viblbv01917V.P.I. Alumni Association World War II Alumni Cards, c. 1939-1959V.P.I. Alumni Association World War II Alumni Cards, c. 1939-1959 RG.29dLeeann Jones, Student Worker, and LM Rozema, ArchivistSpecial Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-08-07 13:46:55 -0400.Description is written in: English, Latin script. Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech V.P.I. Alumni Association World War II Alumni Cards Virginia Tech Alumni Association Virginia Polytechnic Institute (1944-1970) RG.29d 1.83 Cubic Feet 12 boxes 1939-1959 These cards include information the Alumni Association kept on students from Virginia Tech who served in World War II. The cards list personal information about the soldiers organized by class year, from 1892 through 1949. The collection also includes liberated, wounded, and citation records. The materials in the collection are in English. Conditions Governing Access

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Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], V.P.I. Alumni Association World War II Alumni Cards, RG 29d, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

 Source of Acquisition

The collection was transferred to Special Collections and University Archives prior to 2017.

 Processing Information

The processing, arrangement, and description of the V.P.I. Alumni Association World War II Alumni Cards commenced in September 2017 and completed in October 2017.

 Scope and Content

The V.P.I. Alumni Association World War II Alumni Cards, RG 29d, includes cards with information on individuals from the V.P.I. Alumni Association World War II Record. The personal information listed on the cards includes the soldier's name, rank, class, branch and unit of service, date called to active duty, promotions (with dates), foreign service, and additional remarks found on the back of the card.

 Arrangement

The collection is organized in alphabetical order by surname within the following series: Series I: Liberated Series II: Wounded Series III: Citations Series IV: Last known post of an individual Subseries A: APO-NY Subseries B: FPO-NY Subseries C: Korea-Japan, APO, S.F. Subseries D: USA-APO, Seattle, Washington Subseries E: USA Series V: Class Year. This is organized chronologically by class year, then alphabetically by surname.

 Related Archival Materials

See also the Virginia Tech Alumni Association Alumni Cards, RG 29e, at Virginia Tech Special Collections and Univesrity Archives.

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 Students and alumni University History University Archives Virginia Polytechnic Institute. Alumni Association Series I: Liberated1942-19451Series II: Wounded1942-19451Series III: Citations1942-1946A-Ja1942-19461Je-Z1942-19462Series IV: Last known post1943-1959Subseries A: APO-NJ1949-1953A-Garl1949-19532Garv-Z1949-19533Subseries B: FPO-NY1949-19523Subseries C: Korea-Japan, APO, S.F.1948-19523Subseries D: USA-APO, Seattle, Washington1950-19543Subseries E: USA1943-19594Series V: Class Year1892-1949Class of 1892-Class of 19164Class of 1917-Class of 19335Class of 1934-Class of 19386Class of 1938-Class of 19407Class of 1940-Class of 19428Class of 1942-Class of 19449Class of 1944-Class of 194510Class of 1945-Class of 194611Class of 1946-Class of 194912