Tag Archives: university archives

Special Collections and University Archives: a new name for a venerable department

by lmrvt Posted on August 22, 2019

We are very pleased to announce that our department has taken on a new addition to our name: Special Collections and University Archives (SCUA, for short). The University Archives have always been a meaningful part of our department, and this name chan… Continue reading →

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Holding the Light: April 16th Remembrance Exhibits on display April 8-18, 2019

by lmrvt Posted on April 8, 2019

“Holding the Light,” is one of two exhibits that will be displayed on the second floor commons in Virginia Tech’s Newman Library as the university observes its 2019 Day of Remembrance. The exhibit, on display Thursday, April 8 through Tuesday April 18,… Continue reading →

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A Mystery Banjo, the Collegians, and Lewis A. Hall

by lmrvt Posted on March 14, 2019

Recently, I’ve been working on identifying artifacts and university memorabilia in our collections, and I came across a beautiful, four-stringed tenor banjo and its case. Handwritten on the banjo head is “The Collegians, VPI, Blacksburg, VA… Continue reading →

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A Little Something Extra

by jojacks2 Posted on April 5, 2018

Archives are so very rarely complete. It’s an unusual thing for the archivist to be able to point to a collection and say with full  confidence, “That’s all there is.” More often, we have to admit, “That’s all we have.” And so, researchers make due wit… Continue reading →

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Carmen Venegas, VPI’s First International Woman Graduate

by lmrvt Posted on March 29, 2018

Special Collections has celebrated Women’s History Month 2018 with numerous exhibits in Newman Library and the Holtzman Alumni Center. Part of our focus has been on some of the first women who attended or worked at Virginia Tech. I’ve writt… Continue reading →

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Celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Remembering His Legacy

by lmrvt Posted on January 19, 2018

This past Monday, January 16, was Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in the U.S., and here at Virginia Tech we have been celebrating and remembering Rev. Dr. King and his legacy in numerous events all this week. If you haven’t been to any of the events,… Continue reading →

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University seals and logos

by lmrvt Posted on June 23, 2017

The university has a lot of ways to identify itself quickly: a university shield and seal, a university logo and athletic logo, a motto (Ut Prosim, “That I May Serve”), a tagline (“Invent the Future”), and many other icons that signify who we are. But these have all changed over the years, along with the official … Continue reading University seals and logos Continue reading →

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Expressions of Remembrance: April 16th 10th anniversary exhibits

by lmrvt Posted on April 11, 2017

As part of Virginia Tech’s annual observance of its Day of Remembrance, condolence items and artifacts received by the university in the days that followed April 16, 2007, will be displayed at several locations across campus. The displays are among several “Expressions of Remembrance” that will be located in Newman Library, Squires Student Center, Moss … Continue reading Expressions of Remembrance: April 16th 10th anniversary exhibits Continue reading →

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Presidential Inaugurations and Virginia Tech

by lmrvt Posted on January 19, 2017

Well, tomorrow is the inauguration of the 45th President of the United States, Donald Trump, so I decided to scour our collections for items pertaining to presidents. At Special Collections you can find all sorts of material related to presidents – presidents of the U.S., presidents of organizations and businesses, and, of course, presidents of Virginia Tech. If … Continue reading Presidential Inaugurations and Virginia Tech Continue reading →

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Words of Comfort: An exhibit of letters from around the world in the April 16th Condolence Archives

by lmrvt Posted on April 14, 2016

Things have been busy in the University Archives of Special Collections this month, with two exhibits going up this and next week. The first is the memorial exhibit honoring the memory of the victims and survivors of the tragic day of April 16, 2007. Every year we commemorate that day with an exhibit of items […] Continue reading →

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