Trails

Short routes through the pages, each one following a single thread.

The main building, 1894 to 1961

The large building with a central tower appears in the 1894-95 Annual as an engraving, in the school's own advertisement of 1910, stamped in gold on the 1915 Intermont, and in photographs from 1936, 1939, and 1961.

"Southeast view of building", 1894Annual, 1894-95"Virginia Institute, Bristol, Virginia": the school's own advertisement, 1910Advertisement, 1910The Intermont, 1915: the coverThe Intermont, 1915"A Picture Record" of 1936The Intermont, 1936Two students on the front walk, 1939The Intermont, 1939"V.I.C.": the tower, 1961The Intermont, 1961

A year on the calendar, 1905 to 1950

Many volumes print the year as a list of dates. Over time the list turns into a class history written in the manner of Samuel Pepys, and then into a student's diary.

The college calendar, 1905-061905-06Calendar of Events, fall 1920Fall 1920Calendar of Events, 1921-221921-22Calendar, 1926-19271926-27The class history "with apologies to Samuel Pepys," 1931-321931-32Social Calendar, 1937-19381937-38"Excerpts from My Diary," 1939-401939-40"Life at College": a diary of 1949-501949-50

Teams and games, 1910 to 1927

Team pictures and drawings from the V.I. Pennant and the Intermont.

The Crimson Crackerjacks, a tennis club, 1910Tennis, 1910The Sophomore-Freshman basketball team, 1915Basketball, 1915"Athletics 1920"Athletics, 1920Three basketball teams, 1927Basketball, 1927

Bristol around the college

The college sat in Bristol, on the line between Virginia and Tennessee. These pages show the town and the businesses that advertised to students.

"A Glimpse of the City of Bristol", 1894A Glimpse of Bristol, 1894"To Bristol": a railroad advertisement, 1894Railroad, 1894Hodges Art Gallery and Twin City Mills: advertisements, 1898Gallery and mill, 1898Coca-Cola and "Golden Eagle" Flour: advertisements, 1915Coca-Cola and flour, 1915"Bunting's Drug Store": an advertisement, 1927Drug store, 1927"In Bristol Town," 1954In Bristol Town, 1954

Covers, 1894 to 1960

Paper, cloth, gold stamping, and Art Deco: the covers and title pages of the college's publications.

Annual of the Southwest Virginia Institute, session 1894-95: the cover1894-95Sense and Nonsense, 1898: the cover1898The Pennant, December 1907: the coverDecember 1907The Pennant, 1910: the cover1910The Intermont, 1915: the cover1915The Intermont, 1931: the cover1931The Intermont Hand Book, 1933: the cover1933The 75th anniversary Intermont, 19601960