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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], John A. Kircher Papers, Ms2022-078, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Source of Acquisition

This collection was donated to Special Collections and University Archives in 1999.

Processing Information

The processing, arrangement, and description of the John A. Kircher Papers was completed in November 2022.

Biographical Note

John Anthony Kircher was born on September 6, 1921, to Louis and Elsie Sheehan Kircher in Albany, New York. He married Mary Hunsberger on November 19, 1943, and they had six children. During World War II, Kircher served as a sergeant in the U.S. Army. He attended Virginia Polytechnic Institute from 1943 to 1944 in the Army Specialized Training Unit, graduating in Spring 1944 with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering. Kircher worked for 40 years at Los Alamos National Labs.

External Sources:

John A. Kircher obituary, Albuquerque Journal , March 9, 2004, http://obits.abqjournal.com/obits/show/142444 , accessed September 26, 2023.

"Sgt John A Kircher", Findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/100239065/john-a-kircher , accessed September 26, 2023.

Scope and Content

This collection contains publications, photographs, postcards, programs, and other memorabilia from John A. Kircher's time at Virginia Tech under the Army Specialized Training Program in 1943-1944. Items include Kircher's appointments within V.P.I., play programs, a V.P.I. handbook, and one play program dated 1889. There is also an In Memoriam from 1999 for the deceased members of the Class of 1944.

Arrangement

The collection is arranged by content type.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Army Specialized Training Program (U.S.)
• Students and alumni
• University History
• Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (1896-1944)
• Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute. Corps of Cadets (1896-1944)
• Virginia Polytechnic Institute (1944-1970)
• Virginia Polytechnic Institute. Corps of Cadets (1944-1970)

Rights Statement for Archival Description

The guide to the John A. Kircher Papers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).