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  • Collection: Corps of Cadets History, 125th Anniversary of Virginia Tech Collection

CorpsWomen_001_c1973.jpg
The "L" Squadron was the first unit of women in the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets. Formed in the 1973-1974 academic year, women were in a separate squadron from male cadets until 1979.

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 Agricultural and Mechanical College and the Virginia Polytechnic Institute by Harry D. Temple.

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 Agricultural and Mechanical College and the Virginia Polytechnic Institute by Harry D. Temple.

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 Agricultural and Mechanical College and the Virginia Polytechnic Institute by Harry D. Temple.

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 Agricultural and Mechanical College and the Virginia Polytechnic Institute by Harry D. Temple.

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 Agricultural and Mechanical College and the Virginia Polytechnic Institute by Harry D. Temple.

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 Agricultural and Mechanical College and the Virginia Polytechnic Institute by Harry D. Temple.

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 Agricultural and Mechanical College and the Virginia Polytechnic Institute by Harry D. Temple.

CorpsParticipationOptional_VTCC.pdf

BoardStatesVTCCContinue.pdf

ForwardMarch_VTCC.pdf

SashAndSaber_VTCC.pdf

HonorGuard_VTCC.pdf

TechmenAreReady_1943.pdf

VPIBoard_VTCC.pdf

OfficerHeadCorps_VTCC.pdf

ConsiderCorpsBan_VTCC.pdf

VirginiaTech125thAnniversaryCadetLifeDuringTheFirstYear.pdf
Essay, "Cadet Life during The First Year of the Virginia Agricultural And Mechanical College at Blacksburg, Virginia, October 1, 1872 - July 10, 1873, by Harry Downing Temple, Colonel, U.S. Army, Retired, V.P.I. Class of 1934."

This essay was…

WomenCorpsCadets_Smith.pdf
PDF of article from previous 125th Anniversary website

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EmilyPillsburyDavis_Image.jpg
PDF transcript of an oral history interview with Emily Pillsbury Davis. Pillsbury was the "L" Squadron commander in the Corps of Cadets in 1975-1976.

This transcript was created from files on a previous iteration of the 125th Anniversary website.…

HistoryofSkipper_VTCC.pdf

FormalVersusInformalPower_Hart.pdf
PDF of article from previous 125th Anniversary website

WomenCorpsCadets_Elswick.pdf
PDF of article from previous 125th Anniversary website

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StudentsWomen_MillerPatricia1_a.jpg
In 1959, Patricia Ann Miller was the first woman to receive a commission at VPI. Each semester, she enrolled in Corps classes, but was denied. She eventually applied for a commission from the Army Women's Medical Specialist Corps and was commissioned…

female_cadet_scrapbook.pdf
PDf of a scrapbook featuring female Corps of Cadets members. The original item is part of the Corps of Cadets museum.

WomenCorpsCadets_Coulter.pdf
PDF of article from previous 125th Anniversary website
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