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Cover of the sheet music for "Tech Triumph," the university fight song, by Mattie W. Epes and W. P. Maddux.

"Moonlight and V. P. I." was written in 1942 by Fred Waring and Charles Gaynor after the Corps of Cadets asked Waring to write a song for the 1942 ring dance.

Sketches of Men by Preston Frazer

Sketches by Preston Frazer

Sketch of Virginia Tech

Sketch of Tree and Houses by Preston Frazer

Sketch of Man by Preston Frazer

Sketch of Man & Town by Preston Frazer

Sketch of Main Street in Blacksburg, Virginia

Sketch of House, Tree, and Men

Sketch of Dry Run

Sketch of Blacksburg, Virginia (1949)

Sketch of a Farm in Giles County

The Student Handbook, or "Rat Bible", which was later named The Guidon, is a serial publication for the Corps of Cadets that outlines the rules and regulations of the organization, which was used as the student handbook for the university, 1908-1909…

Front page of the engineering extension diivision newsletter, October 1, 1924.

September 1922 issue of the Bulletin of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute reporting on the educational opportunities for women at VPI, including home economics, agricultural and other life sciences, engineeering, and education training, September 1,…

These are selected pages scrapbook filled with photos of the VPI campus as well as inlaid tickets to both on and off campus events in the mid 1920s. The photos feature the scrapbook creator, Mary Josephine Hartwick, along with her friends during her…

People observe the wreckage of the Science Hall after a fire at 1905

In 1904 the Junior Class resigned after a fellow cadet was dismissed from the University. The junior class drafted this statement where they said that if the student was not reinstated that they would all resign from the University.

Photograph of a "Rat Parade" (Freshman cadets in costume), 1918.

Photograph of a "Rat Parade" (Freshman cadets in costume), 1918.

This organizational chart, entitled "Chart No. 2 Proposed Organization of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute by Function 1920-21", show possible organization with the deans of agriculture, engineering, and the college; the commandant; health officer;…

This item includes pdfs of biographies of university presidents, captured from the original anniversary website. Most biographies were compiled from

This poster warns people not to enter a specific area without permission from the Board of Health becuase of the Influenza outbreak.

This composite depicts War Memorial Hall, its gymnasium, and Miles Stadium while under contruction in 1926.

This composite includes a 1919 photo of Eleanor Isabelle Jones, university librarian from 1913 to 1923, and a 1925 photo of Ralph Minthorne Brown, university librarian from 1925 to 1946.

This composite includes photos from Dedication Day for Miles Stadium and War Memorial Hall on October 23, 1926. Alumni were invited to a homecoming for the dedication of War Memorial Hall at 10am, the dedication of Miles Stadium at 2:15pm, and the…

This composite includes 3 photos of construction on the campus. On the left is the new power plant, on the top is the new stone dormitory Barracks No. 8, and on the bottom is of Patton Hall with 3 finished floors on the left and the Administration on…

These photos depict the new Barracks No. 6 building, dedicated in September 1927, and Barracks No. 7, which was converted from the Science Hall and opened in November 1927.

This photo depicts the World War I memorial, also known as "The Rock", that is on campus. This memorial was first unveiled in July 1919 just before the commencement ceremonies.

This photo depicts President J. A. Burruss breaking ground to start the construction of a new athletic stadium.

This photo depicts a class in the woodworking shop in McBryde Hall in 1921.

Group photo of the Virginia Tech chapter of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers from the 1938 Bugle, picturing Carmen Venegas (first row, second from left)

This photo depicts the Officers of the Student Army Training Corps in 1918.

This photo depicts a biology classroom that was located in Smyth Hall. The building was originally known as the Natural Sciences Building but was renamed in 1949 to Smyth Hall.

This photo depicts the shops building after it's expansion in 1904.

This photo depicts the Shops Building shortly after it burned down in 1913.

This photo depicts Science Hall and Barracks No. 4. Science Hall's construction was finished in 1901, and Barracks No. 4 was completed in 1902.

In the fall of 1929, a sparse, but moderately sound-proof studio was built in an unused room in the tower of War Memorial Hall. The first broadcast aired on January 6, 1930.

This photo depicts a procession that started infront of the academic buildings and finished at the field house for the commencement ceremony.

This composite photo of Patton Hall includes a drawing by Carneal & Johnston, Architects, of the intended final building and a photo of the hall when the first floor was completed and occupied by the School of Engineering in Fall 1925. The…

This composite photo depicts Charles Owens, John Sears, Floyd Meade, Alonzo Freeman, and Preston Mays. These men were some of the first African American that were connected to the University.