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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], Jesse Heard VAMC Buttons, Ms1973-010, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Source of Acquisition

This collection was donated to Virginia Tech and transferred to Special Collections in July 1973.

Processing Information

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Jesse Heard VAMC Buttons was completed in 1973. Additional description was completed in February 2011.

Biographical Note

Jesse Thomas Heard (1860-1954) attended Virginia Agriculture and Mechanical College (now known as Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University) in 1887. He is buried with his wife Ella Paris Heard (1869-1937) in Thornrose Cemetery, Staunton, Virginia.

Source:

Student Index Cards, Special Collections and University Archives.

"Jesse Thomas Heard" entry, Findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38254627/jesse-thomas-heard , accessed Nov. 30, 2022.

Scope and Content

This collection consists of six uniform buttons belonging to Jesse T. Heard, who attended Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College in 1887. The buttons are gold in color. They have V.A.M.C. engraved on them, along with a sheaf of wheat, rifle, telescope, book, and plow. These buttons were produced by the Waterbury Button Company.

Related Material

A reference to Jesse Thomas Heard is in the Virginia Tech and Local History Mounted Clippings on Mo1e no. 1, which is about the Literary Societies at the university.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Memorabilia
• Students and alumni
• University History
• Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (1872-1896)

Rights Statement for Archival Description

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