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After a year of study at Valparaiso University, O'Shaughnessy matriculated at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and graduated in 1903; the following year, he earned a graduate degree in civil engineering at VPI and taught at the university for two years. O'Shaughnessy obtained a master's degree in mathematics from Ohio State University (1907) and a doctorate degree in mathematics from the University of Pennsylvania (1911), where he served on the faculty.","In 1905, O'Shaughnessy married Ida Louise Surface (1885-1973), a native of Montgomery County, Virginia and daughter of Rev. Floyd Daniel and Elizabeth (Betty) Childress Surface. The O'Shaughnessys would have one daughter, Mary Elizabeth (Later known as Betty Louis).","In 1918, O'Shaughnessy returned to VPI as a professor of applied mechanics. The family lived near campus at what is today (2020) 206 Turner Street and home to the Alpha Phi chapter of Beta Theta Pi. He served as acting dean of engineering during the 1927/1928 year; as head of civil engineering for 17 years; and as director of graduate studies from 1936 to 1954. In addition to his teaching and departmental administrative duties, O'Shaughnessy served on the university's athletic council and was a member of Phi Kappa Phi academic honor society, Tau Beta Pi (engineering honor society), Chi Epsilon (civil engineering society), and Omicron Delta Kappa (leadership honor society). Louis O'Shaughnessy retired in 1954 and died on February 17, 1958.","Betty Louis (née Mary Elizabeth) O'Shaughnessy was born to parents Louis and Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy in Philadelphia in March, 1917. The following year, she moved with her parents to Blacksburg, Virginia. She graduated early from Blacksburg High School and is listed as a freshman biology major in the 1932-1933 list of VPI students. By her junior year, O'Shaughnessy had switched majors to general science. She graduated with honors from VPI in 1936, and is listed as a graduate student in 1936/1937 but seems not to have completed her graduate studies. In 1942, she joined the VPI faculty as a mathematics instructor, teaching courses in algebra, calculus, trigonometry, and analytic geometry. In December, 1944, she married Arthur E. Bock (1916-1989), who had earned his master's degree in engineering at VPI in 1940. The Bocks moved to Annapolis, where Arthur Bock was employed as an engineering instructor at the U. S. Naval Academy. Betty Louis Bock died in 1989.","The guide to the O'Shaughnessy Family Papers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/).","The processing of the O'Shaughnessy Family Papers commenced in May, 2018 and was completed in August, 2018. Additional processing was completed in March, 2020.","See also the Louis O'Shaughnessy Letters, 1903-1905, Ms1993-010, at Virginia Tech Special Collections and University Archives.","This collection contains the papers of Louis O'Shaughnessy, a long-time professor of mathematics at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; his wife Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy; their daughter Betty O'Shaughnessy Bock, a VPI mathematics instructor; and the Surface family, parents and siblings of Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy. The collection includes correspondence, schoolwork, diaries, photographs, and printed materials.","Series I: Louis and Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy Papers, 1886-1965. This collection contains both personal and professional papers of Louis O'Shaughnessy and personal and financial papers of Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy. Included in Louis O'Shaughnessy's papers are a few pieces of personal correspondence, written to various family members and relating personal news. Among these are two postcards, both postmarked in 1906: one shows children sledding down a street in Christiansburg, Virginia; the other is an illustrated postcard listing the wins and losses of the VPI football team that year. Also among O'Shaughnessy's personal papers are examples from his years as a student, including his VPI diplomas, schoolwork, graded exams, and grade reports, as well as an account book he maintained while a student at VPI. The notepad provides an account of every expenditure made by O'Shaughnessy during his sophomore, junior, and senior years. The series also includes a file of material on the Coming Men of America, a junior secret society to which O'Shaughnessy belonged. Among the few materials in the series relating to O'Shaughnessy's professional career is a folder of VPI announcements and forms, including--among other items--a 1943 University Club financial statement, a circular letter sent to freshmen regarding the honor system, and two registers of students (1932 and 1945) that include the religious affiliation of each.","From Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy, the series includes several pieces of correspondence, including a number of get-well cards received. The series also contains some of Ida O'Shaughnessy's personal financial records from the years following her husband's death.","Also included are collections of invoices and receipts, advertising ephemera, and printed material. Among the latter are two postcards relating to the 1905 VPI football team, a postcard from Hemlock Haven (Marion, Virginia); a 1957 holiday program from De Jarnette State Sanatorium (Staunton, Virginia), and a flyer for an appearance by psychic Madam Orva at Roanoke Theatre","Series II: Betty O'Shaughnessy Bock Papers, 1887-1958. This series contains both personal and professional papers of Betty O'Shaughnessy Bock, who served as an instructor of mathematics at Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the 1940s. The series includes a large collection of Bock's letters to her parents. A frequent correspondent, she writes chatty letters of her social activities, home life, and travel. The majority of the letters are written from the Bocks' home in Annapolis, Maryland, during the 1940s and 1950s. The series also contains three diaries, written while Betty O'Shaughnessy Bock was a student at Blacksburg High School. The diary entries revolve almost entirely around the many boys that she liked and little else. Also among her personal papers is a collection of ephemera including mementos from VPI dances, the text of a speech that O'Shaughnessy delivered in 1936 to urge the inclusion of women students in the VPI annual, and printed materials. A large portion of the series is devoted to Betty Bock's schoolwork, particularly at VPI, and includes class notes, essays, and exams. From Bock's years as a mathematics instructor at VPI, the series includes her course plans, exam questions, a selection of students' graded exam books, and grade reports.","Series III: Surface Family Papers, 1857-1933. This series includes papers of the parents of Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy. From F. D. Surface, father of Ida, the collection includes two notebooks, devoted almost entirely to Bible study notes. The series includes two letters written by Betty Surface (one co-written with her husband), touching on local news from Blacksburg, one mentioning the campus death of Stockton Heth Jr. at the hands of Charles Vawter. Accompanying these is a letter from Vawter's father, asking for Betty Surface's prayers for his son. Included also in this series are papers of Fanny and George Thomas Surface, siblings of Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy. Among these are a number of letters from George Surface. Several of these consist only of fragments, as they were seemingly retained only as scrap paper that F. D. Surface used for notes. The series also includes George Surface's student notebooks and the Surface family Bible, published in 1857 and purchased in Christiansburg in 1863.","Series IV: Photographs and Negatives, 1887-1950. The images in this series include both studio portraits and informal snapshots--most unidentified-- of the O'Shaughnessy and Surface families and their friends. The collection contains several images from Betty O'Shaughnessy Bock's wedding. Also within the collection are a number of photos of various buildings, including the O'Shaughnessy home at 206 Turner Street, Blacksburg (today the home of the Alpha Phi chapter of Betha Theta Pi) and Southside Community Hospital in Farmville, Virginia. Several local and regional photographic studios are represented in the collection: Twin City, Bristol; W. H. Richards, Christiansburg; Jewell's, Christiansburg; Olinger, Blacksburg.","Series V: Mementos and Personal Effects and Artifacts, n.d. This series includes a few textiles, origin unknown, though they likely belonged to Betty O'Shaughnessy Bock. Among these items are an infant's dress, and some women's dress gloves. The series also includes some cosmetics compacts and a miniature bar of soap from the Hotel Roanoke.","The following items were removed from the collection to be cataloged for the rare book collection:","Andrews, E. A. Selections from the Metamorphoses and Heroides of Ovid. Boston: Crocker and Brewster, 1869. (Includes inscription: \"F. D. Surface, Preston \u0026 Olin Inst. Blacksburg Va. Feby. 6, 1871\" on first free end paper.)","Burpee Bulbs for Fall Planting, 1949. [Clinton, IA: W. Atlee Burpee Co.], 1949.","Foster, R. S. Objections to Calvinism As It Is in a Series of Letters Addressed to Rev. N. L. Rice, D. D. Cincinnati: Hitchcock and Walden, 1849. (Includes inscription \"F. D. Surface, Auburn, Montgomery Co. Va.\" on first free end paper.)","Griffis, William Elliot. Corea, Without and Within. Philadelphia: Presbyterian Board of Publication, 1885.","Gudheim, H. Differential Equations for Engineers. 3rd ed. Ann Arbor, MI: Edwards Brothers, 1928.","Kuhner, Raphael. Grammar of the Greek Language, for the Use of High Schools and Colleges. Boston: B. B. Mussey, 1849.","Laboratory Manual (Virginia Polytechnic Institute Sophomore Physics Laboratory). 3rd rev. Ann Arbor, MI: Edwards Brothers, n.d.","Lucas, J. B. and J. A. Addlestone. Laboratory Outline of Introductory Qualitative Analysis. rev. Ann Arbor, MI: Edwards Brothers, n.d.","Robeson, F. L. Notes on Physics. Ann Arbor, MI: Edwards Brothers, 1932-1934. [in 3 parts]","Robeson, F. L. Notes on Physics, pt. 3. Ann Arbor, MI: Edwards Brothers, 1935.","Stevens, Wm. Bacon. The Parables of the New Testament Practically Unfolded. Philadelphia: Bradley, 1887. (Includes the inscription \"J. T. Olinger, Montgomery County Va\" on first free end paper.)","Surface, George Thomas. The Story of Sugar. New York: D. Appleton, 1910.","Tigert, Jno. J. The Doctrines and Discipline of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. Nashville, TN: M. E. Church, South, 1894.","Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences. Ribbon Trimmings: Instruction Paper with Examination Questions. pt. 4. Scranton, PA: The Institute, 1920.","Carefree Washing: the Frigidaire Way! Dayton, OH, 1948.","\"Housewares Harvest.\" Roanoke, VA: Pugh's, n.d.","Also separated from the collection was the VPI cadet uniform of Louis O'Shaughnessy, transferred to the collections of the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets (VTCC) Museum.","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. 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.","This collection consists of papers--including correspondence, schoolwork, diplomas, diaries, photographs, and printed materials--of Louis O'Shaughnessy, professor of mathematics at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (VPI); his wife Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy; their daughter, VPI mathematics instructor Betty O'Shaughnessy Bock; and the Surface family (parents and siblings of Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy).","Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech","Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (1872-1896)","Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (1896-1944)","Surface family","O'Shaughnessy, Louis","O'Shaughnessy, Mary Elizabeth, 1917-","The materials in the collection are in English."],"collection_title_tesim":["O'Shaughnessy Family Papers, 1857/1965"],"collection_ssim":["O'Shaughnessy Family Papers, 1857/1965"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["Ms.1987.052"],"unitid_tesim":["Ms.1987.052"],"repository_ssm":["Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University"],"repository_ssim":["Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University"],"creator_ssm":["O'Shaughnessy, Louis","O'Shaughnessy, Mary Elizabeth, 1917-"],"creator_ssim":["O'Shaughnessy, Louis","O'Shaughnessy, Mary Elizabeth, 1917-"],"creator_persname_ssim":["O'Shaughnessy, Louis","O'Shaughnessy, Mary Elizabeth, 1917-"],"creator_corpname_ssim":["Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech","Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (1872-1896)","Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (1896-1944)"],"creator_famname_ssim":["Surface family"],"creators_ssim":["O'Shaughnessy, Louis","O'Shaughnessy, Mary Elizabeth, 1917-","Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech","Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (1872-1896)","Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (1896-1944)","Surface family"],"access_terms_ssm":["The copyright status of this collection is unknown. 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After a year of study at Valparaiso University, O'Shaughnessy matriculated at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and graduated in 1903; the following year, he earned a graduate degree in civil engineering at VPI and taught at the university for two years. O'Shaughnessy obtained a master's degree in mathematics from Ohio State University (1907) and a doctorate degree in mathematics from the University of Pennsylvania (1911), where he served on the faculty. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn 1905, O'Shaughnessy married Ida Louise Surface (1885-1973), a native of Montgomery County, Virginia and daughter of Rev. Floyd Daniel and Elizabeth (Betty) Childress Surface. The O'Shaughnessys would have one daughter, Mary Elizabeth (Later known as Betty Louis). \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn 1918, O'Shaughnessy returned to VPI as a professor of applied mechanics. The family lived near campus at what is today (2020) 206 Turner Street and home to the Alpha Phi chapter of Beta Theta Pi. He served as acting dean of engineering during the 1927/1928 year; as head of civil engineering for 17 years; and as director of graduate studies from 1936 to 1954. In addition to his teaching and departmental administrative duties, O'Shaughnessy served on the university's athletic council and was a member of Phi Kappa Phi academic honor society, Tau Beta Pi (engineering honor society), Chi Epsilon (civil engineering society), and Omicron Delta Kappa (leadership honor society). Louis O'Shaughnessy retired in 1954 and died on February 17, 1958. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBetty Louis (née Mary Elizabeth) O'Shaughnessy was born to parents Louis and Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy in Philadelphia in March, 1917. The following year, she moved with her parents to Blacksburg, Virginia. She graduated early from Blacksburg High School and is listed as a freshman biology major in the 1932-1933 list of VPI students. By her junior year, O'Shaughnessy had switched majors to general science. She graduated with honors from VPI in 1936, and is listed as a graduate student in 1936/1937 but seems not to have completed her graduate studies. In 1942, she joined the VPI faculty as a mathematics instructor, teaching courses in algebra, calculus, trigonometry, and analytic geometry. In December, 1944, she married Arthur E. Bock (1916-1989), who had earned his master's degree in engineering at VPI in 1940. The Bocks moved to Annapolis, where Arthur Bock was employed as an engineering instructor at the U. S. Naval Academy. Betty Louis Bock died in 1989.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical Note"],"bioghist_tesim":["Louis O'Shaughnessy was born in South Solon, Ohio, in 1877. After a year of study at Valparaiso University, O'Shaughnessy matriculated at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and graduated in 1903; the following year, he earned a graduate degree in civil engineering at VPI and taught at the university for two years. O'Shaughnessy obtained a master's degree in mathematics from Ohio State University (1907) and a doctorate degree in mathematics from the University of Pennsylvania (1911), where he served on the faculty.","In 1905, O'Shaughnessy married Ida Louise Surface (1885-1973), a native of Montgomery County, Virginia and daughter of Rev. Floyd Daniel and Elizabeth (Betty) Childress Surface. The O'Shaughnessys would have one daughter, Mary Elizabeth (Later known as Betty Louis).","In 1918, O'Shaughnessy returned to VPI as a professor of applied mechanics. The family lived near campus at what is today (2020) 206 Turner Street and home to the Alpha Phi chapter of Beta Theta Pi. He served as acting dean of engineering during the 1927/1928 year; as head of civil engineering for 17 years; and as director of graduate studies from 1936 to 1954. In addition to his teaching and departmental administrative duties, O'Shaughnessy served on the university's athletic council and was a member of Phi Kappa Phi academic honor society, Tau Beta Pi (engineering honor society), Chi Epsilon (civil engineering society), and Omicron Delta Kappa (leadership honor society). Louis O'Shaughnessy retired in 1954 and died on February 17, 1958.","Betty Louis (née Mary Elizabeth) O'Shaughnessy was born to parents Louis and Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy in Philadelphia in March, 1917. The following year, she moved with her parents to Blacksburg, Virginia. She graduated early from Blacksburg High School and is listed as a freshman biology major in the 1932-1933 list of VPI students. By her junior year, O'Shaughnessy had switched majors to general science. She graduated with honors from VPI in 1936, and is listed as a graduate student in 1936/1937 but seems not to have completed her graduate studies. In 1942, she joined the VPI faculty as a mathematics instructor, teaching courses in algebra, calculus, trigonometry, and analytic geometry. In December, 1944, she married Arthur E. Bock (1916-1989), who had earned his master's degree in engineering at VPI in 1940. The Bocks moved to Annapolis, where Arthur Bock was employed as an engineering instructor at the U. S. Naval Academy. Betty Louis Bock died in 1989."],"odd_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe guide to the O'Shaughnessy Family 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 O'Shaughnessy Family 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], O'Shaughnessy Family Papers, Ms1987-052, 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], O'Shaughnessy Family Papers, Ms1987-052, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va."],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe processing of the O'Shaughnessy Family Papers commenced in May, 2018 and was completed in August, 2018. 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The notepad provides an account of every expenditure made by O'Shaughnessy during his sophomore, junior, and senior years. The series also includes a file of material on the Coming Men of America, a junior secret society to which O'Shaughnessy belonged. Among the few materials in the series relating to O'Shaughnessy's professional career is a folder of VPI announcements and forms, including--among other items--a 1943 University Club financial statement, a circular letter sent to freshmen regarding the honor system, and two registers of students (1932 and 1945) that include the religious affiliation of each.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy, the series includes several pieces of correspondence, including a number of get-well cards received. The series also contains some of Ida O'Shaughnessy's personal financial records from the years following her husband's death.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAlso included are collections of invoices and receipts, advertising ephemera, and printed material. Among the latter are two postcards relating to the 1905 VPI football team, a postcard from Hemlock Haven (Marion, Virginia); a 1957 holiday program from De Jarnette State Sanatorium (Staunton, Virginia), and a flyer for an appearance by psychic Madam Orva at Roanoke Theatre\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeries II: Betty O'Shaughnessy Bock Papers, 1887-1958. This series contains both personal and professional papers of Betty O'Shaughnessy Bock, who served as an instructor of mathematics at Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the 1940s. The series includes a large collection of Bock's letters to her parents. A frequent correspondent, she writes chatty letters of her social activities, home life, and travel. The majority of the letters are written from the Bocks' home in Annapolis, Maryland, during the 1940s and 1950s. The series also contains three diaries, written while Betty O'Shaughnessy Bock was a student at Blacksburg High School. The diary entries revolve almost entirely around the many boys that she liked and little else. Also among her personal papers is a collection of ephemera including mementos from VPI dances, the text of a speech that O'Shaughnessy delivered in 1936 to urge the inclusion of women students in the VPI annual, and printed materials. A large portion of the series is devoted to Betty Bock's schoolwork, particularly at VPI, and includes class notes, essays, and exams. From Bock's years as a mathematics instructor at VPI, the series includes her course plans, exam questions, a selection of students' graded exam books, and grade reports. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeries III: Surface Family Papers, 1857-1933. This series includes papers of the parents of Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy. From F. D. Surface, father of Ida, the collection includes two notebooks, devoted almost entirely to Bible study notes. The series includes two letters written by Betty Surface (one co-written with her husband), touching on local news from Blacksburg, one mentioning the campus death of Stockton Heth Jr. at the hands of Charles Vawter. Accompanying these is a letter from Vawter's father, asking for Betty Surface's prayers for his son. Included also in this series are papers of Fanny and George Thomas Surface, siblings of Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy. Among these are a number of letters from George Surface. Several of these consist only of fragments, as they were seemingly retained only as scrap paper that F. D. Surface used for notes. The series also includes George Surface's student notebooks and the Surface family Bible, published in 1857 and purchased in Christiansburg in 1863.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeries IV: Photographs and Negatives, 1887-1950. The images in this series include both studio portraits and informal snapshots--most unidentified-- of the O'Shaughnessy and Surface families and their friends. The collection contains several images from Betty O'Shaughnessy Bock's wedding. Also within the collection are a number of photos of various buildings, including the O'Shaughnessy home at 206 Turner Street, Blacksburg (today the home of the Alpha Phi chapter of Betha Theta Pi) and Southside Community Hospital in Farmville, Virginia. Several local and regional photographic studios are represented in the collection: Twin City, Bristol; W. H. Richards, Christiansburg; Jewell's, Christiansburg; Olinger, Blacksburg. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeries V: Mementos and Personal Effects and Artifacts, n.d. This series includes a few textiles, origin unknown, though they likely belonged to Betty O'Shaughnessy Bock. Among these items are an infant's dress, and some women's dress gloves. The series also includes some cosmetics compacts and a miniature bar of soap from the Hotel Roanoke. \u003c/p\u003e  "],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content"],"scopecontent_tesim":["This collection contains the papers of Louis O'Shaughnessy, a long-time professor of mathematics at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; his wife Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy; their daughter Betty O'Shaughnessy Bock, a VPI mathematics instructor; and the Surface family, parents and siblings of Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy. The collection includes correspondence, schoolwork, diaries, photographs, and printed materials.","Series I: Louis and Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy Papers, 1886-1965. This collection contains both personal and professional papers of Louis O'Shaughnessy and personal and financial papers of Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy. Included in Louis O'Shaughnessy's papers are a few pieces of personal correspondence, written to various family members and relating personal news. Among these are two postcards, both postmarked in 1906: one shows children sledding down a street in Christiansburg, Virginia; the other is an illustrated postcard listing the wins and losses of the VPI football team that year. Also among O'Shaughnessy's personal papers are examples from his years as a student, including his VPI diplomas, schoolwork, graded exams, and grade reports, as well as an account book he maintained while a student at VPI. The notepad provides an account of every expenditure made by O'Shaughnessy during his sophomore, junior, and senior years. The series also includes a file of material on the Coming Men of America, a junior secret society to which O'Shaughnessy belonged. Among the few materials in the series relating to O'Shaughnessy's professional career is a folder of VPI announcements and forms, including--among other items--a 1943 University Club financial statement, a circular letter sent to freshmen regarding the honor system, and two registers of students (1932 and 1945) that include the religious affiliation of each.","From Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy, the series includes several pieces of correspondence, including a number of get-well cards received. The series also contains some of Ida O'Shaughnessy's personal financial records from the years following her husband's death.","Also included are collections of invoices and receipts, advertising ephemera, and printed material. Among the latter are two postcards relating to the 1905 VPI football team, a postcard from Hemlock Haven (Marion, Virginia); a 1957 holiday program from De Jarnette State Sanatorium (Staunton, Virginia), and a flyer for an appearance by psychic Madam Orva at Roanoke Theatre","Series II: Betty O'Shaughnessy Bock Papers, 1887-1958. This series contains both personal and professional papers of Betty O'Shaughnessy Bock, who served as an instructor of mathematics at Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the 1940s. The series includes a large collection of Bock's letters to her parents. A frequent correspondent, she writes chatty letters of her social activities, home life, and travel. The majority of the letters are written from the Bocks' home in Annapolis, Maryland, during the 1940s and 1950s. The series also contains three diaries, written while Betty O'Shaughnessy Bock was a student at Blacksburg High School. The diary entries revolve almost entirely around the many boys that she liked and little else. Also among her personal papers is a collection of ephemera including mementos from VPI dances, the text of a speech that O'Shaughnessy delivered in 1936 to urge the inclusion of women students in the VPI annual, and printed materials. A large portion of the series is devoted to Betty Bock's schoolwork, particularly at VPI, and includes class notes, essays, and exams. From Bock's years as a mathematics instructor at VPI, the series includes her course plans, exam questions, a selection of students' graded exam books, and grade reports.","Series III: Surface Family Papers, 1857-1933. This series includes papers of the parents of Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy. From F. D. Surface, father of Ida, the collection includes two notebooks, devoted almost entirely to Bible study notes. The series includes two letters written by Betty Surface (one co-written with her husband), touching on local news from Blacksburg, one mentioning the campus death of Stockton Heth Jr. at the hands of Charles Vawter. Accompanying these is a letter from Vawter's father, asking for Betty Surface's prayers for his son. Included also in this series are papers of Fanny and George Thomas Surface, siblings of Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy. Among these are a number of letters from George Surface. Several of these consist only of fragments, as they were seemingly retained only as scrap paper that F. D. Surface used for notes. The series also includes George Surface's student notebooks and the Surface family Bible, published in 1857 and purchased in Christiansburg in 1863.","Series IV: Photographs and Negatives, 1887-1950. The images in this series include both studio portraits and informal snapshots--most unidentified-- of the O'Shaughnessy and Surface families and their friends. The collection contains several images from Betty O'Shaughnessy Bock's wedding. Also within the collection are a number of photos of various buildings, including the O'Shaughnessy home at 206 Turner Street, Blacksburg (today the home of the Alpha Phi chapter of Betha Theta Pi) and Southside Community Hospital in Farmville, Virginia. Several local and regional photographic studios are represented in the collection: Twin City, Bristol; W. H. Richards, Christiansburg; Jewell's, Christiansburg; Olinger, Blacksburg.","Series V: Mementos and Personal Effects and Artifacts, n.d. This series includes a few textiles, origin unknown, though they likely belonged to Betty O'Shaughnessy Bock. Among these items are an infant's dress, and some women's dress gloves. The series also includes some cosmetics compacts and a miniature bar of soap from the Hotel Roanoke."],"separatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe following items were removed from the collection to be cataloged for the rare book collection:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAndrews, E. A. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eSelections from the Metamorphoses and Heroides of Ovid\u003c/title\u003e. Boston: Crocker and Brewster, 1869. (Includes inscription: \"F. D. Surface, Preston \u0026amp; Olin Inst. Blacksburg Va. Feby. 6, 1871\" on first free end paper.)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eBurpee Bulbs for Fall Planting\u003c/title\u003e, 1949. [Clinton, IA: W. Atlee Burpee Co.], 1949.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFoster, R. S. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eObjections to Calvinism As It Is in a Series of Letters Addressed to Rev. N. L. Rice, D. D\u003c/title\u003e. Cincinnati: Hitchcock and Walden, 1849. (Includes inscription \"F. D. 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J. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eThe Doctrines and Discipline of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South\u003c/title\u003e. Nashville, TN: M. E. Church, South, 1894.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWoman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eRibbon Trimmings: Instruction Paper with Examination Questions\u003c/title\u003e. pt. 4. Scranton, PA: The Institute, 1920.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eCarefree Washing: the Frigidaire Way!\u003c/title\u003e Dayton, OH, 1948.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Housewares Harvest.\" Roanoke, VA: Pugh's, n.d.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAlso separated from the collection was the VPI cadet uniform of Louis O'Shaughnessy, transferred to the collections of the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets (VTCC) Museum.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"separatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Separated Materials"],"separatedmaterial_tesim":["The following items were removed from the collection to be cataloged for the rare book collection:","Andrews, E. A. Selections from the Metamorphoses and Heroides of Ovid. Boston: Crocker and Brewster, 1869. (Includes inscription: \"F. D. Surface, Preston \u0026 Olin Inst. Blacksburg Va. Feby. 6, 1871\" on first free end paper.)","Burpee Bulbs for Fall Planting, 1949. [Clinton, IA: W. Atlee Burpee Co.], 1949.","Foster, R. S. Objections to Calvinism As It Is in a Series of Letters Addressed to Rev. N. L. Rice, D. D. Cincinnati: Hitchcock and Walden, 1849. (Includes inscription \"F. D. Surface, Auburn, Montgomery Co. Va.\" on first free end paper.)","Griffis, William Elliot. Corea, Without and Within. Philadelphia: Presbyterian Board of Publication, 1885.","Gudheim, H. Differential Equations for Engineers. 3rd ed. Ann Arbor, MI: Edwards Brothers, 1928.","Kuhner, Raphael. Grammar of the Greek Language, for the Use of High Schools and Colleges. Boston: B. B. Mussey, 1849.","Laboratory Manual (Virginia Polytechnic Institute Sophomore Physics Laboratory). 3rd rev. Ann Arbor, MI: Edwards Brothers, n.d.","Lucas, J. B. and J. A. Addlestone. Laboratory Outline of Introductory Qualitative Analysis. rev. Ann Arbor, MI: Edwards Brothers, n.d.","Robeson, F. L. Notes on Physics. Ann Arbor, MI: Edwards Brothers, 1932-1934. [in 3 parts]","Robeson, F. L. Notes on Physics, pt. 3. Ann Arbor, MI: Edwards Brothers, 1935.","Stevens, Wm. Bacon. The Parables of the New Testament Practically Unfolded. Philadelphia: Bradley, 1887. (Includes the inscription \"J. T. Olinger, Montgomery County Va\" on first free end paper.)","Surface, George Thomas. The Story of Sugar. New York: D. Appleton, 1910.","Tigert, Jno. J. The Doctrines and Discipline of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. Nashville, TN: M. E. Church, South, 1894.","Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences. Ribbon Trimmings: Instruction Paper with Examination Questions. pt. 4. Scranton, PA: The Institute, 1920.","Carefree Washing: the Frigidaire Way! Dayton, OH, 1948.","\"Housewares Harvest.\" Roanoke, VA: Pugh's, n.d.","Also separated from the collection was the VPI cadet uniform of Louis O'Shaughnessy, transferred to the collections of the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets (VTCC) Museum."],"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","\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\"\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\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/scuapublication\u003c/a\u003e. 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.\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. 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_0e1b931af78e910dc57179f53181057d\" label=\"Abstract\"\u003eThis collection consists of papers--including correspondence, schoolwork, diplomas, diaries, photographs, and printed materials--of Louis O'Shaughnessy, professor of mathematics at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (VPI); his wife Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy; their daughter, VPI mathematics instructor Betty O'Shaughnessy Bock; and the Surface family (parents and siblings of Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy).\u003c/abstract\u003e\n    "],"abstract_tesim":["This collection consists of papers--including correspondence, schoolwork, diplomas, diaries, photographs, and printed materials--of Louis O'Shaughnessy, professor of mathematics at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (VPI); his wife Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy; their daughter, VPI mathematics instructor Betty O'Shaughnessy Bock; and the Surface family (parents and siblings of Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy)."],"corpname_ssim":["Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech","Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (1872-1896)","Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (1896-1944)"],"names_coll_ssim":["Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (1872-1896)","Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (1896-1944)","Surface family","O'Shaughnessy, Louis","O'Shaughnessy, Mary Elizabeth, 1917-","O'Shaughnessy, Mary Elizabeth, 1917-"],"famname_ssim":["Surface family"],"persname_ssim":["O'Shaughnessy, Louis","O'Shaughnessy, Mary Elizabeth, 1917-"],"names_ssim":["Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech","Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (1872-1896)","Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (1896-1944)","Surface family","O'Shaughnessy, Louis","O'Shaughnessy, Mary Elizabeth, 1917-"],"language_ssim":["The materials in the collection are in English."],"descrules_ssm":["Describing Archives: A Content Standard"],"total_component_count_is":137,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-06-23T06:45:40.112Z","collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"viblbv_repositories_2_resources_1495","ead_ssi":"viblbv_repositories_2_resources_1495","_root_":"viblbv_repositories_2_resources_1495","_nest_parent_":"viblbv_repositories_2_resources_1495","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/oai/VT/repositories_2_resources_1495.xml","title_filing_ssi":"O'Shaughnessy Family Papers","title_ssm":["O'Shaughnessy Family Papers"],"title_tesim":["O'Shaughnessy Family Papers"],"unitdate_ssm":["1857-1965"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1857-1965"],"normalized_date_ssm":["1857/1965"],"normalized_title_ssm":["O'Shaughnessy Family Papers, 1857/1965"],"text":["O'Shaughnessy Family Papers, 1857/1965","Ms.1987.052","Faculty and staff","University History","The collection is open for research.","The O'Shaughnessy Family Papers are arranged in the following series:","Series I: Louis and Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy Papers, 1886-1965. \nSeries II: Betty O'Shaughnessy Bock Papers, 1887-1958. \nSeries III: Surface Family Papers, 1857-1933.\nSeries IV: Photographs and Negatives, 1887-1950.\nSeries V: Mementos and Personal Effects, n.d.","Louis O'Shaughnessy was born in South Solon, Ohio, in 1877. After a year of study at Valparaiso University, O'Shaughnessy matriculated at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and graduated in 1903; the following year, he earned a graduate degree in civil engineering at VPI and taught at the university for two years. O'Shaughnessy obtained a master's degree in mathematics from Ohio State University (1907) and a doctorate degree in mathematics from the University of Pennsylvania (1911), where he served on the faculty.","In 1905, O'Shaughnessy married Ida Louise Surface (1885-1973), a native of Montgomery County, Virginia and daughter of Rev. Floyd Daniel and Elizabeth (Betty) Childress Surface. The O'Shaughnessys would have one daughter, Mary Elizabeth (Later known as Betty Louis).","In 1918, O'Shaughnessy returned to VPI as a professor of applied mechanics. The family lived near campus at what is today (2020) 206 Turner Street and home to the Alpha Phi chapter of Beta Theta Pi. He served as acting dean of engineering during the 1927/1928 year; as head of civil engineering for 17 years; and as director of graduate studies from 1936 to 1954. In addition to his teaching and departmental administrative duties, O'Shaughnessy served on the university's athletic council and was a member of Phi Kappa Phi academic honor society, Tau Beta Pi (engineering honor society), Chi Epsilon (civil engineering society), and Omicron Delta Kappa (leadership honor society). Louis O'Shaughnessy retired in 1954 and died on February 17, 1958.","Betty Louis (née Mary Elizabeth) O'Shaughnessy was born to parents Louis and Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy in Philadelphia in March, 1917. The following year, she moved with her parents to Blacksburg, Virginia. She graduated early from Blacksburg High School and is listed as a freshman biology major in the 1932-1933 list of VPI students. By her junior year, O'Shaughnessy had switched majors to general science. She graduated with honors from VPI in 1936, and is listed as a graduate student in 1936/1937 but seems not to have completed her graduate studies. In 1942, she joined the VPI faculty as a mathematics instructor, teaching courses in algebra, calculus, trigonometry, and analytic geometry. In December, 1944, she married Arthur E. Bock (1916-1989), who had earned his master's degree in engineering at VPI in 1940. The Bocks moved to Annapolis, where Arthur Bock was employed as an engineering instructor at the U. S. Naval Academy. Betty Louis Bock died in 1989.","The guide to the O'Shaughnessy Family Papers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/).","The processing of the O'Shaughnessy Family Papers commenced in May, 2018 and was completed in August, 2018. Additional processing was completed in March, 2020.","See also the Louis O'Shaughnessy Letters, 1903-1905, Ms1993-010, at Virginia Tech Special Collections and University Archives.","This collection contains the papers of Louis O'Shaughnessy, a long-time professor of mathematics at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; his wife Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy; their daughter Betty O'Shaughnessy Bock, a VPI mathematics instructor; and the Surface family, parents and siblings of Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy. The collection includes correspondence, schoolwork, diaries, photographs, and printed materials.","Series I: Louis and Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy Papers, 1886-1965. This collection contains both personal and professional papers of Louis O'Shaughnessy and personal and financial papers of Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy. Included in Louis O'Shaughnessy's papers are a few pieces of personal correspondence, written to various family members and relating personal news. Among these are two postcards, both postmarked in 1906: one shows children sledding down a street in Christiansburg, Virginia; the other is an illustrated postcard listing the wins and losses of the VPI football team that year. Also among O'Shaughnessy's personal papers are examples from his years as a student, including his VPI diplomas, schoolwork, graded exams, and grade reports, as well as an account book he maintained while a student at VPI. The notepad provides an account of every expenditure made by O'Shaughnessy during his sophomore, junior, and senior years. The series also includes a file of material on the Coming Men of America, a junior secret society to which O'Shaughnessy belonged. Among the few materials in the series relating to O'Shaughnessy's professional career is a folder of VPI announcements and forms, including--among other items--a 1943 University Club financial statement, a circular letter sent to freshmen regarding the honor system, and two registers of students (1932 and 1945) that include the religious affiliation of each.","From Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy, the series includes several pieces of correspondence, including a number of get-well cards received. The series also contains some of Ida O'Shaughnessy's personal financial records from the years following her husband's death.","Also included are collections of invoices and receipts, advertising ephemera, and printed material. Among the latter are two postcards relating to the 1905 VPI football team, a postcard from Hemlock Haven (Marion, Virginia); a 1957 holiday program from De Jarnette State Sanatorium (Staunton, Virginia), and a flyer for an appearance by psychic Madam Orva at Roanoke Theatre","Series II: Betty O'Shaughnessy Bock Papers, 1887-1958. This series contains both personal and professional papers of Betty O'Shaughnessy Bock, who served as an instructor of mathematics at Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the 1940s. The series includes a large collection of Bock's letters to her parents. A frequent correspondent, she writes chatty letters of her social activities, home life, and travel. The majority of the letters are written from the Bocks' home in Annapolis, Maryland, during the 1940s and 1950s. The series also contains three diaries, written while Betty O'Shaughnessy Bock was a student at Blacksburg High School. The diary entries revolve almost entirely around the many boys that she liked and little else. Also among her personal papers is a collection of ephemera including mementos from VPI dances, the text of a speech that O'Shaughnessy delivered in 1936 to urge the inclusion of women students in the VPI annual, and printed materials. A large portion of the series is devoted to Betty Bock's schoolwork, particularly at VPI, and includes class notes, essays, and exams. From Bock's years as a mathematics instructor at VPI, the series includes her course plans, exam questions, a selection of students' graded exam books, and grade reports.","Series III: Surface Family Papers, 1857-1933. This series includes papers of the parents of Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy. From F. D. Surface, father of Ida, the collection includes two notebooks, devoted almost entirely to Bible study notes. The series includes two letters written by Betty Surface (one co-written with her husband), touching on local news from Blacksburg, one mentioning the campus death of Stockton Heth Jr. at the hands of Charles Vawter. Accompanying these is a letter from Vawter's father, asking for Betty Surface's prayers for his son. Included also in this series are papers of Fanny and George Thomas Surface, siblings of Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy. Among these are a number of letters from George Surface. Several of these consist only of fragments, as they were seemingly retained only as scrap paper that F. D. Surface used for notes. The series also includes George Surface's student notebooks and the Surface family Bible, published in 1857 and purchased in Christiansburg in 1863.","Series IV: Photographs and Negatives, 1887-1950. The images in this series include both studio portraits and informal snapshots--most unidentified-- of the O'Shaughnessy and Surface families and their friends. The collection contains several images from Betty O'Shaughnessy Bock's wedding. Also within the collection are a number of photos of various buildings, including the O'Shaughnessy home at 206 Turner Street, Blacksburg (today the home of the Alpha Phi chapter of Betha Theta Pi) and Southside Community Hospital in Farmville, Virginia. Several local and regional photographic studios are represented in the collection: Twin City, Bristol; W. H. Richards, Christiansburg; Jewell's, Christiansburg; Olinger, Blacksburg.","Series V: Mementos and Personal Effects and Artifacts, n.d. This series includes a few textiles, origin unknown, though they likely belonged to Betty O'Shaughnessy Bock. Among these items are an infant's dress, and some women's dress gloves. The series also includes some cosmetics compacts and a miniature bar of soap from the Hotel Roanoke.","The following items were removed from the collection to be cataloged for the rare book collection:","Andrews, E. A. Selections from the Metamorphoses and Heroides of Ovid. Boston: Crocker and Brewster, 1869. (Includes inscription: \"F. D. Surface, Preston \u0026 Olin Inst. Blacksburg Va. Feby. 6, 1871\" on first free end paper.)","Burpee Bulbs for Fall Planting, 1949. [Clinton, IA: W. Atlee Burpee Co.], 1949.","Foster, R. S. Objections to Calvinism As It Is in a Series of Letters Addressed to Rev. N. L. Rice, D. D. Cincinnati: Hitchcock and Walden, 1849. (Includes inscription \"F. D. Surface, Auburn, Montgomery Co. Va.\" on first free end paper.)","Griffis, William Elliot. Corea, Without and Within. Philadelphia: Presbyterian Board of Publication, 1885.","Gudheim, H. Differential Equations for Engineers. 3rd ed. Ann Arbor, MI: Edwards Brothers, 1928.","Kuhner, Raphael. Grammar of the Greek Language, for the Use of High Schools and Colleges. Boston: B. B. Mussey, 1849.","Laboratory Manual (Virginia Polytechnic Institute Sophomore Physics Laboratory). 3rd rev. Ann Arbor, MI: Edwards Brothers, n.d.","Lucas, J. B. and J. A. Addlestone. Laboratory Outline of Introductory Qualitative Analysis. rev. Ann Arbor, MI: Edwards Brothers, n.d.","Robeson, F. L. Notes on Physics. Ann Arbor, MI: Edwards Brothers, 1932-1934. [in 3 parts]","Robeson, F. L. Notes on Physics, pt. 3. Ann Arbor, MI: Edwards Brothers, 1935.","Stevens, Wm. Bacon. The Parables of the New Testament Practically Unfolded. Philadelphia: Bradley, 1887. (Includes the inscription \"J. T. Olinger, Montgomery County Va\" on first free end paper.)","Surface, George Thomas. The Story of Sugar. New York: D. Appleton, 1910.","Tigert, Jno. J. The Doctrines and Discipline of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. Nashville, TN: M. E. Church, South, 1894.","Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences. Ribbon Trimmings: Instruction Paper with Examination Questions. pt. 4. Scranton, PA: The Institute, 1920.","Carefree Washing: the Frigidaire Way! Dayton, OH, 1948.","\"Housewares Harvest.\" Roanoke, VA: Pugh's, n.d.","Also separated from the collection was the VPI cadet uniform of Louis O'Shaughnessy, transferred to the collections of the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets (VTCC) Museum.","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. 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.","This collection consists of papers--including correspondence, schoolwork, diplomas, diaries, photographs, and printed materials--of Louis O'Shaughnessy, professor of mathematics at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (VPI); his wife Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy; their daughter, VPI mathematics instructor Betty O'Shaughnessy Bock; and the Surface family (parents and siblings of Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy).","Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech","Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (1872-1896)","Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (1896-1944)","Surface family","O'Shaughnessy, Louis","O'Shaughnessy, Mary Elizabeth, 1917-","The materials in the collection are in English."],"collection_title_tesim":["O'Shaughnessy Family Papers, 1857/1965"],"collection_ssim":["O'Shaughnessy Family Papers, 1857/1965"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["Ms.1987.052"],"unitid_tesim":["Ms.1987.052"],"repository_ssm":["Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University"],"repository_ssim":["Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University"],"creator_ssm":["O'Shaughnessy, Louis","O'Shaughnessy, Mary Elizabeth, 1917-"],"creator_ssim":["O'Shaughnessy, Louis","O'Shaughnessy, Mary Elizabeth, 1917-"],"creator_persname_ssim":["O'Shaughnessy, Louis","O'Shaughnessy, Mary Elizabeth, 1917-"],"creator_corpname_ssim":["Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech","Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (1872-1896)","Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (1896-1944)"],"creator_famname_ssim":["Surface family"],"creators_ssim":["O'Shaughnessy, Louis","O'Shaughnessy, Mary Elizabeth, 1917-","Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech","Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (1872-1896)","Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (1896-1944)","Surface family"],"access_terms_ssm":["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. 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."],"acqinfo_ssim":["The O'Shaughnessy Family Papers were donated to Special Collections and University Archives in 1987, 1998, and 2019."],"access_subjects_ssim":["Faculty and staff","University History"],"access_subjects_ssm":["Faculty and staff","University History"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"extent_ssm":["5.2  Cubic Feet 11 boxes; 2 oversize folders"],"extent_tesim":["5.2  Cubic Feet 11 boxes; 2 oversize folders"],"date_range_isim":[1857,1858,1859,1860,1861,1862,1863,1864,1865,1866,1867,1868,1869,1870,1871,1872,1873,1874,1875,1876,1877,1878,1879,1880,1881,1882,1883,1884,1885,1886,1887,1888,1889,1890,1891,1892,1893,1894,1895,1896,1897,1898,1899,1900,1901,1902,1903,1904,1905,1906,1907,1908,1909,1910,1911,1912,1913,1914,1915,1916,1917,1918,1919,1920,1921,1922,1923,1924,1925,1926,1927,1928,1929,1930,1931,1932,1933,1934,1935,1936,1937,1938,1939,1940,1941,1942,1943,1944,1945,1946,1947,1948,1949,1950,1951,1952,1953,1954,1955,1956,1957,1958,1959,1960,1961,1962,1963,1964,1965],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe collection is open for research.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Access"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["The collection is open for research."],"arrangement_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe O'Shaughnessy Family Papers are arranged in the following series:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeries I: Louis and Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy Papers, 1886-1965. \nSeries II: Betty O'Shaughnessy Bock Papers, 1887-1958. \nSeries III: Surface Family Papers, 1857-1933.\nSeries IV: Photographs and Negatives, 1887-1950.\nSeries V: Mementos and Personal Effects, n.d. \u003c/p\u003e  "],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Arrangement"],"arrangement_tesim":["The O'Shaughnessy Family Papers are arranged in the following series:","Series I: Louis and Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy Papers, 1886-1965. \nSeries II: Betty O'Shaughnessy Bock Papers, 1887-1958. \nSeries III: Surface Family Papers, 1857-1933.\nSeries IV: Photographs and Negatives, 1887-1950.\nSeries V: Mementos and Personal Effects, n.d."],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eLouis O'Shaughnessy was born in South Solon, Ohio, in 1877. After a year of study at Valparaiso University, O'Shaughnessy matriculated at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and graduated in 1903; the following year, he earned a graduate degree in civil engineering at VPI and taught at the university for two years. O'Shaughnessy obtained a master's degree in mathematics from Ohio State University (1907) and a doctorate degree in mathematics from the University of Pennsylvania (1911), where he served on the faculty. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn 1905, O'Shaughnessy married Ida Louise Surface (1885-1973), a native of Montgomery County, Virginia and daughter of Rev. Floyd Daniel and Elizabeth (Betty) Childress Surface. The O'Shaughnessys would have one daughter, Mary Elizabeth (Later known as Betty Louis). \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn 1918, O'Shaughnessy returned to VPI as a professor of applied mechanics. The family lived near campus at what is today (2020) 206 Turner Street and home to the Alpha Phi chapter of Beta Theta Pi. He served as acting dean of engineering during the 1927/1928 year; as head of civil engineering for 17 years; and as director of graduate studies from 1936 to 1954. In addition to his teaching and departmental administrative duties, O'Shaughnessy served on the university's athletic council and was a member of Phi Kappa Phi academic honor society, Tau Beta Pi (engineering honor society), Chi Epsilon (civil engineering society), and Omicron Delta Kappa (leadership honor society). Louis O'Shaughnessy retired in 1954 and died on February 17, 1958. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBetty Louis (née Mary Elizabeth) O'Shaughnessy was born to parents Louis and Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy in Philadelphia in March, 1917. The following year, she moved with her parents to Blacksburg, Virginia. She graduated early from Blacksburg High School and is listed as a freshman biology major in the 1932-1933 list of VPI students. By her junior year, O'Shaughnessy had switched majors to general science. She graduated with honors from VPI in 1936, and is listed as a graduate student in 1936/1937 but seems not to have completed her graduate studies. In 1942, she joined the VPI faculty as a mathematics instructor, teaching courses in algebra, calculus, trigonometry, and analytic geometry. In December, 1944, she married Arthur E. Bock (1916-1989), who had earned his master's degree in engineering at VPI in 1940. The Bocks moved to Annapolis, where Arthur Bock was employed as an engineering instructor at the U. S. Naval Academy. Betty Louis Bock died in 1989.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical Note"],"bioghist_tesim":["Louis O'Shaughnessy was born in South Solon, Ohio, in 1877. After a year of study at Valparaiso University, O'Shaughnessy matriculated at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and graduated in 1903; the following year, he earned a graduate degree in civil engineering at VPI and taught at the university for two years. O'Shaughnessy obtained a master's degree in mathematics from Ohio State University (1907) and a doctorate degree in mathematics from the University of Pennsylvania (1911), where he served on the faculty.","In 1905, O'Shaughnessy married Ida Louise Surface (1885-1973), a native of Montgomery County, Virginia and daughter of Rev. Floyd Daniel and Elizabeth (Betty) Childress Surface. The O'Shaughnessys would have one daughter, Mary Elizabeth (Later known as Betty Louis).","In 1918, O'Shaughnessy returned to VPI as a professor of applied mechanics. The family lived near campus at what is today (2020) 206 Turner Street and home to the Alpha Phi chapter of Beta Theta Pi. He served as acting dean of engineering during the 1927/1928 year; as head of civil engineering for 17 years; and as director of graduate studies from 1936 to 1954. In addition to his teaching and departmental administrative duties, O'Shaughnessy served on the university's athletic council and was a member of Phi Kappa Phi academic honor society, Tau Beta Pi (engineering honor society), Chi Epsilon (civil engineering society), and Omicron Delta Kappa (leadership honor society). Louis O'Shaughnessy retired in 1954 and died on February 17, 1958.","Betty Louis (née Mary Elizabeth) O'Shaughnessy was born to parents Louis and Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy in Philadelphia in March, 1917. The following year, she moved with her parents to Blacksburg, Virginia. She graduated early from Blacksburg High School and is listed as a freshman biology major in the 1932-1933 list of VPI students. By her junior year, O'Shaughnessy had switched majors to general science. She graduated with honors from VPI in 1936, and is listed as a graduate student in 1936/1937 but seems not to have completed her graduate studies. In 1942, she joined the VPI faculty as a mathematics instructor, teaching courses in algebra, calculus, trigonometry, and analytic geometry. In December, 1944, she married Arthur E. Bock (1916-1989), who had earned his master's degree in engineering at VPI in 1940. The Bocks moved to Annapolis, where Arthur Bock was employed as an engineering instructor at the U. S. Naval Academy. Betty Louis Bock died in 1989."],"odd_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe guide to the O'Shaughnessy Family 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 O'Shaughnessy Family 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], O'Shaughnessy Family Papers, Ms1987-052, 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], O'Shaughnessy Family Papers, Ms1987-052, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va."],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe processing of the O'Shaughnessy Family Papers commenced in May, 2018 and was completed in August, 2018. Additional processing was completed in March, 2020.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Processing Information"],"processinfo_tesim":["The processing of the O'Shaughnessy Family Papers commenced in May, 2018 and was completed in August, 2018. Additional processing was completed in March, 2020."],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eSee also the \u003ca href=\"https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=vt/viblbv01281.xml\" show=\"new\"\u003eLouis O'Shaughnessy Letters, 1903-1905, Ms1993-010\u003c/a\u003e, at Virginia Tech Special Collections and University Archives.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related Archival  Materials"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["See also the Louis O'Shaughnessy Letters, 1903-1905, Ms1993-010, at Virginia Tech Special Collections and University Archives."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThis collection contains the papers of Louis O'Shaughnessy, a long-time professor of mathematics at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; his wife Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy; their daughter Betty O'Shaughnessy Bock, a VPI mathematics instructor; and the Surface family, parents and siblings of Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy. The collection includes correspondence, schoolwork, diaries, photographs, and printed materials. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeries I: Louis and Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy Papers, 1886-1965. This collection contains both personal and professional papers of Louis O'Shaughnessy and personal and financial papers of Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy. Included in Louis O'Shaughnessy's papers are a few pieces of personal correspondence, written to various family members and relating personal news. Among these are two postcards, both postmarked in 1906: one shows children sledding down a street in Christiansburg, Virginia; the other is an illustrated postcard listing the wins and losses of the VPI football team that year. Also among O'Shaughnessy's personal papers are examples from his years as a student, including his VPI diplomas, schoolwork, graded exams, and grade reports, as well as an account book he maintained while a student at VPI. The notepad provides an account of every expenditure made by O'Shaughnessy during his sophomore, junior, and senior years. The series also includes a file of material on the Coming Men of America, a junior secret society to which O'Shaughnessy belonged. Among the few materials in the series relating to O'Shaughnessy's professional career is a folder of VPI announcements and forms, including--among other items--a 1943 University Club financial statement, a circular letter sent to freshmen regarding the honor system, and two registers of students (1932 and 1945) that include the religious affiliation of each.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy, the series includes several pieces of correspondence, including a number of get-well cards received. The series also contains some of Ida O'Shaughnessy's personal financial records from the years following her husband's death.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAlso included are collections of invoices and receipts, advertising ephemera, and printed material. Among the latter are two postcards relating to the 1905 VPI football team, a postcard from Hemlock Haven (Marion, Virginia); a 1957 holiday program from De Jarnette State Sanatorium (Staunton, Virginia), and a flyer for an appearance by psychic Madam Orva at Roanoke Theatre\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeries II: Betty O'Shaughnessy Bock Papers, 1887-1958. This series contains both personal and professional papers of Betty O'Shaughnessy Bock, who served as an instructor of mathematics at Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the 1940s. The series includes a large collection of Bock's letters to her parents. A frequent correspondent, she writes chatty letters of her social activities, home life, and travel. The majority of the letters are written from the Bocks' home in Annapolis, Maryland, during the 1940s and 1950s. The series also contains three diaries, written while Betty O'Shaughnessy Bock was a student at Blacksburg High School. The diary entries revolve almost entirely around the many boys that she liked and little else. Also among her personal papers is a collection of ephemera including mementos from VPI dances, the text of a speech that O'Shaughnessy delivered in 1936 to urge the inclusion of women students in the VPI annual, and printed materials. A large portion of the series is devoted to Betty Bock's schoolwork, particularly at VPI, and includes class notes, essays, and exams. From Bock's years as a mathematics instructor at VPI, the series includes her course plans, exam questions, a selection of students' graded exam books, and grade reports. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeries III: Surface Family Papers, 1857-1933. This series includes papers of the parents of Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy. From F. D. Surface, father of Ida, the collection includes two notebooks, devoted almost entirely to Bible study notes. The series includes two letters written by Betty Surface (one co-written with her husband), touching on local news from Blacksburg, one mentioning the campus death of Stockton Heth Jr. at the hands of Charles Vawter. Accompanying these is a letter from Vawter's father, asking for Betty Surface's prayers for his son. Included also in this series are papers of Fanny and George Thomas Surface, siblings of Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy. Among these are a number of letters from George Surface. Several of these consist only of fragments, as they were seemingly retained only as scrap paper that F. D. Surface used for notes. The series also includes George Surface's student notebooks and the Surface family Bible, published in 1857 and purchased in Christiansburg in 1863.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeries IV: Photographs and Negatives, 1887-1950. The images in this series include both studio portraits and informal snapshots--most unidentified-- of the O'Shaughnessy and Surface families and their friends. The collection contains several images from Betty O'Shaughnessy Bock's wedding. Also within the collection are a number of photos of various buildings, including the O'Shaughnessy home at 206 Turner Street, Blacksburg (today the home of the Alpha Phi chapter of Betha Theta Pi) and Southside Community Hospital in Farmville, Virginia. Several local and regional photographic studios are represented in the collection: Twin City, Bristol; W. H. Richards, Christiansburg; Jewell's, Christiansburg; Olinger, Blacksburg. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeries V: Mementos and Personal Effects and Artifacts, n.d. This series includes a few textiles, origin unknown, though they likely belonged to Betty O'Shaughnessy Bock. Among these items are an infant's dress, and some women's dress gloves. The series also includes some cosmetics compacts and a miniature bar of soap from the Hotel Roanoke. \u003c/p\u003e  "],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content"],"scopecontent_tesim":["This collection contains the papers of Louis O'Shaughnessy, a long-time professor of mathematics at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; his wife Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy; their daughter Betty O'Shaughnessy Bock, a VPI mathematics instructor; and the Surface family, parents and siblings of Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy. The collection includes correspondence, schoolwork, diaries, photographs, and printed materials.","Series I: Louis and Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy Papers, 1886-1965. This collection contains both personal and professional papers of Louis O'Shaughnessy and personal and financial papers of Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy. Included in Louis O'Shaughnessy's papers are a few pieces of personal correspondence, written to various family members and relating personal news. Among these are two postcards, both postmarked in 1906: one shows children sledding down a street in Christiansburg, Virginia; the other is an illustrated postcard listing the wins and losses of the VPI football team that year. Also among O'Shaughnessy's personal papers are examples from his years as a student, including his VPI diplomas, schoolwork, graded exams, and grade reports, as well as an account book he maintained while a student at VPI. The notepad provides an account of every expenditure made by O'Shaughnessy during his sophomore, junior, and senior years. The series also includes a file of material on the Coming Men of America, a junior secret society to which O'Shaughnessy belonged. Among the few materials in the series relating to O'Shaughnessy's professional career is a folder of VPI announcements and forms, including--among other items--a 1943 University Club financial statement, a circular letter sent to freshmen regarding the honor system, and two registers of students (1932 and 1945) that include the religious affiliation of each.","From Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy, the series includes several pieces of correspondence, including a number of get-well cards received. The series also contains some of Ida O'Shaughnessy's personal financial records from the years following her husband's death.","Also included are collections of invoices and receipts, advertising ephemera, and printed material. Among the latter are two postcards relating to the 1905 VPI football team, a postcard from Hemlock Haven (Marion, Virginia); a 1957 holiday program from De Jarnette State Sanatorium (Staunton, Virginia), and a flyer for an appearance by psychic Madam Orva at Roanoke Theatre","Series II: Betty O'Shaughnessy Bock Papers, 1887-1958. This series contains both personal and professional papers of Betty O'Shaughnessy Bock, who served as an instructor of mathematics at Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the 1940s. The series includes a large collection of Bock's letters to her parents. A frequent correspondent, she writes chatty letters of her social activities, home life, and travel. The majority of the letters are written from the Bocks' home in Annapolis, Maryland, during the 1940s and 1950s. The series also contains three diaries, written while Betty O'Shaughnessy Bock was a student at Blacksburg High School. The diary entries revolve almost entirely around the many boys that she liked and little else. Also among her personal papers is a collection of ephemera including mementos from VPI dances, the text of a speech that O'Shaughnessy delivered in 1936 to urge the inclusion of women students in the VPI annual, and printed materials. A large portion of the series is devoted to Betty Bock's schoolwork, particularly at VPI, and includes class notes, essays, and exams. From Bock's years as a mathematics instructor at VPI, the series includes her course plans, exam questions, a selection of students' graded exam books, and grade reports.","Series III: Surface Family Papers, 1857-1933. This series includes papers of the parents of Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy. From F. D. Surface, father of Ida, the collection includes two notebooks, devoted almost entirely to Bible study notes. The series includes two letters written by Betty Surface (one co-written with her husband), touching on local news from Blacksburg, one mentioning the campus death of Stockton Heth Jr. at the hands of Charles Vawter. Accompanying these is a letter from Vawter's father, asking for Betty Surface's prayers for his son. Included also in this series are papers of Fanny and George Thomas Surface, siblings of Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy. Among these are a number of letters from George Surface. Several of these consist only of fragments, as they were seemingly retained only as scrap paper that F. D. Surface used for notes. The series also includes George Surface's student notebooks and the Surface family Bible, published in 1857 and purchased in Christiansburg in 1863.","Series IV: Photographs and Negatives, 1887-1950. The images in this series include both studio portraits and informal snapshots--most unidentified-- of the O'Shaughnessy and Surface families and their friends. The collection contains several images from Betty O'Shaughnessy Bock's wedding. Also within the collection are a number of photos of various buildings, including the O'Shaughnessy home at 206 Turner Street, Blacksburg (today the home of the Alpha Phi chapter of Betha Theta Pi) and Southside Community Hospital in Farmville, Virginia. Several local and regional photographic studios are represented in the collection: Twin City, Bristol; W. H. Richards, Christiansburg; Jewell's, Christiansburg; Olinger, Blacksburg.","Series V: Mementos and Personal Effects and Artifacts, n.d. This series includes a few textiles, origin unknown, though they likely belonged to Betty O'Shaughnessy Bock. Among these items are an infant's dress, and some women's dress gloves. The series also includes some cosmetics compacts and a miniature bar of soap from the Hotel Roanoke."],"separatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe following items were removed from the collection to be cataloged for the rare book collection:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAndrews, E. A. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eSelections from the Metamorphoses and Heroides of Ovid\u003c/title\u003e. Boston: Crocker and Brewster, 1869. (Includes inscription: \"F. D. Surface, Preston \u0026amp; Olin Inst. Blacksburg Va. Feby. 6, 1871\" on first free end paper.)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eBurpee Bulbs for Fall Planting\u003c/title\u003e, 1949. [Clinton, IA: W. Atlee Burpee Co.], 1949.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFoster, R. S. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eObjections to Calvinism As It Is in a Series of Letters Addressed to Rev. N. L. Rice, D. D\u003c/title\u003e. Cincinnati: Hitchcock and Walden, 1849. (Includes inscription \"F. D. 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Objections to Calvinism As It Is in a Series of Letters Addressed to Rev. N. L. Rice, D. D. Cincinnati: Hitchcock and Walden, 1849. (Includes inscription \"F. D. Surface, Auburn, Montgomery Co. Va.\" on first free end paper.)","Griffis, William Elliot. Corea, Without and Within. Philadelphia: Presbyterian Board of Publication, 1885.","Gudheim, H. Differential Equations for Engineers. 3rd ed. Ann Arbor, MI: Edwards Brothers, 1928.","Kuhner, Raphael. Grammar of the Greek Language, for the Use of High Schools and Colleges. Boston: B. B. Mussey, 1849.","Laboratory Manual (Virginia Polytechnic Institute Sophomore Physics Laboratory). 3rd rev. Ann Arbor, MI: Edwards Brothers, n.d.","Lucas, J. B. and J. A. Addlestone. Laboratory Outline of Introductory Qualitative Analysis. rev. Ann Arbor, MI: Edwards Brothers, n.d.","Robeson, F. L. Notes on Physics. Ann Arbor, MI: Edwards Brothers, 1932-1934. [in 3 parts]","Robeson, F. L. Notes on Physics, pt. 3. 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This series contains materials relating to the history of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech). Largely gleaned from various published sources, the series contains typescripts of items Brown had apparently assembled in anticipation of a published history of the school and for ready reference in responding to questions about the school's history. The series is divided among the following subseries:","Subseries A: V.P.I. History, 1925-1944. This subseries contains typescript copies of material assembled by Brown in anticipation of a published history of Virginia Tech. It includes information about the board of visitors (both the body and its individual members), as well as a university chronology, bibliography, legislative history, and data gleaned from newspapers, university bulletins, and other published sources. Arranged in a rough chronological order.","Subseries B: V.P.I. Index, 1938-1946. Within this subseries are several versions of Brown's V.P.I. Index (eventually published as Bulletin of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute, vol. 35, no. 12) each containing handwritten updates and corrections. The index provides a history of the school, arranged by subject, and referrals to other sources for more information. Arranged chronologically by date of compilation or revision.","Subseries C: Subject files, 1872-1946. Arranged alphabetically, this subseries contains materials gleaned from various sources by Brown regarding various aspects of Virginia Tech history. The files relate not only to the school's institutional history, but specific topics as well, including buildings, funding, and legislative history. Of particular interest, perhaps, is a file relating to activities and programs on campus during World War II.","Series II: Local History, 1926-1944. This series contains folders relating to various aspects of Blacksburg, Montgomery County, and Southwest Virginia history. As with Brown's Virginia Tech files, these materials consist largely of typescript copies of materials gleaned from various published sources. The folders relate to such disparate subjects as the Blacksburg town spring, Draper's Meadows, and the Jackson Ferry Shot Tower. Of special interest within the series is Brown's compilation of Blacksburg's legislative history and his historical directory of Blacksburg business and professional men, women and firms. Also of significance is a large collection of materials relating to the Wilderness Road. Arranged alphabetically by topic.","Series III: Nature, 1926-1946. Brown's activities as an amateur naturalist are represented in several files relating to his bird observations in Montgomery County. Also included is a description of his 1941 South American bird-watching trip (in the October-November 1941 issue of The Raven) and an essay titled \"Antics of the Mockingbirds\" by John M. McBryde. Also included is a copy of Brown's Blacksburg (Virginia) Weather, 1893-1944 (published as  Bulletin of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute, vol. 38, no. 5) and texts from talks he delivered to local groups on nature-related subjects. The series is arranged by subject matter, then chronologically.","Series IV: General Interests, 1930-1947. This series contains materials relating to Brown's other myriad interests. The series includes a file devoted to Matthew Fontaine Maury, including copies of both the first and second editions of Brown's work, Bibliography of Matthew Fontaine Maury (in Bulletin of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute, vol. 24, no. 2 and vol. 37, no. 12). Also included are texts of talks Brown presented on various topics, a bibliography of his works, and a compilation of his poetry.","Ralph Minthorne Brown, head librarian of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) from 1926 to 1947, was born at Fort Shaw, Montana, in 1878. He graduated from Cornell University in 1901 and served as a librarian in Chicago and Buffalo, New York before becoming chief of the U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey's Division of Library and Archives in 1906. He remained in that position until serving as an ambulance driver in World War I. After the war, Brown worked as an editor for Rand McNally, then for Popular Mechanics, and finally as a librarian at North Dakota State College before arriving at Virginia Tech in 1926.","When not working, Brown indulged in his many personal interests, including poetry and genealogy; he was also an avid book collector, amateur historian and naturalist. During his time in Blacksburg, Brown actively collected and recorded the history of both Virginia Tech and the New River Valley, his chief accomplishment here perhaps being the compilation of V.P.I. Historical Index, 1872-1942. Other projects included legislative histories of both the school and Blacksburg as well as a bibliography of Matthew Fontaine Maury. Brown's interest in nature led him to keep and compile notes on local ornithological and weather observations. He frequently presented talks on these and other subjects to campus and community groups.","Brown retired from Virginia Tech in 1947 and died in Tulsa, Oklahoma on November 30, 1958, survived by one daughter.","The guide to the Ralph Minthorne Brown Papers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/).","The processing, arrangement, and description of the Ralph Minthorne Brown Papers commenced in January 2008 and was completed in May 2008.","Brown's papers as head librarian of Virginia Tech may be found in Record Group 23/1/1. Several of Brown's works (mostly cataloged typescripts) may be found through an author search in the University Libraries' catalog.","See the Records of the Virginia Tech University Libraries, RG 23 for RG 23/1/1.","This collection contains the papers of Ralph Minthorne Browne, head librarian at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (1926-1947), amateur historian, naturalist, and genealogist. The papers include such materials as transcripts of historical documents, notes, correspondence and printed materials.","(NOTE: Many of the folder titles in this collection contain two sets of dates (e.g., \"'Volume I: Presidents and Boards of Visitors, 1872-1944' 1925-1944\"). Where two sets of dates are shown, the first set of dates are those to which the material within the folder relates, the second date set shows the years during which the information was actually compiled.)","[see also Wilderness Road]","Four files relating to Brown's official duties as Virginia Tech's head librarian were transferred to University Archives Record Group 23/1/1. File subjects included library inventories (1912-1939); library staff (1926-1946); supplies and equipment (1939-1940); and talks delivered by Brown on various library-related subjects (1933-1943).","See the Records of the Virginia Tech University Libraries, RG 23 for RG 23/1/1.","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. 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.","This collection contains the papers of Ralph Minthorne Brown, Virginia Tech head librarian (1926-1947), amateur historian, and naturalist. It includes materials on Virginia Tech and local history, including typed transcripts of sources gathered for an intended history of Virginia Tech. 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File subjects included library inventories (1912-1939); library staff (1926-1946); supplies and equipment (1939-1940); and talks delivered by Brown on various library-related subjects (1933-1943).","See the Records of the Virginia Tech University Libraries, RG 23 for RG 23/1/1."],"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","\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\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/scuareproduction\u003c/a\u003e. 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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_cd3c725ad57dd3357897a0261dd797ec\" label=\"Abstract\"\u003eThis collection contains the papers of Ralph Minthorne Brown, Virginia Tech head librarian (1926-1947), amateur historian, and naturalist. It includes materials on Virginia Tech and local history, including typed transcripts of sources gathered for an intended history of Virginia Tech. Also included are Brown's Blacksburg ornithological and weather observations, a bibliography of Matthew Fontaine Maury, and other writings.\u003c/abstract\u003e\n    "],"abstract_tesim":["This collection contains the papers of Ralph Minthorne Brown, Virginia Tech head librarian (1926-1947), amateur historian, and naturalist. It includes materials on Virginia Tech and local history, including typed transcripts of sources gathered for an intended history of Virginia Tech. 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Also included is a copy of Brown's Blacksburg (Virginia) Weather, 1893-1944 (published as  Bulletin of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute, vol. 38, no. 5) and texts from talks he delivered to local groups on nature-related subjects. The series is arranged by subject matter, then chronologically.","Series IV: General Interests, 1930-1947. This series contains materials relating to Brown's other myriad interests. The series includes a file devoted to Matthew Fontaine Maury, including copies of both the first and second editions of Brown's work, Bibliography of Matthew Fontaine Maury (in Bulletin of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute, vol. 24, no. 2 and vol. 37, no. 12). Also included are texts of talks Brown presented on various topics, a bibliography of his works, and a compilation of his poetry.","Ralph Minthorne Brown, head librarian of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) from 1926 to 1947, was born at Fort Shaw, Montana, in 1878. 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As with Brown's Virginia Tech files, these materials consist largely of typescript copies of materials gleaned from various published sources. The folders relate to such disparate subjects as the Blacksburg town spring, Draper's Meadows, and the Jackson Ferry Shot Tower. Of special interest within the series is Brown's compilation of Blacksburg's legislative history and his historical directory of Blacksburg business and professional men, women and firms. Also of significance is a large collection of materials relating to the Wilderness Road. Arranged alphabetically by topic.","Series III: Nature, 1926-1946. Brown's activities as an amateur naturalist are represented in several files relating to his bird observations in Montgomery County. Also included is a description of his 1941 South American bird-watching trip (in the October-November 1941 issue of The Raven) and an essay titled \"Antics of the Mockingbirds\" by John M. McBryde. Also included is a copy of Brown's Blacksburg (Virginia) Weather, 1893-1944 (published as  Bulletin of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute, vol. 38, no. 5) and texts from talks he delivered to local groups on nature-related subjects. The series is arranged by subject matter, then chronologically.","Series IV: General Interests, 1930-1947. This series contains materials relating to Brown's other myriad interests. The series includes a file devoted to Matthew Fontaine Maury, including copies of both the first and second editions of Brown's work, Bibliography of Matthew Fontaine Maury (in Bulletin of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute, vol. 24, no. 2 and vol. 37, no. 12). Also included are texts of talks Brown presented on various topics, a bibliography of his works, and a compilation of his poetry."],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eRalph Minthorne Brown, head librarian of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) from 1926 to 1947, was born at Fort Shaw, Montana, in 1878. He graduated from Cornell University in 1901 and served as a librarian in Chicago and Buffalo, New York before becoming chief of the U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey's Division of Library and Archives in 1906. He remained in that position until serving as an ambulance driver in World War I. After the war, Brown worked as an editor for Rand McNally, then for \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003ePopular Mechanics\u003c/title\u003e, and finally as a librarian at North Dakota State College before arriving at Virginia Tech in 1926. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWhen not working, Brown indulged in his many personal interests, including poetry and genealogy; he was also an avid book collector, amateur historian and naturalist. During his time in Blacksburg, Brown actively collected and recorded the history of both Virginia Tech and the New River Valley, his chief accomplishment here perhaps being the compilation of \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eV.P.I. Historical Index, 1872-1942\u003c/title\u003e. Other projects included legislative histories of both the school and Blacksburg as well as a bibliography of Matthew Fontaine Maury. Brown's interest in nature led him to keep and compile notes on local ornithological and weather observations. He frequently presented talks on these and other subjects to campus and community groups.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBrown retired from Virginia Tech in 1947 and died in Tulsa, Oklahoma on November 30, 1958, survived by one daughter.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical Note"],"bioghist_tesim":["Ralph Minthorne Brown, head librarian of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) from 1926 to 1947, was born at Fort Shaw, Montana, in 1878. He graduated from Cornell University in 1901 and served as a librarian in Chicago and Buffalo, New York before becoming chief of the U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey's Division of Library and Archives in 1906. He remained in that position until serving as an ambulance driver in World War I. After the war, Brown worked as an editor for Rand McNally, then for Popular Mechanics, and finally as a librarian at North Dakota State College before arriving at Virginia Tech in 1926.","When not working, Brown indulged in his many personal interests, including poetry and genealogy; he was also an avid book collector, amateur historian and naturalist. During his time in Blacksburg, Brown actively collected and recorded the history of both Virginia Tech and the New River Valley, his chief accomplishment here perhaps being the compilation of V.P.I. Historical Index, 1872-1942. Other projects included legislative histories of both the school and Blacksburg as well as a bibliography of Matthew Fontaine Maury. Brown's interest in nature led him to keep and compile notes on local ornithological and weather observations. He frequently presented talks on these and other subjects to campus and community groups.","Brown retired from Virginia Tech in 1947 and died in Tulsa, Oklahoma on November 30, 1958, survived by one daughter."],"odd_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe guide to the Ralph Minthorne Brown 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 Ralph Minthorne Brown 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], Ralph Minthorne Brown Papers, Ms1970-002 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], Ralph Minthorne Brown Papers, Ms1970-002 Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va."],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe processing, arrangement, and description of the Ralph Minthorne Brown Papers commenced in January 2008 and was completed in May 2008.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Processing Information"],"processinfo_tesim":["The processing, arrangement, and description of the Ralph Minthorne Brown Papers commenced in January 2008 and was completed in May 2008."],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eBrown's papers as head librarian of Virginia Tech may be found in Record Group 23/1/1. Several of Brown's works (mostly cataloged typescripts) may be found through an author search in the University Libraries' catalog. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSee the \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=oai/VT/repositories_2_resources_3057.xml;query=;brand=default\"\u003eRecords of the Virginia Tech University Libraries, RG 23\u003c/a\u003e for RG 23/1/1.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related Archival Material"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["Brown's papers as head librarian of Virginia Tech may be found in Record Group 23/1/1. Several of Brown's works (mostly cataloged typescripts) may be found through an author search in the University Libraries' catalog.","See the Records of the Virginia Tech University Libraries, RG 23 for RG 23/1/1."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThis collection contains the papers of Ralph Minthorne Browne, head librarian at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (1926-1947), amateur historian, naturalist, and genealogist. The papers include such materials as transcripts of historical documents, notes, correspondence and printed materials. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e(NOTE: Many of the folder titles in this collection contain two sets of dates (e.g., \"'Volume I: Presidents and Boards of Visitors, 1872-1944' 1925-1944\"). Where two sets of dates are shown, the first set of dates are those to which the material within the folder relates, the second date set shows the years during which the information was actually compiled.) \u003c/p\u003e  ","\u003cp\u003e[see also Wilderness Road]\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content","Scope and Contents note"],"scopecontent_tesim":["This collection contains the papers of Ralph Minthorne Browne, head librarian at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (1926-1947), amateur historian, naturalist, and genealogist. The papers include such materials as transcripts of historical documents, notes, correspondence and printed materials.","(NOTE: Many of the folder titles in this collection contain two sets of dates (e.g., \"'Volume I: Presidents and Boards of Visitors, 1872-1944' 1925-1944\"). Where two sets of dates are shown, the first set of dates are those to which the material within the folder relates, the second date set shows the years during which the information was actually compiled.)","[see also Wilderness Road]"],"separatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eFour files relating to Brown's official duties as Virginia Tech's head librarian were transferred to University Archives Record Group 23/1/1. File subjects included library inventories (1912-1939); library staff (1926-1946); supplies and equipment (1939-1940); and talks delivered by Brown on various library-related subjects (1933-1943). \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSee the \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=oai/VT/repositories_2_resources_3057.xml;query=;brand=default\"\u003eRecords of the Virginia Tech University Libraries, RG 23\u003c/a\u003e for RG 23/1/1.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"separatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Separated Material"],"separatedmaterial_tesim":["Four files relating to Brown's official duties as Virginia Tech's head librarian were transferred to University Archives Record Group 23/1/1. File subjects included library inventories (1912-1939); library staff (1926-1946); supplies and equipment (1939-1940); and talks delivered by Brown on various library-related subjects (1933-1943).","See the Records of the Virginia Tech University Libraries, RG 23 for RG 23/1/1."],"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","\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\"\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\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/scuapublication\u003c/a\u003e. 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.\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. 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_cd3c725ad57dd3357897a0261dd797ec\" label=\"Abstract\"\u003eThis collection contains the papers of Ralph Minthorne Brown, Virginia Tech head librarian (1926-1947), amateur historian, and naturalist. It includes materials on Virginia Tech and local history, including typed transcripts of sources gathered for an intended history of Virginia Tech. Also included are Brown's Blacksburg ornithological and weather observations, a bibliography of Matthew Fontaine Maury, and other writings.\u003c/abstract\u003e\n    "],"abstract_tesim":["This collection contains the papers of Ralph Minthorne Brown, Virginia Tech head librarian (1926-1947), amateur historian, and naturalist. It includes materials on Virginia Tech and local history, including typed transcripts of sources gathered for an intended history of Virginia Tech. Also included are Brown's Blacksburg ornithological and weather observations, a bibliography of Matthew Fontaine Maury, and other writings."],"corpname_ssim":["Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech","Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (1896-1944)","Virginia Polytechnic Institute (1944-1970)"],"names_coll_ssim":["Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (1896-1944)","Virginia Polytechnic Institute (1944-1970)"],"persname_ssim":["Brown, Ralph Minthorne, 1878-1958"],"names_ssim":["Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech","Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (1896-1944)","Virginia Polytechnic Institute (1944-1970)","Brown, Ralph Minthorne, 1878-1958"],"language_ssim":["The materials in the collection are in English."],"descrules_ssm":["Describing Archives: A Content Standard"],"total_component_count_is":72,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-06-23T06:44:34.154Z"}]}},"label":"Breadcrumbs"}}},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/viblbv_repositories_2_resources_1257"}},{"id":"viblbv_repositories_2_resources_3476","type":"collection","attributes":{"title":"Records of the Dean of the College, John E. 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The collection remains in original order as received.","Series\n      Series I: VPI Correspondence, 1929-1937, includes letters and notes to college administration members, professors, and other staff.\n      Series II: Non-VPI Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1926-1927, 1929-1937, contains correspondence with non-college individuals, such as government officials, business leaders, and private citizens.\n      Series III: Subject Files, 1920-1925, contains multiple subjects regarding university administration, arranged alphabetically.\n      Series IV: Subject Files, 1925-1930, contains multiple subjects regarding university administration, arranged alphabetically.\n      Series V: Subject Files, 1930-1935, contains multiple subjects regarding university administration, arranged alphabetically.\n      Series VI: Subject Files, 1935-1936, contains multiple subjects regarding university administration, arranged alphabetically.","John Edward Williams (1867-1943) was a Virginia Tech mathematics professor and Dean of the College. He was born in Charlotte County, Virginia on September 17, 1867, to Albert H. and Matilda Berkeley Williams. He graduated from Hampden-Sydney College in 1892, before serving as principal of Boydton High School for two years. From 1894 to 1895, Williams served as assistant principal of Roanoke's Commerce Street School, then returned to Boydton as a private instructor for Col. Thomas F. Goode.","Williams next entered a special course in pure mathematics at the University of Virginia in 1896, obtaining his master's degree in 1899 and doctoral degree in 1902. He served as a mathematics instructor at the university from 1899 until 1903, when he was appointed to the mathematics department at Virginia Tech.","In 1924, Williams was named Virginia Tech's Dean of the College, a position he held until his death. Williams also served on the State Board of Education and on the Hampden-Sydney Board of Trustees and was a member of several mathematics- and science-related societies. In 1925, Hampden-Sydney conferred upon him an honorary doctorate of laws.","Williams married Sallie Taylor Patton, daughter of Col. William M. Patton, in 1905. The couple had three children. Williams died in Blacksburg on April 19, 1943.","The guide to the Records of the Dean of the College, John E. Williams by Special Collections and University Archives,\nVirginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your-\nwork/public-domain/cc0/).","The processing, arrangement, and description of the Records of the Dean of the College, John E. Williams was completed in August 2021.","See also the John Edward Williams Papers, Ms1956-005 at Virginia Tech Special Collections and University Archives.","The collection primarily consists of correspondence, dealing with such subjects as absences, athletics, budget, the Civilian Student Union, complaints, Corps of Cadets, curricula changes, diplomas, English requirements, Honor System, influenza epidemic, insurance, job applications (student jobs, faculty positions, and placement of recent graduates), letters of recommendation, loans and scholarships, Mess Hall investigation (1928), rat system, Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, student activities and organizations, student publications, transfers, and the Virginia General Assembly. There is also a sizable amount of correspondence between Williams and President Burruss.","The collection also contains annual reports of the Academic-Science Division, 1929-1932, which includes separate annual reports for the following departments: Business Administration (1929-1931), Chemistry and Chemical Engineering (1929-1932, 1937-1938), English and Foreign Languages (1929-1932), Geology (1929-1931), Mathematics (1929-1931), Military (1931-1932), Metallurgy and Metallography (1929-1930), Physical Education (1929-1930), Physics (1929-1932), Zoology and Animal Pathology (1931-1932).","There are lists of statistical information for various years, including enrollment, number of students passing various subjects, civilian students, waiterships, non-Virginia students, transfers, resignations, accredited high schools in Virginia, loan recipients, Catholic students, German Club members, and students eligible for Phi Kappa Phi. The collection also has departmental budget sheets, notices and memoranda concerning the Administrative Council, Executive Bulletins (1923-1929), \"Report of the President to the Board of Visitors\" (April 16, 1924), and requisitions and orders.","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. 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.","This collection contains several series of documents related to Professor John E. Williams's (1867-1943) service as Dean of the College for Virginia Tech between 1924 and 1943. They include correspondence with businesses, governmental organizations, parents, alumni, and other administration members of Virginia Tech. Also included are lists of statistics on enrollment, student organization and university finances, scholarships, as well as reports on the honor and \"rat\" system. Williams was appointed as professor of mathematics at Virginia Tech in 1903 and served as Dean of the College between 1924 and 1943, when he died.","Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech","Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute. 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In 1963, the department was reorganized as a division under the Department of Industrial Engineering.\u003c/p\u003e  ","\u003cp\u003eWilliam Henry \"Bosco\" Rasche (1875-1951) came to the university in 1895 and was head of the Graphics and Mechanism Department from 1936-1948. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohn Rolfe Castleman (1895-1983) joined VPI in 1923 and was head of the Department of Graphics from 1956-1966. \u003c/p\u003e  "],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Administrative History","Biographical Notes"],"bioghist_tesim":["Mechanical drawing was offered as part of the \"Mechanical\" course of study in the Department of Technical Mechanics, in 1872. In 1875, this became the Department of Mechanics and Drawing. From 1878, courses in drawing were offered under various department names, until 1902 when a Department of Drawing was formed. In 1904, the name became the Department of Graphics. From 1914-1920, it was called the Department of Mechanism, Descriptive Geometry, and Graphics, and then from 1920-1947, it was called the Department of Graphics and Mechanism. In 1948, it became the Department of Graphics again. In 1963, the department was reorganized as a division under the Department of Industrial Engineering.","William Henry \"Bosco\" Rasche (1875-1951) came to the university in 1895 and was head of the Graphics and Mechanism Department from 1936-1948.","John Rolfe Castleman (1895-1983) joined VPI in 1923 and was head of the Department of Graphics from 1956-1966."],"odd_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe guide to the Records of the Department of Graphics, by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (\u003cextref href=\"https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/\"\u003ehttps://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/\u003c/extref\u003e).\u003c/p\u003e  "],"odd_heading_ssm":["Rights Statement for Archival Description"],"odd_tesim":["The guide to the Records of the Department of Graphics, 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: [item], [box], [folder], Records of the Department of Graphics, RG 18/12, 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: [item], [box], [folder], Records of the Department of Graphics, RG 18/12, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va."],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe processing, arrangement, and description of the Records of the Department of Graphics, was completed in August 2021.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Processing Information"],"processinfo_tesim":["The processing, arrangement, and description of the Records of the Department of Graphics, was completed in August 2021."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThis collection consists of the correspondence of William Henry Rasche and John Rolfe Castleman, former professors and heads of the department. The collection includes correspondence with VPI Presidents Joseph Eggleston, Julian Burruss, John Hutcheson, and Walter Newman (1913-1962); correspondence with Vice Presidents Walter Newman, C. Clement French, and Louis Pardue (1946-1957); correspondence with Treasurers Charles Wade, J. H. Taft, and J. B. Fogleman (1918-1945); correspondence with Engineering Deans L. S. Randolph, S. R. Pritchard, Earle B. Norris, and J. W. Whittemore (1913-1959); correspondence with faculty (1919-1932, 1937-1946); and correspondence with other universities (1940-1944). Additional items concern the Intercollegiate Rankine Memorial Movement (1939-1940) and the bust of William Rankine (one of the founders of modern scientific engineering) presented by the class of 1902 to the University in 1940.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content"],"scopecontent_tesim":["This collection consists of the correspondence of William Henry Rasche and John Rolfe Castleman, former professors and heads of the department. The collection includes correspondence with VPI Presidents Joseph Eggleston, Julian Burruss, John Hutcheson, and Walter Newman (1913-1962); correspondence with Vice Presidents Walter Newman, C. Clement French, and Louis Pardue (1946-1957); correspondence with Treasurers Charles Wade, J. H. Taft, and J. B. Fogleman (1918-1945); correspondence with Engineering Deans L. S. Randolph, S. R. Pritchard, Earle B. Norris, and J. W. Whittemore (1913-1959); correspondence with faculty (1919-1932, 1937-1946); and correspondence with other universities (1940-1944). Additional items concern the Intercollegiate Rankine Memorial Movement (1939-1940) and the bust of William Rankine (one of the founders of modern scientific engineering) presented by the class of 1902 to the University in 1940."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions\nmay apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for\nassistance in determining the use of these materials. \u003c/p\u003e","\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\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/scuareproduction\u003c/a\u003e.\nReproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can\nbe requested using our publication/exhibition form:\n\u003ca href=\"http://bit.ly/scuareproduction\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/scuapublication\u003c/a\u003e. 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.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions\nmay apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for\nassistance 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.\nReproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can\nbe requested using our publication/exhibition form:\nhttp://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_b427e588767cc25e831922221d776241\" label=\"Abstract\"\u003eThis collection contains records from the Department of Graphics in the Virginia Tech College of Engineering, primarily from former heads William Henry Rasche and John Rolfe Castleman. Most of the records in this collection are correspondence between people in the department and others within the university. The Department of Graphics was created in 1872 under the name, Department of Technical Mechanics. The Department of Graphics merged into the Department of Industial Engineering in 1963.\u003c/abstract\u003e\n    "],"abstract_tesim":["This collection contains records from the Department of Graphics in the Virginia Tech College of Engineering, primarily from former heads William Henry Rasche and John Rolfe Castleman. Most of the records in this collection are correspondence between people in the department and others within the university. The Department of Graphics was created in 1872 under the name, Department of Technical Mechanics. The Department of Graphics merged into the Department of Industial Engineering in 1963."],"corpname_ssim":["Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech","Virginia Polytechnic Institute. 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Presidential Papers\nSeries II. Personal Papers","One of seven children, John Redd Hutcheson (1886-1962) was born to Robert Francis and Mary Claiborne (née Barksdale) Hutcheson near Charlotte Courthouse, Virginia, on January 13, 1886. Dr. Jack, as he was affectionately known, married Eleanor Parrott in 1917, and the couple had three children. Hutcheson served briefly during World War I, and he operated Edgemont Farm with his brother T.B. Hutcheson.","John Hutcheson earned a B.S. degree in 1907 and M.S. in 1909 from Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (VPI) as well as honorary doctorates from Clemson College in 1937 and North Carolina State College in 1947. Following graduation from VPI, he taught and served as principal for schools in Virginia and Mississippi as well as lectured at the University of Virginia. In 1914, Hutcheson joined the Virginia Agricultural Extension Service (now the Virginia Cooperative Extension), becoming its director in 1919.","In January 1945, Hutcheson was appointed executive assistant to President Julian Burruss, but soon took on many of the president's duties when Burruss became ill.","Hutcheson was elected Virginia Tech's ninth president in August 1945. In December 1946, he became ill and was granted sick leave, at which time Walter Newman took over the duties of president. Although Hutcheson recovered from his illness, he did not return to his position as president. Instead, the Board of Visitors appointed Hutcheson as VPI's first chancellor in August 1947 and Newman became VPI's tenth president.","The following year, the Board established the VPI Educational Foundation, Inc. (known today as the Virginia Tech Foundation, Inc.) and named Dr. Jack its first president. He left the chancellorship in 1956, while remaining the foundation's president until his death on January 23, 1962.","The guide to the Records of the Office of the President, John Redd Hutcheson by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your- work/public-domain/cc0/).","The PTGA lodged a complaint against Hutcheson and tried to gather public support in an unsuccessful attempt to get him removed as director of the Extension Service.","The processing, arrangement, and description of the Records of the Office of the President, John Redd Hutcheson began in November 2005 and was completed in July 2006. Series II. Personal Papers were processed in 1994.","The following archival collections at Special Collections and University Archives also pertain to John R. Hutcheson:","Edgemont Farm Papers, Ms2003-022\nJohn R. 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Additional correspondence, telegrams, course outlines, and budgetary materials pertain to the American Council on Education.","This collection also comprises personal records on topics such as the management of Hutcheson's dairy farm, Edgemont; health, life, auto, and fire insurance; the deaths of Hutcheson's son and two brothers; various family members; desegregation of public schools in Virginia; Hutcheson's involvement with the Presbyterian church; and his illnesses. Also included is a bound volume of The Breeder's Gazette, containing handwritten notes on the front endpaper and on an inserted sheet.","Includes discussion of desgregation of public schools in Virginia","Includes discussion of desgregation of public schools in Virginia","Includes a Virginia court ruling on desegregation of public schools","Includes discussion of John Redd Hutcheson's family owning slaves and desegregation of public schools in Virginia","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. 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 Records of the Office of the President, John Redd Hutcheson consist of correspondence and records, from 1917 to 1962. This collection contains official records from Hutcheson's tenure as president of VPI as well as his personal papers. \n\nJohn R. 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This collection contains official records from Hutcheson's tenure as president of VPI and includes correspondence and reports from groups such as the State Board of Agriculture and Immigration, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the Association of Governing Boards, the Association of Land-Grant Colleges, the Association of South Agricultural Workers, the Association of Virginia Colleges, the State Board of Education, the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, the Tennessee Valley Authority, the American Veteran's Committee, the Farm Bureau Federation, the State Agricultural Commission, and VPI's Committee on Post-World War II Agricultural Policy. 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Also included is a bound volume of \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eThe Breeder's Gazette\u003c/title\u003e, containing handwritten notes on the front endpaper and on an inserted sheet.\u003c/p\u003e  ","\u003cp\u003eIncludes discussion of desgregation of public schools in Virginia\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes discussion of desgregation of public schools in Virginia\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes a Virginia court ruling on desegregation of public schools\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes discussion of John Redd Hutcheson's family owning slaves and desegregation of public schools in Virginia\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content"],"scopecontent_tesim":["The Records of the Office of the President, John Redd Hutcheson consist of correspondence and records, from 1917 to 1962. This collection contains official records from Hutcheson's tenure as president of VPI and includes correspondence and reports from groups such as the State Board of Agriculture and Immigration, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the Association of Governing Boards, the Association of Land-Grant Colleges, the Association of South Agricultural Workers, the Association of Virginia Colleges, the State Board of Education, the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, the Tennessee Valley Authority, the American Veteran's Committee, the Farm Bureau Federation, the State Agricultural Commission, and VPI's Committee on Post-World War II Agricultural Policy. Additional correspondence, telegrams, course outlines, and budgetary materials pertain to the American Council on Education.","This collection also comprises personal records on topics such as the management of Hutcheson's dairy farm, Edgemont; health, life, auto, and fire insurance; the deaths of Hutcheson's son and two brothers; various family members; desegregation of public schools in Virginia; Hutcheson's involvement with the Presbyterian church; and his illnesses. Also included is a bound volume of The Breeder's Gazette, containing handwritten notes on the front endpaper and on an inserted sheet.","Includes discussion of desgregation of public schools in Virginia","Includes discussion of desgregation of public schools in Virginia","Includes a Virginia court ruling on desegregation of public schools","Includes discussion of John Redd Hutcheson's family owning slaves and desegregation of public schools in Virginia"],"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","\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. 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 Reproductions 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. 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_3605315dde253944fa403ef9b6b9c1a3\" label=\"Abstract\"\u003eThe Records of the Office of the President, John Redd Hutcheson consist of correspondence and records, from 1917 to 1962. This collection contains official records from Hutcheson's tenure as president of VPI as well as his personal papers. \n\nJohn R. Hutcheson graduated from Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (VPI) with a B.S. in Agriculture in 1907 and a M.S. in 1909. He later received a PhD from Clemson College in 1937. Hutcheson was employed as Director of Extension Service (1919-44). He served as the ninth president of VPI from 1945 to 1947 before becoming chancellor of VPI (1947-56). Hutcheson also served as president of the VPI Education Foundation from 1948 until his death in 1962.\u003c/abstract\u003e\n    "],"abstract_tesim":["The Records of the Office of the President, John Redd Hutcheson consist of correspondence and records, from 1917 to 1962. This collection contains official records from Hutcheson's tenure as president of VPI as well as his personal papers. \n\nJohn R. Hutcheson graduated from Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (VPI) with a B.S. in Agriculture in 1907 and a M.S. in 1909. He later received a PhD from Clemson College in 1937. Hutcheson was employed as Director of Extension Service (1919-44). He served as the ninth president of VPI from 1945 to 1947 before becoming chancellor of VPI (1947-56). Hutcheson also served as president of the VPI Education Foundation from 1948 until his death in 1962."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc id=\"aspace_3049d53439c13721e21e0b4b1390c187\"\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003ePlease note:\u003c/emph\u003e This collection is in off-site storage and requires 2-3 days notice for retrieval. Oversize materials are on-site. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives for more information.\u003c/physloc\u003e\n    "],"physloc_tesim":["Please note: This collection is in off-site storage and requires 2-3 days notice for retrieval. Oversize materials are on-site. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives for more information."],"corpname_ssim":["Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech","Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (1896-1944)","Virginia Polytechnic Institute (1944-1970)"],"names_coll_ssim":["Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (1896-1944)","Virginia Polytechnic Institute (1944-1970)","Hutcheson, John Redd, 1886-1962"],"persname_ssim":["Hutcheson, John Redd, 1886-1962"],"names_ssim":["Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech","Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (1896-1944)","Virginia Polytechnic Institute (1944-1970)","Hutcheson, John Redd, 1886-1962"],"language_ssim":["The materials in the collection are in English."],"total_component_count_is":499,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-06-23T06:48:05.391Z"}]}},"label":"Breadcrumbs"}}},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/viblbv_repositories_2_resources_3052"}},{"id":"viblbv_repositories_2_resources_3050","type":"collection","attributes":{"title":"Records of the Office of the President, Joseph Dupuy Eggleston, 1900/1948, bulk 1913/1919","creator":{"id":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/viblbv_repositories_2_resources_3050#creator","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":"Eggleston, J. D. (Joseph Dupuy), 1867-1953","label":"Creator"}},"abstract_or_scope":{"id":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/viblbv_repositories_2_resources_3050#abstract_or_scope","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":"\u003cp\u003eThe bulk of the collection consists of correspondence (1913-1919) including letters to and from state and national political figures; correspondence signed by Eggleston as Acting Director of the Extension Division (1913-1916); correspondence between Eggleston and principals, board members and others of various agricultural high schools relating to financial requests, personnel, etc. (1916-1919); correspondence with county agents and state and national personnel connected with agricultural programs; correspondence with Carneal and Johnston, architects, concerning construction of Shop building, Gymnasium, Professor Vawter's residence, VPI Chapel, McBryde building, Athletic building, and Field House. Other material in the collection includes: Sophomore Court matters (1913-1914); reports of annual meetings of agents (1913-1916); Agricultural Experiment Station reports (1914); U.S.D.A. Weekly Demonstration Work Reports (1914); financial forecasts (1914-1915); annual reports (1915); Smith-Lever salary vouchers, 1915; reports of demonstration agents (1916); departmental needs (1917); telegrams (1917-1919); resolution creating Athletic Director position (1918); Houston property deeds and contracts; speeches and articles. Education for women and African American extension and Y. M. C. A. work are among the issues addressed in the correspondence.\u003c/p\u003e","label":"Abstract Or Scope"}},"breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/viblbv_repositories_2_resources_3050#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"id":"viblbv_repositories_2_resources_3050","ead_ssi":"viblbv_repositories_2_resources_3050","_root_":"viblbv_repositories_2_resources_3050","_nest_parent_":"viblbv_repositories_2_resources_3050","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/oai/VT/repositories_2_resources_3050.xml","title_filing_ssi":"Eggleston, Joseph Dupuy, Records of the Office of the President","title_ssm":["Records of the Office of the President, Joseph Dupuy Eggleston"],"title_tesim":["Records of the Office of the President, Joseph Dupuy Eggleston"],"unitdate_ssm":["1900-1948","(bulk 1913-1919)"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1900-1948"],"unitdate_bulk_ssim":["(bulk 1913-1919)"],"normalized_date_ssm":["1900/1948, bulk 1913/1919"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Records of the Office of the President, Joseph Dupuy Eggleston, 1900/1948, bulk 1913/1919"],"text":["Records of the Office of the President, Joseph Dupuy Eggleston, 1900/1948, bulk 1913/1919","RG.02.07","Faculty and staff","Local/Regional History and Appalachian South","University Archives","University History","Record Group 2 - Office of the President","The collection is open for research.","The headings on the original folders were retained in the inventory even though the language at times is archaic, such as the use of the word \"colored.\"","This collection has been divided into three separate series. The collection has been kept in the original order in which it was received even though this order in not consistently alphabetical or chronological.","Joseph D. Eggleston was born in Prince Edward County, Virginia, in 1867. He attended college at Hampden-Sydney College, completing his degree in 1886. He taught at schools in several southern states before becoming the superintendent in Asheville, North Carolina in 1891 and later superintendent of schools in Farmville, Virginia. During his tenure as state Superintendent of Public Instruction (1906-1912), he worked hard for improvements in rural schools. In January of 1913, he began work with the Field Service in Rural Education in the US Office of Education. The same year, he resigned to take the post of VPI President (1913-1919).","Eggleston became the seventh president of Virginia Polytechnic Institute (VPI) in 1913. His six-year administration was most notably marked by the development of the agricultural extension program at VPI. In 1914, the Agricultural Extension Division was established. The Virginia General Assembly transferred control of agricultural demonstration work to VPI, so the Home Demonstration program began in 1915. Much of Eggleston's presidential tenure was during the years of World War I. The college became a training school for both the army and navy during this time. A Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program was established at VPI in 1916. In January 1919, the college was designated by the War Department as one of twelve \"Distinguished Colleges\" in the nation for its contribution to the war effort. In the spring of 1919, Eggleston resigned to become president of Hampden-Sydney College, his alma mater. He served there from 1919 to 1939. Eggleston died in Farmville, Virginia, in 1953.","The guide to the Records of the Office of the President, Joseph Dupuy Eggleston by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your- work/public-domain/cc0/).","The processing, arrangement, and description of Records of the Office of the President, Joseph Dupuy Eggleston was completed prior to 1979. Additional processing, arrangement, and description was completed prior to 2000.","The bulk of the collection consists of correspondence (1913-1919) including letters to and from state and national political figures; correspondence signed by Eggleston as Acting Director of the Extension Division (1913-1916); correspondence between Eggleston and principals, board members and others of various agricultural high schools relating to financial requests, personnel, etc. (1916-1919); correspondence with county agents and state and national personnel connected with agricultural programs; correspondence with Carneal and Johnston, architects, concerning construction of Shop building, Gymnasium, Professor Vawter's residence, VPI Chapel, McBryde building, Athletic building, and Field House. Other material in the collection includes: Sophomore Court matters (1913-1914); reports of annual meetings of agents (1913-1916); Agricultural Experiment Station reports (1914); U.S.D.A. Weekly Demonstration Work Reports (1914); financial forecasts (1914-1915); annual reports (1915); Smith-Lever salary vouchers, 1915; reports of demonstration agents (1916); departmental needs (1917); telegrams (1917-1919); resolution creating Athletic Director position (1918); Houston property deeds and contracts; speeches and articles. Education for women and African American extension and Y. M. C. A. work are among the issues addressed in the correspondence.","Letter concerning a summer session at VMI.","Letter concerning the organization of vocational classes for women.","Notable letterhead of the Hotel Roanoke.","Reports on African-American agents; notable letterhead of H.O. Lyne, merchant miller; flier for Loves Mill school fair","Houston Deed (1914)","Notable letterhead of Norfolk and Western Railway Company","Signed letter from Booker T. Washington (1914)","Notable letterhead of Richmond Public Schools","Notable letterhead of Appomattox Barred Rock Association; notable letterhead of Dixie Fire Insurance Company","Notable letterhead of Hotel Rueger","Notable letterhead of Murphy's Hotel","Notable letterhead of Hotel Stumpf","Notable letterhead of Delco-Light Products; notable letterhead of Murphy's Hotel","Notable letterhead of the Commonwealth of Virginia, House of Delegates; notable letterhead of the Commonwealth of Virginia, State Chamber","Notable letterhead from R.C. Beverly Heating Company","Notable letterhead of Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute","Notable letterhead of Maryland State Board of Agriculture","Notable letterhead of Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Agriculture and Immigration","Notable letterhead of Central Fredrick Farmer's Club","Notable letterhead of Norfolk and Western Immigration Association","Notable letterhead of League to Enforce Peace","Notable letterhead of Virginia Agricultural Council of Safety","Notable letterhead of Co-Operative Education Association of Virginia","Notable letterhead of Norfolk and Western Railway Company","Notable letterhead of Co-Operative Education Association of Virginia","Notable letterhead of Merchants National Bank of Richmond; notable letterhead of United Daughters of the Confederacy; notable letterhead of Daleville College","Notable letterhead of Baptist Church, Wytheville, Va.","Notable letterhead of the James River Clarion","Notable letterhead of Department of Health, Richmond, VA","Notable letterhead of Commonwealth of Virginia, Governor's Office","Notable letterhead of Sydnor Pump and Well Company","Notable letterhead of Commonwealth of Virginia, House of Delegates","Notable letterhead of Commonwealth of Virginia, House of Delegates; notable letterhead of Murphy's Hotel","United States Department of Agriculture","Notable letterhead of Stacy's Poultry Farm","Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station","Commonwealth of Virginia, Office of the Attorney General; Commonwealth of Virginia, Auditor of Public Accounts","Notable letterhead of the New Willard Hotel, Washington","Commonwealth of Virginia, Dairy and Feed Division","Notable letterhead of Hatcher-Perry Company, Inc.; United States Department of Agriculture; notable letterhead of Richmond Automobile Club; notable letterhead of Carolina Hotel; notable letterhead of the Law Offices of Pollard and Smith; notable letterhead of Aerial League of America; Shops Department, Virginia Polytechnic Institute","Virginia Road Builders' Association","Richmond Public Schools","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Modern Languages; Norfolk and Western Railway Company; Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station","Commonwealth of Virginia, Governor's Office","Notable letterhead from the Times-Dispatch","Notable letterhead of the Southern Summer School","Notable letterhead of National Electric Association and Army and Navy Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA)","Notable letterhead for the Richmond Virginian","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Mechanical Engineering","State Board of Education, Department of Public Education","Co-Operative Education Association of America; National Security League, Committee on Patriotism through Education","Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station","United States Department of Agriculture","\"Meeting Much interest: The Demonstration Train Has Many Visitors in the Southwest;\" \"A Land of Opportunity: What Demonstration Work Is Doing for the State;\" Tribute Paid to Professor Davidson;\" \"Eggleston's Accomplishments as Superintendent of Public Instruction of Virginia;\" \"What Is 4-H Club Work;\" \"An Extract from President Eggleston's Address to the Graduating Class, May 31, 1917\"","Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station","State Normal School, Harrisonburg, VA; Virginia State Teacher's Association, Office of President","Virginia Polytechnic Institute Department of Chemistry","Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station","Commonwealth of Virginia, State Board of Health, Bureau of Inspections","Notable letterhead from Equal Suffrage League of Virginia; notable letterhead from the Lynchburg News; State Normal and Industrial School for Women at Fredericksburg, VA; notable letterhead from Allegheny Ore and Iron Co.; Norfolk \u0026 Western Railway Company; notable letterhead from the Great Radford Fair; N \u0026 W Operates Farming Train","Notable letterhead from National Fire and Insurance Company of Hartford, CT","Commonwealth of Virginia, Governor's Office","Notable letterhead from La Fayette Hotel","Commonwealth of Virginia, State Board of Health, Bureau of Sanitary Engineering; Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Health","Co-operative Education Association of Virginia","Grand Lodge of Virginia I.O.O.F., Office of Grand Secretary; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science; Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station","Notable letterhead from Orange Judd Company; notable letterhead from Portsmouth Businessmen's Association","Commonwealth of Virginia, Office of the Attorney General","Commonwealth of Virginia, Dairy and Food Division","Virginia Anti-Tuberculosis Association","Commonwealth of Virginia, Governor's Office; National Soil Fertility League","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the President","Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station","Commonwealth of Virginia, Senate Chamber","Norfolk \u0026 Western Railway Company, Office of the General Claim Agent, Casualty Department","Notable letterhead from the J.P. Bell Company, INC; State Normal and Industrial School, Harrisonburg, Virginia, Appointment Committee; State Normal and Industrial School, Harrisonburg, VA, Office of the President; Co-operative Education Association of Virginia","Virginia Polytechnic Institute Athletic Association; Virginia Polytechnic Institute Department of Mathematics; Virginia Polytechnic Institute Office of the Secretary of the Faculty; Virginia Agricultural Experiment","Southern Conference for Education and Industry","Notable letterhead from the London Assurance Corporation","State Board of Education, Department of Public Instruction; Virginia Polytechnic Institute Office of the President","State Board of Education, Department of Public Instruction; Co-Operative Education Association; Notable letterhead from Hotel Main; General Education Board; Notable letterhead form Hotel Zinzendorf","Virginia State Livestock Sanitary Board","Commonwealth of Virginia, Governor's Office; National Institution for Moral Instruction; notable letterhead from the Fastoria Incandescent Lamp Division; National Lamp Works of General Electric Company","Norfolk \u0026 Western Railway Company; Notable letterhead from R.F. Johnson Publishing Company; Notable letterhead from Chase City Manufacturing Company","Farmer's Wife; Smith-Lever Law; Farm women's interests","Notable letterhead from the Hotel Richmond; notable letterhead from The Alvarado","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the President","Changes in the Virginia Experiment Station","Notable letterhead from the Southern Express Company; notable letterhead from the Greenville Sun","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Experimental Engineering; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Commandant","Commonwealth of Virginia, Commission of Fisheries; Notable letterhead from A.W. Kemp, INC.; Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Agriculture and Immigration","Co-Operative Education Association of Virginia; Virginia State Teacher's Association, Office of the Vice-President","Commonwealth of Virginia, Dairy and Feed Division; Lawrence Priddy Insurance","Notable letterhead from Murphy's Hotel; notable letterhead from Hotel Richmond","Commonwealth of Virginia","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Dean of Faculty; Lewis-Gale Hospital","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Biology; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the President; Virginia Agriculture Experiment Station","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Veterinary Science","Norfolk and Western Railway Company; Notable letterhead from the (Roanoke) World News; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the President; Notable letterhead from Southern Express Company; Notable letterhead from Richmond Evening Journal","Department of Experimental Engineering; Department of Metallurgy and Metallography; Department of Mathematics; Department of Electrical Engineering; School of Graphics; Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Shops Department","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Chemistry; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Dean of Faculty","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Secretary of the Faculty","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Dining Hall Department; Notable letterhead from Harris, Woodson Co. Inc.; The Bugle","Office of the President; Department of Modern Languages; Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Department of Mechanical Engineering; Shops Department; Department of Electrical Engineering; Department of Biology; Department of Experimental Engineering; Department of Chemistry; Department of Mining Engineering; Department of Physics; Department of Geology; Department of English; Department of Rhetoric; Department of Civil Engineering; Department of Metallurgy and Metallography; Department of Mathematics; Department of Veterinary Science; School of Graphics","Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station","Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; New York State Department of Health; Commonwealth of Massachusetts--State Board of Insanity","Commonwealth of Virginia, House of Delegates","Commonwealth of Virginia, House of Delegates","Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of the State Corporation Commission; Co-Operative Education Association","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Commandant","Southern Express Company","Letter to the Appropriations Committee regarding College of William and Mary holding summer sessions at VPI; Commonwealth of Virginia, House of Delegates; Commonwealth of Virginia, Senate Chamber; Letterhead from Algoma Orchards; State Board of Education, Department of Public Instruction; Notable letterhead from The Register","Sewage disposal plant for college and town; Proposed highway engineering curse; Estimated expenses of Engineering Department, 1914-1915","Department of Dairying and Animal Husbandry; Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Organization of Animal Husbandry Department; History of infection abortion in the VPI herd; Letter re: commercial management of Dairy Husbandry, Animal Husbandry, Farm, and Creamery Departments","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Veterinary Science--appropriation","Status of Commonwealth of Virginia, Office of State Veterinarian; Invitation to the State Veterinary Medical Association Luncheon","Natural occurrence of copper ore under buildings; College water supply; Automatic signals for classes; Proposals for Department of Geology, including museum; Letterhead for Congrès Géologique International","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, College of Agriculture and Experiment Station; VPI Creamery balance sheet, 1912-1913; Skimming station at Vawter's Store; Annual Report, VPI Creamery","\"The VPI and Arbor Day,\" Virginia Polytechnic Institute begins annual Arbor Day Festivities","Stock judging contest proposed; Proposed expenditures for livestock management","Expenditures of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Experimental Engineering; Letter from C.E. Allen, Westinghouse Electric \u0026 Manufacturing Company; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, General Alumni Association, Secretary's Office; Apparatus needed for Department of Applied Mechanics and Experimental Engineering; Letter regarding improvements underway at VPI (July 29, 1914); Letter regarding upcoming address by Jackson Davis on \"industrial side of public school work for Negroes\"","Assistant librarian position and salary; Letter to Claudius Lee (Department of Electrical Engineering) regarding need for uniform system of central time","Proposed remodeling of Professor McBryde's cottage; Statement of present condition and needs of the Chemical Department (June 1914); Chart of cost per year of operating VPI Chemical Department for session 1912-1913 with similar departments at other institutions","Statement of need of funds for repair of college buildings (January 1914); Water works department appropriations; Expenditures on the new shops; Septic tank constructions; Power plant service; Library heating","Virginia Polytechnic Institute Athletic Association; Financial Standing of the Field House; Proposed funds for permanent athletic buildings","Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Engineering Division; Department of Veterinary Science; School of Mining Engineering; Farm Machinery; Letter from Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical College regarding Farm Machinery Course; United States Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Animal Industry regarding poultry industry; Dairy and Animal Husbandry Departments; Need for poultry work; Need for Agricultural Engineering Department; Office of D.O. Matthews, Superintendent of Grounds and Buildings, Heat and Power, Electric Light Department, Water Works, Campus, Steam Laundry regarding power plant needs; Registrar's chart of matriculates, 1911-1912 to 1915-1916","Needs of Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Rhetoric","Letter regarding erection of Shops Department of Virginia Polytechnic Institute; Repairs of various buildings; Shop work in Civil Engineering course; Repair funds","Apparatus and equipment needed for Department of Electrical Engineering; Virginia Polytechnic Institute Alumni Association","Notable letterhead from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers; Needs of Virginia Polytechnic Institute Department of Mechanical Engineering; VPI Student branch of the American Society of Engineers; Economic management of the power plant","Letterhead, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, School of Graphics; Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station--dogs on campus, college spring","Letter from Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Agriculture and Immigration, Dairy and Food Division regarding testing cows for tuberculosis; Board of Visitors, July 23, 1914","Commonwealth of Virginia, Office of the State Crop Pest Commission, Crop Pest Law; Guernsey bull controversy","Needs of Virginia Polytechnic Institute Department of Biology for 1914-1915; List of the more important trees and shrubs on VPI campus","Appropriations for the Virginia Polytechnic Institute Department of Physics","Question of permitting cadets to go to the library after \"call to quarters\"","Value of student military training; Notable letterhead from the Bugle, 1916 with request to move drill hour; Cadets claim the right o have two lights in their room; Organization of VPI regiment; Quality of mess hall fare","Office of the Commandant, Shops Department; Department of Chemistry; Department of Veterinary Science; General Alumni Association, Executive Secretary's Office; Department of Rhetoric; Department of Biology; Office of the Dean of Faculty; Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Department of Mechanical Engineering; W.L. Andrews, Commonwealth of Virginia, Senate Chamber","Davidson house","Sewage disposal plant","Letter regarding inspection of other colleges","Equipment for Shops Department of Virginia Polytechnic Institute","Letter regarding town spring; Arc lamps, conditions of water, septic tank","Proposed machinery hall; High School girls and boys basketball teams use of the field house","Creamery Matters","Students aggravating the bulls","Lady wants course in agriculture","Needs of Department of Applied Mechanics and Experimental Engineering; local chapters of national fraternities; Faculty travel","Notable letterhead from H.W. Johns Manville Co.; Estimates; Letterhead of the Barrett Company; Letterhead of the Richmond Lumber Company, Inc.; Letterhead of Enochs Bros.; Letterhead of Nelson Hardware Company; Notable letterhead of the Farrar Lumber Company","State Normal School for Women, East Radford, Virginia","Walks, Street Lights, List of all lights in town to which college is furnishing free current","Notable letterhead from Coast Artillery School, Department of Engineering and Mine Defense, Fort Monroe","Letter from Mannassas Industrial School for Colored Youth","Shops Department, Virginia Polytechnic Institute (1916); Department of Graphics, Virginia Polytechnic Institute","Notable letterhead of Lawrence Priddy Insurance; notable letterhead from Wichita Mill and Elevator Company","Notable letterhead of Hotel Continental","Commonwealth of Virginia, Office of the State Crop Pest Commission","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Commandant","Office of the Registrar; Notable letterhead from Alphons Custodis Chimney Construction Company; Notable letterhead from American Lead Pencil Company","Needs of the Department of Metallurgy and Metallography","Condition of roads to the mines","Business card from the Travelers Hotel","Industrial Commission of Virginia; Bills to provide vocational education; Workers' compensation","Boys agriculture club","Coal car tracer; Pocahontas Coal Sales Company; United States Fuel Administration; Power Plant; Coal shipments; United States Railroad Administration; Opening abandoned milk","Correspondence regarding article about wheelbarrow to be sent to move plant to Charlottesville and Harrisonburg State Normal appropriations","Letterhead of Philadelphia Wood and Textile Association and George Bryan correspondence","Student fees and protocol for reporting grades and absences","Waiters appointed for the session of 1917-1918","Search for Commandant of Cadets","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Dean of Faculty; Office of the Treasurer","Demerits","Dean of General Faculty; Statistics","Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Notable letterhead from Troy Laundry Machine Company Ltd.; Notable letterhead from the Bugle, 1916; Certificate from the United States Food Administration appointing Dr. Eggleston Director if Colleges and School, Blacksburg, for the Federal Food Administration for Virginia for the duration of World War I","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Treasurer; notable letterhead from American Surety Company","Building renovations and erection of \"shops\"","Summer session proposed; College of William and Mary Summer session","Letterhead from the Bugle, 1914; Hazing","Student policy","Notable letterhead from Semora Supply Company","Notable letterhead from the Jacobson Printing Company","Office of the Dean of Faculty; Library; Shops Department; Office of the Treasurer","Power plant; expenditures on new \"shops;\" working hours","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Dean of Faculty; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of English","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Athletic Association; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Modern Languages; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the President","State Normal School for Women","Requests for repairs in college buildings, roads; Coal orders","Commonwealth of Virginia, Dairy and Feed Division; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the President","Agricultural High School","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Mining Engineering; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Department of Interior, Bureau of Mining","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Agricultural Education; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Registrar","Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Agriculture and Immigration","Treasury Department, Internal Revenue Service","Virginia truck experiment station","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Applied Mechanics and Experimental Engineering; Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Lecture rooms","Norfolk and Western Railway Company; controversy over L.L. Jewel's will","Funds appropriated by General Assembly; Schenectady chapter of VPI Alumni Association","Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Office of the Registrar; Dining Hall Department; Commonwealth of Virginia, Bureau of Insurance; Office of D.O. Matthews, Superintendent of Grounds and Buildings, Heat and Power, Electric Light Department, Water Works, Campus, Steam Laundry; Office of the Commandant; Shops Department; Department of Civil Engineering; Department of Physics; Department of Applied Mechanics and Experimental Engineering; Department of Geology; Department of Biology; Office of the President; Department of Electrical Engineering; Department of Graphics; Department of Mechanical Engineering; Department of Veterinary Science; Office of the Treasurer; Electric Light Department","Department of Civil Engineering; Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Office of the Registrar; Office of D.O. Matthews, Superintendent of Grounds and Buildings, Heat and Power, Electric Light Department, Water Works, Campus, Steam Laundry; Dining Hall Department; Farm Department","Buckeye Coal and Coke Company","Notable letterhead from Robert E. Lee Hall of the Blue Ridge Association; YMCA","Commonwealth of Virginia, Governor's Office; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Treasurer; Coal contract information","VPI General Alumni Association","Office of the Commandant; Office of the Registrar; Office of the Dean of the General Faculty; Department of Geology; Department of Modern Languages","Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Game and Inland Fisheries","Farmville Herald; J.D. Eggleston editorials","Notable letterhead from the Chase City Manufacturing Company","Notable letterhead from Norfolk and Western Railway Company; Scholarships","Notable letterhead from Merchants' and Farmers' Bank","Notable letterhead from the Farm Journal; notable letterhead from the Prang Company","Notable letterhead from Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station","Virginia State Livestock Sanitary Board, State Veterinary Department; permit for medicinal whiskey","Agricultural high schools","YMCA--sex education","Letterhead from Town of Blacksburg; Septic tank","Notable letterhead from the John C. Winston Company; views of women in agriculture","Powerhouse boilers","Notable letterhead from the Florida Normal Institute and Commercial College","Department of Interior, Department of Education","Commonwealth of Virginia, House of Delegates","Notable letterhead from Norfolk and Western Railway Company; Coal Delivery","Purchasing","The Royal Society of Literature; Norfolk and Western Railway Company; State Board of education, Department of Public Instruction; Southern Railway System","Agricultural High School for Coloreds; Notable letterhead from Murphy's Hotel","Workers' Compensation Act; Hazing; Appropriations from General Assembly; Coal","Coal; United States Fuel Administration","Salary increases for employees at Virginia agricultural Experiment Station; Annual Report--Experiments Performed","Appropriations, Commonwealth of Virginia, Governor's Office","Electric lighting; act to promote vocational education","Shops Department; Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Summer School; Department of Metallurgy and Metallography; Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering","Requests for appropriations for Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; College for colored youths","Department of Geology; Shops Department; Student fines; Examination schedule; Classroom time; moving picture apparatus","Notable letterhead from Virginia Polytechnic Institute Athletic Association; Office of D.O. Matthews, Superintendent of Grounds and Buildings, Hat and Power, Electric Light Department, Water Works, Campus, Steam Laundry; Office of the Treasurer; Department of Modern Languages; Heating the library","Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute","Institution's progress along military lines; Major Lloyd W. Williams; Alumnigram","Creamery matters","Notable letterhead from Herbert Hoover, Washington D.C.; church participation in food conservation","Memorandum regarding importation of nursery stock into the United States","District extension agents in agricultural and home economics","Water rent; Coal mine","Notable letterhead from Cedarville Stock Farm; women extension agent controversy--Miss Scott affair","Cooperative extension work; notable letterhead from Hotel Harrington; Negro farmers; notable letterhead from Negro Teachers' Association","Miss Scott affair","Program clock","Notable letterhead from Allegheny Ore and iron company; notable letterhead from Miller, Rhoads, and Swartz Dry Goods, Inc.; notable letterhead from Norfolk and Western Railway Company; notable letterhead from Sydnor Pump and Well Company; notable letterhead from Virginia Livestock Sanitary Board, State Veterinary Department","Proposed annuity increases; notable letterhead from Allegheny Ore and Iron Company; notable letterhead from Miller, Rhoads, and Swartz Dry Goods, Inc.; notable letterhead from Shenandoah Life Insurance Company; Shops Department, Virginia Polytechnic Institute; notable letterhead from Commonwealth of Virginia, Senate Chamber","Christiansburg Hospital; correspondence regarding volume of autograph letters","Association of Virginia Colleges; Smith-Hughes Act","United States Senate Committee on Appropriations; Fuel--coal, coal mine","Women Extension agents in Virginia; Miss Scott Affair; Girls' club and home demonstration work","Office of the Dean of Faculty; Department of Mechanical Engineering; Requests for repairs and renovations; Electric lighting","Field House","Correspondence regarding the use of Mumford's Virginia's Attitude Toward Slavery and Secession in the schools; The Co-operative Education Association of Virginia Admission of women to the university","Correspondence from Robert Moton, principal, Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute regarding disposition of German African colonies; Training of colored young men and women","Dining hall rates","Shops Department of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute; Power plant; Parrott's shop duties controversy; Price increases for faculty","Four issues of Boys' Club letter","Hazing incident--John Fox; VPI in war time","Notable letterhead from Lawrence Priddy Insurance; financing new college shops","Notable letterhead from Pocahontas Coal Sales Company Coal","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Mechanical Engineering; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Applied Mechanics and Experimental Engineering; Heating; Plunkett coal mines; Water supply; Coal consumption; Vocational Education","Letter regarding Stockton Heath shot in Professor Vawter's home","Notable letterhead from the Grove Stock Farm; notable letterhead from Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute; Cooperative extension work in agriculture and home economics","Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Employment Bureau; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the President; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Veterinary Science; Norfolk and Western Railway Company; Commonwealth of Virginia, Governor's Office","Cost of dining hall supplies","Cheese industry at Spring Valley (Grayson County); treatment for \"Black Head\" disease in turkeys; local fruit culture","Letterhead from Norfolk and Western Railway Company; Notable letterhead from War Camp Community Services; Commonwealth of Virginia, Office of the Attorney General; Coal","Telegraph Service","Telephone Service","Commonwealth of Virginia, State Board of Education; Agricultural high schools for Negroes; Proposed school in Blacksburg; Rosenwald Fund for rural schools for colored children; Smith-Hughes Act","Commonwealth of Virginia, House of Delegates; Commonwealth of Virginia, Secretary of the Commonwealth; Office of the State Commissioner of Prohibition; Georgia Land and Livestock Company","United States Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry; State agent for home demonstration work; Smith-Lever fund; Miss Scott affair","Correspondence regarding women's share in Smith-Lever appropriations","Women's clubs; Report of the Demonstration Plot at the State Normal School for 1915, Harrisonburg, Virginia","Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Game and Inland Fisheries; Virginia State Livestock Sanitary Board, State Veterinary Department","Notable letterhead from Buick; notable letterhead from Federal Motor Truck Company","Question of professional players on football team; controversy over \"Bumps\" Turner, professional wrestler, on the football team; Letter from the Office of the Commandant regarding fire hazards in the Student Pressing Club","Notable letterhead from the Register; Annual Thanksgiving football game","Correspondence from Department of State, Washington regarding detention of VPI instructor in Italy for military service; Request for salary of V.P.I. Cadet Band for 1918-1919","Notable letterhead from J. Hoge Woolwine regarding V.P.I. competition with the merchants of Blacksburg; Anna Campbell, teacher; Correspondence from G.R. Ragan, architect regarding plan for Blacksburg Public School; Town use of water; Letter from D.H. Keister, Mayor of Blacksburg regarding Main Street, delivery carts, and other town matters","Notepaper from Hotel Roanoke; Correspondence from American League to Limit Armaments; Hazing incident","Association of American Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations","Commonwealth of Virginia, House of Delegates","Notable letterhead from Hunt Club Shoes","Letter to J.E. Williams regarding Eggleston's accomplishments during his administration; notable letterhead from the Executive Committee of Publication of the Presbyterian Church in the united States, Editorial Department; Correspondence from Christiansburg Industrial institute regarding Dr. Eggleston's election to Board of Directors of Christiansburg Colored Hospital; notable letterhead from City of Asheville, North Caroline; South Carolina Cotton Association","Correspondence from Commonwealth of Virginia, Bureau of Labor and Industrial Statistics, Commissioner's Office regarding work hours of women employed in the laundry; notable letterhead from the National Automatic Sprinkler Association","Notable letterhead from The Southern Planter; Collegiate Training in Agriculture at VPI","Student expenses; Tabulated Comparative Lists of College Fees etc., 1891-1916","Notable letterhead from the Farmer Boy","Staff and Officers from 1872 to July 1, 1919","Letter from Eggleston regarding requirement to sign pledge before signing for matriculation and order of the Board of Visitors disbanding fraternities; permission to organize Delta Sigma Sigma fraternity","Letter from R.H. Price, member of the Public School Board, Blacksburg District, regarding fraternities","Letterhead from Herman Hecht, Baker of Fine Breads and Cakes","Correspondence from the Bugle","Letterhead from the Richmond Virginia","Norfolk and Western Railway company public relations","Name of the college","Induction in the military","Notable letterhead from Pyrene Manufacturing Company; William L. Pierce insurance statement; Hauling crushed stone on the Norfolk and Western Railway; Proposal for steam heating apparatus","Notable letterhead from the Hotel Carroll; pasteurization of milk","Analyses of the college and town springs","Correspondence from Aubrey E. Strode, 19th Senatorial District (Amherst) Commonwealth of Virginia, Senate Chamber; notable letterhead from Equal Suffrage League of Virginia; notable letterhead from Stonewall Jackson College (for Women), Abington","National War Work Council of the Young Men's Christian Associations of the United States, Department of the East; Negro work in Virginia; correspondence from Paul N. Derring, General Secretary; Annual Report of the Student Department of the State Young Men's Christian Association, April 1, 1917-April 1, 1918","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. 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.","Please note: This collection is in off-site storage and requires 2-3 days notice for retrieval. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives for more information.","Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech","Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (1896-1944)","Eggleston, J. D. 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(Joseph Dupuy), 1867-1953","Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech","Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (1896-1944)"],"access_terms_ssm":["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. 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."],"acqinfo_ssim":["The Records of the Office of the President, Joseph Dupuy Egglestonl were transferred to Special Collections and University Archives in March-June 1973 and June 1978."],"access_subjects_ssim":["Faculty and staff","Local/Regional History and Appalachian South","University Archives","University History","Record Group 2 - Office of the President"],"access_subjects_ssm":["Faculty and staff","Local/Regional History and Appalachian South","University Archives","University History","Record Group 2 - Office of the President"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"extent_ssm":["9.8 Cubic Feet 7 boxes"],"extent_tesim":["9.8 Cubic Feet 7 boxes"],"date_range_isim":[1900,1901,1902,1903,1904,1905,1906,1907,1908,1909,1910,1911,1912,1913,1914,1915,1916,1917,1918,1919,1920,1921,1922,1923,1924,1925,1926,1927,1928,1929,1930,1931,1932,1933,1934,1935,1936,1937,1938,1939,1940,1941,1942,1943,1944,1945,1946,1947,1948],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe collection is open for research.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Access"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["The collection is open for research."],"appraisal_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe headings on the original folders were retained in the inventory even though the language at times is archaic, such as the use of the word \"colored.\"\u003c/p\u003e  "],"appraisal_heading_ssm":["Appraisal"],"appraisal_tesim":["The headings on the original folders were retained in the inventory even though the language at times is archaic, such as the use of the word \"colored.\""],"arrangement_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThis collection has been divided into three separate series. 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In January of 1913, he began work with the Field Service in Rural Education in the US Office of Education. The same year, he resigned to take the post of VPI President (1913-1919).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEggleston became the seventh president of Virginia Polytechnic Institute (VPI) in 1913. His six-year administration was most notably marked by the development of the agricultural extension program at VPI. In 1914, the Agricultural Extension Division was established. The Virginia General Assembly transferred control of agricultural demonstration work to VPI, so the Home Demonstration program began in 1915. Much of Eggleston's presidential tenure was during the years of World War I. The college became a training school for both the army and navy during this time. A Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program was established at VPI in 1916. In January 1919, the college was designated by the War Department as one of twelve \"Distinguished Colleges\" in the nation for its contribution to the war effort. In the spring of 1919, Eggleston resigned to become president of Hampden-Sydney College, his alma mater. He served there from 1919 to 1939. Eggleston died in Farmville, Virginia, in 1953.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical Note"],"bioghist_tesim":["Joseph D. Eggleston was born in Prince Edward County, Virginia, in 1867. He attended college at Hampden-Sydney College, completing his degree in 1886. He taught at schools in several southern states before becoming the superintendent in Asheville, North Carolina in 1891 and later superintendent of schools in Farmville, Virginia. During his tenure as state Superintendent of Public Instruction (1906-1912), he worked hard for improvements in rural schools. In January of 1913, he began work with the Field Service in Rural Education in the US Office of Education. The same year, he resigned to take the post of VPI President (1913-1919).","Eggleston became the seventh president of Virginia Polytechnic Institute (VPI) in 1913. His six-year administration was most notably marked by the development of the agricultural extension program at VPI. In 1914, the Agricultural Extension Division was established. The Virginia General Assembly transferred control of agricultural demonstration work to VPI, so the Home Demonstration program began in 1915. Much of Eggleston's presidential tenure was during the years of World War I. The college became a training school for both the army and navy during this time. A Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program was established at VPI in 1916. In January 1919, the college was designated by the War Department as one of twelve \"Distinguished Colleges\" in the nation for its contribution to the war effort. In the spring of 1919, Eggleston resigned to become president of Hampden-Sydney College, his alma mater. He served there from 1919 to 1939. Eggleston died in Farmville, Virginia, in 1953."],"odd_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe guide to the Records of the Office of the President, Joseph Dupuy Eggleston 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, Joseph Dupuy Eggleston 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], Records of the Office of the President, Joseph Dupuy Eggleston, RG 2/7, 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], Records of the Office of the President, Joseph Dupuy Eggleston, RG 2/7, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va."],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe processing, arrangement, and description of Records of the Office of the President, Joseph Dupuy Eggleston was completed prior to 1979. Additional processing, arrangement, and description was completed prior to 2000.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Processing Information"],"processinfo_tesim":["The processing, arrangement, and description of Records of the Office of the President, Joseph Dupuy Eggleston was completed prior to 1979. Additional processing, arrangement, and description was completed prior to 2000."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe bulk of the collection consists of correspondence (1913-1919) including letters to and from state and national political figures; correspondence signed by Eggleston as Acting Director of the Extension Division (1913-1916); correspondence between Eggleston and principals, board members and others of various agricultural high schools relating to financial requests, personnel, etc. (1916-1919); correspondence with county agents and state and national personnel connected with agricultural programs; correspondence with Carneal and Johnston, architects, concerning construction of Shop building, Gymnasium, Professor Vawter's residence, VPI Chapel, McBryde building, Athletic building, and Field House. Other material in the collection includes: Sophomore Court matters (1913-1914); reports of annual meetings of agents (1913-1916); Agricultural Experiment Station reports (1914); U.S.D.A. Weekly Demonstration Work Reports (1914); financial forecasts (1914-1915); annual reports (1915); Smith-Lever salary vouchers, 1915; reports of demonstration agents (1916); departmental needs (1917); telegrams (1917-1919); resolution creating Athletic Director position (1918); Houston property deeds and contracts; speeches and articles. Education for women and African American extension and Y. M. C. A. work are among the issues addressed in the correspondence.\u003c/p\u003e  ","\u003cp\u003eLetter concerning a summer session at VMI.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter concerning the organization of vocational classes for women.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of the Hotel Roanoke.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReports on African-American agents; notable letterhead of H.O. Lyne, merchant miller; flier for Loves Mill school fair\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHouston Deed (1914)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of Norfolk and Western Railway Company\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSigned letter from Booker T. Washington (1914)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of Richmond Public Schools\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of Appomattox Barred Rock Association; notable letterhead of Dixie Fire Insurance Company\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of Hotel Rueger\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of Murphy's Hotel\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of Hotel Stumpf\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of Delco-Light Products; notable letterhead of Murphy's Hotel\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of the Commonwealth of Virginia, House of Delegates; notable letterhead of the Commonwealth of Virginia, State Chamber\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from R.C. Beverly Heating Company\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of Maryland State Board of Agriculture\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Agriculture and Immigration\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of Central Fredrick Farmer's Club\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of Norfolk and Western Immigration Association\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of League to Enforce Peace\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of Virginia Agricultural Council of Safety\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of Co-Operative Education Association of Virginia\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of Norfolk and Western Railway Company\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of Co-Operative Education Association of Virginia\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of Merchants National Bank of Richmond; notable letterhead of United Daughters of the Confederacy; notable letterhead of Daleville College\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of Baptist Church, Wytheville, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of the James River Clarion\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of Department of Health, Richmond, VA\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of Commonwealth of Virginia, Governor's Office\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of Sydnor Pump and Well Company\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of Commonwealth of Virginia, House of Delegates\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of Commonwealth of Virginia, House of Delegates; notable letterhead of Murphy's Hotel\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eUnited States Department of Agriculture\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of Stacy's Poultry Farm\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Agricultural Experiment Station\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCommonwealth of Virginia, Office of the Attorney General; Commonwealth of Virginia, Auditor of Public Accounts\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of the New Willard Hotel, Washington\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCommonwealth of Virginia, Dairy and Feed Division\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of Hatcher-Perry Company, Inc.; United States Department of Agriculture; notable letterhead of Richmond Automobile Club; notable letterhead of Carolina Hotel; notable letterhead of the Law Offices of Pollard and Smith; notable letterhead of Aerial League of America; Shops Department, Virginia Polytechnic Institute\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Road Builders' Association\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRichmond Public Schools\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Modern Languages; Norfolk and Western Railway Company; Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCommonwealth of Virginia, Governor's Office\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from the Times-Dispatch\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of the Southern Summer School\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of National Electric Association and Army and Navy Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead for the \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eRichmond Virginian\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Mechanical Engineering\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eState Board of Education, Department of Public Education\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCo-Operative Education Association of America; National Security League, Committee on Patriotism through Education\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Agricultural Experiment Station\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eUnited States Department of Agriculture\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Meeting Much interest: The Demonstration Train Has Many Visitors in the Southwest;\" \"A Land of Opportunity: What Demonstration Work Is Doing for the State;\" Tribute Paid to Professor Davidson;\" \"Eggleston's Accomplishments as Superintendent of Public Instruction of Virginia;\" \"What Is 4-H Club Work;\" \"An Extract from President Eggleston's Address to the Graduating Class, May 31, 1917\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Agricultural Experiment Station\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eState Normal School, Harrisonburg, VA; Virginia State Teacher's Association, Office of President\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Polytechnic Institute Department of Chemistry\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Agricultural Experiment Station\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCommonwealth of Virginia, State Board of Health, Bureau of Inspections\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from Equal Suffrage League of Virginia; notable letterhead from the \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eLynchburg News\u003c/title\u003e; State Normal and Industrial School for Women at Fredericksburg, VA; notable letterhead from Allegheny Ore and Iron Co.; Norfolk \u0026amp; Western Railway Company; notable letterhead from the Great Radford Fair; N \u0026amp; W Operates Farming Train\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from National Fire and Insurance Company of Hartford, CT\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCommonwealth of Virginia, Governor's Office\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from La Fayette Hotel\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCommonwealth of Virginia, State Board of Health, Bureau of Sanitary Engineering; Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Health\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCo-operative Education Association of Virginia\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGrand Lodge of Virginia I.O.O.F., Office of Grand Secretary; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science; Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from Orange Judd Company; notable letterhead from Portsmouth Businessmen's Association\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCommonwealth of Virginia, Office of the Attorney General\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCommonwealth of Virginia, Dairy and Food Division\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Anti-Tuberculosis Association\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCommonwealth of Virginia, Governor's Office; National Soil Fertility League\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the President\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Agricultural Experiment Station\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCommonwealth of Virginia, Senate Chamber\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNorfolk \u0026amp; Western Railway Company, Office of the General Claim Agent, Casualty Department\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from the J.P. Bell Company, INC; State Normal and Industrial School, Harrisonburg, Virginia, Appointment Committee; State Normal and Industrial School, Harrisonburg, VA, Office of the President; Co-operative Education Association of Virginia\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Polytechnic Institute Athletic Association; Virginia Polytechnic Institute Department of Mathematics; Virginia Polytechnic Institute Office of the Secretary of the Faculty; Virginia Agricultural Experiment\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSouthern Conference for Education and Industry\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from the London Assurance Corporation\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eState Board of Education, Department of Public Instruction; Virginia Polytechnic Institute Office of the President\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eState Board of Education, Department of Public Instruction; Co-Operative Education Association; Notable letterhead from Hotel Main; General Education Board; Notable letterhead form Hotel Zinzendorf\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia State Livestock Sanitary Board\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCommonwealth of Virginia, Governor's Office; National Institution for Moral Instruction; notable letterhead from the Fastoria Incandescent Lamp Division; National Lamp Works of General Electric Company\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNorfolk \u0026amp; Western Railway Company; Notable letterhead from R.F. Johnson Publishing Company; Notable letterhead from Chase City Manufacturing Company\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eFarmer's Wife\u003c/title\u003e; Smith-Lever Law; Farm women's interests\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from the Hotel Richmond; notable letterhead from The Alvarado\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the President\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eChanges in the Virginia Experiment Station\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from the Southern Express Company; notable letterhead from the \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eGreenville Sun\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Experimental Engineering; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Commandant\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCommonwealth of Virginia, Commission of Fisheries; Notable letterhead from A.W. Kemp, INC.; Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Agriculture and Immigration\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCo-Operative Education Association of Virginia; Virginia State Teacher's Association, Office of the Vice-President\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCommonwealth of Virginia, Dairy and Feed Division; Lawrence Priddy Insurance\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from Murphy's Hotel; notable letterhead from Hotel Richmond\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCommonwealth of Virginia\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Dean of Faculty; Lewis-Gale Hospital\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Biology; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the President; Virginia Agriculture Experiment Station\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Veterinary Science\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNorfolk and Western Railway Company; Notable letterhead from the (Roanoke) \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eWorld News\u003c/title\u003e; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the President; Notable letterhead from Southern Express Company; Notable letterhead from \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eRichmond Evening Journal\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDepartment of Experimental Engineering; Department of Metallurgy and Metallography; Department of Mathematics; Department of Electrical Engineering; School of Graphics; Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Shops Department\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Chemistry; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Dean of Faculty\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Secretary of the Faculty\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Polytechnic Institute, Dining Hall Department; Notable letterhead from Harris, Woodson Co. Inc.; \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eThe Bugle\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOffice of the President; Department of Modern Languages; Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Department of Mechanical Engineering; Shops Department; Department of Electrical Engineering; Department of Biology; Department of Experimental Engineering; Department of Chemistry; Department of Mining Engineering; Department of Physics; Department of Geology; Department of English; Department of Rhetoric; Department of Civil Engineering; Department of Metallurgy and Metallography; Department of Mathematics; Department of Veterinary Science; School of Graphics\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Agricultural Experiment Station\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Agricultural Experiment Station; New York State Department of Health; Commonwealth of Massachusetts--State Board of Insanity\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCommonwealth of Virginia, House of Delegates\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCommonwealth of Virginia, House of Delegates\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCommonwealth of Virginia, Department of the State Corporation Commission; Co-Operative Education Association\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Commandant\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSouthern Express Company\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter to the Appropriations Committee regarding College of William and Mary holding summer sessions at VPI; Commonwealth of Virginia, House of Delegates; Commonwealth of Virginia, Senate Chamber; Letterhead from Algoma Orchards; State Board of Education, Department of Public Instruction; Notable letterhead from \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eThe Register\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSewage disposal plant for college and town; Proposed highway engineering curse; Estimated expenses of Engineering Department, 1914-1915\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDepartment of Dairying and Animal Husbandry; Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Organization of Animal Husbandry Department; History of infection abortion in the VPI herd; Letter re: commercial management of Dairy Husbandry, Animal Husbandry, Farm, and Creamery Departments\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Veterinary Science--appropriation\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eStatus of Commonwealth of Virginia, Office of State Veterinarian; Invitation to the State Veterinary Medical Association Luncheon\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNatural occurrence of copper ore under buildings; College water supply; Automatic signals for classes; Proposals for Department of Geology, including museum; Letterhead for Congrès Géologique International\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Polytechnic Institute, College of Agriculture and Experiment Station; VPI Creamery balance sheet, 1912-1913; Skimming station at Vawter's Store; Annual Report, VPI Creamery\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"The VPI and Arbor Day,\" Virginia Polytechnic Institute begins annual Arbor Day Festivities\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eStock judging contest proposed; Proposed expenditures for livestock management\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExpenditures of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Experimental Engineering; Letter from C.E. Allen, Westinghouse Electric \u0026amp; Manufacturing Company; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, General Alumni Association, Secretary's Office; Apparatus needed for Department of Applied Mechanics and Experimental Engineering; Letter regarding improvements underway at VPI (July 29, 1914); Letter regarding upcoming address by Jackson Davis on \"industrial side of public school work for Negroes\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAssistant librarian position and salary; Letter to Claudius Lee (Department of Electrical Engineering) regarding need for uniform system of central time\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eProposed remodeling of Professor McBryde's cottage; Statement of present condition and needs of the Chemical Department (June 1914); Chart of cost per year of operating VPI Chemical Department for session 1912-1913 with similar departments at other institutions\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eStatement of need of funds for repair of college buildings (January 1914); Water works department appropriations; Expenditures on the new shops; Septic tank constructions; Power plant service; Library heating\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Polytechnic Institute Athletic Association; Financial Standing of the Field House; Proposed funds for permanent athletic buildings\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Engineering Division; Department of Veterinary Science; School of Mining Engineering; Farm Machinery; Letter from Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical College regarding Farm Machinery Course; United States Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Animal Industry regarding poultry industry; Dairy and Animal Husbandry Departments; Need for poultry work; Need for Agricultural Engineering Department; Office of D.O. Matthews, Superintendent of Grounds and Buildings, Heat and Power, Electric Light Department, Water Works, Campus, Steam Laundry regarding power plant needs; Registrar's chart of matriculates, 1911-1912 to 1915-1916\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNeeds of Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Rhetoric\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter regarding erection of Shops Department of Virginia Polytechnic Institute; Repairs of various buildings; Shop work in Civil Engineering course; Repair funds\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eApparatus and equipment needed for Department of Electrical Engineering; Virginia Polytechnic Institute Alumni Association\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers; Needs of Virginia Polytechnic Institute Department of Mechanical Engineering; VPI Student branch of the American Society of Engineers; Economic management of the power plant\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetterhead, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, School of Graphics; Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station--dogs on campus, college spring\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter from Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Agriculture and Immigration, Dairy and Food Division regarding testing cows for tuberculosis; Board of Visitors, July 23, 1914\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCommonwealth of Virginia, Office of the State Crop Pest Commission, Crop Pest Law; Guernsey bull controversy\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNeeds of Virginia Polytechnic Institute Department of Biology for 1914-1915; List of the more important trees and shrubs on VPI campus\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAppropriations for the Virginia Polytechnic Institute Department of Physics\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eQuestion of permitting cadets to go to the library after \"call to quarters\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eValue of student military training; Notable letterhead from the \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eBugle\u003c/title\u003e, 1916 with request to move drill hour; Cadets claim the right o have two lights in their room; Organization of VPI regiment; Quality of mess hall fare\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOffice of the Commandant, Shops Department; Department of Chemistry; Department of Veterinary Science; General Alumni Association, Executive Secretary's Office; Department of Rhetoric; Department of Biology; Office of the Dean of Faculty; Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Department of Mechanical Engineering; W.L. Andrews, Commonwealth of Virginia, Senate Chamber\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDavidson house\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSewage disposal plant\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter regarding inspection of other colleges\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEquipment for Shops Department of Virginia Polytechnic Institute\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter regarding town spring; Arc lamps, conditions of water, septic tank\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eProposed machinery hall; High School girls and boys basketball teams use of the field house\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCreamery Matters\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eStudents aggravating the bulls\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLady wants course in agriculture\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNeeds of Department of Applied Mechanics and Experimental Engineering; local chapters of national fraternities; Faculty travel\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from H.W. Johns Manville Co.; Estimates; Letterhead of the Barrett Company; Letterhead of the Richmond Lumber Company, Inc.; Letterhead of Enochs Bros.; Letterhead of Nelson Hardware Company; Notable letterhead of the Farrar Lumber Company\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eState Normal School for Women, East Radford, Virginia\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWalks, Street Lights, List of all lights in town to which college is furnishing free current\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from Coast Artillery School, Department of Engineering and Mine Defense, Fort Monroe\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter from Mannassas Industrial School for Colored Youth\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eShops Department, Virginia Polytechnic Institute (1916); Department of Graphics, Virginia Polytechnic Institute\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of Lawrence Priddy Insurance; notable letterhead from Wichita Mill and Elevator Company\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of Hotel Continental\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCommonwealth of Virginia, Office of the State Crop Pest Commission\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Commandant\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOffice of the Registrar; Notable letterhead from Alphons Custodis Chimney Construction Company; Notable letterhead from American Lead Pencil Company\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNeeds of the Department of Metallurgy and Metallography\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCondition of roads to the mines\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBusiness card from the Travelers Hotel\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIndustrial Commission of Virginia; Bills to provide vocational education; Workers' compensation\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBoys agriculture club\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCoal car tracer; Pocahontas Coal Sales Company; United States Fuel Administration; Power Plant; Coal shipments; United States Railroad Administration; Opening abandoned milk\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence regarding article about wheelbarrow to be sent to move plant to Charlottesville and Harrisonburg State Normal appropriations\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetterhead of Philadelphia Wood and Textile Association and George Bryan correspondence\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eStudent fees and protocol for reporting grades and absences\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWaiters appointed for the session of 1917-1918\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSearch for Commandant of Cadets\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Dean of Faculty; Office of the Treasurer\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDemerits\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDean of General Faculty; Statistics\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Notable letterhead from Troy Laundry Machine Company Ltd.; Notable letterhead from the \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eBugle\u003c/title\u003e, 1916; Certificate from the United States Food Administration appointing Dr. Eggleston Director if Colleges and School, Blacksburg, for the Federal Food Administration for Virginia for the duration of World War I\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Treasurer; notable letterhead from American Surety Company\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBuilding renovations and erection of \"shops\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSummer session proposed; College of William and Mary Summer session\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetterhead from the \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eBugle\u003c/title\u003e, 1914; Hazing\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eStudent policy\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from Semora Supply Company\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from the Jacobson Printing Company\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOffice of the Dean of Faculty; Library; Shops Department; Office of the Treasurer\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePower plant; expenditures on new \"shops;\" working hours\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Dean of Faculty; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of English\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Polytechnic Institute, Athletic Association; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Modern Languages; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the President\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eState Normal School for Women\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRequests for repairs in college buildings, roads; Coal orders\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCommonwealth of Virginia, Dairy and Feed Division; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the President\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAgricultural High School\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Mining Engineering; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Department of Interior, Bureau of Mining\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Agricultural Education; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Registrar\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCommonwealth of Virginia, Department of Agriculture and Immigration\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTreasury Department, Internal Revenue Service\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia truck experiment station\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Applied Mechanics and Experimental Engineering; Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Lecture rooms\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNorfolk and Western Railway Company; controversy over L.L. Jewel's will\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFunds appropriated by General Assembly; Schenectady chapter of VPI Alumni Association\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Office of the Registrar; Dining Hall Department; Commonwealth of Virginia, Bureau of Insurance; Office of D.O. Matthews, Superintendent of Grounds and Buildings, Heat and Power, Electric Light Department, Water Works, Campus, Steam Laundry; Office of the Commandant; Shops Department; Department of Civil Engineering; Department of Physics; Department of Applied Mechanics and Experimental Engineering; Department of Geology; Department of Biology; Office of the President; Department of Electrical Engineering; Department of Graphics; Department of Mechanical Engineering; Department of Veterinary Science; Office of the Treasurer; Electric Light Department\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDepartment of Civil Engineering; Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Office of the Registrar; Office of D.O. Matthews, Superintendent of Grounds and Buildings, Heat and Power, Electric Light Department, Water Works, Campus, Steam Laundry; Dining Hall Department; Farm Department\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBuckeye Coal and Coke Company\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from Robert E. Lee Hall of the Blue Ridge Association; YMCA\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCommonwealth of Virginia, Governor's Office; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Treasurer; Coal contract information\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVPI General Alumni Association\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOffice of the Commandant; Office of the Registrar; Office of the Dean of the General Faculty; Department of Geology; Department of Modern Languages\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCommonwealth of Virginia, Department of Game and Inland Fisheries\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eFarmville Herald\u003c/title\u003e; J.D. Eggleston editorials\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from the Chase City Manufacturing Company\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from Norfolk and Western Railway Company; Scholarships\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from Merchants' and Farmers' Bank\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from the \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eFarm Journal\u003c/title\u003e; notable letterhead from the Prang Company\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia State Livestock Sanitary Board, State Veterinary Department; permit for medicinal whiskey\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAgricultural high schools\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eYMCA--sex education\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetterhead from Town of Blacksburg; Septic tank\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from the John C. Winston Company; views of women in agriculture\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePowerhouse boilers\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from the Florida Normal Institute and Commercial College\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDepartment of Interior, Department of Education\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCommonwealth of Virginia, House of Delegates\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from Norfolk and Western Railway Company; Coal Delivery\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePurchasing\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Royal Society of Literature; Norfolk and Western Railway Company; State Board of education, Department of Public Instruction; Southern Railway System\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAgricultural High School for Coloreds; Notable letterhead from Murphy's Hotel\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWorkers' Compensation Act; Hazing; Appropriations from General Assembly; Coal\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCoal; United States Fuel Administration\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSalary increases for employees at Virginia agricultural Experiment Station; Annual Report--Experiments Performed\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAppropriations, Commonwealth of Virginia, Governor's Office\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eElectric lighting; act to promote vocational education\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eShops Department; Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Summer School; Department of Metallurgy and Metallography; Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRequests for appropriations for Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; College for colored youths\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDepartment of Geology; Shops Department; Student fines; Examination schedule; Classroom time; moving picture apparatus\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from Virginia Polytechnic Institute Athletic Association; Office of D.O. Matthews, Superintendent of Grounds and Buildings, Hat and Power, Electric Light Department, Water Works, Campus, Steam Laundry; Office of the Treasurer; Department of Modern Languages; Heating the library\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Normal and Industrial Institute\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInstitution's progress along military lines; Major Lloyd W. Williams; Alumnigram\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCreamery matters\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from Herbert Hoover, Washington D.C.; church participation in food conservation\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMemorandum regarding importation of nursery stock into the United States\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDistrict extension agents in agricultural and home economics\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWater rent; Coal mine\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from Cedarville Stock Farm; women extension agent controversy--Miss Scott affair\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCooperative extension work; notable letterhead from Hotel Harrington; Negro farmers; notable letterhead from Negro Teachers' Association\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMiss Scott affair\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eProgram clock\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from Allegheny Ore and iron company; notable letterhead from Miller, Rhoads, and Swartz Dry Goods, Inc.; notable letterhead from Norfolk and Western Railway Company; notable letterhead from Sydnor Pump and Well Company; notable letterhead from Virginia Livestock Sanitary Board, State Veterinary Department\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eProposed annuity increases; notable letterhead from Allegheny Ore and Iron Company; notable letterhead from Miller, Rhoads, and Swartz Dry Goods, Inc.; notable letterhead from Shenandoah Life Insurance Company; Shops Department, Virginia Polytechnic Institute; notable letterhead from Commonwealth of Virginia, Senate Chamber\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eChristiansburg Hospital; correspondence regarding volume of autograph letters\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAssociation of Virginia Colleges; Smith-Hughes Act\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eUnited States Senate Committee on Appropriations; Fuel--coal, coal mine\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWomen Extension agents in Virginia; Miss Scott Affair; Girls' club and home demonstration work\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOffice of the Dean of Faculty; Department of Mechanical Engineering; Requests for repairs and renovations; Electric lighting\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eField House\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence regarding the use of Mumford's \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eVirginia's Attitude Toward Slavery and Secession\u003c/title\u003e in the schools; The Co-operative Education Association of Virginia Admission of women to the university\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence from Robert Moton, principal, Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute regarding disposition of German African colonies; Training of colored young men and women\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDining hall rates\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eShops Department of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute; Power plant; Parrott's shop duties controversy; Price increases for faculty\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFour issues of Boys' Club letter\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHazing incident--John Fox; VPI in war time\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from Lawrence Priddy Insurance; financing new college shops\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from Pocahontas Coal Sales Company Coal\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Mechanical Engineering; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Applied Mechanics and Experimental Engineering; Heating; Plunkett coal mines; Water supply; Coal consumption; Vocational Education\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter regarding Stockton Heath shot in Professor Vawter's home\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from the Grove Stock Farm; notable letterhead from Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute; Cooperative extension work in agriculture and home economics\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Employment Bureau; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the President; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Veterinary Science; Norfolk and Western Railway Company; Commonwealth of Virginia, Governor's Office\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCost of dining hall supplies\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCheese industry at Spring Valley (Grayson County); treatment for \"Black Head\" disease in turkeys; local fruit culture\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetterhead from Norfolk and Western Railway Company; Notable letterhead from War Camp Community Services; Commonwealth of Virginia, Office of the Attorney General; Coal\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTelegraph Service\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTelephone Service\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCommonwealth of Virginia, State Board of Education; Agricultural high schools for Negroes; Proposed school in Blacksburg; Rosenwald Fund for rural schools for colored children; Smith-Hughes Act\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCommonwealth of Virginia, House of Delegates; Commonwealth of Virginia, Secretary of the Commonwealth; Office of the State Commissioner of Prohibition; Georgia Land and Livestock Company\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eUnited States Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry; State agent for home demonstration work; Smith-Lever fund; Miss Scott affair\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence regarding women's share in Smith-Lever appropriations\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWomen's clubs; Report of the Demonstration Plot at the State Normal School for 1915, Harrisonburg, Virginia\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCommonwealth of Virginia, Department of Game and Inland Fisheries; Virginia State Livestock Sanitary Board, State Veterinary Department\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from Buick; notable letterhead from Federal Motor Truck Company\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eQuestion of professional players on football team; controversy over \"Bumps\" Turner, professional wrestler, on the football team; Letter from the Office of the Commandant regarding fire hazards in the Student Pressing Club\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from the \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eRegister\u003c/title\u003e; Annual Thanksgiving football game\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence from Department of State, Washington regarding detention of VPI instructor in Italy for military service; Request for salary of V.P.I. Cadet Band for 1918-1919\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from J. Hoge Woolwine regarding V.P.I. competition with the merchants of Blacksburg; Anna Campbell, teacher; Correspondence from G.R. Ragan, architect regarding plan for Blacksburg Public School; Town use of water; Letter from D.H. Keister, Mayor of Blacksburg regarding Main Street, delivery carts, and other town matters\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotepaper from Hotel Roanoke; Correspondence from American League to Limit Armaments; Hazing incident\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAssociation of American Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCommonwealth of Virginia, House of Delegates\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from Hunt Club Shoes\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter to J.E. Williams regarding Eggleston's accomplishments during his administration; notable letterhead from the Executive Committee of Publication of the Presbyterian Church in the united States, Editorial Department; Correspondence from Christiansburg Industrial institute regarding Dr. Eggleston's election to Board of Directors of Christiansburg Colored Hospital; notable letterhead from City of Asheville, North Caroline; South Carolina Cotton Association\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence from Commonwealth of Virginia, Bureau of Labor and Industrial Statistics, Commissioner's Office regarding work hours of women employed in the laundry; notable letterhead from the National Automatic Sprinkler Association\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eThe Southern Planter\u003c/title\u003e; Collegiate Training in Agriculture at VPI\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eStudent expenses; Tabulated Comparative Lists of College Fees etc., 1891-1916\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from the \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eFarmer Boy\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eStaff and Officers from 1872 to July 1, 1919\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter from Eggleston regarding requirement to sign pledge before signing for matriculation and order of the Board of Visitors disbanding fraternities; permission to organize Delta Sigma Sigma fraternity\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter from R.H. Price, member of the Public School Board, Blacksburg District, regarding fraternities\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetterhead from Herman Hecht, Baker of Fine Breads and Cakes\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence from the \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eBugle\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetterhead from the \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eRichmond Virginia\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNorfolk and Western Railway company public relations\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eName of the college\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInduction in the military\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from Pyrene Manufacturing Company; William L. Pierce insurance statement; Hauling crushed stone on the Norfolk and Western Railway; Proposal for steam heating apparatus\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from the Hotel Carroll; pasteurization of milk\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnalyses of the college and town springs\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence from Aubrey E. Strode, 19th Senatorial District (Amherst) Commonwealth of Virginia, Senate Chamber; notable letterhead from Equal Suffrage League of Virginia; notable letterhead from Stonewall Jackson College (for Women), Abington\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNational War Work Council of the Young Men's Christian Associations of the United States, Department of the East; Negro work in Virginia; correspondence from Paul N. 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House. Other material in the collection includes: Sophomore Court matters (1913-1914); reports of annual meetings of agents (1913-1916); Agricultural Experiment Station reports (1914); U.S.D.A. Weekly Demonstration Work Reports (1914); financial forecasts (1914-1915); annual reports (1915); Smith-Lever salary vouchers, 1915; reports of demonstration agents (1916); departmental needs (1917); telegrams (1917-1919); resolution creating Athletic Director position (1918); Houston property deeds and contracts; speeches and articles. Education for women and African American extension and Y. M. C. A. work are among the issues addressed in the correspondence.","Letter concerning a summer session at VMI.","Letter concerning the organization of vocational classes for women.","Notable letterhead of the Hotel Roanoke.","Reports on African-American agents; notable letterhead of H.O. Lyne, merchant miller; flier for Loves Mill school fair","Houston Deed (1914)","Notable letterhead of Norfolk and Western Railway Company","Signed letter from Booker T. Washington (1914)","Notable letterhead of Richmond Public Schools","Notable letterhead of Appomattox Barred Rock Association; notable letterhead of Dixie Fire Insurance Company","Notable letterhead of Hotel Rueger","Notable letterhead of Murphy's Hotel","Notable letterhead of Hotel Stumpf","Notable letterhead of Delco-Light Products; notable letterhead of Murphy's Hotel","Notable letterhead of the Commonwealth of Virginia, House of Delegates; notable letterhead of the Commonwealth of Virginia, State Chamber","Notable letterhead from R.C. Beverly Heating Company","Notable letterhead of Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute","Notable letterhead of Maryland State Board of Agriculture","Notable letterhead of Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Agriculture and Immigration","Notable letterhead of Central Fredrick Farmer's Club","Notable letterhead of Norfolk and Western Immigration Association","Notable letterhead of League to Enforce Peace","Notable letterhead of Virginia Agricultural Council of Safety","Notable letterhead of Co-Operative Education Association of Virginia","Notable letterhead of Norfolk and Western Railway Company","Notable letterhead of Co-Operative Education Association of Virginia","Notable letterhead of Merchants National Bank of Richmond; notable letterhead of United Daughters of the Confederacy; notable letterhead of Daleville College","Notable letterhead of Baptist Church, Wytheville, Va.","Notable letterhead of the James River Clarion","Notable letterhead of Department of Health, Richmond, VA","Notable letterhead of Commonwealth of Virginia, Governor's Office","Notable letterhead of Sydnor Pump and Well Company","Notable letterhead of Commonwealth of Virginia, House of Delegates","Notable letterhead of Commonwealth of Virginia, House of Delegates; notable letterhead of Murphy's Hotel","United States Department of Agriculture","Notable letterhead of Stacy's Poultry Farm","Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station","Commonwealth of Virginia, Office of the Attorney General; Commonwealth of Virginia, Auditor of Public Accounts","Notable letterhead of the New Willard Hotel, Washington","Commonwealth of Virginia, Dairy and Feed Division","Notable letterhead of Hatcher-Perry Company, Inc.; United States Department of Agriculture; notable letterhead of Richmond Automobile Club; notable letterhead of Carolina Hotel; notable letterhead of the Law Offices of Pollard and Smith; notable letterhead of Aerial League of America; Shops Department, Virginia Polytechnic Institute","Virginia Road Builders' Association","Richmond Public Schools","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Modern Languages; Norfolk and Western Railway Company; Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station","Commonwealth of Virginia, Governor's Office","Notable letterhead from the Times-Dispatch","Notable letterhead of the Southern Summer School","Notable letterhead of National Electric Association and Army and Navy Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA)","Notable letterhead for the Richmond Virginian","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Mechanical Engineering","State Board of Education, Department of Public Education","Co-Operative Education Association of America; National Security League, Committee on Patriotism through Education","Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station","United States Department of Agriculture","\"Meeting Much interest: The Demonstration Train Has Many Visitors in the Southwest;\" \"A Land of Opportunity: What Demonstration Work Is Doing for the State;\" Tribute Paid to Professor Davidson;\" \"Eggleston's Accomplishments as Superintendent of Public Instruction of Virginia;\" \"What Is 4-H Club Work;\" \"An Extract from President Eggleston's Address to the Graduating Class, May 31, 1917\"","Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station","State Normal School, Harrisonburg, VA; Virginia State Teacher's Association, Office of President","Virginia Polytechnic Institute Department of Chemistry","Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station","Commonwealth of Virginia, State Board of Health, Bureau of Inspections","Notable letterhead from Equal Suffrage League of Virginia; notable letterhead from the Lynchburg News; State Normal and Industrial School for Women at Fredericksburg, VA; notable letterhead from Allegheny Ore and Iron Co.; Norfolk \u0026 Western Railway Company; notable letterhead from the Great Radford Fair; N \u0026 W Operates Farming Train","Notable letterhead from National Fire and Insurance Company of Hartford, CT","Commonwealth of Virginia, Governor's Office","Notable letterhead from La Fayette Hotel","Commonwealth of Virginia, State Board of Health, Bureau of Sanitary Engineering; Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Health","Co-operative Education Association of Virginia","Grand Lodge of Virginia I.O.O.F., Office of Grand Secretary; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science; Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station","Notable letterhead from Orange Judd Company; notable letterhead from Portsmouth Businessmen's Association","Commonwealth of Virginia, Office of the Attorney General","Commonwealth of Virginia, Dairy and Food Division","Virginia Anti-Tuberculosis Association","Commonwealth of Virginia, Governor's Office; National Soil Fertility League","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the President","Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station","Commonwealth of Virginia, Senate Chamber","Norfolk \u0026 Western Railway Company, Office of the General Claim Agent, Casualty Department","Notable letterhead from the J.P. Bell Company, INC; State Normal and Industrial School, Harrisonburg, Virginia, Appointment Committee; State Normal and Industrial School, Harrisonburg, VA, Office of the President; Co-operative Education Association of Virginia","Virginia Polytechnic Institute Athletic Association; Virginia Polytechnic Institute Department of Mathematics; Virginia Polytechnic Institute Office of the Secretary of the Faculty; Virginia Agricultural Experiment","Southern Conference for Education and Industry","Notable letterhead from the London Assurance Corporation","State Board of Education, Department of Public Instruction; Virginia Polytechnic Institute Office of the President","State Board of Education, Department of Public Instruction; Co-Operative Education Association; Notable letterhead from Hotel Main; General Education Board; Notable letterhead form Hotel Zinzendorf","Virginia State Livestock Sanitary Board","Commonwealth of Virginia, Governor's Office; National Institution for Moral Instruction; notable letterhead from the Fastoria Incandescent Lamp Division; National Lamp Works of General Electric Company","Norfolk \u0026 Western Railway Company; Notable letterhead from R.F. Johnson Publishing Company; Notable letterhead from Chase City Manufacturing Company","Farmer's Wife; Smith-Lever Law; Farm women's interests","Notable letterhead from the Hotel Richmond; notable letterhead from The Alvarado","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the President","Changes in the Virginia Experiment Station","Notable letterhead from the Southern Express Company; notable letterhead from the Greenville Sun","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Experimental Engineering; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Commandant","Commonwealth of Virginia, Commission of Fisheries; Notable letterhead from A.W. Kemp, INC.; Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Agriculture and Immigration","Co-Operative Education Association of Virginia; Virginia State Teacher's Association, Office of the Vice-President","Commonwealth of Virginia, Dairy and Feed Division; Lawrence Priddy Insurance","Notable letterhead from Murphy's Hotel; notable letterhead from Hotel Richmond","Commonwealth of Virginia","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Dean of Faculty; Lewis-Gale Hospital","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Biology; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the President; Virginia Agriculture Experiment Station","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Veterinary Science","Norfolk and Western Railway Company; Notable letterhead from the (Roanoke) World News; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the President; Notable letterhead from Southern Express Company; Notable letterhead from Richmond Evening Journal","Department of Experimental Engineering; Department of Metallurgy and Metallography; Department of Mathematics; Department of Electrical Engineering; School of Graphics; Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Shops Department","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Chemistry; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Dean of Faculty","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Secretary of the Faculty","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Dining Hall Department; Notable letterhead from Harris, Woodson Co. Inc.; The Bugle","Office of the President; Department of Modern Languages; Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Department of Mechanical Engineering; Shops Department; Department of Electrical Engineering; Department of Biology; Department of Experimental Engineering; Department of Chemistry; Department of Mining Engineering; Department of Physics; Department of Geology; Department of English; Department of Rhetoric; Department of Civil Engineering; Department of Metallurgy and Metallography; Department of Mathematics; Department of Veterinary Science; School of Graphics","Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station","Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; New York State Department of Health; Commonwealth of Massachusetts--State Board of Insanity","Commonwealth of Virginia, House of Delegates","Commonwealth of Virginia, House of Delegates","Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of the State Corporation Commission; Co-Operative Education Association","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Commandant","Southern Express Company","Letter to the Appropriations Committee regarding College of William and Mary holding summer sessions at VPI; Commonwealth of Virginia, House of Delegates; Commonwealth of Virginia, Senate Chamber; Letterhead from Algoma Orchards; State Board of Education, Department of Public Instruction; Notable letterhead from The Register","Sewage disposal plant for college and town; Proposed highway engineering curse; Estimated expenses of Engineering Department, 1914-1915","Department of Dairying and Animal Husbandry; Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Organization of Animal Husbandry Department; History of infection abortion in the VPI herd; Letter re: commercial management of Dairy Husbandry, Animal Husbandry, Farm, and Creamery Departments","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Veterinary Science--appropriation","Status of Commonwealth of Virginia, Office of State Veterinarian; Invitation to the State Veterinary Medical Association Luncheon","Natural occurrence of copper ore under buildings; College water supply; Automatic signals for classes; Proposals for Department of Geology, including museum; Letterhead for Congrès Géologique International","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, College of Agriculture and Experiment Station; VPI Creamery balance sheet, 1912-1913; Skimming station at Vawter's Store; Annual Report, VPI Creamery","\"The VPI and Arbor Day,\" Virginia Polytechnic Institute begins annual Arbor Day Festivities","Stock judging contest proposed; Proposed expenditures for livestock management","Expenditures of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Experimental Engineering; Letter from C.E. Allen, Westinghouse Electric \u0026 Manufacturing Company; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, General Alumni Association, Secretary's Office; Apparatus needed for Department of Applied Mechanics and Experimental Engineering; Letter regarding improvements underway at VPI (July 29, 1914); Letter regarding upcoming address by Jackson Davis on \"industrial side of public school work for Negroes\"","Assistant librarian position and salary; Letter to Claudius Lee (Department of Electrical Engineering) regarding need for uniform system of central time","Proposed remodeling of Professor McBryde's cottage; Statement of present condition and needs of the Chemical Department (June 1914); Chart of cost per year of operating VPI Chemical Department for session 1912-1913 with similar departments at other institutions","Statement of need of funds for repair of college buildings (January 1914); Water works department appropriations; Expenditures on the new shops; Septic tank constructions; Power plant service; Library heating","Virginia Polytechnic Institute Athletic Association; Financial Standing of the Field House; Proposed funds for permanent athletic buildings","Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Engineering Division; Department of Veterinary Science; School of Mining Engineering; Farm Machinery; Letter from Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical College regarding Farm Machinery Course; United States Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Animal Industry regarding poultry industry; Dairy and Animal Husbandry Departments; Need for poultry work; Need for Agricultural Engineering Department; Office of D.O. Matthews, Superintendent of Grounds and Buildings, Heat and Power, Electric Light Department, Water Works, Campus, Steam Laundry regarding power plant needs; Registrar's chart of matriculates, 1911-1912 to 1915-1916","Needs of Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Rhetoric","Letter regarding erection of Shops Department of Virginia Polytechnic Institute; Repairs of various buildings; Shop work in Civil Engineering course; Repair funds","Apparatus and equipment needed for Department of Electrical Engineering; Virginia Polytechnic Institute Alumni Association","Notable letterhead from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers; Needs of Virginia Polytechnic Institute Department of Mechanical Engineering; VPI Student branch of the American Society of Engineers; Economic management of the power plant","Letterhead, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, School of Graphics; Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station--dogs on campus, college spring","Letter from Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Agriculture and Immigration, Dairy and Food Division regarding testing cows for tuberculosis; Board of Visitors, July 23, 1914","Commonwealth of Virginia, Office of the State Crop Pest Commission, Crop Pest Law; Guernsey bull controversy","Needs of Virginia Polytechnic Institute Department of Biology for 1914-1915; List of the more important trees and shrubs on VPI campus","Appropriations for the Virginia Polytechnic Institute Department of Physics","Question of permitting cadets to go to the library after \"call to quarters\"","Value of student military training; Notable letterhead from the Bugle, 1916 with request to move drill hour; Cadets claim the right o have two lights in their room; Organization of VPI regiment; Quality of mess hall fare","Office of the Commandant, Shops Department; Department of Chemistry; Department of Veterinary Science; General Alumni Association, Executive Secretary's Office; Department of Rhetoric; Department of Biology; Office of the Dean of Faculty; Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Department of Mechanical Engineering; W.L. Andrews, Commonwealth of Virginia, Senate Chamber","Davidson house","Sewage disposal plant","Letter regarding inspection of other colleges","Equipment for Shops Department of Virginia Polytechnic Institute","Letter regarding town spring; Arc lamps, conditions of water, septic tank","Proposed machinery hall; High School girls and boys basketball teams use of the field house","Creamery Matters","Students aggravating the bulls","Lady wants course in agriculture","Needs of Department of Applied Mechanics and Experimental Engineering; local chapters of national fraternities; Faculty travel","Notable letterhead from H.W. Johns Manville Co.; Estimates; Letterhead of the Barrett Company; Letterhead of the Richmond Lumber Company, Inc.; Letterhead of Enochs Bros.; Letterhead of Nelson Hardware Company; Notable letterhead of the Farrar Lumber Company","State Normal School for Women, East Radford, Virginia","Walks, Street Lights, List of all lights in town to which college is furnishing free current","Notable letterhead from Coast Artillery School, Department of Engineering and Mine Defense, Fort Monroe","Letter from Mannassas Industrial School for Colored Youth","Shops Department, Virginia Polytechnic Institute (1916); Department of Graphics, Virginia Polytechnic Institute","Notable letterhead of Lawrence Priddy Insurance; notable letterhead from Wichita Mill and Elevator Company","Notable letterhead of Hotel Continental","Commonwealth of Virginia, Office of the State Crop Pest Commission","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Commandant","Office of the Registrar; Notable letterhead from Alphons Custodis Chimney Construction Company; Notable letterhead from American Lead Pencil Company","Needs of the Department of Metallurgy and Metallography","Condition of roads to the mines","Business card from the Travelers Hotel","Industrial Commission of Virginia; Bills to provide vocational education; Workers' compensation","Boys agriculture club","Coal car tracer; Pocahontas Coal Sales Company; United States Fuel Administration; Power Plant; Coal shipments; United States Railroad Administration; Opening abandoned milk","Correspondence regarding article about wheelbarrow to be sent to move plant to Charlottesville and Harrisonburg State Normal appropriations","Letterhead of Philadelphia Wood and Textile Association and George Bryan correspondence","Student fees and protocol for reporting grades and absences","Waiters appointed for the session of 1917-1918","Search for Commandant of Cadets","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Dean of Faculty; Office of the Treasurer","Demerits","Dean of General Faculty; Statistics","Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Notable letterhead from Troy Laundry Machine Company Ltd.; Notable letterhead from the Bugle, 1916; Certificate from the United States Food Administration appointing Dr. Eggleston Director if Colleges and School, Blacksburg, for the Federal Food Administration for Virginia for the duration of World War I","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Treasurer; notable letterhead from American Surety Company","Building renovations and erection of \"shops\"","Summer session proposed; College of William and Mary Summer session","Letterhead from the Bugle, 1914; Hazing","Student policy","Notable letterhead from Semora Supply Company","Notable letterhead from the Jacobson Printing Company","Office of the Dean of Faculty; Library; Shops Department; Office of the Treasurer","Power plant; expenditures on new \"shops;\" working hours","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Dean of Faculty; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of English","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Athletic Association; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Modern Languages; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the President","State Normal School for Women","Requests for repairs in college buildings, roads; Coal orders","Commonwealth of Virginia, Dairy and Feed Division; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the President","Agricultural High School","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Mining Engineering; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Department of Interior, Bureau of Mining","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Agricultural Education; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Registrar","Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Agriculture and Immigration","Treasury Department, Internal Revenue Service","Virginia truck experiment station","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Applied Mechanics and Experimental Engineering; Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Lecture rooms","Norfolk and Western Railway Company; controversy over L.L. Jewel's will","Funds appropriated by General Assembly; Schenectady chapter of VPI Alumni Association","Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Office of the Registrar; Dining Hall Department; Commonwealth of Virginia, Bureau of Insurance; Office of D.O. Matthews, Superintendent of Grounds and Buildings, Heat and Power, Electric Light Department, Water Works, Campus, Steam Laundry; Office of the Commandant; Shops Department; Department of Civil Engineering; Department of Physics; Department of Applied Mechanics and Experimental Engineering; Department of Geology; Department of Biology; Office of the President; Department of Electrical Engineering; Department of Graphics; Department of Mechanical Engineering; Department of Veterinary Science; Office of the Treasurer; Electric Light Department","Department of Civil Engineering; Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Office of the Registrar; Office of D.O. Matthews, Superintendent of Grounds and Buildings, Heat and Power, Electric Light Department, Water Works, Campus, Steam Laundry; Dining Hall Department; Farm Department","Buckeye Coal and Coke Company","Notable letterhead from Robert E. Lee Hall of the Blue Ridge Association; YMCA","Commonwealth of Virginia, Governor's Office; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Treasurer; Coal contract information","VPI General Alumni Association","Office of the Commandant; Office of the Registrar; Office of the Dean of the General Faculty; Department of Geology; Department of Modern Languages","Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Game and Inland Fisheries","Farmville Herald; J.D. Eggleston editorials","Notable letterhead from the Chase City Manufacturing Company","Notable letterhead from Norfolk and Western Railway Company; Scholarships","Notable letterhead from Merchants' and Farmers' Bank","Notable letterhead from the Farm Journal; notable letterhead from the Prang Company","Notable letterhead from Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station","Virginia State Livestock Sanitary Board, State Veterinary Department; permit for medicinal whiskey","Agricultural high schools","YMCA--sex education","Letterhead from Town of Blacksburg; Septic tank","Notable letterhead from the John C. Winston Company; views of women in agriculture","Powerhouse boilers","Notable letterhead from the Florida Normal Institute and Commercial College","Department of Interior, Department of Education","Commonwealth of Virginia, House of Delegates","Notable letterhead from Norfolk and Western Railway Company; Coal Delivery","Purchasing","The Royal Society of Literature; Norfolk and Western Railway Company; State Board of education, Department of Public Instruction; Southern Railway System","Agricultural High School for Coloreds; Notable letterhead from Murphy's Hotel","Workers' Compensation Act; Hazing; Appropriations from General Assembly; Coal","Coal; United States Fuel Administration","Salary increases for employees at Virginia agricultural Experiment Station; Annual Report--Experiments Performed","Appropriations, Commonwealth of Virginia, Governor's Office","Electric lighting; act to promote vocational education","Shops Department; Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Summer School; Department of Metallurgy and Metallography; Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering","Requests for appropriations for Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; College for colored youths","Department of Geology; Shops Department; Student fines; Examination schedule; Classroom time; moving picture apparatus","Notable letterhead from Virginia Polytechnic Institute Athletic Association; Office of D.O. Matthews, Superintendent of Grounds and Buildings, Hat and Power, Electric Light Department, Water Works, Campus, Steam Laundry; Office of the Treasurer; Department of Modern Languages; Heating the library","Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute","Institution's progress along military lines; Major Lloyd W. Williams; Alumnigram","Creamery matters","Notable letterhead from Herbert Hoover, Washington D.C.; church participation in food conservation","Memorandum regarding importation of nursery stock into the United States","District extension agents in agricultural and home economics","Water rent; Coal mine","Notable letterhead from Cedarville Stock Farm; women extension agent controversy--Miss Scott affair","Cooperative extension work; notable letterhead from Hotel Harrington; Negro farmers; notable letterhead from Negro Teachers' Association","Miss Scott affair","Program clock","Notable letterhead from Allegheny Ore and iron company; notable letterhead from Miller, Rhoads, and Swartz Dry Goods, Inc.; notable letterhead from Norfolk and Western Railway Company; notable letterhead from Sydnor Pump and Well Company; notable letterhead from Virginia Livestock Sanitary Board, State Veterinary Department","Proposed annuity increases; notable letterhead from Allegheny Ore and Iron Company; notable letterhead from Miller, Rhoads, and Swartz Dry Goods, Inc.; notable letterhead from Shenandoah Life Insurance Company; Shops Department, Virginia Polytechnic Institute; notable letterhead from Commonwealth of Virginia, Senate Chamber","Christiansburg Hospital; correspondence regarding volume of autograph letters","Association of Virginia Colleges; Smith-Hughes Act","United States Senate Committee on Appropriations; Fuel--coal, coal mine","Women Extension agents in Virginia; Miss Scott Affair; Girls' club and home demonstration work","Office of the Dean of Faculty; Department of Mechanical Engineering; Requests for repairs and renovations; Electric lighting","Field House","Correspondence regarding the use of Mumford's Virginia's Attitude Toward Slavery and Secession in the schools; The Co-operative Education Association of Virginia Admission of women to the university","Correspondence from Robert Moton, principal, Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute regarding disposition of German African colonies; Training of colored young men and women","Dining hall rates","Shops Department of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute; Power plant; Parrott's shop duties controversy; Price increases for faculty","Four issues of Boys' Club letter","Hazing incident--John Fox; VPI in war time","Notable letterhead from Lawrence Priddy Insurance; financing new college shops","Notable letterhead from Pocahontas Coal Sales Company Coal","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Mechanical Engineering; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Applied Mechanics and Experimental Engineering; Heating; Plunkett coal mines; Water supply; Coal consumption; Vocational Education","Letter regarding Stockton Heath shot in Professor Vawter's home","Notable letterhead from the Grove Stock Farm; notable letterhead from Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute; Cooperative extension work in agriculture and home economics","Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Employment Bureau; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the President; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Veterinary Science; Norfolk and Western Railway Company; Commonwealth of Virginia, Governor's Office","Cost of dining hall supplies","Cheese industry at Spring Valley (Grayson County); treatment for \"Black Head\" disease in turkeys; local fruit culture","Letterhead from Norfolk and Western Railway Company; Notable letterhead from War Camp Community Services; Commonwealth of Virginia, Office of the Attorney General; Coal","Telegraph Service","Telephone Service","Commonwealth of Virginia, State Board of Education; Agricultural high schools for Negroes; Proposed school in Blacksburg; Rosenwald Fund for rural schools for colored children; Smith-Hughes Act","Commonwealth of Virginia, House of Delegates; Commonwealth of Virginia, Secretary of the Commonwealth; Office of the State Commissioner of Prohibition; Georgia Land and Livestock Company","United States Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry; State agent for home demonstration work; Smith-Lever fund; Miss Scott affair","Correspondence regarding women's share in Smith-Lever appropriations","Women's clubs; Report of the Demonstration Plot at the State Normal School for 1915, Harrisonburg, Virginia","Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Game and Inland Fisheries; Virginia State Livestock Sanitary Board, State Veterinary Department","Notable letterhead from Buick; notable letterhead from Federal Motor Truck Company","Question of professional players on football team; controversy over \"Bumps\" Turner, professional wrestler, on the football team; Letter from the Office of the Commandant regarding fire hazards in the Student Pressing Club","Notable letterhead from the Register; Annual Thanksgiving football game","Correspondence from Department of State, Washington regarding detention of VPI instructor in Italy for military service; Request for salary of V.P.I. Cadet Band for 1918-1919","Notable letterhead from J. Hoge Woolwine regarding V.P.I. competition with the merchants of Blacksburg; Anna Campbell, teacher; Correspondence from G.R. Ragan, architect regarding plan for Blacksburg Public School; Town use of water; Letter from D.H. Keister, Mayor of Blacksburg regarding Main Street, delivery carts, and other town matters","Notepaper from Hotel Roanoke; Correspondence from American League to Limit Armaments; Hazing incident","Association of American Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations","Commonwealth of Virginia, House of Delegates","Notable letterhead from Hunt Club Shoes","Letter to J.E. Williams regarding Eggleston's accomplishments during his administration; notable letterhead from the Executive Committee of Publication of the Presbyterian Church in the united States, Editorial Department; Correspondence from Christiansburg Industrial institute regarding Dr. Eggleston's election to Board of Directors of Christiansburg Colored Hospital; notable letterhead from City of Asheville, North Caroline; South Carolina Cotton Association","Correspondence from Commonwealth of Virginia, Bureau of Labor and Industrial Statistics, Commissioner's Office regarding work hours of women employed in the laundry; notable letterhead from the National Automatic Sprinkler Association","Notable letterhead from The Southern Planter; Collegiate Training in Agriculture at VPI","Student expenses; Tabulated Comparative Lists of College Fees etc., 1891-1916","Notable letterhead from the Farmer Boy","Staff and Officers from 1872 to July 1, 1919","Letter from Eggleston regarding requirement to sign pledge before signing for matriculation and order of the Board of Visitors disbanding fraternities; permission to organize Delta Sigma Sigma fraternity","Letter from R.H. Price, member of the Public School Board, Blacksburg District, regarding fraternities","Letterhead from Herman Hecht, Baker of Fine Breads and Cakes","Correspondence from the Bugle","Letterhead from the Richmond Virginia","Norfolk and Western Railway company public relations","Name of the college","Induction in the military","Notable letterhead from Pyrene Manufacturing Company; William L. Pierce insurance statement; Hauling crushed stone on the Norfolk and Western Railway; Proposal for steam heating apparatus","Notable letterhead from the Hotel Carroll; pasteurization of milk","Analyses of the college and town springs","Correspondence from Aubrey E. Strode, 19th Senatorial District (Amherst) Commonwealth of Virginia, Senate Chamber; notable letterhead from Equal Suffrage League of Virginia; notable letterhead from Stonewall Jackson College (for Women), Abington","National War Work Council of the Young Men's Christian Associations of the United States, Department of the East; Negro work in Virginia; correspondence from Paul N. Derring, General Secretary; Annual Report of the Student Department of the State Young Men's Christian Association, April 1, 1917-April 1, 1918"],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. 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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."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc id=\"aspace_946c830c86190b9f7288abbfd3ddfcc5\"\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003ePlease note:\u003c/emph\u003e This collection is in off-site storage and requires 2-3 days notice for retrieval. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives for more information.\u003c/physloc\u003e\n    "],"physloc_tesim":["Please note: This collection is in off-site storage and requires 2-3 days notice for retrieval. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives for more information."],"corpname_ssim":["Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech","Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (1896-1944)"],"names_coll_ssim":["Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (1896-1944)","Eggleston, J. D. (Joseph Dupuy), 1867-1953"],"persname_ssim":["Eggleston, J. D. (Joseph Dupuy), 1867-1953"],"names_ssim":["Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech","Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (1896-1944)","Eggleston, J. D. (Joseph Dupuy), 1867-1953"],"language_ssim":["The materials in the collection are in English."],"total_component_count_is":634,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-06-23T06:47:59.393Z","collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"viblbv_repositories_2_resources_3050","ead_ssi":"viblbv_repositories_2_resources_3050","_root_":"viblbv_repositories_2_resources_3050","_nest_parent_":"viblbv_repositories_2_resources_3050","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/oai/VT/repositories_2_resources_3050.xml","title_filing_ssi":"Eggleston, Joseph Dupuy, Records of the Office of the President","title_ssm":["Records of the Office of the President, Joseph Dupuy Eggleston"],"title_tesim":["Records of the Office of the President, Joseph Dupuy Eggleston"],"unitdate_ssm":["1900-1948","(bulk 1913-1919)"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1900-1948"],"unitdate_bulk_ssim":["(bulk 1913-1919)"],"normalized_date_ssm":["1900/1948, bulk 1913/1919"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Records of the Office of the President, Joseph Dupuy Eggleston, 1900/1948, bulk 1913/1919"],"text":["Records of the Office of the President, Joseph Dupuy Eggleston, 1900/1948, bulk 1913/1919","RG.02.07","Faculty and staff","Local/Regional History and Appalachian South","University Archives","University History","Record Group 2 - Office of the President","The collection is open for research.","The headings on the original folders were retained in the inventory even though the language at times is archaic, such as the use of the word \"colored.\"","This collection has been divided into three separate series. The collection has been kept in the original order in which it was received even though this order in not consistently alphabetical or chronological.","Joseph D. Eggleston was born in Prince Edward County, Virginia, in 1867. He attended college at Hampden-Sydney College, completing his degree in 1886. He taught at schools in several southern states before becoming the superintendent in Asheville, North Carolina in 1891 and later superintendent of schools in Farmville, Virginia. During his tenure as state Superintendent of Public Instruction (1906-1912), he worked hard for improvements in rural schools. In January of 1913, he began work with the Field Service in Rural Education in the US Office of Education. The same year, he resigned to take the post of VPI President (1913-1919).","Eggleston became the seventh president of Virginia Polytechnic Institute (VPI) in 1913. His six-year administration was most notably marked by the development of the agricultural extension program at VPI. In 1914, the Agricultural Extension Division was established. The Virginia General Assembly transferred control of agricultural demonstration work to VPI, so the Home Demonstration program began in 1915. Much of Eggleston's presidential tenure was during the years of World War I. The college became a training school for both the army and navy during this time. A Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program was established at VPI in 1916. In January 1919, the college was designated by the War Department as one of twelve \"Distinguished Colleges\" in the nation for its contribution to the war effort. In the spring of 1919, Eggleston resigned to become president of Hampden-Sydney College, his alma mater. He served there from 1919 to 1939. Eggleston died in Farmville, Virginia, in 1953.","The guide to the Records of the Office of the President, Joseph Dupuy Eggleston by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your- work/public-domain/cc0/).","The processing, arrangement, and description of Records of the Office of the President, Joseph Dupuy Eggleston was completed prior to 1979. Additional processing, arrangement, and description was completed prior to 2000.","The bulk of the collection consists of correspondence (1913-1919) including letters to and from state and national political figures; correspondence signed by Eggleston as Acting Director of the Extension Division (1913-1916); correspondence between Eggleston and principals, board members and others of various agricultural high schools relating to financial requests, personnel, etc. (1916-1919); correspondence with county agents and state and national personnel connected with agricultural programs; correspondence with Carneal and Johnston, architects, concerning construction of Shop building, Gymnasium, Professor Vawter's residence, VPI Chapel, McBryde building, Athletic building, and Field House. Other material in the collection includes: Sophomore Court matters (1913-1914); reports of annual meetings of agents (1913-1916); Agricultural Experiment Station reports (1914); U.S.D.A. Weekly Demonstration Work Reports (1914); financial forecasts (1914-1915); annual reports (1915); Smith-Lever salary vouchers, 1915; reports of demonstration agents (1916); departmental needs (1917); telegrams (1917-1919); resolution creating Athletic Director position (1918); Houston property deeds and contracts; speeches and articles. Education for women and African American extension and Y. M. C. A. work are among the issues addressed in the correspondence.","Letter concerning a summer session at VMI.","Letter concerning the organization of vocational classes for women.","Notable letterhead of the Hotel Roanoke.","Reports on African-American agents; notable letterhead of H.O. Lyne, merchant miller; flier for Loves Mill school fair","Houston Deed (1914)","Notable letterhead of Norfolk and Western Railway Company","Signed letter from Booker T. Washington (1914)","Notable letterhead of Richmond Public Schools","Notable letterhead of Appomattox Barred Rock Association; notable letterhead of Dixie Fire Insurance Company","Notable letterhead of Hotel Rueger","Notable letterhead of Murphy's Hotel","Notable letterhead of Hotel Stumpf","Notable letterhead of Delco-Light Products; notable letterhead of Murphy's Hotel","Notable letterhead of the Commonwealth of Virginia, House of Delegates; notable letterhead of the Commonwealth of Virginia, State Chamber","Notable letterhead from R.C. Beverly Heating Company","Notable letterhead of Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute","Notable letterhead of Maryland State Board of Agriculture","Notable letterhead of Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Agriculture and Immigration","Notable letterhead of Central Fredrick Farmer's Club","Notable letterhead of Norfolk and Western Immigration Association","Notable letterhead of League to Enforce Peace","Notable letterhead of Virginia Agricultural Council of Safety","Notable letterhead of Co-Operative Education Association of Virginia","Notable letterhead of Norfolk and Western Railway Company","Notable letterhead of Co-Operative Education Association of Virginia","Notable letterhead of Merchants National Bank of Richmond; notable letterhead of United Daughters of the Confederacy; notable letterhead of Daleville College","Notable letterhead of Baptist Church, Wytheville, Va.","Notable letterhead of the James River Clarion","Notable letterhead of Department of Health, Richmond, VA","Notable letterhead of Commonwealth of Virginia, Governor's Office","Notable letterhead of Sydnor Pump and Well Company","Notable letterhead of Commonwealth of Virginia, House of Delegates","Notable letterhead of Commonwealth of Virginia, House of Delegates; notable letterhead of Murphy's Hotel","United States Department of Agriculture","Notable letterhead of Stacy's Poultry Farm","Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station","Commonwealth of Virginia, Office of the Attorney General; Commonwealth of Virginia, Auditor of Public Accounts","Notable letterhead of the New Willard Hotel, Washington","Commonwealth of Virginia, Dairy and Feed Division","Notable letterhead of Hatcher-Perry Company, Inc.; United States Department of Agriculture; notable letterhead of Richmond Automobile Club; notable letterhead of Carolina Hotel; notable letterhead of the Law Offices of Pollard and Smith; notable letterhead of Aerial League of America; Shops Department, Virginia Polytechnic Institute","Virginia Road Builders' Association","Richmond Public Schools","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Modern Languages; Norfolk and Western Railway Company; Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station","Commonwealth of Virginia, Governor's Office","Notable letterhead from the Times-Dispatch","Notable letterhead of the Southern Summer School","Notable letterhead of National Electric Association and Army and Navy Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA)","Notable letterhead for the Richmond Virginian","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Mechanical Engineering","State Board of Education, Department of Public Education","Co-Operative Education Association of America; National Security League, Committee on Patriotism through Education","Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station","United States Department of Agriculture","\"Meeting Much interest: The Demonstration Train Has Many Visitors in the Southwest;\" \"A Land of Opportunity: What Demonstration Work Is Doing for the State;\" Tribute Paid to Professor Davidson;\" \"Eggleston's Accomplishments as Superintendent of Public Instruction of Virginia;\" \"What Is 4-H Club Work;\" \"An Extract from President Eggleston's Address to the Graduating Class, May 31, 1917\"","Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station","State Normal School, Harrisonburg, VA; Virginia State Teacher's Association, Office of President","Virginia Polytechnic Institute Department of Chemistry","Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station","Commonwealth of Virginia, State Board of Health, Bureau of Inspections","Notable letterhead from Equal Suffrage League of Virginia; notable letterhead from the Lynchburg News; State Normal and Industrial School for Women at Fredericksburg, VA; notable letterhead from Allegheny Ore and Iron Co.; Norfolk \u0026 Western Railway Company; notable letterhead from the Great Radford Fair; N \u0026 W Operates Farming Train","Notable letterhead from National Fire and Insurance Company of Hartford, CT","Commonwealth of Virginia, Governor's Office","Notable letterhead from La Fayette Hotel","Commonwealth of Virginia, State Board of Health, Bureau of Sanitary Engineering; Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Health","Co-operative Education Association of Virginia","Grand Lodge of Virginia I.O.O.F., Office of Grand Secretary; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science; Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station","Notable letterhead from Orange Judd Company; notable letterhead from Portsmouth Businessmen's Association","Commonwealth of Virginia, Office of the Attorney General","Commonwealth of Virginia, Dairy and Food Division","Virginia Anti-Tuberculosis Association","Commonwealth of Virginia, Governor's Office; National Soil Fertility League","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the President","Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station","Commonwealth of Virginia, Senate Chamber","Norfolk \u0026 Western Railway Company, Office of the General Claim Agent, Casualty Department","Notable letterhead from the J.P. Bell Company, INC; State Normal and Industrial School, Harrisonburg, Virginia, Appointment Committee; State Normal and Industrial School, Harrisonburg, VA, Office of the President; Co-operative Education Association of Virginia","Virginia Polytechnic Institute Athletic Association; Virginia Polytechnic Institute Department of Mathematics; Virginia Polytechnic Institute Office of the Secretary of the Faculty; Virginia Agricultural Experiment","Southern Conference for Education and Industry","Notable letterhead from the London Assurance Corporation","State Board of Education, Department of Public Instruction; Virginia Polytechnic Institute Office of the President","State Board of Education, Department of Public Instruction; Co-Operative Education Association; Notable letterhead from Hotel Main; General Education Board; Notable letterhead form Hotel Zinzendorf","Virginia State Livestock Sanitary Board","Commonwealth of Virginia, Governor's Office; National Institution for Moral Instruction; notable letterhead from the Fastoria Incandescent Lamp Division; National Lamp Works of General Electric Company","Norfolk \u0026 Western Railway Company; Notable letterhead from R.F. Johnson Publishing Company; Notable letterhead from Chase City Manufacturing Company","Farmer's Wife; Smith-Lever Law; Farm women's interests","Notable letterhead from the Hotel Richmond; notable letterhead from The Alvarado","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the President","Changes in the Virginia Experiment Station","Notable letterhead from the Southern Express Company; notable letterhead from the Greenville Sun","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Experimental Engineering; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Commandant","Commonwealth of Virginia, Commission of Fisheries; Notable letterhead from A.W. Kemp, INC.; Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Agriculture and Immigration","Co-Operative Education Association of Virginia; Virginia State Teacher's Association, Office of the Vice-President","Commonwealth of Virginia, Dairy and Feed Division; Lawrence Priddy Insurance","Notable letterhead from Murphy's Hotel; notable letterhead from Hotel Richmond","Commonwealth of Virginia","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Dean of Faculty; Lewis-Gale Hospital","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Biology; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the President; Virginia Agriculture Experiment Station","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Veterinary Science","Norfolk and Western Railway Company; Notable letterhead from the (Roanoke) World News; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the President; Notable letterhead from Southern Express Company; Notable letterhead from Richmond Evening Journal","Department of Experimental Engineering; Department of Metallurgy and Metallography; Department of Mathematics; Department of Electrical Engineering; School of Graphics; Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Shops Department","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Chemistry; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Dean of Faculty","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Secretary of the Faculty","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Dining Hall Department; Notable letterhead from Harris, Woodson Co. Inc.; The Bugle","Office of the President; Department of Modern Languages; Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Department of Mechanical Engineering; Shops Department; Department of Electrical Engineering; Department of Biology; Department of Experimental Engineering; Department of Chemistry; Department of Mining Engineering; Department of Physics; Department of Geology; Department of English; Department of Rhetoric; Department of Civil Engineering; Department of Metallurgy and Metallography; Department of Mathematics; Department of Veterinary Science; School of Graphics","Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station","Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; New York State Department of Health; Commonwealth of Massachusetts--State Board of Insanity","Commonwealth of Virginia, House of Delegates","Commonwealth of Virginia, House of Delegates","Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of the State Corporation Commission; Co-Operative Education Association","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Commandant","Southern Express Company","Letter to the Appropriations Committee regarding College of William and Mary holding summer sessions at VPI; Commonwealth of Virginia, House of Delegates; Commonwealth of Virginia, Senate Chamber; Letterhead from Algoma Orchards; State Board of Education, Department of Public Instruction; Notable letterhead from The Register","Sewage disposal plant for college and town; Proposed highway engineering curse; Estimated expenses of Engineering Department, 1914-1915","Department of Dairying and Animal Husbandry; Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Organization of Animal Husbandry Department; History of infection abortion in the VPI herd; Letter re: commercial management of Dairy Husbandry, Animal Husbandry, Farm, and Creamery Departments","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Veterinary Science--appropriation","Status of Commonwealth of Virginia, Office of State Veterinarian; Invitation to the State Veterinary Medical Association Luncheon","Natural occurrence of copper ore under buildings; College water supply; Automatic signals for classes; Proposals for Department of Geology, including museum; Letterhead for Congrès Géologique International","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, College of Agriculture and Experiment Station; VPI Creamery balance sheet, 1912-1913; Skimming station at Vawter's Store; Annual Report, VPI Creamery","\"The VPI and Arbor Day,\" Virginia Polytechnic Institute begins annual Arbor Day Festivities","Stock judging contest proposed; Proposed expenditures for livestock management","Expenditures of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Experimental Engineering; Letter from C.E. Allen, Westinghouse Electric \u0026 Manufacturing Company; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, General Alumni Association, Secretary's Office; Apparatus needed for Department of Applied Mechanics and Experimental Engineering; Letter regarding improvements underway at VPI (July 29, 1914); Letter regarding upcoming address by Jackson Davis on \"industrial side of public school work for Negroes\"","Assistant librarian position and salary; Letter to Claudius Lee (Department of Electrical Engineering) regarding need for uniform system of central time","Proposed remodeling of Professor McBryde's cottage; Statement of present condition and needs of the Chemical Department (June 1914); Chart of cost per year of operating VPI Chemical Department for session 1912-1913 with similar departments at other institutions","Statement of need of funds for repair of college buildings (January 1914); Water works department appropriations; Expenditures on the new shops; Septic tank constructions; Power plant service; Library heating","Virginia Polytechnic Institute Athletic Association; Financial Standing of the Field House; Proposed funds for permanent athletic buildings","Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Engineering Division; Department of Veterinary Science; School of Mining Engineering; Farm Machinery; Letter from Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical College regarding Farm Machinery Course; United States Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Animal Industry regarding poultry industry; Dairy and Animal Husbandry Departments; Need for poultry work; Need for Agricultural Engineering Department; Office of D.O. Matthews, Superintendent of Grounds and Buildings, Heat and Power, Electric Light Department, Water Works, Campus, Steam Laundry regarding power plant needs; Registrar's chart of matriculates, 1911-1912 to 1915-1916","Needs of Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Rhetoric","Letter regarding erection of Shops Department of Virginia Polytechnic Institute; Repairs of various buildings; Shop work in Civil Engineering course; Repair funds","Apparatus and equipment needed for Department of Electrical Engineering; Virginia Polytechnic Institute Alumni Association","Notable letterhead from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers; Needs of Virginia Polytechnic Institute Department of Mechanical Engineering; VPI Student branch of the American Society of Engineers; Economic management of the power plant","Letterhead, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, School of Graphics; Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station--dogs on campus, college spring","Letter from Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Agriculture and Immigration, Dairy and Food Division regarding testing cows for tuberculosis; Board of Visitors, July 23, 1914","Commonwealth of Virginia, Office of the State Crop Pest Commission, Crop Pest Law; Guernsey bull controversy","Needs of Virginia Polytechnic Institute Department of Biology for 1914-1915; List of the more important trees and shrubs on VPI campus","Appropriations for the Virginia Polytechnic Institute Department of Physics","Question of permitting cadets to go to the library after \"call to quarters\"","Value of student military training; Notable letterhead from the Bugle, 1916 with request to move drill hour; Cadets claim the right o have two lights in their room; Organization of VPI regiment; Quality of mess hall fare","Office of the Commandant, Shops Department; Department of Chemistry; Department of Veterinary Science; General Alumni Association, Executive Secretary's Office; Department of Rhetoric; Department of Biology; Office of the Dean of Faculty; Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Department of Mechanical Engineering; W.L. Andrews, Commonwealth of Virginia, Senate Chamber","Davidson house","Sewage disposal plant","Letter regarding inspection of other colleges","Equipment for Shops Department of Virginia Polytechnic Institute","Letter regarding town spring; Arc lamps, conditions of water, septic tank","Proposed machinery hall; High School girls and boys basketball teams use of the field house","Creamery Matters","Students aggravating the bulls","Lady wants course in agriculture","Needs of Department of Applied Mechanics and Experimental Engineering; local chapters of national fraternities; Faculty travel","Notable letterhead from H.W. Johns Manville Co.; Estimates; Letterhead of the Barrett Company; Letterhead of the Richmond Lumber Company, Inc.; Letterhead of Enochs Bros.; Letterhead of Nelson Hardware Company; Notable letterhead of the Farrar Lumber Company","State Normal School for Women, East Radford, Virginia","Walks, Street Lights, List of all lights in town to which college is furnishing free current","Notable letterhead from Coast Artillery School, Department of Engineering and Mine Defense, Fort Monroe","Letter from Mannassas Industrial School for Colored Youth","Shops Department, Virginia Polytechnic Institute (1916); Department of Graphics, Virginia Polytechnic Institute","Notable letterhead of Lawrence Priddy Insurance; notable letterhead from Wichita Mill and Elevator Company","Notable letterhead of Hotel Continental","Commonwealth of Virginia, Office of the State Crop Pest Commission","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Commandant","Office of the Registrar; Notable letterhead from Alphons Custodis Chimney Construction Company; Notable letterhead from American Lead Pencil Company","Needs of the Department of Metallurgy and Metallography","Condition of roads to the mines","Business card from the Travelers Hotel","Industrial Commission of Virginia; Bills to provide vocational education; Workers' compensation","Boys agriculture club","Coal car tracer; Pocahontas Coal Sales Company; United States Fuel Administration; Power Plant; Coal shipments; United States Railroad Administration; Opening abandoned milk","Correspondence regarding article about wheelbarrow to be sent to move plant to Charlottesville and Harrisonburg State Normal appropriations","Letterhead of Philadelphia Wood and Textile Association and George Bryan correspondence","Student fees and protocol for reporting grades and absences","Waiters appointed for the session of 1917-1918","Search for Commandant of Cadets","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Dean of Faculty; Office of the Treasurer","Demerits","Dean of General Faculty; Statistics","Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Notable letterhead from Troy Laundry Machine Company Ltd.; Notable letterhead from the Bugle, 1916; Certificate from the United States Food Administration appointing Dr. Eggleston Director if Colleges and School, Blacksburg, for the Federal Food Administration for Virginia for the duration of World War I","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Treasurer; notable letterhead from American Surety Company","Building renovations and erection of \"shops\"","Summer session proposed; College of William and Mary Summer session","Letterhead from the Bugle, 1914; Hazing","Student policy","Notable letterhead from Semora Supply Company","Notable letterhead from the Jacobson Printing Company","Office of the Dean of Faculty; Library; Shops Department; Office of the Treasurer","Power plant; expenditures on new \"shops;\" working hours","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Dean of Faculty; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of English","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Athletic Association; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Modern Languages; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the President","State Normal School for Women","Requests for repairs in college buildings, roads; Coal orders","Commonwealth of Virginia, Dairy and Feed Division; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the President","Agricultural High School","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Mining Engineering; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Department of Interior, Bureau of Mining","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Agricultural Education; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Registrar","Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Agriculture and Immigration","Treasury Department, Internal Revenue Service","Virginia truck experiment station","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Applied Mechanics and Experimental Engineering; Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Lecture rooms","Norfolk and Western Railway Company; controversy over L.L. Jewel's will","Funds appropriated by General Assembly; Schenectady chapter of VPI Alumni Association","Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Office of the Registrar; Dining Hall Department; Commonwealth of Virginia, Bureau of Insurance; Office of D.O. Matthews, Superintendent of Grounds and Buildings, Heat and Power, Electric Light Department, Water Works, Campus, Steam Laundry; Office of the Commandant; Shops Department; Department of Civil Engineering; Department of Physics; Department of Applied Mechanics and Experimental Engineering; Department of Geology; Department of Biology; Office of the President; Department of Electrical Engineering; Department of Graphics; Department of Mechanical Engineering; Department of Veterinary Science; Office of the Treasurer; Electric Light Department","Department of Civil Engineering; Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Office of the Registrar; Office of D.O. Matthews, Superintendent of Grounds and Buildings, Heat and Power, Electric Light Department, Water Works, Campus, Steam Laundry; Dining Hall Department; Farm Department","Buckeye Coal and Coke Company","Notable letterhead from Robert E. Lee Hall of the Blue Ridge Association; YMCA","Commonwealth of Virginia, Governor's Office; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Treasurer; Coal contract information","VPI General Alumni Association","Office of the Commandant; Office of the Registrar; Office of the Dean of the General Faculty; Department of Geology; Department of Modern Languages","Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Game and Inland Fisheries","Farmville Herald; J.D. Eggleston editorials","Notable letterhead from the Chase City Manufacturing Company","Notable letterhead from Norfolk and Western Railway Company; Scholarships","Notable letterhead from Merchants' and Farmers' Bank","Notable letterhead from the Farm Journal; notable letterhead from the Prang Company","Notable letterhead from Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station","Virginia State Livestock Sanitary Board, State Veterinary Department; permit for medicinal whiskey","Agricultural high schools","YMCA--sex education","Letterhead from Town of Blacksburg; Septic tank","Notable letterhead from the John C. Winston Company; views of women in agriculture","Powerhouse boilers","Notable letterhead from the Florida Normal Institute and Commercial College","Department of Interior, Department of Education","Commonwealth of Virginia, House of Delegates","Notable letterhead from Norfolk and Western Railway Company; Coal Delivery","Purchasing","The Royal Society of Literature; Norfolk and Western Railway Company; State Board of education, Department of Public Instruction; Southern Railway System","Agricultural High School for Coloreds; Notable letterhead from Murphy's Hotel","Workers' Compensation Act; Hazing; Appropriations from General Assembly; Coal","Coal; United States Fuel Administration","Salary increases for employees at Virginia agricultural Experiment Station; Annual Report--Experiments Performed","Appropriations, Commonwealth of Virginia, Governor's Office","Electric lighting; act to promote vocational education","Shops Department; Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Summer School; Department of Metallurgy and Metallography; Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering","Requests for appropriations for Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; College for colored youths","Department of Geology; Shops Department; Student fines; Examination schedule; Classroom time; moving picture apparatus","Notable letterhead from Virginia Polytechnic Institute Athletic Association; Office of D.O. Matthews, Superintendent of Grounds and Buildings, Hat and Power, Electric Light Department, Water Works, Campus, Steam Laundry; Office of the Treasurer; Department of Modern Languages; Heating the library","Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute","Institution's progress along military lines; Major Lloyd W. Williams; Alumnigram","Creamery matters","Notable letterhead from Herbert Hoover, Washington D.C.; church participation in food conservation","Memorandum regarding importation of nursery stock into the United States","District extension agents in agricultural and home economics","Water rent; Coal mine","Notable letterhead from Cedarville Stock Farm; women extension agent controversy--Miss Scott affair","Cooperative extension work; notable letterhead from Hotel Harrington; Negro farmers; notable letterhead from Negro Teachers' Association","Miss Scott affair","Program clock","Notable letterhead from Allegheny Ore and iron company; notable letterhead from Miller, Rhoads, and Swartz Dry Goods, Inc.; notable letterhead from Norfolk and Western Railway Company; notable letterhead from Sydnor Pump and Well Company; notable letterhead from Virginia Livestock Sanitary Board, State Veterinary Department","Proposed annuity increases; notable letterhead from Allegheny Ore and Iron Company; notable letterhead from Miller, Rhoads, and Swartz Dry Goods, Inc.; notable letterhead from Shenandoah Life Insurance Company; Shops Department, Virginia Polytechnic Institute; notable letterhead from Commonwealth of Virginia, Senate Chamber","Christiansburg Hospital; correspondence regarding volume of autograph letters","Association of Virginia Colleges; Smith-Hughes Act","United States Senate Committee on Appropriations; Fuel--coal, coal mine","Women Extension agents in Virginia; Miss Scott Affair; Girls' club and home demonstration work","Office of the Dean of Faculty; Department of Mechanical Engineering; Requests for repairs and renovations; Electric lighting","Field House","Correspondence regarding the use of Mumford's Virginia's Attitude Toward Slavery and Secession in the schools; The Co-operative Education Association of Virginia Admission of women to the university","Correspondence from Robert Moton, principal, Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute regarding disposition of German African colonies; Training of colored young men and women","Dining hall rates","Shops Department of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute; Power plant; Parrott's shop duties controversy; Price increases for faculty","Four issues of Boys' Club letter","Hazing incident--John Fox; VPI in war time","Notable letterhead from Lawrence Priddy Insurance; financing new college shops","Notable letterhead from Pocahontas Coal Sales Company Coal","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Mechanical Engineering; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Applied Mechanics and Experimental Engineering; Heating; Plunkett coal mines; Water supply; Coal consumption; Vocational Education","Letter regarding Stockton Heath shot in Professor Vawter's home","Notable letterhead from the Grove Stock Farm; notable letterhead from Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute; Cooperative extension work in agriculture and home economics","Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Employment Bureau; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the President; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Veterinary Science; Norfolk and Western Railway Company; Commonwealth of Virginia, Governor's Office","Cost of dining hall supplies","Cheese industry at Spring Valley (Grayson County); treatment for \"Black Head\" disease in turkeys; local fruit culture","Letterhead from Norfolk and Western Railway Company; Notable letterhead from War Camp Community Services; Commonwealth of Virginia, Office of the Attorney General; Coal","Telegraph Service","Telephone Service","Commonwealth of Virginia, State Board of Education; Agricultural high schools for Negroes; Proposed school in Blacksburg; Rosenwald Fund for rural schools for colored children; Smith-Hughes Act","Commonwealth of Virginia, House of Delegates; Commonwealth of Virginia, Secretary of the Commonwealth; Office of the State Commissioner of Prohibition; Georgia Land and Livestock Company","United States Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry; State agent for home demonstration work; Smith-Lever fund; Miss Scott affair","Correspondence regarding women's share in Smith-Lever appropriations","Women's clubs; Report of the Demonstration Plot at the State Normal School for 1915, Harrisonburg, Virginia","Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Game and Inland Fisheries; Virginia State Livestock Sanitary Board, State Veterinary Department","Notable letterhead from Buick; notable letterhead from Federal Motor Truck Company","Question of professional players on football team; controversy over \"Bumps\" Turner, professional wrestler, on the football team; Letter from the Office of the Commandant regarding fire hazards in the Student Pressing Club","Notable letterhead from the Register; Annual Thanksgiving football game","Correspondence from Department of State, Washington regarding detention of VPI instructor in Italy for military service; Request for salary of V.P.I. Cadet Band for 1918-1919","Notable letterhead from J. Hoge Woolwine regarding V.P.I. competition with the merchants of Blacksburg; Anna Campbell, teacher; Correspondence from G.R. Ragan, architect regarding plan for Blacksburg Public School; Town use of water; Letter from D.H. Keister, Mayor of Blacksburg regarding Main Street, delivery carts, and other town matters","Notepaper from Hotel Roanoke; Correspondence from American League to Limit Armaments; Hazing incident","Association of American Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations","Commonwealth of Virginia, House of Delegates","Notable letterhead from Hunt Club Shoes","Letter to J.E. Williams regarding Eggleston's accomplishments during his administration; notable letterhead from the Executive Committee of Publication of the Presbyterian Church in the united States, Editorial Department; Correspondence from Christiansburg Industrial institute regarding Dr. Eggleston's election to Board of Directors of Christiansburg Colored Hospital; notable letterhead from City of Asheville, North Caroline; South Carolina Cotton Association","Correspondence from Commonwealth of Virginia, Bureau of Labor and Industrial Statistics, Commissioner's Office regarding work hours of women employed in the laundry; notable letterhead from the National Automatic Sprinkler Association","Notable letterhead from The Southern Planter; Collegiate Training in Agriculture at VPI","Student expenses; Tabulated Comparative Lists of College Fees etc., 1891-1916","Notable letterhead from the Farmer Boy","Staff and Officers from 1872 to July 1, 1919","Letter from Eggleston regarding requirement to sign pledge before signing for matriculation and order of the Board of Visitors disbanding fraternities; permission to organize Delta Sigma Sigma fraternity","Letter from R.H. Price, member of the Public School Board, Blacksburg District, regarding fraternities","Letterhead from Herman Hecht, Baker of Fine Breads and Cakes","Correspondence from the Bugle","Letterhead from the Richmond Virginia","Norfolk and Western Railway company public relations","Name of the college","Induction in the military","Notable letterhead from Pyrene Manufacturing Company; William L. Pierce insurance statement; Hauling crushed stone on the Norfolk and Western Railway; Proposal for steam heating apparatus","Notable letterhead from the Hotel Carroll; pasteurization of milk","Analyses of the college and town springs","Correspondence from Aubrey E. Strode, 19th Senatorial District (Amherst) Commonwealth of Virginia, Senate Chamber; notable letterhead from Equal Suffrage League of Virginia; notable letterhead from Stonewall Jackson College (for Women), Abington","National War Work Council of the Young Men's Christian Associations of the United States, Department of the East; Negro work in Virginia; correspondence from Paul N. Derring, General Secretary; Annual Report of the Student Department of the State Young Men's Christian Association, April 1, 1917-April 1, 1918","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. 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.","Please note: This collection is in off-site storage and requires 2-3 days notice for retrieval. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives for more information.","Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech","Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (1896-1944)","Eggleston, J. D. (Joseph Dupuy), 1867-1953","The materials in the collection are in English."],"collection_title_tesim":["Records of the Office of the President, Joseph Dupuy Eggleston, 1900/1948, bulk 1913/1919"],"collection_ssim":["Records of the Office of the President, Joseph Dupuy Eggleston, 1900/1948, bulk 1913/1919"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Record Group","Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["RG.02.07"],"unitid_tesim":["RG.02.07"],"repository_ssm":["Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University"],"repository_ssim":["Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University"],"creator_ssm":["Eggleston, J. D. (Joseph Dupuy), 1867-1953"],"creator_ssim":["Eggleston, J. D. (Joseph Dupuy), 1867-1953"],"creator_persname_ssim":["Eggleston, J. D. (Joseph Dupuy), 1867-1953"],"creator_corpname_ssim":["Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech","Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (1896-1944)"],"creators_ssim":["Eggleston, J. D. (Joseph Dupuy), 1867-1953","Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech","Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (1896-1944)"],"access_terms_ssm":["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. 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."],"acqinfo_ssim":["The Records of the Office of the President, Joseph Dupuy Egglestonl were transferred to Special Collections and University Archives in March-June 1973 and June 1978."],"access_subjects_ssim":["Faculty and staff","Local/Regional History and Appalachian South","University Archives","University History","Record Group 2 - Office of the President"],"access_subjects_ssm":["Faculty and staff","Local/Regional History and Appalachian South","University Archives","University History","Record Group 2 - Office of the President"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"extent_ssm":["9.8 Cubic Feet 7 boxes"],"extent_tesim":["9.8 Cubic Feet 7 boxes"],"date_range_isim":[1900,1901,1902,1903,1904,1905,1906,1907,1908,1909,1910,1911,1912,1913,1914,1915,1916,1917,1918,1919,1920,1921,1922,1923,1924,1925,1926,1927,1928,1929,1930,1931,1932,1933,1934,1935,1936,1937,1938,1939,1940,1941,1942,1943,1944,1945,1946,1947,1948],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe collection is open for research.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Access"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["The collection is open for research."],"appraisal_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe headings on the original folders were retained in the inventory even though the language at times is archaic, such as the use of the word \"colored.\"\u003c/p\u003e  "],"appraisal_heading_ssm":["Appraisal"],"appraisal_tesim":["The headings on the original folders were retained in the inventory even though the language at times is archaic, such as the use of the word \"colored.\""],"arrangement_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThis collection has been divided into three separate series. The collection has been kept in the original order in which it was received even though this order in not consistently alphabetical or chronological.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Arrangement"],"arrangement_tesim":["This collection has been divided into three separate series. The collection has been kept in the original order in which it was received even though this order in not consistently alphabetical or chronological."],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eJoseph D. Eggleston was born in Prince Edward County, Virginia, in 1867. He attended college at Hampden-Sydney College, completing his degree in 1886. He taught at schools in several southern states before becoming the superintendent in Asheville, North Carolina in 1891 and later superintendent of schools in Farmville, Virginia. During his tenure as state Superintendent of Public Instruction (1906-1912), he worked hard for improvements in rural schools. In January of 1913, he began work with the Field Service in Rural Education in the US Office of Education. The same year, he resigned to take the post of VPI President (1913-1919).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEggleston became the seventh president of Virginia Polytechnic Institute (VPI) in 1913. His six-year administration was most notably marked by the development of the agricultural extension program at VPI. In 1914, the Agricultural Extension Division was established. The Virginia General Assembly transferred control of agricultural demonstration work to VPI, so the Home Demonstration program began in 1915. Much of Eggleston's presidential tenure was during the years of World War I. The college became a training school for both the army and navy during this time. A Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program was established at VPI in 1916. In January 1919, the college was designated by the War Department as one of twelve \"Distinguished Colleges\" in the nation for its contribution to the war effort. In the spring of 1919, Eggleston resigned to become president of Hampden-Sydney College, his alma mater. He served there from 1919 to 1939. Eggleston died in Farmville, Virginia, in 1953.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical Note"],"bioghist_tesim":["Joseph D. Eggleston was born in Prince Edward County, Virginia, in 1867. He attended college at Hampden-Sydney College, completing his degree in 1886. He taught at schools in several southern states before becoming the superintendent in Asheville, North Carolina in 1891 and later superintendent of schools in Farmville, Virginia. During his tenure as state Superintendent of Public Instruction (1906-1912), he worked hard for improvements in rural schools. In January of 1913, he began work with the Field Service in Rural Education in the US Office of Education. The same year, he resigned to take the post of VPI President (1913-1919).","Eggleston became the seventh president of Virginia Polytechnic Institute (VPI) in 1913. His six-year administration was most notably marked by the development of the agricultural extension program at VPI. In 1914, the Agricultural Extension Division was established. The Virginia General Assembly transferred control of agricultural demonstration work to VPI, so the Home Demonstration program began in 1915. Much of Eggleston's presidential tenure was during the years of World War I. The college became a training school for both the army and navy during this time. A Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program was established at VPI in 1916. In January 1919, the college was designated by the War Department as one of twelve \"Distinguished Colleges\" in the nation for its contribution to the war effort. In the spring of 1919, Eggleston resigned to become president of Hampden-Sydney College, his alma mater. He served there from 1919 to 1939. Eggleston died in Farmville, Virginia, in 1953."],"odd_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe guide to the Records of the Office of the President, Joseph Dupuy Eggleston 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, Joseph Dupuy Eggleston 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], Records of the Office of the President, Joseph Dupuy Eggleston, RG 2/7, 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], Records of the Office of the President, Joseph Dupuy Eggleston, RG 2/7, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va."],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe processing, arrangement, and description of Records of the Office of the President, Joseph Dupuy Eggleston was completed prior to 1979. 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Additional processing, arrangement, and description was completed prior to 2000."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe bulk of the collection consists of correspondence (1913-1919) including letters to and from state and national political figures; correspondence signed by Eggleston as Acting Director of the Extension Division (1913-1916); correspondence between Eggleston and principals, board members and others of various agricultural high schools relating to financial requests, personnel, etc. (1916-1919); correspondence with county agents and state and national personnel connected with agricultural programs; correspondence with Carneal and Johnston, architects, concerning construction of Shop building, Gymnasium, Professor Vawter's residence, VPI Chapel, McBryde building, Athletic building, and Field House. Other material in the collection includes: Sophomore Court matters (1913-1914); reports of annual meetings of agents (1913-1916); Agricultural Experiment Station reports (1914); U.S.D.A. Weekly Demonstration Work Reports (1914); financial forecasts (1914-1915); annual reports (1915); Smith-Lever salary vouchers, 1915; reports of demonstration agents (1916); departmental needs (1917); telegrams (1917-1919); resolution creating Athletic Director position (1918); Houston property deeds and contracts; speeches and articles. Education for women and African American extension and Y. M. C. A. work are among the issues addressed in the correspondence.\u003c/p\u003e  ","\u003cp\u003eLetter concerning a summer session at VMI.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter concerning the organization of vocational classes for women.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of the Hotel Roanoke.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReports on African-American agents; notable letterhead of H.O. Lyne, merchant miller; flier for Loves Mill school fair\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHouston Deed (1914)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of Norfolk and Western Railway Company\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSigned letter from Booker T. Washington (1914)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of Richmond Public Schools\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of Appomattox Barred Rock Association; notable letterhead of Dixie Fire Insurance Company\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of Hotel Rueger\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of Murphy's Hotel\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of Hotel Stumpf\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of Delco-Light Products; notable letterhead of Murphy's Hotel\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of the Commonwealth of Virginia, House of Delegates; notable letterhead of the Commonwealth of Virginia, State Chamber\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from R.C. Beverly Heating Company\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of Maryland State Board of Agriculture\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Agriculture and Immigration\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of Central Fredrick Farmer's Club\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of Norfolk and Western Immigration Association\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of League to Enforce Peace\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of Virginia Agricultural Council of Safety\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of Co-Operative Education Association of Virginia\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of Norfolk and Western Railway Company\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of Co-Operative Education Association of Virginia\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of Merchants National Bank of Richmond; notable letterhead of United Daughters of the Confederacy; notable letterhead of Daleville College\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of Baptist Church, Wytheville, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of the James River Clarion\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of Department of Health, Richmond, VA\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of Commonwealth of Virginia, Governor's Office\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of Sydnor Pump and Well Company\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of Commonwealth of Virginia, House of Delegates\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of Commonwealth of Virginia, House of Delegates; notable letterhead of Murphy's Hotel\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eUnited States Department of Agriculture\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of Stacy's Poultry Farm\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Agricultural Experiment Station\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCommonwealth of Virginia, Office of the Attorney General; Commonwealth of Virginia, Auditor of Public Accounts\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of the New Willard Hotel, Washington\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCommonwealth of Virginia, Dairy and Feed Division\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of Hatcher-Perry Company, Inc.; United States Department of Agriculture; notable letterhead of Richmond Automobile Club; notable letterhead of Carolina Hotel; notable letterhead of the Law Offices of Pollard and Smith; notable letterhead of Aerial League of America; Shops Department, Virginia Polytechnic Institute\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Road Builders' Association\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRichmond Public Schools\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Modern Languages; Norfolk and Western Railway Company; Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCommonwealth of Virginia, Governor's Office\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from the Times-Dispatch\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of the Southern Summer School\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of National Electric Association and Army and Navy Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead for the \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eRichmond Virginian\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Mechanical Engineering\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eState Board of Education, Department of Public Education\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCo-Operative Education Association of America; National Security League, Committee on Patriotism through Education\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Agricultural Experiment Station\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eUnited States Department of Agriculture\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Meeting Much interest: The Demonstration Train Has Many Visitors in the Southwest;\" \"A Land of Opportunity: What Demonstration Work Is Doing for the State;\" Tribute Paid to Professor Davidson;\" \"Eggleston's Accomplishments as Superintendent of Public Instruction of Virginia;\" \"What Is 4-H Club Work;\" \"An Extract from President Eggleston's Address to the Graduating Class, May 31, 1917\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Agricultural Experiment Station\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eState Normal School, Harrisonburg, VA; Virginia State Teacher's Association, Office of President\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Polytechnic Institute Department of Chemistry\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Agricultural Experiment Station\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCommonwealth of Virginia, State Board of Health, Bureau of Inspections\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from Equal Suffrage League of Virginia; notable letterhead from the \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eLynchburg News\u003c/title\u003e; State Normal and Industrial School for Women at Fredericksburg, VA; notable letterhead from Allegheny Ore and Iron Co.; Norfolk \u0026amp; Western Railway Company; notable letterhead from the Great Radford Fair; N \u0026amp; W Operates Farming Train\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from National Fire and Insurance Company of Hartford, CT\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCommonwealth of Virginia, Governor's Office\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from La Fayette Hotel\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCommonwealth of Virginia, State Board of Health, Bureau of Sanitary Engineering; Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Health\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCo-operative Education Association of Virginia\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGrand Lodge of Virginia I.O.O.F., Office of Grand Secretary; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science; Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from Orange Judd Company; notable letterhead from Portsmouth Businessmen's Association\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCommonwealth of Virginia, Office of the Attorney General\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCommonwealth of Virginia, Dairy and Food Division\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Anti-Tuberculosis Association\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCommonwealth of Virginia, Governor's Office; National Soil Fertility League\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the President\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Agricultural Experiment Station\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCommonwealth of Virginia, Senate Chamber\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNorfolk \u0026amp; Western Railway Company, Office of the General Claim Agent, Casualty Department\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from the J.P. Bell Company, INC; State Normal and Industrial School, Harrisonburg, Virginia, Appointment Committee; State Normal and Industrial School, Harrisonburg, VA, Office of the President; Co-operative Education Association of Virginia\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Polytechnic Institute Athletic Association; Virginia Polytechnic Institute Department of Mathematics; Virginia Polytechnic Institute Office of the Secretary of the Faculty; Virginia Agricultural Experiment\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSouthern Conference for Education and Industry\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from the London Assurance Corporation\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eState Board of Education, Department of Public Instruction; Virginia Polytechnic Institute Office of the President\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eState Board of Education, Department of Public Instruction; Co-Operative Education Association; Notable letterhead from Hotel Main; General Education Board; Notable letterhead form Hotel Zinzendorf\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia State Livestock Sanitary Board\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCommonwealth of Virginia, Governor's Office; National Institution for Moral Instruction; notable letterhead from the Fastoria Incandescent Lamp Division; National Lamp Works of General Electric Company\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNorfolk \u0026amp; Western Railway Company; Notable letterhead from R.F. Johnson Publishing Company; Notable letterhead from Chase City Manufacturing Company\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eFarmer's Wife\u003c/title\u003e; Smith-Lever Law; Farm women's interests\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from the Hotel Richmond; notable letterhead from The Alvarado\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the President\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eChanges in the Virginia Experiment Station\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from the Southern Express Company; notable letterhead from the \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eGreenville Sun\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Experimental Engineering; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Commandant\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCommonwealth of Virginia, Commission of Fisheries; Notable letterhead from A.W. Kemp, INC.; Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Agriculture and Immigration\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCo-Operative Education Association of Virginia; Virginia State Teacher's Association, Office of the Vice-President\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCommonwealth of Virginia, Dairy and Feed Division; Lawrence Priddy Insurance\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from Murphy's Hotel; notable letterhead from Hotel Richmond\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCommonwealth of Virginia\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Dean of Faculty; Lewis-Gale Hospital\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Biology; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the President; Virginia Agriculture Experiment Station\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Veterinary Science\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNorfolk and Western Railway Company; Notable letterhead from the (Roanoke) \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eWorld News\u003c/title\u003e; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the President; Notable letterhead from Southern Express Company; Notable letterhead from \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eRichmond Evening Journal\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDepartment of Experimental Engineering; Department of Metallurgy and Metallography; Department of Mathematics; Department of Electrical Engineering; School of Graphics; Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Shops Department\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Chemistry; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Dean of Faculty\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Secretary of the Faculty\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Polytechnic Institute, Dining Hall Department; Notable letterhead from Harris, Woodson Co. Inc.; \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eThe Bugle\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOffice of the President; Department of Modern Languages; Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Department of Mechanical Engineering; Shops Department; Department of Electrical Engineering; Department of Biology; Department of Experimental Engineering; Department of Chemistry; Department of Mining Engineering; Department of Physics; Department of Geology; Department of English; Department of Rhetoric; Department of Civil Engineering; Department of Metallurgy and Metallography; Department of Mathematics; Department of Veterinary Science; School of Graphics\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Agricultural Experiment Station\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Agricultural Experiment Station; New York State Department of Health; Commonwealth of Massachusetts--State Board of Insanity\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCommonwealth of Virginia, House of Delegates\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCommonwealth of Virginia, House of Delegates\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCommonwealth of Virginia, Department of the State Corporation Commission; Co-Operative Education Association\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Commandant\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSouthern Express Company\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter to the Appropriations Committee regarding College of William and Mary holding summer sessions at VPI; Commonwealth of Virginia, House of Delegates; Commonwealth of Virginia, Senate Chamber; Letterhead from Algoma Orchards; State Board of Education, Department of Public Instruction; Notable letterhead from \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eThe Register\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSewage disposal plant for college and town; Proposed highway engineering curse; Estimated expenses of Engineering Department, 1914-1915\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDepartment of Dairying and Animal Husbandry; Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Organization of Animal Husbandry Department; History of infection abortion in the VPI herd; Letter re: commercial management of Dairy Husbandry, Animal Husbandry, Farm, and Creamery Departments\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Veterinary Science--appropriation\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eStatus of Commonwealth of Virginia, Office of State Veterinarian; Invitation to the State Veterinary Medical Association Luncheon\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNatural occurrence of copper ore under buildings; College water supply; Automatic signals for classes; Proposals for Department of Geology, including museum; Letterhead for Congrès Géologique International\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Polytechnic Institute, College of Agriculture and Experiment Station; VPI Creamery balance sheet, 1912-1913; Skimming station at Vawter's Store; Annual Report, VPI Creamery\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"The VPI and Arbor Day,\" Virginia Polytechnic Institute begins annual Arbor Day Festivities\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eStock judging contest proposed; Proposed expenditures for livestock management\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExpenditures of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Experimental Engineering; Letter from C.E. Allen, Westinghouse Electric \u0026amp; Manufacturing Company; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, General Alumni Association, Secretary's Office; Apparatus needed for Department of Applied Mechanics and Experimental Engineering; Letter regarding improvements underway at VPI (July 29, 1914); Letter regarding upcoming address by Jackson Davis on \"industrial side of public school work for Negroes\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAssistant librarian position and salary; Letter to Claudius Lee (Department of Electrical Engineering) regarding need for uniform system of central time\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eProposed remodeling of Professor McBryde's cottage; Statement of present condition and needs of the Chemical Department (June 1914); Chart of cost per year of operating VPI Chemical Department for session 1912-1913 with similar departments at other institutions\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eStatement of need of funds for repair of college buildings (January 1914); Water works department appropriations; Expenditures on the new shops; Septic tank constructions; Power plant service; Library heating\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Polytechnic Institute Athletic Association; Financial Standing of the Field House; Proposed funds for permanent athletic buildings\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Engineering Division; Department of Veterinary Science; School of Mining Engineering; Farm Machinery; Letter from Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical College regarding Farm Machinery Course; United States Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Animal Industry regarding poultry industry; Dairy and Animal Husbandry Departments; Need for poultry work; Need for Agricultural Engineering Department; Office of D.O. Matthews, Superintendent of Grounds and Buildings, Heat and Power, Electric Light Department, Water Works, Campus, Steam Laundry regarding power plant needs; Registrar's chart of matriculates, 1911-1912 to 1915-1916\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNeeds of Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Rhetoric\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter regarding erection of Shops Department of Virginia Polytechnic Institute; Repairs of various buildings; Shop work in Civil Engineering course; Repair funds\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eApparatus and equipment needed for Department of Electrical Engineering; Virginia Polytechnic Institute Alumni Association\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers; Needs of Virginia Polytechnic Institute Department of Mechanical Engineering; VPI Student branch of the American Society of Engineers; Economic management of the power plant\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetterhead, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, School of Graphics; Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station--dogs on campus, college spring\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter from Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Agriculture and Immigration, Dairy and Food Division regarding testing cows for tuberculosis; Board of Visitors, July 23, 1914\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCommonwealth of Virginia, Office of the State Crop Pest Commission, Crop Pest Law; Guernsey bull controversy\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNeeds of Virginia Polytechnic Institute Department of Biology for 1914-1915; List of the more important trees and shrubs on VPI campus\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAppropriations for the Virginia Polytechnic Institute Department of Physics\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eQuestion of permitting cadets to go to the library after \"call to quarters\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eValue of student military training; Notable letterhead from the \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eBugle\u003c/title\u003e, 1916 with request to move drill hour; Cadets claim the right o have two lights in their room; Organization of VPI regiment; Quality of mess hall fare\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOffice of the Commandant, Shops Department; Department of Chemistry; Department of Veterinary Science; General Alumni Association, Executive Secretary's Office; Department of Rhetoric; Department of Biology; Office of the Dean of Faculty; Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Department of Mechanical Engineering; W.L. Andrews, Commonwealth of Virginia, Senate Chamber\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDavidson house\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSewage disposal plant\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter regarding inspection of other colleges\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEquipment for Shops Department of Virginia Polytechnic Institute\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter regarding town spring; Arc lamps, conditions of water, septic tank\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eProposed machinery hall; High School girls and boys basketball teams use of the field house\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCreamery Matters\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eStudents aggravating the bulls\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLady wants course in agriculture\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNeeds of Department of Applied Mechanics and Experimental Engineering; local chapters of national fraternities; Faculty travel\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from H.W. Johns Manville Co.; Estimates; Letterhead of the Barrett Company; Letterhead of the Richmond Lumber Company, Inc.; Letterhead of Enochs Bros.; Letterhead of Nelson Hardware Company; Notable letterhead of the Farrar Lumber Company\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eState Normal School for Women, East Radford, Virginia\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWalks, Street Lights, List of all lights in town to which college is furnishing free current\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from Coast Artillery School, Department of Engineering and Mine Defense, Fort Monroe\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter from Mannassas Industrial School for Colored Youth\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eShops Department, Virginia Polytechnic Institute (1916); Department of Graphics, Virginia Polytechnic Institute\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of Lawrence Priddy Insurance; notable letterhead from Wichita Mill and Elevator Company\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead of Hotel Continental\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCommonwealth of Virginia, Office of the State Crop Pest Commission\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Commandant\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOffice of the Registrar; Notable letterhead from Alphons Custodis Chimney Construction Company; Notable letterhead from American Lead Pencil Company\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNeeds of the Department of Metallurgy and Metallography\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCondition of roads to the mines\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBusiness card from the Travelers Hotel\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIndustrial Commission of Virginia; Bills to provide vocational education; Workers' compensation\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBoys agriculture club\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCoal car tracer; Pocahontas Coal Sales Company; United States Fuel Administration; Power Plant; Coal shipments; United States Railroad Administration; Opening abandoned milk\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence regarding article about wheelbarrow to be sent to move plant to Charlottesville and Harrisonburg State Normal appropriations\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetterhead of Philadelphia Wood and Textile Association and George Bryan correspondence\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eStudent fees and protocol for reporting grades and absences\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWaiters appointed for the session of 1917-1918\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSearch for Commandant of Cadets\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Dean of Faculty; Office of the Treasurer\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDemerits\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDean of General Faculty; Statistics\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Notable letterhead from Troy Laundry Machine Company Ltd.; Notable letterhead from the \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eBugle\u003c/title\u003e, 1916; Certificate from the United States Food Administration appointing Dr. Eggleston Director if Colleges and School, Blacksburg, for the Federal Food Administration for Virginia for the duration of World War I\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Treasurer; notable letterhead from American Surety Company\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBuilding renovations and erection of \"shops\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSummer session proposed; College of William and Mary Summer session\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetterhead from the \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eBugle\u003c/title\u003e, 1914; Hazing\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eStudent policy\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from Semora Supply Company\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from the Jacobson Printing Company\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOffice of the Dean of Faculty; 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Jewel's will\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFunds appropriated by General Assembly; Schenectady chapter of VPI Alumni Association\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Office of the Registrar; Dining Hall Department; Commonwealth of Virginia, Bureau of Insurance; Office of D.O. Matthews, Superintendent of Grounds and Buildings, Heat and Power, Electric Light Department, Water Works, Campus, Steam Laundry; Office of the Commandant; Shops Department; Department of Civil Engineering; Department of Physics; Department of Applied Mechanics and Experimental Engineering; Department of Geology; Department of Biology; Office of the President; Department of Electrical Engineering; Department of Graphics; Department of Mechanical Engineering; Department of Veterinary Science; Office of the Treasurer; Electric Light Department\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDepartment of Civil Engineering; Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Office of the Registrar; Office of D.O. Matthews, Superintendent of Grounds and Buildings, Heat and Power, Electric Light Department, Water Works, Campus, Steam Laundry; Dining Hall Department; Farm Department\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBuckeye Coal and Coke Company\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from Robert E. Lee Hall of the Blue Ridge Association; YMCA\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCommonwealth of Virginia, Governor's Office; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Treasurer; Coal contract information\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVPI General Alumni Association\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOffice of the Commandant; Office of the Registrar; Office of the Dean of the General Faculty; Department of Geology; Department of Modern Languages\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCommonwealth of Virginia, Department of Game and Inland Fisheries\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eFarmville Herald\u003c/title\u003e; J.D. Eggleston editorials\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from the Chase City Manufacturing Company\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from Norfolk and Western Railway Company; Scholarships\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from Merchants' and Farmers' Bank\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from the \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eFarm Journal\u003c/title\u003e; notable letterhead from the Prang Company\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia State Livestock Sanitary Board, State Veterinary Department; permit for medicinal whiskey\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAgricultural high schools\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eYMCA--sex education\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetterhead from Town of Blacksburg; Septic tank\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from the John C. 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Matthews, Superintendent of Grounds and Buildings, Hat and Power, Electric Light Department, Water Works, Campus, Steam Laundry; Office of the Treasurer; Department of Modern Languages; Heating the library\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Normal and Industrial Institute\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInstitution's progress along military lines; Major Lloyd W. Williams; Alumnigram\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCreamery matters\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from Herbert Hoover, Washington D.C.; church participation in food conservation\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMemorandum regarding importation of nursery stock into the United States\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDistrict extension agents in agricultural and home economics\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWater rent; Coal mine\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from Cedarville Stock Farm; women extension agent controversy--Miss Scott affair\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCooperative extension work; notable letterhead from Hotel Harrington; Negro farmers; notable letterhead from Negro Teachers' Association\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMiss Scott affair\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eProgram clock\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from Allegheny Ore and iron company; notable letterhead from Miller, Rhoads, and Swartz Dry Goods, Inc.; notable letterhead from Norfolk and Western Railway Company; notable letterhead from Sydnor Pump and Well Company; notable letterhead from Virginia Livestock Sanitary Board, State Veterinary Department\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eProposed annuity increases; notable letterhead from Allegheny Ore and Iron Company; notable letterhead from Miller, Rhoads, and Swartz Dry Goods, Inc.; notable letterhead from Shenandoah Life Insurance Company; Shops Department, Virginia Polytechnic Institute; notable letterhead from Commonwealth of Virginia, Senate Chamber\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eChristiansburg Hospital; correspondence regarding volume of autograph letters\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAssociation of Virginia Colleges; Smith-Hughes Act\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eUnited States Senate Committee on Appropriations; Fuel--coal, coal mine\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWomen Extension agents in Virginia; Miss Scott Affair; Girls' club and home demonstration work\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOffice of the Dean of Faculty; Department of Mechanical Engineering; 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financing new college shops\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from Pocahontas Coal Sales Company Coal\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Mechanical Engineering; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Applied Mechanics and Experimental Engineering; Heating; Plunkett coal mines; Water supply; Coal consumption; Vocational Education\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter regarding Stockton Heath shot in Professor Vawter's home\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from the Grove Stock Farm; notable letterhead from Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute; Cooperative extension work in agriculture and home economics\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Employment Bureau; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the President; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Veterinary Science; Norfolk and Western Railway Company; Commonwealth of Virginia, Governor's Office\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCost of dining hall supplies\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCheese industry at Spring Valley (Grayson County); treatment for \"Black Head\" disease in turkeys; local fruit culture\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetterhead from Norfolk and Western Railway Company; Notable letterhead from War Camp Community Services; Commonwealth of Virginia, Office of the Attorney General; Coal\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTelegraph Service\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTelephone Service\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCommonwealth of Virginia, State Board of Education; Agricultural high schools for Negroes; Proposed school in Blacksburg; Rosenwald Fund for rural schools for colored children; Smith-Hughes Act\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCommonwealth of Virginia, House of Delegates; Commonwealth of Virginia, Secretary of the Commonwealth; Office of the State Commissioner of Prohibition; Georgia Land and Livestock Company\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eUnited States Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry; State agent for home demonstration work; Smith-Lever fund; Miss Scott affair\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence regarding women's share in Smith-Lever appropriations\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWomen's clubs; 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Cadet Band for 1918-1919\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from J. Hoge Woolwine regarding V.P.I. competition with the merchants of Blacksburg; Anna Campbell, teacher; Correspondence from G.R. Ragan, architect regarding plan for Blacksburg Public School; Town use of water; Letter from D.H. Keister, Mayor of Blacksburg regarding Main Street, delivery carts, and other town matters\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotepaper from Hotel Roanoke; Correspondence from American League to Limit Armaments; Hazing incident\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAssociation of American Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCommonwealth of Virginia, House of Delegates\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable letterhead from Hunt Club Shoes\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter to J.E. 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Other material in the collection includes: Sophomore Court matters (1913-1914); reports of annual meetings of agents (1913-1916); Agricultural Experiment Station reports (1914); U.S.D.A. Weekly Demonstration Work Reports (1914); financial forecasts (1914-1915); annual reports (1915); Smith-Lever salary vouchers, 1915; reports of demonstration agents (1916); departmental needs (1917); telegrams (1917-1919); resolution creating Athletic Director position (1918); Houston property deeds and contracts; speeches and articles. Education for women and African American extension and Y. M. C. A. work are among the issues addressed in the correspondence.","Letter concerning a summer session at VMI.","Letter concerning the organization of vocational classes for women.","Notable letterhead of the Hotel Roanoke.","Reports on African-American agents; notable letterhead of H.O. Lyne, merchant miller; flier for Loves Mill school fair","Houston Deed (1914)","Notable letterhead of Norfolk and Western Railway Company","Signed letter from Booker T. Washington (1914)","Notable letterhead of Richmond Public Schools","Notable letterhead of Appomattox Barred Rock Association; notable letterhead of Dixie Fire Insurance Company","Notable letterhead of Hotel Rueger","Notable letterhead of Murphy's Hotel","Notable letterhead of Hotel Stumpf","Notable letterhead of Delco-Light Products; notable letterhead of Murphy's Hotel","Notable letterhead of the Commonwealth of Virginia, House of Delegates; notable letterhead of the Commonwealth of Virginia, State Chamber","Notable letterhead from R.C. Beverly Heating Company","Notable letterhead of Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute","Notable letterhead of Maryland State Board of Agriculture","Notable letterhead of Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Agriculture and Immigration","Notable letterhead of Central Fredrick Farmer's Club","Notable letterhead of Norfolk and Western Immigration Association","Notable letterhead of League to Enforce Peace","Notable letterhead of Virginia Agricultural Council of Safety","Notable letterhead of Co-Operative Education Association of Virginia","Notable letterhead of Norfolk and Western Railway Company","Notable letterhead of Co-Operative Education Association of Virginia","Notable letterhead of Merchants National Bank of Richmond; notable letterhead of United Daughters of the Confederacy; notable letterhead of Daleville College","Notable letterhead of Baptist Church, Wytheville, Va.","Notable letterhead of the James River Clarion","Notable letterhead of Department of Health, Richmond, VA","Notable letterhead of Commonwealth of Virginia, Governor's Office","Notable letterhead of Sydnor Pump and Well Company","Notable letterhead of Commonwealth of Virginia, House of Delegates","Notable letterhead of Commonwealth of Virginia, House of Delegates; notable letterhead of Murphy's Hotel","United States Department of Agriculture","Notable letterhead of Stacy's Poultry Farm","Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station","Commonwealth of Virginia, Office of the Attorney General; Commonwealth of Virginia, Auditor of Public Accounts","Notable letterhead of the New Willard Hotel, Washington","Commonwealth of Virginia, Dairy and Feed Division","Notable letterhead of Hatcher-Perry Company, Inc.; United States Department of Agriculture; notable letterhead of Richmond Automobile Club; notable letterhead of Carolina Hotel; notable letterhead of the Law Offices of Pollard and Smith; notable letterhead of Aerial League of America; Shops Department, Virginia Polytechnic Institute","Virginia Road Builders' Association","Richmond Public Schools","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Modern Languages; Norfolk and Western Railway Company; Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station","Commonwealth of Virginia, Governor's Office","Notable letterhead from the Times-Dispatch","Notable letterhead of the Southern Summer School","Notable letterhead of National Electric Association and Army and Navy Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA)","Notable letterhead for the Richmond Virginian","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Mechanical Engineering","State Board of Education, Department of Public Education","Co-Operative Education Association of America; National Security League, Committee on Patriotism through Education","Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station","United States Department of Agriculture","\"Meeting Much interest: The Demonstration Train Has Many Visitors in the Southwest;\" \"A Land of Opportunity: What Demonstration Work Is Doing for the State;\" Tribute Paid to Professor Davidson;\" \"Eggleston's Accomplishments as Superintendent of Public Instruction of Virginia;\" \"What Is 4-H Club Work;\" \"An Extract from President Eggleston's Address to the Graduating Class, May 31, 1917\"","Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station","State Normal School, Harrisonburg, VA; Virginia State Teacher's Association, Office of President","Virginia Polytechnic Institute Department of Chemistry","Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station","Commonwealth of Virginia, State Board of Health, Bureau of Inspections","Notable letterhead from Equal Suffrage League of Virginia; notable letterhead from the Lynchburg News; State Normal and Industrial School for Women at Fredericksburg, VA; notable letterhead from Allegheny Ore and Iron Co.; Norfolk \u0026 Western Railway Company; notable letterhead from the Great Radford Fair; N \u0026 W Operates Farming Train","Notable letterhead from National Fire and Insurance Company of Hartford, CT","Commonwealth of Virginia, Governor's Office","Notable letterhead from La Fayette Hotel","Commonwealth of Virginia, State Board of Health, Bureau of Sanitary Engineering; Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Health","Co-operative Education Association of Virginia","Grand Lodge of Virginia I.O.O.F., Office of Grand Secretary; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science; Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station","Notable letterhead from Orange Judd Company; notable letterhead from Portsmouth Businessmen's Association","Commonwealth of Virginia, Office of the Attorney General","Commonwealth of Virginia, Dairy and Food Division","Virginia Anti-Tuberculosis Association","Commonwealth of Virginia, Governor's Office; National Soil Fertility League","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the President","Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station","Commonwealth of Virginia, Senate Chamber","Norfolk \u0026 Western Railway Company, Office of the General Claim Agent, Casualty Department","Notable letterhead from the J.P. Bell Company, INC; State Normal and Industrial School, Harrisonburg, Virginia, Appointment Committee; State Normal and Industrial School, Harrisonburg, VA, Office of the President; Co-operative Education Association of Virginia","Virginia Polytechnic Institute Athletic Association; Virginia Polytechnic Institute Department of Mathematics; Virginia Polytechnic Institute Office of the Secretary of the Faculty; Virginia Agricultural Experiment","Southern Conference for Education and Industry","Notable letterhead from the London Assurance Corporation","State Board of Education, Department of Public Instruction; Virginia Polytechnic Institute Office of the President","State Board of Education, Department of Public Instruction; Co-Operative Education Association; Notable letterhead from Hotel Main; General Education Board; Notable letterhead form Hotel Zinzendorf","Virginia State Livestock Sanitary Board","Commonwealth of Virginia, Governor's Office; National Institution for Moral Instruction; notable letterhead from the Fastoria Incandescent Lamp Division; National Lamp Works of General Electric Company","Norfolk \u0026 Western Railway Company; Notable letterhead from R.F. Johnson Publishing Company; Notable letterhead from Chase City Manufacturing Company","Farmer's Wife; Smith-Lever Law; Farm women's interests","Notable letterhead from the Hotel Richmond; notable letterhead from The Alvarado","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the President","Changes in the Virginia Experiment Station","Notable letterhead from the Southern Express Company; notable letterhead from the Greenville Sun","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Experimental Engineering; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Commandant","Commonwealth of Virginia, Commission of Fisheries; Notable letterhead from A.W. Kemp, INC.; Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Agriculture and Immigration","Co-Operative Education Association of Virginia; Virginia State Teacher's Association, Office of the Vice-President","Commonwealth of Virginia, Dairy and Feed Division; Lawrence Priddy Insurance","Notable letterhead from Murphy's Hotel; notable letterhead from Hotel Richmond","Commonwealth of Virginia","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Dean of Faculty; Lewis-Gale Hospital","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Biology; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the President; Virginia Agriculture Experiment Station","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Veterinary Science","Norfolk and Western Railway Company; Notable letterhead from the (Roanoke) World News; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the President; Notable letterhead from Southern Express Company; Notable letterhead from Richmond Evening Journal","Department of Experimental Engineering; Department of Metallurgy and Metallography; Department of Mathematics; Department of Electrical Engineering; School of Graphics; Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Shops Department","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Chemistry; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Dean of Faculty","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Secretary of the Faculty","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Dining Hall Department; Notable letterhead from Harris, Woodson Co. Inc.; The Bugle","Office of the President; Department of Modern Languages; Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Department of Mechanical Engineering; Shops Department; Department of Electrical Engineering; Department of Biology; Department of Experimental Engineering; Department of Chemistry; Department of Mining Engineering; Department of Physics; Department of Geology; Department of English; Department of Rhetoric; Department of Civil Engineering; Department of Metallurgy and Metallography; Department of Mathematics; Department of Veterinary Science; School of Graphics","Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station","Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; New York State Department of Health; Commonwealth of Massachusetts--State Board of Insanity","Commonwealth of Virginia, House of Delegates","Commonwealth of Virginia, House of Delegates","Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of the State Corporation Commission; Co-Operative Education Association","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Commandant","Southern Express Company","Letter to the Appropriations Committee regarding College of William and Mary holding summer sessions at VPI; Commonwealth of Virginia, House of Delegates; Commonwealth of Virginia, Senate Chamber; Letterhead from Algoma Orchards; State Board of Education, Department of Public Instruction; Notable letterhead from The Register","Sewage disposal plant for college and town; Proposed highway engineering curse; Estimated expenses of Engineering Department, 1914-1915","Department of Dairying and Animal Husbandry; Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Organization of Animal Husbandry Department; History of infection abortion in the VPI herd; Letter re: commercial management of Dairy Husbandry, Animal Husbandry, Farm, and Creamery Departments","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Veterinary Science--appropriation","Status of Commonwealth of Virginia, Office of State Veterinarian; Invitation to the State Veterinary Medical Association Luncheon","Natural occurrence of copper ore under buildings; College water supply; Automatic signals for classes; Proposals for Department of Geology, including museum; Letterhead for Congrès Géologique International","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, College of Agriculture and Experiment Station; VPI Creamery balance sheet, 1912-1913; Skimming station at Vawter's Store; Annual Report, VPI Creamery","\"The VPI and Arbor Day,\" Virginia Polytechnic Institute begins annual Arbor Day Festivities","Stock judging contest proposed; Proposed expenditures for livestock management","Expenditures of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Experimental Engineering; Letter from C.E. Allen, Westinghouse Electric \u0026 Manufacturing Company; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, General Alumni Association, Secretary's Office; Apparatus needed for Department of Applied Mechanics and Experimental Engineering; Letter regarding improvements underway at VPI (July 29, 1914); Letter regarding upcoming address by Jackson Davis on \"industrial side of public school work for Negroes\"","Assistant librarian position and salary; Letter to Claudius Lee (Department of Electrical Engineering) regarding need for uniform system of central time","Proposed remodeling of Professor McBryde's cottage; Statement of present condition and needs of the Chemical Department (June 1914); Chart of cost per year of operating VPI Chemical Department for session 1912-1913 with similar departments at other institutions","Statement of need of funds for repair of college buildings (January 1914); Water works department appropriations; Expenditures on the new shops; Septic tank constructions; Power plant service; Library heating","Virginia Polytechnic Institute Athletic Association; Financial Standing of the Field House; Proposed funds for permanent athletic buildings","Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Engineering Division; Department of Veterinary Science; School of Mining Engineering; Farm Machinery; Letter from Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical College regarding Farm Machinery Course; United States Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Animal Industry regarding poultry industry; Dairy and Animal Husbandry Departments; Need for poultry work; Need for Agricultural Engineering Department; Office of D.O. Matthews, Superintendent of Grounds and Buildings, Heat and Power, Electric Light Department, Water Works, Campus, Steam Laundry regarding power plant needs; Registrar's chart of matriculates, 1911-1912 to 1915-1916","Needs of Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Rhetoric","Letter regarding erection of Shops Department of Virginia Polytechnic Institute; Repairs of various buildings; Shop work in Civil Engineering course; Repair funds","Apparatus and equipment needed for Department of Electrical Engineering; Virginia Polytechnic Institute Alumni Association","Notable letterhead from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers; Needs of Virginia Polytechnic Institute Department of Mechanical Engineering; VPI Student branch of the American Society of Engineers; Economic management of the power plant","Letterhead, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, School of Graphics; Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station--dogs on campus, college spring","Letter from Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Agriculture and Immigration, Dairy and Food Division regarding testing cows for tuberculosis; Board of Visitors, July 23, 1914","Commonwealth of Virginia, Office of the State Crop Pest Commission, Crop Pest Law; Guernsey bull controversy","Needs of Virginia Polytechnic Institute Department of Biology for 1914-1915; List of the more important trees and shrubs on VPI campus","Appropriations for the Virginia Polytechnic Institute Department of Physics","Question of permitting cadets to go to the library after \"call to quarters\"","Value of student military training; Notable letterhead from the Bugle, 1916 with request to move drill hour; Cadets claim the right o have two lights in their room; Organization of VPI regiment; Quality of mess hall fare","Office of the Commandant, Shops Department; Department of Chemistry; Department of Veterinary Science; General Alumni Association, Executive Secretary's Office; Department of Rhetoric; Department of Biology; Office of the Dean of Faculty; Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Department of Mechanical Engineering; W.L. Andrews, Commonwealth of Virginia, Senate Chamber","Davidson house","Sewage disposal plant","Letter regarding inspection of other colleges","Equipment for Shops Department of Virginia Polytechnic Institute","Letter regarding town spring; Arc lamps, conditions of water, septic tank","Proposed machinery hall; High School girls and boys basketball teams use of the field house","Creamery Matters","Students aggravating the bulls","Lady wants course in agriculture","Needs of Department of Applied Mechanics and Experimental Engineering; local chapters of national fraternities; Faculty travel","Notable letterhead from H.W. Johns Manville Co.; Estimates; Letterhead of the Barrett Company; Letterhead of the Richmond Lumber Company, Inc.; Letterhead of Enochs Bros.; Letterhead of Nelson Hardware Company; Notable letterhead of the Farrar Lumber Company","State Normal School for Women, East Radford, Virginia","Walks, Street Lights, List of all lights in town to which college is furnishing free current","Notable letterhead from Coast Artillery School, Department of Engineering and Mine Defense, Fort Monroe","Letter from Mannassas Industrial School for Colored Youth","Shops Department, Virginia Polytechnic Institute (1916); Department of Graphics, Virginia Polytechnic Institute","Notable letterhead of Lawrence Priddy Insurance; notable letterhead from Wichita Mill and Elevator Company","Notable letterhead of Hotel Continental","Commonwealth of Virginia, Office of the State Crop Pest Commission","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Commandant","Office of the Registrar; Notable letterhead from Alphons Custodis Chimney Construction Company; Notable letterhead from American Lead Pencil Company","Needs of the Department of Metallurgy and Metallography","Condition of roads to the mines","Business card from the Travelers Hotel","Industrial Commission of Virginia; Bills to provide vocational education; Workers' compensation","Boys agriculture club","Coal car tracer; Pocahontas Coal Sales Company; United States Fuel Administration; Power Plant; Coal shipments; United States Railroad Administration; Opening abandoned milk","Correspondence regarding article about wheelbarrow to be sent to move plant to Charlottesville and Harrisonburg State Normal appropriations","Letterhead of Philadelphia Wood and Textile Association and George Bryan correspondence","Student fees and protocol for reporting grades and absences","Waiters appointed for the session of 1917-1918","Search for Commandant of Cadets","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Dean of Faculty; Office of the Treasurer","Demerits","Dean of General Faculty; Statistics","Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Notable letterhead from Troy Laundry Machine Company Ltd.; Notable letterhead from the Bugle, 1916; Certificate from the United States Food Administration appointing Dr. Eggleston Director if Colleges and School, Blacksburg, for the Federal Food Administration for Virginia for the duration of World War I","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Treasurer; notable letterhead from American Surety Company","Building renovations and erection of \"shops\"","Summer session proposed; College of William and Mary Summer session","Letterhead from the Bugle, 1914; Hazing","Student policy","Notable letterhead from Semora Supply Company","Notable letterhead from the Jacobson Printing Company","Office of the Dean of Faculty; Library; Shops Department; Office of the Treasurer","Power plant; expenditures on new \"shops;\" working hours","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Dean of Faculty; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of English","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Athletic Association; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Modern Languages; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the President","State Normal School for Women","Requests for repairs in college buildings, roads; Coal orders","Commonwealth of Virginia, Dairy and Feed Division; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the President","Agricultural High School","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Mining Engineering; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Department of Interior, Bureau of Mining","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Agricultural Education; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Registrar","Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Agriculture and Immigration","Treasury Department, Internal Revenue Service","Virginia truck experiment station","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Applied Mechanics and Experimental Engineering; Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Lecture rooms","Norfolk and Western Railway Company; controversy over L.L. Jewel's will","Funds appropriated by General Assembly; Schenectady chapter of VPI Alumni Association","Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Office of the Registrar; Dining Hall Department; Commonwealth of Virginia, Bureau of Insurance; Office of D.O. Matthews, Superintendent of Grounds and Buildings, Heat and Power, Electric Light Department, Water Works, Campus, Steam Laundry; Office of the Commandant; Shops Department; Department of Civil Engineering; Department of Physics; Department of Applied Mechanics and Experimental Engineering; Department of Geology; Department of Biology; Office of the President; Department of Electrical Engineering; Department of Graphics; Department of Mechanical Engineering; Department of Veterinary Science; Office of the Treasurer; Electric Light Department","Department of Civil Engineering; Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Office of the Registrar; Office of D.O. Matthews, Superintendent of Grounds and Buildings, Heat and Power, Electric Light Department, Water Works, Campus, Steam Laundry; Dining Hall Department; Farm Department","Buckeye Coal and Coke Company","Notable letterhead from Robert E. Lee Hall of the Blue Ridge Association; YMCA","Commonwealth of Virginia, Governor's Office; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Treasurer; Coal contract information","VPI General Alumni Association","Office of the Commandant; Office of the Registrar; Office of the Dean of the General Faculty; Department of Geology; Department of Modern Languages","Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Game and Inland Fisheries","Farmville Herald; J.D. Eggleston editorials","Notable letterhead from the Chase City Manufacturing Company","Notable letterhead from Norfolk and Western Railway Company; Scholarships","Notable letterhead from Merchants' and Farmers' Bank","Notable letterhead from the Farm Journal; notable letterhead from the Prang Company","Notable letterhead from Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station","Virginia State Livestock Sanitary Board, State Veterinary Department; permit for medicinal whiskey","Agricultural high schools","YMCA--sex education","Letterhead from Town of Blacksburg; Septic tank","Notable letterhead from the John C. Winston Company; views of women in agriculture","Powerhouse boilers","Notable letterhead from the Florida Normal Institute and Commercial College","Department of Interior, Department of Education","Commonwealth of Virginia, House of Delegates","Notable letterhead from Norfolk and Western Railway Company; Coal Delivery","Purchasing","The Royal Society of Literature; Norfolk and Western Railway Company; State Board of education, Department of Public Instruction; Southern Railway System","Agricultural High School for Coloreds; Notable letterhead from Murphy's Hotel","Workers' Compensation Act; Hazing; Appropriations from General Assembly; Coal","Coal; United States Fuel Administration","Salary increases for employees at Virginia agricultural Experiment Station; Annual Report--Experiments Performed","Appropriations, Commonwealth of Virginia, Governor's Office","Electric lighting; act to promote vocational education","Shops Department; Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Summer School; Department of Metallurgy and Metallography; Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering","Requests for appropriations for Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; College for colored youths","Department of Geology; Shops Department; Student fines; Examination schedule; Classroom time; moving picture apparatus","Notable letterhead from Virginia Polytechnic Institute Athletic Association; Office of D.O. Matthews, Superintendent of Grounds and Buildings, Hat and Power, Electric Light Department, Water Works, Campus, Steam Laundry; Office of the Treasurer; Department of Modern Languages; Heating the library","Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute","Institution's progress along military lines; Major Lloyd W. Williams; Alumnigram","Creamery matters","Notable letterhead from Herbert Hoover, Washington D.C.; church participation in food conservation","Memorandum regarding importation of nursery stock into the United States","District extension agents in agricultural and home economics","Water rent; Coal mine","Notable letterhead from Cedarville Stock Farm; women extension agent controversy--Miss Scott affair","Cooperative extension work; notable letterhead from Hotel Harrington; Negro farmers; notable letterhead from Negro Teachers' Association","Miss Scott affair","Program clock","Notable letterhead from Allegheny Ore and iron company; notable letterhead from Miller, Rhoads, and Swartz Dry Goods, Inc.; notable letterhead from Norfolk and Western Railway Company; notable letterhead from Sydnor Pump and Well Company; notable letterhead from Virginia Livestock Sanitary Board, State Veterinary Department","Proposed annuity increases; notable letterhead from Allegheny Ore and Iron Company; notable letterhead from Miller, Rhoads, and Swartz Dry Goods, Inc.; notable letterhead from Shenandoah Life Insurance Company; Shops Department, Virginia Polytechnic Institute; notable letterhead from Commonwealth of Virginia, Senate Chamber","Christiansburg Hospital; correspondence regarding volume of autograph letters","Association of Virginia Colleges; Smith-Hughes Act","United States Senate Committee on Appropriations; Fuel--coal, coal mine","Women Extension agents in Virginia; Miss Scott Affair; Girls' club and home demonstration work","Office of the Dean of Faculty; Department of Mechanical Engineering; Requests for repairs and renovations; Electric lighting","Field House","Correspondence regarding the use of Mumford's Virginia's Attitude Toward Slavery and Secession in the schools; The Co-operative Education Association of Virginia Admission of women to the university","Correspondence from Robert Moton, principal, Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute regarding disposition of German African colonies; Training of colored young men and women","Dining hall rates","Shops Department of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute; Power plant; Parrott's shop duties controversy; Price increases for faculty","Four issues of Boys' Club letter","Hazing incident--John Fox; VPI in war time","Notable letterhead from Lawrence Priddy Insurance; financing new college shops","Notable letterhead from Pocahontas Coal Sales Company Coal","Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Mechanical Engineering; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Applied Mechanics and Experimental Engineering; Heating; Plunkett coal mines; Water supply; Coal consumption; Vocational Education","Letter regarding Stockton Heath shot in Professor Vawter's home","Notable letterhead from the Grove Stock Farm; notable letterhead from Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute; Cooperative extension work in agriculture and home economics","Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the Employment Bureau; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office of the President; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Veterinary Science; Norfolk and Western Railway Company; Commonwealth of Virginia, Governor's Office","Cost of dining hall supplies","Cheese industry at Spring Valley (Grayson County); treatment for \"Black Head\" disease in turkeys; local fruit culture","Letterhead from Norfolk and Western Railway Company; Notable letterhead from War Camp Community Services; Commonwealth of Virginia, Office of the Attorney General; Coal","Telegraph Service","Telephone Service","Commonwealth of Virginia, State Board of Education; Agricultural high schools for Negroes; Proposed school in Blacksburg; Rosenwald Fund for rural schools for colored children; Smith-Hughes Act","Commonwealth of Virginia, House of Delegates; Commonwealth of Virginia, Secretary of the Commonwealth; Office of the State Commissioner of Prohibition; Georgia Land and Livestock Company","United States Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry; State agent for home demonstration work; Smith-Lever fund; Miss Scott affair","Correspondence regarding women's share in Smith-Lever appropriations","Women's clubs; Report of the Demonstration Plot at the State Normal School for 1915, Harrisonburg, Virginia","Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Game and Inland Fisheries; Virginia State Livestock Sanitary Board, State Veterinary Department","Notable letterhead from Buick; notable letterhead from Federal Motor Truck Company","Question of professional players on football team; controversy over \"Bumps\" Turner, professional wrestler, on the football team; Letter from the Office of the Commandant regarding fire hazards in the Student Pressing Club","Notable letterhead from the Register; Annual Thanksgiving football game","Correspondence from Department of State, Washington regarding detention of VPI instructor in Italy for military service; Request for salary of V.P.I. Cadet Band for 1918-1919","Notable letterhead from J. Hoge Woolwine regarding V.P.I. competition with the merchants of Blacksburg; Anna Campbell, teacher; Correspondence from G.R. Ragan, architect regarding plan for Blacksburg Public School; Town use of water; Letter from D.H. Keister, Mayor of Blacksburg regarding Main Street, delivery carts, and other town matters","Notepaper from Hotel Roanoke; Correspondence from American League to Limit Armaments; Hazing incident","Association of American Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations","Commonwealth of Virginia, House of Delegates","Notable letterhead from Hunt Club Shoes","Letter to J.E. Williams regarding Eggleston's accomplishments during his administration; notable letterhead from the Executive Committee of Publication of the Presbyterian Church in the united States, Editorial Department; Correspondence from Christiansburg Industrial institute regarding Dr. Eggleston's election to Board of Directors of Christiansburg Colored Hospital; notable letterhead from City of Asheville, North Caroline; South Carolina Cotton Association","Correspondence from Commonwealth of Virginia, Bureau of Labor and Industrial Statistics, Commissioner's Office regarding work hours of women employed in the laundry; notable letterhead from the National Automatic Sprinkler Association","Notable letterhead from The Southern Planter; Collegiate Training in Agriculture at VPI","Student expenses; Tabulated Comparative Lists of College Fees etc., 1891-1916","Notable letterhead from the Farmer Boy","Staff and Officers from 1872 to July 1, 1919","Letter from Eggleston regarding requirement to sign pledge before signing for matriculation and order of the Board of Visitors disbanding fraternities; permission to organize Delta Sigma Sigma fraternity","Letter from R.H. Price, member of the Public School Board, Blacksburg District, regarding fraternities","Letterhead from Herman Hecht, Baker of Fine Breads and Cakes","Correspondence from the Bugle","Letterhead from the Richmond Virginia","Norfolk and Western Railway company public relations","Name of the college","Induction in the military","Notable letterhead from Pyrene Manufacturing Company; William L. Pierce insurance statement; Hauling crushed stone on the Norfolk and Western Railway; Proposal for steam heating apparatus","Notable letterhead from the Hotel Carroll; pasteurization of milk","Analyses of the college and town springs","Correspondence from Aubrey E. Strode, 19th Senatorial District (Amherst) Commonwealth of Virginia, Senate Chamber; notable letterhead from Equal Suffrage League of Virginia; notable letterhead from Stonewall Jackson College (for Women), Abington","National War Work Council of the Young Men's Christian Associations of the United States, Department of the East; Negro work in Virginia; correspondence from Paul N. Derring, General Secretary; Annual Report of the Student Department of the State Young Men's Christian Association, April 1, 1917-April 1, 1918"],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. 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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."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc id=\"aspace_946c830c86190b9f7288abbfd3ddfcc5\"\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003ePlease note:\u003c/emph\u003e This collection is in off-site storage and requires 2-3 days notice for retrieval. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives for more information.\u003c/physloc\u003e\n    "],"physloc_tesim":["Please note: This collection is in off-site storage and requires 2-3 days notice for retrieval. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives for more information."],"corpname_ssim":["Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech","Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (1896-1944)"],"names_coll_ssim":["Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (1896-1944)","Eggleston, J. D. 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Office of the President","label":"Creator"}},"abstract_or_scope":{"id":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/viblbv_repositories_2_resources_3051#abstract_or_scope","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":"The bulk of the collection contains correspondence concerning Julian Ashby Burruss' tenure as president of Virginia Polytechnic Institute, as well as lecture notes, reports to the Board of Trustees of the State Normal School, and Experiment Station reports.","label":"Abstract Or Scope"}},"breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/viblbv_repositories_2_resources_3051#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"id":"viblbv_repositories_2_resources_3051","ead_ssi":"viblbv_repositories_2_resources_3051","_root_":"viblbv_repositories_2_resources_3051","_nest_parent_":"viblbv_repositories_2_resources_3051","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/oai/VT/repositories_2_resources_3051.xml","title_filing_ssi":"Burruss, Julian A., Records of the Office of the President","title_ssm":["Records of the Office of the President, Julian A. 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Within each series or subseries, folders are arranged in alphabetical order by folder title.","Series I: Personal Correspondence and Papers, 1906-1945\nSeries II: Board of Visitors, 1919-1935\nSeries III: Correspondence, 1919-1944\nSeries IV: Subject Files\nSeries V: Virginia State Survey, 1929-1930\nSeries VI: Subject Files\nSeries VII: Defense and the War Effort, 1940-1945\nOversize Folders","Julian Ashby Burruss was born in Richmond, Virginia in 1876. He was the first alumnus-President, having graduated with honors in civil engineering from VPI in 1898. 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On 10 January 1945, Burruss suffered a fractured vertebrae in an automobile accident, so on 12 January, the Rector of the Board requested that Hutcheson assume the duties of the presidency immediately. At the Board meeting on 15 May, Burruss was elected \"President Emeritus\" and the search for a new president began. Burruss died two years later.","The guide to the Records of the Office of the President, Julian A. Burruss by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your- work/public-domain/cc0/).","The processing, arrangement, and description of the Records of the Office of the President, Julian A. Burruss commenced in July 2005 and was completed in May 2006. The collection was previously processed by Digital Library and Archives staff.","See also the Julian Ashby Burruss Papers, 1904-2005, UA 0023, at Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA.","This collection contains mostly correspondence, including with the Board of Visitors (1919-1928) and with faculty (1919-1946). Some of the material in this collection pre-dates the beginning of Burruss' presidency.","The collection also contains lecture notes and writings (1906-1922, 1930-1931); reports to Board of Trustees of the State Normal School for Women at Harrisonburg (1908-1919); Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station financial reports (1910-1921); minutes of Normal School Board (1915-1917); payrolls (1918-1921); applications for faculty positions (1920-22); budget materials (1920-1924, 1926/1927-1928/1929, 1941-1942); reports of various committees (1921-1925); invoices and insurance policies (1923-1924); contracts (1925-1946); departmental reports (1928); library annual reports (1935/1936-1936/1937); academic reports (1935-1940); Virginia Academy of Science Planning Committee material (1940); items relating to the Radford-VPI merger (1943-1944); reports of Treasurer to Department of Interior and Agriculture on income from fund derived for Land Grant Act of 1862 or from land grants made in lieu of 1862 grant; Public Works Administration records relating to buildings constructed on campus using PWA funds.","In addition to titles, some folder entries include information about topics covered in the folder. 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A hallmark of his long tenure in the presidency was a major administrative reorganization, which included: abolishing four deanships; broadening the scope and authority of the Deans of Agriculture and Engineering; establishing post of Dean of the College; abolishing College surgeon office and hiring full-time health officer; establishing office of business manager; placing directors of Agriculture Experiment Station and Extension Services under Dean of Agriculture; abolishing Registrar office; and placing athletic activities directly under control of college authorities.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOther highlights of Burruss' administration included: establishment of Engineering Experiment Station, 1921, and Engineering Extension Division, 1923; admittance of women to all departments, except military, 1921; founding of Future Farmers of Virginia, which became Future Farmers of America; first Ph.D. awarded; Radford State Teachers College merged with VPI and became Radford College, the Women's Division of VPI.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWhen mounting pressures and advancing age began to take a toll on Burruss, the Board of Visitors granted him a six-month leave of absence on 4 January 1945, and named John Hutcheson, Director of the Agriculture Extension Service, as Executive Assistant to the President. On 10 January 1945, Burruss suffered a fractured vertebrae in an automobile accident, so on 12 January, the Rector of the Board requested that Hutcheson assume the duties of the presidency immediately. At the Board meeting on 15 May, Burruss was elected \"President Emeritus\" and the search for a new president began. Burruss died two years later.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical Note"],"bioghist_tesim":["Julian Ashby Burruss was born in Richmond, Virginia in 1876. He was the first alumnus-President, having graduated with honors in civil engineering from VPI in 1898. 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On 10 January 1945, Burruss suffered a fractured vertebrae in an automobile accident, so on 12 January, the Rector of the Board requested that Hutcheson assume the duties of the presidency immediately. At the Board meeting on 15 May, Burruss was elected \"President Emeritus\" and the search for a new president began. Burruss died two years later."],"odd_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe guide to the Records of the Office of the President, Julian A. Burruss 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, Julian A. Burruss 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], Records of the Office of the President, Julian A. Burruss, RG 2/8, 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], Records of the Office of the President, Julian A. Burruss, RG 2/8, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va."],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe processing, arrangement, and description of the Records of the Office of the President, Julian A. Burruss commenced in July 2005 and was completed in May 2006. 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The collection was previously processed by Digital Library and Archives staff."],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eSee also the \u003ca href=\"https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=jmu/vihart00259.xml\" target=\"_new\"\u003eJulian Ashby Burruss Papers, 1904-2005, UA 0023,\u003c/a\u003e at Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related Archival Materials"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["See also the Julian Ashby Burruss Papers, 1904-2005, UA 0023, at Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThis collection contains mostly correspondence, including with the Board of Visitors (1919-1928) and with faculty (1919-1946). 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Please note, these are highlights and not exhaustive lists of subjects contained in the file."],"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","\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. 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 Reproductions 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. 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_99ffc4b6975dcc96ab6039abbbb6e7a7\" label=\"Abstract\"\u003eThe bulk of the collection contains correspondence concerning Julian Ashby Burruss' tenure as president of Virginia Polytechnic Institute, as well as lecture notes, reports to the Board of Trustees of the State Normal School, and Experiment Station reports.\u003c/abstract\u003e\n    "],"abstract_tesim":["The bulk of the collection contains correspondence concerning Julian Ashby Burruss' tenure as president of Virginia Polytechnic Institute, as well as lecture notes, reports to the Board of Trustees of the State Normal School, and Experiment Station reports."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc id=\"aspace_3fe84f921447fe3b159cbba915706c4b\"\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003ePlease note:\u003c/emph\u003e This collection is in off-site storage and requires 2-3 days notice for retrieval. 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Survey books, 1931-1940, which are organized by county and survey type:\n\n\n Subseries I. Albemarle County, 1935 \n Subseries II. Appomattox County, 1935-1936 \n Subseries III. Floyd County, 1937 \n Subseries IV. Grayson County, 1937 \n Subseries V. Halifax County, 1939 \n Subseries VI. Henry County Land Utilization Study, 1940 \n Subseries VII. Nansemond County, 1932 \n Subseries VIII. Norfolk Dairy Survey, 1931-1932 \n Subseries IX. Pittsylvania County, 1933 \n Subseries X. Russell County, 1935 \n Subseries XI. Truck Survey, 1938 \n Subseries XII. Poultry Survey, 1931-1932\n\n\nSeries II. Files, 1903-1947, which are organized in loose chronological and subject order. Correspondence files are subdivided alphabetically.","The Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station (VAES) was established in 1886 by an act of the Virginia General Assembly and funded by the federal Hatch Act of 1887 for the purpose of providing practical and useful information on agricultural and scientific subjects. Originally, it was organized into three departments: agriculture, botany and entomology, and chemistry. VAES was responsible for several agricultural research stations and laboratories throughout Virginia. On July 1, 1966, the research activities of the Agricultural Experiment Station, as well as the Engineering Experiment Station, were combined under a University-wide Research Division. In 1978, the VAES moved from the Research Division to the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS).","The guide to the Records of the Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your- work/public-domain/cc0/).","The processing, arrangement, and description of Series II was completed in May 1985. The processing, arrangement, and description of Series I was commenced and completed in November 2019. 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.","The second series comprises files dated 1903-1947. Materials include weather reports, annual reports of investigations of the field laboratories, and a large amount of documentation of various research projects related to crops, orchards, animals, and more at different Agricultural Research and Extension Centers (ARECs) across the state. Some of these records are from the earliest established ARECs at Chatham and Appomattox. The series also includes the correspondence of A. W. Drinkard, Jr., director of VAES from 1916 through 1946, with state entomologist and plant pathologist W. J. Schoene, professors and administrators at VPI, agricultural organizations, and others.","Additional unprocessed boxes are not on this list but are available to view. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for more information.","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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The series also includes the correspondence of A. W. Drinkard, Jr., director of VAES from 1916 through 1946, with state entomologist and plant pathologist W. J. Schoene, professors and administrators at VPI, agricultural organizations, and others.","Additional unprocessed boxes are not on this list but are available to view. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for more information."],"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","\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. 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Walker appointed the first board on March 19, 1872, the day he signed the bill creating the college, and the first meeting was held March 25 and 26 in Richmond. Board appointments are still made by the governor and subject to confirmation by the Virginia Senate. Since its inception, the board has been chaired by a Rector.","Various changes have occurred throughout the years concerning the composition of the board, primarily relating to number and qualifications of appointees and offices to be represented ex-officio. The first board was composed of nine appointed members, with the president of the State Agricultural Society and members of the State Board of Education serving ex-officio. The next year, the makeup was changed so only the State Superintendent of Public Instruction and the president of the Agricultural Society served ex-officio. Later, the president of the Agricultural Society was eliminated as an ex-officio member, but the State Superintendent of Public Instruction remained until 1966. The president of the Board of Agriculture and Immigration (now Consumer Services) became an ex-officio member after 1902, now being the only ex-officio member serving with thirteen appointed members. Four non-voting members have been added to represent the faculty, staff, graduate students, and undergraduate students.","The Executive Committee also served as Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station Board of Control.","Thomas S. Bocock was a member of Board of Visitors, 1873-1875.","Thomas Salem Bocock (1815-1891) was a lawyer and politician. He served in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1842 through 1844 and the U.S. House of Represensentatives from 1847 until 1861. 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. In July 1863, Wharton was promoted to brigadier general, commanding a brigade guarding southwestern Virginia railroads and participating in the battles of New Market and Cold Harbor, among others. Wharton married Nannie Radford in 1863; following the war, the couple made their home in Radford, Virginia. Wharton resumed his civil engineering career and was instrumental in building a railroad in the New River Valley. He was a member on the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College's Board of Visitors from 1874 through 1877, serving as the Rector from 1875-1877. 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. Permission for access should be obtained through the Virginia Tech Office of the President or the Secretary to the Board of Visitors.","Digital copies of some of the official records are available on the Board of Visitors website.","An index to Board of Visitors' official minutes from 1898 through 1959 that are held by Records Management is available in the Special Collections and University Archives reference collection. (This index does not include the 1910 official minutes in this collection.)","See also the Records of Radford College, the Women's Division of Virginia Polytechnic Institute, RG 24.","See the Gabriel C. 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Volume 2 has some typed items.","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. 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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. In July 1863, Wharton was promoted to brigadier general, commanding a brigade guarding southwestern Virginia railroads and participating in the battles of New Market and Cold Harbor, among others. Wharton married Nannie Radford in 1863; following the war, the couple made their home in Radford, Virginia. Wharton resumed his civil engineering career and was instrumental in building a railroad in the New River Valley. He was a member on the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College's Board of Visitors from 1874 through 1877, serving as the Rector from 1875-1877. 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Volume 2 has some typed items.","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."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. 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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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In July 1863, Wharton was promoted to brigadier general, commanding a brigade guarding southwestern Virginia railroads and participating in the battles of New Market and Cold Harbor, among others. Wharton married Nannie Radford in 1863; following the war, the couple made their home in Radford, Virginia. Wharton resumed his civil engineering career and was instrumental in building a railroad in the New River Valley. He was a member on the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College's Board of Visitors from 1874 through 1877, serving as the Rector from 1875-1877. 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Walker appointed the first board on March 19, 1872, the day he signed the bill creating the college, and the first meeting was held March 25 and 26 in Richmond. Board appointments are still made by the governor and subject to confirmation by the Virginia Senate. Since its inception, the board has been chaired by a Rector. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVarious changes have occurred throughout the years concerning the composition of the board, primarily relating to number and qualifications of appointees and offices to be represented ex-officio. The first board was composed of nine appointed members, with the president of the State Agricultural Society and members of the State Board of Education serving ex-officio. The next year, the makeup was changed so only the State Superintendent of Public Instruction and the president of the Agricultural Society served ex-officio. Later, the president of the Agricultural Society was eliminated as an ex-officio member, but the State Superintendent of Public Instruction remained until 1966. The president of the Board of Agriculture and Immigration (now Consumer Services) became an ex-officio member after 1902, now being the only ex-officio member serving with thirteen appointed members. Four non-voting members have been added to represent the faculty, staff, graduate students, and undergraduate students.\u003c/p\u003e  ","\u003cp\u003eThe Executive Committee also served as Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station Board of Control.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThomas S. Bocock was a member of Board of Visitors, 1873-1875. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThomas Salem Bocock (1815-1891) was a lawyer and politician. He served in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1842 through 1844 and the U.S. House of Represensentatives from 1847 until 1861. 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.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGeneral G. C. Wharton was a member of Board of Visitors, 1874-1877, and served as the Board's Rector, 1875-1877. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGabriel 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. In July 1863, Wharton was promoted to brigadier general, commanding a brigade guarding southwestern Virginia railroads and participating in the battles of New Market and Cold Harbor, among others. Wharton married Nannie Radford in 1863; following the war, the couple made their home in Radford, Virginia. Wharton resumed his civil engineering career and was instrumental in building a railroad in the New River Valley. He was a member on the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College's Board of Visitors from 1874 through 1877, serving as the Rector from 1875-1877. Gabriel Wharton died in Radford in 1906.\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Administrative History","Administrative History","Biographical Note","Biographical Note"],"bioghist_tesim":["The legislation that created Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (now Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University) provided for the establishment of a board of visitors as a governing body. Consisting of both appointed and ex-officio members, the board was empowered to select the president and faculty, determine salaries, handle all matters of discipline and student life, and be responsible for all property of the College.","Governor Gilbert C. Walker appointed the first board on March 19, 1872, the day he signed the bill creating the college, and the first meeting was held March 25 and 26 in Richmond. Board appointments are still made by the governor and subject to confirmation by the Virginia Senate. Since its inception, the board has been chaired by a Rector.","Various changes have occurred throughout the years concerning the composition of the board, primarily relating to number and qualifications of appointees and offices to be represented ex-officio. The first board was composed of nine appointed members, with the president of the State Agricultural Society and members of the State Board of Education serving ex-officio. The next year, the makeup was changed so only the State Superintendent of Public Instruction and the president of the Agricultural Society served ex-officio. Later, the president of the Agricultural Society was eliminated as an ex-officio member, but the State Superintendent of Public Instruction remained until 1966. The president of the Board of Agriculture and Immigration (now Consumer Services) became an ex-officio member after 1902, now being the only ex-officio member serving with thirteen appointed members. Four non-voting members have been added to represent the faculty, staff, graduate students, and undergraduate students.","The Executive Committee also served as Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station Board of Control.","Thomas S. Bocock was a member of Board of Visitors, 1873-1875.","Thomas Salem Bocock (1815-1891) was a lawyer and politician. He served in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1842 through 1844 and the U.S. House of Represensentatives from 1847 until 1861. 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. In July 1863, Wharton was promoted to brigadier general, commanding a brigade guarding southwestern Virginia railroads and participating in the battles of New Market and Cold Harbor, among others. Wharton married Nannie Radford in 1863; following the war, the couple made their home in Radford, Virginia. Wharton resumed his civil engineering career and was instrumental in building a railroad in the New River Valley. He was a member on the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College's Board of Visitors from 1874 through 1877, serving as the Rector from 1875-1877. Gabriel Wharton died in Radford in 1906."],"odd_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe guide to the Records of the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors 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  ","\u003cp\u003eIncludes 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\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThese cards were removed from a binder during processing.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThese cards were removed from a binder during processing.\u003c/p\u003e"],"odd_heading_ssm":["Rights Statement for Archival Description","General","General Note","General Note"],"odd_tesim":["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."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eResearchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Records of the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors, RG 1, 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], Records of the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors, RG 1, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va."],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Processing Information"],"processinfo_tesim":["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."],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe majority of material from this body, including the official minutes, are housed in the Records Management office. Permission for access should be obtained through the Virginia Tech Office of the President or the Secretary to the Board of Visitors. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDigital copies of some of the official records are available on the \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.bov.vt.edu/\"\u003eBoard of Visitors website\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAn index to Board of Visitors' official minutes from 1898 through 1959 that are held by Records Management is available in the Special Collections and University Archives reference collection. (This index does not include the 1910 official minutes in this collection.)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSee also the \u003ca href=\"https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=oai/lib.vt.edu/repositories/2/resources/3062.oai_ead.xml\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRecords of Radford College, the Women's Division of Virginia Polytechnic Institute, RG 24\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e  ","\u003cp\u003eSee the \u003ca href=\"https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=oai/lib.vt.edu/repositories/2/resources/2431.oai_ead.xml\" target=\"new\"\u003eGabriel C. Wharton Correspondence, Ms2009-012\u003c/a\u003e, also at Virginia Tech Special Collections and University Archives.\u003c/p\u003e"],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related Archival Materials","Related Materials"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["The majority of material from this body, including the official minutes, are housed in the Records Management office. Permission for access should be obtained through the Virginia Tech Office of the President or the Secretary to the Board of Visitors.","Digital copies of some of the official records are available on the Board of Visitors website.","An index to Board of Visitors' official minutes from 1898 through 1959 that are held by Records Management is available in the Special Collections and University Archives reference collection. (This index does not include the 1910 official minutes in this collection.)","See also the Records of Radford College, the Women's Division of Virginia Polytechnic Institute, RG 24.","See the Gabriel C. Wharton Correspondence, Ms2009-012, also at Virginia Tech Special Collections and University Archives."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe Records of the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors includes unofficial minutes, correspondence, reports, Executive Committee minutes and reports, material from and about individual members of the Board, and reports to the Board of Visitors.\u003c/p\u003e  ","\u003cp\u003eThe two volumes of Executive Committee minutes contain mostly handwritten minutes from 1896-1933 and documents pertaining to the Experiment Station. Volume 1 covers 19 February 1896 to 18 January 1907. Volume 1 contains some loose items, including: notes of meeting of April 2, 1906; papers relating to cattle quarantine regulations; a request of J.G. Ferneybough, State Veterinarian, to appear before the Executive Committee, and a typed page of College Estimates for 1906/07. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVolume 2 encompasses 17 April 1907 to 5 October 1933. Volume 2 has some typed items. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content"],"scopecontent_tesim":["The Records of the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors includes unofficial minutes, correspondence, reports, Executive Committee minutes and reports, material from and about individual members of the Board, and reports to the Board of Visitors.","The two volumes of Executive Committee minutes contain mostly handwritten minutes from 1896-1933 and documents pertaining to the Experiment Station. Volume 1 covers 19 February 1896 to 18 January 1907. Volume 1 contains some loose items, including: notes of meeting of April 2, 1906; papers relating to cattle quarantine regulations; a request of J.G. Ferneybough, State Veterinarian, to appear before the Executive Committee, and a typed page of College Estimates for 1906/07.","Volume 2 encompasses 17 April 1907 to 5 October 1933. Volume 2 has some typed items.","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."],"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","\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. 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. 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_b61dd5894f851a4acf3e434377b82537\" label=\"Abstract\"\u003eThe Records of the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors includes unofficial minutes, correspondence, reports, Executive Committee minutes and reports, material from and about individual members of the Board, and reports to the Board of Visitors.\u003c/abstract\u003e\n    "],"abstract_tesim":["The Records of the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors includes unofficial minutes, correspondence, reports, Executive Committee minutes and reports, material from and about individual members of the Board, and reports to the Board of Visitors."],"corpname_ssim":["Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech","Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute. 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Contact Special Collections and University Archives for more information.","This collection is restricted due to potential confidential material and needs to be reviewed by an archivist before access can be given. Contact Special Collections for more information.","Additional materials will be added to the finding aid as they are received and processed.","The collection is divided by RG subgroup number.","When the college began in 1872, V.E. Shepherd was appointed as librarian (as well as treasurer, secretary of the faculty and Board of Visitors, and to teach foreign languages). The library started with 500 volumes, which were primarily gifts from congressmen, publishers, and government agencies. Students supervised the library from 1875 until Mary Lacy was appointed as the first full-time librarian in 1903. She was followed by her sister, Ethel Lacy, from 1910-13, and then Eleanor Jones, 1913-23. After two years of acting librarians, Ralph M. Brown was appointed in 1925 and served until 1946. He was succeeded as director by Seymour Robb (1947-61), Frank Shirk (1961-70), Gerald Rudolph (1970-74), Gordon Bechanan (1974-84), Paul Gherman (1985-92), and Joanne Eustis (interim, 1992-94). Eileen Hitchingham began her term as Dean of Libraries in 1995.","The first branch library was established in 1907 in Agriculture Hall (now Price). In 1955, a new building was opened and named for Carol M. Newman, a professor of English at Virginia Tech for 38 years. At that time, two branch libraries (Agriculture and Engineering) and about twenty departmental collections closed and were integrated into the main collection. During Rudolph's tenure, two new branches were created: Geology (1972) and one in Reston, Virginia, for the Northern Virginia Graduate Program.","Ralph Minthorne Brown was appointed as librarian in 1925. During his tenure, the library collection doubled in size. Brown retired in 1946.","Seymour Robb succeeded Brown in 1947. In an effort to correct some of the deficiencies of the library, Robb called for a library survey. Funds were received in 1949 for a survey to be conducted by Maurice Tauber of Columbia University Library School and William Jesse of the University of Tennessee Library. Their conclusions led to immediate improvement in funding for the library. Beginning in 1951, funds were sought from various sources for the construction of a new library building. Carol M. Newman Library was completed in 1955. After fourteen years of service, Robb died in office in 1961.","Frank Shirk assumed the duties of head of the library upon Seymour Robb's death in 1961. Shirk had been with the library since 1948 and had been Associate Library Director since 1955. Accomplishments of his tenure included an increased book budget, beginnings of automation, and adoption of the Library of Congress classification system to replace the Dewey Decimal system. Shirk stepped down in 1970.","Gerald Rudolph became Library Director in 1970. Accomplishments of his administration included: creation of a subject-divisional organization for the library with separate reference desks for science, social sciences, and humanities; formation of two branch libraries (Geology and Northern Virginia); and approval of an addition to Newman Library.","H. Gordon Bechanan became Library Director in 1974, after serving as an Assistant Director since 1972. Accomplishments during his tenure included: expansion of the microforms and rare books and manuscripts collections; the library's involvement in several cooperative projects with other research libraries; the library's membership in the Association of Research Libraries and SOLINET; construction of an addition to Newman; and development of an on-line catalog (VTLS). Bechanan retired in 1984.","Paul M. Gherman became Library Director in 1985. In 1991 the title of the position was changed to University Librarian. Gherman stepped down from the position in 1992.","Eileen Hitchingham served as Dean of the University Libraries from 1995 until her retirement on February 1, 2011.","In the early 1990s, the Virginia Tech University Libraries had an employee exchange with a university in Albania.","Virginia Tech's Carol M. Newman Library was opened in 1955. An addition was added in 1981. Another major renovation was completed in 2009.","Library Administrative Committee was formerly University Libraries Management Committee and formerly Library Advisory Council.","The guide to the Records of the Virginia Tech University Libraries by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your- work/public-domain/cc0/).","The description of Records of the Virginia Tech University Libraries was completed in June 2017. Additional items were integrated into RG 23h/6/1 in September 2019.","See Brown's personal papers in the Ralph Minthorne Brown Papers, Ms1970-002.","The University Archives contains a large volume of the records of the University Libraries. This collection continues to grow on almost a daily basis. Records of each department within the library, committees, taskforces, the faculty association, and the staff association are included in this collection. Since the records of past library directors are central to this collection, their descriptions are given below.","See the box-level inventory of these materials.","This collection includes budget material (1943-52), statistics (1928-45), proposed library plans (1935-40), Library Committee material (1925-26), and correspondence (1925-47).","This collection includes correspondence (1947-61), the Library Survey (1949), and records relating to the construction of Newman Library.","This collection contains budget material (1961-70), gifts and memorial funds (1960-71), Library Committee minutes (1962-70), Library Committee self-study reports and memoranda (1966-68), memoranda to faculty (1964-68), policy statements (1965-69), VPI Interschool Library Committee report (1961), and correspondence dealing with the VPI Archives (1949-70). Also included are the correspondences of the Associate Library Director (Frank Shirk, 1955-61, and Robert Stephenson, 1964-70).","This collection includes annual reports (1970-72), budget material (1970-72), correspondence (1970-74), Daily Bulletin Notices (1970-71), various committee reports (1970), memoranda concerning automated library system (1971), questionnaires on library (1969-70), student surveys and reports on library system (1971), organizational charts and policy revisions (1970), and correspondence and reports of Dr. Stuart Forth (Library Consultant, 1970). Also included are: State Council of Higher Education Library Advisory Committee material (1968-70); Report of the Subcommittee for Renovation and Addition to the Library (13 October 1970); \"A Research Proposal Submitted to Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University\" by G.A. Rudolph and M.H. Agee; \"The Redesign of Technical Services for Carol M. Newman Library\" by G.W. Creasy, W.L. Root, and A.G. Yates (submitted 6 March 1972).","This collection includes annual reports (1974-84), budget material (1970-85), building plans for addition to Newman (1970-71), Chemistry Branch Library proposal, Council on Library Resources material (1972-84), items concerning space (1973-80), VPI audits (1978-84), branch libraries policies (1971-82), Manuscript Committee materials, and VTLS materials. Also included are materials dealing with the American Library Association (1951-83), Association of Research Libraries (1976-84), Association of Southeastern Research Libraries (1976-83), Southern College and University Libraries statistics, SCHEV, and Virginia Libraries Association (1971-79).","This collection includes correspondence (1985-91), Library Administrative Council minutes (1989-90), minutes and literature about the International Archive of Women in Architecture (1989-90), memos and reports of the Association for Research Libraries (1985-89), the University Libraries Stategic Plan (1985), and memos from various departments within the Libraries.","These records contain files related to the 1981 renovation and addition as well as renovations made in the mid-2000s.","These records contain the files of the Virginia Tech Library Faculty Association Records and its presidents.","These records contain records from the Virginia Tech University Libraries' Advisory Committees on professional development, InterLibrary Cooperation, and LOCAS.","This collection contains registers and permission forms, which may be restricted, and the files of Glenn McMullen, Wendell Weisand, Tamara Kennelly, and Stephen Zietz.","This collection contains the records of the Virginia Tech University Libraries' Technical Services Department, including Staff Affairs Committee, Bibliographic Services Supervisors Meeting, and annual reports from 1970 thru 1997.","This collection contains minutes and index for the Preparation Section Supervisors meetings and records for the Public Relations Task Force.","This collection contains cataloging manuals, statistics, indeces, Cataloging Committee on Committees annual reports, and serials information.","The Virginia Tech University Libraries' Acquisitions Department Records contains the records of the department, including acquisition and gift information from 1976 t0 1980 and reports for 1984 and 1994.","This collection contains materials related to online search databases, CFS, TULIP project, and librarian Dave Beagle.","The University Archives also holds newspaper clippings, publications, annual reports, and photographs concerning the library, which have been separated to the Rare Books Collection, Virginia Tech Buildings Architectural Collection,  RG 6/3/2e, Record Group Vertical Files, and Historical Photograph Collection.","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. 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.","This collection includes minutes, correspondence, meeting notes, and more from departments, committees, and individuals in the Virginia Tech University Libraries.","Please note: This collection is located in off-site storage and may require 2-3 days notice for retrieval. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for more information.","Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech","Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. University Libraries","Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. University Libraries. Special Collections Department","Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (1896-1944)","Virginia Polytechnic Institute (1944-1970)","Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (1970-)","Robb, Seymour, 1901-1961","Rudolph, Gerald A.","Shirk, Frank","Bechanan, H. 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Gordon","Brown, Ralph Minthorne, 1878-1958","Gherman, Paul M.","Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech","Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. University Libraries","Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. University Libraries. Special Collections Department","Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (1896-1944)","Virginia Polytechnic Institute (1944-1970)","Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (1970-)"],"access_terms_ssm":["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. 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."],"acqinfo_ssim":["The Records of the Virginia Tech University Libraries were transferred to Special Collections and University Archives over numerous accruals from the 1960s onwards."],"access_subjects_ssim":["Faculty and staff","University Archives","University History"],"access_subjects_ssm":["Faculty and staff","University Archives","University History"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"extent_ssm":["174.6 Cubic Feet 207 boxes"],"extent_tesim":["174.6 Cubic Feet 207 boxes"],"date_range_isim":[1925,1926,1927,1928,1929,1930,1931,1932,1933,1934,1935,1936,1937,1938,1939,1940,1941,1942,1943,1944,1945,1946,1947,1948,1949,1950,1951,1952,1953,1954,1955,1956,1957,1958,1959,1960,1961,1962,1963,1964,1965,1966,1967,1968,1969,1970,1971,1972,1973,1974,1975,1976,1977,1978,1979,1980,1981,1982,1983,1984,1985,1986,1987,1988,1989,1990,1991,1992,1993,1994,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001,2002,2003,2004,2005,2006],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe colleciton is open for research, except for RG 23h/13 which is restricted due to potential confidential material. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for more information.\u003c/p\u003e  ","\u003cp\u003eThis collection is restricted due to potential confidential material and needs to be reviewed by an archivist before access can be given. Contact Special Collections for more information.\u003c/p\u003e"],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Access","Access Restrictions"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["The colleciton is open for research, except for RG 23h/13 which is restricted due to potential confidential material. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for more information.","This collection is restricted due to potential confidential material and needs to be reviewed by an archivist before access can be given. Contact Special Collections for more information."],"accruals_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eAdditional materials will be added to the finding aid as they are received and processed.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"accruals_heading_ssm":["Accruals"],"accruals_tesim":["Additional materials will be added to the finding aid as they are received and processed."],"arrangement_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe collection is divided by RG subgroup number.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Arrangement"],"arrangement_tesim":["The collection is divided by RG subgroup number."],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eWhen the college began in 1872, V.E. Shepherd was appointed as librarian (as well as treasurer, secretary of the faculty and Board of Visitors, and to teach foreign languages). The library started with 500 volumes, which were primarily gifts from congressmen, publishers, and government agencies. Students supervised the library from 1875 until Mary Lacy was appointed as the first full-time librarian in 1903. She was followed by her sister, Ethel Lacy, from 1910-13, and then Eleanor Jones, 1913-23. After two years of acting librarians, Ralph M. Brown was appointed in 1925 and served until 1946. He was succeeded as director by Seymour Robb (1947-61), Frank Shirk (1961-70), Gerald Rudolph (1970-74), Gordon Bechanan (1974-84), Paul Gherman (1985-92), and Joanne Eustis (interim, 1992-94). Eileen Hitchingham began her term as Dean of Libraries in 1995.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe first branch library was established in 1907 in Agriculture Hall (now Price). In 1955, a new building was opened and named for Carol M. Newman, a professor of English at Virginia Tech for 38 years. At that time, two branch libraries (Agriculture and Engineering) and about twenty departmental collections closed and were integrated into the main collection. During Rudolph's tenure, two new branches were created: Geology (1972) and one in Reston, Virginia, for the Northern Virginia Graduate Program.\u003c/p\u003e  ","\u003cp\u003eRalph Minthorne Brown was appointed as librarian in 1925. During his tenure, the library collection doubled in size. Brown retired in 1946.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeymour Robb succeeded Brown in 1947. In an effort to correct some of the deficiencies of the library, Robb called for a library survey. Funds were received in 1949 for a survey to be conducted by Maurice Tauber of Columbia University Library School and William Jesse of the University of Tennessee Library. Their conclusions led to immediate improvement in funding for the library. Beginning in 1951, funds were sought from various sources for the construction of a new library building. Carol M. Newman Library was completed in 1955. 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Gordon Bechanan became Library Director in 1974, after serving as an Assistant Director since 1972. Accomplishments during his tenure included: expansion of the microforms and rare books and manuscripts collections; the library's involvement in several cooperative projects with other research libraries; the library's membership in the Association of Research Libraries and SOLINET; construction of an addition to Newman; and development of an on-line catalog (VTLS). Bechanan retired in 1984.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePaul M. Gherman became Library Director in 1985. In 1991 the title of the position was changed to University Librarian. 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Newman, a professor of English at Virginia Tech for 38 years. At that time, two branch libraries (Agriculture and Engineering) and about twenty departmental collections closed and were integrated into the main collection. During Rudolph's tenure, two new branches were created: Geology (1972) and one in Reston, Virginia, for the Northern Virginia Graduate Program.","Ralph Minthorne Brown was appointed as librarian in 1925. During his tenure, the library collection doubled in size. Brown retired in 1946.","Seymour Robb succeeded Brown in 1947. In an effort to correct some of the deficiencies of the library, Robb called for a library survey. Funds were received in 1949 for a survey to be conducted by Maurice Tauber of Columbia University Library School and William Jesse of the University of Tennessee Library. Their conclusions led to immediate improvement in funding for the library. Beginning in 1951, funds were sought from various sources for the construction of a new library building. Carol M. Newman Library was completed in 1955. After fourteen years of service, Robb died in office in 1961.","Frank Shirk assumed the duties of head of the library upon Seymour Robb's death in 1961. Shirk had been with the library since 1948 and had been Associate Library Director since 1955. Accomplishments of his tenure included an increased book budget, beginnings of automation, and adoption of the Library of Congress classification system to replace the Dewey Decimal system. Shirk stepped down in 1970.","Gerald Rudolph became Library Director in 1970. Accomplishments of his administration included: creation of a subject-divisional organization for the library with separate reference desks for science, social sciences, and humanities; formation of two branch libraries (Geology and Northern Virginia); and approval of an addition to Newman Library.","H. Gordon Bechanan became Library Director in 1974, after serving as an Assistant Director since 1972. Accomplishments during his tenure included: expansion of the microforms and rare books and manuscripts collections; the library's involvement in several cooperative projects with other research libraries; the library's membership in the Association of Research Libraries and SOLINET; construction of an addition to Newman; and development of an on-line catalog (VTLS). Bechanan retired in 1984.","Paul M. Gherman became Library Director in 1985. In 1991 the title of the position was changed to University Librarian. Gherman stepped down from the position in 1992.","Eileen Hitchingham served as Dean of the University Libraries from 1995 until her retirement on February 1, 2011.","In the early 1990s, the Virginia Tech University Libraries had an employee exchange with a university in Albania.","Virginia Tech's Carol M. Newman Library was opened in 1955. An addition was added in 1981. Another major renovation was completed in 2009.","Library Administrative Committee was formerly University Libraries Management Committee and formerly Library Advisory Council."],"odd_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe guide to the Records of the Virginia Tech University Libraries 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 Virginia Tech University Libraries 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], Records of the Virginia Tech University Libraries, RG 23, 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], Records of the Virginia Tech University Libraries, RG 23, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va."],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe description of Records of the Virginia Tech University Libraries was completed in June 2017. Additional items were integrated into RG 23h/6/1 in September 2019.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Processing Information"],"processinfo_tesim":["The description of Records of the Virginia Tech University Libraries was completed in June 2017. Additional items were integrated into RG 23h/6/1 in September 2019."],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eSee Brown's personal papers in the \u003ca target=\"_new\" href=\"https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=vt/viblbv00252.xml\"\u003eRalph Minthorne Brown Papers, Ms1970-002\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e"],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related Archival Materials"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["See Brown's personal papers in the Ralph Minthorne Brown Papers, Ms1970-002."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe University Archives contains a large volume of the records of the University Libraries. This collection continues to grow on almost a daily basis. Records of each department within the library, committees, taskforces, the faculty association, and the staff association are included in this collection. Since the records of past library directors are central to this collection, their descriptions are given below.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003ca target=\"_new\" href=\"https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/10-ISTfcKhDFrDg5w9Cy27qQxIxMzLRcK/\"\u003eSee the box-level inventory of these materials.\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e  ","\u003cp\u003eThis collection includes budget material (1943-52), statistics (1928-45), proposed library plans (1935-40), Library Committee material (1925-26), and correspondence (1925-47).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis collection includes correspondence (1947-61), the Library Survey (1949), and records relating to the construction of Newman Library.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis collection contains budget material (1961-70), gifts and memorial funds (1960-71), Library Committee minutes (1962-70), Library Committee self-study reports and memoranda (1966-68), memoranda to faculty (1964-68), policy statements (1965-69), VPI Interschool Library Committee report (1961), and correspondence dealing with the VPI Archives (1949-70). Also included are the correspondences of the Associate Library Director (Frank Shirk, 1955-61, and Robert Stephenson, 1964-70).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis collection includes annual reports (1970-72), budget material (1970-72), correspondence (1970-74), Daily Bulletin Notices (1970-71), various committee reports (1970), memoranda concerning automated library system (1971), questionnaires on library (1969-70), student surveys and reports on library system (1971), organizational charts and policy revisions (1970), and correspondence and reports of Dr. Stuart Forth (Library Consultant, 1970). Also included are: State Council of Higher Education Library Advisory Committee material (1968-70); Report of the Subcommittee for Renovation and Addition to the Library (13 October 1970); \"A Research Proposal Submitted to Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University\" by G.A. Rudolph and M.H. Agee; \"The Redesign of Technical Services for Carol M. Newman Library\" by G.W. Creasy, W.L. Root, and A.G. Yates (submitted 6 March 1972).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis collection includes annual reports (1974-84), budget material (1970-85), building plans for addition to Newman (1970-71), Chemistry Branch Library proposal, Council on Library Resources material (1972-84), items concerning space (1973-80), VPI audits (1978-84), branch libraries policies (1971-82), Manuscript Committee materials, and VTLS materials. Also included are materials dealing with the American Library Association (1951-83), Association of Research Libraries (1976-84), Association of Southeastern Research Libraries (1976-83), Southern College and University Libraries statistics, SCHEV, and Virginia Libraries Association (1971-79).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis collection includes correspondence (1985-91), Library Administrative Council minutes (1989-90), minutes and literature about the International Archive of Women in Architecture (1989-90), memos and reports of the Association for Research Libraries (1985-89), the University Libraries Stategic Plan (1985), and memos from various departments within the Libraries.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThese records contain files related to the 1981 renovation and addition as well as renovations made in the mid-2000s.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThese records contain the files of the Virginia Tech Library Faculty Association Records and its presidents.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThese records contain records from the Virginia Tech University Libraries' Advisory Committees on professional development, InterLibrary Cooperation, and LOCAS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis collection contains registers and permission forms, which may be restricted, and the files of Glenn McMullen, Wendell Weisand, Tamara Kennelly, and Stephen Zietz.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis collection contains the records of the Virginia Tech University Libraries' Technical Services Department, including Staff Affairs Committee, Bibliographic Services Supervisors Meeting, and annual reports from 1970 thru 1997.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis collection contains minutes and index for the Preparation Section Supervisors meetings and records for the Public Relations Task Force.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis collection contains cataloging manuals, statistics, indeces, Cataloging Committee on Committees annual reports, and serials information.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Virginia Tech University Libraries' Acquisitions Department Records contains the records of the department, including acquisition and gift information from 1976 t0 1980 and reports for 1984 and 1994.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis collection contains materials related to online search databases, CFS, TULIP project, and librarian Dave Beagle.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Content","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Content","Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["The University Archives contains a large volume of the records of the University Libraries. This collection continues to grow on almost a daily basis. Records of each department within the library, committees, taskforces, the faculty association, and the staff association are included in this collection. Since the records of past library directors are central to this collection, their descriptions are given below.","See the box-level inventory of these materials.","This collection includes budget material (1943-52), statistics (1928-45), proposed library plans (1935-40), Library Committee material (1925-26), and correspondence (1925-47).","This collection includes correspondence (1947-61), the Library Survey (1949), and records relating to the construction of Newman Library.","This collection contains budget material (1961-70), gifts and memorial funds (1960-71), Library Committee minutes (1962-70), Library Committee self-study reports and memoranda (1966-68), memoranda to faculty (1964-68), policy statements (1965-69), VPI Interschool Library Committee report (1961), and correspondence dealing with the VPI Archives (1949-70). Also included are the correspondences of the Associate Library Director (Frank Shirk, 1955-61, and Robert Stephenson, 1964-70).","This collection includes annual reports (1970-72), budget material (1970-72), correspondence (1970-74), Daily Bulletin Notices (1970-71), various committee reports (1970), memoranda concerning automated library system (1971), questionnaires on library (1969-70), student surveys and reports on library system (1971), organizational charts and policy revisions (1970), and correspondence and reports of Dr. Stuart Forth (Library Consultant, 1970). Also included are: State Council of Higher Education Library Advisory Committee material (1968-70); Report of the Subcommittee for Renovation and Addition to the Library (13 October 1970); \"A Research Proposal Submitted to Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University\" by G.A. Rudolph and M.H. Agee; \"The Redesign of Technical Services for Carol M. Newman Library\" by G.W. Creasy, W.L. Root, and A.G. Yates (submitted 6 March 1972).","This collection includes annual reports (1974-84), budget material (1970-85), building plans for addition to Newman (1970-71), Chemistry Branch Library proposal, Council on Library Resources material (1972-84), items concerning space (1973-80), VPI audits (1978-84), branch libraries policies (1971-82), Manuscript Committee materials, and VTLS materials. Also included are materials dealing with the American Library Association (1951-83), Association of Research Libraries (1976-84), Association of Southeastern Research Libraries (1976-83), Southern College and University Libraries statistics, SCHEV, and Virginia Libraries Association (1971-79).","This collection includes correspondence (1985-91), Library Administrative Council minutes (1989-90), minutes and literature about the International Archive of Women in Architecture (1989-90), memos and reports of the Association for Research Libraries (1985-89), the University Libraries Stategic Plan (1985), and memos from various departments within the Libraries.","These records contain files related to the 1981 renovation and addition as well as renovations made in the mid-2000s.","These records contain the files of the Virginia Tech Library Faculty Association Records and its presidents.","These records contain records from the Virginia Tech University Libraries' Advisory Committees on professional development, InterLibrary Cooperation, and LOCAS.","This collection contains registers and permission forms, which may be restricted, and the files of Glenn McMullen, Wendell Weisand, Tamara Kennelly, and Stephen Zietz.","This collection contains the records of the Virginia Tech University Libraries' Technical Services Department, including Staff Affairs Committee, Bibliographic Services Supervisors Meeting, and annual reports from 1970 thru 1997.","This collection contains minutes and index for the Preparation Section Supervisors meetings and records for the Public Relations Task Force.","This collection contains cataloging manuals, statistics, indeces, Cataloging Committee on Committees annual reports, and serials information.","The Virginia Tech University Libraries' Acquisitions Department Records contains the records of the department, including acquisition and gift information from 1976 t0 1980 and reports for 1984 and 1994.","This collection contains materials related to online search databases, CFS, TULIP project, and librarian Dave Beagle."],"separatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe University Archives also holds newspaper clippings, publications, annual reports, and photographs concerning the library, which have been separated to the Rare Books Collection, \u003ca href=\"http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=vt/viblbv00989.xml\"\u003eVirginia Tech Buildings Architectural Collection,  RG 6/3/2e\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=vt/viblbv01186.xml\"\u003eRecord Group Vertical Files\u003c/a\u003e, and \u003ca href=\"http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=vt/viblbv01169.xml\"\u003eHistorical Photograph Collection\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"separatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Separated Materials"],"separatedmaterial_tesim":["The University Archives also holds newspaper clippings, publications, annual reports, and photographs concerning the library, which have been separated to the Rare Books Collection, Virginia Tech Buildings Architectural Collection,  RG 6/3/2e, Record Group Vertical Files, and Historical Photograph Collection."],"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","\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. 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. 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_5c16d9688666a4f1e6c238f529b4c2c5\" label=\"Abstract\"\u003eThis collection includes minutes, correspondence, meeting notes, and more from departments, committees, and individuals in the Virginia Tech University Libraries.\u003c/abstract\u003e\n    "],"abstract_tesim":["This collection includes minutes, correspondence, meeting notes, and more from departments, committees, and individuals in the Virginia Tech University Libraries."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc id=\"aspace_aa8e0c48caf5935dd029014b3890cadb\"\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003ePlease note:\u003c/emph\u003e This collection is located in off-site storage and may require 2-3 days notice for retrieval. 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Contact Special Collections and University Archives for more information.","This collection is restricted due to potential confidential material and needs to be reviewed by an archivist before access can be given. Contact Special Collections for more information.","Additional materials will be added to the finding aid as they are received and processed.","The collection is divided by RG subgroup number.","When the college began in 1872, V.E. Shepherd was appointed as librarian (as well as treasurer, secretary of the faculty and Board of Visitors, and to teach foreign languages). The library started with 500 volumes, which were primarily gifts from congressmen, publishers, and government agencies. Students supervised the library from 1875 until Mary Lacy was appointed as the first full-time librarian in 1903. She was followed by her sister, Ethel Lacy, from 1910-13, and then Eleanor Jones, 1913-23. After two years of acting librarians, Ralph M. Brown was appointed in 1925 and served until 1946. He was succeeded as director by Seymour Robb (1947-61), Frank Shirk (1961-70), Gerald Rudolph (1970-74), Gordon Bechanan (1974-84), Paul Gherman (1985-92), and Joanne Eustis (interim, 1992-94). Eileen Hitchingham began her term as Dean of Libraries in 1995.","The first branch library was established in 1907 in Agriculture Hall (now Price). In 1955, a new building was opened and named for Carol M. Newman, a professor of English at Virginia Tech for 38 years. At that time, two branch libraries (Agriculture and Engineering) and about twenty departmental collections closed and were integrated into the main collection. During Rudolph's tenure, two new branches were created: Geology (1972) and one in Reston, Virginia, for the Northern Virginia Graduate Program.","Ralph Minthorne Brown was appointed as librarian in 1925. During his tenure, the library collection doubled in size. Brown retired in 1946.","Seymour Robb succeeded Brown in 1947. In an effort to correct some of the deficiencies of the library, Robb called for a library survey. Funds were received in 1949 for a survey to be conducted by Maurice Tauber of Columbia University Library School and William Jesse of the University of Tennessee Library. Their conclusions led to immediate improvement in funding for the library. Beginning in 1951, funds were sought from various sources for the construction of a new library building. Carol M. Newman Library was completed in 1955. After fourteen years of service, Robb died in office in 1961.","Frank Shirk assumed the duties of head of the library upon Seymour Robb's death in 1961. Shirk had been with the library since 1948 and had been Associate Library Director since 1955. Accomplishments of his tenure included an increased book budget, beginnings of automation, and adoption of the Library of Congress classification system to replace the Dewey Decimal system. Shirk stepped down in 1970.","Gerald Rudolph became Library Director in 1970. Accomplishments of his administration included: creation of a subject-divisional organization for the library with separate reference desks for science, social sciences, and humanities; formation of two branch libraries (Geology and Northern Virginia); and approval of an addition to Newman Library.","H. Gordon Bechanan became Library Director in 1974, after serving as an Assistant Director since 1972. Accomplishments during his tenure included: expansion of the microforms and rare books and manuscripts collections; the library's involvement in several cooperative projects with other research libraries; the library's membership in the Association of Research Libraries and SOLINET; construction of an addition to Newman; and development of an on-line catalog (VTLS). Bechanan retired in 1984.","Paul M. Gherman became Library Director in 1985. In 1991 the title of the position was changed to University Librarian. Gherman stepped down from the position in 1992.","Eileen Hitchingham served as Dean of the University Libraries from 1995 until her retirement on February 1, 2011.","In the early 1990s, the Virginia Tech University Libraries had an employee exchange with a university in Albania.","Virginia Tech's Carol M. Newman Library was opened in 1955. An addition was added in 1981. Another major renovation was completed in 2009.","Library Administrative Committee was formerly University Libraries Management Committee and formerly Library Advisory Council.","The guide to the Records of the Virginia Tech University Libraries by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your- work/public-domain/cc0/).","The description of Records of the Virginia Tech University Libraries was completed in June 2017. Additional items were integrated into RG 23h/6/1 in September 2019.","See Brown's personal papers in the Ralph Minthorne Brown Papers, Ms1970-002.","The University Archives contains a large volume of the records of the University Libraries. This collection continues to grow on almost a daily basis. Records of each department within the library, committees, taskforces, the faculty association, and the staff association are included in this collection. Since the records of past library directors are central to this collection, their descriptions are given below.","See the box-level inventory of these materials.","This collection includes budget material (1943-52), statistics (1928-45), proposed library plans (1935-40), Library Committee material (1925-26), and correspondence (1925-47).","This collection includes correspondence (1947-61), the Library Survey (1949), and records relating to the construction of Newman Library.","This collection contains budget material (1961-70), gifts and memorial funds (1960-71), Library Committee minutes (1962-70), Library Committee self-study reports and memoranda (1966-68), memoranda to faculty (1964-68), policy statements (1965-69), VPI Interschool Library Committee report (1961), and correspondence dealing with the VPI Archives (1949-70). Also included are the correspondences of the Associate Library Director (Frank Shirk, 1955-61, and Robert Stephenson, 1964-70).","This collection includes annual reports (1970-72), budget material (1970-72), correspondence (1970-74), Daily Bulletin Notices (1970-71), various committee reports (1970), memoranda concerning automated library system (1971), questionnaires on library (1969-70), student surveys and reports on library system (1971), organizational charts and policy revisions (1970), and correspondence and reports of Dr. Stuart Forth (Library Consultant, 1970). Also included are: State Council of Higher Education Library Advisory Committee material (1968-70); Report of the Subcommittee for Renovation and Addition to the Library (13 October 1970); \"A Research Proposal Submitted to Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University\" by G.A. Rudolph and M.H. Agee; \"The Redesign of Technical Services for Carol M. Newman Library\" by G.W. Creasy, W.L. Root, and A.G. Yates (submitted 6 March 1972).","This collection includes annual reports (1974-84), budget material (1970-85), building plans for addition to Newman (1970-71), Chemistry Branch Library proposal, Council on Library Resources material (1972-84), items concerning space (1973-80), VPI audits (1978-84), branch libraries policies (1971-82), Manuscript Committee materials, and VTLS materials. Also included are materials dealing with the American Library Association (1951-83), Association of Research Libraries (1976-84), Association of Southeastern Research Libraries (1976-83), Southern College and University Libraries statistics, SCHEV, and Virginia Libraries Association (1971-79).","This collection includes correspondence (1985-91), Library Administrative Council minutes (1989-90), minutes and literature about the International Archive of Women in Architecture (1989-90), memos and reports of the Association for Research Libraries (1985-89), the University Libraries Stategic Plan (1985), and memos from various departments within the Libraries.","These records contain files related to the 1981 renovation and addition as well as renovations made in the mid-2000s.","These records contain the files of the Virginia Tech Library Faculty Association Records and its presidents.","These records contain records from the Virginia Tech University Libraries' Advisory Committees on professional development, InterLibrary Cooperation, and LOCAS.","This collection contains registers and permission forms, which may be restricted, and the files of Glenn McMullen, Wendell Weisand, Tamara Kennelly, and Stephen Zietz.","This collection contains the records of the Virginia Tech University Libraries' Technical Services Department, including Staff Affairs Committee, Bibliographic Services Supervisors Meeting, and annual reports from 1970 thru 1997.","This collection contains minutes and index for the Preparation Section Supervisors meetings and records for the Public Relations Task Force.","This collection contains cataloging manuals, statistics, indeces, Cataloging Committee on Committees annual reports, and serials information.","The Virginia Tech University Libraries' Acquisitions Department Records contains the records of the department, including acquisition and gift information from 1976 t0 1980 and reports for 1984 and 1994.","This collection contains materials related to online search databases, CFS, TULIP project, and librarian Dave Beagle.","The University Archives also holds newspaper clippings, publications, annual reports, and photographs concerning the library, which have been separated to the Rare Books Collection, Virginia Tech Buildings Architectural Collection,  RG 6/3/2e, Record Group Vertical Files, and Historical Photograph Collection.","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. 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.","This collection includes minutes, correspondence, meeting notes, and more from departments, committees, and individuals in the Virginia Tech University Libraries.","Please note: This collection is located in off-site storage and may require 2-3 days notice for retrieval. 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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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Newman, a professor of English at Virginia Tech for 38 years. At that time, two branch libraries (Agriculture and Engineering) and about twenty departmental collections closed and were integrated into the main collection. During Rudolph's tenure, two new branches were created: Geology (1972) and one in Reston, Virginia, for the Northern Virginia Graduate Program.","Ralph Minthorne Brown was appointed as librarian in 1925. During his tenure, the library collection doubled in size. Brown retired in 1946.","Seymour Robb succeeded Brown in 1947. In an effort to correct some of the deficiencies of the library, Robb called for a library survey. Funds were received in 1949 for a survey to be conducted by Maurice Tauber of Columbia University Library School and William Jesse of the University of Tennessee Library. Their conclusions led to immediate improvement in funding for the library. Beginning in 1951, funds were sought from various sources for the construction of a new library building. Carol M. Newman Library was completed in 1955. After fourteen years of service, Robb died in office in 1961.","Frank Shirk assumed the duties of head of the library upon Seymour Robb's death in 1961. Shirk had been with the library since 1948 and had been Associate Library Director since 1955. Accomplishments of his tenure included an increased book budget, beginnings of automation, and adoption of the Library of Congress classification system to replace the Dewey Decimal system. Shirk stepped down in 1970.","Gerald Rudolph became Library Director in 1970. Accomplishments of his administration included: creation of a subject-divisional organization for the library with separate reference desks for science, social sciences, and humanities; formation of two branch libraries (Geology and Northern Virginia); and approval of an addition to Newman Library.","H. Gordon Bechanan became Library Director in 1974, after serving as an Assistant Director since 1972. Accomplishments during his tenure included: expansion of the microforms and rare books and manuscripts collections; the library's involvement in several cooperative projects with other research libraries; the library's membership in the Association of Research Libraries and SOLINET; construction of an addition to Newman; and development of an on-line catalog (VTLS). Bechanan retired in 1984.","Paul M. Gherman became Library Director in 1985. In 1991 the title of the position was changed to University Librarian. Gherman stepped down from the position in 1992.","Eileen Hitchingham served as Dean of the University Libraries from 1995 until her retirement on February 1, 2011.","In the early 1990s, the Virginia Tech University Libraries had an employee exchange with a university in Albania.","Virginia Tech's Carol M. Newman Library was opened in 1955. An addition was added in 1981. 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This collection continues to grow on almost a daily basis. Records of each department within the library, committees, taskforces, the faculty association, and the staff association are included in this collection. Since the records of past library directors are central to this collection, their descriptions are given below.","See the box-level inventory of these materials.","This collection includes budget material (1943-52), statistics (1928-45), proposed library plans (1935-40), Library Committee material (1925-26), and correspondence (1925-47).","This collection includes correspondence (1947-61), the Library Survey (1949), and records relating to the construction of Newman Library.","This collection contains budget material (1961-70), gifts and memorial funds (1960-71), Library Committee minutes (1962-70), Library Committee self-study reports and memoranda (1966-68), memoranda to faculty (1964-68), policy statements (1965-69), VPI Interschool Library Committee report (1961), and correspondence dealing with the VPI Archives (1949-70). Also included are the correspondences of the Associate Library Director (Frank Shirk, 1955-61, and Robert Stephenson, 1964-70).","This collection includes annual reports (1970-72), budget material (1970-72), correspondence (1970-74), Daily Bulletin Notices (1970-71), various committee reports (1970), memoranda concerning automated library system (1971), questionnaires on library (1969-70), student surveys and reports on library system (1971), organizational charts and policy revisions (1970), and correspondence and reports of Dr. Stuart Forth (Library Consultant, 1970). Also included are: State Council of Higher Education Library Advisory Committee material (1968-70); Report of the Subcommittee for Renovation and Addition to the Library (13 October 1970); \"A Research Proposal Submitted to Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University\" by G.A. Rudolph and M.H. Agee; \"The Redesign of Technical Services for Carol M. Newman Library\" by G.W. Creasy, W.L. Root, and A.G. 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Also included are materials dealing with the American Library Association (1951-83), Association of Research Libraries (1976-84), Association of Southeastern Research Libraries (1976-83), Southern College and University Libraries statistics, SCHEV, and Virginia Libraries Association (1971-79).","This collection includes correspondence (1985-91), Library Administrative Council minutes (1989-90), minutes and literature about the International Archive of Women in Architecture (1989-90), memos and reports of the Association for Research Libraries (1985-89), the University Libraries Stategic Plan (1985), and memos from various departments within the Libraries.","These records contain files related to the 1981 renovation and addition as well as renovations made in the mid-2000s.","These records contain the files of the Virginia Tech Library Faculty Association Records and its presidents.","These records contain records from the Virginia Tech University Libraries' Advisory Committees on professional development, InterLibrary Cooperation, and LOCAS.","This collection contains registers and permission forms, which may be restricted, and the files of Glenn McMullen, Wendell Weisand, Tamara Kennelly, and Stephen Zietz.","This collection contains the records of the Virginia Tech University Libraries' Technical Services Department, including Staff Affairs Committee, Bibliographic Services Supervisors Meeting, and annual reports from 1970 thru 1997.","This collection contains minutes and index for the Preparation Section Supervisors meetings and records for the Public Relations Task Force.","This collection contains cataloging manuals, statistics, indeces, Cataloging Committee on Committees annual reports, and serials information.","The Virginia Tech University Libraries' Acquisitions Department Records contains the records of the department, including acquisition and gift information from 1976 t0 1980 and reports for 1984 and 1994.","This collection contains materials related to online search databases, CFS, TULIP project, and librarian Dave Beagle."],"separatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe University Archives also holds newspaper clippings, publications, annual reports, and photographs concerning the library, which have been separated to the Rare Books Collection, \u003ca href=\"http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=vt/viblbv00989.xml\"\u003eVirginia Tech Buildings Architectural Collection,  RG 6/3/2e\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=vt/viblbv01186.xml\"\u003eRecord Group Vertical Files\u003c/a\u003e, and \u003ca href=\"http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=vt/viblbv01169.xml\"\u003eHistorical Photograph Collection\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"separatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Separated Materials"],"separatedmaterial_tesim":["The University Archives also holds newspaper clippings, publications, annual reports, and photographs concerning the library, which have been separated to the Rare Books Collection, Virginia Tech Buildings Architectural Collection,  RG 6/3/2e, Record Group Vertical Files, and Historical Photograph Collection."],"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","\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. 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. 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_5c16d9688666a4f1e6c238f529b4c2c5\" label=\"Abstract\"\u003eThis collection includes minutes, correspondence, meeting notes, and more from departments, committees, and individuals in the Virginia Tech University Libraries.\u003c/abstract\u003e\n    "],"abstract_tesim":["This collection includes minutes, correspondence, meeting notes, and more from departments, committees, and individuals in the Virginia Tech University Libraries."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc id=\"aspace_aa8e0c48caf5935dd029014b3890cadb\"\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003ePlease note:\u003c/emph\u003e This collection is located in off-site storage and may require 2-3 days notice for retrieval. 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