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Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
Newman Library
Virginia Tech
P.O. Box 90001
560 Drillfield Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24062-9001
Primary Collecting Areas:
Local/regional history (Blacksburg, Montgomery County, Southwest Virginia, and Appalachian South); the American Civil War; Science and technology history (incl. aerospace, aeronautics, engineering, and speculative fiction); History of women in architecture (incl. the International Archive of Women in Architecture); Culinary history (incl. Virginia and southern cookery, children’s cookbooks and nutrition, food production and technology, and cocktail history); University Archives
Description:
Special Collections is located in Carol M. Newman Library at Virginia Tech. Special Collections includes manuscript collections, rare books, and the University Archives, as well as state, local and historical maps and photographs. Our mission is to collect and preserve unique, historical materials and provide access to them in their original form.
Phone: (540) 231-6308
Fax: (540) 231-3694
Start Over Repository Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Date range 1997
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

M. Rupert Cutler Papers, 1930/2021, bulk 1962/2021

181 Cubic Feet 130 boxes
The M. Rupert Cutler Papers includes personal and professional correspondence, records of Cutler's participation in a variety of clubs, boards, and committees, documents pertaining to local Roanoke issues and events, speeches, articles, and other writings by Cutler, news clippings pertaining to Cutler's interests, photographs, audio cassettes, CDs, VHS cassettes, and awards and certificates. The collection provides a comprehensive history of the personal and professional activities of M. Rupert Cutler from 1981-2021, and also contains some records from 1962-1980. Most records from before 1977 are housed at the Bentley Historical Library at the University of Michigan. Records from his service in the Carter Administration, 1977-1981, are housed at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library in Atlanta.
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Records of the Virginia Cooperative Extension, 1862/1997

29.32 Cubic Feet 35 boxes
This collection contains the administrative records of the Virginia Cooperative Extension, including correspondence, reports, financial documents, slides, videos, and the records of Bob Swain and Edwin J. Jones. The collection also documents the VCE's role in Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission, Virginia Association of Extension Secretaries, and their work within rural communities.
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James I. Robertson Jr. Papers, 1849/2011

30.4 Cubic Feet 43 boxes and 1 oversize folder
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.
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125th Anniversary Flag, 1997

2 Cubic Feet 1 box
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IAWA: International Archive of Women in Architecture Records, 1967/2013, bulk 1985/2008

15.5 Cubic Feet 10 boxes, 1 oversize folder, 1 tube box
The records of the International Archive of Women in Architecture (IAWA) consist of files created by IAWA founder Milka Bliznakov, various IAWA officers, and Special Collections archivists. Materials include founding documents, meeting minutes, newsletter information, correspondence with supporters and donors, and internal correspondence.
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Dr. Richard Zallen Papers, 1940/2007

17.4 Cubic Feet 36 boxes
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.
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Roanoke Appalachian Trail Club Records, 2025

27.5 Cubic Feet 23 boxes
The Roanoke Appalachian Trail Club (RATC) Records document the management of the club from its founding in 1932. The collection includes the club newsletters, board minutes, former officers' and members' records, NPS and RATC acquisition information, conservation issues, management plans, histories of the club, scrapbooks, and photographs. The RATC continues its original mission to maintain and protect the Appalachian Trail (AT), and the club covers over 120 miles of the AT, including McAfee Knob, Dragon's Tooth, and Tinker Cliffs.
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1978 Minutes, 1978/2022 Box 1, Folder 12

Includes only February and March 1978 minutes, which are handwritten. Also includes typed transcription by Diana Christopulos on October 31, 2022, of the February 1978 minutes with note from Christopulos: "This is the first meeting after landowners have closed the AT between Va. 311 and Tinker Cliffs."

  1. Series I: RATC Management, 2024, bulk 1932/2016
  2. Subseries A: RATC Meeting Minutes, 1940/2022
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Virginia Academy of Science Records, 1920/2005

68.6 Cubic Feet 49 boxes and 2 oversize folders
The Virginia Academy of Science (VAS) Records includes VAS publications dating from 1939-2004 and also includes manuscript and published versions of various Academy histories. The Academy Archives also includes correspondence, report, and minutes of section and of ad hoc and standing committees, annual financial statements, photographs and clippings, by-laws, and constitutions, records of special projects such as the visiting scientists program (supported by National Science Foundation grants), the Virginia Institute for Scientific Research and the Virginia Museum of Science.
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Betty L. Moss Architectural Collection, 1950/2007

56.5 Cubic Feet 255 boxes, 6 oversize folders
The Betty L. Moss Architectural Collection contains the architectural renderings, business correspondence, and notes of Betty Moss, an architect from New Orleans, Louisiana. Types of structures included in drawings are houses, apartment buildings, condominiums, religious centers, businesses, antique shops, offices, hospitals, and centers for convalescence.
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1x1 Japan Exhibition Materials, 1965-2024, 2024

4.88 Cubic Feet 1 half-document box, 1 shallow flat box, 1 small file box, 2 oversized flat boxes, 7 oversized folders
The 1x1 Japan Exhibition Materials consists of artwork and architectural drawings submitted by 47 women for a collaborative exhibition coordinated between the Japan chapter of UIFA and the IAWA Center's 1x1 Initiative. The collection also includes documentation of the exhibition, including title plates, reports, programs, and posters.
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