Collections : [Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University]

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
Primary Collecting Areas:
Local/regional history (Blacksburg, Montgomery County, Southwest Virginia, and Appalachian South); the American Civil War; Science and technology history (incl. aerospace, aeronautics, engineering, and speculative fiction); History of women in architecture (incl. the International Archive of Women in Architecture); Culinary history (incl. Virginia and southern cookery, children’s cookbooks and nutrition, food production and technology, and cocktail history); University Archives
Description:
Special Collections is located in Carol M. Newman Library at Virginia Tech. Special Collections includes manuscript collections, rare books, and the University Archives, as well as state, local and historical maps and photographs. Our mission is to collect and preserve unique, historical materials and provide access to them in their original form.
Phone: (540) 231-6308
Fax: (540) 231-3694
Start Over Repository Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Subjects Aeronautics
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Alfred W. Lawson Collection

1.4 Cubic Feet 1 box, 1 oversize folder
This collection contains materials relating to the aviation career of Alfred W. Lawson, a professional baseball player and aviator.
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Alfred W. Lawson Collection 1.4 Cubic Feet 1 box, 1 oversize folder

Lawson, Alfred W. (Alfred William), 1869-1954
This collection contains materials relating to the aviation career of Alfred W. Lawson, a professional baseball player and aviator.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Commonwealth of Virginia 1979-80 Aeronautical Chart

0.1 Cubic Feet 1 item
Commonwealth of Virginia 1979-80 Aeronautical Chart. Commonwealth of Virginia, 1979. 59 x 28 in. [FOLDER A-10]
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Commonwealth of Virginia 1979-80 Aeronautical Chart 0.1 Cubic Feet 1 item

Virginia. Department of Aviation
Commonwealth of Virginia 1979-80 Aeronautical Chart. Commonwealth of Virginia, 1979. 59 x 28 in. [FOLDER A-10]
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

John T. Parsons Papers

ca. 258 Cubic Feet 204 boxes, 8 oversize folders, one artifact.
John T. Parsons (1913-2007) was a manufacturer and inventor of numerical control, which is the application of computer technology to manufacturing processes. The John T. Papers include correspondence, memoranda, financial records, engineering drawings and specifications, files about civic affairs in Traverse City, Michigan, reading files and other materials.
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John T. Parsons Papers ca. 258 Cubic Feet 204 boxes, 8 oversize folders, one artifact.

Parsons, John T., 1913-2007
John T. Parsons (1913-2007) was a manufacturer and inventor of numerical control, which is the application of computer technology to manufacturing processes. The John T. Papers include correspondence, memoranda, financial records, engineering drawings and specifications, files about civic affairs in Traverse City, Michigan, reading files and other materials.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Rockwell International, Collins General Aviation Division Publications

0.2 Cubic Feet 1 box
This collection includes twenty-one booklets from the Collins General Aviation Division of Rockwell International contain information regarding products of the division, such as Electronic Flight Instrument system and Weather Radar systems. One booklet is from Dorne & Margolin, Inc., about their antennas and accessories.
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Rockwell International, Collins General Aviation Division Publications 0.2 Cubic Feet 1 box

Rockwell International
This collection includes twenty-one booklets from the Collins General Aviation Division of Rockwell International contain information regarding products of the division, such as Electronic Flight Instrument system and Weather Radar systems. One booklet is from Dorne & Margolin, Inc., about their antennas and accessories.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Blake W. Corson, Jr., Papers

17.7 Cubic Feet 9 boxes; 17 oversize folders
The Blake W. Corson, Jr., Papers are comprised of professional and personal files, correspondence, and published materials from 1861-1984 (bulk, 1934-1979), primarily relating to Corson's (1908-1991) career as an engineer at NASA Langley.
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