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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.

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

This collection consists of a cape, sabre, and pipe. The cape is made of wool/wool felt and is navy blue with a red lining. Across the chest there are black cord frogs that connect on the exterior. At the collar there are two metal hooks. Each side has what appears to be a pocket, only after looking closer do you realize the "pockets" are holes to the inside of the cape. One label reads "Mr. [Cottrell G. (?)], Date ________, 40-39-[14 1/2]." The second label reads "Virginia Polytechnic Institute Uniform Department, VB Kelsey Supt." The cape is in poor condition, with holes in lining and exterior material, some have been sewn up, and the lining is deteriorating in places. The sabre is made of a silver toned metal, with a metal sheath, and a brown leather strap. The handle of the sabre is made of metal with a black plastic grip and a gold cord hanging of off it. The sabre has the name "Ben Cottrell" engraved on it, as well as additional patterns surrounding it. The condition is good, some signs of ware on the leather strap and minor imperfections on the metal. The pipe is made of black plastic, metal, and wood. On the front of the wooden part of the pipe it reads "VPI 22." On the metal part of the pipe it reads "MADE IN USA" on one side and " STERLING SILVER" on the other. On the side of the wooden part it also reads "DERBY' with a triangle above it. The pipe is in fair condition, residue on the mouth piece and inside the pipe is present. There is a crack in the wood on side of pipe. The pipe belonged to Jim D. Cottrell, who graduated from VPI in 1922.

This collection contains university diplomas for various people related to Virginia Tech, both alumni and faculty. This collection includes 16 Bachelors, Masters, and Doctorate degrees awarded between 1877 and 1964, with 15 from Virginia Tech. Diplomas are for William S. Adkisson, Katherine Sue Arrington, R.E.L. Aylor, John Poindexter Billingsley, William Mayo Brodie, J.M. Carrington, Calvert Lewis Estill, Howard Rucker Keister Jr., Howard Rucker Keister Sr., Harvey B. McDonald, Charles Preston Millard, Hugh Chapman Minton, Thomas Jefferson Rowe, Jr., George Carter Stone, and Pryor Lindsay Watts. There are also several blank diplomas for Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College from the 1880s or 1890s.

This Drum Major's Mace was previously owned by Ralph Edward Hughes and was possibly given to him by Sherman Edmond Seelinger. The mace is approxamately three feet long and is wrapped in orange and maroon ribbon, with excess ribbon hanging off of one end. On the opposite end of the mace is a rounded wooden top that has been painted gold.

The collection consists of Edgemont Farm record books, papers, and correspondence relating to the history, operations, and sale of Edgemont Farm in Halifax County, Virginia, and to the Barksdale and Hutcheson families, former owners of the farm. The collection includes correspondence between John R. Hutcheson and T. B. Hutcheson, Jr., as well as other correspondence of Thomas B. Hutcheson, Jr.; maps, correspondence, and Deed of Trust with David Barksdale regarding the sale of the farm.

The Emily Pillsbury Davis Cadet Uniform collection consists of a blue blouse, blue blazer, blue trousers, a white skirt, and a blue skirt.

The Faculty/Staff Photograph Collection at Special Collections consists of the photographs, portrait reproductions, and negatives of Virginia Tech employees, dating back to the 1890s.