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According to the \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2020/08/bov-buildings-resolutions.html\"\u003eVirginia Tech August 13, 2020 press release entitled \"Board of Visitors Executive Committee approves new names for residence halls\"\u003c/a\u003e, Barringer's \"public speeches and writings that were popular throughout the South prior to, during, and subsequent to his time as university president demonstrated and celebrated his personal views as a white supremacist who favored pro-slavery and anti-Black positions.\"\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical Note"],"bioghist_tesim":["The Board of Visitors elected educator and physician Paul B. Barringer (1857-1941) as the sixth president of Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (VPI) on May 17, 1907. Accomplishments of his administration include entrance requirements raised from four to fourteen units; a Farmer's Winter Course established; and summer school expanded. ","Barringer's tenure as president was not a smooth one, hampered by several investigations. From the start, he was determined to develop the agricultural facet of VPI until it was at least equal to the engineering component, which caused some dissatisfaction among certain alumni and faculty. In 1909, the Chairman of the Alumni Association Welfare Committee, Lawrence Priddy, attempted to have the Board of Visitors oust Barringer. The Board ordered an investigation and a public hearing was held March 25, 1910, at which Priddy's charges were dismissed as \"unwarranted\" and \"inaccurate.\" However, this was not the end of Barringer's problems. ","In the fall of 1911, the Board again called for an investigation when a former Commandant of Cadets accused Barringer of \"countenancing immorality\" on campus. The investigation concluded that the charges were \"without foundation.\" ","Having survived those investigations, Barringer next ran afoul of Governor William H. Mann, who wanted the College to become involved in agriculture extension work. Barringer did not agree, so Mann said he would appoint a Board of Visitors antagonistic to Barringer if he did not resign. On June 10, 1912, Barringer resigned, but the Board asked him to remain in office another year until a new president was selected.","In 2020, Barringer Hall, a dorm on the Virginia Tech campus named for the president, was renamed Whitehurst Hall after James Whitehurst, the first Black student to live on campus and the first African American on the VT Board of Visitors. According to the  Virginia Tech August 13, 2020 press release entitled \"Board of Visitors Executive Committee approves new names for residence halls\" , Barringer's \"public speeches and writings that were popular throughout the South prior to, during, and subsequent to his time as university president demonstrated and celebrated his personal views as a white supremacist who favored pro-slavery and anti-Black positions.\""],"odd_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe guide to the Records of the Office of the President, Paul B. Barringer by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (\u003ca href=\"https://creativecommons.org/share-your-%20work/public-domain/cc0/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://creativecommons.org/share-your- work/public-domain/cc0/\u003c/a\u003e).\u003c/p\u003e"],"odd_heading_ssm":["Rights Statement for Archival Description"],"odd_tesim":["The guide to the Records of the Office of the President, Paul B. 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Also included with the collection are the following items: ledger of Board of Visitors Executive Committee minutes, handwritten (September 24,  1904 - November 1, 1904, and October 2, 1906 - June 12, 1908); inventories (1908-1911); letters of application for faculty positions (1909); several items relating to charges against Barringer by Lawrence Priddy, president of Alumni Association, and ensuing investigation (1910); correspondence and other items concerning Mess Hall investigation (1911); purchase orders (1911); reports to the Board of Visitors (1911); leases and contracts; report by Barringer to Board of Visitors on professors, giving names, ages, teaching hours per week, salary, degrees, and Barringer's personal remarks on each (no date).\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content"],"scopecontent_tesim":["This collection contains mainly incoming and outgoing correspondence (1907-1913) concerning college activities and issues of Barringer's administration. 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Also included with the collection are the following items: ledger of Board of Visitors Executive Committee minutes, handwritten (September 24,  1904 - November 1, 1904, and October 2, 1906 - June 12, 1908); inventories (1908-1911); letters of application for faculty positions (1909); several items relating to charges against Barringer by Lawrence Priddy, president of Alumni Association, and ensuing investigation (1910); correspondence and other items concerning Mess Hall investigation (1911); purchase orders (1911); reports to the Board of Visitors (1911); leases and contracts; report by Barringer to Board of Visitors on professors, giving names, ages, teaching hours per week, salary, degrees, and Barringer's personal remarks on each (no date)."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eReproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form: \u003ca href=\"http://bit.ly/scuareproduction\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/scuareproduction\u003c/a\u003e. Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form: \u003ca href=\"http://bit.ly/scuapublication\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/scuapublication\u003c/a\u003e. 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Additional description was completed when converting the paper inventory of Series II to an electronic finding aid in January 2020.","Additional unprocessed boxes are not on this list but are available to view. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for more information.","This collection contains primarily farm surveys and reports, which comprise Series I. Survey books. Subjects covered include cattle, crop rotations, insecticides, orchards, etc. There are also statistical surveys on farm operations and productions in ten Virginia counties: Albemarle (1935, 2 vols.); Appomatox (1935-36, 4 vols.); Floyd (1937, 2 vols.); Grayson (1930-31, 8 vols.); Halifax (1939, 7 vols.); Henry (1940, 7 vols.); Nansemond (1932, 17 vols.); Norfolk (1931-32, 7 vols.); Pittsylvania (1933-36, 42 vols.); and Russell (1935, 9 vols.). Also included are 9 volumes of poultry surveys for several Virginia counties (1931-32) and a Truck survey done in 1938. 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As an owner of enslaved persons, he supported the Confederacy during the American Civil War, even serving in the Confederate House of Representatives from 1861 through 1865. After the war, Bocock served on the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College's Board of Visitors from 1873 through 1875, and he was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates from 1877 through 1879.","General G. C. Wharton was a member of Board of Visitors, 1874-1877, and served as the Board's Rector, 1875-1877. ","Gabriel Colvin Wharton was born in Culpeper County, Virginia on July 23, 1824. After graduating from Virginia Military Institute in 1847, Wharton became a civil engineer, working in Arizona and elsewhere. At the outbreak of the Civil War, Wharton was appointed a major within the 45th Virginia Infantry. Soon after, he was promoted to colonel, commanding the 51st Virginia Infantry. 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","This collection consists of fifteen letters and papers, 1874-1876, received by Bocock in his capacity as a member of the Board, including two letters from C.L.C. Minor, President of VAMC; one letter from G.D. Thomas, Secretary of the Board; an injunction against Henry S. Branson, brickmaker; a printed application with testimonials for position of Farmer from W.F. Pattullio; handwritten application for position of Farmer from Philip Withers, with nine letters of reference.","The collection contains twenty-seven letters, 1874-1878, either addressed to him or forwarded to him. Correspondents include: Charles Martin, C.L.C. Minor, Dr. Harvey Black, John W.C. Davis, C.H. Mellen, V.E. Shepherd, and W.R. Boggs.","The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. 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Gabriel Wharton died in Radford in 1906.","The guide to the Records of the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your- work/public-domain/cc0/ ).","Includes Statement of Account from Planters Bank and Trust Co. as Trustee of VPI under Agreement Dated Dec. 29, 1927 covering Period Dec. 29, 1943-Dec.29, 1944","These cards were removed from a binder during processing.","These cards were removed from a binder during processing.","The processing, arrangement, and description of the Records of the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors was completed in 2017. The processing, arrangement, and description of additions was completed in November 2019.","The majority of material from this body, including the official minutes, are housed in the Records Management office. 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Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (\u003ca href=\"mailto:specref@vt.edu\"\u003especref@vt.edu\u003c/a\u003e or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. ","Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form:  http://bit.ly/scuareproduction . Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form:  http://bit.ly/scuapublication . 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He died in 1965."],"odd_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe guide to the Robert Burns Haldane Begg Collection, Ms1963-005 by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (\u003ca href=\"https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/\"\u003ehttps://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/\u003c/a\u003e).\u003c/p\u003e"],"odd_heading_ssm":["Rights Statement for Archival Description"],"odd_tesim":["The guide to the Robert Burns Haldane Begg Collection, Ms1963-005 by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ )."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eResearchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Robert Burns Haldane Begg Collection, Ms1963-005, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Robert Burns Haldane Begg Collection, Ms1963-005, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va."],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe processing, arrangement, and description of the Robert Burns Haldane Begg Collection commenced and was completed in 1963. 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The 1948 program has a menu for the 25\u003cemph render=\"super\"\u003eth\u003c/emph\u003e anniversary banquet (March 8, 1948), as well as a list of old and new members. The verso side contains a note that the dinner also celebrates \"Colonel R.B.H. Begg's 35\u003cemph render=\"super\"\u003eth\u003c/emph\u003e anniversary as Head of the Civil Engineering Department at V.P.I.\" The invitation is written to \"The 'Colonel.'\" The list of alumni contains handwritten marginalia and changes. The artifacts include a 1926 silver tray and 1933 trophy.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content"],"scopecontent_tesim":["The collection contains a VPI honor list for 1897-1898, a 1948 Chi Epsilon dinner program, a 1962 list of living alumni who attended VAMC prior to 1900, and two artifacts. While Begg is not on the honor roll, future VPI president Julian A. Burress is listed as a \"proficient\" senior and as graduating with a Bachelors of Science with honors. Chi Epsilon is the United States National Civil Engineering undergraduate honor society. The 1948 program has a menu for the 25 th  anniversary banquet (March 8, 1948), as well as a list of old and new members. The verso side contains a note that the dinner also celebrates \"Colonel R.B.H. Begg's 35 th  anniversary as Head of the Civil Engineering Department at V.P.I.\" The invitation is written to \"The 'Colonel.'\" The list of alumni contains handwritten marginalia and changes. The artifacts include a 1926 silver tray and 1933 trophy."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. 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Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form:  http://bit.ly/scuareproduction . Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form:  http://bit.ly/scuapublication . Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_63ed2daea70db9a4c392da7a492f82e4\" label=\"Abstract\"\u003eThe collection contains a VPI honor list for 1897-1898, a 1948 Chi Epsilon dinner program, a 1962 list of living alumni who attended VAMC prior to 1900, a 1926 silver tray, and a 1933 trophy.\u003c/abstract\u003e"],"abstract_tesim":["The collection contains a VPI honor list for 1897-1898, a 1948 Chi Epsilon dinner program, a 1962 list of living alumni who attended VAMC prior to 1900, a 1926 silver tray, and a 1933 trophy."],"names_coll_ssim":["Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (1872-1896)","Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (1896-1944)","Virginia Polytechnic Institute (1944-1970)","Begg, R. B. H. 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","Roy Jay Holden was born to Harvey Jay and Sarah Diana (Danforth) Holden on October 21, 1870 in Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin. He married Elizabeth Evans (1888-1967), and they had several children: Virginia S., Elizabeth F., and Roy Jay, Jr..","Holden earned B.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Wisconsin in 1900 and 1915, respectively. He joined Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (VPI) as an associate professor of Geology and Mineralogy (sometimes called Mining Geology) in 1905, becoming a professor in 1908. He served as the head of the department from 1908 until his death. Holden died on December 16, 1945, and is buried alongside his wife in the Westview Cemetery in Blacksburg, Virginia.","The Mineral Industries Building at VPI was renamed Holden Hall in honor of Holden in 1949.","External source: ","U.S. Federal Census, 1880, 1920-1940","\"Roy Jay Holden\", Findagrave.com,  https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/69582162/roy-jay-holden , accessed April 22, 2024.","\"Holden Hall\", Virginia Tech,  https://www.vt.edu/about/locations/buildings/holden-hall.html , accessed April 22, 2024.","Roy Jay Holden death certificate, in the Virginia, U.S., Death Records, 1912-2014, Ancestry.com,  https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/2373370:9278 , accessed April 22, 2024.","The guide to the Roy Jay Holden Papers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).","An inventory of the Roy Jay Holden Papers was completed after their donation. Additional description was completed in January 2011, when the finding aid was created.","VT Special Collections and University Archives also maintains the papers of Holden's son,  Roy Jay Holden, Jr. Papers, Ms1991-023.","\nAdditional records from the Geological Sciences Department are available in Record Group 15/12. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for more information.","The Roy Jay Holden Papers include field notes, charts and maps, and geological surveys and research results, covering the history of mineralogy and geology, especially in Virginia, including work at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute (VPI) Engineering Experiment Station. In addition to detailed materials on iron ores in Virginia, especially west of the Blue Ridge Mountains, there are reports on mines and furnaces in twenty-five counties of the state. The collection also contains Holden's notebooks, copies of addresses and speeches he made, and records from the VPI Geology Department.","Africa \"Aladdin Was a Piker\" \"Algonkian Formations in the Blue Ridge of Virginia\" \"Animals of the Past\" \"Appalachian Alluvial Diamonds\" Aurora Borealis Automobile Touring--1930, 1936, 1937 Canadian Northland, Tales of, 1938 \"Touring in Ontario\" (Canada) Coal: \"Origin of Coal\" Coal: Coal Map of Virginia, Discussion of, for Virginia Planning Board Coal: \"A Visit to a Coal Mine,\" 1931 Coal: Underground trip--Pocahontas Fuel Co. 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Gas Well, Virginia's First (4 pp.), 1932 Gems Genesis vs. Geology Glacier National Park, 1930 Gold, 1935, 1938 Helictites in Virginia Imperial Valley, The (Southern California) (3 pp.) Iron in Virginia, Mining \u0026 Manufacturing of (4 pp.), 1931, 1944 Iron Gate Gap (4 pp.), 1932 Inorganic Resources of Virginia, Utilization of, in Chemical Manufacture (Arsenopyrite; Portland \u0026 Natural Cements; Lime; Gypsum; Salt; Sulphuric Acid; Manganese; Ceramic Materials; Nitrate; Copper; Lead \u0026 Zinc) (5 pp.) Magmatic Carbonation - Carbothermal Metamorphism Metallic Resources of Virginia Natural Bridge National Forest, 1931 National Resources, Conservation of, 1932 Narrows, The (3 pp.), 1931 New River (\"Our Oldest River\"), 1931 Non-Ferrous Metals in Virginia, 1931 \"Origin of Life\" Petroleum in Virginia, 1930 Phi Kappa Phi, Talk before, 1936 Piedmont, Virginia, Geology of (8 pp.), 1933 \"Plant Life Though the Ages\" (8 pp.) Prehistory (13 pp.), \"Measuring Prehistoric Time,\" 1937 'Punch Jones' Sparkler Rocky Mountains, The \"Sic Transit Gloria Mundi\" (7 pp.), 1943, Phi Kappa Phi Stamp Collection, The Hobby of, 1936 Starch Manufacture in Virginia, 1931 Underground trip--see Coal (above) Water (\u0026 chlorine) Water Power, Virginia (4 pp.), 1932 Water, Yellow Sulphur Spring, Origin of the Sulphate Miscellaneous","History of the Iron Ore Industry of the United States (typescript of Holden's doctoral dissertation for the University of Wisconsin, 1915; 506 pp.)","30 small notebooks, many dealing with Virginia Geological Survey, including:\n 1905: #1-3, 5 1906: #4, 6, x 1907: #7, x, Carnegie work 1908: #1 1909: #3-7, 7a, x 1910: #8, 10-11 1912: Zinc 1914: #12 1919: #13 1929: \"Red notebook\" History notes 1-3 Ore \u0026 furnaces Historical notes","Before 1920 1920-1923 1924-1928 Requisitions, 1926 1929 Requisitions, 1934 Requisitions, 1939 Requisitions, 1943 Appropriations \u0026 Budgets, 1909-1936 Appropriations \u0026 Budgets, 1938-1945 Payrolls, 1909-1945 Expense Accounts","Box 2 Alleghany Ore \u0026 Iron Company Analyses--List of samples tested Analyses--Penniman \u0026 Brown Appalachian Iron Company, Big Stone Gap Bibliography of Virginia Iron Ores Cacapon Sandstone as an Iron Ore Catalog of State Reports Chemistry of Virginia Iron Ores Douthat Survey Field note, VGS 1906-1911 (Virginia Geological Survey) Geological Survey letters--Bevan, McGill, Giles, Nelson, Warwick Iron Ores (Virginia) Iron Ores in Virginia \u0026 Iron Ores West of the Blue Ridge Iron Sulphate","Box 3 Manganese Ore in Virginia \u0026 West Virginia Manganese Metallic Mineral Resources of Virginia Methods of Analyses Norfolk \u0026 Western Railway Oriskany Ore and Iron Company Pulaski Iron Company Reports Robinson, Heath Solution of the Iron Specular Ores (Historical) Virginia Railway Walker Mountain--Pulaski (Caldwell, J. 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Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form:  http://bit.ly/scuareproduction . Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form:  http://bit.ly/scuapublication . Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.","The Roy Jay Holden Papers include field notes, charts and maps, and geological surveys and research results, covering the history of mineralogy and geology, especially in Virginia, including work at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute (VPI) Engineering Experiment Station. In addition to detailed materials on iron ores in Virginia, especially west of the Blue Ridge Mountains, there are reports on mines and furnaces in twenty-five counties of the state. 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"],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eRoy Jay Holden was born to Harvey Jay and Sarah Diana (Danforth) Holden on October 21, 1870 in Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin. He married Elizabeth Evans (1888-1967), and they had several children: Virginia S., Elizabeth F., and Roy Jay, Jr..\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eHolden earned B.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Wisconsin in 1900 and 1915, respectively. He joined Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (VPI) as an associate professor of Geology and Mineralogy (sometimes called Mining Geology) in 1905, becoming a professor in 1908. He served as the head of the department from 1908 until his death. Holden died on December 16, 1945, and is buried alongside his wife in the Westview Cemetery in Blacksburg, Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe Mineral Industries Building at VPI was renamed Holden Hall in honor of Holden in 1949.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eExternal source: \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eU.S. Federal Census, 1880, 1920-1940\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\"Roy Jay Holden\", Findagrave.com, \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/69582162/roy-jay-holden\"\u003ehttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/69582162/roy-jay-holden\u003c/a\u003e, accessed April 22, 2024.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\"Holden Hall\", Virginia Tech, \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.vt.edu/about/locations/buildings/holden-hall.html\"\u003ehttps://www.vt.edu/about/locations/buildings/holden-hall.html\u003c/a\u003e, accessed April 22, 2024.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eRoy Jay Holden death certificate, in the Virginia, U.S., Death Records, 1912-2014, Ancestry.com, \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/2373370:9278\"\u003ehttps://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/2373370:9278\u003c/a\u003e, accessed April 22, 2024.\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical Note"],"bioghist_tesim":["Roy Jay Holden was born to Harvey Jay and Sarah Diana (Danforth) Holden on October 21, 1870 in Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin. He married Elizabeth Evans (1888-1967), and they had several children: Virginia S., Elizabeth F., and Roy Jay, Jr..","Holden earned B.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Wisconsin in 1900 and 1915, respectively. He joined Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (VPI) as an associate professor of Geology and Mineralogy (sometimes called Mining Geology) in 1905, becoming a professor in 1908. He served as the head of the department from 1908 until his death. Holden died on December 16, 1945, and is buried alongside his wife in the Westview Cemetery in Blacksburg, Virginia.","The Mineral Industries Building at VPI was renamed Holden Hall in honor of Holden in 1949.","External source: ","U.S. Federal Census, 1880, 1920-1940","\"Roy Jay Holden\", Findagrave.com,  https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/69582162/roy-jay-holden , accessed April 22, 2024.","\"Holden Hall\", Virginia Tech,  https://www.vt.edu/about/locations/buildings/holden-hall.html , accessed April 22, 2024.","Roy Jay Holden death certificate, in the Virginia, U.S., Death Records, 1912-2014, Ancestry.com,  https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/2373370:9278 , accessed April 22, 2024."],"odd_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe guide to the Roy Jay Holden Papers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (\u003ca href=\"https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/\"\u003ehttps://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/\u003c/a\u003e).\u003c/p\u003e"],"odd_heading_ssm":["Rights Statement for Archival Description"],"odd_tesim":["The guide to the Roy Jay Holden Papers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ )."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eResearchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Roy Jay Holden Papers, Ms1982-014, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Roy Jay Holden Papers, Ms1982-014, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va."],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eAn inventory of the Roy Jay Holden Papers was completed after their donation. Additional description was completed in January 2011, when the finding aid was created.\u003c/p\u003e"],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Processing Information"],"processinfo_tesim":["An inventory of the Roy Jay Holden Papers was completed after their donation. Additional description was completed in January 2011, when the finding aid was created."],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eVT Special Collections and University Archives also maintains the papers of Holden's son, \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=oai/VT/repositories_2_resources_1833.xml\"\u003eRoy Jay Holden, Jr. Papers, Ms1991-023.\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nAdditional records from the Geological Sciences Department are available in Record Group 15/12. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for more information.\u003c/p\u003e"],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related Archival Materials"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["VT Special Collections and University Archives also maintains the papers of Holden's son,  Roy Jay Holden, Jr. Papers, Ms1991-023.","\nAdditional records from the Geological Sciences Department are available in Record Group 15/12. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for more information."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe Roy Jay Holden Papers include field notes, charts and maps, and geological surveys and research results, covering the history of mineralogy and geology, especially in Virginia, including work at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute (VPI) Engineering Experiment Station. In addition to detailed materials on iron ores in Virginia, especially west of the Blue Ridge Mountains, there are reports on mines and furnaces in twenty-five counties of the state. The collection also contains Holden's notebooks, copies of addresses and speeches he made, and records from the VPI Geology Department.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003clist\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eAfrica\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003e\"Aladdin Was a Piker\"\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003e\"Algonkian Formations in the Blue Ridge of Virginia\"\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003e\"Animals of the Past\"\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003e\"Appalachian Alluvial Diamonds\"\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eAurora Borealis\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eAutomobile Touring--1930, 1936, 1937\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eCanadian Northland, Tales of, 1938\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003e\"Touring in Ontario\" (Canada)\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eCoal: \"Origin of Coal\"\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eCoal: Coal Map of Virginia, Discussion of, for Virginia Planning Board\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eCoal: \"A Visit to a Coal Mine,\" 1931\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eCoal: Underground trip--Pocahontas Fuel Co.\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eCommencement address, 1945: \"To Think or Not to Think\"\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eColorado River, The\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eColumbia Lavas, The, 1930\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003e\"Conservation of Natural Resources,\" 1932\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003e\"Dust\" (Atmospheric), 1933\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003e\"Earth, Looking into the,\" 1930\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eEarth, Tales of the\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eFenstreams\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eFirst Families of America\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eF.F.V.\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eGeology Recitations, 1933: What is geology? 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In addition to detailed materials on iron ores in Virginia, especially west of the Blue Ridge Mountains, there are reports on mines and furnaces in twenty-five counties of the state. The collection also contains Holden's notebooks, copies of addresses and speeches he made, and records from the VPI Geology Department.","Africa \"Aladdin Was a Piker\" \"Algonkian Formations in the Blue Ridge of Virginia\" \"Animals of the Past\" \"Appalachian Alluvial Diamonds\" Aurora Borealis Automobile Touring--1930, 1936, 1937 Canadian Northland, Tales of, 1938 \"Touring in Ontario\" (Canada) Coal: \"Origin of Coal\" Coal: Coal Map of Virginia, Discussion of, for Virginia Planning Board Coal: \"A Visit to a Coal Mine,\" 1931 Coal: Underground trip--Pocahontas Fuel Co. Commencement address, 1945: \"To Think or Not to Think\" Colorado River, The Columbia Lavas, The, 1930 \"Conservation of Natural Resources,\" 1932 \"Dust\" (Atmospheric), 1933 \"Earth, Looking into the,\" 1930 Earth, Tales of the Fenstreams First Families of America F.F.V. Geology Recitations, 1933: What is geology? (Ja. 12): Piedmont Section of Virginia; (Mar. 9): General questions about geology; (May 11): \"How do mountains grow?\" etc.; (June 8): Geology trip. Gas Well, Virginia's First (4 pp.), 1932 Gems Genesis vs. Geology Glacier National Park, 1930 Gold, 1935, 1938 Helictites in Virginia Imperial Valley, The (Southern California) (3 pp.) Iron in Virginia, Mining \u0026 Manufacturing of (4 pp.), 1931, 1944 Iron Gate Gap (4 pp.), 1932 Inorganic Resources of Virginia, Utilization of, in Chemical Manufacture (Arsenopyrite; Portland \u0026 Natural Cements; Lime; Gypsum; Salt; Sulphuric Acid; Manganese; Ceramic Materials; Nitrate; Copper; Lead \u0026 Zinc) (5 pp.) Magmatic Carbonation - Carbothermal Metamorphism Metallic Resources of Virginia Natural Bridge National Forest, 1931 National Resources, Conservation of, 1932 Narrows, The (3 pp.), 1931 New River (\"Our Oldest River\"), 1931 Non-Ferrous Metals in Virginia, 1931 \"Origin of Life\" Petroleum in Virginia, 1930 Phi Kappa Phi, Talk before, 1936 Piedmont, Virginia, Geology of (8 pp.), 1933 \"Plant Life Though the Ages\" (8 pp.) Prehistory (13 pp.), \"Measuring Prehistoric Time,\" 1937 'Punch Jones' Sparkler Rocky Mountains, The \"Sic Transit Gloria Mundi\" (7 pp.), 1943, Phi Kappa Phi Stamp Collection, The Hobby of, 1936 Starch Manufacture in Virginia, 1931 Underground trip--see Coal (above) Water (\u0026 chlorine) Water Power, Virginia (4 pp.), 1932 Water, Yellow Sulphur Spring, Origin of the Sulphate Miscellaneous","History of the Iron Ore Industry of the United States (typescript of Holden's doctoral dissertation for the University of Wisconsin, 1915; 506 pp.)","30 small notebooks, many dealing with Virginia Geological Survey, including:\n 1905: #1-3, 5 1906: #4, 6, x 1907: #7, x, Carnegie work 1908: #1 1909: #3-7, 7a, x 1910: #8, 10-11 1912: Zinc 1914: #12 1919: #13 1929: \"Red notebook\" History notes 1-3 Ore \u0026 furnaces Historical notes","Before 1920 1920-1923 1924-1928 Requisitions, 1926 1929 Requisitions, 1934 Requisitions, 1939 Requisitions, 1943 Appropriations \u0026 Budgets, 1909-1936 Appropriations \u0026 Budgets, 1938-1945 Payrolls, 1909-1945 Expense Accounts","Box 2 Alleghany Ore \u0026 Iron Company Analyses--List of samples tested Analyses--Penniman \u0026 Brown Appalachian Iron Company, Big Stone Gap Bibliography of Virginia Iron Ores Cacapon Sandstone as an Iron Ore Catalog of State Reports Chemistry of Virginia Iron Ores Douthat Survey Field note, VGS 1906-1911 (Virginia Geological Survey) Geological Survey letters--Bevan, McGill, Giles, Nelson, Warwick Iron Ores (Virginia) Iron Ores in Virginia \u0026 Iron Ores West of the Blue Ridge Iron Sulphate","Box 3 Manganese Ore in Virginia \u0026 West Virginia Manganese Metallic Mineral Resources of Virginia Methods of Analyses Norfolk \u0026 Western Railway Oriskany Ore and Iron Company Pulaski Iron Company Reports Robinson, Heath Solution of the Iron Specular Ores (Historical) Virginia Railway Walker Mountain--Pulaski (Caldwell, J. 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Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form:  http://bit.ly/scuareproduction . Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form:  http://bit.ly/scuapublication . Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_7b4360cf7d328a9a45d0020f38ad6b87\" label=\"Abstract\"\u003eThe Roy Jay Holden Papers include field notes, charts and maps, and geological surveys and research results, covering the history of mineralogy and geology, especially in Virginia, including work at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute (VPI) Engineering Experiment Station. In addition to detailed materials on iron ores in Virginia, especially west of the Blue Ridge Mountains, there are reports on mines and furnaces in twenty-five counties of the state. The collection also contains Holden's notebooks, copies of addresses and speeches he made, and records from the VPI Geology Department, where Holden (1870-1945) taught from 1905 until his death.\u003c/abstract\u003e"],"abstract_tesim":["The Roy Jay Holden Papers include field notes, charts and maps, and geological surveys and research results, covering the history of mineralogy and geology, especially in Virginia, including work at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute (VPI) Engineering Experiment Station. In addition to detailed materials on iron ores in Virginia, especially west of the Blue Ridge Mountains, there are reports on mines and furnaces in twenty-five counties of the state. 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","Roy Jay Holden was born to Harvey Jay and Sarah Diana (Danforth) Holden on October 21, 1870 in Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin. He married Elizabeth Evans (1888-1967), and they had several children: Virginia S., Elizabeth F., and Roy Jay, Jr..","Holden earned B.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Wisconsin in 1900 and 1915, respectively. He joined Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (VPI) as an associate professor of Geology and Mineralogy (sometimes called Mining Geology) in 1905, becoming a professor in 1908. He served as the head of the department from 1908 until his death. Holden died on December 16, 1945, and is buried alongside his wife in the Westview Cemetery in Blacksburg, Virginia.","The Mineral Industries Building at VPI was renamed Holden Hall in honor of Holden in 1949.","External source: ","U.S. Federal Census, 1880, 1920-1940","\"Roy Jay Holden\", Findagrave.com,  https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/69582162/roy-jay-holden , accessed April 22, 2024.","\"Holden Hall\", Virginia Tech,  https://www.vt.edu/about/locations/buildings/holden-hall.html , accessed April 22, 2024.","Roy Jay Holden death certificate, in the Virginia, U.S., Death Records, 1912-2014, Ancestry.com,  https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/2373370:9278 , accessed April 22, 2024.","The guide to the Roy Jay Holden Papers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).","An inventory of the Roy Jay Holden Papers was completed after their donation. Additional description was completed in January 2011, when the finding aid was created.","VT Special Collections and University Archives also maintains the papers of Holden's son,  Roy Jay Holden, Jr. Papers, Ms1991-023.","\nAdditional records from the Geological Sciences Department are available in Record Group 15/12. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for more information.","The Roy Jay Holden Papers include field notes, charts and maps, and geological surveys and research results, covering the history of mineralogy and geology, especially in Virginia, including work at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute (VPI) Engineering Experiment Station. In addition to detailed materials on iron ores in Virginia, especially west of the Blue Ridge Mountains, there are reports on mines and furnaces in twenty-five counties of the state. The collection also contains Holden's notebooks, copies of addresses and speeches he made, and records from the VPI Geology Department.","Africa \"Aladdin Was a Piker\" \"Algonkian Formations in the Blue Ridge of Virginia\" \"Animals of the Past\" \"Appalachian Alluvial Diamonds\" Aurora Borealis Automobile Touring--1930, 1936, 1937 Canadian Northland, Tales of, 1938 \"Touring in Ontario\" (Canada) Coal: \"Origin of Coal\" Coal: Coal Map of Virginia, Discussion of, for Virginia Planning Board Coal: \"A Visit to a Coal Mine,\" 1931 Coal: Underground trip--Pocahontas Fuel Co. 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Contact Special Collections and University Archives for more information.\u003c/p\u003e"],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related Archival Materials"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["VT Special Collections and University Archives also maintains the papers of Holden's son,  Roy Jay Holden, Jr. Papers, Ms1991-023.","\nAdditional records from the Geological Sciences Department are available in Record Group 15/12. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for more information."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe Roy Jay Holden Papers include field notes, charts and maps, and geological surveys and research results, covering the history of mineralogy and geology, especially in Virginia, including work at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute (VPI) Engineering Experiment Station. In addition to detailed materials on iron ores in Virginia, especially west of the Blue Ridge Mountains, there are reports on mines and furnaces in twenty-five counties of the state. The collection also contains Holden's notebooks, copies of addresses and speeches he made, and records from the VPI Geology Department.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003clist\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eAfrica\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003e\"Aladdin Was a Piker\"\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003e\"Algonkian Formations in the Blue Ridge of Virginia\"\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003e\"Animals of the Past\"\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003e\"Appalachian Alluvial Diamonds\"\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eAurora Borealis\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eAutomobile Touring--1930, 1936, 1937\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eCanadian Northland, Tales of, 1938\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003e\"Touring in Ontario\" (Canada)\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eCoal: \"Origin of Coal\"\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eCoal: Coal Map of Virginia, Discussion of, for Virginia Planning Board\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eCoal: \"A Visit to a Coal Mine,\" 1931\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eCoal: Underground trip--Pocahontas Fuel Co.\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eCommencement address, 1945: \"To Think or Not to Think\"\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eColorado River, The\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eColumbia Lavas, The, 1930\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003e\"Conservation of Natural Resources,\" 1932\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003e\"Dust\" (Atmospheric), 1933\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003e\"Earth, Looking into the,\" 1930\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eEarth, Tales of the\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eFenstreams\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eFirst Families of America\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eF.F.V.\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eGeology Recitations, 1933: What is geology? (Ja. 12): Piedmont Section of Virginia; (Mar. 9): General questions about geology; (May 11): \"How do mountains grow?\" etc.; (June 8): Geology trip.\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eGas Well, Virginia's First (4 pp.), 1932\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eGems\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eGenesis vs. Geology\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eGlacier National Park, 1930\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eGold, 1935, 1938\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eHelictites in Virginia\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eImperial Valley, The (Southern California) (3 pp.)\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eIron in Virginia, Mining \u0026amp; Manufacturing of (4 pp.), 1931, 1944\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eIron Gate Gap (4 pp.), 1932\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eInorganic Resources of Virginia, Utilization of, in Chemical Manufacture (Arsenopyrite; Portland \u0026amp; Natural Cements; Lime; Gypsum; Salt; Sulphuric Acid; Manganese; Ceramic Materials; Nitrate; Copper; Lead \u0026amp; Zinc) (5 pp.)\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eMagmatic Carbonation - Carbothermal Metamorphism\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eMetallic Resources of Virginia\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eNatural Bridge National Forest, 1931\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eNational Resources, Conservation of, 1932\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eNarrows, The (3 pp.), 1931\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eNew River (\"Our Oldest River\"), 1931\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eNon-Ferrous Metals in Virginia, 1931\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003e\"Origin of Life\"\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003ePetroleum in Virginia, 1930\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003ePhi Kappa Phi, Talk before, 1936\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003ePiedmont, Virginia, Geology of (8 pp.), 1933\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003e\"Plant Life Though the Ages\" (8 pp.)\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003ePrehistory (13 pp.), \"Measuring Prehistoric Time,\" 1937\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003e'Punch Jones' Sparkler\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eRocky Mountains, The\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003e\"Sic Transit Gloria Mundi\" (7 pp.), 1943, Phi Kappa Phi\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eStamp Collection, The Hobby of, 1936\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eStarch Manufacture in Virginia, 1931\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eUnderground trip--see Coal (above)\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eWater (\u0026amp; chlorine)\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eWater Power, Virginia (4 pp.), 1932\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eWater, Yellow Sulphur Spring, Origin of the Sulphate\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eMiscellaneous\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003c/list\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHistory of the Iron Ore Industry of the United States (typescript of Holden's doctoral dissertation for the University of Wisconsin, 1915; 506 pp.)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e30 small notebooks, many dealing with Virginia Geological Survey, including:\n\u003clist\u003e\n\u003citem\u003e1905: #1-3, 5\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003e1906: #4, 6, x\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003e1907: #7, x, Carnegie work\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003e1908: #1\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003e1909: #3-7, 7a, x\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003e1910: #8, 10-11\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003e1912: Zinc\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003e1914: #12\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003e1919: #13\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003e1929: \"Red notebook\"\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eHistory notes 1-3\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eOre \u0026amp; 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Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form:  http://bit.ly/scuareproduction . Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form:  http://bit.ly/scuapublication . Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_7b4360cf7d328a9a45d0020f38ad6b87\" label=\"Abstract\"\u003eThe Roy Jay Holden Papers include field notes, charts and maps, and geological surveys and research results, covering the history of mineralogy and geology, especially in Virginia, including work at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute (VPI) Engineering Experiment Station. 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