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  • Subject is exactly "Virginia Polytechnic Institute"
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Back Row: Jacob A. Lutz III, Bennie J. Etheridge, Donald R. Johnson, Donald W. Huffman, Willaiam C. Latham, John G Rocovich, Jr. Middle Row: Sarah…
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Back Row: Noel C. Taylor, Micheal G. Miller, Ritchard K. Bambach, Bennie J. Etheridge. Middle Row: Donald R. Johnson, John G Rocovich, Jr., W. Heywood…
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Front row (left to right): Cecil R. Maxson, Jr.; T. Rodman Layman; Susan Phillips Bari; Joseph R. Jenkins - Vice Rector; James E. Turner, Jr. -…
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Front Row: Rodman Layman, Susan Phillips Bari, Joseph Jenkins (Vice Rector), James Turner (Rector), Paul Torgersen (President), Donald Huffman, Noel…
Wallenstein_FirstBlackStudents_1997.pdf

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…
Shuler_Ode_1995.pdf

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…
Dean_AffirmativeAction_1995.pdf

This text is an article for a university publication on the history of affirmative action on campus, written in 1995. This pdf document was created…
Cox_CaldwellEssay_1992.pdf

This essay was originally written by Clara B. Cox in 1991 and later revised in 1992. It tells the story of the first student to enroll at Virginia…
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Seated (left to right): Mary Virginia Jones, Robert B. Claytor, W.S. "Pete" White, Jr. (Rector), William E. Lavery (President), Mary Fray. Standing…
Harper_WhereHaveWomenComeFrom_1985.pdf

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…
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Seated (left to right): Mary Fray, Rhea F. Moore, Jr., William E. Lavery (President), Alexander F. Giacco (Rector), Thomas B. Long, Jr., G. Truman…
Harper_AgainstAllOdds_1980.pdf

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…
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Front row ( left to right): James F. Tucker, W. E. Lavery, Parke C. Binkley (rector), Margie W. Thomas (secretary), Charles W. Rector. Back row (left…
NewDorm_CT_1977.pdf

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…
McCorkle_Letter_1973.pdf

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…
Hutchinson_VPIRecollections_1973.pdf

This memoir was written by Class of 1909 graduate, Henry H. Hutchinson in 1973 for a university publication and later added to the website for the…
bov_Robertson_1972.pdf

Board of Visitors, description and list of rectors, compiled by Jenkins Mikell Robertson, and originally published in the Historical Data Book:…
bov_Members_1872-1972.pdf

History of the members of the Board of Visitors with a link to the lists. The link in the pdf was updated in 2020 to current site for the Board of…
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Photograph of students at the cenotaph, 1972.
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These clippings discuss Virginia Polytechnic Institute's name change to Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
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This photo depicts the swimming team in 1970 after the sport was made the first intercollegiate competitive sport for women.
LivingHistory_AlumniReminisce_1970.pdf

This article for the Autumn 1970 issue of Context includes two short memoirs, one from W. P. Tams, Jr. (Class of 1902), and J. Ambler Johnston (Class…
Lancaster_FirstTechCoed_1969.pdf

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…

Views of academic and recreational activities at Virginia Tech and the surrounding countryside.
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Photograph of Holden Hall in 1968.
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Photograph of Femoyer Hall in 1968
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This photo depicts Hutcheson Hall as it was in 1968.
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Photo of Linda Adams, the first African American woman to graduate from Virginia Tech, from the 1968 Bugle

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Cover page of the dissertation by Monica L. Chang for a Doctorate of Philosophy in Statistics. Chang is the first known Asian American woman to earn a…
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This peice of correspondence was sent to the members of the Association of Chinese Students to remind them about the upcoming "Chinese Night".
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Starting in 1955, women were officially allowed to join the cheerleading team. This photo depicts the cheer team in 1966.
Ms1973-004_B06_F07_UntitledSpeech_1964.pdf

Untitled inspirational speech aimed at students within the geology program.
Loeffler_MoreWomen_1964.pdf

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…
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Newspaper article reporting President Hahn's letter announcing the end of compulsory participation in the Corps of Cadets, June 1, 1964.
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This map shows what Virginia Tech's campus looked like in 1964.
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Beginning with the 1964-1965 academic year, VPI reorganized its schools into six colleges: the College of Engineering, College of Architecture,…
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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…
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Portion of front page of The Virginia Tech, Vol. 60, No. 4, December 6, 1963, which reports on Virginia Tech's football victory over the Virginia…
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Article and photograph of the appointment of Dr. Laura Jane Harper as Dean of Home Econcomics for Virginia Tech and Radford University, from the…
150th_ChapelDedication.jpg

This photo depicts the dedication ceremony of War Memorial Chapel.
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This newspaper article from The Roanoke Times is the first mention if the Association of Chinese Students. The article discusses the gift of some…
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This newspaper clipping shows a photo of the construction of a new Physics building that would house the Argonaut Critical Reactor.

The 1959 Commencement Film depicts part of the 1959 graduation and commissioning ceremony.
LD5655_A3_T4_Techgram_v33_n19_Uranium.jpg

Newspaper article reporting on the aquisition of urainium for the nuclear reactor at Virginia Tech, July 1, 1956
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