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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…

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;…

This photo depicts the Agricultural Building at Virginia Polytechnic Institute.

This photo depicts several men working with the campus reactor in the 1950s.

This photo depicts the V. P. I. cheer team in 1947, prior to women being allowed to join.

Starting in 1955, women were officially allowed to join the cheerleading team. This photo depicts the cheer team in 1966.

Ella Agnew and Maude Wallace were home demonstration agents for Virginia Cooperative Extension and Mrs. Mary Moore Davis served as professor of the home economics department at Virginia Tech.

Photograph of Femoyer Hall in 1968

This photo depicts the first continuosly-used mascot costume for the Gobbler.

This photo depicts five unidentified women in an office at the first Northern Virginia Graduate Center in Reston, Virginia.

Photograph of Holden Hall in 1968.

This photo depicts Hutcheson Hall as it was in 1968.

This photo depicts the construction of the east stands in Lane Stadium.

Photo of Linda Adams, the first African American woman to graduate from Virginia Tech, from the 1968 Bugle

In this photo, Seymour Robb, University Librarian (left) talks with Walter S. Newman, President of VPI (right) in Newman Library during construction. The library was completed in 1955.

Photograph of Owens Hall, December 1952.

This composite photo depicts Charles Owens, John Sears, Floyd Meade, Alonzo Freeman, and Preston Mays. These men were some of the first African American that were connected to the University.

This photo depicts one of the trailer courts that was set-up following World War II to accommodate for the growing number of students at the University.

This photo depicts the swimming team in 1970 after the sport was made the first intercollegiate competitive sport for women.

This photo depicts Thomas Hall shortly after it was built. Thomas hall was a dormitory that was named after Medal of Honor recipient, Herbert Thomas.

This photo depicts the hangar at the VPI Airpot which was opened in 1931.

This photo depicts the seal of Virginia Polytechnic Institute after the University's name was changed in 1944.

This photo depicts the dedication ceremony of War Memorial Chapel.

This photo depicts the World War I memorial, also known as "The Rock", that is on campus. This memorial was first unveiled in July 1919 just before the commencement ceremonies.

Portrait of Yvonne Rohran Tung from the 1950 Bugle

This item includes pdfs of biographies of university presidents, captured from the original anniversary website. Most biographies were compiled from

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

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

This song was written by Cadet Charles Steinwedel after the Gobbles upset Georgetown in football in 1942.

This song was written by Cadet Charles Steinwedel after the Gobbles upset Georgetown in football in 1942.

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…

Photograph of cadet matresses on the ground, 1918.

Photograph of students at the cenotaph, 1972.

Photograph of students waiting for the train, 1918.

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

The first volume of the Tin Horn, the yearbook for and by the female students at Virginia Polytechnic Institute.

Early women students at Virginia Polytechnic Institute (VPI) were not allowed to be inThe Bugleyearbook. For several years after they…

The fourth and final volume of the Tin Horn, the yearbook for and by the female students at Virginia Polytechnic Institute.

Early women students at Virginia Polytechnic Institute (VPI) were not allowed to be inThe Bugleyearbook. For several years…

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 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…

PDF version of the interactive timeline in the 125th Anniversary digital exhibit. This version was made from the original site and developed for ease of search. Links in the document have been updated to reflect the new location of digital resources.…

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.