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Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], E. B. Norris Papers, Ms1981-103, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Source of Acquisition

The E. B. Norris Papers was acquired prior to 1981.

Processing Information

The processing, arrangement, and description of the E. B. Norris Papers was completed in October 2013.

Biographical Note

Earle Bertram Norris was born in 1882 in New York. He attended Pennsylvania State College and graduated in 1904. He was a captain in World War I and received a Purple Heart. He became a professor at Virginia Polytechnic Institute in 1928, and was the Dean of Engineering from 1928-1953. The engineering school grew under his leadership. He died in 1966.

Norris Hall on Virginia Tech's campus was named after him in 1967.

External sources:

VT Magazine

Norris Hall

Scope and Content

E. B. Norris was Dean of Engineering at Virginia Polytechnic Institute from 1928-1952, and his papers include reports concerning the agriculture and engineering departments, reports on individual development, newspaper clippings, catalogues, brochures, and correspondence, particularly regarding then-President Burruss. The majority of the collection is Dr. Norris's correspondences. The collection also includes advertisements he received to purchase different classroom equipment. There are also publications he received about engineering, and various reports about engineering. There are also newspapers and a blueprint.

Arrangement

The E. B. Norris Papers are arranged alphabetically by material type.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Faculty and staff
• Science and Technology
• University History
• Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (1896-1944)
• Virginia Polytechnic Institute (1944-1970)

Rights Statement for Archival Description

The guide to the E. B. Norris Papers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).