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Vaiden A. Thornton Collection 1.1 Cubic Feet 2 boxes, 1 oversize folder

Thornton, Vaiden A.
The collection contains account books, dairy building blueprints designed by Virginia Polytechnic Institute, and various work-related papers created between 1930 and 1953. A few of the items are undated. Thornton ran a dairy and ice operation in Stony Creek, Virginia, in addition to his job as an insurance company medical examiner.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

V.A.M.C. Cadet Coatee 3.1 Cubic Feet 1 box

The collection contains a blue grey Cadet coatee from Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College. The material consists of wool and cotton lining with some tears in lining. Several buttons missing from the front of the coat. Remaining buttons are gold colored with "V.A.M.C." above the college's seal. Tag on the inside collar of the coat reads "D. Klein and Bro. Philadelphia" Tag stitched into the lining that reads "Donated by Corps Jan. 1975."
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

V.A.M.C. Diploma Printing Plate 0.3 Cubic Feet 1 box

The Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College diploma printing plate is a gold/copper hued metal and is mounted on a wooden frame. At the top of the plate is the college's seal, followed by text in reverse in the middle, and two crossed rifles at the bottom of the plate. Surrounding the college's seal is text stating "Virgina Argricultural and Mechanical College." The middle of the plate has some standard text in reverse, as well as blank lines for added personalized text and possibly the signatures of the Board of Visitors.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute Financial Ledgers 2 Cubic Feet 1 box

Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (1896-1944)
The collection includes ledgers and pages of ledgers with financial records of the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute. It contains a listing of receipts from 1901-1906, a listing of Bond Holders under the Act of March 5, 1900, a listing of expenditures from 1900-1908, and insurance records and valuations for policies commencing 1906-1914.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station Farm Family Study (Grayson County, Virginia) 2.3 Cubic Feet 6 boxes

Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station
The collection contains data from a cooperative study of Grayson County, Virginia, conducted by the Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station and the U. S. Department of Agriculture's Bureau of Home Economics. The study includes raw and tabulated data on family members, education, health, income and expenditures, employment, housing, food, clothing, and household furnishings and supplies.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Virginia Cooperative Extension Service Photographs 4.5 Cubic Feet 10 boxes

The Virginia Cooperative Extension Service Photographs, RG 26/2b, contains approximately 5,000 photographs of activities of the Agricultural Extension Service from 1937 thru 1966, primarily in the 1950s. Photographs depict 4-H activities, home demonstration work, food, breeding, field stations, gardening, poultry, dairy, and other subjects. The Extension Division, which was established in 1966, became the Virginia Cooperative Extension and Agricultural Experiment Station Division in 1995, often shortened to the Virginia Cooperative Extension (VCE).
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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