Browse Collections (220 total)
Coade's Lithodipyra or Artificial Manufactory Trade Card (Ms2015-045)
![Ms2015-045_Coade_TradeCard_1784.jpg Ms2015-045_Coade_TradeCard_1784.jpg](https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/square_thumbnails/4685/Ms2015-045_Coade_TradeCard_1784.jpg)
The collection consists of a trade card for an English builder and manufacturer of artificial stone, probably printed about 1784. The Coade stone…
Lois Davidson Gottlieb Architectural Collection
![Ms1997_003_MC13_D3_F006_002_Gottlieb_Dr_021.jpeg Ms1997_003_MC13_D3_F006_002_Gottlieb_Dr_021.jpeg](https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/square_thumbnails/7925de217cdf236665d8795983c1796a.jpg)
A more robust selection of images from this collection will be available soon on our digital library platform. Papers of Lois Davidson Gottlieb,…
Blacksburg Woman's Club Records
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Arising from a desire to improve the cultural and environmental aspects of life in the Blacksburg area, the Woman's Civic Betterment Club was founded…
Colonel William Christian Chapter, National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Records
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Founded in Washington, D. C. in 1890, the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution arose from a desire on the part of women to…
Patricia Givens Johnson Papers
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The papers of Patricia Givens Johnson, New River Valley local historian, consist primarily of materials which arose from her research for--and…
Virginia Republican Party Flyer
![Ms2008-058_VirginiaRepublicanPartyFlyer_1921.jpg Ms2008-058_VirginiaRepublicanPartyFlyer_1921.jpg](https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/square_thumbnails/4697/Ms2008-058_VirginiaRepublicanPartyFlyer_1921.jpg)
The Virginia Republican Party Flyer lists the African American Republican candidates for Virginia elected offices in 1921 and includes Maggie L.…
Cynthia Addington Boatwright Papers
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The materials in this collection include correspondence, news clippings, photographs, programs, and files created and collected by Boatwright in her…
Faculty/Staff Photograph Collection
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This collection contains photographs of faculty and staff members of Virginia Tech, organized by surname.
Jacob S. Winans Correspondence, 1861 (Ms2015-062)
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The collection includes two letters and their original envelope from Jacob S. Winans to his father Dr. Isaac Winans. Both letters were sent in the…
Isaiah Conley Civil War Correspondence and Research Materials, 1862-2000s (Ms2015-051)
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The Isaiah Conley Civil War Correspondence and Research Materials includes two series of primary and secondary sources. Series I: Letters,…
Culinary Ephemera Collection, c.1900s-present (Ms2013-028)
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The Culinary Ephemera Collection was established in 2013. The collection consists of materials in a variety of formats that relate to food and…
The Koontz Family Papers (Ms1984-172)
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This collection contains correspondence from three Confederate soldiers--brothers George and Milton Koontz and their cousin George Miller--as well as…
Catlett Conway Correspondence, 1892-1920 (Ms2012-039)
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The collection consists of 65 letters written between Catlett Conway and family members during the years 1892-1920. The majority of the letters are…
William H. Yeaman Papers, 1862-1863 (Ms2010-034)
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Fifteen letters from William H. Yeaman, Company A, 38th Virginia Infantry, Armistead's Brigade, Pickett's Division, Army of Northern Virginia, to his…
VT Stories Oral History Collection (Ms2016-015)
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Initiated in 2015 by the President’s Office and managed by faculty and staff in History, English, TLOS, VT Libraries, and the Alumni Association, the…
The Michael Collins Papers (Ms1989-029)
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The collection includes the papers of Michael Collins--pilot, astronaut, assistant secretary of state, director of the National Air and Space Museum…
Benjamin Franklin Butler Notebook (Ms1990-060)
![Ms1990_060_ButlerBenjaminFranklin_transcript.pdf Ms1990_060_ButlerBenjaminFranklin_transcript.pdf](https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/square_thumbnails/705723a953aaf23b5c6a1720d54cc31b.jpg)
This collection consists of a handwritten, bound manuscript providing a book-length, vehement critique of the military leadership and personal…
Virginia Tech April 16, 2007 Archives of the University Libraries (MS2008-020)
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The Virginia Tech April 16, 2007 Archives of the University Libraries consists mainly of condolence items received by the university following the…
Crockett Mineral Springs Collection, 1930-1931 (Ms2009-105)
![Ms2009-105_CrockettMineralSprings_Letter_1930_0112.jpg Ms2009-105_CrockettMineralSprings_Letter_1930_0112.jpg](https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/square_thumbnails/27a5d86807fb38b90c53ae45adc6c473.jpg)
The collection includes a broadside advertising the sale of the Crockett Mineral Springs Hotel in Montgomery County, Virginia, as well as hotel…
J. A. Snavely Letter, 1899 (Ms2013-040)
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The collection includes a letter written by J. A. Snavley, its envelope, and an advertisement postcard/mailer for Scientific American publications.…
Croy Family Photographs (Digital Images related to Croy Family Papers, Ms2001-018)
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These images are of members of the Croy and related families. The digital images were donated to Special Collections in 2015 and do NOT exist in…
James E. Yates Account Book (Ms1940-032)
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This collection consists of an account book maintained by James E. Yates, a livestock trader in Rappahannock County, Virginia during the late 19th and…
Culinary Pamphlet Collection (Ms2011-002)
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The Culinary Pamphlet Collection is an artificial collection created in January 2011. The collection includes small publications and pamphlets created…
Cocktail Ephemera Collection, c.1870s-2000s (Ms2013-027)
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The Cocktail Ephemera Collection is a collection that was created in 2013. The collection consists of materials in a variety of formats relating to…
Los Angeles Modern Bartending School Collection, c.1930s, 1937/1944 (Ms2017-007)
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The Los Angeles Modern Bartending School Collection includes two bartending guides for students. The untitled "Bartender's Guide" is likely from the…
James T. Farrell Letters to Eleanor Copenhaver Anderson, 1952, 1954 (Ms2017-005)
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This collection contains four letters written by author James Farrell to Eleanor Copenhaver Anderson between February 1952 and May of 1954. The two…
Black Women at VT Oral History Project (Ms1995-026)
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The Black Women at Virginia Tech History Project, a multi-phase research and education program, involves:
The identification of the first black…
John Henning Woods Papers, 1856-1873 (Ms2017-030)
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This collection includes three memoir volumes and three diaries written by John Henning Woods, a Southern Unionist, Confederate conscript, and Civil…
Nelson Family Papers, 1783-1872 (Ms1989-021)
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This collection consists of papers from the Nelson family of Clarke County, Virginia. The papers consist of correspondence among the family members,…
Lorraine Rudoff Architectural Collection, 1950-1980 (Ms1990-025)
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Lorraine Rudoff was born in Bridgeport, CT in 1920 and began her education in New York City public schools before attending the Cooper Union School of…
Jean Linden Young Papers, 1945-1997 (Ms1998-022)
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The Jean Linden Young papers consist of materials created and collected by Young during her lifetime. They include notes written as an instructor at…
Culinary Thymes Newsletter
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The Peacock-Harper Culinary History Friends began publishing the Culinary Thymes newsletter in 2001. Issues were published regularly through part of…
Black History at Virginia Tech - Black Organizations
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Black History at Virginia Tech - Firsts in nonBlack Organizations
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Melita Rodeck Architectural Collection (Ms1992-028)
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Marie-Louise Laleyan Architectural Collection, 1961-2007 (Ms2013-090)
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Marie-Louise Laleyan was a San Francisco based architect with 48 years of experience including 30 years as principal of Laleyan Architects…
Olive Chadeayne Architectural Collection, 1924-1956 (Ms1990-057)
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Olive Chadeayne was born on February 9, 1904 in Ossining, New York. Educated in California, Chadeayne began studying architecture at the University of…
Black History at Virginia Tech - Athletics
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Black History at Virginia Tech - Board of Visitors
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Bugles
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This collection contains digitized versions the Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook, from 1896 to 2004. Please note: The Buglewas not issued between…
Lewis Wood Letters, 1862-1863 (Ms1991-011)
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Lewis Wood was a private in Company K of the 2nd Regiment Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, possibly serving as the company's cook. He entered service at age 37…
Isaac White Letters, 1861-1938 (Ms1997-013)
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James Francis Heizer & Phoebe Anne McCormick Heizer Collection, 1861-1868 (Ms2016-013)
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This collection consists of 100+ letters written between the years of 1863–1868, accompanied by a book entitled, The Heizer Family: American Pioneers…
Denim Day 40th Anniversary Oral History Collection (Ms2019-001)
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This collection includes oral history accounts of the first Denim Day event at Virginia Tech in January 1979.