Bechtel, Larry, Records of the Office of the Virginia Tech Recycling Coordinator Records of the Office of the Virginia Tech
Recycling Coordinator, Larry Bechtel, 1991-2012 RG.06.03.11a
Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech
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Hannah Bochain, Student Assistant, and Tamara Kennelly, Archivist
Repository
Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech
Identification
RG.06.03.11a
Title
Records of the Office of the Virginia Tech Recycling Coordinator, Larry Bechtel 1991-2012
Quantity
1.9 Cubic Feet, 2 boxes and 1 oversize folder
Creator
Bechtel, Lawrence Reid, 1949-
Language
The materials in the collection are in English.
Abstract
The Records of the Office of the Virginia Tech Recycling Coordinator, Larry Bechtel include correspondence and reports, photographs
and slides, four VHS tapes, three floppy disks, recycling logs, and publications and newspaper articles concerning Virginia
Tech Recycling (VTR) and Larry Bechtel's position as its Coordinator from 1991-2007.
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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],
Records of the Office of the Virginia Tech Recycling Coordinator, Larry Bechtel, RG 6/3/11a, Special Collections and University
Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
Source of Acquisition
The Records of the Office of the Virginia Tech Recycling Coordinator, Larry Bechtel were transferred to Special Collections
and University Archives in September 2012.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Records of the Office of the Virginia Tech Recycling Coordinator, Larry
Bechtel was completed in May 2013.
Virginia Tech Recycling (VTR) was started in 1991 by the Physical Plant. As a part of Facilities Services' Office of Energy
and Sustainability, Virginia Tech Recycling provides recycling services to Virginia Tech. Initially, Virginia Tech Recycling
provided campuswide aluminum can recycling services, eventually expanding to collect corrugated cardboard, sorted office paper,
glossy magazines and catalogues, newspapers, and commingled materials.
Larry Bechtel served as VTR's first coordinator from 1991 through 2007. Bechtel is also a professional sculptor and made the
statue of William Addison Caldwell on Virginia Tech's Blacksburg campus.
The Records of the Office of the Virginia Tech Recycling Coordinator, Larry Bechtel contains several photographs and slides,
four VHS tapes, three floppy disks, four books, and a number of reports and newspaper articles concerning Virginia Tech Recycling
(VTR) and Larry Bechtel's position as its Coordinator ranging from 1991-2007. VTR reports describe its goals, budgets, and
events. The collection also includes a personal account of the progression of VTR by Bechtel, a daily log of the program ranging
from 1991-1994, and several memos sent and received during Bechtel's position as Coordinator.
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