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Alfred C. Payne Collection 8.2 Cubic Feet 16 boxes; 1 oversize folder

Payne, Alfred Cook, Reverend, 1916-2003
Papers of Alfred C. Payne (1916-2003), assistant to the dean of students and counselor for religious affairs at Virginia Tech from 1964 to 1981. Included are personal papers (biographical files, correspondence, and photographs); public addresses and writings; and subject files, all relating to Payne's work and personal interests.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Ann A. Hertzler Collection 10.3 Cubic Feet 14 boxes, 1 oversize folder, 2 artifacts (on display)

Hertzler, Ann A., 1935-2014
The Ann A. Hertzler Collection contains biographical information, publications, project and subject files, and artifacts relating to Hertzler's professional career at the University of Missouri-Columbia (1974-1980) and Virginia Tech (1980-2001). Particular areas of emphasis are children's health and nutrition, food and food programs, and Extension publications from both colleges.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Dean Carter Papers 4.2 Cubic Feet 2 boxes, 1 oversize folder

Carter, Dean, 1922-2013
This collection contains administrative and teaching records, such as art course materials, departmental correspondence, photographs, and art exhibition materials from Dean Carter (1922-2013), professor and former head of the Art Department at Virginia Tech from 1950-1992.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Department of Biochemistry Oral History Collection 0.8 Cubic Feet 2 boxes

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Department of Biochemistry
The oral history interviews in the Department of Biochemistry Oral History Collection were conducted by current and retired faculty as part of the Virginia Tech department's 50th anniversary celebration. Interviews were conducted in the period from October 2001 to June 2002 with department heads, faculty, and staff who played an important role in the founding and development of the Department of Biochemistry at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Oral history interviews were done with the following: Juel Albert by Robert R. Schmidt, Bruce M. Anderson by Thomas O. Sitz, Ruben W. Engel by George Edwin Bunce, Robert Smibert by John L. Hess, Everett L. Wisman by Lewis Barnett, and Roderick Young by Robert R. Schmidt. In addition an oral history interview of Cecil Cummins about the Anaerobe Lab was conducted by John Hess.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Doris Zallen Papers 10 Cubic Feet 13 boxes

The Doris Zallen Papers, Ms2018-032, contains meeting notes from the Recombinant DNA Advisory Committee, Doris Zallen's professional papers, book reviews, and background on Zallen's published papers from 1960 to 2016. Doris Zallen attended Brooklyn College and Harvard University before becaming a professor of Science and Technolgy Studies and Humanities in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Science at Virginia Tech. This collection follows Zallen's acadamic work from the undergraduate to graduate level, post-doctoral appointments, and her genetic research and teaching. Included in this collection is Zallens research on the Liverpool School which providedresearches the medical advance of the prevention of Rh disease.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Dr. Richard Zallen Papers 17.4 Cubic Feet 36 boxes

Zallen, Richard, b.1937
The Dr. Richard Zallen Papers document the research and professional development of a physics professor at Virginia Tech specializing in condensed matter research. Papers largely cover the second half of the twentieth century and include information on research at Xerox; professional correspondence; Virginia Tech lecture notes; drafts of published work; and documents concerning trips, sabbaticals, and conferences. Materials include hand-written documents, published material, flat plate drawings, photographs, a sample of "melt-spun amorphous," and stamps from various countries.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Elizabeth Fine Papers 6.2 Cubic Feet 5 boxes; 1 oversize folder

Fine, Elizabeth
The Elizabeth Fine Papers include papers and materials collected by Fine during her tenure as a professor at Virginia Tech. Fine taught in Humanities, Appalachian Studies, and Communication Studies from 1979 until her retirement in 2015. The collection includes research and subject files on aspects of Appalachian culture and history; papers from her instruction, departmental, and administrative activities; and files on historic buildings on campus, particularly the history, renovation, and reopening of "Solitude."
  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

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