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 Airplanes
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Nelson Liddle Collection,

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The Nelson Liddle Collection consists of photographs of the VPI Airport and aircraft during WWII as well as a photocopy of "The Beacon" newsletter from November 1942.
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Nelson Liddle Collection, 0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder

Liddle, Nelson
The Nelson Liddle Collection consists of photographs of the VPI Airport and aircraft during WWII as well as a photocopy of "The Beacon" newsletter from November 1942.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Reed Precision Identifiers for Airplanes

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This collection consists of three Reed Precision Identifiers for Airplanes, volvelles manufactured by the Electric Corporation of America that were used to identify American, German, British, Italian, and Japanese aircraft, probably during World War II.
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Reed Precision Identifiers for Airplanes 0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder

Electric Corporation of America
This collection consists of three Reed Precision Identifiers for Airplanes, volvelles manufactured by the Electric Corporation of America that were used to identify American, German, British, Italian, and Japanese aircraft, probably during World War II.
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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Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

U. S. Army Air Corps Photographs

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The collection includes seven photographs showing U. S. Army Air Corps bombers and group bombing exercises. The photographs were taken during inspection and training exercises based out of Langely Field, near Hampton, Virginia, during March and April 1928.
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U. S. Army Air Corps Photographs 0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder

United States. Army. Air Corps (1926-1942)
The collection includes seven photographs showing U. S. Army Air Corps bombers and group bombing exercises. The photographs were taken during inspection and training exercises based out of Langely Field, near Hampton, Virginia, during March and April 1928.

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