Lingan S. Randolph Papers

Access and use

Location of collection:
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
Newman Library
Virginia Tech
P.O. Box 90001
560 Drillfield Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24062-9001
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (540) 231-6308
Fax: (540) 231-3694
Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

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Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Lingan S. Randolph Papers, Ms1979-007, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Summary

Extent:
0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder
Creator:
Randolph, Lingan S., Sr., 1859-1922
Abstract:
The Lingan S. Randolph Papers includes papers with specifications for the details of labor and materials for the installation of a steam heating system at Sweet Briar Institute, Amherst, Virginia.
Language:
The materials in the collection are in English.
Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Lingan S. Randolph Papers, Ms1979-007, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

The Lingan S. Randolph Papers includes papers with specifications for the details of labor and materials for the installation of a steam heating system at Sweet Briar Institute, Amherst, Virginia.

Biographical / historical:

Lingan Strother Randolph (1859-1922) taught Mechanical Engineering at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (now Virignia Tech) from 1893-1918. From 1913-1918, he served as the dean of the Engineering department. He helped design a number of buildings on the VPI campus, as well as for other institutions.

The 1914 Bugle is dedicated to Randolph and contains photos and a biography. Special Collections and University Archives have scanned and made available the 1914 Bugle online (pp. 4-8 of the Bugle and pp. 10-14 of the PDF version contain the dedication).

Sources:

University Catalogs.

Bugle yearbooks.

"Lingan Strother Randolph" entry, Findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/207364714/lingan-strother-randolph, accessed Dec. 2, 2022.

Acquisition information:
The Lingan S. Randolph Papers were donated to the University Libraries in 1940.
Processing information:

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Lingan S. Randolph Papers was completed in March 2011.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard