Celebrating Virginia Tech's Sesquicentennial: Resources from the University Libraries

n an effort to document the extraordinary experiences of members of the Hokie Nation during the COVID-19 global pandemic, University Libraries' Special Collections and University Archives is inviting the Virginia Tech community to submit oral histories, audio recordings, written stories, diary and journal entries, photographs, videos, art, and other documentation for inclusion in our digital collections. We're particularly interested in documentation of experiences as they relate to Virginia Tech and how individual and community university experiences were affected by the pandemic.

This guide includes resources available in Special Collections, Newman Library, and online that can aid in local genealogy research.

American archives are rooted in Western European concepts of information preservation and access. This has resulted in historical archives that overwhelmingly represent the experience of affluent, white, heterosexual, cisgender, and Christian males. Knowing this inherent bias persists within archival practice, Special Collections and University Archives at Virginia Tech is taking intentional steps to gather the stories and history of people of color within the LGBTQ+ community.

Special Collections LibGuide

This guide details resources intended to help those doing research on the history of Virginia Tech or using the University Archives.

This is a user's guide to the Virginia Tech online repository, VTechWorks.