Featured Exhibit: The Only Game In Town: A Selection from the Fries Textile Plant Records, 1900-1988 (Ms1989-039)
This exhibit contains a selection of materials from the Fries Textile Mill Records, chosen to demonstrate the history of the mill, and its inextricable links to the community surrounding it. Fries was very much a company town, as can be seen in the variety of images, legal records, and community…
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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32 hearts 32 people 32 lives, Poster (Ms2008-020)
Poster that says, "32 hearts 32 people 32 lives" and includes 31 cut-out hearts.
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We will never forget poster with poem, P00526 (Ms2008-020)
Poster with pictures of Norris Hall and a black VT ribbon, a poem, and the names of the 32 victims.
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VT poster with children's photos, P00048 (Ms2008-020)
Poster with orange VT and photographs of chidren with their first names and messages.
