Centennial Reproduction Cadet Uniform,

Access and use

Location of collection:
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

Collection context

Summary

Extent:
3.1 Cubic Feet 1 box
Language:
English .

Background

Scope and content:

Item: cadet uniform Desc: Centennial reproduction cadet coatee and trousers Date: 1972 Color: blue gray Material: wool with satin (?) lining Manufacturer: Blacksburg: Virginia Polytechnic Institute Uniform Department Donor: Condition: white stitching coming out in jacket lining, stitching out in trousers; stain on back of trousers Special Markings: VPI gold buttons on coatee. Wide black stripe on trousers. Black metal buttons on trouser waist. Black belt loops. Trouser label: Welch (28 (2) - 37); coatee label: Carter (37-31-18-14 (2)). Possibly worn by James Paschal Welch, class of 1972, Pamplin City, VA. and James Christopher Carter, class of 1974, Titusville, FL.