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"L" Squadron photographs
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.
Virginia Tech Female Cadets Scrapbook
PDf of a scrapbook featuring female Corps of Cadets members. The original item is part of the Corps of Cadets museum.
Emily Pillsbury Davis Oral History Transcript
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.…
This transcript was created from files on a previous iteration of the 125th Anniversary website.…
Photographs of Patricia Miller, c.1959
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…
1942 cadet uniform for Virginia Polytechnic Institute
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.
1931 cadet uniform for Virginia Polytechnic Institute
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.
1910 cadet uniform for Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute
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.
1908 cadet uniform for Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute
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.
1902 cadet uniform for Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute
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.
1897 cadet uniform for Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute
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.
1883 cadet uniform for Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College
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.
Cadet Life during The First Year of the Virginia Agricultural And
Mechanical College at Blacksburg, Virginia
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."
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Corps Life Challenging for First Women
PDF of article from previous 125th Anniversary website
Formal Versus Informal Power in "L" Squadron: How, Why, and a Possible Solution to the Problem
PDF of article from previous 125th Anniversary website
More than a few good women: 25th class of females enter corps
PDF of article from previous 125th Anniversary website
Women in Blue and Gray: More Than Two Decades of Women in the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets
PDF of article from previous 125th Anniversary website
