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Letter from James Patton Preston at Smithfield to Susanna McDowell in Lexington, Virginia, February 12, 1831 (Ms1997-002)
Letter from James Patton Preston in Richmond, Virginia to James McDowell in Lexington, Virginia, July 11, 1827 (Ms1997-002)
Letter from James Patton Preston in Richmond, Virginia to James McDowell in Lexington, Virginia, May 5, 1804 (Ms1997-002)
Letter from Francis Preston to James McDowell, n.d. (Ms1997-002)
Note: The scan of the second page of this letter is missing. Please see the transcript for the text of the missing page.
Letter from Francis Preston in Abington to James McDowell, March 10, 1822 (Ms1997-002)
Letter from Francis Preston to James McDowell, December 21, 1821 (Ms1997-002)
Letter from Francis Preston to James McDowell, June 5, 1821 (Ms1997-002)
Letter from Francis Preston to James McDowell, January 30, 1821 (Ms1997-002)
Letter from Francis Preston in Abington to James McDowell, January 16, 1821 (Ms1997-002)
Letter from Francis Preston to James McDowell, May 27, 1804 (Ms1997-002)
Letter from Francis Preston to James McDowell, October 5, 1798 (Ms1997-002)
Letter from Francis Preston to James McDowell, June 17, 1798 (Ms1997-002)
Letter from William Campbell Preston to one of brothers, April 18th, 1847 with a post script note to his sister, May 3, 1847 (Ms1997-002)
Note: this letter does not have an accompanying transcript.
Letter from J. M. McDowell to "Dear Sally", July 26, 1852 (Ms1997-002)
Note: this letter does not have an accompanying transcript.
Letter from John Smith Preston to "my dear Sally", November 16, 1853 (Ms1997-002)
Note: this letter does not have an accompanying transcript.
Letters from William Campbell Preston to Susanna Smith Preston McDowell, n.d. (Ms1997-002)
Letter from William Campbell Preston to Susanna Smith Preston McDowell, April 23, 1819 (Ms1997-002)
Letter from William Campbell Preston to Susanna Smith Preston McDowell, August 9, 1816 (Ms1997-002)
Letter from Thomas Lewis Preston to Susanna Preston, October 4, 1847 (Ms1997-002)
Letter from Thomas Lewis Preston to William Campbell Preston, June 23, 1845 (Ms1997-002)
Letter from Thomas Lewis Preston to Susanna Preston, January 30, 1843 (Ms1997-002)
Letter from Thomas Lewis Preston to William Campbell Preston, November 29, 1838 (Ms1997-002)
Letter from Thomas Lewis Preston to Susanna Preston, October 20, 1838 (Ms1997-002)
Letter from Thomas Lewis Preston to William Campbell Preston, July 3, 1838 (Ms1997-002)
Note: The scan of the second page of this letter is missing. Please see the transcript for the text of the missing page.
Letter from William Preston from home to James McDowell, December 5, 1801 (Ms1997-002)
Letter from Francis Preston in Greenfield to James McDowell, January 16, 1823 (Ms1997-002)
Letter from J. Preston at Smithfield to James McDowell, July 21, 1799 (Ms1997-002)
Letter from J. Preston at Smithfield to James McDowell, April 15, 1795 (Ms1997-002)
Letter from Susanna Smith Madison [Peyton] to her uncle James McDowell, January 8, 1802 (Ms1997-002)
Timeline of Virginia Tech 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.…
List of graduates of VAMC in 1875, including name and home county
Short article about the Morrill Land Grant Act of 1862, which led to the founding of VAMC
Article about William Addison Caldwell, the first student at VAMC
Catalogue of Students, Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College, 1872-1873, including name and home county
List of students attending VAMC in 1872-1873, including name and home county
Photograph of the university president's home, The Grove, taken in winter
Postcard with a picture of the university president's home, The Grove, from 1961
Postcard with a picture of the university president's home, The Grove, from 1955
Postcard with a picture of the university president's home, The Grove, from 1954
Photograph of the President's House at VAMC
Photograph of the President's House at VAMC
Photograph of the Preston and Olin building, taken from Main Street, Blacksburg
Photograph of Barracks No. 1, the first dormitory on campus (now Lane Hall)
Photograph of the Preston and Olin building (the first building on the VAMC campus when the college opened in 1872)
Photograph of the first football team at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College
V.A.M.C. Football Team, 1892. The first "Tech" Football Team. Coached and Managed by Prof. E.A. Smyth, Jr. Back row (l to r): Minor, William Howe; Guignard, Christopher Gadsden; Lancaster, Leslie Helm; Professor E.A. Smyth, Jr, Coach and Manager;…
Photograph of the laying of the cornerstone at the YMCA building
Photograph of the 1893 Football team
V.A.M.C. Football Team, 1893. Back: Friend, Charles Thomas; Robinson, John William; Martin, Tarpley Douglas; Bond, Frank Eugene; (l to r). Front: Guignard, Christopher Gadsden; Kerfoot, Edward Judson; Patrick,Nerbon Robert; Sayers, Henry Davis;…
Photograph of the second academic building, Barracks No. 1 (now Lane Hall), and the first academic building on the VAMC campus
Picture of the first academic building on the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College campus, c.1878
Presidential biographies
This item includes pdfs of biographies of university presidents, captured from the original anniversary website. Most biographies were compiled from
Photograph and inaugural address of T. Marshall Hahn, Jr.
Photograph of T. Marshall Hahn, Jr., with a pdf of his inaugural address given in 1963. The address was captured from the original 125th anniversary website.
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