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Untitled inspirational speech aimed at students within the geology program.

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

Chapter one of a fictional crime drama about marijuana being discovered on a college campus.

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…

Newspaper article, "Four Women on Boards of Leading Virginia Colleges: Two Will Serve at University of Virginia and Two at Virginia Tech," by Virginia Waller Davis, Roanoke Times, August 16, 1944. This pdf document was created from an existing…

Newspaper article, "Women on College Board Full-Fledged Members: Attend First Meeting with Group Consistently Male for 72 years," by Virginia Waller Davis, Roanoke Times, August 15, 1944. This pdf document was created from an existing webpage from…

This text is an article for a university publication on the history of affirmative action on campus, written in 1995. This pdf document was created from an existing webpage from the original 125th Anniversary digital exhibit.

Newspaper article reporting President Hahn's letter announcing the end of compulsory participation in the Corps of Cadets, June 1, 1964.

This is the text of a speech about the history of women on campus, given by Laura Jane Harper at the Founder's Day celebration in 1980. Harper was the first dean of the College of Home Economics. This pdf document was created from an existing webpage…

This is the text of a speech about the history of women at Virginia Tech given by Laura Jane Harper for the Women's Network in 1985. This pdf document was created from an existing webpage from the original 125th Anniversary digital exhibit.

This memoir was written by Class of 1909 graduate, T. P. Hicks, and likely included in a previous university publication. This pdf document was created from an existing webpage from the original 125th Anniversary digital exhibit.

Newspaper article, "Administrative Work at Tech Ordered Reorganized by Board: Visitors Create Committees to Deal with Pressing Problems," by Horace Hood, III. This pdf document was created from an existing webpage from the original 125th Anniversary…

This memoir was written by Class of 1909 graduate, Henry H. Hutchinson in 1973 for a university publication and later added to the website for the 125th Anniversary. This pdf document was created from an existing webpage from the original 125th…

Panoramic map of VPI campus with buildings numbered and labeled.

The Board of Visitors of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute who on Tuesday, June 27, assumed the administrative control of the Radford College which under the acts of its consolidation with the Virginia Polytechnic Institute became the Woman's…

Front Row (left to right): Beverly Sgro, William C. Latham - Vice Rector, Charles W. Steger - President, John C. Rocovich, Jr. - Rector, Donald R. Johnson. Middle Row (left to right): Brian Montgomery - Undergraduate Student Representative, Edd…

Front Row (left to right): Sandra Stiner Lowe, Ben J. Davenport, Jr. - Vice Rector, Charles W. Steger, John G. Rocovich, Jr. - Rector, Diane L. Zahm - Faculty Representative. Middle Row (left to right): Michael Anzilotti, T. Rodman Layman, Jacob A.…

Front Row (left to right): Beverly Dalton, Ben J. Davenport, Jr. - Rector, Charles W. Steger - President, Jacob A. Lutz III, John R. Lawson II. Middle Row (left to right): Melinda R. Cep - Undergraduate Student Representative, James W. Severt, Sr.,…

Front Row: James W. Severt, Sr., Ben J. Davenport, Jr. - Rector, Charles W. Steger - President, Jacob A. Lutz III, Michele L. Duke. Middle Row: Robert L. Freeman, Jennifer Jessie - Undergraduate Student Representative, Susanna Rinehart - Faculty…

Front Row (left to right): Sandra Stiner Lowe, Jacob A. Lutz III - Rector, Charles W. Steger - President, John R. Lawson II - Vice Rector, Michele L. Duke. Middle Row (left to right): Gregory Sagstetter - Undergraduate Student Representative, James…

Front Row (left to right): Sandra Stiner Lowe, Jacob A. Lutz III - Rector, Charles W. Steger - President, John R. Lawson II - Vice Rector, Michelle L. Duke. Middle Row (left to right): James R. Smith, L. Bruce Holland, Ben J. Davenport, Jr., Robert…

Front Row (left to right): Sandra Stiner Lowe, Beverley Dalton, John R. Lawson II - Rector, Charles W. Steger - President, George Nolen - Vice Rector, Michele L. Duke. Middle Row (left to right):
Douglas R. Fahl, L. Bruce Holland, Ben J. Davenport…

Front Row (left to right): Suzanne Obenshain, George Nolen - Rector, Charles W. Steger - President, Frederick "Freddy" J. Cobb, Deborah L. Petrine. Middle Row (left to right): Douglas "Doug" R. Fahl; Maxine Lyons - Staff Representative; Calvin D.…

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

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 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 programs. This pdf document was created from an existing webpage from the original 125th Anniversary…

This letter to the editor of the Virginia Tech magazine, Context, was written by C. Ross McCorkle, in response to two memoirs published in 1970 (see "Living iving History in Action: Tech Alumni Reminisce," Context, Autumn 1970 vol. 5, no. 1). In the…

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

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

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…

The 1959 Commencement Film depicts part of the 1959 graduation and commissioning ceremony.

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

This memoir was written by Carroll M. Shuler (Class of 1928), around the time of his 92nd birthday and detail his time at the university in the mid-1920s. This pdf document was created from an existing webpage from the original 125th Anniversary…

Front Row (left to right): Douglas "Doug" R. Fahl, Michele "Shelley" L. Duke - Vice Rector, Charles W. Steger - President, George Nolen - Rector, Sandra Stiner Lowe, Suzanne Obenshain. Middle Row (left to right): Maxine Lyons - Staff Representative,…

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): 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 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…

The letter is from Mildred Tate to Mrs. Gillette inviting her to a dinner at Hillcrest, the women's dormitory at Virginia Tech, held by Mrs. White on September 11, 1940.

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 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.

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

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

Front Row: Rodman Layman, Susan Phillips Bari, Joseph Jenkins (Vice Rector), James Turner (Rector), Paul Torgersen (President), Donald Huffman, Noel Taylor. Row 2: Ellsworth "Skip" Furman (Faculty Representative), Krista Johnston (Undergraduate…

Back Row: Noel C. Taylor, Micheal G. Miller, Ritchard K. Bambach, Bennie J. Etheridge. Middle Row: Donald R. Johnson, John G Rocovich, Jr., W. Heywood Fralin, Gary P. Clisham, Donald W. Huffman, Thomas D. Rust. Front Row: Elaine Humphrey, Paul…

Back Row: Jacob A. Lutz III, Bennie J. Etheridge, Donald R. Johnson, Donald W. Huffman, Willaiam C. Latham, John G Rocovich, Jr. Middle Row: Sarah Airey, Philip S. Thompson, Stephanie Scheer, Beverly Sgro, Michael G. Miller. Front Row: Mitzi R.…

Front Row: Beverly H. Sgro, James E. Turner, Charles W. Steger - President, Thomas D. Rust*. Middle Row: Mitchell O. Carr, Joseph Wampler, Jacob A. Lutz III, John G. Rocovich, Jr., Donald R. Johnson, Donald W. Huffman. Back Row: L. Leon Geyer, Philip…