V.P.I. Alumni Association World War II Alumni Cards, c. 1939-1959 V.P.I. Alumni Association World War II Alumni Cards, c. 1939-1959 RG.29d

V.P.I. Alumni Association World War II Alumni Cards, c. 1939-1959 RG.29d


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Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech

Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)
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Business Number: 540-231-6308
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Leeann Jones, Student Worker, and LM Rozema, Archivist

Repository
Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech
Identification
RG.29d
Title
V.P.I. Alumni Association World War II Alumni Cards 1939-1959
Quantity
1.83 Cubic Feet, 12 boxes
Creator
Virginia Tech Alumni Association
Creator
Virginia Polytechnic Institute (1944-1970)
Language
The materials in the collection are in English.
Abstract
These cards include information the Alumni Association kept on students from Virginia Tech who served in World War II. The cards list personal information about the soldiers organized by class year, from 1892 through 1949. The collection also includes liberated, wounded, and citation records.

Administrative Information

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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], V.P.I. Alumni Association World War II Alumni Cards, RG 29d, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Source of Acquisition

The collection was transferred to Special Collections and University Archives prior to 2017.

Processing Information

The processing, arrangement, and description of the V.P.I. Alumni Association World War II Alumni Cards commenced in September 2017 and completed in October 2017.


Scope and Content

The V.P.I. Alumni Association World War II Alumni Cards, RG 29d, includes cards with information on individuals from the V.P.I. Alumni Association World War II Record. The personal information listed on the cards includes the soldier's name, rank, class, branch and unit of service, date called to active duty, promotions (with dates), foreign service, and additional remarks found on the back of the card.

Arrangement

The collection is organized in alphabetical order by surname within the following series:
Series I: Liberated
Series II: Wounded
Series III: Citations
Series IV: Last known post of an individual
Subseries A: APO-NY
Subseries B: FPO-NY
Subseries C: Korea-Japan, APO, S.F.
Subseries D: USA-APO, Seattle, Washington
Subseries E: USA
Series V: Class Year. This is organized chronologically by class year, then alphabetically by surname.

Related Material

See also the Virginia Tech Alumni Association Alumni Cards, RG 29e , at Virginia Tech Special Collections and Univesrity Archives.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • Students and alumni
  • University Archives
  • University History
  • Virginia Polytechnic Institute. Alumni Association

Rights Statement for Archival Description

The guide to the V.P.I. Alumni Association World War II Alumni Cards by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your- work/public-domain/cc0/ ).

Container List

Series I: Liberated
box 1 1942-1945
Series II: Wounded
box 1 1942-1945
Series III: Citations
1942-1946
  • box 1
    A-Ja
    1942-1946
  • box 2
    Je-Z
    1942-1946
Series IV: Last known post
1943-1959
  • Subseries A: APO-NJ
    1949-1953
    • box 2
      A-Garl
      1949-1953
    • box 3
      Garv-Z
      1949-1953
  • box 3
    Subseries B: FPO-NY
    1949-1952
  • box 3
    Subseries C: Korea-Japan, APO, S.F.
    1948-1952
  • box 3
    Subseries D: USA-APO, Seattle, Washington
    1950-1954
  • box 4
    Subseries E: USA
    1943-1959
Series V: Class Year
1892-1949
  • box 4
    Class of 1892-Class of 1916
  • box 5
    Class of 1917-Class of 1933
  • box 6
    Class of 1934-Class of 1938
  • box 7
    Class of 1938-Class of 1940
  • box 8
    Class of 1940-Class of 1942
  • box 9
    Class of 1942-Class of 1944
  • box 10
    Class of 1944-Class of 1945
  • box 11
    Class of 1945-Class of 1946
  • box 12
    Class of 1946-Class of 1949