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Candler talks about his brother's upcoming sea voyage to the West Indies and Europe.

Candler talks about war news, the aftermath in Fredericksburg, and Burnside.

Candler tells his brother about war news including McClellan's actions and what the Army is going to do with him.

Candler talks about his family and his brother's duty to take care of them instead of joining the Army.

Candler talks about the drafting system and war news.

Candler details recent days including camp conditions, weather, and skirmishing.

Candler details McClellan's actions during the recent skirmishing.

Candler details the most recent fight and the work at the Office of Provost Marshall.

Candler tells his brother about the war around him, including the constant bombardment of shells. He talks about the men preparing for another fight in Washington.

Candler tells his brother about being released from command of Company C, much to the dismay of the men. He discusses why he doesn't plan to accept the promotion to Captain.

Candler tells his brother that he's received orders to move, so he will miss his visit. He has been offered the promotion to Captain.

Candler tell his brother about the possibility of promotion.

Candler tells his uncle about the march and the skirmishing that he's been through.

Candler tells his uncle that he's about to embark on a secret move in Maryland.

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The Montgomery White Sulphur Springs resort register includes the names of the resort's guests, their place of residence and notes on their meals, rooms and porterage. While the resort played host to guests from all areas of the United States--and a…

The 1959 Commencement Film depicts part of the 1959 graduation and commissioning ceremony.

Photo of Linda Adams, the first African American woman to graduate from Virginia Tech, from the 1968 Bugle

The collection consists of a letter written by Nancy B. Harbin to her sons, Jack and John Harbin. The letter details a mother's concern for the well-being and safety of her three enlisted sons, Jack, John, and Edward Harbin. Nancy Harbin relates the…

Photograph from the first Ring Dance held at VPI, April 27, 1934.

The Yellow Sulphur Springs Hotel Account Book, which might more accurately be described as a guest register, includes the names of guests, their place of residence, the time of their arrival, and their room numbers. While the resort played host to…

Selected drafts of illustrated advertisements by Lucy Dickinson Urquhart for the First National Bank of Jonesville, VA. Urquhart apparently produced a series of these. This folder of the collection includes final versions with illustrations and…

Short story/anecdote written by Lucy Dickinson Urquhart.

Poem written by Lucy Dickinson Urquhart.

Poem written by Lucy Dickinson Urquhart.

These are selected pages scrapbook filled with photos of the VPI campus as well as inlaid tickets to both on and off campus events in the mid 1920s. The photos feature the scrapbook creator, Mary Josephine Hartwick, along with her friends during her…

The letter is from Mildred Tate to Mrs. Gillette inviting her to a dinner at Hillcrest, the women's dormitory at Virginia Tech, held by Mrs. White on September 11, 1940.

Harriet Eliza Lathrop was born in New York, moved to Tazewell County, Virginia, with her husband, a mining engineer, in 1881 when he was sent to open up the Pocahontas Coal Field by the Norfolk and Western Railway Company. The collection includes a…

The collection consists of a letter written by "Mima Brown" from Pulaski, Virginia to her brother Pvt. James H. Farmer on November 8, 1863. Brown reports news about an outbreak of Diphtheria in the area, a shortage of supplies for soldiers, unfair…

This second letter (4 pages), dated December 5, 1863, and written on captured Union patriotic stationery with an engraving of Marshall House proprietor James Jackson shooting Col. Elmer Ellsworth, is an update of their son's worsening condition. "I…

This letter (8 pages), dated November 27, 1863, from Fincastle, Virginia, is written on two identical pages of captured Union patriotic stationary with an engraving of an Antietam scene. In the letter, Mrs. Figgat recounts reuniting with a ‘dear bro’…

Two pages of a typescript ofCapitan, a novel by Crockett, published in 1940. This typescript includes edits and notes by the author.

The author's notes and the first page of an unpublished, unfinished manuscript titled "Bus Station Blues," dated September 1972.

This collection contains a letter from English author Victoria Cross (Annie Sophie Cory) to Hughes Massie requesting that he read and provide feedback for her novel Life's Shop-Window.

The Sarah Buchanan Preston Land Deed collection consists of a manuscript copy of a land transfer indenture statement for lands in Russell, Tazewell, and Scott counties, Virginia. The land was sold by Preston to John and Edward Fulton of Washington…

The first letter is dated on July 28, 1861 and is written by James Francis Preston to his wife, Sarah Caperton Preston following the First Battle of Bull Run. He writes about the battle’s events and his own movements, including executing a direct…

The second letter dates to May 15, 1872 and is written by Sarah Caperton Preston to Colonel Grabowski at Virginia Military Institute (VMI). The letter is a response to a previous notice from the Colonel about her son’s (Hugh Caperton Preston) recent…

This letter was written by Maude E. Wallace of Virginia Agricultural Extension Service, Blacksburg, VA, to Sarah Pitts of George Peabody College, Nashville, TN, on 14 August 1929. Ms. Pitts had been hired to work as an Extension agent, but had not…

Elizabeth Hughes claim for damages done to her home by unidentified Confederate forces in 1862. The claim is dated 1868, and details the loss of property stolen and destroyed by fire.

This collection contains a letter of invitation from Anna Lee to Confederate General P. G. T. Beauregard of the Confederate Army to attend a country dance at Meadow Farm in Henrico County, Virginia, on Christmas evening 1861. The letter is dated…

Meadows of Dan, VA