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A typed poem written by Tim Williamson, dedicated to the 32 fallen Hoakies.

A poem written by Yieni addressed to the students of Virginia Tech.

A poem written by "VT Dad" and a handwritten note addressed to President Steger.

A typed poem titled "I Planted a Rose: A Tribute to the Hokie Nation" written by Charlie McCauley with an accompanying handwritten letter to Debbie Day. The handwritten letter has been cropped in this exhibit to protect certain personal information…

A poem titled "Incident at Virginia Tech" by Derek Wilson and his accompanying letter addressed to Nikki Giovanni. This is one of the two versions Wilson sent to Virginia Tech following the tragic events of April 16, 2007.

A handwritten poem on pink construction paper by Victoria M. sent to Virginia Tech following the tragic events of April 16, 2007.

A typed poem by Barbara Ledbetter and an accompanying handwritten note sent to Virginia Tech following the tragic events of April 16, 2007.

A poem handwritten in silver ink on a red card by an anonymous individual.

A typed poem by H.K. Grave titled "Thirty-Two."

A poem signed by an unknown individual and their family

A handwritten note and poem titled "Young People in Blacksburg Virginia" by an anonymous indiviual who sent these to Virignia Tech following the April 16, 2007 tragedy. 

The July 8, 1942 edition of the Montgomery News Messenger reports that the number of young men registering for the draft exceeds estimates.

A recollection of the town and its history by R.D. Michael.

An untitled poem and handmade card sent by the Christiansburg Primary School.

Record of the building of the Alex Black House in Blacksburg, VA.

List of accidents and odd occurences by Rosanna Croy Dawson, from her diary, "Blacksburg in 1898."

List of births in 1898.

Records of butter in the household in 1898.

Records of events at the church in 1898.

List of deaths in 1898.

Records of household quantities of flour and cornmeal.

Records of household quantities of lamp oil.

List of marriages in 1898.

Records from 1898 of shopping and household visits.

List of people who moved and where they moved to.

Records of planting and other work done in the family garden in 1898.

Records of what Dawson preserved in 1898 and when.

Article from the Virginia Tech Engineer by Howard Shaeffer Avery, VPI class of 1928.

Published by NASA, this pamphlet is one of a series of nine curriculum-related pamphlets for teachers and students of space science.

Transcripts of the radio communication between the command module and the Apollo-Soyuz teams.

Newspaper article from the Roanoke Tribune describes the dedication of the First Baptist community's church.

A newspaper article from the Montgomery News Messenger, January 6, 1932, discussing the town and its progress.

Virginia Tech article from October 16, 1924, finds prosperity in Blacksburg, Va.

Article by Mrs. W. D. Altman from the May 30, 1957 Montgomery News Messenger.

Article by Mrs. W. D. Altman from the July 1, 1976 Montgomery News Messenger Bicentennial Edition.

Article in the August 20, 1954 Roanoke Times about proposal for New River source.

Blacksburg, VA, history from 1748 to 1900 by D. McCombs in 1981.

Article on October 22, 1942 in the Virginia Tech reports that Corps cannons launch scrap drive.

A railroad ledger for the Chattanooga & Tennessee River Bridge.

A pamphlet produced by the Blacksburg Ministerial Association, describing the churches in Blacksburg from 1934-1953.

Information about Blacksburg, VA, in 1966, prepared by the Chamber of Commerce.

List of deaths in 1893.

Letter in the April 20, 1932, Montgomery News Messenger about the town spring.

A compilation of various facts and bits of information about the town by Leland B. Tate.

Published by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory at the California Institute of Technology and NASA, this report documents the findings of the Ad Hoc Mars Airplane Science Working Group, which was formed in 1978 to assess the possibility of a remotely…

Article from the February 25, 1943 Virginia Tech about Techmen going to war.

Record of progress in the town by Rebecca Price in 1932, as reprinted in the News Messenger Bicentennial Edition, July 1, 1976.

A history of Blacksburg, VA, by Mrs. S. A. Wingard ranging from the pioneer days to the first Western Union office in 1916.

A comedic play in two acts about the social and family aspects of recruiting a new professor.

Volume 31, number 7 of Spectrum, a magazine published by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. This issue is titled "The Moon Landing: a 25th Anniversary Perspective."