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Additional Resources

The following resources may provide additional information about the 32 Hokies we lost on April 16, 2007, as well as archival and digital resources related to the event and the collection at the Virginia Tech Special Collections and University Archives.

We Remember website has biographies and photos of the 32 Hokies who lost their lives on April 16, 2007.
A Guide to the Virginia Tech April 16, 2007 Archives of the University Libraries, Ms2008-020 contains the description and inventory of the thousands of items received by the university and archived in Special Collections and University Archives.
Digital collection of April 16, 2007, Condolence Archives has the digital representations of over 7,000 items from the collection.
We Remember : April 16th, 2007 page on the Virginia Tech History Resources contains links to additional resources about the history of the event.
Communities of Caring: Community expressions of support in response to the events of April 16, 2007 is the digital exhibit made for the 10th anniversary in 2017.
Unknown Origin: Anonymous gifts in the April 16, 2007 Condolence Archives is the digital exhibit made for the 13th anniversary in 2020.
We Are Better Than We Think: Selections from the April 16, 2007 Condolence Archives is the digital exhibit made for the 14th anniversary in 2021.
The Words of Children: Selections from the April 16, 2007 Condolence Archives is the digital exhibit made for the 15th anniversary in 2022.