Browse Collections (220 total)

William Latham Candler Papers, 1861-1863 (Ms1997-007)

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The collection consists of fourteen letters, dating from September 8, 1861, to February 15, 1863, from Candler to his uncle Charles [probably maternal…

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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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Henry C. Carpenter Letters, 1862-1864 (1996-008)

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The papers consist of letters from Carpenter to his sister Elizabeth, written between February 1862 and June 1864 while encamped in the Kanawha Valley…

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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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Christiansburg Industrial Institute Oral History Project (Ms2019-037)

This collection consists of oral history accounts from former students and other participants from Christiansburg Industrial Institute. Interviews…

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Yonson (Johnson) Family Collection, 1803-1859 (Ms2013-080)

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Baltzer Yonson was born on 10 October 1774 and died c.1850. Yonson married Mary Thompson, born in 1799, and they had 10 children. The descendants of…

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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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Stanford E. Chaillé Collection, 1860-1903 (Ms2008-031)

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The Stanford E. Chaillé Collection consists of letters, government-issued documents, printed material, and two photo albums containing thirty-six…

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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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Cordie Cheek Papers, 1933-1934 (Ms1987-026)

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Black youth lynched in Glendale, Tennessee, after being accused of assaulting a white girl. Collection includes typescript interviews with witnesses,…

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Sherwood Anderson Photograph and Postcard, 1929, 1939 (Ms2011-004)

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The collection consists of one postcard of Notre-Dame from Sherwood Anderson to Bert and Clara Dickenson and a photograph of Sherwood Anderson and…

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Sherwood Anderson Collection, 1912-1938 (Ms1973-002)

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This collection contains materials relating to author Sherwood Anderson. The collection is notable for the personal letters written by Anderson to…

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Sherwood Anderson Dust Jackets, Covers, & Illustrations

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This collection contains dust jackets and book covers scanned from various editions of Sherwood Anderson titles. Scans were primarily created for use…

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Welford D. Taylor Collection on Sherwood Anderson, 1918-2006, n.d. (Ms2015-020)

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This collection contains several series of materials: correspondence to and from Sherwood Anderson, correspondence and research files about Sherwood…

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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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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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Black History Oral History Collection (Ms2003-011)

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This collection includes oral history accounts from various African Americans with experience at Virginia Tech and/or in the Blacksburg area between…

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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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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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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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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.

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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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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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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…

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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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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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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…

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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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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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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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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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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…

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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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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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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…

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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…

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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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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…

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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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