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Start Over Names Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (1896-1944) Places Blacksburg (Va.) Level Collection

Alfred Washington Drinkard, Jr. Diary, 1947 0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder

Drinkard, Alfred Washington, Jr.
Daily 1947 diary of Alfred Washington Drinkard, Jr., assistant director of Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station, 1946-1948 (and previous director, 1916-1946), mentioning people and events associated with the experiment station, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, and Blacksburg, Virginia.
  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

Biographical Vertical Files 16.8 Cubic Feet 12 boxes

In general, vertical files at Special Collections and University Archives include newspaper clippings, photocopies, ephemera, unpublished and/or informal publications, and other papers relating to a specific subject area. Files in this collection relate to individuals and families connected to the local area (Blacksburg, Montgomery County, and Southwest Virginia) and/or to Virginia Tech. Each individual/family below has at least one folder and many include cross references.

  1. 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

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.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Dewitt Clinton Wolfe, Jr., Scrapbooks, 1919/1921 0.4 Cubic Feet 1 box

Wolfe, Dewitt Clinton, Jr., d.1991
This collection contains two scrapbooks of photographs and ephemera compiled by DeWitt Clinton Wolfe, Jr., a 1921 graduate of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and a member of the VPI Corps of Cadets. The materials document Wolfe's experiences as a student in the Cadet Corps from about 1919 to 1921, including sporting events, camping excursions, "rat parades" and as a trumpet player in the Cadet Corps band. The collection also contains a CD with selected scanned photographs from the albums.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

G. Preston Frazer Artwork, 1940/1953 1 Cubic Feet 1 box

Frazer, George Preston
This collection contains eighteen (18) sketches and drawings created by G. Preston Frazer (1908-2003), a professor of art at Virginia Tech. The majority of the drawings depict scenes of Blacksburg, Virginia, and the Virginia Tech campus, though several of the drawings depict nude models. This collection also contains a sketchpad that belonged to Frazer.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Hard Times Blues Collection, 1966/2019 0.2 Cubic Feet 1 box

The Hard Times Blues Collection contains materials about the play Hard Times Blues by Lucy Sweeney and its production by the Dumas Theatre Troupe in 2003. Items include background research, correspondence, and a 2019 revised copy of the play as well as programs, flyers, photographs, and a newspaper article about the 2003 production. The play is about Blacksburg local and Virginia Tech employee Floyd "Hardtimes" Meade (1882-1941), who was influential as a mascot performer and turkey trainer for football games. His turkeys served as an early predecessor to the HokieBird mascot representing Virginia Tech today.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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