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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.…

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…

Front row (left to right): Cecil R. Maxson, Jr.; T. Rodman Layman; Susan Phillips Bari; Joseph R. Jenkins - Vice Rector; James E. Turner, Jr. - Rector; Paul E. Torgersen - President; Linda J. Pedigo; Roxene Thompson - Graduate Student Representative;…

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…

This is the text of an article for Diversity News in 1997 on the first black students at Virginia Tech. This pdf document was created from an existing webpage from the original 125th Anniversary digital exhibit. Please note: The Black History…

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…

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.

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…

Seated (left to right): Mary Virginia Jones, Robert B. Claytor, W.S. "Pete" White, Jr. (Rector), William E. Lavery (President), Mary Fray. Standing (left to right): Robert J. Gray, Jr., William C. Latham, William G. Broaddus, Bernard L. McGinnis,…

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.

Seated (left to right): Mary Fray, Rhea F. Moore, Jr., William E. Lavery (President), Alexander F. Giacco (Rector), Thomas B. Long, Jr., G. Truman Ward. Standing (left to right): Mary Howe diZerega, Daniel T. Goulson (student), William C. Cranwell,…

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…

Front row ( left to right): James F. Tucker, W. E. Lavery, Parke C. Binkley (rector), Margie W. Thomas (secretary), Charles W. Rector. Back row (left to right): Charles Gordon (vice-rector), Lee C. Tait, William C. Wampler, Mrs. Edsel H. Lester, Ms.…

This is the text of a 1977 Collegiate Times article about the naming of Harper Hall. This pdf document was created from an existing webpage from the original 125th Anniversary digital exhibit.

"No Prison Labor Beyond This Point," 1974

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 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…

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…

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…

Photograph of students at the cenotaph, 1972.

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

This photo depicts the swimming team in 1970 after the sport was made the first intercollegiate competitive sport for women.

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 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…

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

Photograph of Holden Hall in 1968.

Photograph of Femoyer Hall in 1968

This photo depicts Hutcheson Hall as it was in 1968.

Photo of Linda Adams, the first African American woman to graduate from Virginia Tech, from the 1968 Bugle

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

Starting in 1955, women were officially allowed to join the cheerleading team. This photo depicts the cheer team in 1966.

Untitled inspirational speech aimed at students within the geology program.

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…

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

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

Beginning with the 1964-1965 academic year, VPI reorganized its schools into six colleges: the College of Engineering, College of Architecture, College of Business, College of Home Economics, College of Architecture, and College of Arts and Sciences.…

Photograph of T. Marshall Hahn, Jr., with a pdf of his inaugural address given in 1963. The address was captured from the original 125th anniversary website.

Portion of front page of The Virginia Tech, Vol. 60, No. 4, December 6, 1963, which reports on Virginia Tech's football victory over the Virginia Military Institute.

Article and photograph of the appointment of Dr. Laura Jane Harper as Dean of Home Econcomics for Virginia Tech and Radford University, from the Blacksburg Virginian, August 18, 1960.

This photo depicts the dedication ceremony of War Memorial Chapel.

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

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

Newspaper article reporting on the aquisition of urainium for the nuclear reactor at Virginia Tech, July 1, 1956