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"No Prison Labor Beyond This Point," 1974

This photograph features "Pip" Cox (standing), Class of 1934, and "Dud" Shelhorse (reclining).

This photograph is of what was then Room 115. The photograph was a gift of Lon Savage.

Photograph of students waiting for the train, 1918.

Photograph of a "Rat Parade" (Freshman cadets in costume), 1918.

Photograph of a "Rat Parade" (Freshman cadets in costume), 1918.

Photograph of cadet matresses on the ground, 1918.

Photograph of a cadet with the mail cart, 1918.

Photograph of students' belonging on a horse cart, 1918.

Photograph of cadets with the fire truck, 1918.

Photograph of a cadet at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in 1896.

Photograph of a cadet at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in 1896.

Photograph of a cadet at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in 1896.

Photograph of a cadet at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in 1896.

Photograph of a cadet at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in 1896.

Photograph of a cadet at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in 1896.

Photograph of a cadet at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in 1896.

Photograph of a cadet at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in 1896.

Photograph of a cadet at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in 1896.

Photograph of a cadet at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in 1896.

Photograph of a cadet at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in 1896.

Photograph of a cadet at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in 1896.

Photograph of a cadet at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in 1896.

Photograph of a cadet at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in 1896.

Photograph of the VPI Class of 1896. Top row, left to right, Samuel Henry Sheib, James Ringold Guy, Bevard Davidson Miller, Meade Ferguson. Second row, Eduard Judson Kerfoot, Franklin Pierce Turner, Alexander Parker Eskridge. Third row,James Hamilton…

Photograph of the Anatomy Class, spring 1892. From left, Newman, Gregory, Christian, Robert Cowardin, C. W. Courtland, Professor Smyth.

Photograph of students at the cenotaph, 1972.

Photograph of the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College Officers in 1893. Front row, left to right, Col. J. A. Harmon, Commandant (Lieut. 7th U. S. Cavalry); Major R. E. Wright; Capt. A. F. Finch; Capt. E. P. Minor; and Capt. J. W. Stull. Back…

Photograph of the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College Class of 1888.

This is the text of the history of early women's basketball at VPI, taken from The Tin Horn, the 1929 women's yearbook. This pdf document was created from an existing webpage from the original 125th Anniversary digital exhibit.

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.

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…

This is the text of an article by Lucy Lee Lancaster for the Centennial Edition of the New Messenger (December 31, 1969) about the admission of women to VPI and the first graduates. This pdf document was created from an existing webpage from the…

This is the text of a speech about the history of women at Virginia Tech given by Laura Jane Harper for the Women's Network in 1985. This pdf document was created from an existing webpage from the original 125th Anniversary digital exhibit.

This is the text of a speech about the history of women on campus, given by Laura Jane Harper at the Founder's Day celebration in 1980. Harper was the first dean of the College of Home Economics. This pdf document was created from an existing webpage…

This is the text from a 1944 Roanoke Times article on the merger with Radford and the housing issues for women. This pdf document was created from an existing webpage from the original 125th Anniversary digital exhibit.

This is the text from a June 21, 1944, Radford News Journal article the merger with Radford and moving women students to the Radford campus. This pdf document was created from an existing webpage from the original 125th Anniversary digital exhibit.

This is the text of an article for Diversity News in 1997 on the first black students at Virginia Tech. This pdf document was created from an existing webpage from the original 125th Anniversary digital exhibit. Please note: The Black History…

This is a transcription of the list of graduates from Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College in 1876, probably taken from the catalog of that year. This pdf document was created from an existing webpage from the original 125th Anniversary…

This is a text list of the students attending Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College in the 187201873 school year, including their home counties. This is a textual transcription from the VAMC catalog of that year. This pdf document was created…

This memoir was written by Carroll M. Shuler (Class of 1928), around the time of his 92nd birthday and detail his time at the university in the mid-1920s. This pdf document was created from an existing webpage from the original 125th Anniversary…

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.

This letter to the editor of the Virginia Tech magazine, Context, was written by C. Ross McCorkle, in response to two memoirs published in 1970 (see "Living iving History in Action: Tech Alumni Reminisce," Context, Autumn 1970 vol. 5, no. 1). In the…