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Adam Finch Collection, 1891/1933 0.2 Cubic Feet 1 folder

Finch, Adam T., 1872-1933
Adam Tyree Finch graduated with the Class of 1893. Finch returned to VPI in 1898 to teach Military Science and Tactics. Finch also served as Commandant of Cadets and Assistant Professor of Physiology and Materia Medica before leaving VPI in Spring of 1900. This collection includes scrapbook pages containing photos and materials from Adam Finch's time as a cadet and VPI. Also included is a letter of recommendation from President Barringer and a letter written by Finch about an alumni reunion.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Adam T. Finch Papers, 1895/1926 0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder

Finch, Adam T., 1872-1933
Adam Tyree Finch (1872-1933) graduated from VPI in 1893 and earned an M.D. from the University of Virginia in 1896. He served as Commandant of Cadets and Assistant Professor of Physiology and Materia Medica at VPI from 1898 thru 1900. He also served in the U.S. Army Reserves. The collection contains VPI memorabilia and personal correspondence.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Beulah O. Allen Collection, 1905/1992, bulk 1920/1970 2.1 Cubic Feet 2 boxes

The Beulah O. Allen Collection contains a variety of materials from Allen's life. Her papers contain correspondence with a variety of friends and associates, primarily Lucy Lee Lancaster, the first female graduate from Virginia Tech. In addition, the collection also contains Virginia Tech Commencement programs, Cotillion Club Dance programs, resources related to the Virginia Tech Library, newspaper clippings about the construction of the new Newman Library, and a large collection of photographs about the Town of Blacksburg and her friends and family.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Carol M. Newman Papers, 1897/1958 0.7 Cubic Feet 1 box; 1 oversize folder

Newman, Carol M. (Carol Montgomery), 1879-1941
The papers of Carol M. Newman, professor of English at Virginia Tech (1903-1941) and secretary of the university's athletic council (1914-1939), include correspondence, awards and honors, Athletic Council files, speeches and essays, examination questions, and subject files on Virginia Tech, language and literature.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Carter Perkins, Jr., Papers, 1893/1926 0.5 Cubic Feet 1 box

Perkins, Carter, Jr., 1862-1935
THe collection contains the papers of Carter Perkins, Jr., a student at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (now Virginia Tech) in the 1890s and resident of Newport News, Virginia. The collection also contains university catalog of 1894-1895, school annuals (The Bugle) of 1895 and 1898, photographs, and fundraising literature for the construction of War Memorial Hall. The collection also includes two business account books, probably used by Perkins for bookkeeping coursework.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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