Appalachian Student Committee Records, 1972-1973.
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Virginia Tech (VT), formally Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (VPI), is a public land-grant research university with its main campus in Blacksburg, Virginia. In 1872, with federal funds provided by the Morrill Act of 1862, the Reconstruction-era Virginia General Assembly purchased the facilities of Preston and Olin Institute and 250 acres of nearby Solitude Farm. The commonwealth incorporated a new institution on the site, a state-supported land-grant military institute named ...
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The Appalachian Student Committee was a group of student activists at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech), Blacksburg, Va., in the early 1970s. The committee focused on supporting grassroots organizations locally in Blacksburg, as well as throughout the Appalachian region. The committee was involved with researching topics of concern in Appalachia such as health and welfare, mining, and economic development. From the descriptio...