Corps of Cadets History, 125th Anniversary of Virginia Tech Collection

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Corps of Cadets History, 125th Anniversary of Virginia Tech Collection

Subject

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Corps of Cadets

Description

This part of the online collection includes documents and images related to the history of the Corps of Cadets.

This collection includes materials included in an 1997 online exhibit created for the 125th anniversary of the university. The original exhibit was a series of webpages with images, digitized text, maps, newspaper clippings, and more. In the course of migrating the exhibit to a newer platform, digitized items were moved to this collection. In some cases, text-based pages were captured as pdf files and included in this collection.

Rights

Individual resources may be in the public domain or may have some non-commercial uses permitted. See the rights note on individual items for more information.

Collection Items

Women in Blue and Gray: More Than Two Decades of Women in the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets
PDF of article from previous 125th Anniversary website

Corps Life Challenging for First Women
PDF of article from previous 125th Anniversary website

More than a few good women: 25th class of females enter corps
PDF of article from previous 125th Anniversary website

Formal Versus Informal Power in "L" Squadron: How, Why, and a Possible Solution to the Problem
PDF of article from previous 125th Anniversary website

"L" Squadron photographs
The "L" Squadron was the first unit of women in the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets. Formed in the 1973-1974 academic year, women were in a separate squadron from male cadets until 1979.

Virginia Tech Female Cadets Scrapbook
PDf of a scrapbook featuring female Corps of Cadets members. The original item is part of the Corps of Cadets museum.

Emily Pillsbury Davis Oral History Transcript
PDF transcript of an oral history interview with Emily Pillsbury Davis. Pillsbury was the "L" Squadron commander in the Corps of Cadets in 1975-1976.

This transcript was created from files on a previous iteration of the 125th Anniversary website.…

Photographs of Patricia Miller, c.1959
In 1959, Patricia Ann Miller was the first woman to receive a commission at VPI. Each semester, she enrolled in Corps classes, but was denied. She eventually applied for a commission from the Army Women's Medical Specialist Corps and was commissioned…

1942 cadet uniform for Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Original watercolor illustration created by Floyd Richard Vranian for the book Donning the Blue and Gray: A Pictorial History of the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and the Virginia Polytechnic Institute by Harry D. Temple.

1931 cadet uniform for Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Original watercolor illustration created by Floyd Richard Vranian for the book Donning the Blue and Gray: A Pictorial History of the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and the Virginia Polytechnic Institute by Harry D. Temple.

1910 cadet uniform for Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute
Original watercolor illustration created by Floyd Richard Vranian for the book Donning the Blue and Gray: A Pictorial History of the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and the Virginia Polytechnic Institute by Harry D. Temple.

1908 cadet uniform for Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute
Original watercolor illustration created by Floyd Richard Vranian for the book Donning the Blue and Gray: A Pictorial History of the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and the Virginia Polytechnic Institute by Harry D. Temple.

1902 cadet uniform for Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute
Original watercolor illustration created by Floyd Richard Vranian for the book Donning the Blue and Gray: A Pictorial History of the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and the Virginia Polytechnic Institute by Harry D. Temple.

1897 cadet uniform for Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute
Original watercolor illustration created by Floyd Richard Vranian for the book Donning the Blue and Gray: A Pictorial History of the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and the Virginia Polytechnic Institute by Harry D. Temple.

1883 cadet uniform for Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College
Original watercolor illustration created by Floyd Richard Vranian for the book Donning the Blue and Gray: A Pictorial History of the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and the Virginia Polytechnic Institute by Harry D. Temple.

Photograph of Herbert Joseph Thomas

Photograph of Jimmie Walters Monteith, Jr.

Photograph of Julien Edmond Victor Gaujot receiving the Medal of Honor from President Taft at the White House, 1911

Article, "Board States Cadet Corps Policy To Continue at VPI"

Article, "VPI Group Will Consider Corps Ban Plea on Monday"

Article, "From the Corps...Honor of the Guard"

Article, "From the Corps... Visiting Sash and Saber"

Article, 'VPI Board of Visitors Says Corps Participation Optional"

Article, "VPI Board Has 'No Idea' Of Dropping Cadet Corps"

Article, "Forward March"

Article, "VPI Decides To Hire Officer To Head Corps"

Article, "The Techmen are Ready"

Essay, The History of "Skipper" Ceremonial Cannon of the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets

Cadet Life during The First Year of the Virginia Agricultural And <br /><br /> Mechanical College at Blacksburg, Virginia
Essay, "Cadet Life during The First Year of the Virginia Agricultural And Mechanical College at Blacksburg, Virginia, October 1, 1872 - July 10, 1873, by Harry Downing Temple, Colonel, U.S. Army, Retired, V.P.I. Class of 1934."

This essay was…

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