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Aaron Family Collection 1.4 Cubic Feet 3 boxes

Aaron family
This collection contains college memorabilia, including photographs, printed material, and banners collected by John H., Jacob C., and Harry B. Aaron, three Bristol, Virginia brothers who attended Virginia Tech during the early 20th century.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Adam Finch Collection 0.2 Cubic Feet 1 folder

Finch, Adam T., 1872-1933
Adam Tyree Finch graduated with the Class of 1893. Finch returned to VPI in 1898 to teach Military Science and Tactics. Finch also served as Commandant of Cadets and Assistant Professor of Physiology and Materia Medica before leaving VPI in Spring of 1900. This collection includes scrapbook pages containing photos and materials from Adam Finch's time as a cadet and VPI. Also included is a letter of recommendation from President Barringer and a letter written by Finch about an alumni reunion.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Arthur B. Massey Papers 0.5 Cubic Feet 1 box

Massey, A. B. (Arthur Ballard)
The collection contains field notes; essays and studies; laboratory course outlines; printed materials; and photographs of trees on the Virginia Tech Campus from Arthur Ballard Massey, plant pathologist, assistant professor of botany at Alabama Polytechnic Institute, professor of biology at Virginia Tech, and member of the Virginia Academy of Science.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Beattie Family University Memorabilia 2.4 Cubic Feet 1 box; 1 oversized folder

Beattie, Claibourne Walton, Jr., 1923-1978
This collection contains Virginia Polytechnic Institute memorabilia from Claibourne Walton Beattie, Sr. (1896-1971), class of 1919, and his son Claibourne Walton Beattie, Jr. (1923-1978), class of 1951. The collection contains a 1924 graduation invitation and a 1951 commencent program. The collection also includes several programs and bulletins related to events on campus. There are several pieces of a cadet uniform, such as a hat, rat belt, and cords. Attached inside the hat is an event calender for The Lyric Theatre for September 1941. A copy of the Report of the Commissioner of Agriculture for the Year 1875 has a section about VPI.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Benjamin Cottrell Papers 1.7 Cubic Feet 7 boxes, 2 oversize folders

Cottrell, Benjamin, d.1972
This collection contains the papers, photographs, diplomas, certificates, correspondence, and scrapbooks of Benjamin Cottrell from 1910-1983. Cottrell, a 1916 VPI graduate with a degree in Civil Engineering, spent part of his career working on railroads and highways in Central and South America.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Bertram A. Holtzworth Scrapbook 0.4 Cubic Feet 1 box

Holtzworth, Bertram Arthur, 1904-1971
This scrapbook contains photographs and memorabilia dating 1918-1926 from United States Military Academy (West Point) and Virginia Polytechnic Institute (VPI) by Bertram A. Holtzworth, who attended VPI before graduating from West Point in 1927. He served in the U.S. Army from his time as a cadet at West Point until his retirement as Major General in 1963.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Carrie T. Sibold Family Papers 14.8 Cubic Feet 12 boxes and 1 folder

Sibold, Nannie V. (Nannie Virginia), 1897-1957
The collection consists of scrapbooks, journals, V.P.I. reunion materials, photograph albums, family diplomas, and the diary of Nannie V. Sibold. As a whole, the collection dates from 1912 to 1990. However, Carrie T. Sibold's scrapbook journals, which run from 1974 to 1990, constitute the the bulk of the collection material.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Carter Perkins, Jr., Papers 0.5 Cubic Feet 1 box

Perkins, Carter, Jr., 1862-1935
THe collection contains the papers of Carter Perkins, Jr., a student at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (now Virginia Tech) in the 1890s and resident of Newport News, Virginia. The collection also contains university catalog of 1894-1895, school annuals (The Bugle) of 1895 and 1898, photographs, and fundraising literature for the construction of War Memorial Hall. The collection also includes two business account books, probably used by Perkins for bookkeeping coursework.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Chapman J. French Papers 4.2 Cubic Feet 9 boxes, 1 oversize folder

French, Chapman J. (Chapman Johnston)
The collection contains papers of Chapman J. French, civil engineer employed by Norfolk & Western Railway from 1903 to 1950. It includes correspondence, memoranda, working notes, and specifications for projects as well as company and engineering department procedures. Also includes personal papers, largely relating to purchases for household and farm.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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