A Guide to the Nelson Liddle Collection, c.1941-1945
A Collection in
Special Collections
Collection Number
Ms2012-048
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Special Collections, Virginia Tech
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, Virginia 24061
USA
Phone: (540) 231-6308
Fax: (540) 231-3694
Email: specref@vt.edu
URL: http://spec.lib.vt.edu/
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Processed by: Alison Hight, Graduate Assistant, and Kira A. Dietz, Archivist, Special Collections
Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish material from Nelson Liddle Collection must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Nelson Liddle Collection, Ms1012-048, Special Collections, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
Acquisition Information
This collection was donated to Special Collections in 2012.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Nelson Liddle Collection was completed in September 2012.
Historical Note
The Virginia Tech Airport, initially planned in 1929, and construction of a runway strip quickly followed. The land was provided by VPI, but the state funded 50% of the costs. The airport opened operations in 1931, and over the next 50 years, it grew and expanded its capabilities. The airport at Virginia Tech underwent substantial updates and modernization in the early 1990s.
Scope and Content
The Nelson Liddle Collection consists of photographs of the VPI Airport and aircraft during WWII as well as a photocopy of "The Beacon" newsletter from November 1942.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged by material type.
Index Terms
- Liddle, Nelson
- Aircraft
- Airplanes
- Airports
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute