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Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open to research.

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Insurance Survey of Virginia Polytechnic Institute Records, Ms1995-029, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Scope and Contents

Insurance Survey of the buildings of Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg, Virginia, prepared in 1931 by Charles Lunsford & Sons, Roanoke, Va.; Insurance Company of North America, Philadelphia, Pa.; and F. Wharton Baker, engineer. Collection consists of 88 photographs and of buildings, faculty dwellings, barns, and storage lots at Virginia Polytechnic Institute covered by the policy; recommendations for coverage and for fire protection of these buildings; estimated insurable value and insurance carried; and property not insured. Short descriptions of some individual buildings are included. Photographs in the collection have been copied and included in the Historical Photograph Collection of Special Collections.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Photographs
• University Archives
• University History
• Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (1896-1944)

Rights Statement for Archival Description

The guide to the Insurance Survey of Virginia Polytechnic Institute Records by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).