Doug Burton Papers (Ms2020-001)
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Title
Doug Burton Papers (Ms2020-001)
Subject
University Archives
University History
Description
This collection contains Doug Burton's papers and memorabilia from a Pratt-funded Virginia Tech engineering trip to the USSR and Finland taken in March 1979. It primarily consists of VT trip handouts, maps, a newspaper, Moscow Olympics souvenirs, some books, and a transcript of Doug Burton's diary.
Creator
Virginia Tech Polytechnic Institute and State University. College of Engineering
Burton, Thomas Douglas
Date
1962, 1977-1979 [bulk 1978-1979]
Rights
Permission to publish material from the Doug Burton Papers must be obtained from Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech.
Language
English
Type
Diaries
Reports
Correspondence
Photographs
Identifier
Ms2020_001_BurtonDoug
Bibliographic Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Doug Burton Papers, Ms2020-001, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
Rights Holder
Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech
Collection Items
USSR Trip Letter, September 11, 1978
This letter from W. A. Blackwell informs Doug Burton that because of his good academic standing at Virginia Tech, he had been chosen to go on the Spring 1979 trip to the USSR. The letter informed him that the trip was still pretty indefinite at that…
USSR Trip Letter, October 13, 1978
This letter from W. A. Blackwell informs Doug Burton that he had been officially selected to go on the USSR Engineering trip and that he would be expected to spend about $250.
Saric Letter to Participants, 1979
This letter from William Saric of the College of Engineering includes the final schedule of the USSR trip, travel information, and suggestions for Soviet travel.
USSR Trip Mailing List, 1979
This is a mailing list for the engineering students going on the USSR trip.
USSR Trip Itinerary, March 16, 1979-March 30, 1979
This is the itinerary of the College of Engineering USSR trip, detailing the activities the students would do each day.
Saric Report, March 13-March 30, 1979
William Saric's report addressed to Dean Paul Torgesen of the College of Engineering about the student trip to the USSR details a summery of what the students did each day of the trip.
Doug Burton USSR Trip Journal, March 16, 1979 - March 30, 1979
This is a PDF of Doug Burton's personal diary, in which he wrote about the trip engineering students took to the USSR in the spring of 1979.
The Pratt Expenditures: A Report to the President, College of Engineering, Virginia Tech, June 7, 1979
The Pratt Report outlines the use of Pratt funds for the year 1978-1979 in the Virginia Tech College of Engineering. Most of the report details the trip to the USSR and Finland taken by engineering students and faculty in Spring 1979, including a…
Photograph, James River near Natural Bridge and Big Island from plane
Aerial view of the James River
Photograph, Landing at Newark: Scenes of NYC - Empire State Building
Skyline view; can see Empire State Building off to the left.
Photograph, Landing at Newark: Scenes of NYC - World Trade Center
Skyline view; can see Twin Towers in the center
Photograph, Landing at Newark: Scenes of NYC - Statue of Liberty
Skyline view; can see the Twin Towers off to the left and if you look closely, the Statue of Liberty off to the right.
Photograph, Scenes from Helsinki Finland: Oldest stone building in Helsinki
"The oldest stone building in Helsinki was built in 1751." - Doug Burton
Photograph, The Bronze Horseman
"Statue of Peter the Great dedicated to him by Catherine II." - Doug Burton
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