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Front Row (left to right): Suzanne Obenshain; Michael J. Quillen - Rector; Charles W. Steger - President; Deborah L. Petrine - Vice Rector; Cordel L. Faulk. Middle Row (left to right): Nancy V. Dye, M.D.; William B. Holtzman; John C. Lee, IV; John G.…

Front Row (left to right): Cordel L. Faulk; Ashley Francis - Graduate Student Representative; Deborah L. Petrine - Rector; Timothy D. Sands - President; James L. Chapman IV - Vice Rector; William D. "Bill" Fairchild III. Middle Row (left to right):…

Front Row (left to right): William D. "Bill" Fairchild III; Deborah L. Petrine - Rector; Timothy D. Sands - President; James L. Chapman IV - Vice Rector; Michael J. Quillen. Middle Row (left to right):
Walter D. "Dan" Cook III - Staff…

Front Row (left to right): Deborah L. Petrine; Dennis H. Treacy - Vice-Rector; Timothy D. Sands - President; James L. Chapman IV - Rector; Greta J. Harris. Middle Row (left to right): Mehmood S. Kazmi; Mehul P. Sanghani; Montasir M. Abbas - Faculty…

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.

Board of Visitors, description and list of rectors, compiled by Jenkins Mikell Robertson, and originally published in the Historical Data Book: Centennial Edition. This pdf document was created from an existing webpage from the original 125th…

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

Photograph of a cadet with the mail cart, 1918.

Photograph of cadets with the fire truck, 1918.

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

This newspaper article from The Roanoke Times is the first mention if the Association of Chinese Students. The article discusses the gift of some reproductions of Chinese artworks to VPI.

This newspaper article describes the fire that broke out in the old library in 1953. Nothing was destoryed since all library materials had been moved several weeks before the fire broke out.

This newspaper clipping shows a photograph of the Virginia Tech Board of Vistors. R. L. McConnell, C. A. Boatwright, H. H. Walton, and Dr. M. P. Smith, who were the first women to join the Board of Visitors are pictured.

This newspaper article discusses funding for V. P. I. that was approved by the Federal Works Administration. The funding was for the construction of several new building at the Radford Ordnance Works.

These clippings from "Locomotive Lady" by Robert M. Hyatt, Boston Herald-Tribune, contain a story about Carmen Venegas, VPI's first international woman graduate. The text and images depict her working on a railroad and other engineering duties, April…

This newspaper clipping shows a photo of the construction of a new Physics building that would house the Argonaut Critical Reactor.

This newspaper article discusses the opening of a new dormitory at Virginia Tech. This dormitory was named after Lieutenant James Monteith, who was a Medal of Honor recipient.

These clippings discuss Virginia Polytechnic Institute's name change to Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

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.

This peice of correspondence was sent to the members of the Association of Chinese Students to remind them about the upcoming "Chinese Night".

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

Cover page of the dissertation by Monica L. Chang for a Doctorate of Philosophy in Statistics. Chang is the first known Asian American woman to earn a doctorate from Virginia Tech, March 1, 1967.

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…

This flier depicts the logo for the Virginia Sea Grant Program at Virginia Tech.

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

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

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

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

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

Photograph of Henry Dekker, rector of the Board of Visitors, 1996-1997

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 Visitors history and archives. This pdf document was created from an existing webpage from the original…

A comedic play in two acts about the social and family aspects of recruiting a new professor.

Views of academic and recreational activities at Virginia Tech and the surrounding countryside.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

This is a transcription of the list of graduates from Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College in 1876, probably taken from the catalog of that year. This pdf document was created from an existing webpage from the original 125th Anniversary…

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 when the exhibit was migrated, and a link was added to current site for the Board of Visitors…

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

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 of 1904), with an introduction by James I. Robertson, Jr. The article was reprinted on the web in…

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 Agricultural and Mechanical College in 1872, William Addison Caldwell. This pdf document was created…

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

This map shows what Virginia Tech's campus looked like in 1964.