Featured Exhibit: Sounds of Solace: Audio and audiovisual selections from the April 16, 2007 Condolence Archives
Sounds of Solace: Audio and audiovisual selections from the April 16, 2007 Condolence Archives
Following the events of April 16, 2007, Virginia Tech received over 90,000 letters, cards, posters, banners, photographs, artifacts, textiles, books, certificates, and more from people and organizations…
Featured Collection: Civil War Diaries
Diaries written by soldiers from both Union and Confederate forces during the Civil War that are part of Virginia Tech Special Collections.
Featured Item: Scrapbook of poetry, newspaper clippings and pressed flowers, likely by Virginia Bedinger Lucas, sister of Daniel Bedinger Lucas, c. 1860s (Ms1995-012)
A scrapbook of poetry, newspaper clippings and pressed flowers from the 1860s, likely created by Virginia Bedinger Lucas, younger sister of Daniel…
Featured Item: Blue Journal, John Henning Woods, 1864 (Ms2017-030)
Covering the period of Woods' imprisonment from March to July of 1864, this diary contains thorough entries on genealogy, Woods' thoughts on slavery,…
Recently Added Items
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James R. Tice letter to brother-in-law, Jim Light, April 21, 1863
Confederate soldier in the 42nd Virginia Infantry writes from Guinea Station about personal and family matters.
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James R. Tice letter to brother-in-law, Jim Light, January 18, 1862
Confederate soldier in the 42nd Virginia Infantry writes from camp near Romney about personal and family matters, the withdrawal of Union forces from…
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James R. Tice letter to sister, Martha Tice Light, June 15, 1862
Confederate soldier in the 42nd Virginia Infantry writes from camp near Port Republic about personal and family matters, the battles of Port Republic…