Essays, Articles, and Memoirs

Memoirs from Early Alumni

• "Looking Back: Glimpses of the Life of Virginia Tech's First Student," by Clara B. Cox (rev. 1992)
• "Living History in Action: Tech Alumni Reminisce," Context, Autumn 1970
• "Student Days at VPI," Letter from C. Ross McCorkle, Context, May 1973
• "Memories of V.P.I.," by T. P. Hicks
• "V.P.I. Recollections, 1906 to 1910," by Henry H. Hutchinson
• "An Ode to My 92nd Birthday and Episodes of My Marvelous Life in the V.P.I. Corps of Cadets," by Carroll E. Shuler
• "Notes on My Life at Virginia Tech," by Colonel Harvey E. Sheppard

Women at Virginia Tech

• The Tin Horn (women's yearbook produced from 1925, 1929-1931)
• "Against the Odds: Women at VPI," speech by Laura Jane Harper
• "Where Have Women Come from at VPI and Where Are They Going?," speech by Laura Jane Harper
• "A Co-Ed's Diary," from the 1929 Tin Horn
• "Women's Basketball: The Early Years," from the 1929 Tin Horn
• "Board of Visitors Settles Controversy over Place of Residence for Women: Undergraduates Must Enroll at Radford College," Article from the June 21, 1944 Radford News Journal about the merger plan with Radford College
• "College Merger Presents Living Quarters Problem: Principles to Determine What Girls May Live at Tech Outlined," Article from the June 29, 1944 Roanoke Times about domiciling women at Radford
• "More Women Seen in VPI's Future," Article in October 10, 1964 Roanoke Times about increasing demand for education of women
• "First Tech Coed Earned Degree in 1923: Dr. Burrus Paved Way for Women," Article by Lucy Lee Lancaster, Assistant Professor, in the December 31, 1969 News Messenger
• "New Dormitory Honors Female Dean," Article from the December 5, 1997 Collegiate Times about the naming of Harper Hall
• Black Women at Virginia Tech History Project (Ms1995-026)
• Women in the Corps of Cadets (subsection of this exhibit on the Corps of Cadets)
• Virginia Tech Women's Center home page

Black Students at Virginia Tech

• "First Black Students at Virginia Tech, 1953-1963," by Peter Wallenstein
• "The Early History of Affirmative Action at Virginia Tech," by James W. Dean
• Black History at Virginia Tech timelines
• Black Women at Virginia Tech History Project (Ms1995-026)