Kappa Sigma Kappa, Zeta Chapter, VAMC, 1883
University History
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Corps of Cadets
Kappa Sigma Kappa, Zeta Chapter, VAMC, 1883. page from publication
no creator given
See the finding aid for the Historical Photograph Collection.
1883
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Virginia Tech Alumni and Students
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English
Photographs
Captain Charles Erastus Vawter, Rector. Rector, Board of Visitors, 1889-1900
Virginia Tech Board of Visitors and Administrators
Protest movements
Virginia Tech student unrest. Typed on back of photo: After the first few students were removed from the Building, the rest arrested walked out into the vans.
Events at Virginia Tech
Student Unrest at Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Virginia Tech student unrest. From Ike Nichols
1970
Virginia Tech student unrest. 1506-28/file
Jones, Robinson, Andrews, Marshall and others
African American history
Jones, Robinson, Andrews, Marshall and others. available in jpg format only, brought by Miller to Black Alumni Reunion, March 2003.
Black History at Virginia Tech
Miller, Yvette Henderson Photograph Collection (Class of 1975)
Watkins, Shirley (Class of 1974). available in jpg format only, brought by Miller to Black Alumni Reunion, March 2003.
Watkins, Shirley and Andre Tennessee. available in jpg format only, brought by Miller to Black Alumni Reunion, March 2003.
Right side view of 1964 class ring with clear stone
Right side view of 1964 class ring with clear stone. Once displayed in the Squires ring display case, a men's and a women's ring were photographed by Josh Armstrong and Rick Griffiths (University Relations).
Josten's Jewelry
c. 1962 - 1963
Virginia Tech Class Rings
Articles
Left side view of 1964 class ring with clear stone
Left side view of 1964 class ring with clear stone. Once displayed in the Squires ring display case, a men's and a women's ring were photographed by Josh Armstrong and Rick Griffiths (University Relations).
Advertising poster for sale of 1964 class rings with names of the ring design committee members.
Advertising poster for sale of 1964 class rings with names of the ring design committee members. . Scan of a poster that was provided by Mr. Donald W. Honaker II, Class of 1964. Once displayed in the Squires ring display case, a men's and a women's ring were photographed by Josh Armstrong and Rick Griffiths (University Relations).
Posters
Front view of 1964 class ring with clear stone
Front view of 1964 class ring with clear stone. Once displayed in the Squires ring display case, a men's and a women's ring were photographed by Josh Armstrong and Rick Griffiths (University Relations).
Artifacts
Right side view of 1964 class ring with colored stone
Right side view of 1964 class ring with colored stone. Once displayed in the Squires ring display case, a men's and a women's ring were photographed by Josh Armstrong and Rick Griffiths (University Relations).
Left side view of 1964 class ring with colored stone
Left side view of 1964 class ring with colored stone. Once displayed in the Squires ring display case, a men's and a women's ring were photographed by Josh Armstrong and Rick Griffiths (University Relations).
Front view of 1964 class ring with colored stone
Front view of 1964 class ring with colored stone. Once displayed in the Squires ring display case, a men's and a women's ring were photographed by Josh Armstrong and Rick Griffiths (University Relations).
Class ring from 1964. Image is a scanned close-up of photograph from the 1964 Bugle yearbook.
1963
Cardamatic Milling Machine making Helicopter blades
Cardamatic Milling Machine making Helicopter blades. From John Parsons Collection, MS87-016
1948
Virginia Tech Faculty and Staff
Faculty and Officials
Floyd Meade and unidentified man. Floyd Meade, seated
c 1921
Faculty
Faculty and Staff: Last Names A - E
no date given
Corps of Cadets at Virginia Tech
Veltri, Bob
L Squadron, Cheryl Butler, Commander. First women in the Corps at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
c 1974-75
2nd Lt. Patricia Ann Miller, Army Special Corps and Lt. Col. Raymond O. Miller, CE, USA
2nd Lt. Patricia Ann Miller, Army Special Corps and Lt. Col. Raymond O. Miller, CE, USA. Commissioning of Patricia Ann Miller, Medical Specialist Corps
June, 1959
Marilyn Helmeyer, Class of 1977, the First Woman Highty Tighty
Marilyn Helmeyer, Class of 1977, the First Woman Highty Tighty. Receiving her band card.
c 1970s
Matthew Winston, Essex Finney, Charlie Yates, and Lindsay Cherry, left to right.
Matthew Winston, Essex Finney, Charlie Yates, and Lindsay Cherry, left to right.. A Reunion Forty Years Later. Reunion of the four Virginia Tech students who roomed with Mrs. Janie Hoge at 306 East Clay St., Blacksburg, Virginia. Dr. Yates is a member of the faculty in the College of Engineering at VPI. The other three gentlemen are retired. Essex Finney was one of the first Black students at Virginia Tech.
Finney, Essek Collection
Dr. Essex Finney in his office in Philadelphia
Dr. Essex Finney in his office in Philadelphia. In 1988, Dr. Finney was appointed to the Federal Senior Executive Service while he was the Associate Director of the North Atlantic Area of ARS, USDA. Later he became Director of the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center in Maryland. In 1992, he was appointed Associate Administrator of ARS. In 1993, he was appointed Acting ARS Administrator. He retired from the USDA in 1995. Essex Finney was one of the first Black students at Virginia Tech.
c 1988
Dr. Essex Finney, left, Dean Wilbur Meir, and Mrs. Rosa Ellen Finney
Dr. Essex Finney, left, Dean Wilbur Meir, and Mrs. Rosa Ellen Finney. The College of Engineering at Pennsylvania State University presented Dr. Finney an Outstanding Engineering Alumnus Award in recognition of "his expertise in agricultural research, for his contributions to enhancing the quality of our nation's food and agricultural products, and for his invaluable activity within professional agricultural organizations." Essex Finney was one of the first Black students at Virginia Tech.
1985
President Jimmy Carter and Dr. Essex Finney
President Jimmy Carter and Dr. Essex Finney. President Jimmy greeted Dr. Essex Finney in the Oval Office. Finney served from July 1980 to June 1981 in the Office of the Science Advisor to the President in Washington, D.C. At that time, Dr. Frank Press, who later became President of the National Academy of Sciences, was the Presidential Science Advisor. Essex Finney was one of the first Black students at Virginia Tech.
January, 1981
Essex Finney at Princeton University. In 1973-74, Dr. Finney was a Princeton Fellow in Public Affairs in the Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University. He is shown on the left in the second row. Essex was a member of the Class of Mid-Career Fellows. Essex Finney was one of the first Black students at Virginia Tech.
c. 1973-74
Essex Finney, and staff of the Agricultural Research Service of the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
Essex Finney, and staff of the Agricultural Research Service of the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture. Dr. Finney joined the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) of the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture in 1965 as a Research Agricultural Engineer. He worked in the Instrumentation Research Laboratory at the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center in Maryland. Before Finney retired from the ARS in 1995, he had been appointed Acting Administrator of the Agricultural Research Service. In the photo left to right: Essex Finney, Dr. George W. Irving, ARS Administrator; karl H. Norris, Chief of the Instrumentation Research Laboratory; and Talcott W. Edminster, Deputy Administrator of ARS.
1967
Essex Finney at Graduation Day at VPI, June 1959
Essex Finney at Graduation Day at VPI, June 1959. Lady on right, Mrs. Janie Hoge, Blacksburg, Virginia. Her husband, William is to the left of Essex Finney. When Essex was admitted to VPI in June 1956, he was advised by the Director of Admissions that: "it has been arranged for you to live with Mrs. William Hoge whose address is 306 E. Clay Street. This is an excellent home and you will be taken care of in the very best way. Mrs. Hoge furnishes room, board, and laundry at the rate of $60 a month." Black students were not permitted to live on campus at that time. Four black students lived with Mrs. Hoge between 1956 to 1959. Essex graduated from VPI with honors in 1959 and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the U. S. Army. Essex Finney was one of the first Black students at Virginia Tech.
Essex Finney in First Year in the VPI Cadet Corps
Essex Finney in First Year in the VPI Cadet Corps. Essex Finney's first year in the Cadet Corps, 1956. Essex Finney was one of the first Black students at Virginia Tech.
1956
Essex Finney, right, and Edward Finney. Essex and his cousin, Edward Finney, the high school vocational agriculture teacher, discuss the desirable traits of hogs. Edward took Essex on his first visit to Virginia Tech and provided guidance during his college career. Essex Finney was one of the first Black students at Virginia Tech.
c. 1950s
155mm Rifle, Blacksburg. Negative # 185, "Long Tom", 155mm Rifle, near the Alumni Gate, Finals 1922
1922
1912
c 1954-57