Browse Collections (258 total)
Hilde Weström Architectural Collection, 1952-2000, (Ms1987-061)
The Hilde Weström Architectural Collection consists of biographical information about Weström's career and personal life, original watercolors she…
Sharon Sutton Architectural Collection, 1975-1979, 1999
The collection is a set of three 5.5" x 10.5" Sutton prints and a one-page biography of Sutton.
Henrietta May Steinmesch, 1946, 1967-1968, undated
Materials consist of a photograph of (Henrietta) May Steinmesch; an article, "A Short History of the Association of Women in Architecture," with a…
Dina Stancheva Architectural Drawings, 1963-1990, (Ms1997-017)
The Dina Stancheva collection consists of architectural drawings and photographs of designs Stancheva created from 1963 to 1990. Many of the designs…
Stanislawa Nowicki Architectural Collection, 1950, 1953, 2000, undated
The papers consist of a biographical sketch as well as recollections of Nowicki written by students of the School of Architecture at the University of…
Claudia Marquard Architectural Collection, 1998
Collection consists of 2 color photomontages of Marquard's commissions in Berlin: the restoration of a group of apartment buildings on Rosenthaler…
Yasmeen Lari Architectural Collection, 1992, 2003
The Yasmeen Lari Collection consists of a CD of digital images taken by Marcia Feuerstein of Yasmeen Lari's architectural projects in Pakistan.
Gertrud Galster Architecture Collection, 1963-1988
Architect of Denmark and member of the Union Internationale des Femmes Architectes (UIFA). Collection consists of books about women architects and…
Sally Stan Architectural Collection, 1972, 2006, 2008
Born 1917. An architect from Lafayette, California, Stan graduated from the University of California at Berkeley in 1939. She designed her first home…
Susana Torre Architectural Collection, 1830-2003, (Ms1990-016)
The Susana Torre Architectural Collection consist of twenty-four cubic feet of material including professional correspondence, project files, research…
Lilia Gramatikova Architectural Collection, 1960-2007, (Ms2001-023)
The Lilia Gramatikova Architectural Collection consists of a drawing (photocopy) of Gramatikova's personal residence in Sofia (1965), photographs of…
Rebecca Wood Watkin Architectural Collection, 1940-1989, 2011 (Ms1995-009)
The Rebecca Wood Watkin Architectural Collection consists of architectural drawings of remodelings, alterations, additions, and new designs of…
Jean Roth Driskel Architectural Collection, 1949-1958, 1968-1971
Fellow of the American Institute of Architects, member of the Union Internationale des Femmes Architectes, and national president (1954-1956) of the…
Susan Speigel Architectural Collection, 1985
The Susan Speigel collection consists of a bound limited edition compilation of postcards depicting architectural sketches by Speigel entitled…
Berta Rahm Architectural Collection, 1951-1963, (Ms1998-011)
The Berta Rahm Architectural Collection consists of exhibition panels of her main works exhibited in 1963 at the Congress of the Union Internationale…
Alberta Pfeiffer Architectural Collection, 1929-1976, (Ms1998-017)
The Alberta Pfeiffer Architectural Collection contains 15 boxes and 3 oversize folders consisting of drawings, photographs, and correspondence…
Virginia M. Herz Currie Papers , 1934-2000, (Ms2001-005)
The Virginia M. Herz Currie Papers contain watercolors probably done while she was a student in the architectural program at the University of…
Adam T. Finch Collection, 1891-1933, (Ms1974-015)
Collection consists of pages from a scrapbook including photographs and materials from Adam Finch's time attending the Virginia Agricultural and…
Insurance Survey of Virginia Polytechnic Institute Records, 1931 (Ms1995-029)
Insurance Survey of the buildings of Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg, Virginia, prepared in 1931 by Charles Lunsford & Sons, Roanoke, Va.;…
Newport and Clover Hollow, Giles County History Collection, 1904, 1973-2006, (Ms2013-086)
The Newport and Clover Hollow, Giles County History collection contains oral history interviews, transcripts, notes, newspaper clippings, historic…
Croy Family Papers, 1859-1938 (Ms2001-018)
This collection contains the papers of the Croy family of Blacksburg, Virginia, together with materials from other related families in Montgomery…
Karl Jacob Belser Illustrations, 1931-1932, (Ms1956-003)
This collection is comprised of a 1930s set of intaglio prints and a photocopy of Karl and Wilma previous hit Belser's next hit 1938 Christmas card…
J. C. Porter Photograph Album, 1890 (Ms1990-079)
PORTER, J.C. PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM, ca. 1880. 1 vol. Scrapbook of approximately 240 (all ca. 1880) photographs of structures and scenes in several…
Hokie Birds - Gobble de Art
The Gobble de Art project was sponsored by The Blacksburg Partnership. The purpose of the project was to increase awareness and interest in Blacksburg…
College of Home Economics Metabolism Study Collection, 1956-1960 (Ms2005-003)
The collection consists of 30 images documenting the Metabolism Study conducted by the College of Home Economics at Virginia Polytechnic Institute. In…
Culinary History Images
This collection includes images from various smaller collections, that all relate to culinary history, the collection includes images from the…
Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities, Montgomery County Branch Papers
The records largely document the recent history of Smithfield Plantation, ancestral home of the Preston family, focusing particularly on its…
Civil War Poetry
Collection of poetry composed during the Civil War by M. M. Williams.
Civil War Small Manuscripts Collection
This contains a collection of small manuscripts related to various aspects of the American Civil War and obtained from various sources.
Norfolk and Western Historical Photograph Collection
This collection contains photographs relating to the Norfolk and Western Railroad Company.
Mike Cooper ABC Collection, 1965-1971 (Ms2024-075)
This collection contains materials from an ABC News employee (most likely a technician) named Mike Cooper in the late 1960s. Subjects include the 1969…
Donald K. "Deke" Slayton Collection, 1974-1979, 1995 (Ms2023-058)
This collection contains materials belonging to American astronaut, Donald K. "Deke" Slayton (1924-1993). This collection contains materials about the…
William Hewitt Phillips Papers, 1918-2008 (Ms2005-019)
The collection includes the papers of William Hewitt Phillips, NACA and NASA Langley Research Center aerospace engineer (and chief of Flight Dynamics…
James Dean Collection, 1961-1988 (Ms2003-061)
The collection consists of reference material NASA artist James Dean used in producing the artwork for Michael Collins' book Liftoff: The Story of…
James J. Avitabile Papers, 1963-2001 (Ms2001-057)
This collection contains materials related to the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo space exploration programs of the National Aeronautics and Space…
Melvin N. Gough Papers, 1919-1971 (Ms1987-057)
The Melvin N. Gough Papers span from 1919 to 1971 and include a wide variety of materials reflecting Gough's career as a test pilot, National Advisory…
Samuel Herrick Papers, 1930-1974 (Ms1978-002)
Samuel Herrick was an astronomer who specialized in celestial mechanics, generally recognized as the founder of the field of astrodynamics. His papers…
Norfolk and Western Railroad Photograph Negatives
Photographic negatives of Norfolk and Western railroads and trains.
Norfolk and Western Construction Photographs
Photographs of Norfolk and Western construction.
Phyllis Keith Railroad Photographs
Photographs of Clarence Keith, a Norfolk & Western employee, and his family.
Drake Railroad Collection
Railroad photographs compiled by I. N. Drake.
Black Excellence in STEM Oral History Project (Ms2024-072)
This collection consists of oral history interviews conducted in 2021 with Black researchers. Beginning in 2021, graduate students supported by…
The McCormick Farm Museum Photographs
This collection contains photographs of the McCormick Farm in the Shenandoah Valley. Walnut Grove Farm belonged to the McCormick family until 1954,…
Roanoke Railway and Electric Company Photo Album
A photo album featuring images of the Roanoke Railway and Electric Company buildings and lines, as well as scenic views in the Roanoke area.
Norfolk and Western Railroad Co., Time Table No. 6
A time table for trains created by the Norfolk and Western Railroad Company. This time table details several train routes, and their arrival and…
Charles Aliff Railroad Collection
A collection of railroad photographs and correspondence belonging to the Aliff family.
Henry Flippen Turner Collection
A collection of photographs created by Henry Flippen Turner.
Dale Belcher Photographs (Ms1997-021)
Photographs taken by Dale Belcher, depicting Appalachian culture, buildings, and people in southwestern Virginia; Kentucky; North Carolina; and West…
O. Gaines Whitley, Sr., Photograph Albums (Ms1995-021)
O. Gaines Whitley, Sr., a native of Albemarle, North Carolina, was a surveyor for the Norfolk & Western Railway Company in 1912, and he compiled two…
Homer E. Davis Papers (Ms2001-051)
The Homer E. Davis Papers is a collection of photographs resulting from an effort to record the gravesites of American Civil War generals. Also…