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  • Collection: 150th Anniversary of Virginia Tech Collection
150th_BoardOfVisitors44.jpg

This newspaper clipping shows a photograph of the Virginia Tech Board of Vistors. R. L. McConnell, C. A. Boatwright, H. H. Walton, and Dr. M. P.…
150th_RadTech.jpg

This newspaper article discusses funding for V. P. I. that was approved by the Federal Works Administration. The funding was for the construction of…
MC_Mla114_1946.jpg

These clippings from "Locomotive Lady" by Robert M. Hyatt, Boston Herald-Tribune, contain a story about Carmen Venegas, VPI's first international…
150th_Cheer1947.jpg

This photo depicts the V. P. I. cheer team in 1947, prior to women being allowed to join.
150th_MonteithHall.jpg

This newspaper article discusses the opening of a new dormitory at Virginia Tech. This dormitory was named after Lieutenant James Monteith, who was a…
150th_libraryfirearticle.jpg

This newspaper article describes the fire that broke out in the old library in 1953. Nothing was destoryed since all library materials had been moved…
150th_Argonaut.jpg

This newspaper clipping shows a photo of the construction of a new Physics building that would house the Argonaut Critical Reactor.
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This newspaper article from The Roanoke Times is the first mention if the Association of Chinese Students. The article discusses the gift of some…
150th_ChapelDedication.jpg

This photo depicts the dedication ceremony of War Memorial Chapel.
150th_1964Reorg.jpg

Beginning with the 1964-1965 academic year, VPI reorganized its schools into six colleges: the College of Engineering, College of Architecture,…
150th_campusMap1964.jpg

This map shows what Virginia Tech's campus looked like in 1964.
150th_Cheer1966.jpg

Starting in 1955, women were officially allowed to join the cheerleading team. This photo depicts the cheer team in 1966.
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This peice of correspondence was sent to the members of the Association of Chinese Students to remind them about the upcoming "Chinese Night".
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Cover page of the dissertation by Monica L. Chang for a Doctorate of Philosophy in Statistics. Chang is the first known Asian American woman to earn a…
150th_HutchesonHall.jpg

This photo depicts Hutcheson Hall as it was in 1968.
150th_Swimming.jpg

This photo depicts the swimming team in 1970 after the sport was made the first intercollegiate competitive sport for women.
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These clippings discuss Virginia Polytechnic Institute's name change to Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
150th_FoundersDay1972.jpg

This flier advertises the Founders' Day Ceremony that occured on March 24, 1972 in the VPI&SU Coliseum.
150th_Fraternities.jpg

This newspaper article discusses the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors approving guidlines that allowed fraternities and soroities to operate on campus.
150th_corpswomen.jpg

This newspaper article discusses women being admitted into the Corps of Cadets for the first time in school history.
150th_campusMap1977.jpg

This map shows what Virginia Tech's campus looked like in 1977.
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The groundbreaking of the college’s first building took place with VT president William E. Lavery, Gov. John N. Dalton of Virginia, dean of the…
150th_GayAwareness.jpg

This flier advertises the different events that were happening around campus during Gay Awareness Week in 1979.
150th_IranPhoto.jpg

This clipping depicts an Anti-Iranian protest that occurred in November of 1979 to show support for the hostages that were being held at the United…
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Football program announcing the schedule for 1985-1987, as well as encouraging people to attend the games.
RG02_12_LaveryWilliamE_B19F37_CollegiateTimes_Article_1987_10_13.pdf

Article from the Collegiate Times describing student protests over a proposed addition to Cowgill Hall, that is aesthetically different from other…
150th_1992_Steger_Center.jpg

This photo depicts a woman at the Steger Center in Rian San Vitale, Switzerland. The center was originally named the Center for European Studies and…
150th_UR_PaulTorgersen_1999_0816.jpg

Paul Torgersen, president of Virginia Tech, is pictured here on the university campus in Blacksburg. The red steel structure in the background is what…
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Photograph depicting two women trimming a tree as part of a 2000 course by the James City County Extension and Master Gardeners, March 11, 2000.
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Photograph of women donning the kente cloth at a cultural graduation cerermony on May 12, 2000.
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Photograph from the Special Collections dedication and reopening in 2006 shows VT Dean of the University Libraries, Eileen Hitchingham speaking to…
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Photograph from the Special Collections dedication and reopening in 2006 shows VT Dean of the University Libraries, Eileen Hitchingham (far right)…
150th_UR_VTCSOMCharterClass_2014.jpg

This photograph is of the first graduating class of the Virginia Tech Carillion School of Medicine in 2014.
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Black Lives Matter poster from the Black Organizations Council at Virginia Tech encouranging people to attend the State of the Black Union and other…
VTA_KristiCastlin_DaveKnachel_2016_09.jpeg

This photo is of VT alum Kristi Castlin, who became the first female Hokie to medal at the Olympics in 2016. Here she is waving to fans at a VT…
150th_UR_CALSClassKentland_LoganWallace_2017_0502.jpg

This photo by Logan Wallace of VT University Relations shows a class in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences held at Kentland Farm, May 2,…
150th_UR_GameBall_LoganWallace_2017_1018.jpg

This photo by Logan Wallace of VT University Relations taken October 18, 2017, illustrates the game-ball run tradition. Members of the Ranger Company…
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This photo depicts an employee of the University Libraries working with a student in the Virtual Environments Studio in 2018.
150th_UR_GrowleyIITank_ChristinaFranusich_2018_0503.jpg

Growley II (call sign "Tank"), the dog mascot for the VT Corps of Cadets, greets students during exams week at Squires Student Center in this photo by…
150th_UR_ThriveLLC_ChristinaFranusich_2018_0817.jpg

This photo by Christina Franusich of VT University Relations is of members of the Thrive Living-Learning Community on campus on August 17, 2018.
150th_UR_WomensCenter_DanMirolli_2019_0204.jpg

This photograph by Dan Mirolli is of individuals standing in front of the Virginia Tech Women's Center on February 4, 2019
150th_UR_DenimDay_DanMirolli_2019_0405.jpg

This photo by Dan Mirolli of VT University Relations shows the participants in the 40th Anniversary celebration of Denim Day, which first raised…
150th_UR_2019Powwow_RichardRandolph_2019_0406.jpg

This photo by Richard Randolph of VT University Relations depicts a person wearing their Native dress involved in the 2019 Powwow held by Native at…
150th_UR_FractionHouse_DanMirolli_2019_0624.jpg

This photo by Dan Mirolli, taken on June 24, 2019, is of the Fraction Family House at Solitude on the Virginia Tech campus in Blacksburg, Va. The…
150th_UR_HispanicCollegeInstitute_LeeFriesland_2019_0719.jpg

The Hispanic College Institute is held annually at Virginia Tech to bring Hispanic and Latinx high school students to campus to learn about the…
150th_UR_Gobblerfest_ThomasMiller_2019_0906.jpg

This photo is of the annual Gobblerfest, held each fall to welcome students to campus, taken by Thomas Miller of VT University Relations on September…
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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…
150th_UR_HokieBirdHomecomingParade_SkylerTaube_2019_1019.jpg

For the homecoming football game, the university holds a parade each year. Here is the HokieBird at the parade, taken by Skyler Taube of VT University…
150th_UR_PetrineSands_AhmedMustafa_2019_1122.jpg

This photo by Ahmed Mustafa of VT University Relations is of Deborah Petrine receiving from President Tim Sands a resolution of appreciation for her…
150th_UR_CowgillBurchard_2020.png

This is a photo of Cowgill Hall (background) and the skylights of Burchard Hall on Cowgill Plaza on the Virginia Tech campus in Blacksburg, Va. 2020.
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