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Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], VPI Cadet Cape, n.d, Textile-1993-017, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
The collection was acquired by Special Collections and University Archives prior to 1993.
The processing, arrangement, and description of the VPI Cadet Cape was completed in June 2025. Preliminary description was completed in 2016.
The VPI Cadet Cape is navy blue with a red lining, made of wool felt and a wool lining. It has a black cord frog on exterior that connects on both sides. There is also two metal hooks on the collar. 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. Inside on the bottom right-hand corner of the liner was what appears to be the receiving side of a hook. It was safety pinned in, perhaps upside-down. The number "133" is upside-down on a grayish-brown flattened cord, the "1" is navy blue, the "3's" are pink. The condition is good, a few small holes and stains on the lining.
The guide to the VPI Cadet Cape by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (