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Frank L. Robeson Papers 7.6 Cubic Feet 6 boxes

Robeson, Frank Leigh, 1884-1974
The collection includes papers from Frank L. Robeson's tenure as a student at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute, Columbia University, and Johns Hopkins University, as well as subject and research files from his nearly 50 years as an instructor and professor at VPI, dating from 1899 to 1954.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

G. Burke Johnston Papers 5.7 Cubic Feet 12 boxes

Johnston, G. Burke (George Burke), 1907-1995
This collection consists of papers--including correspondence, subject files, printed materials, and photographs--of George Burke Johnston, literary scholar and faculty member / administrator at Virginia Tech and the University of Alabama; U.S. Army officer; poet; author; artist; and printer.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

George Green Shackelford Papers 16.8 Cubic Feet 12 Boxes, 7 Oversized Folders

Shackelford, George Green, 1921-2010
The collection contains materials relating George Green Shackelford, a professor of history at Virginia Tech and includes clippings, correspondence, memoranda, bulletins, scrapbooks, and other materials relating to the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities (APVA); the National Trust; the New River Historical Association; the Virginia Landmark Commission the Democratic Committee of Montgomery County (Virginia); the Visiting Scholar Committee of the College of Arts and Sciences for VPI&SU; Blacksburg, Virginia, and Southwest Virginia history; historic properties in Blacksburg and Southwest Virginia, particularly Smithfield Plantation; and of Virginia and VPI&SU related topics.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

George Myron Shear Papers 0.2 Cubic Feet 1 box

Shear, George Myron
This collection consists of the papers--including correspondence and published writings--of Virginia Tech plant pathologist and physiologist George Myron Shear. It includes correspondence with the laboratory of Thomas A. Edison.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

George Robert Sibold Collection 1.0 Cubic Feet 1 box

Sibold, George Robert, 1874-1956
The George Robert Sibold Collection consists of a hat and a button. The hat is navy blue with a black leather brim. Tied onto buttons right above the brim is red cord. The buttons holding the red cord are gold with the V.P.I. seal on them. Embroidered on the front of the hat are two crossing sticks and the letters "V" above them and "AMU" below them. The button is an oval shape with a maroon border and orange center. Maroon text on the button reads "VA. TECH." with two maroon lines under it. Written in pen on the lines is "G.R Sibold "98."
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

George W. Litton Papers 3.2 Cubic Feet 3 boxes

Litton, George W., 1910-1989
The collection contains the papers of George W. Litton (1910-1989), professor of Animal Husbandry at Virginia Polytechnic Institute (V.P.I.) from 1940 to 1970. These papers date from 1927 to 1983 and include poetry, essays, V.P.I.'s Agricultural Extension station reports, notes, lecture material, publications, personal and professional correspondence, photographs from Litton's portrait hanging, and bound compilations like "Foolishness, Poems, and Philosophy" that function similarly to commonplace books.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

George W. L. Kabrich Family Papers 0.25 Cubic Feet 1 box

Kabrich, George Washington Lewis, b. 1824
The George W. L. Kabrich Family Papers, 1850-1947 [bulk 1850-1904], contain correspondence, legal records, financial records, and religious documents. The collection documents the personal and professional life of George W. L. Kabrich, who taught school and Sunday school, worked as Overseer of the Poor for Blacksburg Township, and was on church councils for local Lutheran churches. Items also relate to George's father-in-law John Surface, his daughter Effie Kabrich, and others. An item of note is a Rat Belt which is believed to have belonged to Robert H. Kabrich, the grandson of George's brother Issiah.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

G. Preston Frazer Artwork 1 Cubic Feet 1 box

Frazer, George Preston
This collection contains eighteen (18) sketches and drawings created by G. Preston Frazer (1908-2003), a professor of art at Virginia Tech. The majority of the drawings depict scenes of Blacksburg, Virginia, and the Virginia Tech campus, though several of the drawings depict nude models. This collection also contains a sketchpad that belonged to Frazer.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

G. Preston Frazer Collection 0.2 Cubic Feet 1 box

Frazer, George Preston
The collection contains correspondence between G. Preston Frazer and Marcus L. Oliver. Additional materials include photocopies of newspaper articles, a signed Sixteen Pencil Impressions from Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.A. booklet, and Frazer's obituary.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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