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Board of Visitors Settles Controversy Over Place of Residence for Women, 1944

This is the text from a June 21, 1944, Radford News Journal article the merger with Radford and moving women students to the Radford campus. This pdf document was created from an existing webpage from the original 125th Anniversary digital exhibit.

College Merger Presents Living Quarters Problem, 1944

This is the text from a 1944 Roanoke Times article on the merger with Radford and the housing issues for women. This pdf document was created from an existing webpage from the original 125th Anniversary digital exhibit.

Against the Odds: Women at VPI, Founder's Day Speech by Laura Jane Harper, April 11, 1980

This is the text of a speech about the history of women on campus, given by Laura Jane Harper at the Founder's Day celebration in 1980. Harper was the first dean of the College of Home Economics. This pdf document was created from an existing webpage…

Where Have Women Come from at VPI and Where Are They Going?, 1985

This is the text of a speech about the history of women at Virginia Tech given by Laura Jane Harper for the Women's Network in 1985. This pdf document was created from an existing webpage from the original 125th Anniversary digital exhibit.

First Tech Coed Earned Degree in 1923: Dr. Burruss Paved Way for Women

This is the text of an article by Lucy Lee Lancaster for the Centennial Edition of the New Messenger (December 31, 1969) about the admission of women to VPI and the first graduates. This pdf document was created from an existing webpage from the…

More Women Seen in VPI's Future, 1964

This is the text of a 1964 article for the Roanoke Times by Fred Loeffler about the rise in enrollment of women students and the development of more programs. This pdf document was created from an existing webpage from the original 125th Anniversary…

New Dormitory Honors Former Female Dean

This is the text of a 1977 Collegiate Times article about the naming of Harper Hall. This pdf document was created from an existing webpage from the original 125th Anniversary digital exhibit.

Women's Basketball: The Early Years

This is the text of the history of early women's basketball at VPI, taken from The Tin Horn, the 1929 women's yearbook. This pdf document was created from an existing webpage from the original 125th Anniversary digital exhibit.

Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College, Class of 1888

Photograph of the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College Class of 1888.

Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College Officers in 1893

Photograph of the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College Officers in 1893. Front row, left to right, Col. J. A. Harmon, Commandant (Lieut. 7th U. S. Cavalry); Major R. E. Wright; Capt. A. F. Finch; Capt. E. P. Minor; and Capt. J. W. Stull. Back…

Students at the Cenotaph, 1972

Photograph of students at the cenotaph, 1972.

Anatomy Class, spring 1892

Photograph of the Anatomy Class, spring 1892. From left, Newman, Gregory, Christian, Robert Cowardin, C. W. Courtland, Professor Smyth.

VPI Class of 1896

Photograph of the VPI Class of 1896. Top row, left to right, Samuel Henry Sheib, James Ringold Guy, Bevard Davidson Miller, Meade Ferguson. Second row, Eduard Judson Kerfoot, Franklin Pierce Turner, Alexander Parker Eskridge. Third row,James Hamilton…