Browse Collections (275 total)
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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,…
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…
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.
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…
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, 1865-1973, contain correspondence, newspaper clippings, and poetry and advertisements by Lucy Dickinson Urquhart.…
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)

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

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

This collection contains materials from an ABC News employee (most likely a technician) named Mike Cooper in the late 1960s. Subjects include the 1969…
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,…
Newport and Clover Hollow, Giles County History Collection, 1904, 1973-2006 (Ms2013-086)

The Newport and Clover Hollow, Giles County History collection contains oral history interviews, transcripts, notes, newspaper clippings, historic…
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…
Norfolk and Western Construction Photographs

Photographs of Norfolk and Western construction.
Norfolk and Western Historical Photograph Collection

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

Photographic negatives of Norfolk and Western railroads and trains.
O. Gaines Whitley, Sr., Photograph Albums (Ms1995-021)

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

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…
Olive Chadeayne Architectural Collection, 1924-1956 (Ms1990-057)

Olive Chadeayne was born on February 9, 1904 in Ossining, New York. Educated in California, Chadeayne began studying architecture at the University of…
Oral History Clips: April 16, 2007

This collection includes excerpts from oral histories about the events of April 16, 2007, when 32 Hokies were tragically killed on Virginia Tech's…
Oral History Clips: Graduate Life Center
This collection includes excerpts from oral histories about the Graduate Life Center on Virginia's Tech Blacksburg campus.
Patricia Givens Johnson Papers

The papers of Patricia Givens Johnson, New River Valley local historian, consist primarily of materials which arose from her research for--and…
Photographs from the Beulah O. Allen Collection (Ms2014-002)

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

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