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ADRIANCE, THOMAS (1937-96). PAPERS, 1980-95. 3.0 cu. ft. Associate Professor of History (1968-96). Educated at Dartmouth College (B.A., 1959) and Columbia University (Ph.D., 1968). Papers consist of approximately 700 performance programs of theatrical and musical productions given in the local Blacksburg and Southwest Virginia region, New York City, and cities in Europe, collected by Adriance. Programs include performances given by the Roanoke Symphony, Barter Theatre (Abingdon, Virginia), and the Metropolitan Opera. Inventory available online. Ms96-003.
ALWOOD, WILLIAM BRADFORD (1859-1946). PAPERS, 1905-27. 1.2 cu. ft. Professor of horticulture, entomology, and mycology, 1891-1904; fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Papers include manuscripts, brochures, correspondence with VPI President Julian Burruss and Professor Alfred Washington Drinkard, and notebooks on such subjects as cider, wine making, grapes, and pellagra. Ms60-003.
BEGG, ROBERT BURNS HALDANE (1880-1965). PAPERS, 1897-1948, 1962. 0.1 cu. ft. VPI Class of 1899 and Professor of Civil Engineering, 1913-56. Collection includes 1898 honor list, Chi Epsilon program (1948), and list (1962) of living alumni prior to class of 1900. Ms63-005.
BELSER, KARL JACOB. ILLUSTRATIONS, 1938, n.d. 0.1 cu. ft. Professor of Architectural Engineering, 1929-41. Comprised of a 1930s set of intaglio prints (mostly signed and dated dry point and etchings), etchings, and a photocopy of Karl and Wilma Belser's 1938 Christmas card that was drawn by Belser. Ms56-003.
BLIZNAKOV, MILKA T. (1927- ). ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS, 1978- 79. 0.5 cu. ft. Born in Bulgaria; architect of Blacksburg, Virginia, and professor of Architecture and Urban Studies at Virginia Tech. Founder and formerly chair of the Board of Advisors for the International Archive of Women in Architecture. Papers consists of forty-three architectural drawings drawn by her of her residence in Blacksburg. International Archive of Women in Architecture. Ms91-025.
BROWN, RALPH MINTHORNE (1878-1958). PAPERS, 1925-1944. 2.3 cu. ft. Virginia Tech head librarian, amateur historian and naturalist; compiler of the V.P.I. Historical Index, 1872-1941. Historical sources relating to Virginia Tech, Blacksburg and the New River Valley; notes on local ornithological and weather observations. For Brown's official files as head librarian, see Record Group 23/1. Finding aid available on the Virginia Heritage database. Ms70-002.
BURKHART, OTTO CORNELIUS (?-1941). PAPERS, 1893-1910. 0.1 cu. ft. Professor of Mining Engineering, 1908-41, and Head of Mining Engineering Department, 1936-38. Papers include a letter addressed to Collier Enquirer from Henry Brooke, Office of J.C. Hayden & Co., about Burkhart's article on mine surveying. Also included is an announcement of the School of Mines at VPI, a 5-year course of study leading to the degree of Engineer of Mines. Ms73-004.
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION HISTORY. RECORDS, 1970-1990. 0.6 cu. ft. Oral history interviews regarding the history of the College of Education at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Interviews were conducted in November-December 1989 by the students of Dr. Patrick Carlton, Associate Professor of Education at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Interviewees were Karl T. Hereford, first dean of the College of Education; Fred J. Brieve; Lyle Kinnear; Richard L. Lynch; Carl McDaniels; and Wayne H. Worner. Materials consist of cassette tapes and transcripts of interviews, interview notes, correspondence (1970-72), and reports. Included are the report "Developmental Goals and Priorities of the College of Education 1972-1976" and reports by Adriane Robinson about her interview with Dr. Worner. Ms90-026.
CONRAD, THOMAS NELSON (1837-1905). BOOK MANUSCRIPT, 1891-93. 0.4 cu. ft. President of the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College, 1882-86. During the Civil War, he served as a captain in the Third Virginia Cavalry. Papers consist of the original manuscript of The Rebel Scout: A Thrilling History of Scouting Life in the Southern Army, written by Conrad from 1891 to 1893 and published in 1904. Ms89-095.
COOPER, BYRON NELSON (1912-71). PAPERS, 1946-71. 5.0 cu. ft. Professor of Geology, 1946-71, and head of the Geological Sciences Department from 1956-71. Graduated with B.S. from DePauw University in 1934, received an M.S. from University of Iowa in 1935 and his Ph.D.from the same institution in 1937. Collection contains correspondence, papers, lectures, etc., on Southwest Virginia geology and mineral development. Ms73-004.
COWGILL, CLINTON HARRIMAN (1890-1975). PAPERS,1916-80, n.d. 0.4 cu. ft. Professor of Architectural Engineering,1928-56; fellow of the American Institute of Architects. Papers include correspondence concerning VPI, the School of Architecture's building named in Cowgill's honor, and the AIA; photographs of structures designed by Cowgill; his publications--printed and manuscript; architectural certificates (1937-62); and diplomas (1916-25). Unprocessed. Ms78-009.
DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY ORAL HISTORY COLLECTION. RECORDS, 2001-2002. 0.8 cu. ft. Oral history interviews conducted with faculty and staff of the Department of Biochemistry at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University as part of the 50th anniversary celebration of the department, which was founded in 1952. Interviews were conducted in the period from October 2001 to June 2002 with current and former department heads, faculty, and staff who played an important role in the founding and development of the department. Oral history interviewees included: 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. Full text of most of the interview transcripts as well as sound clips and other documentation are available at the "50-Year Celebration of the Department of Biochemistry 1952-2003." Finding aid available in EAD on the Virginia Heritage database. Ms2003-009.
DRINKARD, ALFRED WASHINGTON, JR. (1883-1962). DIARY, 1947. 0.1 cu. ft. Director of Agricultural Experiment Station, 1917-1945; assistant director of Agricultural Experiment Station, 1945 until his retirement in 1948. Collection consists of a Daily Desk Diary, which mentions persons and events in Blacksburg and at Virginia Polytechnic Institute. Ms96-019.
DUERR, WILLIAM A. (1911- ). PAPERS, 1933-81. 0.8 cu. ft. Professor of Forestry, 1972-80. Collection consists of reprints and typescripts of scientific reports on forestry. Ms75-006.
EDGEMONT FARM. PAPERS, 1925-1973. Edgemont Farm record books, papers, and correspondence relating to the history and operations of Edgemont Farm in Halifax County, Virignia, and to the Barksdale and Hutcheson families, owners of the farm. The collection includes correspondence between John R. Hutcheson and Thomas B. Hutcheson, Jr., as well as other correspondence of Thomas B. Hutcheson, Jr. John Redd Hutcheson (VPI class of 1907, M.S., 1909) was the ninth president of Virginia Polytechnic Institute (1945-47). He also served as director of the Agricultural Extension Divison (1919-1944) and as chancellor (1947-1955). Thomas Barksdale Hutcheson (VPI class of 1906), brother to John R., was professor of Agronomy (1914-1945) and dean of Agriculture at VPI. Thomas Barksdale Hutcheson, Jr. (VPI class of 1950) was professor of Agronomy (1964-1968) and head of the Agronomy Department. Ms2003-022.
ELARTH, HERSCHEL GUSTAVE ANDERSON (1907-88). PAPERS, 1931- 85. 11.0 cu. ft. Professor of Architecture, 1954-77. Papers include correspondence, class notes, photographs, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, and ephemera concerning Elarth's personal life, experiences in World War II, fellowship in the American Institute of Architects, structures he has designed,awards and honors, and teaching at VPI&SU. Also includes two architectural drawings Elarth submitted for the Paris Prize (1931), for which he was chosen first alternate, eight rolls of architectural drawings, and several drawings and watercolors. Unprocessed. Ms84-182.
FENNE, SANFORD BERNELL (1903-78). PAPERS, 1931-67. 0.2 cu. ft. Extension Plant Pathologist at Virginia Tech from 1939 to 1967. Educated at Virginia Tech (B.S., 1927, M.S., 1930). Worked on the war emergency food project in Brazil during World War II as a member of the War Service Committee of Southern Plant Pathologists. Collection consists of a photograph scrapbook of his work in Brazil (1943-44), an unfinished dissertation he did while a student at Cornell University, photographs, correspondence, certificates, newspaper clippings, and othe documents. Ms87-054.
FISHWICK, MARSHALL W. PAPERS, 1959, n.d. 0.4 cu. ft. Professor of Communication Studies and Humanities, 1976-present. Author of many publications, including Gentlemen of Virginia (1961), The Hero, American Style (1969), and Common Culture and the Great Tradition (1982). Typescript manuscripts of "Common Culture and the Great Tradition" and "Searching For Cicero" by Fishwick. Also includes "Where Do 'American Studies' Begin?"(1959), and sheet music written by Fishwick for "Welcome to Our Fair City." Ms85-007.
FRAZER, G. PRESTON. ARTWORK AND PAPERS, 1940s, 1950s, and 1963 to 1973. 22 sketches and drawings and 0.3 cu. ft. Artist and architecture professor from 1939 to 1973. Collection consists of twenty-two sketches and drawings done by Frazer of nudes and scenes of Blacksburg, Virginia, and the southwest Virginia region. Ms92-055. [Also refer to letters written between Frazer and the architect Walter Gropius, who was director of the Bauhaus from 1919 to 1928 and Chair of the Harvard University Graduate School of Design from 1938 to 1952. Note that this collection is listed under "Gropius, Walter" in the Special Collections Department manuscripts guide. Ms92-052.]
GARNETT, WILLIAM E. (1886-1970). PAPERS, 1936-69, n.d. 0.1 cu. ft. Professor of Rural Sociology at Agricultural Experiment Station, 1925-56. Helped establish the Virginia Agriculture Conference Board and the Virginia Medical and Health Care Council. Papers consist of field notes, surveys, reports, class notes, letters to the editors of Montgomery County,Virginia, newspapers, and reprints of publications. Ms73- 011.
GOOD, IRVING JOHN (1916- ). PAPERS, 1925-92. 5.0 cu. ft. University Distinguished Professor (1967-present) of Statistics. Educated at Cambridge University (Ph. D., mathematics, 1941; Sc. D., 1963) and Oxford University (D. Sc., 1964). Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics, and distinguished member of the Crypto- Mathematics Institute. Author of The Scientist Speculates: An Anthology of Partly- Baked Ideas (1963) and Good Thinking: the Foundations of Probability and Its Applications (1983). Papers consist of thirty-six bound volumes of photocopied articles, reviews, interviews, correspondence, and lectures, created and compiled by Good. Also includes a videotape, "From Codebreaking To Computing," which features interviews with Good and Donald Michie, commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of their joint work on the breaking of German codes for the United States during World War II. Ms82-018.
GOODSELL, CHARLES. COLLECTION, 1982-2001. 6.0 cu. ft. Professor and director of the Center for Public Administration and Public Policy at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Photographs and negatives of public buildings--mostly within the United States--produced by Goodsell for use in two of his books, The Social Meaning of Civic Space: Studying Political Authority through Architecture and The American Statehouse. Also includes published copies of the books. Finding aid available in EAD on the Virginia Heritage database. Ms2004-012.
HANCOCK, EDWARD A. PAPERS, 1946-78. 0.1 cu. ft. Professor of English, 1946-78. Collection consists of newspaper clippings of articles written by Hancock and other articles about the debate teams that he coached. Ms88-045.
HILL, HENRY HARRIS (1880-1954). PAPERS, 1821-1948. 0.6 cu. ft. Received B.S. (1907) and M.S. (1909) in chemistry from Virginia Polytechnic Institute. Became chemist in 1907 for the Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station and eventually head of the Agricultural Chemistry department at VPI before retiring in 1950. He also served as executive secretary of the VPI Alumni Association. The collection includes items about VPI athletics from 916-24, biographical and genealogical materials, papers about the Civil War, and materials on Blacksburg, Montgomery County, Virginia, and Southwest Virginia history. Ms80-003.
HOLDEN, ROY J. (1870-1945). PAPERS, 1904-45. 6.0 cu. ft. Professor of Geology and Mineralogy, 1905-42. Papers include field notes, charts and maps, and geological surveys and research results, covering the history of mineralogy and geology, especially in Virginia, including work at the VPI Engineering Experiment Station. In addition to detailed materials on iron ores in Virginia, especially west of the Blue Ridge Mountains, there are reports on mines and furnaces in twenty-five counties of the state. Ms82-014.
HORSFALL, FRANK JR. PAPERS, 1932-73. 0.8 cu. ft. Professor of Horticulture from 1947 to 1973. Collections includes Horsfall's thesis (1932) and dissertation (1935) written while a student at the University of Missouri, reprints of articles by Horsfall about 18th century horticulture, a letter (1973) from VPI President T. Marshall Hahn regarding Horsfall's retirement, samples from Horsfall's collection of barbed wire, and literature about barbed wire and stone tools, both interests of Horsfall's. Ms92-040.
HUSSEY, ROBERT E. (?-1985). NOTEBOOKS, 1928-37, n.d. 0.4 cu. ft. Professor of Chemistry, 1925-52, and Emeritus Professor of Organic Chemistry. Collection consists of three research notebooks on topics in chemistry. Ms55-004.
HUTCHESON, JOHN R. (1886-1962). PAPERS, 1922-1962. 5.4 cu. ft. Graduated from Virginia Tech (B.A. in Science, 1907; M.A. in Science, 1909). Served as livestock specialist with the Virginia Agricultural Extension Service, 1914-19, director of Extension Service, 1919-44. Ninth President of Virginia Tech, 1945-47; Chancellor of Virginia Tech, 1947-56. Papers consist of file folders of personal correspondence and records, concentrating mostly on the years following his presidency until his death. For information about Hutcheson's tenure as President, see University Archives RG2/9. Ms94-036.
JERRELL, LESLIE WALLACE (1871-98). PAPERS, 1890-98. 0.8 cu. ft. Class of 1895 (B.S. Mechanical Engineering). Instructor of Mechanical Engineering, 1895-98. Papers include speeches, a poem, grade reports, correspondence, invoices from Blacksburg businesses, and textbooks. Ms72-005.
JOHNSON, JAMES F. PAPERS, 1979-1992. 0.1 cu. ft. Director of Virginia Cooperative Extension, 1989-1992. Began his career in Virginia Cooperative Extension as an Extension agent in 1961. Collection includes speeches and outlines of speeches, most of which were made while Johnson was director. Finding aid available in EAD on the Virginia Heritage Project database. Ms 2003-025.
JOHNSTON, G. BURKE (1907-95). PAPERS, 1925-89. 4.5 cu. ft. Member of the English faculty, 1930-33; Dean of Applied Science and Business Administration, 1950-61; Dean of Science and General Studies, 1961-63; first Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, 1963-66; and C.P. Miles Professor of English, 1966-74. Authority on dramatist and poet Ben Jonson. Author of Ben Jonson, Poet (1945) and Thomas Chalmers Mccorvey: Teacher, Poet, Historian (1985); editor of Ben Jonson, Poems (1955) and Poems of William Camden (1975). Received a B.S. from the University of Alabama in 1929 and a M.S. and Ph.D. from Columbia University in 1930 and 1934 respectively. On the English Department faculty of the University of Alabama from 1933-50. Collection includes typescripts, proof copies, and editorial correspondence relating to Johnston's publications. Other papers relate to his scholarly interests including correspondence with Harry Morgan Ayres, Marchette Chute, James C. Clifford, J. R. R. Tolkien, Mark van Doren, and Henry W. Wells. Collection also includes papers dealing with traditional pursuits as a printer (with the White Rhinoceros Press), sculptor, poet, painter, puppeteer, and lay preacher. Ms83-005.
JONES, JAMES BERNARD. PAPERS, 1913-22. 0.2 cu. ft. VPI class of 1921 and Professor of Mechanical Engineering, 1922-69. Collection includes VPI brochure (1913), VPI Bulletin entitled Semi-Centennial Celebration and Commencement (1922), and a VPI Thanksgiving Dinner menu (1917). Ms68-006.
JONES, J. CHRISTOPHER (1927- ). PAPERS, 1950-75. 1.0 cu. ft. Scholar and architect specializing in design methods and ergonomics. Visiting professor (1974-75) at Virginia Tech School of Architecture and Urban Studies. Author of Design Methods: Seeds of Human Futures (1970) and Essays in Design (1984). Collection consists of five volumes of photocopied papers, published articles, manuscripts, and notes on such topics as streamlining, the implications of automation, human error and accidents, and mechanization and design. Finding aid available in EAD on the Virginia Heritage Project database. Ms89-023.
KELLEY, HENRY J. (1926-88). PAPERS, 1948-88. 15 cu. ft. Professor of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering (held Christopher C. Kraft, Jr., chair), 1978-88. Authority on flight optimization. Connected with Grumman Aircraft (1948-63) as a researcher and as assistant chief of Research Department. Founder of Analytical Mechanics Associates (1963), which worked with NASA on parameterized steering approaches for Apollo mission planning. Papers include correspondence, notes, drafts and offprints of publications and research reports. Archives of American Aerospace Exploration. Ms88- 021.
KENNEDY, CHARLES A. PAPERS, 1963-87. 2.5 cu. ft. Professor of Religion from 1967 to 1994. Papers consist of letters, newspaper clippings, reprints, reports, and other files on Kennedy's interest and involvement with foreign affairs (particularly the implications of nuclear war) and international students at Virginia Tech. Ms94-018.
KING, KENDALL W. (1926-1990). PAPERS, 1959-2000. 0.8 linear ft. Educated at Virginia Polytechnic Institute (B.S., 1949; M.S.) and University of Wisconsin (Ph.D.) Professor fr 15 years and head (1966-1968) of the Department of Biochemistry and Nutrition at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Assistant vice president for grants (1968) and vice president (1977) of the Research Corporation, a New York foundation for scientific research. From 1983-1986, vice president of Remick Associates. Associate dean at Western Carolina University in 1986. Collection consists of reports and publications by Kendall King and other researchers about nutrition appraisal, ameliorating malnutrition, Mothercraft (Nutritional Rehabilitation) Centers in Haiti and other developing countries, and United Nations' nutrition policies and programs for combating malnutrition and meeting world food needs. Front matter and six chapters of King's manuscript "Mothercraft Centers and the Malnourished Child." Reports on cellulase and cellulose substrates. Inventory available. Ms2002-002.
KOHLER, DAYTON M. (1907-72). PAPERS, 1928-71. 2.0 cu. ft. Professor of English (1929-70) and Professor Emeritus of English (1970-1972). An authority on modern American literature, he wrote and edited synopses of novels, dramas, and short stories for Masterplots (1949-67) and edited Cyclopedia of Literary Names, Books and Reading, and Cyclopedia of World Authors. Collection consists of manuscripts and galley proofs of articles for Masterplots; manuscript of articles written by Kohler; periodicals; photographs of authors; and correspondence from authors, including Sherwood Anderson, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Katherine Anne Porter, Conrad Richter, Carl Sandburg, and Jesse Stuart. Ms71-002.
LANCASTER, LUCY LEE (1905-89). PAPERS, 1921-80. ca. 55.0 cu. ft. Graduate of the class of 1925 and librarian (1925-75) at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Collection consists of personal correspondence, travel diaries, memoranda and correspondence concerning Library and University matters, Blacksburg [Virginia] Consumer Club minutes and correspondence (1937-49), American Association of University Women material, class notes (1921-25), United Daughters of the Confederacy material, American Association of Retired Persons items, Blacksburg Civilian Defense Council minutes and correspondence (1941-45), and Phi Kappa Phi material. Includes correspondence and papers of her father William Lancaster. Materials also include a typescript of the Tuesday Afternoon Book Club of Blacksburg minutes (1933-80); a radio script of "Three Heroes Of Virginia" (Matthew F. Maury, Gen. Robert E. Lee, and Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson) written by M.C. Harrison of VPI; and a handscript from 1967 to 1994. Papers consist of letters, newspaper clippcopy of portions of the Montgomery County, Virginia, deed book. Unprocessed. Ms82-019.
LANE, JAMES H. (1833-1907). PAPERS, 1874-80, n.d. 0.1 cu. ft. Professor of Military Tactics (1872-79); Brigadier General of the Confederate Army in the Civil War. Papers consist of two letters from Lane to his wife Lidie and to an unknown person, and a letter from Kate Flood of Lynchburg to Mrs. Lane; a copy of his commission as Commandant to the Corps of Cadets at VAMC in 1877; and "Rules and Regulations for the Government of the Military Department in the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College." Ms52-001.
LEE, CLAUDIUS. (1872-1962). PAPERS, 1887-1954. 0.3 cu. ft. Virginia Tech alumnus (class of 1896); instructor and electrical engineer, 1896-1959; professor emeritus in electrical engineering, 1956-1962; captain in U. S. Army during World War I. Correspondence, photographs and other material relating to personal life, Virginia Tech and military service. Finding aid available in EAD on the Virginia Heritage database.Ms61-002
LEE, JOHN A. N. PAPERS, 1973-90. 30.0 cu. ft. Professor of computer science at Virginia Tech, formerly director of computing at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario (1959). Later served as the associate director of computing and head of the computer science program at the University of Massachusetts (1964-69). Authored Anatomy of a Compiler, Numerical Analysis for Computer, and Computer Semantics, and has been involved in establishing standards in the field of computing. Member of the editorial board (1980-86) and editor-in-chief (1987-1995) of Annals of the History of Computing. Collection includes correspondence, computer programs, publications, and meeting notes all relating to Lee's work for the National Bureau of Standards to develop a standard for the BASIC programming language. Included in the papers are a survey of 27 descriptions of BASIC and a collection of published works relating to the language up to 1973. Also includes records (1979-90) from the editorial staff of the Annals of the History of Computing. Unprocessed. Preliminary inventory available online. Ms73-005.
LITTON, GEORGE W. (1910-89). PAPERS, 1931-70. 2.2 cu. ft. Graduated from Virginia Polytechnic Institute (B.S., 1931; M.A., 1940) and Professor of Animal Science (1931-1973) at VPI. Papers include correspondence, poetry, research reviews (1963-1968) for the United States Department of Agriculture; numerous writings on topics in animal science including sheep, cattles, pigs, and nutrition; and class lecture notes. Unprocessed. Ms81-099.
LOEKS, C. DAVID. PAPERS, 1950-80. 4.0 cu. ft. Professor and Chairman, Graduate Programs in Urban and Regional Planning, 1980-88. President and Chief Executive Officer, Mid-Hudson Pattern, Inc., 1966-80. Executive Director, Twin Cities Metropolitan Planning Commission, 1958-66. Director of Planning, City of St. Paul, Minnesota, 1952-58. Received B.S.L.A. from Michigan State in 1948 and M.C.P. from Michigan Institute of Technology in 1950. Collection contains primarily material from Loek's work on various urban planning projects. Includes working papers, reports, and publications of the Twin Cities (Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota) Metropolitan Planning Commission (1958-66), studies and reports from the Mid-Hudson Pattern for Progress, Inc. (1965-80), working papers and reports of the Hudson Basin Project (1959-75), and scattered reports of the Upper Economic Study and the St. Paul City Planning Board. Ms88-091.
LUCAS, JAMES BURLEIGH (1888-1955). PAPERS, 1926-1930. 0.7 cu. ft. Graduate (class of 1910) and professor of chemistry (1916-1955) at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Lecture and laboratory notes, most apparently taken by Lucas while attending graduate courses in organic and inorganic chemistry at the University of Illinois. Finding aid available on the Virginia Heritage database. Ms68-005.
MAGILL, ORRIN RANKEN (1887-1976). PAPERS, 1960-72. Student at VPI, 1911-13; taught Philosophy and Religion in the late 1950s. Papers document Magill's community acitivities in Blacksburg and Montgomery County, especially on Montgomery County Board of Supervisors and New River Valley Planning Commission. Ms75-010.
MAHER, FRANK J. (1915- ). PAPERS, 1948-83. 5.0 cu. ft. Professor of Engineering Mechanics (1937-78). Specialized in aerodynamic research. Received B.S. degree from Manhattan College (1936) and M.S. in Civil Engineering at Virginia Polytechnic Institute (1937). Papers include consulting files for wind tunnel research on a number of projects, including the North Carolina National Bank (Charlotte), William Preston Lane Memorial Bridge (Maryland), and Hollins College Chapel. Also included is an extensive correspondence with David B. Steinman, engineer and bridge designer, dealing with consulting work Maher undertook for Steinman's projects, including the Macinac Straits Bridge and the Jefferson Memorial Arch. Other papers include publications, reports, photographs, and blueprints. Unprocessed. Ms86-004.
MARSHAK, ROBERT E. (1916-92). PAPERS, 1947-88. 66.0 cu. ft. Sub- atomic particle physicist. A.B., Columbia University (1936); Ph.D., Cornell University (1939). Instructor and professor of physics, University of Rochester (1939-70). President of City College, City University of New York (1970-79). University Distinguished Professor at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (1979-86). Chairman, Federation of American Scientists (1947-48); president, American Physical Society(1983-84). Recipient of the J. Robert Oppenheimer Memorial Prize(1982) for his work on nuclear forces and of the Clark Kerr award (1987) for contributions to the advancement of higher education. Papers consist of Marshak's files on the Shelter Island Conferences (1947-49); and his administrative and correspondence files on the Rochester Conferences on High-Energy Physics (1950-57), which he founded. After 1957 the conferences were held under the sponsorship of the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP) and Marshak's files from the conferences from 1958 to 1970 are also included. The collection also includes correspondence files on IUPAP (1953-73) and on the Commission on High-Energy Physics (1958-63); photographs (1950-70); and a photocopy of an oral history interview done by Charles Weiner (1970). Also includes correspondence, transcripts, and other personalia. Topics include the national and international development of high-energy phusics, meetings and symposia, and scientific committees; awards and prizes, administration and education, science in the Eastern Bloc and Third World, and the scientist as social activist or citizen-scientist.. Ms88-060.
MASSEY, ARTHUR BALLARD (1889-1982). PAPERS, 1902-50. 0.4 cu. ft. Professor of Biology (1918-59). Member of the Virginia Academy of Science. Collection includes photographs (1902-50) of VPI campus trees (with a list identifying each), the "Old Field House,"and cutting of the Mall through campus; a checklist of Virginia trees (1940, compiled by J. B. Grantham of VPI); papers on livestock poisoning in winter, wild-flower conservation, and other topics; field notebooks; typescript lecture notes; and copies of Virginia Wildlife (1937-39). Unprocessed. Ms62-002.
MICHAEL, RUDOLPH DIXON (1904-1994). PAPERS, 1925-1984. 0.2 cu. ft. Virginia Polytechnic Institute alumnus (class of 1926) and Agricultural Experiment Station agricultural editor (1928-65). Contains correspondence and notes relating to the histories Blacksburg, the Preston family, and Smithfield Plantation (including maps of the grounds and the cemetery). Also contains a few campus photographs and printed materials related to Virginia Tech.Finding aid available in EAD on the Virginia Heritage Project database. Ms60-005.
MILES, CLARENCE PAUL (1879-1966). PAPERS, 1902-55. 0.2 cu. ft. Professor of Modern Languages (1902-20, 1935-51); director of Athletics (1920-35); Dean of the College (1943-49). Graduated from Virginia Polytechnic Institute in 1901. Papers include grade books (1904-13), honors from the National Bank of Blacksburg [Virginia], Blacksburg Royal Arch Chapter, and the Masons; a photograph of Miles with Pete Wilson; and A History of the Blacksburg Presbyterian Church. Ms61-003. For his official files as Dean of the College, see RG 11/3.
MORRIS, HENRY M. PAPERS, 1942-73. 3.5 cu. ft. Founder and President (1970-present) of the Institute for Creation Research in San Diego, California; Professor of Hydraulic Engineering and Chairman, Department of Civil Engineering (1957-70), Virginia Polytechnic Institute. Fellow of the American Association for Advancement of Science and the American Society of Civil Engineers.. Papers consist of course materials (exams, notes), reprints, publications, technical reports, and correspondence concerning such topics as hydraulic engineering and soil mechanics. Ms94-028.
MULLINS, NICHOLAS C. (1939-88). PAPERS, 1960-88. ca. 32 cu. ft. Professor of Sociology (1984-88). Internationally recognized scholar in field of social theory and science technology and knowledge. Founding member, past president, and executive board member of the Society for the Social Studies of Science. Professor of Sociology at Indiana University from 1971 to 1984. Collection consists primarily of material concerning a ten year research project studying sociology citations in international journals. Also included are correspondence and other items concerning his professional and instructional activities. Unprocessed. Ms88-046.
MURRAY, JOHN (1909-2002). PAPERS, 1883-1999. 0.5 cu. ft. Professor of chemistry at Virginia Tech (1942-1971) and participant in Virginia's ornithological community. Bird logs, manuscript articles, and correspondence with academics and bird enthusiasts, focusing largely on Montgomery County, Virginia. Finding aid available on the Virginia Heritage database. Ms2008-036.
NEWMAN, CAROL M. (1879-1941). PAPERS, 1897-1956. 0.6 cu. ft. Professor of English at Virginia Polytechnic Institute. Born in Wytheville, Virginia, graduated from King College in Tennessee in 1897 with a B.A., received his M.A. from the University of Virginia in 1901 and his Ph.D. from the same institution in 1903, and obtained an LL.D. degree from King College in 1927. Came to VPI as an Associate Professor of English in 1903, and became successively Professor of Rhetoric, Professor of English, and Head of the English Department. Secretary of the Athletic Council, 1904-39. Papers include correspondence, honorary awards from Omicron Delta Kappa, Pi Delta Epsilon, and other societies, Athletic Council material, English examinations, lectures and speeches, and material on the possible donation of the George William Walker Memorial Book Collection. Also contains correspondence, including a letter from Albert J. Nock; newspaper clippings on notable literary figures, and on other literature related topics; lists of books for recommended reading; material on the dedication of the Newman Library (1956); and a list of VPI staff from 1872-1919. Unprocessed. Ms78-003.
NEWMAN, CAROL M. JR. (1911-97) PAPERS, 1930-81. 0.3 cu. ft. Professor of English (1934-49, 1972-75). Received B.S. degree from Virginia Polytechnic Institute in 1931 and M.A. in English from the University of Virginia in 1946. Served in the Navy in World War II. Fiction editor and writer for the New Yorker (1949-72). Papers include correspondence, material from the Commencement of 1931 in which Newman gave the valedictory speech, Newman's writings and other files for the New Yorker (1944-72), including letters and notes from Louis Auchincloss, S.J. Perelman, J.D. Salinger, William Shawn, John Updike, E.B. White, cartoons from Frank Modell, a manuscript poem by John Updike, and an August 31, 1946 issue of the New Yorker. Also included is Newman's 1931 VPI diploma, his honorary degree from Phi Kappa Phi, and a 1934 photograph of the New York chapter VPI Alumni dinner. Most of the materials have comments by Newman attached. Ms78-004.
NEWMAN, J. PRESTON (d. 1982). PAPERS, 1910-75, n.d.. 0.1 cu. ft. Professor of English (1935-52). Collection includes four poems (1935-38, n.d.). Also consists of papers relating to Ralph Minthorne Brown, a librarian at VPI, including four publications by Brown autographed to Newman; a letter (1975) to Newman from P.H. McGauley (VPI faculty, 1927-28, 1950-51) giving a profile of Brown; three radio talks by Brown on "The Joy of Walking," "Prairies," and "Sunrises," and a booklet of verses by Brown. Ms82-016.
NUCLEAR PIONEERS: CONFERENCE ON NUCLEAR DEVELOPMENTS. VIDEOTAPES AND PAPERS, 1991. 0.5 cu. ft. Collection consists of seven videotapes recorded at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (or Virginia Tech) in August 1991 of interviews with six nuclear pioneers: Sigvard Eklund, Bertrand Goldschmidt, Robert E. Marshak, Glenn T. Seaborg, Gerald F. Tape, and Herbert F. York. Five of the tapes cover four main topics in nuclear history during the period from about 1945 through 1965: weapons and the arms race, civilian vs. military control in post- World War II United States, peaceful uses of the atom and basic research, and international perspectives: research, development, and cooperation. Two additional tapes cover a two- hour public round table where the pioneers were interviewed by Jerry Bishop of the Wall Street Journal, Gloria Lubkin of Physics Today, Albert Moyer of Virginia Tech, and Paul Torgerson of Virginia Tech. Also includes supporting documentation for the sessions. Ms93-004.
PARSONS, BERNARD L. (1922-90). PHOTOGRAPHS, 1920-52. 0.6 cu. ft. Professor of Agricultural Engineering from 1947 to 1985. Graduated from VPI (B.S., 1947; M.S. 1957). Photographs from the Soil Conservation Service of scenes in Virginia and North Carolna of cornfields, meadow strips, terraced fields, orchards, highway erosion, and wildlife borders. Also includes photographs and negatives of farm scenes and farm machinery, and of the V.P.I. Agricultural Engineering Department from the 1920s.
PATTON, WILLIAM MACFARLAND (1845-1905). PAPERS, 1896. 0.4 cu. ft. Professor of Civil Engineering (1895-1905). Educated at Virginia Military Institute (1867, E.M.; 1869,C.E.). Colonel in the Virginia State Militia (1874-82). Professor of Civil Engineering at VMI (1887-89). Collection consists of part of the original handwritten manuscript for Treatise On Civil Engineering (1896), manuscripts on pneumatic caisson and patent breakwater, and engineering drawings. Ms54-001.
PHILLIPS, JEAN (1918- ). PAPERS, 1966-86. 0.1 cu. ft. Professor of Human Nutrition and Foods, 1969-85, Recipient of Wine Award for Excellence in Teaching. Papers include correspondence with editors, professional correspondence, advertisements and information about her monographs, and a paper written about Phillips by Evelyn Wight. Ms98-026.
PLETTA, DAN H. (1903- ). PAPERS, 1942-83. 9.4 cu. ft. Professor and Head of Engineering Mechanics Department (1944-70). Educated at University of Illinois (B.S., 1927; C.E., 1938), University of Wisconsin (M.S., 1931), Virginia Polytechnic Institute, and Columbia University. Honorary member of the American Society of Civil Engineers and founding member of the American Academy of Mechanics. Author of Engineering Statics And Dynamics (Ronald Press, 1951), Engineering Mechanics, Part I, Statics, Part II, Dynamics (Ronald Press, 1964), The Engineering Profession: Its Heritage And Its Emerging Purpose (1984) and numerous articles in technical journals (1952-82). Collection includes treatises, transcripts of talks and correspondence dealing with all aspects of the field of engineering, but especially with the role of education in producing a professional engineer. Ms82-006.
PRICE, EMMETT RUSSELL (1874-1944). SCRAPBOOKS, 1910-1943. 1.5 cu. ft. Instructor and then professor of Agricultural Journalism and editor of the Agricultural Extension Division at VPI from 1920 to 1944. Collection consists of several scrapbooks of clippings about Blacksburg and VPI. Ms87-011.
PRICE, HARVEY LEE (1874-1951). PAPERS, 1930-45. 1.4 cu. ft. Obtained his B.S. in 1898 from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and became a faculty member in the Horticulture Department (1900-50) and a School of Agriculture administrator (1908-48). Descendant of early Montgomery County, Virginia, settlers. Price had a strong avocational interest in genealogy and local history, and wrote Outlines Of Montgomery County Families (1940) which, though never published, has proved a valuable source for genealogists and historians. Collection includes Price's extensive notes and correspondence which provided much of the information for his book. Ms75-001.
RANDOLPH, LINGAN S. PAPERS, n.d. 0.1 cu. ft., 1 item. Professor of Engineering (1893-1918). Papers include specifications for the details of labor and materials for the installation of a steam heating system at Sweet Briar Institute, Amherst, Virginia. Ms79-007.
ROANE, CURTIS W. HISTORY OF PLANT PATHOLOGY IN VIRGINIA AND BIOGRAPHIES OF PLANT PATHOLOGISTS. (1921- ). PAPERS, 1993-99. 0.6. cu. ft. Collection consists of A History of Plant Pathology in Virginia and biographies of individual plant pathologists written by Professor Emeritus Curtis W. Roane from the Department of Plant Pathology at Virginia Tech. The history covers the period from 1888-1974 and is divided into eras: "The Pre-Alwood Era," "The Alwood Era (1888-1904)," "The Reed Era (1908-1915)," "The Fromme Era (1915-28)," "The Wingard Era (1928-1964)," and "The Couch Era (1965-74)." Biographies of the following plant pathologists are included in the collection: John Joseph Albert (1935-78), Robert E. Baldwin, Charles Roy Drake (1918), Sanford B. Fenne (1903-78), Joseph A. Fox (1934- ), Richard H. Gruenhagen, Robert Gordon Henderson (1903-1989), Kenneth D. Hickey, Wilbert Armande Jenkins (1905-1956), Robert C. Lambe, 1927- ), John Lovelace LaParde (1906-1991), Arthur Ballard Massey (1889-1981), James Albertine McClintock, Lawrence Ingram Miller (1914-1996), Robert Spencer Mullins (1912- ), Joseph Alexander Pinckard (1906- ), Carl Neel Priode (1898-1985), Robert Pristou, Curtis Woodard Roane (1921- ), Martha Ann Kotila Roane (1921-1996), John Felix Schneiderhan (1891-1974), Grover Cleveland Smart, Jr. (1929- ), Harvey Earl Thomas (1890-1974), Joseph L. Troutman, Edward Kemp Vaughan (1908-1990), Albert Simpson Williams, and Wirt Henry Willis (1924- ). Ms99-008.
ROBERTSON, JAMES I. JR. (1930- ). PAPERS, 1963-91. 3.0 cu. ft. Alumni Distinguished Professor of History at Virginia Tech since 1967. Educated at Randolph-Macon College (B.A., 1955) and Emory University (M.A., 1956; Ph.D., 1959). Papers consist of manuscript and typescript drafts, edited working copies, and galley proofs of three of Robertson's books about the Civil War, including General A.P. Hill: The Story of Confederate Warrior, published by Random House in 1987; Soldiers Blue and Gray, published by the University of South Carolina in 1988 (and received a Pulitzer Prize in History nomination in 1988); and Civil War! America Becomes One Nation, published by Alfred A Knopf in 1992. Also includes letters and newspaper clippings about the fight by preservationists and United States Congressmen to save land adjacent to the Manassas [Virginia] National Battlefield Park in Prince William County from commercial development, with testimonies of people on both sides of the issue given in September 1988 before the Congressional subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks, and Forests. Inventory available online. Ms94-021.
SANDERS, HARRY W. (1895-1985). PAPERS, Virginia, 1916-67. 1.2 cu. ft. Received B.S. in 1916 from Virginia Polytechnic Institute. Professor of Agricultural Education (1925-51) and Vocational Education (1940-63). Professor Emeritus of Vocational Education (1963-85). Co-founder of the Future Farmers of Virginia, which grew into the Future Farmers of America. Collection consists of scrapbooks, photographs, articles, correspondence, newspaper clippings, and awards from Sanders' personal life and professional career, and materials related to his leave of absence from VPI (1932/33) while developing a Vocational Agricultural Education program in Puerto Rico. Scrapbooks include newspaper clippings about Blacksburg history, including clubs, organizations, churches, and community members. Ms75-002.
SCHMIDT, WILSON E. (1927-81). PAPERS, 1966-81. 15.0 cu. ft. Head of Economics Department (1966-70, 1972-81) at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Deputy assistant secretary for research in the U.S. Treasury Department (1970-72). Specialist in economic development. At the time of his death, Schmidt was the nominee to be U.S. director of the World Bank. Papers include correspondence, publications, and manuscripts of Schmidt's as well as those of many leaders in the economics field, including Matthew B. Canzoneri, M.P. Dooley, Jeffrey A. Frankel, and Guy V.G. Stevens. Ms82-010.
SEBBA, FELIX (1913-89). PAPERS, 1979-89. 4.0 cu. ft. Professor of Chemical Engineering (1979-89). A native of Cape Town, South Africa, he taught for twenty-two years at the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg. Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry and the Chemical Society. Discoverer of and expert on aphrons. Author of Foams And Biliquid Foams-Aphrons. This collection consists primarily of materials concerning his research into the uses of aphrons and other foams. Ms90-008.
SHACKELFORD, GEORGE GREEN. PAPERS, ca. 1955-86. 10.4 cu. ft. Professor of History (1954-86) and Professor Emeritus (1986- ). Served on the Board of Advisors of the National Trust for Historic Preservation and on the board of the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities. Collection includes clippings, correspondence, memoranda, bulletins, scrapbooks, and other materials relating to the APVA; the National Trust; the New River Valley 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. Unprocessed. Ms83-008.
SHEAR, GEORGE MYRON. PAPERS, 1927, 1968-80. 0.2 cu. ft. Plant physiologist (1930-49) at the Agricultural Experiment Station and Professor of Plant Physiology (1949-70). Papers consist of correspondence and publications relating to his research as a plant physiologist, and particularly on his work with watercress. Includes correspondence (1927) with Thomas A. Edison about Shear's work concerning collections latex-bearing plants in Virginia. Ms88-006.
SHELTON, FARRAR VILAS (1892-1969). PAPER, 1960. Class of 1915 and Economic Land Classifier for Agricultural Experiment Station, 1944-50. Collection consists of a paper written by Shelton that documents the development of agricultural extension work in Virginia. Ms62-006.
SMYTH, ELLISON A. JR. (1863-1941). PAPERS, 1859-1927. 6.0 cu. ft. Professor of Biology (1891-1925); dean of the faculty (1903-06); dean of the Department of Applied Science (1916-20); and faculty advisor to students in biology and pre-medical (1920-25). Papers include correspondence with professional and amateur scientists, and collectors, dealers and suppliers around the world, including H.H. Bailey, Carl Braun, Jonathan Dwight, E.K. Harvey, and James R. Randolph. Also includes correspondence with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the American Entomological Society, Boston Society of Natural History, Linnean Society of New York, and the University of Notre Dame Botany Department; reprints of articles written by Smyth; literature on topics in biology and science; and his notes, written in 1912, on birds in Montgomery County, Virginia. Ms81-098.
SQUIRES, ARTHUR M. (1916- ). PAPERS, 1940-87. 72.0 cu. ft. Frank C. Vilbrandt Professor of Chemical Engineering (1967-82), University Distinguished Professor (1978-86), and University Distinguished Professor Emeritus (1986-present). Member, National Academy of Engineering. Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Educated at University of Missouri (A.B. 1938) and Cornell University (Ph.D. 1947). Employment: M.W. Kellogg Company (the Kellex Corporation), 1942-46, participating in design and startup of gaseous diffusion plant at Oak Ridge; Hydrocarbon Research, Inc. of New York City, 1946-59, architect-engineering firm (research laboratoratory (1974-76). Consultant for U.S. Bureau of Mines, Office of Coal Research, Electric Power Research Institute, United Nations, Office of Technology Assessment, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and others. Author of The Tender Ship: Governmental Management of Technological Change (1986). Expert in fluid beds, petroleum refining, hydrocarbon synthesis, coal conversions (gasification, liquefaction, carbonization, combustion), iron ore reduction, low-temperature processes, dust filtration, air pollution control. Collection consists of extensive correspondence, unpublished research reports, lectures, trip reports, reprints, trip diaries (1968-82), photographs (1979) from his trip to China, daily work books (1959-81), and subject files spanning entire career. Access restricted. Inventory available online. Ms87-006.
STAHL, HORATIO SEYMOUR (?-1935). PAPERS, 1931-37, n.d. 0.1 cu. ft. Taught Botany and Biology at VPI from 1908-34. Graduated from VPI in 1907. Papers contain "radio talks" (1931-34, n.d.) on plant topics, two VPI Commencement guides (1933), a list of students by year (n.d.), and a tribute to C.L. Stahl (brother?) from the Virginia Dairy Products Association (1937). Also includes notebook of the business transactions of W.C. Stahl written by H.S. Stahl, and "Autobiography of a Ring" by Annie Stahl. Ms69-003.
STURM, ALBERT (1912-88). PAPERS, 1968-79. 21.0 cu. ft. Professor Emeritus of Political Science and the Center for Public Administration and Policies. Leading expert on state constitutional reform, and director of the 1977 VPI&SU self-study. Papers include articles, lectures, class and self-study material, and information concerning Phi Beta Kappa. Unprocessed. Ms88-019
SWINK, EARL T. (1907- ). SPEECHES, 1949, 1961-72. 0.1 cu. ft. Professor of Agricultural Engineering (1935-70). Vice President of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers. Papers include speeches about rural electrification, the agricultural engineering profession, and environmental control. Ms89-036.
TALBOT, RICHARD B. (1933-1994). PAPERS, 1967-97. 1.4 cu. ft. Educated at Kansas State University (B.S., 1954; D.V.M., 1958), Baylor University (NIH postdoctoral), and Iowa State University (Ph.D., 1963). Professor Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Medical Informatics at Virginia Tech and founding dean of the Virginia Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech. Director of the Office of New Animal Drug Evalution at the U. S. Food and Drug Administration. Editor-in-chief of the Journal of Veterinary Medical Education and editor of Veterinary Pharmaceuticals and Biologicals. Pioneering work with computers in the field of veterinary medicine. Collections consists primarily of speeches, speech resource and research materials, administrative notes, departmental program planning and budgeting materials. Inventory available online. Ms95-024.
TATE, LELAND BURNDINE (1905-). PAPERS, 1940-57. 0.2 cu. ft. Professor (1937-71) and Professor Emeritus (1972- ) of Rural Sociology at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Collection includes a scrapbook of newspaper clippings about Blacksburg community development (1940-41), a paper entitled "Facts About the Blacksburg Community" (1946), and a paper co-written with George Blume: "Some Facts About Virginia" (ca. 1957). Ms56-004.
THRELKELD, WILLIAM LOGAN (1893- ). PAPERS, 1917-72. 1.0 cu. ft. Professor of Zoology and Biology, 1929-58. Papers include both personal and work- related correspondence, biographical materials, speeches, publications, and research notes on such subjects as animal pathology and husbandry, cobalt, and nematology. Ms75-005.
UNDERHILL, GROVER WILLIAM. PAPERS, 1935. 0.1 cu. ft. Professor of Entomology, 1918-54. Collection consists of a radio talk entitled "Insect Menace to Log Cabins and Rustic Woodwork" that was given by Underhill on 17 September 1935. Ms87-014.
VANDENBERG, HOPE (1918-96). WRITINGS, n.d. 0.1 cu. ft. Resident of Montgomery County, Virginia, who worked as a graphics artist at Virginia Tech. Collection consists of typescript copies of poetry and essays written by Vandenberg, with biographical information about her. Ms96-015.
VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE FACULTY TOUR OF ALLIED CHEMICAL FACILITIES. RECORDS, 1966. 0.1 cu. ft. Photographs and other documentation of tour by Virginia Polytechnic Institute faculty of Allied Chemical Facilities in Hopewell, Virginia area on November 29, 1966. Faculty on the tour included Fred Bull, Wolter J. Fabrycky, R. Craig Fabian, G. H. Beyer, Carl Renfro, Nelson Murphy, Lee Humbert, Wilson Schmidt, Ron Patten, G. B. Pawley, R. R. Wright, Henry L. Wood, Alan Clifford, Harold Bell, William Hunter, and M. L. Oliver. Ms 2002-008.
VIRGINIA TECH FACULTY WOMEN'S CLUB. RECORDS AND PHOTOGRAPHS, 1965-96. 4.0 cu. ft. Organization founded in 1965 as a social group to promote fellowship among women associated with Virginia Tech. The club currently strives to expand the intellectual and social horizons of its membership through enlargement of friendships, engagement in adult educational activities, scholarships, and the furtherance and interest of Virginia Tech. Records include correspondence, financial records, officers' job descriptions, newsletters, information about scholarships, cookbook sales, and nursery operations, as well as eleven scrapbooks of photographs and newspaper clippings. The collection is accompanied by annual yearbooks that include lists of members (these volumes are cataloged for Special Collections, at HQ1905 V5 V5 SPEC). Ms97-014.
WILLIAMS, JOHN EDWARD (1867-1943). PAPERS, 1895-1940. 0.6 cu. ft. Professor of mathematics (1903-1924) and dean of the college (1924-1943) at Virginia Polytechnic Institute. Class notes from graduate classes in mathematics and astronomy at University of Virginia; speech texts; printed articles by Williams, James Morris Page, William H. Echols and others; diplomas; and membership certificates. Finding aid available on the Virginia Heritage database. Ms56-005. See also Williams' official files as Dean of the College in RG 11/1/2.
WILSON, I.D. (1888-1978). LETTERS, 1957. 1 vol. Professor of Biology from 1923 to 1957. Letters to Wilson from students, colleagues, and friends upon his retirement from VPI in 1958. Ms94-020.
WISS, HENRY H. (1913-94). PAPERS, 1960, n.d. 0.2 cu. ft. Professor of Architecture at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University from 1947 to 1983. Collection consists of twelve architectural drawings and four photographs of Wiss's private residence in Blacksburg, Virginia, designed by him in 1960. Ms96-013.
WORLEY, CHARLES S. JR. (1912-95). PAPERS, 1954-62, n.d. 0.5 cu. ft. Professor of Architecture at Virginia Tech from 1947 to 1982, and Professor Emeritus from 1982 until his death in 1995. Papers consist of architectural designs done by Worley, often in partnership with Henry Wiss, also a Virginia Tech Architecture Professor, in the mid-1950s and early 1960s. Also includes photographs of Worley in his home in Blacksburg, Virginia, which he designed, and slides taken by Worley of Blacksburg, Smithfield Plantation, and the Ogunquit Museum of American Art in Maine. Inventory available. Ms96-017.
YOUNG, HAROLD N. (1895-1978). PAPERS, 1938-66, n.d. 0.1 cu. ft. Professor of Agricultural Economics (1930-65); Director of the Virginia Agricultural Experment Station (1946-65). Educated at Cornell University (1913-17). Sergeant in Intelligence Section, 38th Infantry, in World War I. Principal of Union School in Constableville, New York (1919-30). Collection includes papers by Young on such topics as "Targets And Responsibilities [For The VAES]," "Liberty and Responsibility," "Needed--A New Water Law in Virginia," "Some Reflections on Public Education in Virginia,"and "VPI, The General Education Board and Related Topics." Also includes a poem, "Charge of the Night Brigade" by Young. Ms70-007.
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