Virginia Tech Alumni Association Alumni Cards

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], Virginia Tech Alumni Association Alumni Cards, RG 29e, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Summary

Extent:
18.19 Cubic Feet 93 boxes
Creator:
Virginia Tech Alumni Association
Abstract:
The Virginia Tech Alumni Associaiton Cards, RG 29e, contains cards and rosters about Virginia Tech alumni from 1875 thru 1970. Items include a variety of biographical data, such as names, graduation years, degree program, addresses, names of spouses and children, military service, and more. Series are based on format and arrangement, and individuals may be identified in one or more series.
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], Virginia Tech Alumni Association Alumni Cards, RG 29e, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

The Virginia Tech Alumni Associaiton Cards, RG 29e, contains cards and rosters about Virginia Tech alumni from 1875 thru 1970. Items include a variety of biographical data, such as names, graduation years, degree program, addresses, names of spouses and children, military service, and more. Series are based on format and arrangement, and individuals may be identified in one or more series.

Series I contains alumni cards arranged alphabetically by surname, Series II arranged chronologically by graduation year (N.B. no cards exist for graduation year 1934), and Series III arranged by college and degree program.

Series IV: Assorted Alumni Cards and Forms contains a set of Alumni Registration Cards (possibly gathered from a specific event) that are not in any order and describe alumni from various graduation years and degree programs. There are also blank forms to collect alumni biographical data.

The fifth and final series includes Corps of Cadets Rosters from the 1950s and 1960s, arranged chronoligcally by session year. The rosters include each student's name, class (sophomore, senior, etc.), military rank (Colonel, Major, etc.), whether a person is part of a specific staff (Regimental Staff, Second Battalion Staff, etc.), dormitory or barracks and room number, degree program, ROTC unit, and phone number.

Biographical / historical:

On August 11, 1875, Virginia Tech's first Alumni Association was formed by the twelve members of the first graduating class. In 1891, the Association was reorganized, under a new constitution, and began publishing an Alumni Register. The Association was incorporated on June 23, 1924. In 1964, new bylaws were adopted and the Association became more closely linked with the University. At the same time, the title of Alumni Secretary was changed to Director of Alumni Affairs, then to Executive Director in 1972, and then to Executive Vice-President in 1980. In 1990, the Alumni Association became an official part of the University, associated with the Office of Alumni Relations. The Office for Alumni Relations merged with the offices of University Development and University Relations into the Advancement Division [RG 21] in July 2015.

Acquisition information:
This collection was transferred to Special Collections and University Archives in 2016.
Processing information:

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Virginia Tech Alumni Association Alumni Cards was completed in July 2019.

Arrangement:

The Virginia Tech Alumni Association Alumni Cards, RG 29e, is arranged into five series:

Series I: Alumni Cards by Surname Series II: Alumni Cards by Graduation Year Series III: Alumni Cards by College and Degree Program Series IV: Assorted Alumni Cards and Forms Series V: Corps of Cadets Rosters