA: Virginia Polytechnic Institute Educational Foundation, Inc., 1972), 357-413. Peter Wallenstein, \"The First Black Students at Virginia Tech,\"  Diversity News , Vol. 4, No. 1 (Fall 1997), 3.","\nMaterials are arranged chronologically by year and alphabetically by subject within each year. Sometimes correspondence is filed under subject and, in other years, by the name of the correspondent. For instance, correspondence with J.R. Abbitt, Superintendent of Building and Grounds, might be filed under \"A\" one year and \"S\" in another. In most cases, correspondence is arranged chronologically within each file.\n","\nOne folder of correspondence regarding a proposed Honorary Awards Committee and expansion of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute Citation Committee.\n","\nCorrespondence, bids, reports, and clippings pertaining to construction of Newman Library. Arranged alphabetically by subject.\n","\nCorrespondence relating to three faculty personnel cases involving faculty. Access to these materials is restricted for 75 years after it was created.\n","\nOversize organizational and financial charts, maps, and architectural drawings taken from the General Correspondence and Newman Library Building Project series, as well as material on Newman's inauguration.\n","The guide to the Records of the Office of the President, Walter S. Newman by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your- work/public-domain/cc0/ ).","The processing, arrangement, and description of the Records of the Office of the President, Walter S. Newman commenced in June 2002 and completed in July 2002. Initial processing was completed in 1986.","See also the  Walter S. Newman Collection,  Ms2015-006 , and  Records of the Office of the Vice-President, Walter S. Newman, RG 3/1 , at the Virginia Tech Special Collections and University Archives.","The Records of the Office of the President, Walter S. Newman 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 photographs, and reports on Virginia's public school system submitted to the Moses Commission.","There is also inauguration material, including programs, invitations, clippings, correspondence, speeches, and certificates of congratulations and greetings from other universities. Other materials include correspondence, reports, and some committee minutes dealing with the VPI World War II Memorial; correspondence, reports, and some minutes of the Research Council on Education (Governor's Advisory Committee) which Newman chaired; a folder of correspondence by John Hutcheson as Chancellor; and correspondence, reports, and other documents relating to the Virginia Polytechnic Institute Educational Foundation, Inc.","The records document Newman's administrative activities as president of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and many of the major developments that took place in the university's history during his term. In addition to General Correspondence, which constitutes the bulk of the collection, the records are organized into the following series: Honorary Awards Committee, Newman Library Building Project, and Oversize Materials.","General Correspondence consists of Newman's office files for each year of his presidency. The series is subdivided chronologically, and in each sub-series, materials are filed alphabetically by correspondent or subject, reflecting their original order. ","Subjects discussed in Newman's correspondence include racial relations and desegregation, building projects, development of an adequate water supply for Blacksburg and Virginia Tech (see 1951 correspondence with Governor Battle), the Corps of Cadets, possible merger with Radford College in 1949, expansion of graduate programs, acquisition of a nuclear reactor simulator, the Tennessee Valley Authority, the Moses Commission, development of radio and television stations at Virginia Tech, Virginia Tech faculty's statement of support of the House Un-American Activities Committee, football, the Southern Athletic Conference, concerns about hazing and panty raids at Radford College, and a petition on the part of the town of Blacksburg to annex the Virginia Tech campus.","Major correspondents include Virginia Attorney General and Governor Lindsay Almond, T.W. Mumford and John M. Devine, Commandants of the Corps of Cadets; L.A. Pardue, Vice President and Director of Graduate Studies; E.B. Norris, Director of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute Research Foundation; L.B. Dietrick, Dean of Agriculture, Dean John W. Whittemore, Hart Harris, Director of Personnel for the State of Virginia; Earl Fisher, Director of Development for Virginia Tech, the Virginia Polytechnic Institute Educational Foundation, Inc., the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, the Association of Land Grant Colleges and Universities, and the Virginia Advisory Legislative Council.","Notable correspondents include Virginia Governors William Tuck, John Battle, and Thomas Stanley. There is one letter from President Dwight Eisenhower and another from his brother Milton Eisenhower. Correspondence files labeled Legislation include a 1959 letter from Senator Lyndon B. Johnson as well as letters from Virginia Senator William Byrd, and other Virginia senators and congressmen.","Correspondence with Virginia Attorney General Lindsay Almond and Director of Admissions Paul Farrier in the early 1950s documents the University's strategy in response to efforts to challenge segregation in Virginia's public schools and universities and the decision to admit Irving L. Peddrew III, the first Black student enrolled at Virginia Tech. Files labeled \"Racial Relations\" from 1951 and 1952 document Newman's attempts, which proved unsuccessful, to help the defense in  Dorothy Davis v. County School Board, Prince Edward County  by providing historical evidence of equality of resources within segregation. A file of correspondence from 1961 with Mary Fessler, President of the Blacksburg Branch of the American Association of University Women, records Newman's decision to bar the organization from meeting on campus after a Black woman joined.","Subject and correspondence files on the Corps of Cadets document concerns about how mandatory participation in the Corps was effecting enrollment and efforts to strengthen the Corps during the 1950s.","The Honorary Awards Committee series consists of one folder of correspondence from 1962 pertaining to a proposed Honorary Awards Committee and expansion of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute Citation Committee.","The Newman Library Building Project series contains correspondence, bids, reports, color samples, and clippings pertaining to construction of Newman Library. Materials in this series date from 1949-1957. They are arranged alphabetically by subject, reflecting their original order.","The Oversize Materials series comprises organizational and financial charts, maps, and architectural drawings dating from the period 1957 to 1955. Much of this material was taken from the Newman Library Building Project series, but a few items were taken from the General Correspondence series. There is also material on Newman's inauguration","Please note:  This series is restricted for 75 years from date of creation. Please contact Special Collections for more information.","Annual reports of the Library have been catalogued and transferred from the Newman Library Construction Project series to the Rare Book Collection. A file of monthly circulation and accession reports from the period 1915 to 1919 have been transferred from the Newman Library Construction Project series to the  Records of the Virginia Tech University Libraries, RG 23 . All transfers are identified as part of the Records of the Office of the President, Walter S. Newman.","The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. ","Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form:  http://bit.ly/scuareproduction . Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form:  http://bit.ly/scuapublication . Please contact Special Collections and University Archives ( specref@vt.edu  or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.","The Records of the Office of the President, Walter S. 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Oversize Materials, 1947-1955\n\u003cnote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\nOversize organizational and financial charts, maps, and architectural drawings taken from the General Correspondence and Newman Library Building Project series, as well as material on Newman's inauguration.\n\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/note\u003e\n\u003c/item\u003e\n\n\u003c/list\u003e"],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Arrangement"],"arrangement_tesim":["Series I. General Correspondence, 1947-1961\n \nMaterials are arranged chronologically by year and alphabetically by subject within each year. Sometimes correspondence is filed under subject and, in other years, by the name of the correspondent. For instance, correspondence with J.R. Abbitt, Superintendent of Building and Grounds, might be filed under \"A\" one year and \"S\" in another. In most cases, correspondence is arranged chronologically within each file.\n Series II. Honorary Awards Committee, 1962\n \nOne folder of correspondence regarding a proposed Honorary Awards Committee and expansion of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute Citation Committee.\n Series III. Newman Library Building Project, 1949-1957\n \nCorrespondence, bids, reports, and clippings pertaining to construction of Newman Library. Arranged alphabetically by subject.\n Series IV. Faculty Personnel Cases, 1953-1962\n \nCorrespondence relating to three faculty personnel cases involving faculty. Access to these materials is restricted for 75 years after it was created.\n Series V. Oversize Materials, 1947-1955\n \nOversize organizational and financial charts, maps, and architectural drawings taken from the General Correspondence and Newman Library Building Project series, as well as material on Newman's inauguration.\n"],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eWalter Stephenson Newman (1895-1978) was president of Virginia Tech from 1947 to 1962. As president, Newman conferred more degrees than all his predecessors combined and oversaw more than $20,000,000 in campus construction. Newman put greater emphasis on research and graduate programs than any previous president, and several new graduate degree programs were established while he was president. In 1953, the first black student was admitted to Virginia Tech, notwithstanding Newman's active opposition to integration. Also during Newman's term, the status of the Corps of Cadets was studied, then strengthened with the appointment of the first full-time commandant of cadets since World War I.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eWalter Newman was born in Woodstock, Virginia, on July 20, 1895. He earned an undergraduate degree from Hampden-Sydney College in 1917, a Masters of Science in agriculture from Virginia Tech in 1919, and a Ph.D. Degree in agriculture from Penn State in 1931. He was Assistant Professor of Agricultural Education at Virginia Tech from 1922 to 1936, when he became Assistant Superintendent of Public Instruction for the state of Virginia. He also served as state administrator of the National Youth Administration from 1936 to 1942.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eNewman returned to Virginia Tech as Vice President in May 1945. He assumed many of the duties of the office of the president in December 1946, when President John Hutcheson was hospitalized. The Board of Visitors appointed Newman Acting President in May 1947 and President on September 1, 1947.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eNewman's presidency saw \"the beginning of a strong effort to strengthen the offerings in the humanities,\" Duncan Lyle Kinnear writes in \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eA Short History of Virginia Tech\u003c/title\u003e. Courses in Russian, philosophy and ethics were introduced, and the Department of Philosophy and Religion was organized in 1955.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMasters programs were added in City and Regional Planning, Engineering Geology, Aeronautical Engineering, Nuclear Engineering Physics, and Mathematics, and doctoral programs in Applied Mechanics and Geology, Mathematics, Aeronautical Engineering, and Civil Engineering. The Departments of Forestry and Wildlife Conservation, Veterinary Science, and Entomology were created from the Department of Biology; the Department of Extension Education was begun in the School of Agriculture; and the School of Home Economics was created. Roanoke Technical Institute, a division of Tech's School of Engineering, opened its doors in 1961.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eIn 1957, the university acquired a wind tunnel for use in its aeronautical engineering program. A nuclear reactor simulator, the first in the country owned by a college, began operations in 1957.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDormitory capacity increased from 1,976 to 3,904 between 1947 and 1962. Buildings constructed while Newman was president include Newman Library (1955), Femoyer, Thomas, and Monteith dormitories (1949), Smyth and Henderson Halls (1950), the first wing of Randolph Hall and Williams Hall (1953), Commerce Hall (now Pamplin Hall, 1957), and Memorial Chapel (1960), and construction was begun on Cassell Coliseum and Schultz Dining Hall, and Vawter and Barringer dormitories (1962).\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe Virginia Polytechnic Institute Educational Foundation, Inc., was established by the Board of Visitors in 1948 to increase gifts and endowments, and a Director of Development was hired in 1958. The Virginia Polytechnic Institute-Blacksburg-Christiansburg Water Authority was organized in 1954-1955, ensuring the campus with an abundant supply of water on campus beginning in 1957.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003ePresident Newman suffered a heart attack in March 1961. He returned to work in July but presented the Board of Visitors with his formal resignation soon afterward. Newman's resignation was made official December 4 , 1961.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSources:\n\u003clist\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eJenkins Mikell Robertson, compiler and editor. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eHistorical Data Book\u003c/title\u003e, \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eCentennial Edition\u003c/title\u003e(Blacksburg, VA: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1964 and 1972), 21-24.\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eDuncan Lyle Kinnear, \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eThe First 100 Years: A History of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University\u003c/title\u003e(Blacksburg, VA: Virginia Polytechnic Institute Educational Foundation, Inc., 1972), 357-413.\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003ePeter Wallenstein, \"The First Black Students at Virginia Tech,\" \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eDiversity News\u003c/title\u003e, Vol. 4, No. 1 (Fall 1997), 3.\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003c/list\u003e\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical Note"],"bioghist_tesim":["Walter Stephenson Newman (1895-1978) was president of Virginia Tech from 1947 to 1962. As president, Newman conferred more degrees than all his predecessors combined and oversaw more than $20,000,000 in campus construction. Newman put greater emphasis on research and graduate programs than any previous president, and several new graduate degree programs were established while he was president. In 1953, the first black student was admitted to Virginia Tech, notwithstanding Newman's active opposition to integration. Also during Newman's term, the status of the Corps of Cadets was studied, then strengthened with the appointment of the first full-time commandant of cadets since World War I.","Walter Newman was born in Woodstock, Virginia, on July 20, 1895. He earned an undergraduate degree from Hampden-Sydney College in 1917, a Masters of Science in agriculture from Virginia Tech in 1919, and a Ph.D. Degree in agriculture from Penn State in 1931. He was Assistant Professor of Agricultural Education at Virginia Tech from 1922 to 1936, when he became Assistant Superintendent of Public Instruction for the state of Virginia. He also served as state administrator of the National Youth Administration from 1936 to 1942.","Newman returned to Virginia Tech as Vice President in May 1945. He assumed many of the duties of the office of the president in December 1946, when President John Hutcheson was hospitalized. The Board of Visitors appointed Newman Acting President in May 1947 and President on September 1, 1947.","Newman's presidency saw \"the beginning of a strong effort to strengthen the offerings in the humanities,\" Duncan Lyle Kinnear writes in  A Short History of Virginia Tech . Courses in Russian, philosophy and ethics were introduced, and the Department of Philosophy and Religion was organized in 1955.","Masters programs were added in City and Regional Planning, Engineering Geology, Aeronautical Engineering, Nuclear Engineering Physics, and Mathematics, and doctoral programs in Applied Mechanics and Geology, Mathematics, Aeronautical Engineering, and Civil Engineering. The Departments of Forestry and Wildlife Conservation, Veterinary Science, and Entomology were created from the Department of Biology; the Department of Extension Education was begun in the School of Agriculture; and the School of Home Economics was created. Roanoke Technical Institute, a division of Tech's School of Engineering, opened its doors in 1961.","In 1957, the university acquired a wind tunnel for use in its aeronautical engineering program. A nuclear reactor simulator, the first in the country owned by a college, began operations in 1957.","Dormitory capacity increased from 1,976 to 3,904 between 1947 and 1962. Buildings constructed while Newman was president include Newman Library (1955), Femoyer, Thomas, and Monteith dormitories (1949), Smyth and Henderson Halls (1950), the first wing of Randolph Hall and Williams Hall (1953), Commerce Hall (now Pamplin Hall, 1957), and Memorial Chapel (1960), and construction was begun on Cassell Coliseum and Schultz Dining Hall, and Vawter and Barringer dormitories (1962).","The Virginia Polytechnic Institute Educational Foundation, Inc., was established by the Board of Visitors in 1948 to increase gifts and endowments, and a Director of Development was hired in 1958. The Virginia Polytechnic Institute-Blacksburg-Christiansburg Water Authority was organized in 1954-1955, ensuring the campus with an abundant supply of water on campus beginning in 1957.","President Newman suffered a heart attack in March 1961. He returned to work in July but presented the Board of Visitors with his formal resignation soon afterward. Newman's resignation was made official December 4 , 1961.","Sources:\n Jenkins Mikell Robertson, compiler and editor.  Historical Data Book ,  Centennial Edition (Blacksburg, VA: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1964 and 1972), 21-24. Duncan Lyle Kinnear,  The First 100 Years: A History of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Blacksburg, VA: Virginia Polytechnic Institute Educational Foundation, Inc., 1972), 357-413. Peter Wallenstein, \"The First Black Students at Virginia Tech,\"  Diversity News , Vol. 4, No. 1 (Fall 1997), 3."],"note_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e\nMaterials are arranged chronologically by year and alphabetically by subject within each year. Sometimes correspondence is filed under subject and, in other years, by the name of the correspondent. For instance, correspondence with J.R. Abbitt, Superintendent of Building and Grounds, might be filed under \"A\" one year and \"S\" in another. In most cases, correspondence is arranged chronologically within each file.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nOne folder of correspondence regarding a proposed Honorary Awards Committee and expansion of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute Citation Committee.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nCorrespondence, bids, reports, and clippings pertaining to construction of Newman Library. Arranged alphabetically by subject.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nCorrespondence relating to three faculty personnel cases involving faculty. Access to these materials is restricted for 75 years after it was created.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nOversize organizational and financial charts, maps, and architectural drawings taken from the General Correspondence and Newman Library Building Project series, as well as material on Newman's inauguration.\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"note_tesim":["\nMaterials are arranged chronologically by year and alphabetically by subject within each year. Sometimes correspondence is filed under subject and, in other years, by the name of the correspondent. For instance, correspondence with J.R. Abbitt, Superintendent of Building and Grounds, might be filed under \"A\" one year and \"S\" in another. In most cases, correspondence is arranged chronologically within each file.\n","\nOne folder of correspondence regarding a proposed Honorary Awards Committee and expansion of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute Citation Committee.\n","\nCorrespondence, bids, reports, and clippings pertaining to construction of Newman Library. Arranged alphabetically by subject.\n","\nCorrespondence relating to three faculty personnel cases involving faculty. Access to these materials is restricted for 75 years after it was created.\n","\nOversize organizational and financial charts, maps, and architectural drawings taken from the General Correspondence and Newman Library Building Project series, as well as material on Newman's inauguration.\n"],"odd_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe guide to the Records of the Office of the President, Walter S. Newman by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (\u003ca href=\"https://creativecommons.org/share-your-%20work/public-domain/cc0/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://creativecommons.org/share-your- work/public-domain/cc0/\u003c/a\u003e).\u003c/p\u003e"],"odd_heading_ssm":["Rights Statement for Archival Description"],"odd_tesim":["The guide to the Records of the Office of the President, Walter S. Newman by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your- work/public-domain/cc0/ )."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eResearchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Records of the Office of the President, Walter S. Newman, RG 2/10, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Records of the Office of the President, Walter S. Newman, RG 2/10, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va."],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe processing, arrangement, and description of the Records of the Office of the President, Walter S. Newman commenced in June 2002 and completed in July 2002. Initial processing was completed in 1986.\u003c/p\u003e"],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Processing Information"],"processinfo_tesim":["The processing, arrangement, and description of the Records of the Office of the President, Walter S. Newman commenced in June 2002 and completed in July 2002. Initial processing was completed in 1986."],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eSee also the \u003ca href=\"http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=vt/viblbv01762.xml\" target=\"new\"\u003eWalter S. Newman Collection,  Ms2015-006\u003c/a\u003e, and \u003ca href=\"http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=vt/viblbv01835.xml\" target=\"new\"\u003eRecords of the Office of the Vice-President, Walter S. Newman, RG 3/1\u003c/a\u003e, at the Virginia Tech Special Collections and University Archives.\u003c/p\u003e"],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related Archival Materials"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["See also the  Walter S. Newman Collection,  Ms2015-006 , and  Records of the Office of the Vice-President, Walter S. Newman, RG 3/1 , at the Virginia Tech Special Collections and University Archives."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe Records of the Office of the President, Walter S. Newman 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 photographs, and reports on Virginia's public school system submitted to the Moses Commission.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThere is also inauguration material, including programs, invitations, clippings, correspondence, speeches, and certificates of congratulations and greetings from other universities. Other materials include correspondence, reports, and some committee minutes dealing with the VPI World War II Memorial; correspondence, reports, and some minutes of the Research Council on Education (Governor's Advisory Committee) which Newman chaired; a folder of correspondence by John Hutcheson as Chancellor; and correspondence, reports, and other documents relating to the Virginia Polytechnic Institute Educational Foundation, Inc.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe records document Newman's administrative activities as president of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and many of the major developments that took place in the university's history during his term. In addition to General Correspondence, which constitutes the bulk of the collection, the records are organized into the following series: Honorary Awards Committee, Newman Library Building Project, and Oversize Materials.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eGeneral Correspondence consists of Newman's office files for each year of his presidency. The series is subdivided chronologically, and in each sub-series, materials are filed alphabetically by correspondent or subject, reflecting their original order. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSubjects discussed in Newman's correspondence include racial relations and desegregation, building projects, development of an adequate water supply for Blacksburg and Virginia Tech (see 1951 correspondence with Governor Battle), the Corps of Cadets, possible merger with Radford College in 1949, expansion of graduate programs, acquisition of a nuclear reactor simulator, the Tennessee Valley Authority, the Moses Commission, development of radio and television stations at Virginia Tech, Virginia Tech faculty's statement of support of the House Un-American Activities Committee, football, the Southern Athletic Conference, concerns about hazing and panty raids at Radford College, and a petition on the part of the town of Blacksburg to annex the Virginia Tech campus.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMajor correspondents include Virginia Attorney General and Governor Lindsay Almond, T.W. Mumford and John M. Devine, Commandants of the Corps of Cadets; L.A. Pardue, Vice President and Director of Graduate Studies; E.B. Norris, Director of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute Research Foundation; L.B. Dietrick, Dean of Agriculture, Dean John W. Whittemore, Hart Harris, Director of Personnel for the State of Virginia; Earl Fisher, Director of Development for Virginia Tech, the Virginia Polytechnic Institute Educational Foundation, Inc., the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, the Association of Land Grant Colleges and Universities, and the Virginia Advisory Legislative Council.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eNotable correspondents include Virginia Governors William Tuck, John Battle, and Thomas Stanley. There is one letter from President Dwight Eisenhower and another from his brother Milton Eisenhower. Correspondence files labeled Legislation include a 1959 letter from Senator Lyndon B. Johnson as well as letters from Virginia Senator William Byrd, and other Virginia senators and congressmen.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence with Virginia Attorney General Lindsay Almond and Director of Admissions Paul Farrier in the early 1950s documents the University's strategy in response to efforts to challenge segregation in Virginia's public schools and universities and the decision to admit Irving L. Peddrew III, the first Black student enrolled at Virginia Tech. Files labeled \"Racial Relations\" from 1951 and 1952 document Newman's attempts, which proved unsuccessful, to help the defense in \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eDorothy Davis v. County School Board, Prince Edward County\u003c/title\u003e by providing historical evidence of equality of resources within segregation. A file of correspondence from 1961 with Mary Fessler, President of the Blacksburg Branch of the American Association of University Women, records Newman's decision to bar the organization from meeting on campus after a Black woman joined.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSubject and correspondence files on the Corps of Cadets document concerns about how mandatory participation in the Corps was effecting enrollment and efforts to strengthen the Corps during the 1950s.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe Honorary Awards Committee series consists of one folder of correspondence from 1962 pertaining to a proposed Honorary Awards Committee and expansion of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute Citation Committee.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe Newman Library Building Project series contains correspondence, bids, reports, color samples, and clippings pertaining to construction of Newman Library. Materials in this series date from 1949-1957. They are arranged alphabetically by subject, reflecting their original order.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe Oversize Materials series comprises organizational and financial charts, maps, and architectural drawings dating from the period 1957 to 1955. Much of this material was taken from the Newman Library Building Project series, but a few items were taken from the General Correspondence series. There is also material on Newman's inauguration\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003ePlease note:\u003c/emph\u003e This series is restricted for 75 years from date of creation. Please contact Special Collections for more information.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content","Scope and Content"],"scopecontent_tesim":["The Records of the Office of the President, Walter S. Newman 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 photographs, and reports on Virginia's public school system submitted to the Moses Commission.","There is also inauguration material, including programs, invitations, clippings, correspondence, speeches, and certificates of congratulations and greetings from other universities. Other materials include correspondence, reports, and some committee minutes dealing with the VPI World War II Memorial; correspondence, reports, and some minutes of the Research Council on Education (Governor's Advisory Committee) which Newman chaired; a folder of correspondence by John Hutcheson as Chancellor; and correspondence, reports, and other documents relating to the Virginia Polytechnic Institute Educational Foundation, Inc.","The records document Newman's administrative activities as president of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and many of the major developments that took place in the university's history during his term. In addition to General Correspondence, which constitutes the bulk of the collection, the records are organized into the following series: Honorary Awards Committee, Newman Library Building Project, and Oversize Materials.","General Correspondence consists of Newman's office files for each year of his presidency. The series is subdivided chronologically, and in each sub-series, materials are filed alphabetically by correspondent or subject, reflecting their original order. ","Subjects discussed in Newman's correspondence include racial relations and desegregation, building projects, development of an adequate water supply for Blacksburg and Virginia Tech (see 1951 correspondence with Governor Battle), the Corps of Cadets, possible merger with Radford College in 1949, expansion of graduate programs, acquisition of a nuclear reactor simulator, the Tennessee Valley Authority, the Moses Commission, development of radio and television stations at Virginia Tech, Virginia Tech faculty's statement of support of the House Un-American Activities Committee, football, the Southern Athletic Conference, concerns about hazing and panty raids at Radford College, and a petition on the part of the town of Blacksburg to annex the Virginia Tech campus.","Major correspondents include Virginia Attorney General and Governor Lindsay Almond, T.W. Mumford and John M. Devine, Commandants of the Corps of Cadets; L.A. Pardue, Vice President and Director of Graduate Studies; E.B. Norris, Director of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute Research Foundation; L.B. Dietrick, Dean of Agriculture, Dean John W. Whittemore, Hart Harris, Director of Personnel for the State of Virginia; Earl Fisher, Director of Development for Virginia Tech, the Virginia Polytechnic Institute Educational Foundation, Inc., the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, the Association of Land Grant Colleges and Universities, and the Virginia Advisory Legislative Council.","Notable correspondents include Virginia Governors William Tuck, John Battle, and Thomas Stanley. There is one letter from President Dwight Eisenhower and another from his brother Milton Eisenhower. Correspondence files labeled Legislation include a 1959 letter from Senator Lyndon B. Johnson as well as letters from Virginia Senator William Byrd, and other Virginia senators and congressmen.","Correspondence with Virginia Attorney General Lindsay Almond and Director of Admissions Paul Farrier in the early 1950s documents the University's strategy in response to efforts to challenge segregation in Virginia's public schools and universities and the decision to admit Irving L. Peddrew III, the first Black student enrolled at Virginia Tech. Files labeled \"Racial Relations\" from 1951 and 1952 document Newman's attempts, which proved unsuccessful, to help the defense in  Dorothy Davis v. County School Board, Prince Edward County  by providing historical evidence of equality of resources within segregation. A file of correspondence from 1961 with Mary Fessler, President of the Blacksburg Branch of the American Association of University Women, records Newman's decision to bar the organization from meeting on campus after a Black woman joined.","Subject and correspondence files on the Corps of Cadets document concerns about how mandatory participation in the Corps was effecting enrollment and efforts to strengthen the Corps during the 1950s.","The Honorary Awards Committee series consists of one folder of correspondence from 1962 pertaining to a proposed Honorary Awards Committee and expansion of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute Citation Committee.","The Newman Library Building Project series contains correspondence, bids, reports, color samples, and clippings pertaining to construction of Newman Library. Materials in this series date from 1949-1957. They are arranged alphabetically by subject, reflecting their original order.","The Oversize Materials series comprises organizational and financial charts, maps, and architectural drawings dating from the period 1957 to 1955. Much of this material was taken from the Newman Library Building Project series, but a few items were taken from the General Correspondence series. There is also material on Newman's inauguration","Please note:  This series is restricted for 75 years from date of creation. Please contact Special Collections for more information."],"separatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eAnnual reports of the Library have been catalogued and transferred from the Newman Library Construction Project series to the Rare Book Collection. A file of monthly circulation and accession reports from the period 1915 to 1919 have been transferred from the Newman Library Construction Project series to the \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=vt/viblbv01862.xml\"\u003eRecords of the Virginia Tech University Libraries, RG 23\u003c/a\u003e. All transfers are identified as part of the Records of the Office of the President, Walter S. Newman.\u003c/p\u003e"],"separatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Separated Materials"],"separatedmaterial_tesim":["Annual reports of the Library have been catalogued and transferred from the Newman Library Construction Project series to the Rare Book Collection. A file of monthly circulation and accession reports from the period 1915 to 1919 have been transferred from the Newman Library Construction Project series to the  Records of the Virginia Tech University Libraries, RG 23 . All transfers are identified as part of the Records of the Office of the President, Walter S. Newman."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eReproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form: \u003ca href=\"http://bit.ly/scuareproduction\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/scuareproduction\u003c/a\u003e. Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form: \u003ca href=\"http://bit.ly/scuapublication\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/scuapublication\u003c/a\u003e. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (\u003ca href=\"mailto:specref@vt.edu\"\u003especref@vt.edu\u003c/a\u003e or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Reproductions and Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. ","Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form:  http://bit.ly/scuareproduction . Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form:  http://bit.ly/scuapublication . Please contact Special Collections and University Archives ( specref@vt.edu  or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_9ad97b91a0029f87212375e2a860d6f1\" label=\"Abstract\"\u003eThe Records of the Office of the President, Walter S. Newman consists of correspondence, financial documents, enrollment statistics, architects' contracts, audits, commencement and inaugural ephemera, statements to the Federal Power Commission, photographs, and reports on Virginia's public school system submitted to the Moses Commission.\u003c/abstract\u003e"],"abstract_tesim":["The Records of the Office of the President, Walter S. 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