Browse Collections (220 total)
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.…
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. 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…
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…
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…
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…
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 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 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 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 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 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 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…
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…
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…
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
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 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 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 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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,…
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…
LGBTQ History at Virginia Tech
A collection documenting the history of the LGBTQ communities at Virginia Tech.
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,…
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…
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…
Lucy Dickinson Urquhart Papers, 1865-1973 (Ms1987-046)
The Lucy Dickinson Urquhart Papers contain correspondence, newspaper clippings, and poetry and advertisements by Lucy Dickinson Urquhart. The…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Marjorie Rhodes Townsend Papers (Ms1986-003)
Marjorie Rhodes Townsend was the first women to earn an engineering degree at The George Washington University, receiving her Bachelor of Electrical…
Mark A. Weber Papers (Ms2014-010)
The Mark A. Weber Papers include minutes, correspondence, constitution, handouts, notes, and newspaper and magazine articles concerning the Virginia…
Mary Josephine Hartwick VPI Memorabilia and Scrapbook, 1924-1925 (Ms2013-009)
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…
Mary Sinton Leitch Correspondence with J. J. Lankes, 1932-1950 (Ms2017-001)
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…
Melita Rodeck Architectural Collection (Ms1992-028)
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Montgomery Female College Collection, 1875-1892 (Ms2009-013)
Founded as a companion to the Montgomery Male Academy, the Montgomery Collegiate Institute - later Montgomery Female College - opened in…
Multicultural Diversity Oral History Project (Ms2002-001)
This collection includes oral history accounts from people of various backgrounds with experience at Virginia Tech and/or in the Blacksburg area.
Nancy (Nannie) G. Figgat Correspondence, 1863 (Ms2012-080)
A collection of two letters written by Nancy (Nannie) Figgat to her husband Private Charles Figgat, of the 1st Regiment, Virginia Cavalry, Company C.
Nelson Family Papers, 1783-1872 (Ms1989-021)
This collection consists of papers from the Nelson family of Clarke County, Virginia. The papers consist of correspondence among the family members,…
Norfolk & Western Railway Menus, c. late 1940s-1960s? (Ms2013-080)
The collection contains breakfast, lunch, dinner, snack, and beverage menus from the Norfolk & Western Railway, as well as two unused carbon copy…