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VT Stories Oral History with Calvin Jamison, April 22, 2016 (Ms2016-015)
Dr. Calvin D. Jamison grew up knowing he was going to attend college, the only question was where? He was born and raised in Martinsville, Virginia…
VT Stories Oral History with John Owen, October 22, 2021 (MS2016-015)
John Owen was born in Lynchburg, VA to a military family. From his father's work, he moved to California, Greece, Alexandria, VA, and France during…
Robert E. Lee
Portrait photograph of Robert E. Lee.
Oral History with Rick Boucher, June 28, 2023 (Ms2021-048)
Frederick C. Boucher, better known as Rick, was born on August 1st, 1946 in Abingdon, Virginia.
Rick's long career in law and public service was…
VT Stories Oral History with Bertram Kinzey, May 19, 2016 (Ms2016-015)
Bertram Kinzey, Jr. arrived in Blacksburg as an architectural engineering student in 1940. While living in Richmond, Kinzey enrolled in the…
VT Stories Oral History with Theodore King, Jr., November 21, 2015 (Ms2016-015)
Theodore King, Jr. grew up on a farm in Lunenburg County, Virginia. While in high school, King was recruited by many colleges, including Virginia…
VT Stories Oral History with James "Bud" Robertson, June 8, 2018 (Ms2016-015)
James "Bud" Robertson was born and raised in Danville, Virginia. There was a railroad close to his house, which led him to become interested in them…
VT Stories Oral History with James Boone, June 2, 2017 (Ms2016-015)
James Boone, born July 25th, 1915 is among the earliest Virginia Polytechnic students to be interviewed for VT Stories. He grew up in Holland and…
VT Stories Oral History with George Fox, May 19, 2017 (Ms2016-015)
George Fox, born in Charleston, West Virginia, grew up in a Virginia Tech household. His father from Virginia Polytechnic Institute for industrial…
VT Stories Oral History with Frank Nolen, May 17, 2016 (Ms2016-015)
Frank Nolen grew up in Macon County, North Carolina, raised with school in mind. In high school, he decided to attend North Carolina State College,…
VT Stories Oral History with Bob and Judy Slaughter, October 10, 2015 (Ms2016-015)
Judy Swecker Slaughter was born into a Virginia Tech family as her father graduated class of 1935. Growing up in Woodstock, Virginia, she had decided…
VT Stories Oral History with First African American Women Students, April 22, 2016 (Ms2016-015)
Marguerite Laurette Harper Scott, also known as Chick, grew up in Norfolk, Virginia in a family of Virginia State graduates. Although she intended on…
VT Stories Oral History with John "Jack" Kise, May 19, 2016 (Ms2016-015)
Jack Kise was born in New Haven, Connecticut and moved around several times before landing in Portsmouth, Virginia where he spent most of his school…
Fries Textile Mill Oral Histories Oral History with Craig Wood, April 24, 2022 (Ms2019-045)
Craig Wood is a former CPA who grew up in Fries, Va., but moved away for college and a career. Upon retirement, he moved into his parents' former…
VT Stories Oral History Collection Oral History with Chris and Maria Kappas 6/6, May 13, 2019 (Ms2016-015)
In this final installment of an oral history series, Chris Kappas is joined by his wife, Maria Kappas, to talk about their life working in the…
VT Stories Oral History Collection Oral History with Chris Kappas 5/6, December 6, 2018 (Ms2016-015)
The fifth oral history interview in a series about the Greek community in Blacksburg, local history, and the restaurant industry with Chris Kappas.…
VT Stories Oral History Collection Oral History with Chris Kappas 4/6, August 31, 2018 (Ms2016-015)
The fourth oral history interview in a series with Chris Kappas, longtime Blacksburg local and restauranteur.
In this interview, Chris Kappas…
VT Stories Oral History Collection Oral History with Chris Kappas 3/6, August 20, 2018 (Ms2016-015)
The third installment of a series of oral history interviews with Blacksburg local, restauranteur, and active community member Chris Kappas.
This…
VT Stories Oral History Collection Oral History with Chris Kappas 2/6, August 7, 2018 (Ms2016-015)
The second session in a series of oral history interviews with Chris Kappas, local Blacksburg restaurateur and land lord.
In this interview, Chris…
VT Stories Oral History Collection Oral History with Chris Kappas 1/6, July 30, 2018 (Ms2016-015)
The first in a special series of interviews with Chris Kappas, a local Blacksburg businessman, land lord, and restaurateur. Born in Greece in 1938,…
VPI Development Plan
Campus view of VPI development plan, printed in 1927.
Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College: Its History and Organization
A book describing the history of Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College, including its formation as a land grant university and its proposed…
Fries Textile Mill Oral Histories Oral History with Willie Wilson, August 29, 2022 (Ms2019-045)
Willie Wilson, born just outside of Fries in Fallville, Va. moved back to Fries in 1965 to work for the Washington Mills Co. Textile Mill. He started…
Fries Textile Mill Oral Histories Oral History with Kevin Combs, May 20, 2020 (Ms2019-045)
Kevin Combs grew up just outside of Fries, Va., and spent his summers working in the mill as a doffer. His family has history with the town, as his…
Fries Textile Mill Oral Histories Oral History with Dennis Hines, (Ms2019-045)
An oral history interview with Dennis Hines, who, despite descending from generations of textile mill workers, never worked in the mill. In this…
Fries Textile Mill Oral Histories Oral History with Chris Cooper, April 4, 2022 (Ms2019-045)
An oral history interview with Christine "Chris" Beamer Cooper, a Fries native who grew up in the Hollow, a small neighborhood within Fries. After…
Fries Textile Mill Oral Histories Oral History with Roger Hines, August 3, 2022 (Ms2019-045)
An oral history interview with Roger Hines, a former worker in the Fries textile mill. He began working in the card room in the 1970s, and worked…
Fries Textile Mill Oral Histories Oral History with Melva Anders, November 26, 2022 (Ms2019-045)
An oral history interview with Melva Anders, a former worker of the Fries textile mill. She began in 1966 working in the spool room, and during her…
English Receipt/Home Remedies Manual, Pages on Home Remedies
Pages from the receipt book dealing with specific home remedies.
Manuscript Receipt Book, Remedies for the Home
Pages from the Manuscript Receipt Book dealing with remedies for the home.
English Receipt/ Home Remedy Book c. 1830s-1840s
A handwritten home remedy/receipt book with entries in English and French. The book is bound in red leather with paper marbling on the inner binding.
Manuscript Receipt Book
A handwritten receipt book containing handwritten receipts and pages from cookery booklets. The receipts range from cures for illness and maladies in…
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