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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 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

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

Hard Times Blues Collection 0.2 Cubic Feet 1 box

The Hard Times Blues Collection contains materials about the play Hard Times Blues by Lucy Sweeney and its production by the Dumas Theatre Troupe in 2003. Items include background research, correspondence, and a 2019 revised copy of the play as well as programs, flyers, photographs, and a newspaper article about the 2003 production. The play is about Blacksburg local and Virginia Tech employee Floyd "Hardtimes" Meade (1882-1941), who was influential as a mascot performer and turkey trainer for football games. His turkeys served as an early predecessor to the HokieBird mascot representing Virginia Tech today.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Harry Downing Temple, Jr., Papers 46.5 Cubic Feet 49 boxes, 3 oversize folders

Temple, Harry Downing
The Harry Downing Temple, Jr., Papers contains materials related to Temple's personal life, interest in heraldry and insignia, and his research and publications on the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets. Materials date from about 1872 to 2004.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Harry W. Sanders Papers 1.2 Cubic Feet 3 boxes

Sanders, Harry W. (Harry Warinner), 1895-1984
This collection contains the papers of Harry W. Sanders, graduate of Virginia Polytechnic Institute (BS, 1916); professor of agricultural education and vocational education (1925-1963) and professor emeritus of vocational education (1963-1985) at Virginia Tech; vocational teacher-trainer in Puerto Rico (1932-1933); co-founder of Future Farmers of Virginia (basis of Future Farmers of America). It includes correspondence, articles, printed materials, awards, scrapbooks, and photographs relating to Sanders' personal life and professional career (including his year in Puerto Rico, developing a vocational agricultural education program), as well as the histories of Virginia Tech and Blacksburg, Virginia.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Henry B. Boynton Papers 2 Cubic Feet 2 boxes

Boynton, Henry B., 1899-1991
This collection contains the papers of architect Henry B. Boynton. The bulk of the materials consists of financial and organizational material for the firm of Smithey & Boynton, and awards and honors bestowed on Boynton.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Henry B. "Puss" Redd Collection, 0.6 Cubic Feet 2 boxes, 1 oversize folder

Redd, Henry B. "Puss", 1895-1960
This collection contains the papers of Henry B. "Puss" Redd. The collection contains photographs, clippings, and VPI alumni material as well as a large amount of material related to Redd's position as a faculty member and a coach for the VPI football team.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Henry H. Bauer Papers, 24.2 Cubic Feet 18 boxes

Bauer, Henry H.
The Henry H. Bauer Papers contains correspondence, grant reports, newspaper clippings, memoirs, class notes, chemistry files, evaluations, appointment books, lectures, talks, and conference materials - particularly those pertaining to the Society for Scientific Exploration (SSE). Much of the material relates to Bauer's work as academic professor and administrator, as well as his interest in the study of anomalies, especially the Loch Ness Monster.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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