Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech
Records of the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors, Guy L. Furr
Furr, Guy Littleton, 1895-1977
RG.01.04.03
2.8 Cubic Feet
2 boxes
1949-1964
This collection contains administrative letters, meeting minutes, and reports from the Boards of Vistors of Virginia Polytechnic Institute (VPI) during Guy L. Furr's (1895-1977) tenure 1954 to 1964. It also contains materials from several organizations that he was a part of, such as VPI Alumni Association, VPI Educational Foundational, and VPI Continuing Education Program. This collection includes miscellaneous pamphlets and booklets about VPI and other universities in Virginia.
The materials in this collection are in English.
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Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Records of the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors, Guy L. Furr, RG 1/4/3, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
Source of Acquisition
The Records of the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors, Guy L. Furr, was donated to Special Collections and University Archives in October 2021.
Appraisal
Duplicates were weeded or separated. One student evaluation was deaccessioned due to confidentiality of student records in accordance with the U.S. Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Records of the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors, Guy L. Furr, were completed February 2022.
Biographical Note
Guy Littleton Furr (1895-1977) was born in Loudon County, Virginia. In 1916, he graduated from Virginia Tech with a degree in electrical engineering. He worked at Appalachian Power, serving in numerous positions until eventually becoming the Vice President and Consultant of the compnay. He stayed in that position until retiring in 1960.
Furr was on the Board of Visitors at Virginia Tech from 1954 to 1962, serving as Rector from 1956 to 1962. In 1973, Virginia Tech awarded him the Alumni Distinguised Service Award. He passed away in 1977 in Roanoke.
Source: "Guy L. Furr" entry, Virginia Tech's website, https://history.unirel.vt.edu/administration/furr_guy_l.html
Scope and Content
This collection contains administrative records from Guy L. Furr, while on the Boards of Visitors at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and other VPI programs from 1952 to 1964.
Series I: VPI Board of Vistors, 1953-1964, contains multiple memorandums, committee reports, letters and other materials between Guy L. Furr, the Board of Visitor members, and the Office of the President. It also pertains to the development of the War Memorial Chapel and the transition from President Walter Newman to President T. Marshall Hahn, Jr.
Series II: VPI, 1954-1964, includes memoranda, committee reports, letters, flyers, pamphlets, and other materials regarding VPI. Specific files relate to VPI Alumni Association, VPI Educational Foundational, and VPI Continuing Education Program.
Series III: Assorted Files, 1949-1962 contains different pamphlets, flyers, and other supplemental information about agriculture careers, other state universities, public law, and information about corporations and careers in Virginia.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged into three series, and within each series, the folders are arranged alphabetically.
Series I: VPI Board of Visitors, 1953-1964
Series II: VPI, 1954-1964
Series III: Assorted Files, 1949-1962
Rights Statement for Archival Description
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Administrative records
Correspondence
Faculty and staff
Record Group 1 - Board of Visitors
University Archives
University History
Virginia Polytechnic Institute. Board of Visitors
Virginia Polytechnic Institute (1944-1970)
Series I: VPI Board of Visitors1953-1964An Invitation to Mr. Alfred P. Sloan Jr. at VPI Bookletundated11Atlantic Coast Line Memos1962, 196412Board and Council at Commonwealth Club1962-196313Board and Fund Council Memos and Minutes196114Board of Director's Meeting Memo196415Board of Visitors Names Listundated16Board of Visitors VPI and Radford College Woman's Division Manualundated17C.L. Furr Newspaper Clippingundated18Director of the Board Telegram undated19Excerpt from the minutes of the Board of Visitors1953110Hokie Club Materialsundated111Hold this Date Meeting Card1962112Memo to the Board Letter1958113Old Dominion Foundation Letter1963114President of VPI Transition Materials1961115Report of Committee to Study Dining Hall Service at Radford Collegeundated116Reports of the Administration to the Honorable Board of Visitors, VPI1960117Reports of the Administration to the Honorable Board of Visitors, VPI1960118Reports of the Administration to the Honorable Board of Visitors, VPI1962119Report to the Engineering Committee of the Board of Visitors of VPIundated120Reports to the Executive Committee of the Board of Visitors, VPI1959-1961121Quarterly Report of School of Agriculture to VPI Board of Visitors1961122VPI Auditor of Public Accountsundated123VPI Board of Visitors and Board of Directors, VPI Educational Foundation Memos1962-1964124VPI Board of Visitors Meeting Memos and Materials1954125VPI Board of Visitors Meeting Memos and Materials1955126VPI Board of Visitors Meeting Memos and Materials1956127VPI Board of Visitors Meeting Memos and Materials1957128VPI Board of Visitors Meeting Memos and Materials1958129VPI Board of Visitors Meeting Memos and Materials1959130VPI Board of Visitors Meeting Memos and Materials1960131VPI Board of Visitors Meeting Memos and Materials1961132VPI Board of Visitors Meeting Memos and Materials1962133VPI Board of Visitors Press Release1964134VPI Board of Visitors Meeting of Corps Cadets1964135VPI Office of the President Memos1956, 1958- 1960136VPI Office of the President Memos1961-1964137VPI War Memorial and Chapel Materialsundated13886th, 87th, and 88th Annual Commencement Programs1958-1960139Series II: VPI1954-1964A Report of Progress and a look to years ahead Booklet195821Agricultural Exposition Invitation196122Annual Fund Honor Roll List196323Annual Reports of the President of the VPI Educational Foundation, Inc.1959, 196124Awarding of the VPI Citation196225Black and White Photo of VPI Campusundated26Board of Directors of the VPI Alumni Association Pamphletundated27Board of Directors VPI Alumni Association Meeting Minutes and Photo195628Brief Biographical Sketches of Five Distinguished VPI Alumniundated29Brief Description of Current Developmental Design Project VPIundated210Class of 1910 Listundated211(The) Committee of Consultants Presents a Report on Home Economic Papersundated212Director of Development and Public Relations 1962213Education for Business Report1961214Guest List: Wake Forest- VPI (President's Box)undated215Guy Furr Board of Visitors Timelineundated216In Transition Pamphlet 1960217Information for Prospective Students- VPI Bulletin1957218Memos to and From the Governor of Virginia1957, 1960219Miscellaneous VPI Memos1955-1958220Miscellaneous VPI Memos1959221Miscellaneous VPI Memos1960222Miscellaneous VPI Memos1961223Miscellaneous VPI Memos1962224Miscellaneous VPI Memos1963225Mr. Hogg's and Mr. Furr's Listsundated226Name Cardsundated227National Science Foundation: VPI Summer Institute for High School Science Teachers1957228Newspaper Clippings1954229Newspaper Clippings1956230Newspaper Clippings1957231Newspaper Clippings1958232Newspaper Clippings1959233Newspaper Clippings1960234Newspaper Clippings1961235Newspaper Clippings1962236Newspaper Clippings1963237Pledge Cards1958238Presidents of VA Universities and Colleges Listundated239Reports on Examination of the Treasurer's Records of the VPI Educational Foundation, Inc.1959-1960240Solicitor's Supply Envelope Materialsundated241Some Facts about Virginia Tech Booklet1960242Supplemental Reports Materialsundated243Tabulation of Replies from Industries regarding VPI Graduatesundated244Virginia Tech Athletic Association Memo1960245Virginia Tech Sports Club Roanoke Area1959246Virginia Tech Student Aid Association Memoundated247Virginia Tech Student Aid Association Materials1956-1959248Virginia Tech Student Aid Association Materials1960-1962249VPI Alumni Association Materialsundated250VPI Alumni Association Materials1954251VPI Alumni Association Materials1957252VPI Alumni Association Materials1958253VPI Alumni Association Materials1959254VPI Alumni Association Materials1960255VPI Alumni Association Materials1961256VPI Alumni Association Materials1962257VPI Alumni Association Materials1963258VPI Alumni Association Materials1964259VPI Alumni Association Roanoke Chapter Papers1960, 1962260VPI Alumni Association Women's Chapter Memos1957, 1961-1962261VPI Alumni Class of 1904, 1907, 1910-1911 Listundated262VPI Alumni Class of 1922 and 1924 Listundated263VPI Alumni Employed by VEPCO List1958264VPI and other Schools Salary Scales and Schedulesundated265VPI Continuing Education Center Development Program Materialsundated266VPI Development Council Memos1964267VPI Distribution of College Fees1958-1959268VPI Educational Foundation Materialsundated269VPI Educational Foundation Materials1954270VPI Educational Foundation Materials1956-1959271VPI Educational Foundation Materials1960272VPI Educational Foundation Materials1961273VPI Educational Foundation Materials1962274VPI Educational Foundation Materials1963275VPI Educational Foundation Materials1964276VPI Faculty and Staff Listundated277VPI Maintenance and Operations Summaryundated278VPI Pre-Centennial Development Program Materials1958-1960279VPI Salary Information and Memos1954280VPI Salary Information and Memos1956281VPI Salary Information and Memos1957-1960282VPI Salary Information and Memos1961283VPI Salary Information and Memos1962284VPI Scholarship Fund Donation Letters1958, 1962285VPI Scholarship Fund Letterundated286VPI Statement of Current Purposes and Programs1961287VPI Summary of General Fund Requests and Recommendations 1960-1962288VPI Supply less than Demand Pamphletundated289Vital Importance to all VPI Alumni and Data Book1964290Washington VPI Alumni Chapter Letter1961291Series III: Assorted Files1949-1962An Independent Study of the Problem of Financial Aid to Athletes in Colleges and Universities Questionaire1956140Arbitration Proceedings Materialsundated141Association of Governing Boards Papers1956, 1958-1962142Bankers Trust Company Retirement Plan Materialsundated143Careers in Agriculture Bookletsundated144Chapter 604, Acts of Assembly Papers1962145Commonwealth of Virginia: Department of Purchases and Supply Papers1961146Community Colleges Paperundated147Corporations (smaller & major) in VA Data Sheets1961148Development and Results of Virginia's Extensive Beef Cattle Marketing Programundated149Edward Cole Norman Biographyundated150Engineering- Today's Solutions to Tomorrow's Problems Conference Program1959151Everett B. Bonham Biographyundated152Forging Stronger Links... in Virginia's Public Education Program Bookletundated153Handwritten Notesundated154Harvard Business School Materialsundated155Industrial Relations Counselors, Inc.1949156Lincoln, Nebraska Bookletsundated157Metropolis: Ford Foundation Pamphlet1959158Mosaic of Town and Environs: Blacksburg, Virginia1954159Nebraska Highways Map1961160Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College Bookletsundated161Oklahoma State University Student Union Bookletsundated162Partners in Progress: The Opportunity for Voluntary Support of Public Colleges and Universities Booklet1959163Proposal to Ford Foundation1958164Public Higher Education and Voluntary Support: A Special Studyundated165Public Law 101: 80th Congress Bookletundated166Saturday Review: A look into the Crystal Ball1962167State Council of Higher Education Listundated168Statement in Support of Action taken in rejecting bids for the Project "Student Activities and Physical Education Building"1960169Travel Expense Reimbursement Voucherundated170U.S. Highway Mapundated171Use of and need for water in agriculture1958172Virginia Education Association Committee Reports1960173Virginia Federation of Home Demonstration Clubs Memos1958-1959174(The) Virginia Retirement Plan for Public Employees Booklet1952175Virginia Water and Sewer Act Papersundated176Walter S. Newman Biography1958177