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This publication describes the formation of VAMC, proposed programs and system of organization in 1872. It was part of the serial the Virginia School Report (1872) to the Superintendent of Public Instruction,

A book describing the history of Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College, including its formation as a land grant university and its proposed education model.

Photograph of William Buchanan Conway, M.D., first college physician.

19 Murray Street, Fincastle, Virginia. Home, in 1872, of Mr. Benjamin Carper Hedrick, a professional tailor, where the first VAMC uniforms were made.

The Gazebo at Yellow Sulphur Springs

The Old Hotel & Gazebo at Yellow Sulphur Springs

The New Hotel at Yellow Sulphur Springs

Photo titled "V.P.I. as it was when opened - 1872."

Commission of Dr. Harvey Black as a Visitor

A VAMC Cadet

Montgomery Female College

Commission of Dr. Harvey Black.

List of students attending VAMC in 1872-1873, including name and home county

First Session, 1872-73. Annual course catalog of Virginia Polytechnic University: including campus maps; facility descriptions; lists of courses, schedules, students, and faculty; and other information relating to the operations of the institution.

Cadet

Program of the Sophosonian Literary Society

Maury Literary Society Program

Second Session, 1873-74. Annual course catalog of Virginia Polytechnic University: including campus maps; facility descriptions; lists of courses, schedules, students, and faculty; and other information relating to the operations of the institution.

A Cadet Private, 1874

Opened in April 1874 in the vicinity of Price Hall.

Cadet Officer

Main Building

Maury Literary Society Program

VAMC Certificate of Completion of Session with Distinction

Third Session, 1874-75. Annual course catalog of Virginia Polytechnic University: including campus maps; facility descriptions; lists of courses, schedules, students, and faculty; and other information relating to the operations of the institution.

Photograph of Main Street taken in 1875.

Program from Lee Society Event

Photograph of Main Street taken in 1875.

Cochran Medal of Maury Literary Society

Maury Literary Society Medal

Maury Literary Society Medal

Commencement Program, August 1875

J. H. Foley statue of "Stonewall" Jackson

Cadet Officers, 1875-1876

Cadet Officer

Brig. Gen. William Robertson Boggs, CSA

Fourth Session, 1875-76.Annual course catalog of Virginia Polytechnic University: including campus maps; facility descriptions; lists of courses, schedules, students, and faculty; and other information relating to the operations of the institution.

Photograph of Cadet Hermann C. Niemeyer of VAMC, from Portsmouth, VA, 1876.

"Alleghany Baseball Club" - 8 June 1876 Front Row (seated), left to right: John T. Coleman (first base), Henry M. Smith (short stop), P. Meriwether Fry (catcher), Sheppard (pitcher), & George W. Lindsay (second base). Rear Row (standing), Left to…

Blacksburg Cornet Band

Photo portrait of a cadet in 1876.

Photo portrait of a cadet with two women in 1876.

This the exam completion certificate for Cadet Hermann C. Niemeyer. Before the 1880s, VAMC only issued certificates of completion, not degrees, August 9, 1876.

This document show the expenses of Cadet Niemeyer during the 1876-1877 academic session. These include various uniform and living items, as well as payment for classes.

Falls above the Cataract - Bald Knob

Second Academic Building Under Construction

Fifth Session, 1876-77. Annual course catalog of Virginia Polytechnic University: including campus maps; facility descriptions; lists of courses, schedules, students, and faculty; and other information relating to the operations of the institution.

Diploma used from 1877 until 1995.

This is the diploma of William S. Adkission, a cadet at VAMC, August 15, 1877.