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Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Arthur B. Massey Papers, 1902/1961

0.5 Cubic Feet 1 box
The collection contains field notes; essays and studies; laboratory course outlines; printed materials; and photographs of trees on the Virginia Tech Campus from Arthur Ballard Massey, plant pathologist, assistant professor of botany at Alabama Polytechnic Institute, professor of biology at Virginia Tech, and member of the Virginia Academy of Science.
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Arthur B. Massey Papers, 1902/1961 0.5 Cubic Feet 1 box

Massey, A. B. (Arthur Ballard)
The collection contains field notes; essays and studies; laboratory course outlines; printed materials; and photographs of trees on the Virginia Tech Campus from Arthur Ballard Massey, plant pathologist, assistant professor of botany at Alabama Polytechnic Institute, professor of biology at Virginia Tech, and member of the Virginia Academy of Science.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Beattie Family University Memorabilia, 1875/1959

2.4 Cubic Feet 1 box; 1 oversized folder
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.
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Beattie Family University Memorabilia, 1875/1959 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.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Benjamin Cottrell Papers, 1910/1983

1.7 Cubic Feet 7 boxes, 2 oversize folders
This collection contains the papers, photographs, diplomas, certificates, correspondence, and scrapbooks of Benjamin Cottrell from 1910-1983. Cottrell, a 1916 VPI graduate with a degree in Civil Engineering, spent part of his career working on railroads and highways in Central and South America.
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Benjamin Cottrell Papers, 1910/1983 1.7 Cubic Feet 7 boxes, 2 oversize folders

Cottrell, Benjamin, d.1972
This collection contains the papers, photographs, diplomas, certificates, correspondence, and scrapbooks of Benjamin Cottrell from 1910-1983. Cottrell, a 1916 VPI graduate with a degree in Civil Engineering, spent part of his career working on railroads and highways in Central and South America.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Billy G. Shelton Collection, 1962

0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder
The collection includes two photographs from 1962 of Shelton receiving an "Outstanding Trainee" certificate for his basic training company at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. It also includes a letter from the Fort Jackson Commanding General to VPI President Walter S. Newman about Shelton's award.
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Billy G. Shelton Collection, 1962 0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder

Shelton, Billy G.
The collection includes two photographs from 1962 of Shelton receiving an "Outstanding Trainee" certificate for his basic training company at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. It also includes a letter from the Fort Jackson Commanding General to VPI President Walter S. Newman about Shelton's award.
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Black Women at Virginia Tech Oral History Project Records, 1967/2000, bulk 1994/2000

0.8 Cubic Feet 4 boxes
The Black Women at Virginia Tech Oral History Project was a multi-phase research and educational collaborative program of the Virginia Tech University Libraries and the Women's Center at Virginia Tech. The collection includes audiocassette tapes, DAT tapes, floppy disks, background and biographical information, and transcripts of interviews with some of the first Black female students and employees at Virginia Tech. The interviews focus on the entry experience of the individual into the Virginia Tech community and the interviewees' perceptions of the climate and attitudes within the university community, particularly as pertains to race and gender.
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Black Women at Virginia Tech Oral History Project Records, 1967/2000, bulk 1994/2000 0.8 Cubic Feet 4 boxes

Blackwell, Jacquelyn Butler
The Black Women at Virginia Tech Oral History Project was a multi-phase research and educational collaborative program of the Virginia Tech University Libraries and the Women's Center at Virginia Tech. The collection includes audiocassette tapes, DAT tapes, floppy disks, background and biographical information, and transcripts of interviews with some of the first Black female students and employees at Virginia Tech. The interviews focus on the entry experience of the individual into the Virginia Tech community and the interviewees' perceptions of the climate and attitudes within the university community, particularly as pertains to race and gender.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Carl George Krieger Papers, 1930/1968

15 Cubic Feet 19 boxes
The Carl George Krieger Papers include correspondence, speeches, notebooks, photographs, audio and video recordings, a scrapbook, and clippings and magazine articles on topics related to agriculture, gas, oil, tractors, air and water pollution, waste treatment, and public relations. Krieger (1905-1979) was the first agricultural engineering graduate at Virginia Polytechnic Institute in 1926, and he was a gas engine specialist and a pioneer in the development of the high-compression tractor.
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Carl George Krieger Papers, 1930/1968 15 Cubic Feet 19 boxes

Krieger, Carl George, 1905-1979
The Carl George Krieger Papers include correspondence, speeches, notebooks, photographs, audio and video recordings, a scrapbook, and clippings and magazine articles on topics related to agriculture, gas, oil, tractors, air and water pollution, waste treatment, and public relations. Krieger (1905-1979) was the first agricultural engineering graduate at Virginia Polytechnic Institute in 1926, and he was a gas engine specialist and a pioneer in the development of the high-compression tractor.
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Carol M. Newman, Jr., Papers, 1930/1987

0.4 Cubic Feet 1 box; 1 oversize folder
This collection contains the papers of Carol Montgomery Newman, Jr., a graduate of Virginia Tech (BS in biology, 1931), writer and editor for The New Yorker (1949-1972), and Virginia Tech Department of English faculty member (1934-1949, 1972-1975). Includes correspondence relating to The New Yorker, including letters and notes from Charles Addams, Louis Auchincloss, S.J. Perelman, J. D. Salinger, and William Shawn; other materials relating to the magazine, including a manuscript poem by John Updike, drawings by Frank Modell, and newspaper clippings relating to various staff members; a selection of Newman's writings; correspondence relating to Virginia Tech; and materials relating to Virginia Tech's 1931 commencement.
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Carol M. Newman, Jr., Papers, 1930/1987 0.4 Cubic Feet 1 box; 1 oversize folder

Newman, Carol M., Jr. (Carol Montgomery), 1910-1997
This collection contains the papers of Carol Montgomery Newman, Jr., a graduate of Virginia Tech (BS in biology, 1931), writer and editor for The New Yorker (1949-1972), and Virginia Tech Department of English faculty member (1934-1949, 1972-1975). Includes correspondence relating to The New Yorker, including letters and notes from Charles Addams, Louis Auchincloss, S.J. Perelman, J. D. Salinger, and William Shawn; other materials relating to the magazine, including a manuscript poem by John Updike, drawings by Frank Modell, and newspaper clippings relating to various staff members; a selection of Newman's writings; correspondence relating to Virginia Tech; and materials relating to Virginia Tech's 1931 commencement.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Carrie T. Sibold Family Papers, 1912/1990, bulk 1974/1990

14.8 Cubic Feet 12 boxes and 1 folder
The collection consists of scrapbooks, journals, V.P.I. reunion materials, photograph albums, family diplomas, and the diary of Nannie V. Sibold. As a whole, the collection dates from 1912 to 1990. However, Carrie T. Sibold's scrapbook journals, which run from 1974 to 1990, constitute the the bulk of the collection material.
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Carrie T. Sibold Family Papers, 1912/1990, bulk 1974/1990 14.8 Cubic Feet 12 boxes and 1 folder

Sibold, Nannie V. (Nannie Virginia), 1897-1957
The collection consists of scrapbooks, journals, V.P.I. reunion materials, photograph albums, family diplomas, and the diary of Nannie V. Sibold. As a whole, the collection dates from 1912 to 1990. However, Carrie T. Sibold's scrapbook journals, which run from 1974 to 1990, constitute the the bulk of the collection material.
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C. Eugene Rowe Papers, 1949/1987

13.3 Cubic Feet 11 boxes
The C. Eugene Rowe Papers include materials created and collected by Rowe relating to Virginia Tech during his tenure on the Board of Visitors (1968-1976). There is also a small group of papers from Rowe's involvement in the Presbyterian church.
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C. Eugene Rowe Papers, 1949/1987 13.3 Cubic Feet 11 boxes

Rowe, C. Eugene, d.1987
The C. Eugene Rowe Papers include materials created and collected by Rowe relating to Virginia Tech during his tenure on the Board of Visitors (1968-1976). There is also a small group of papers from Rowe's involvement in the Presbyterian church.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Charles K. Payne Papers, 1949

0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder
This collection consists of a letter from Payne to Walter S. Newman, VPI President (1947-1962), a letter from Newman to Miss Elizabeth Woolwine in the library, and a completed questionnaire regarding VAMC in the 1870s and 1880s.
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Charles K. Payne Papers, 1949 0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder

Payne, Charles K.
This collection consists of a letter from Payne to Walter S. Newman, VPI President (1947-1962), a letter from Newman to Miss Elizabeth Woolwine in the library, and a completed questionnaire regarding VAMC in the 1870s and 1880s.

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