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  • Subject is exactly "Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute"
bov_2014-2015.jpg

Front Row (left to right): Cordel L. Faulk; Ashley Francis - Graduate Student Representative; Deborah L. Petrine - Rector; Timothy D. Sands -…
bov_2015-2016.jpg

Front Row (left to right): William D. "Bill" Fairchild III; Deborah L. Petrine - Rector; Timothy D. Sands - President; James L. Chapman IV - Vice…
bov_2016-2017.jpg

Front Row (left to right): Deborah L. Petrine; Dennis H. Treacy - Vice-Rector; Timothy D. Sands - President; James L. Chapman IV - Rector; Greta J.…
BoVWomen_1944.pdf

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…
bov_Robertson_1972.pdf

Board of Visitors, description and list of rectors, compiled by Jenkins Mikell Robertson, and originally published in the Historical Data Book:…
150th_087a. Opportunities by 4.jpg

These pages are from the Bulletin of VPI, Vol. XV, No. 6, Sept. 1922, and it advertises different opportunites that V. P. I. had for women in…
150th_103. Dorms and HomeEc 1925.jpg

This cover from the Bulletin of VPI, Vol. XIX, No. 1, November 1925, indicates the need for funds for a new dormitory on campus, and this photo…
bov_rector_Rowe.jpg

Photograph of C. Eugene Rowe, rector of the Board of Visitors, 1970-1975
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
Ms1975_001_PriceHL_F1_VPIDiploma_1898_0615.jpg

This is the VPI diploma of Harvey L. Price, who graduated in 1898. Listed are the signatures of prominent educators, such as President McBryde and…
150th_099. turkey hens 1925.jpg

This newspaper clipping describes the women's basketball team's victory over the "Bashful Basketeers" of Concord State. One of the captions uses the…
150th_063. Smallpox 1913_1015 Richmond Virginian.jpg

This newspaper article describes several smallpox cases that occurred in Blacksburg in 1913. It is aso noted in the article that everyone at the…
150th_WomenEngineeringWWIIa.jpg

Article called "New Fields for Women" by Mildred T. Tate from The Techgram, 1943-01-15, discusses openings in fields for women during World War II.
150th_WomenEngineeringWWIIb.jpg

Article called "Short Courses for Women" from The Techgram, 1943-04-01, discusses several 1 to 10 week courses at VPI to prepare women for work during…
150th_097. rural electrification 1924.jpg

This newspaper clipping shows a photograph of electic lines leading to an unidentified farm.
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
VTDIP200702191548.jpg

Carrie Taylor Sibold's diploma for Bachelor of Science in Biology from Virginia Polytechnic Institute State Agricultural and Mechanical College,…

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The February 19, 1901 minutes of the Executive Committee of the VPI Board of Visitors contains the lease to rent the approx. 500 acres of Smithfield…
Bridge_Drawing.jpg

Dawing for a bridge designed by McNairy, Claflin & Company of Cleveland, Ohio.
150th_112. Development plan drawing, 1927.jpg

By the time this drawing, produced by the Manning Offices Inc., a landscape design firm, was published in the September 1927 issue of the V.P.I.…
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…
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
Map0359_VPIMap_LivesayEA_1911.jpg

This map depicts campus buildings and pathway dimensions, 1911.
Map0336_VPICampus_1931.jpg

This map depicts the buildings (numbered), planned structures, and other infrastructure measurements on campus, 1931.
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