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This publication describes the formation of VAMC, proposed programs and system of organization in 1872. It was part of the serial the Virginia School Report (1872) to the Superintendent of Public Instruction,

List of students attending VAMC in 1872-1873, including name and home county

First Session, 1872-73. Annual course catalog of Virginia Polytechnic University: including campus maps; facility descriptions; lists of courses, schedules, students, and faculty; and other information relating to the operations of the institution.

Second Session, 1873-74. Annual course catalog of Virginia Polytechnic University: including campus maps; facility descriptions; lists of courses, schedules, students, and faculty; and other information relating to the operations of the institution.

Fourth Session, 1875-76.Annual course catalog of Virginia Polytechnic University: including campus maps; facility descriptions; lists of courses, schedules, students, and faculty; and other information relating to the operations of the institution.

Photograph of Cadet Hermann C. Niemeyer of VAMC, from Portsmouth, VA, 1876.

This the exam completion certificate for Cadet Hermann C. Niemeyer. Before the 1880s, VAMC only issued certificates of completion, not degrees, August 9, 1876.

This document show the expenses of Cadet Niemeyer during the 1876-1877 academic session. These include various uniform and living items, as well as payment for classes.

Fifth Session, 1876-77. Annual course catalog of Virginia Polytechnic University: including campus maps; facility descriptions; lists of courses, schedules, students, and faculty; and other information relating to the operations of the institution.

This is the diploma of William S. Adkission, a cadet at VAMC, August 15, 1877.

Sixth Session, 1877-78. Annual course catalog of Virginia Polytechnic University: including campus maps; facility descriptions; lists of courses, schedules, students, and faculty; and other information relating to the operations of the institution.

Photograph of the faculty of VAMC in 1878

Second Session, 1873-74. Annual course catalog of Virginia Polytechnic University: including campus maps; facility descriptions; lists of courses, schedules, students, and faculty; and other information relating to the operations of the institution.

This map of the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College campus has notes on buildings and the natural landscape, such as location of stone and trees. It dates to 1882 with additional notes from 1902.

Session of 1882-83. Annual course catalog of Virginia Polytechnic University: including campus maps; facility descriptions; lists of courses, schedules, students, and faculty; and other information relating to the operations of the institution.

Session of 1883-84. Annual course catalog of Virginia Polytechnic University: including campus maps; facility descriptions; lists of courses, schedules, students, and faculty; and other information relating to the operations of the institution.

Session of 1884-85. Annual course catalog of Virginia Polytechnic University: including campus maps; facility descriptions; lists of courses, schedules, students, and faculty; and other information relating to the operations of the institution.

This is the diploma of R.E.L. Aylor, a cadet at VAMC, June 30, 1886.

Session of 1886-87. Annual course catalog of Virginia Polytechnic University: including campus maps; facility descriptions; lists of courses, schedules, students, and faculty; and other information relating to the operations of the institution.

Session of 1887-88. Annual course catalog of Virginia Polytechnic University: including campus maps; facility descriptions; lists of courses, schedules, students, and faculty; and other information relating to the operations of the institution.

Photograph of the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College Class of 1888.

Session of 1888-89. Annual course catalog of Virginia Polytechnic University: including campus maps; facility descriptions; lists of courses, schedules, students, and faculty; and other information relating to the operations of the institution.

Session of 1889-90. Annual course catalog of Virginia Polytechnic University: including campus maps; facility descriptions; lists of courses, schedules, students, and faculty; and other information relating to the operations of the institution.

Session of 1891-92. Annual course catalog of Virginia Polytechnic University: including campus maps; facility descriptions; lists of courses, schedules, students, and faculty; and other information relating to the operations of the institution.

V.A.M.C. Football Team, 1892. The first "Tech" Football Team. Coached and Managed by Prof. E.A. Smyth, Jr. Back row (l to r): Minor, William Howe; Guignard, Christopher Gadsden; Lancaster, Leslie Helm; Professor E.A. Smyth, Jr, Coach and Manager;…

Photograph of the Anatomy Class, spring 1892. From left, Newman, Gregory, Christian, Robert Cowardin, C. W. Courtland, Professor Smyth.

Session of 1892-93. Annual course catalog of Virginia Polytechnic University: including campus maps; facility descriptions; lists of courses, schedules, students, and faculty; and other information relating to the operations of the institution.

V.A.M.C. Football Team, 1893. Back: Friend, Charles Thomas; Robinson, John William; Martin, Tarpley Douglas; Bond, Frank Eugene; (l to r). Front: Guignard, Christopher Gadsden; Kerfoot, Edward Judson; Patrick,Nerbon Robert; Sayers, Henry Davis;…

Photograph of the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College Officers in 1893. Front row, left to right, Col. J. A. Harmon, Commandant (Lieut. 7th U. S. Cavalry); Major R. E. Wright; Capt. A. F. Finch; Capt. E. P. Minor; and Capt. J. W. Stull. Back…

Session of 1893-94. Annual course catalog of Virginia Polytechnic University: including campus maps; facility descriptions; lists of courses, schedules, students, and faculty; and other information relating to the operations of the institution.

Session of 1894-95. Annual course catalog of Virginia Polytechnic University: including campus maps; facility descriptions; lists of courses, schedules, students, and faculty; and other information relating to the operations of the institution.

This drawing is from p. 92 of the 1895 Bugle for the V.A.M.C. German Club and depicts cadets with their dates. It is signed "JFStrauss 95".

Photo of The Faculty 1895-1896

Session of 1895-96. Annual course catalog of Virginia Polytechnic University: including campus maps; facility descriptions; lists of courses, schedules, students, and faculty; and other information relating to the operations of the institution.

Photograph of the VPI Class of 1896. Top row, left to right, Samuel Henry Sheib, James Ringold Guy, Bevard Davidson Miller, Meade Ferguson. Second row, Eduard Judson Kerfoot, Franklin Pierce Turner, Alexander Parker Eskridge. Third row,James Hamilton…

Photograph of a cadet at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in 1896.

Photograph of a cadet at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in 1896.

Photograph of a cadet at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in 1896.

Photograph of a cadet at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in 1896.

Photograph of a cadet at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in 1896.

Photograph of a cadet at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in 1896.

Photograph of a cadet at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in 1896.

Photograph of a cadet at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in 1896.

Photograph of a cadet at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in 1896.

Photograph of a cadet at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in 1896.

Photograph of a cadet at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in 1896.

Photograph of a cadet at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in 1896.