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Sarah J. Wade grew up in Accomack County Virginia, and she moved to Blacksburg, Virginia when she was fourteen years old in search of domestic work…

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

Homer C. Sherman was born and raised in Wake Forest, Virginia. Sherman attended a local, one-room school until the eighth grade. After primary school,…

Christine Paige Price was born in Giles County Virginia on July 21, 1915. Her family moved to the Blacksburg area when Price was young in search of…
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…
bov_rector_Wyatt.jpg

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

Photograph of William E. Wine, rector of the Board of Visitors, 1948-1952
bov_rector_Tyler.jpg

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

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

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

Photograph of Michael J. Quillen, rector of the Board of Visitors, 2012-2014
bov_rector_Petrine.jpg

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Photograph of Ben J. Davenport, Jr., rector of the Board of Visitors, 2004-2006
bov_rector_Clement.jpg

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

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

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

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

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

This item includes pdfs of biographies of university presidents, captured from the original anniversary website. Most biographies were compiled from
cadetuniform_1942.tif

Original watercolor illustration created by Floyd Richard Vranian for the book Donning the Blue and Gray: A Pictorial History of the Virginia…
cadetuniform_1931.tif

Original watercolor illustration created by Floyd Richard Vranian for the book Donning the Blue and Gray: A Pictorial History of the Virginia…
cadetuniform_1910.tif

Original watercolor illustration created by Floyd Richard Vranian for the book Donning the Blue and Gray: A Pictorial History of the Virginia…
cadetuniform_1908.tif

Original watercolor illustration created by Floyd Richard Vranian for the book Donning the Blue and Gray: A Pictorial History of the Virginia…
cadetuniform_1902.tif

Original watercolor illustration created by Floyd Richard Vranian for the book Donning the Blue and Gray: A Pictorial History of the Virginia…
cadetuniform_1897.tif

Original watercolor illustration created by Floyd Richard Vranian for the book Donning the Blue and Gray: A Pictorial History of the Virginia…
cadetuniform_1883.tif

Original watercolor illustration created by Floyd Richard Vranian for the book Donning the Blue and Gray: A Pictorial History of the Virginia…
Ms1973-004_B06_F28_WhiskeyForTheCat.pdf

Chapter one of a fictional crime drama about marijuana being discovered on a college campus.
Ms1973-004_B03_F21_HowToCatchAGenius.pdf

A comedic play in two acts about the social and family aspects of recruiting a new professor.
150th_086b. AgEd Bldg.jpg

This photo depicts the Agricultural Building at Virginia Polytechnic Institute.
150th_077. TheRock.jpg

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…
150th_065. Owens Sears Meade Freeman Mays v2.jpg

This composite photo depicts Charles Owens, John Sears, Floyd Meade, Alonzo Freeman, and Preston Mays. These men were some of the first African…
150th_VPIseal.jpeg

This photo depicts the seal of Virginia Polytechnic Institute after the University's name was changed in 1944.
150th_VictoryMarch2.jpg

This song was written by Cadet Charles Steinwedel after the Gobbles upset Georgetown in football in 1942.
150th_VictoryMarch1.jpg

This song was written by Cadet Charles Steinwedel after the Gobbles upset Georgetown in football in 1942.
150th_ThomasHall.jpg

This photo depicts Thomas Hall shortly after it was built. Thomas hall was a dormitory that was named after Medal of Honor recipient, Herbert Thomas.
150th_SeaGrant1.jpg

This flier depicts the logo for the Virginia Sea Grant Program at Virginia Tech.
150th_Reston.jpg

This photo depicts five unidentified women in an office at the first Northern Virginia Graduate Center in Reston, Virginia.
150th_Lane.jpg

This photo depicts the construction of the east stands in Lane Stadium.
150th_AirportPhoto.jpg

This photo depicts the hangar at the VPI Airpot which was opened in 1931.
bov_Hood_AdminWorkReorganized.pdf

Newspaper article, "Administrative Work at Tech Ordered Reorganized by Board: Visitors Create Committees to Deal with Pressing Problems," by Horace…
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