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Photograph of William E. Lavery
Born Nov. 20, 1930, in Geneseo, New York. Received associate degree, State University of New York-Morrisville, 1950; bachelor's degree from Michigan State University, 1953; master's in public administration, George Washington University, 1959;…
Photograph of Walter S. Newman
Born July 20, 1895, in Woodstock Virginia, son of WaIter Hickman and Sallie Bird Stephenson Newman. Attended Shenandoah County schools. Received A.B. at Hampden-Sydney, 1917; M.S., VPI, 1919; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State, 1931; and honorary LL.D. from…
Photograph of two women students sitting on beds in a dorm room
Photograph of two women students in a dorm with a sign reading "No prison labor beyond this point," 1974
"No Prison Labor Beyond This Point," 1974
Photograph of two women students in a dorm room
Photograph of three students in robes in a dorm room, 1924
Photograph of Thomas N. Conrad
Born Aug. 1, 1837, at Fairfax Courthouse, Virginia. Received A.B.in 1857, A.M. in 1860, and M.Sc. in 1890, all from Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania. After graduation, taught at Georgetown (D.C.) Academy until joining Third Virginia Cavalry…
Photograph of the university president's home, The Grove, taken in winter
Photograph of the second academic building, Barracks No. 1 (now Lane Hall), and the first academic building on the VAMC campus
Photograph of the Preston and Olin building, taken from Main Street, Blacksburg
Photograph of the Preston and Olin building (the first building on the VAMC campus when the college opened in 1872)
Photograph of the President's House at VAMC
Photograph of the President's House at VAMC
Photograph of the laying of the cornerstone at the YMCA building
Photograph of the first football team at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College
V.A.M.C. Football Team, 1892. The first "Tech" Football Team. Coached and Managed by Prof. E.A. Smyth, Jr. Back row (l to r): Minor, William Howe; Guignard, Christopher Gadsden; Lancaster, Leslie Helm; Professor E.A. Smyth, Jr, Coach and Manager;…
Photograph of the 1893 Football team
V.A.M.C. Football Team, 1893. Back: Friend, Charles Thomas; Robinson, John William; Martin, Tarpley Douglas; Bond, Frank Eugene; (l to r). Front: Guignard, Christopher Gadsden; Kerfoot, Edward Judson; Patrick,Nerbon Robert; Sayers, Henry Davis;…
Photograph of Paul E. Torgersen
Born Oct. 13, 1931, in Staten Island, N.Y. Received B.S. in industrial engineering from LeHigh University in 1953, M.S. in industrial engineering from Ohio State University in 1956, and Ph.D. from Ohio State University in 1959. Married Dorothea…
Photograph of Paul B. Barringer
Born Feb. 13, 1857, in Concord, North Carolina, son of Confederate Gen. Rufus Barringer and grandson of Gen. Paul B. Barringer, leader in War of 1812. Early education at Bingham School near Asheville, North Carolina, and at Kenmore University School,…
Photograph of Lunsford L. Lomax
Born Nov. 4, 1835, in Newport, Rhode Island. Received B.S. from U.S. Military Academy, West Point, New York, in 1856. Was fellow officer with J. E. B. Stuart in the West until both resigned their commissions in 1861 to serve with the Confederacy.…
Photograph of Julian A. Burruss
Born Aug. 16, 1876, in Richmond, son of Woodson Cheadle and Cora Emmett McDowell Burruss. Entered VAMC in fall 1894 and received B.S. in civil engineering in 1898. As a student, was editor of 1898 Bugle, captain of Battery E, and active in other…
Photograph of Joseph D. Eggleston
Born Nov. 13, 1867, in Prince Edward County, Virginia. Attended Prince Edward Academy and Hampden-Sydney College, where he received the A.B. in 1886 and later the A.M. degree. Married Julia Johnson of Farmville; had one son and one daughter. Taught…
Photograph of John R. Hutcheson
Born Jan. 13, 1886, near Charlotte Court House, Virginia. Received B.S. from VPI in 1909, honorary D.Sci. from Clemson in 1937, and honorary D.Agric. from North Carolina State College in 1947. Married Eleanor Parrott of Blacksburg in 1917; had two…
Photograph of John M. McBryde
Born Jan. 1, 1841, in Abbeville, South Carolina, of Scotch immigrant parents. Entered sophomore class at South Carolina College in 1858 at the age of 17. From there, entered University of Virginia, where he was a student at the outbreak of Civil War.…
Photograph of James D. McComas
Born Dec. 23, 1928, in Pritchard, West Virginia. Received bachelor’s degree at West Virginia University, 1951; master’s in 1960 and Ph. D. in education in 1962, both from Ohio State University. Married Adele Stoltz of Gouverneur, N. Y., on May…
Photograph of Dr. Duncan Lyle Kinnear
Photograph of Charles W. Steger
Born June 16, 1947, in Richmond, Va. Received a professional bachelor of architecture degree in 1970, master of architecture in 1971, and Ph.D. in environmental science and engineering in 1978, all from Virginia Tech. Married Janet Grey Baird from…
Photograph of Cecil Fisher's barracks room in 1905
This photograph is of what was then Room 115. The photograph was a gift of Lon Savage.
Photograph of cadets having a party in a dorm room, 1898
Photograph of cadets cleaning rifles in a dorm room, 1924
Photograph of Barracks No. 1, the first dormitory on campus (now Lane Hall)
Photograph of an early dormitory in Barracks No. 1, c.1880
Photograph of a typical barracks room
Photograph of a student in a dorm room, 1975
Photograph of a student in a dorm room, 1974
Photograph of a room in Barracks No. 4, Company E, December 1932
This photograph features "Pip" Cox (standing), Class of 1934, and "Dud" Shelhorse (reclining).
Photograph of a Midnight Feast of the Rockbridge Club
This photograph features J.N. Smith, Rogere, McClung, Wilson, Paxton, Anderson, Deacon, Locker. Gift of Mr. L. Goeller.
Photograph of a dorm party in Hillcrest Hall, c.1967-1968
Photograph of a cadet on a bottom bunk
Photograph of a cadet at a standing desk, possibly in a dorm room, 1905
Photograph of a barracks room, April 1930
Photograph of "Dutch Alley," c.1874-1875
Photograph and inaugural address of T. Marshall Hahn, Jr.
Photograph of T. Marshall Hahn, Jr., with a pdf of his inaugural address given in 1963. The address was captured from the original 125th anniversary website.
Photograh, FFA plaque and table, undated
This photo is of a plaque on the table where Future Farmers of Virginia (later expanded to Future Farmers of America) was founded by Walter S. Newman, H. C. Groseclose, H. W. Sanders, and E. C. Magill, all associated with V.P.I.'s Department of…
Notes on My Life at Virginia Tech, by Harvey E. Sheppard
This memoir was written by Harvey E. Sheppard (Class of 1932), about his time as a student at the university in the late 1920s/early 1930s. This pdf document was created from an existing webpage from the original 125th Anniversary digital exhibit.
Newspaper,
The Virginia Tech
masthead, 1921-01-20
Front page masthead of The Virginia Tech, reporting on the new system of "mass athletics" and encouraging its support, as well as the positive record of the basketball team, Janurary 20, 1921.
Newspaper,
The Virginia Tech
masthead, 1913-01-22
Front page of the Virginia Tech, reporting on the installation of wireless stations on campus, a speech by the secretary of the YMCA, a performance by the Chicago Ladies' Orchestra, and a basketball game between the junior varsity "Rats" and the…
Newspaper,
The Virginia Tech
masthead, 1903-10-21
Masthead of the first issue of The Virginia Tech newspaper, reporting on football games with N.C. A&M (North Carolina State), St. Albans School, and the opening "German" dance of the school year, October 21, 1903.
Newspaper, "V.P.I. will have athletic building," 1913-10-23
Front page of The Virginia Tech, reporting that VPI will be constructing an athletic building, as well as a game between football alumni and the JV team, and the opening season dances from the German and Cotillion Clubs, October 23, 1913.
New Dormitory Honors Former Female Dean
This is the text of a 1977 Collegiate Times article about the naming of Harper Hall. This pdf document was created from an existing webpage from the original 125th Anniversary digital exhibit.
More Women Seen in VPI's Future, 1964
This is the text of a 1964 article for the Roanoke Times by Fred Loeffler about the rise in enrollment of women students and the development of more programs. This pdf document was created from an existing webpage from the original 125th Anniversary…
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