Browse Collections (275 total)

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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Lilia Gramatikova Architectural Collection, 1960-2007, (Ms2001-023)

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The Lilia Gramatikova Architectural Collection consists of a drawing (photocopy) of Gramatikova's personal residence in Sofia (1965), photographs of…

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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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Leonard A. Slater Letter, 1862, Ms2011-052

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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…

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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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Larry McBryde Collection on the John McLaren McBryde Family, 1859-1920s, (Ms2013-024)

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The Larry McBryde Collection on the John McLaren McBryde Family, 1859-2013, contains materials concerning John McLaren McBryde, Sr., his brother…

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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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Kimiko Suzuki Architectural Collection

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

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Keystone View Company Papers (Ms2010-052)

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The collection consists predominantly of correspondence by between salesmen in the field and the management of the Keystone View Company from…

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Key Family Papers, 1812-1904 (Ms1992-044)

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Papers of the Key family of Liberty (Bedford County), Virginia, including four letters from brothers Edward W., Joseph C., and Yelverton P. Key, who…

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Karl Jacob Belser Illustrations, 1931-1932, (Ms1956-003)

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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…

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Judith (Dita) Roque-Gourary Architectural Collection (Ms2011-074)

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Born in 1915 in St. Petersburg, Russia; Architect and founder of the Union of Women Architects in Belgium. Studied in Germany and Austria before…

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Joseph T. Harris Correspondence, 1861-1862 (Ms2018-016)

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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…

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John T. Parsons Papers, ca. 1935-1991 (Ms1987-016)

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The John T. Papers include correspondence, memoranda, financial records, engineering drawings and specifications, files about civic affairs in…

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John T. Cowan Papers, 1887-1917 (Ms1969-005)

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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…

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John Newton Carnahan Letters (Ms2009-112)

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This collection contains 16 letters written by John Newton Carnahan, a private in Company F, 54th Virginia Infantry, during the Civil War. Dated from…

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John N. Hull Letter 1863 (Ms1992-043)

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Confederate soldier in the 4th Virginia Regiment, Co. D, Ewell Corps, Stonewall Brigade, during the Civil War. Letter written November 22, 1863, to…

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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…

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John C. Watkins Letters, Ms2009-071

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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

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Jimmie W. Monteith, Jr. Collection, 1933-1997 (Ms1990-062)

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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…

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Jean Roth Driskel Architectural Collection, 1949-1958, 1968-1971

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Fellow of the American Institute of Architects, member of the Union Internationale des Femmes Architectes, and national president (1954-1956) of the…

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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…

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James W. M. Harris Papers, 1857 - 1900, (Ms2000-085)

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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.…

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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…

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James R. Tice Letters (Ms2003-006)

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The correspondence of James R. Tice, a Confederate soldier in Company B, 42nd Virginia Infantry during the American Civil War, consist of three…

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James P. Hawkins Papers (Ms2008-025)

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The principle part of the collection consists of a bound expense/account notebook of James P. Hawkins, agent of the Southern Express Company, which…

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James Longstreet Correspondence (Ms1993-003)

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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…

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James J. Pandapas Audiotape and Papers, 1966-1988, 1997 (Ms1997-011)

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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James Dean Collection, 1961-1988 (Ms2003-061)

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The collection consists of reference material NASA artist James Dean used in producing the artwork for Michael Collins' book Liftoff: The Story of…

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Jaffe-Lankes Family Correspondence, 1930-1942, 1980-1985 (Ms2019-014)

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This collection contains two main sets of materials: Correspondence between Louis I. Jaffe and J. J. Lankes from 1930 to 1942 and correspondence…

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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…

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

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The Jacob Cassel Papers stem from the business, social, and ideological activities of a landowner from Smyth County, Virginia, in the nineteenth…

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J. W. Ryland Diary, 1863-1865 (Ms2019-011)

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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…

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J. Hoge Tyler Family Collection, 1802-1956 (Ms1967-002)

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"This collection contains the papers of James Hoge Tyler, Virginia state senator (1877-1879), lieutenant governor (1890-1894), governor (1898-1902),…

Contributors: AES

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J. C. Porter Photograph Album, 1890 (Ms1990-079)

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PORTER, J.C. PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM, ca. 1880. 1 vol. Scrapbook of approximately 240 (all ca. 1880) photographs of structures and scenes in several…

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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.…

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