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The collection is open for research.
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Lingan S. Randolph Papers, Ms1979-007, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
The Lingan S. Randolph Papers were donated to the University Libraries in 1940.
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Lingan S. Randolph Papers was completed in March 2011.
Lingan Strother Randolph (1859-1922) taught Mechanical Engineering at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (now Virignia Tech) from 1893-1918. From 1913-1918, he served as the dean of the Engineering department. He helped design a number of buildings on the VPI campus, as well as for other institutions.
The 1914 Bugle is dedicated to Randolph and contains photos and a biography. Special Collections and University Archives have scanned and made available the 1914 Bugle online (pp. 4-8 of the Bugle and pp. 10-14 of the PDF version contain the dedication).
Sources:
University Catalogs.
Bugle yearbooks.
"Lingan Strother Randolph" entry, Findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/207364714/lingan-strother-randolph , accessed Dec. 2, 2022.
The Lingan S. Randolph Papers includes papers with specifications for the details of labor and materials for the installation of a steam heating system at Sweet Briar Institute, Amherst, Virginia.
The guide to the Lingan S. Randolph Papers, Ms1979-007 by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).