Browse Collections (275 total)

Isaiah Conley Civil War Correspondence and Research Materials, 1862-2000s (Ms2015-051)

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The Isaiah Conley Civil War Correspondence and Research Materials includes two series of primary and secondary sources. Series I: Letters,…

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Insurance Survey of Virginia Polytechnic Institute Records, 1931 (Ms1995-029)

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Insurance Survey of the buildings of Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg, Virginia, prepared in 1931 by Charles Lunsford & Sons, Roanoke, Va.;…

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Huff-Hylton Families Papers, 1803-1816, 1858-1882, 1975, n.d (Ms1998-001)

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The collection consists of items from the early 1800s pertaining to the business dealings of Samuel Huff of Montgomery (now Floyd) County. Materials…

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Homer E. Davis Papers (Ms2001-051)

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The Homer E. Davis Papers is a collection of photographs resulting from an effort to record the gravesites of American Civil War generals. Also…

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Hokie Birds - Gobble de Art

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The Gobble de Art project was sponsored by The Blacksburg Partnership. The purpose of the project was to increase awareness and interest in Blacksburg…

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Historical Photograph Collection

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The photograph collection at Special Collections consists primarily of historical photographs of Virginia Tech, dating back to the 1890s. Subjects…

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Hiram Matthew Papers, 1863-1865 (Ms1988-090)

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This collection consists of twenty-two letters of outgoing correspondence from Union soldier Hiram Matthew to his wife Elmira Matthew of…

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Hilde Weström Architectural Collection, 1952-2000, (Ms1987-061)

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The Hilde Weström Architectural Collection consists of biographical information about Weström's career and personal life, original watercolors she…

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Hermann C. Niemeyer Papers (Ms1987-062)

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This collection contains the papers of Hermann C. Niemeyer, a student at Virginia Agricultural & Mechanical College (now Virginia Tech) during the…

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Herbert E. Valentine Scrapbook (Ms1995-027)

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The Herbert E. Valentine Scrapbook is a 50-page scrapbook compiled by Valentine, who served in Company F, 23rd Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry during…

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Henry Flippen Turner Collection

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A collection of photographs created by Henry Flippen Turner.

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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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Henrietta May Steinmesch, 1946, 1967-1968, undated

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Materials consist of a photograph of (Henrietta) May Steinmesch; an article, "A Short History of the Association of Women in Architecture," with a…

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Harry Downing Temple Jr., Papers, 1872-2004 (bulk, 1930-2001) (Ms1988-039)

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The Harry Downing Temple, Jr., Papers contains materials related to Temple's personal life, interest in heraldry and insignia, and his research and…

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Harold S. Hill Collection (Ms2007-001)

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This digital collection includes selected digitized drawings and plans from the Harold S. Hill Collection, located throughout Southwest Virginia.

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Great Seal of the Confederate States of America, ca. 1872-1874 (Ms2017-022)

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One of one hundred electrotype replica copies made from the original Great Seal of the Confederate States of America in the early 1870s. Of the…

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Gertrud Galster Architecture Collection, 1963-1988

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Architect of Denmark and member of the Union Internationale des Femmes Architectes (UIFA). Collection consists of books about women architects and…

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German Club Dance Cards, c. 1910 - c. 2001

This collection includes dance cards from various dances and events hosted by Virginia Tech's German Club. Founded in 1877 to provide a social outlet…

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George F. Doyle Scrapbook (Ms1989-096)

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This collection consists of a scrapbook compiled by George F. Doyle of Charlestown, Massachusetts. The patriotic Union scrapbook contains items…

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Gelatin and Gender Exhibit Collection

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This collection includes scanned images and items used in a gelatin digital exhibit. It includes Jell-O and Charles B. Knox items, as well as…

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G. Preston Frazer Artwork, 1940-1953, (Ms1992-055)

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This collection contains eighteen sketches and drawings created by George Preston Frazer. The majority of the drawings depict scenes from Blacksburg…

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G. Horace Tarr Letter, 1863 (Ms1987-028)

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The G. Horace Tarr Letter collection contains a letter dated May 4, 1863, giving a detailed eye-witness account of the Battle of Chancellorsville…

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Fries Textile Plant Records, 1900-1988 (Ms1989-039)

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This collection is a selection of materials from The Fries Textile Plant Records, which includes correspondence, production data, personnel ledgers,…

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Fries Textile Mill Oral Histories 2019-2022 (Ms2019-045)

This oral history collection accompanies the Fries Textile Plant Records, which were donated to Virginia Tech in 1988 following the mill ceasing all…

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Fletcher Family Digital Collection on Solitude

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Members of the Fletcher family lived at Solitude from 1908-1914. This collection of materials includes scanned photographs, scrapbook pages, a short…

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Fenwick Civil War Materials Collection, 1861-1865 (Ms2001-042)

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This Fenwick Civil War Materials Collection is a small collection of American Civil War-related materials, containing the correspondence of John…

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Fenner Wilson Letter, 1863 (Ms1988-082)

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Letter written by Fenner Wilson, a private in Company D, 45th North Carolina Infantry, during the American Civil War, to his brother, B. G. (Basley…

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Faculty/Staff Photograph Collection

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This collection contains photographs of faculty and staff members of Virginia Tech, organized by surname.

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Everett and Warren Hutchins Papers (Ms2009-014)

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This collection contains five items relating to Everett and Warren Hutchins, two brothers who served in Massachusetts military units during the Civil…

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Ellison A. Smyth. Sr. Papers, 1859-1927, (Ms1981-098)

The Ellison A. Smyth, Sr. collection contains papers including correspondence with professional and amateur scientists, collectors, dealers and…

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Elizabeth Kent Adams Papers, 1922 - 1987 (Ms1990-045)

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This collection contains the papers of Elizabeth Kent Adams (1908-1994), Radford, Virginia resident and local historian. The collection contains such…

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Elden E. Billings Collection (Ms1991-036)

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This collection contains subject files, clippings, memorabilia and artifacts related to the American Civil War. There are seven series, five of which…

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Edgar Knapp Letters, 1862-1864 (Ms2002-015)

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This collection includes correspondence received by Edgar R. Knapp while he was a steward at the U.S. military hospital in Annapolis, Maryland.…

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Earl Palmer Appalachian Photograph and Artifact Collection, 1880-1989 (Ms1989-025)

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This collection contains the photographs of Earl Palmer, an award-winning photographer from Cambria, Virginia, whose work depicted the landscape and…

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Drake Railroad Collection

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Railroad photographs compiled by I. N. Drake.

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Doug Burton Papers (Ms2020-001)

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This collection contains Doug Burton's papers and memorabilia from a Pratt-funded Virginia Tech engineering trip to the USSR and Finland taken in…

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Donald K. "Deke" Slayton Collection, 1974-1979, 1995 (Ms2023-058)

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This collection contains materials belonging to American astronaut, Donald K. "Deke" Slayton (1924-1993). This collection contains materials about the…

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Dina Stancheva Architectural Drawings, 1963-1990, (Ms1997-017)

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The Dina Stancheva collection consists of architectural drawings and photographs of designs Stancheva created from 1963 to 1990. Many of the designs…

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Department of Biochemistry Oral History Collection (Ms2003-009)

Beginning in October 2001, current and retired Virginia Tech faculty interviewed department heads, faculty, and staff in celebration of the 50th…

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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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Danville Community College / VPI Extension

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A digital folio of scanned material from archival collections and University records pertaining to the construction and administration of the Virginia…

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Dale Belcher Photographs (Ms1997-021)

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Photographs taken by Dale Belcher, depicting Appalachian culture, buildings, and people in southwestern Virginia; Kentucky; North Carolina; and West…

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Cynthia Addington Boatwright Papers

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The materials in this collection include correspondence, news clippings, photographs, programs, and files created and collected by Boatwright in her…

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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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Culinary History Images

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This collection includes images from various smaller collections, that all relate to culinary history, the collection includes images from the…

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