Browse Collections (275 total)
Marie-Louise Laleyan Architectural Collection, 1961-2007 (Ms2013-090)

Marie-Louise Laleyan was a San Francisco based architect with 48 years of experience including 30 years as principal of Laleyan Architects…
Marching Virginians' April 16, 2007 Condolence Collection

The collection contains the condolence materials received by the Marching Virginians after April 16, 2007. Much of the material pertains to Ryan…
M. Rupert Cutler Papers (Ms2020-005)

The M. Rupert Cutler Papers include personal and professional correspondence, records of Cutler's participation in a variety of clubs, boards, and…
Lucy Herndon Crockett Papers (Ms2011-032)

The collection include typescripts of four of Crockett's novels ( Capitan, Popcorn on the Ginza: An Informal Portrait of Postwar Japan, Teru: A Tale…
Lucy Dickinson Urquhart Papers, 1865-1973 (Ms1987-046)

The Lucy Dickinson Urquhart Papers, 1865-1973, contain correspondence, newspaper clippings, and poetry and advertisements by Lucy Dickinson Urquhart.…
Los Angeles Modern Bartending School Collection, c.1930s, 1937/1944 (Ms2017-007)

The Los Angeles Modern Bartending School Collection includes two bartending guides for students. The untitled "Bartender's Guide" is likely from the…
Lorraine Rudoff Architectural Collection, 1950-1980 (Ms1990-025)

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…
Lois Davidson Gottlieb Architectural Collection

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

A collection documenting the history of the LGBTQ communities at Virginia Tech.
Lewis Wood Letters, 1862-1863 (Ms1991-011)

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…
Leonard A. Slater Letter, 1862, Ms2011-052

The collection consists of a letter written by Dr. Leonard A. Slater to his father, John Slater, on October 10, 1862. At the time of the letter…
Lee Hendrix Correspondence, 1862-1863 (Ms1990-020)

Eight wartime letters by Lee Hendrix (1834-1902) a private in Company B, 1st North Carolina Sharpshooter Battalion during the American Civil War,…
Larry McBryde Collection on the John McLaren McBryde Family, 1859-1920s, (Ms2013-024)

The Larry McBryde Collection on the John McLaren McBryde Family, 1859-2013, contains materials concerning John McLaren McBryde, Sr., his brother…
Landon Duncan Letters, 1812-1837 (Ms1997-023)

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,…
Kimiko Suzuki Architectural Collection

Kimiko Suzuki (1929-1992) attended Japan Women’s University and was their first graduate in the housing studies program. Due to the economic…
Keystone View Company Papers (Ms2010-052)

The collection consists predominantly of correspondence by between salesmen in the field and the management of the Keystone View Company from…
Key Family Papers, 1812-1904 (Ms1992-044)

Papers of the Key family of Liberty (Bedford County), Virginia, including four letters from brothers Edward W., Joseph C., and Yelverton P. Key, who…
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…
Judith (Dita) Roque-Gourary Architectural Collection (Ms2011-074)

Born in 1915 in St. Petersburg, Russia; Architect and founder of the Union of Women Architects in Belgium. Studied in Germany and Austria before…
Joseph T. Harris Correspondence, 1861-1862 (Ms2018-016)

Letters written by Joseph T. Harris of the 12th Ohio Infantry to his sister, Mollie Swope from various locations in western Virginia. The letters are…
John T. Parsons Papers, ca. 1935-1991 (Ms1987-016)

The John T. Papers include correspondence, memoranda, financial records, engineering drawings and specifications, files about civic affairs in…
John T. Cowan Papers, 1887-1917 (Ms1969-005)

John T. Cowan was born in Clarksburg, Virginia (now West Virginia). He was a member of the original board of trustees for the Virginia Agricultural…
John Newton Carnahan Letters (Ms2009-112)

This collection contains 16 letters written by John Newton Carnahan, a private in Company F, 54th Virginia Infantry, during the Civil War. Dated from…
John N. Hull Letter 1863 (Ms1992-043)

Confederate soldier in the 4th Virginia Regiment, Co. D, Ewell Corps, Stonewall Brigade, during the Civil War. Letter written November 22, 1863, to…
John Henning Woods Papers, 1856-1873 (Ms2017-030)

This collection includes three memoir volumes and three diaries written by John Henning Woods, a Southern Unionist, Confederate conscript, and Civil…
John C. Watkins Letters, Ms2009-071

This collection consists of seventeen letters. Sixteen of these were written by John C. Watkins and one is by his wife, Harriet (Hattie) Watkins.…
Contributors: mdb
Jimmie W. Monteith, Jr. Collection, 1933-1997 (Ms1990-062)

Jimmie W. Monteith, Jr. (1919-1944) was a Lieutenant in the army during World War II. He served his country bravely and was killed on the beaches 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…
Jean Linden Young Papers, 1945-1997 (Ms1998-022)

The Jean Linden Young papers consist of materials created and collected by Young during her lifetime. They include notes written as an instructor at…
James W. M. Harris Papers, 1857 - 1900, (Ms2000-085)

The James W.M. Harris Papers consist of over 200 letters written either from or to Harris or immediate members of his family between 1857 and 1909.…
James T. Farrell Letters to Eleanor Copenhaver Anderson, 1952, 1954 (Ms2017-005)

This collection contains four letters written by author James Farrell to Eleanor Copenhaver Anderson between February 1952 and May of 1954. The two…
James R. Tice Letters (Ms2003-006)

The correspondence of James R. Tice, a Confederate soldier in Company B, 42nd Virginia Infantry during the American Civil War, consist of three…
James P. Hawkins Papers (Ms2008-025)

The principle part of the collection consists of a bound expense/account notebook of James P. Hawkins, agent of the Southern Express Company, which…
James Longstreet Correspondence (Ms1993-003)

Confederate general in the Civil War; after the war he was head of an insurance company and held a series of Federal appointments. Author of From…
James J. Pandapas Audiotape and Papers, 1966-1988, 1997 (Ms1997-011)

The collection consists of audio-tapes of an interview conducted on July 16, 1997, in which Pandapas talks about his life and career as a businessman…
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…
James Francis Heizer & Phoebe Anne McCormick Heizer Collection, 1861-1868 (Ms2016-013)

This collection consists of 100+ letters written between the years of 1863–1868, accompanied by a book entitled, The Heizer Family: American Pioneers…
James E. Yates Account Book (Ms1940-032)

This collection consists of an account book maintained by James E. Yates, a livestock trader in Rappahannock County, Virginia during the late 19th and…
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…
Jaffe-Lankes Family Correspondence, 1930-1942, 1980-1985 (Ms2019-014)

This collection contains two main sets of materials: Correspondence between Louis I. Jaffe and J. J. Lankes from 1930 to 1942 and correspondence…
Jacob S. Winans Correspondence, 1861 (Ms2015-062)

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…
Jacob Cassel Papers, 1865-1881 (Ms2008-086)

The Jacob Cassel Papers stem from the business, social, and ideological activities of a landowner from Smyth County, Virginia, in the nineteenth…
J. W. Ryland Diary, 1863-1865 (Ms2019-011)

The J. W. Ryland Diary consists of a single Civil War diary kept by J. W. Ryland between September 1863-1865. In his diary, Ryland records activities…
J. Hoge Tyler Family Collection, 1802-1956 (Ms1967-002)

"This collection contains the papers of James Hoge Tyler, Virginia state senator (1877-1879), lieutenant governor (1890-1894), governor (1898-1902),…
Contributors: AES
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…
J. A. Snavely Letter, 1899 (Ms2013-040)

The collection includes a letter written by J. A. Snavley, its envelope, and an advertisement postcard/mailer for Scientific American publications.…