The Gray Jacket was the first literary magazine of the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (known today as Virginia Tech). Published intermittently from 1875–1909 by the Lee Literary Society and the Maury Literary Society, The Gray Jacket featured short fiction, poetry, essays, letters to the editor, and humorous anecdotes, written primarily by students at the College.
Almost 140 years later, this site asks the question, What would The Gray Jacket look like if it were a contemporary online literary journal? Our team has begun digitizing and republishing the early issues of the magazine, and we hope you'll enjoy browsing and searching through their contents.