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Howard Family Collection 0.1 Cubic Feet 1 oversized folder

This collection contains a diploma and certificates given to Warren Weston Howard (1889-1970), who graduated from Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (VPI) in 1912 and from the National Guard of the United States Army and of the State of Florida in the 1920s. The collection also contains a certificate to Vada Howard (1905-1980) for her service to the United States Army in 1946 and an undated crest from Virginia Military Institute. Warren Howard graduated from VPI with a degree in mechanical engineering in 1912 and became an instructor of mathematics at VPI in the 1950s. He married Vada Juanita Winfrey in the 1940s. Vada Howard provided meritorious service to the U.S. Army during World War II.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Howard S. Avery Papers 13.8 Cubic Feet 11 boxes

Avery, Howard S. (Howard Shaeffer), 1906-1996
Howard S. Avery graduated from Virginia Tech in 1927 with a B.S. in Mining and Engineering. He worked for the American Brake Shoe Company, later known as the Abex Corporation, as a research metallurgist from 1935 to 1971. The collection consists of Avery's personal papers and photographs related to his student days at Virginia Tech, including photos taken mainly in 1927 while Avery was the photographic editor of the Bugle yearbook. This collection also includes personal papers, correspondence, brochures, and other materials, including professional papers from before his time at Abex.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

J. Ambler Johnston Papers 15.4 Cubic Feet 11 boxes

Johnston, J. Ambler (James Ambler), 1885-1974
The J. Ambler Johnston Papers pertains to his many activities throughout his professional and personal life, especially his involvement with the Civil War Round Table (CWRT) and Virginia Polytechnic Institute. Materials consist of correspondence, publications and ephemera, organizational and committee reports, and photographs, relating to Johnston's involvement with historical and civic organizations including the Sons of Confederate Veterans, Society of the Sons of the Revolution, Virginia Institute for Scientific Research, Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquites, and the Southern Historical Society and association with Douglas Southall Freeman and the VPI Alumni Association.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

James Bernard Jones Memorabilia 0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder

Jones, James Bernard
The James Bernard Jones Memorabilia contains several pieces of ephemera related to Virginia Polytechnic Institute: a pamphlet on the programs of study available at VPI (ca. 1913), a Thanksgiving menu (1917), and a commencement program (1922). It also includes a certificate of Jones' Sunday school attendance (1916).
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

James H. Lane Research Collection 0.4 Cubic Feet 1 box

The James H. Lane Research Collection is a collection of research revolving around James H. Lane. The collection includes copies of letters, newspaper clippings, and book excerpts, along with photographs, focusing on Lane's time in the Confederate Army, as well as his time as a professor at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (now Virginia Tech) and Alabama Polytechnic Institute (now Auburn University). The collection also includes two reels of microfilm, with their creation dated as 1991.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

James I. Robertson Jr. Papers 30.4 Cubic Feet 43 boxes and 1 oversize folder

Robertson, James I., Jr.
This collection includes research notes, manuscripts, typescript drafts, working copies and galley proofs for books and articles written by Virginia Tech's Alumni Distinguished Professor of History James I. Robertson Jr., 1982-2001. Large collection of notes, papers, and correspondence relateing to Virginia Civil War counties and units. Also contains a small set of general materials which includes items related to the preservation of lands adjacent to Manassas National Battlefield Park.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

J.M. Butterworth Family Papers 0.4 Cubic Feet 1 box

Butterworth, J. M. (Joseph Millard), 1893-1942
The J. M. Butterworth Family Papers is a collection spanning from 1911-1963 that contains lab notebooks, a scrapbook or report on Japanese culture by Agnes Butterworth, correspondence, and more. Subjects include engineering, math topics, and World War I.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

John A. Kircher Papers 0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder

Kircher, John Anthony, 1921-2004
This collection contains publications, photographs, postcards, programs, and other memorabilia from John A. Kircher's time at Virginia Tech under the Army Specialized Training Program in 1943-1944.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

John Edward Williams Papers 0.6 Cubic Feet 1 box and 1 oversize folder

Williams, John Edward, 1867-1943
This collection contains the papers of John Edward Williams (1867-1943), professor of mathematics (1903-1924) and Dean of the College (1924-1943) at Virginia Polytechnic Institute. Materials include class notes taken by Williams as a graduate student at the University of Virginia; notes and solutions for various mathematical problems; texts of Williams' speeches; printed articles by Williams and others; and diplomas and membership certificates.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

John H. Squires Papers 0.2 Cubic Feet 2 folders

Squires, John H., d.1934
The collection contains papers relating to John H. Squires' will with affidavits, notes regarding stocks, correspondence, his diplomas from Virginia Tech and Cornell University, and a certificate from the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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