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  • Subject is exactly "Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College"
1918_mail.jpg

Photograph of a cadet with the mail cart, 1918.
069. Fire Drill 1916.jpg

Photograph of cadets with the fire truck, 1918.
1872-1873_Catalogue.pdf

List of students attending VAMC in 1872-1873, including name and home county
Ms1987_062_NiemeyerHC_F1_VAMCNiemeyerSessionCertificate_1876_08.jpg

This the exam completion certificate for Cadet Hermann C. Niemeyer. Before the 1880s, VAMC only issued certificates of completion, not degrees, August…
Ms2008-081_MinorHarmon_Diary_1860-1864_Pg01.jpg

cash book maintained by Confederate Captain Charles L. C. Minor from 1860 to 1864. Also contained within the cash book's pages are diary entries of…
CollegeMerger_1944.pdf

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…
bov_rector_Petrine.jpg

Photograph of Deborah L. Petrine, rector of the Board of Visitors, 2014-2016
Ms2019_039_DiplomaColl_F1_AdkissonWilliamS_VAMCDiploma_1877_0805.jpg

This is the diploma of William S. Adkission, a cadet at VAMC, August 15, 1877.
Ms2019_039_DiplomaColl_F1_AylorREL_VAMCBADiploma_1886_0630.jpg

This is the diploma of R.E.L. Aylor, a cadet at VAMC, June 30, 1886.
150th_024. GermanClub 1895.jpg

This drawing is from p. 92 of the 1895 Bugle for the V.A.M.C. German Club and depicts cadets with their dates. It is signed "JFStrauss 95".
fa1878.jpg

Photograph of the faculty of VAMC in 1878
Lancaster_FirstTechCoed_1969.pdf

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…
bov_rector_Clement.jpg

Photograph of Frank Clement, rector of the Board of Visitors, 1975-1978
bov_rector_Nolen.jpg

Photograph of George Nolan, rector of the Board of Visitors, 2010-2012
bov_rector_Furr.jpg

Photograph of Guy L. Furr, rector of the Board of Visitors, 1956-1962
bov_rector_Wyatt.jpg

Photograph of Harry C. Wyatt, rector of the Board of Visitors, 1964-1970
bov_rector_Black.jpg

Photograph of Harvey Black, first rector of the Board of Visitors, 1872-1875
bov_rector_Dekker.jpg

Photograph of Henry Dekker, rector of the Board of Visitors, 1996-1997
bov_Members_1872-1972.pdf

History of the members of the Board of Visitors with a link to the lists. The link in the pdf was updated in 2020 to current site for the Board of…
VT0604040926.tif

William Addison Caldwell was the first student admitted to VAMC, 1873.

bov_rector_Brown.jpg

Photograph of J. Thompson Brown, rector of the Board of Visitors, 1900-1908 and 1912-1921
bov_rector_jlutz.jpg

Photograph of Jacob A. Lutz, III, rector of the Board of Visitors, 2006-2008
bov_rector_jturner.jpg

Photograph of James E. Turner, rector of the Board of Visitors, 1997-2002
bov_rector_Tyler.jpg

Photograph of James Hoge Tyler, rector of the Board of Visitors, 1887-1889
bov_rector_Chapman.jpg

Photograph of James L. Chapman, IV, rector of the Board of Visitors, 2016-2017
bov_rector_jrocovich.jpg

Photograph of John G. Rocovich, Jr., rector of the Board of Visitors, 2002-2004
bov_rector_jlawson.jpg

Photograph of John R. Lawson, II, rector of the Board of Visitors, 2008-2010
bov_rector_Tait.jpg

Photograph of Lee C. Tait, rector of the Board of Visitors, 1983-1984
VAMCGraduates_1876.pdf

This is a transcription of the list of graduates from Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College in 1876, probably taken from the catalog of that…
bov_RectorList.pdf

Compiled list of rectors of the Board of Visitors from 1872 to 2017. The individual links to rector biographies were removed from the document in 2020…
CivilianBody_SGA_presidents.pdf

This pdf document was created from an existing webpage from the original 125th Anniversary digital exhibit.
LivingHistory_AlumniReminisce_1970.pdf

This article for the Autumn 1970 issue of Context includes two short memoirs, one from W. P. Tams, Jr. (Class of 1902), and J. Ambler Johnston (Class…
Cox_CaldwellEssay_1992.pdf

This essay was originally written by Clara B. Cox in 1991 and later revised in 1992. It tells the story of the first student to enroll at Virginia…
bov_rector_Johnson.jpg

Photograph of Lucius E. Johnson, rector of the Board of Visitors, 1910-1912
vamc_map_1881.pdf

A map of the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College campus.
Map0231_MapVAMC_F1_BlackfordWilliamW_MapOfVAMCFarmAndGrounds_1882-1902.jpg

This map of the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College campus has notes on buildings and the natural landscape, such as location of stone and…
Hicks_MemoriesOfVPI.pdf

This memoir was written by Class of 1909 graduate, T. P. Hicks, and likely included in a previous university publication. This pdf document was…
bov_rector_Quillen.jpg

Photograph of Michael J. Quillen, rector of the Board of Visitors, 2012-2014
VT0604041048.tif

William Addison Caldwell was the first student admitted to VAMC in 1873.

Loeffler_MoreWomen_1964.pdf

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…
NewDorm_CT_1977.pdf

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…
Sheppard_NotesMyLife.pdf

This memoir was written by Harvey E. Sheppard (Class of 1932), about his time as a student at the university in the late 1920s/early 1930s. This pdf…

Reverend Dr. Ellison Adger Smyth was born and raised in Blacksburg, Virginia. He attended Blacksburg schools, and he graduated from Virginia…
hahn.jpg

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…
minor.jpg

Born Dec. 3, 1835, in Hanover County. Received M.A. from University of Virginia (UVa), 1858, and later received an L.L.D. After graduating from UVa,…
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