Presidential Photographs and Biographies, 125th Anniversary of Virginia Tech Collection
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Title
Presidential Photographs and Biographies, 125th Anniversary of Virginia Tech Collection
Subject
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College
Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute
Description
This part of the online collection includes images of past presidents of the university, as well as a photograph of Dr. Duncan Lyle Kinnear, author of The First 100 Years; A History of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, which was used for the "A Short History of Virginia Tech, 1850-1974" section of the exhibit. It also contains pdfs of biographies of university presidents, captured from the original anniversary website.
This collection includes materials included in an 1997 online exhibit created for the 125th anniversary of the university. The original exhibit was a series of webpages with images, digitized text, maps, newspaper clippings, and more. In the course of migrating the exhibit to a newer platform, digitized items were moved to this collection. In some cases, text-based pages were captured as pdf files and included in this collection.
This collection includes materials included in an 1997 online exhibit created for the 125th anniversary of the university. The original exhibit was a series of webpages with images, digitized text, maps, newspaper clippings, and more. In the course of migrating the exhibit to a newer platform, digitized items were moved to this collection. In some cases, text-based pages were captured as pdf files and included in this collection.
Source
Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech
Date
undated
Rights
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Is Part Of
125th Anniversary of Virginia Tech Collection
Type
Photographs
Biographies
Bibliographic Citation
Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
Rights Holder
Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
Collection Items
Photograph of Scott Shipp
John Lee Buchanan became president of VAMC on March 1, 1880. However, his tenure as president was very short. Montgomery County State Senator J. E. Eskridge initiated a movement in the General Assembly to have the affairs of VAMC investigated. The…
Photograph of James D. McComas
Born Dec. 23, 1928, in Pritchard, West Virginia. Received bachelor’s degree at West Virginia University, 1951; master’s in 1960 and Ph. D. in education in 1962, both from Ohio State University. Married Adele Stoltz of Gouverneur, N. Y., on May…
Photograph of William E. Lavery
Born Nov. 20, 1930, in Geneseo, New York. Received associate degree, State University of New York-Morrisville, 1950; bachelor's degree from Michigan State University, 1953; master's in public administration, George Washington University, 1959;…
Photograph of Charles W. Steger
Born June 16, 1947, in Richmond, Va. Received a professional bachelor of architecture degree in 1970, master of architecture in 1971, and Ph.D. in environmental science and engineering in 1978, all from Virginia Tech. Married Janet Grey Baird from…
Photograph of Paul E. Torgersen
Born Oct. 13, 1931, in Staten Island, N.Y. Received B.S. in industrial engineering from LeHigh University in 1953, M.S. in industrial engineering from Ohio State University in 1956, and Ph.D. from Ohio State University in 1959. Married Dorothea…
Presidential biographies
This item includes pdfs of biographies of university presidents, captured from the original anniversary website. Most biographies were compiled from
Photograph of Walter S. Newman
Born July 20, 1895, in Woodstock Virginia, son of WaIter Hickman and Sallie Bird Stephenson Newman. Attended Shenandoah County schools. Received A.B. at Hampden-Sydney, 1917; M.S., VPI, 1919; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State, 1931; and honorary LL.D. from…
Photograph Charles L. C. Minor
Born Dec. 3, 1835, in Hanover County. Received M.A. from University of Virginia (UVa), 1858, and later received an L.L.D. After graduating from UVa, taught in Hanover County for three years. Served as combat and staff officer for Confederacy. Was…
Photograph of John M. McBryde
Born Jan. 1, 1841, in Abbeville, South Carolina, of Scotch immigrant parents. Entered sophomore class at South Carolina College in 1858 at the age of 17. From there, entered University of Virginia, where he was a student at the outbreak of Civil War.…
Photograph of Lunsford L. Lomax
Born Nov. 4, 1835, in Newport, Rhode Island. Received B.S. from U.S. Military Academy, West Point, New York, in 1856. Was fellow officer with J. E. B. Stuart in the West until both resigned their commissions in 1861 to serve with the Confederacy.…
Photograph of John R. Hutcheson
Born Jan. 13, 1886, near Charlotte Court House, Virginia. Received B.S. from VPI in 1909, honorary D.Sci. from Clemson in 1937, and honorary D.Agric. from North Carolina State College in 1947. Married Eleanor Parrott of Blacksburg in 1917; had two…
Photograph and inaugural address of T. Marshall Hahn, Jr.
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.
Photograph of Joseph D. Eggleston
Born Nov. 13, 1867, in Prince Edward County, Virginia. Attended Prince Edward Academy and Hampden-Sydney College, where he received the A.B. in 1886 and later the A.M. degree. Married Julia Johnson of Farmville; had one son and one daughter. Taught…
Photograph of Thomas N. Conrad
Born Aug. 1, 1837, at Fairfax Courthouse, Virginia. Received A.B.in 1857, A.M. in 1860, and M.Sc. in 1890, all from Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania. After graduation, taught at Georgetown (D.C.) Academy until joining Third Virginia Cavalry…
Photograph of Julian A. Burruss
Born Aug. 16, 1876, in Richmond, son of Woodson Cheadle and Cora Emmett McDowell Burruss. Entered VAMC in fall 1894 and received B.S. in civil engineering in 1898. As a student, was editor of 1898 Bugle, captain of Battery E, and active in other…
Photograph of John L. Buchanan
Born June 19, 1831, in Rich Valley, Smyth County, Virginia. Received an A.B. in 1856 and an M.A. in 1860, both from Emory and Henry College. Latin chair in 1879 at Vanderbilt University and then president of Emory and Henry College before becoming…
Photograph of Paul B. Barringer
Born Feb. 13, 1857, in Concord, North Carolina, son of Confederate Gen. Rufus Barringer and grandson of Gen. Paul B. Barringer, leader in War of 1812. Early education at Bingham School near Asheville, North Carolina, and at Kenmore University School,…
Collection Tree
- University History and Archives
- 125th Anniversary of Virginia Tech Collection
- Presidential Photographs and Biographies, 125th Anniversary of Virginia Tech Collection
- 125th Anniversary of Virginia Tech Collection