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Beattie Family University Memorabilia 2.4 Cubic Feet 1 box; 1 oversized folder

Beattie, Claibourne Walton, Jr., 1923-1978
This collection contains Virginia Polytechnic Institute memorabilia from Claibourne Walton Beattie, Sr. (1896-1971), class of 1919, and his son Claibourne Walton Beattie, Jr. (1923-1978), class of 1951. The collection contains a 1924 graduation invitation and a 1951 commencent program. The collection also includes several programs and bulletins related to events on campus. There are several pieces of a cadet uniform, such as a hat, rat belt, and cords. Attached inside the hat is an event calender for The Lyric Theatre for September 1941. A copy of the Report of the Commissioner of Agriculture for the Year 1875 has a section about VPI.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

C-SPAN records 200.0 linear feet 471 boxes

C-SPAN Corporation
The C-SPAN records consist of materials created and collected by the C-SPAN Corporation and its founder Brian Lamb from the years 1809, 1978-2012. The materials created by C-SPAN originate from 1978-2012, with one antique newspaper from 1809 gifted to Lamb. The records document C-SPAN's functions as a broadcasting network, as well as its continuing engagement in the political and public affairs sphere of the United States.
  1. George Mason University

Delphine Hurst Parsons papers 2.47 cubic feet 2 Hollinger boxes, 1 half-Hollinger box, 3 oversize boxes

Parsons, Delphine Hurst, 1910-2001
Materials include correspondence, paper ephemera, yearbooks, and memorabilia of Delphine Hurst Parsons from her time as a student at Maury High School in Norfolk, Virginia and at the State Teachers College (STC) at Harrisonburg, with one vinyl record of the Madison College Choir Concert of 1966, and a single photograph from the 1976 reunion of STC students. This collection also contains three yearbooks owned by Nellie Cowan Williams, a close friend and STC classmate of Delphine Parsons, and four yearbooks belonging to Hurst.
  1. James Madison University

Julia Smith Martin Papers 0.12 cubic feet 2 letter folders

Martin, Julia Lewis Smith
The Julia Smith Martin Papers, 1945-1948, contain event programs, disciplinary slips, and papers collected by Julia Lewis Smith Martin during her time as a student at Madison College.
  1. James Madison University

Robert L. Thomason papers 4 boxes

Thomason, Robert L. (Robert Lee), 1928-2013

This collection consists of the papers of Robert L. Thomason (VMI Class of 1949B), including:

  • One VMI scrapbook (circa 1928-1949) that contains photographs, correspondence, newspaper clippings, VMI memorabilia, publications, academic records, and assignments
  • One football-related scrapbook (circa 1948) that contains, newspaper clippings, photographs, correspondence, and VMI memorabilia
  • Two newspaper clippings (undated)
  • Four items of correspondence (1945-1948)
  • Seven VMI publications (1945-1949)
  • One map of the Lexington, Virginia area (undated)
  • One football roster for VMI and Davidson (undated)
  • One list of plays for the VMI vs. VPI football game (1948)

  1. Virginia Military Institute Archives

Violet Robinson Merchant Papers, 0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder

Merchant, Violet Robinson, 1919-2008

Graduate of Virginia Tech, Bachelors of Business Administration, 1941. Collection consists of a newspaper clipping, a cotillion club invitation, a VPI playbill, a football schedule, and a hand-drawn Valentine card from fellow VPI graduate, Bill Gearhart.

  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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