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Bulletin, "Opportunities for the Education of Women," 1922
These pages are from the Bulletin of VPI, Vol. XV, No. 6, Sept. 1922, and it advertises different opportunites that V. P. I. had for women in 1922/1923. The item focuses on opportunites within the applied sciences, but also discusses other fields…
Photograph, Woodshop in McBryde, 1921
This photo depicts a class in the woodworking shop in McBryde Hall in 1921.
Photograph, Mary Ella Carr Brumfield, undated
This photo depicts Mary Ella Carr Brumfield, who was the first woman to receive a degree from V. P. I.
Photograph, Buggies on Lane Hall Roof, 1923
This photo depicts Lane Hall (Barracks No. 1) presumably after the sophmore banquet.
Photograph, Work Starts on the Stadium, 1923
This photo depicts President J. A. Burruss breaking ground to start the construction of a new athletic stadium.
Architectural Drawing, War Memorial Hall, undated
These architechtual drawings depict the proposed plans for War Memoial Hall and Gymnasium.
Photograph, Agricultural Extension Division Building, 1926
This photo depicts the Agricultural Extension Division Building shortly after its construction was finished and it had been occupied.
Clipping, Rural Electrification, 1924
This newspaper clipping shows a photograph of electic lines leading to an unidentified farm.
Map, Proposed Lay-Out of Campus, 1925
This map depicts the proposed lay-out of the V. P. I. campus in 1925.
Clipping, "Co-Eds Win By Overwhelming Score of 7 to 6", 1925
This newspaper clipping describes the women's basketball team's victory over the "Bashful Basketeers" of Concord State. One of the captions uses the term "Turkey Hens", which is what the women's team called themselves. Because the University did not…
Photograph, Patton Hall, ca. 1925
This composite photo of Patton Hall includes a drawing by Carneal & Johnston, Architects, of the intended final building and a photo of the hall when the first floor was completed and occupied by the School of Engineering in Fall 1925. The…
Bulletin, "Service to the State and Nation," November 1925
This cover from the Bulletin of VPI, Vol. XIX, No. 1, November 1925, indicates the need for funds for a new dormitory on campus, and this photo depicts the Home Economics Building, ca. 1925, which was previously the Agricultural Extension Division…
Photographs, Eleanor Isabelle Jones and Ralph Minthorne Brown, 1919, 1925
This composite includes a 1919 photo of Eleanor Isabelle Jones, university librarian from 1913 to 1923, and a 1925 photo of Ralph Minthorne Brown, university librarian from 1925 to 1946.
Photograh, FFA plaque and table, undated
This photo is of a plaque on the table where Future Farmers of Virginia (later expanded to Future Farmers of America) was founded by Walter S. Newman, H. C. Groseclose, H. W. Sanders, and E. C. Magill, all associated with V.P.I.'s Department of…
Photographs, War Memorial Hall and Miles Stadium, January 1926
This composite depicts War Memorial Hall, its gymnasium, and Miles Stadium while under contruction in 1926.
Photographs, Dedication Day of Miles Stadium and War Memorial Hall, October 23, 1926
This composite includes photos from Dedication Day for Miles Stadium and War Memorial Hall on October 23, 1926. Alumni were invited to a homecoming for the dedication of War Memorial Hall at 10am, the dedication of Miles Stadium at 2:15pm, and the…
Photograph, Beds in a dorm room, December 1925
This photo from the President's report to the Board of Visitors at the January 28, 1926, meeting, illustrates the dire need for dormitories on campus. By 1925, four students shared a 13 ft. x 15 ft. dorm room, and to make floor space they tied their…
Photographs, Barracks No. 6 and No. 7, 1927
These photos depict the new Barracks No. 6 building, dedicated in September 1927, and Barracks No. 7, which was converted from the Science Hall and opened in November 1927.
Photograph, Class of 1928 Ring, undated
This photo depicts the Class of 1928's class ring. The rings were presented to every member of the class at the first "Ring Banquet" held by the Class of 1928 in their junior year on January 22, 1927. This photo is from the VT Alumni Association.
Photograph, Faculty Row street and Patton Hall, 1927
This photo is of the road down Faculty Row, with Patton Hall visible on the left.
Drawing, "The Development Plan", 1927
By the time this drawing, produced by the Manning Offices Inc., a landscape design firm, was published in the September 1927 issue of the V.P.I. Bulletin, the original was already hanging in the President's office. A few of the new structures…
Photographs, Construction of New Power Plant, Barracks No. 8, and Patton Hall, 1928
This composite includes 3 photos of construction on the campus. On the left is the new power plant, on the top is the new stone dormitory Barracks No. 8, and on the bottom is of Patton Hall with 3 finished floors on the left and the Administration on…
Photograph, deHavilland DH-4 aeroplane, undated
This photo is of the deHaviland DH-4 airplane donated to the university by the U.S. Navy for use by students. It arrived without an engine, but the U.S. Army donated two 400 hp V-12 Liberty engines, one to be installed in the DH-4, the other for…
Photograph, Infirmary, undated
This photo depicts the college infirmary (now Henderson Hall) after an expansion nearly doubled its capacity. The addition was completed by the start of the end of 1929.
Photograph, Radio Equipment in the War Memorial Hall Studio, ca. 1930
In the fall of 1929, a sparse, but moderately sound-proof studio was built in an unused room in the tower of War Memorial Hall. The first broadcast aired on January 6, 1930.
Photgraph, Kenneth Custalow, 1983 Bugle
Photograph of Kenneth Custalow, Class of 1983. Member of the Mattaponi Tribe in Eastern Virginia.
Article, Jim Stroh, 1984 Bugle
Article feature of Jim Stroh, first student representative to the Board of Visitors, from the 1984 Bugle.
Photograh, Cleopatra Borel-Brown, 2009 Bugle
Photograph depicts Cleopatra Borel-Brown, a member of the Virginia Tech Track and Field Team from the 2009 Bugle. Borel-Brown was the first female Hokie to compete at the Olympics in 2004.
Photograph, Global Youth Climate Strike at VT, 2019-0920 (Acc2019-114)
This photograph is of the Global Climate Strike protest at the Pylons and War Memorial Chapel and Court, held on September 20, 2019. It is probably by professor Emily Satterwhite.
Article, "Dr. Harper Made Dean of Home Economics," Blacksburg Virginian, 1960-08-18
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.
Article, Jean Brickey photos by Matt Gentry, Roanoke Times, 2009-09-01
Photographs of Jean Brickey, Virginia Tech Libraries employee and president of the Virginia Tech Staff Senate, from the Roanoke Times, September 1, 2009.
Image, Disability Alliance at Virginia Tech, undated
Image of the logo for the Disability Alliance at Virginia Tech
Image, Virginia Tech Veterans Caucus, undated
Image of the logo for the Virginia Tech Veterans Caucus
Carhood from Dave Butler, H00229 (Ms2008-020)
This racecar hood was used on Dave Butler's 1993 Chevy car in a race at Langley Speedway in Hampton, Virginia, on April 21, 2007.
Photograph, Joanne E. Eustis, undated
Photograph of Joanne E. Eustis, the first Faculty Representative on the VT Board of Visitors.
Photograph, Dan W. Waddill, 1995-04-11
Photograph of Dan W. Waddill, the first Graduate Student Representative on the VT Board of Visitors.
Photograph, Ella Agnew, undated
Photograph of Ella Agnew, the first female extension agent in the country and the namesake of Agnew Hall on Virginia Tech's campus.
Photograph, Thomas O. Sandy, undated
Photograph of Thomas O. Sandy, the first farm demonstration agent in Virginia.
Photograph, Burruss Hall, 1939
Photograph of Burruss Hall, main administration building of Virginia Tech in 1939.
Photograph, "L" Squadron, ca. 1973-1975
Photograph of the L Squadron, the female squadron of the Corps of Cadets in the early 1970s. Cheryl Butler, the first black female squadron leader is pictured in the front row, fourth from the right.
Photograph, Eggleston Hall, 1940
Photograph of Eggleston Hall, with Owens Hall and the town of Blacksburg in the background in 1940.
Photograph, Eggleston Hall under construction, 1929
Photograph of Eggleston Hall under construction in 1929.
Photograph, Femoyer Hall, 1968
Photograph of Femoyer Hall in 1968
Photograph, First Ring Dance, 1934-04-27
Photograph of the First Ring Dance held at Virginia Tech on March 27, 1934.
Photograph, Hillcrest Hall, 1941
Photograph of Hillcrest Hall in 1941
Photograph, Holden Hall, 1968
Photograph of Holden Hall in 1968.
Photograph, Mineral Building, undated
Photograph depicts the Mineral Building (also Mining Engineering Building) of the School of Mines on VPI campus. The building was erected around 1908/1909.
Photograph, Newman Library under construction, 1979
Photograph of Newman Library addition under construction, with surrounding buildings, in 1979
Photograph, Old Library reading room, ca. 1932
Photograph of the Old Library reading room, ca. 1932.
Photograph, Owens Hall, 1952-12
Photograph of Owens Hall, December 1952.