Collections : [Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University]

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Dr.
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA 26041-9001
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
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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
Start Over Repository Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Names Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College. Corps of Cadets (1872-1896)
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Cadet Uniform Hardware and Insignia, 1877/1952

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Various Hardware and Insignias relating to Cadet Uniforms.
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Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Corps of Cadets [Virginia Argicultural and Mechanical College] Duty Roster, 1890

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Morning report of the post of Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College, in Blacksburg, Virginia, from March 10 to 16, 1890.

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Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Greenwood H. Nowlin, Jr., VAMC Coatee, 1896

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This collection contains an original cadet coatee from Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (VAMC) dated 1896. The coat belonged to Greenwood Hopkins Nowlin, Jr. (1878-1975) of Campbell County, Virginia, who attended Virginia Agriculture and Mechanical College (now Virginia Tech) from 1896 through 1899.
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Greenwood H. Nowlin, Jr., VAMC Coatee, 1896 3.1 Cubic Feet 1 box

This collection contains an original cadet coatee from Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (VAMC) dated 1896. The coat belonged to Greenwood Hopkins Nowlin, Jr. (1878-1975) of Campbell County, Virginia, who attended Virginia Agriculture and Mechanical College (now Virginia Tech) from 1896 through 1899.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Rust-Colored Sabre

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Rust-colored sabre with no ID markings. The sabre is mostly made of metal, handle is wooden.
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Rust-Colored Sabre 3.5 Cubic Feet 1 box

Rust-colored sabre with no ID markings. The sabre is mostly made of metal, handle is wooden.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

V.A.M.C. Cadet Coatee, 1886

3.1 Cubic Feet 1 box
The collection contains a blue grey Cadet coatee from Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College. The material consists of wool and cotton lining with some tears in lining. Several buttons missing from the front of the coat. Remaining buttons are gold colored with "V.A.M.C." above the college's seal. Tag on the inside collar of the coat reads "D. Klein and Bro. Philadelphia" Tag stitched into the lining that reads "Donated by Corps Jan. 1975."
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V.A.M.C. Cadet Coatee, 1886 3.1 Cubic Feet 1 box

The collection contains a blue grey Cadet coatee from Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College. The material consists of wool and cotton lining with some tears in lining. Several buttons missing from the front of the coat. Remaining buttons are gold colored with "V.A.M.C." above the college's seal. Tag on the inside collar of the coat reads "D. Klein and Bro. Philadelphia" Tag stitched into the lining that reads "Donated by Corps Jan. 1975."
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets, Company A, Memorabilia, 1800/1970

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This collection includes one shoulder cord, two sets of shoulder boards, and a leather holder for sword.
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Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

VPI Hat, 1895/1896

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The hat is made of a black fabric with a small black leather bill. On the top of the hat is a structured circle, while the rest is unstructured. On both sides of the cap are two small black grommet holes. On the front of the hat above the bill there are two guns embroidered in gold thread with "V.P.I" above them. Below the embroidery, attached right above the bill are two gold cords, attached on either side of the cap with gold colored buttons. The buttons have the VPI seal along with "V.P.I" above it.
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VPI Hat, 1895/1896 0.2 Cubic Feet 1 box

The hat is made of a black fabric with a small black leather bill. On the top of the hat is a structured circle, while the rest is unstructured. On both sides of the cap are two small black grommet holes. On the front of the hat above the bill there are two guns embroidered in gold thread with "V.P.I" above them. Below the embroidery, attached right above the bill are two gold cords, attached on either side of the cap with gold colored buttons. The buttons have the VPI seal along with "V.P.I" above it.

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