Virginia Military Institute -- Buildings, structures, etc
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 54 Collections and/or Records:
Planning Records and Strategic Planning
Series
Identifier: RG-04-Planning
Scope and Contents
Documents and reports relating to VMI's planning initiatives, beginning in 1959. Includes material re: "Plan 2000" Corps Study (1980); Commission on the University of the 21st Century (U-21), 1990; long range academic planning (LRAP).; strategic plans; strategic business plans; post facilities master plans; report of Superintendent's Focus Group - Academics (2004); Vision 2039 (GEN Peay's initiative)
Post Facilities Master Plans and related, 1959 - 2017
Sub-Series
Scope and Contents
Facilities planning report outlining future needs and projects; typically updated annually. Since 2004 these have been called Post Facilities Master Plan. The series also contains earlier similar documents, created intermittently. The oldest dates to 1959.
Preservation Master Plan, Virginia Military Institute, 2007
Item
Identifier: RG-04-Preservation reports
Scope and Contents
In 2005, VMI was awarded a Campus Heritage Grant from the Getty Foundation in order to review and provide a strategy for protecting and preserving the historical architectural and landscape resources on Post. This is the final report of John Milner Associates, Inc., who worked with VMI to devise this plan.
Preston Library renovation move [dvd], 1994 - 1995
Item — Box 04, Media Case/Sleeve: 235
Identifier: DVD235
Scope and Contents
In December 1994 Preston Library collections and staff moved out the building while it was being renovated. The project was completed in the Spring of 1996. During this time the bulk of the books were stored in a local unoccupied building (known as "the Roses building" after a department store that once occupied it); other storage locations were Cocke Hall, Smith Hall, and misc. other local locations. Library reference and circulation services were provided out of old Lejeune Hall (which was...
PWA (Public Works Administration) Construction Project Records, 1933 - 1940
Series
Scope and Contents
Files relating to various depression era building projects funded by the federal government - Public Works Administration (PWA). Buildings include: Mess Hall; Maury-Brooke; Swimming Pool; Barracks; Preston Library; Stables. Also includes William Couper's Construction Diaries for building of the Mess Hall, the Military Store and Barracks in 1936.
Richard J. Bundy scrapbook
Collection
Identifier: MS-0493
Scope and Contents
VMI scrapbook, 1916-1920, compiled by Cadet Richard J. Bundy. Includes photographs of cadet life (classmates, dances, athletic events) and buildings; clippings and other memorabilia.
Shell Hall dedication ceremony [dvd], 2011 Oct 28
Item — Box 03, Media Case/Sleeve: 134
Identifier: DVD134
Third Barracks dedication ceremony [dvd], 2008 November 11
Item — Box 02, Media Case/Sleeve: 048
Identifier: DVD048
Thomas W. Keitt drawing
Item
Identifier: MS-0056-Oversized
Scope and Contents
Watercolor drawing (12 x 16 in.) of Washington Arch facade of Barracks by Cadet Keitt, dated May 15, 1876. Details include clock; Virginia and U.S. flags flying from towers.
Turman Room Dedication, Preston Library [dvd], 1985
Item — Box 04, Media Case/Sleeve: 182
Identifier: DVD182