Browse Collections (237 total)

Roanoke Railway and Electric Company Photo Album

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A photo album featuring images of the Roanoke Railway and Electric Company buildings and lines, as well as scenic views in the Roanoke area.

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Rick Boucher Radio and Television Campaign Ads

The Rick Boucher Papers includes records of his Virginia State Senate service and his United States Congress service as a Representative of Virginia's…

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Rick Boucher Papers (Ms2021-048)

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The Rick Boucher Papers, 1968-2017 (bulk 1975-2011), document his career in the Virginia State Senate, 1975-1982, and in the United States Congress as…

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Record Group Vertical Files

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In general, vertical files at Special Collections include newspaper clippings, photocopies, ephemera, unpublished and/or informal publications, and…

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Preston Family Correspondence, 1861, 1872 (Ms2010-070)

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This collection consists of two letters. The first is written by James Francis Preston to his wife, Sarah Caperton Preston; he details the events of…

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Presidential Photographs and Biographies, 125th Anniversary of Virginia Tech Collection

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This part of the online collection includes images of past presidents of the university, as well as a photograph of Dr. Duncan Lyle Kinnear, author of…

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Postcards from Appalachia (Ms2015-032)

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These postcards are contained in the Appalachian Postcard Collection in Special Collections at Newman Library.

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Piedmont Tuberculosis Sanatorium (Burkeville, Virginia) Collection

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The Piedmont Tuberculosis Sanatorium (Burkeville, Virginia) Collection includes materials from 1926-1971. The collection contains information relating…

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Phyllis Keith Railroad Photographs

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Photographs of Clarence Keith, a Norfolk & Western employee, and his family.

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Photographs from the Beulah O. Allen Collection (Ms2014-002)

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The digital collection currently contains ONLY the photographs from Series IV of the Beulah O. Allen Collection, which includes images of places…

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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…

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Oral History Clips: Graduate Life Center

This collection includes excerpts from oral histories about the Graduate Life Center on Virginia's Tech Blacksburg campus.

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Oral History Clips: April 16, 2007

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This collection includes excerpts from oral histories about the events of April 16, 2007, when 32 Hokies were tragically killed on Virginia Tech's…

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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…

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Official Minutes [Virginia Tech Board of Visitors] (RG 1/1)

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Minutes of the Board of Visitors from 1898-1936.

Note: Minutes are mostly typed and the pdfs are text searchable. All but about two years of the…

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O. Gaines Whitley, Sr., Photograph Albums (Ms1995-021)

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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…

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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…

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Norfolk and Western Historical Photograph Collection

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This collection contains photographs relating to the Norfolk and Western Railroad Company.

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Norfolk & Western Railway Menus, c. late 1940s-1960s? (Ms2013-080)

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The collection contains breakfast, lunch, dinner, snack, and beverage menus from the Norfolk & Western Railway, as well as two unused carbon copy…

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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,…

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Nancy (Nannie) G. Figgat Correspondence, 1863 (Ms2012-080)

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A collection of two letters written by Nancy (Nannie) Figgat to her husband Private Charles Figgat, of the 1st Regiment, Virginia Cavalry, Company C.

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Multicultural Diversity Oral History Project (Ms2002-001)

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This collection includes oral history accounts from people of various backgrounds with experience at Virginia Tech and/or in the Blacksburg area.

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Montgomery Female College Collection, 1875-1892 (Ms2009-013)

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Founded as a companion to the Montgomery Male Academy, the Montgomery Collegiate Institute - later Montgomery Female College - opened in…

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Mike Cooper ABC Collection, 1965-1971 (Ms2024-075)

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This collection contains materials from an ABC News employee (most likely a technician) named Mike Cooper in the late 1960s. Subjects include the 1969…

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Melvin N. Gough Papers, 1919-1971 (Ms1987-057)

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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…

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Mary Sinton Leitch Correspondence with J. J. Lankes, 1932-1950 (Ms2017-001)

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The collection includes 27 letters (some with covers and envelopes) written by Mary Sinton Leitch to J. J. Lankes between 1932 and 1950. Introduced by…

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Mary Josephine Hartwick VPI Memorabilia and Scrapbook, 1924-1925 (Ms2013-009)

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The Mary Josephine Hartwick VPI Memorabilia and Scrapbook contains a scrapbook filled with photos of the VPI campus as well as inlaid tickets to both…

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Mark A. Weber Papers (Ms2014-010)

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The Mark A. Weber Papers include minutes, correspondence, constitution, handouts, notes, and newspaper and magazine articles concerning the Virginia…

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Marjorie Rhodes Townsend Papers (Ms1986-003)

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Marjorie Rhodes Townsend was the first women to earn an engineering degree at The George Washington University, receiving her Bachelor of Electrical…

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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…

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Marching Virginians' April 16, 2007 Condolence Collection

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The collection contains the condolence materials received by the Marching Virginians after April 16, 2007. Much of the material pertains to Ryan…

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M. Rupert Cutler Papers (Ms2020-005)

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The M. Rupert Cutler Papers include personal and professional correspondence, records of Cutler's participation in a variety of clubs, boards, and…

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Lucy Herndon Crockett Papers (Ms2011-032)

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The collection include typescripts of four of Crockett's novels ( Capitan, Popcorn on the Ginza: An Informal Portrait of Postwar Japan, Teru: A Tale…

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Lucy Dickinson Urquhart Papers, 1865-1973 (Ms1987-046)

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The Lucy Dickinson Urquhart Papers, 1865-1973, contain correspondence, newspaper clippings, and poetry and advertisements by Lucy Dickinson Urquhart.…

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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…

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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…

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Lois Davidson Gottlieb Architectural Collection

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A more robust selection of images from this collection will be available soon on our digital library platform. Papers of Lois Davidson Gottlieb,…

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LGBTQ History at Virginia Tech

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A collection documenting the history of the LGBTQ communities at Virginia Tech.

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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…

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Lee Hendrix Correspondence, 1862-1863 (Ms1990-020)

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Eight wartime letters by Lee Hendrix (1834-1902) a private in Company B, 1st North Carolina Sharpshooter Battalion during the American Civil War,…

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Landon Duncan Letters, 1812-1837 (Ms1997-023)

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The collection consists of six letters. Two of the letters (1812, 1814) were written by Landon Duncan to his uncle Alamander Duncan in Stokes County,…

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