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Mr. M Jamison crossing 8th Ave.
Mr. M Jamison crossing 8th Ave.
Mrs. Haldway and John H., Roanoke, Va.
Mrs. Haldway and John Haldway in Roanoke, Va.
Christine and Mr Jamison. Mary Jacob Miller and Jason in Rear.
Christine and Mr. Jamison. Mary Jacob Miller and Jason in rear.
Photograph of house
A picture of a house in Virginia
Letter, Phillip M. Church to Charles Steger, Miami, Fl., April 20, 2007 (Ms2008-020)
Letter of condolence from Phillip M. Church to Virginia Tech President Charles W. Steger, Jr.
Letter to Mr. C.H. Long about Shear Pins, 1941 (Ms1989-039)
A letter from a mechanical engineer at Virginia Tech explaining the required dimensions of a part for the mill.
Oral History with Jae de la Mora, March 8, 2021 (Ms2021-023)
Interview with Esther Jae de la Mora for the Voces of a Pandemic oral history project in partnership with the University of Texas at Austin. Jae de la Mora is an artist, translator, and single mother from Mexico who acquired her green card at the…
Oral History with Pablo Isaza, March 4, 2020 (Ms2021-023)
Interview with Pablo Isaza for the Voces of a Pandemic oral history project in partnership with the University of Texas at Austin. Pablo, 21, works for an engineering firm while working towards his BA degree. The pandemic has affected his employment,…
Oral History with Marisa Benavidez, March 8, 2021 (Ms2021-023)
Interview with Marisa Benavidez for the Voces of a Pandemic oral history project in partnership with the University of Texas at Austin. Marisa is a stay home spouse, mother of 5, member of the Catholic church, born in Mexico. Her family has slightly…
Oral History with Carla Finkelstein, March 16, 2021 (Ms2021-023)
Interview with Carla Finkelstein for the Voces of a Pandemic oral history project in partnership with the University of Texas at Austin. Carla is an associate professor and director of the Virginia Tech Molecular Diagnostics Lab. She works at the…
Oral History with Edward Pineiro, March 16, 2021 (Ms2021-023)
Interview with Edward Pineiro for the Voces of a Pandemic oral history project in partnership with the University of Texas at Austin. Edward was born in Brooklyn, NY to a Puerto Rican family. He is now the cleaning staff supervisor for the Fralin…
Oral History with Thania Torres, August 4, 2021 (Ms2021-023)
Interview with Thania Torres for the Voces of a Pandemic oral history project in partnership with the University of Texas at Austin. Thania Torres, 32, is the volunteer coordinator for Casa Latina in Roanoke, VA. Casa Latina is a non-profit social…
Oral History with Maria Cantanero, April 14, 2021 (Ms2021-023)
Interview with Maria Cantanero for the Voces of a Pandemic oral history project in partnership with the University of Texas at Austin. Maria is originally from Honduras but has lived in the area for several years. She is currently a stay-at-home…
Oral History with Carolina Smales, May 28, 2021 (Ms2021-023)
Interview with Carolina Smales for the Voces of a Pandemic oral history project in partnership with the University of Texas at Austin. Carolina Smales, 40, is a healthcare analyst originally from Venezuela with several family members who have died of…
Oral History with David Hernandez, May 26, 2021 (Ms2021-023)
Interview with David Hernandez for the Voces of a Pandemic oral history project in partnership with the University of Texas at Austin. David is originally from Mexico. He is married with children and his family was affected financially by the…
Oral History with Dulce Diaz, June 1, 2021 (Ms2021-023)
Interview with Dulce Diaz for the Voces of a Pandemic oral history project in partnership with the University of Texas at Austin. Dulce Diaz, 30, is a single mother from Honduras who moved to Roanoke, VA a year ago from New Jersey. She lost her…
Oral History with Sandra Escobar, June 16, 2021 (Ms2021-023)
Interview with Sandra Escobar for the Voces of a Pandemic oral history project in partnership with the University of Texas at Austin. Sandra is originally from Bogotá, Colombia. She currently lives with her husband and son in Blacksburg, VA and has…
Oral History with Johan Castañeda, June 16, 2021 (Ms2021-023)
Interview with Johan Castañeda for the Voces of a Pandemic oral history project in partnership with the University of Texas at Austin. Johan Castañeda, 21, is a student at New River Community College and an activist from Colombia. His grandfather…
Oral History with Brigitte Sanchez Robayo, June 14, 2021 (Ms2021-023)
Interview with Brigitte Sanchez Robayo for the Voces of a Pandemic oral history project in partnership with the University of Texas at Austin. Brigitte Sanchez Robayo is an instructor for public school math teachers and very active in the Colombian…
Oral History with Yuliza Otanez, June 15, 2021 (Ms2021-023)
Interview with Yulizia Otanez for the Voces of a Pandemic oral history project in partnership with the University of Texas at Austin. Yuliza Otanez, 21, is a retail worker and a student at Liberty University. Her parents in Roanoke, grandmother in…
Oral History with Andrea Mosquera, June 22, 2021 (Ms2021-023)
Interview with Andrea Mosquera for the Voces of a Pandemic oral history project in partnership with the University of Texas at Austin. Andrea, 30, is a single mother from Colombia seeking a degree in public administration. She, her mother, and her…
A Letter from Courtney M. Collins, C00373, (Ms2008-020)
A handwritten letter from Courtney M. Collins. The cover has the words "No matter how BIG or small your heart is..." which is surrounded by hearts. The inside has a drawing of a clock and a positive message about time and healing.
Program and Menu, Diamond Jubilee Dinner, Col. William Christian Chapter, National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Christiansburg, Virginia,1965 (Ms2014-013)
Program and dinner menu for the 1965 Diamond Jubilee event held by the Col William Christian Chapter, National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Christiansburg, Virginia, 1965.
Feasibility Study for Solitude at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Letter, Catlett Conway to Brother, Richmond, VA, August 30, 1894 (Ms2012-039)
Letter, Catlett Conway to Willy, Richmond, VA, January 15, 1895 (Ms2012-039)
Letter, Catlett Conway to Willy, Richmond, VA, February 27, 1895 (Ms2012-039)
Letter, Catlett Conway to Willy, Richmond, VA, July 4, 1895 (Ms2012-039)
Letter, Catlett Conway to Willy, Richmond, VA, November 14, 1895 (Ms2012-039)
Letter, Catlett Conway to Willy, Richmond, VA, January 20, 1896 (Ms2012-039)
Letter from Conway Catlett to Willy, adding to an account of Custer's raid of Charlottesville that Willy requested in the Dispatch, answered by Mr. Clem Morton. Concludes with Catlett's opinion on going to war with England over the country of…
Letter, Catlett Conway to Henry, Richmond, VA, August 5, 1897 (Ms2012-039)
Letter from Catlett Conway to his brother Henry, in which Catlett indicates that he has enclosed a letter from John Conway to himself concerning their father's will and the division of the estate; also includes details of Catlett's health, lonely…
Letter, Catlett Conway to Willie, Richmond, VA, January 23, 1898 (Ms2012-039)
Letter from Catlett Conway to Willie, in which he discusses pleasant business relations with Colonel Carter Braxton of Newport News, his employment at brother-in-law Parker Thornton
Letter, Catlett Conway to Willie, Richmond, VA, November 20, 1898 (Ms2012-039)
Letter from Catlett Conway to Willie, observing that the increased numbers of medical professionals would do well to retain the
Letter, Catlett Conway to Willy, Richmond, VA, April 11, 1899 (Ms2012-039)
Letter from Catlett Conway to Willy, reminiscing over their life as brothers and expressing satisfaction with how their lives have unfolded; detailing his and his daughter Mary Wallace
Letter, Catlett Conway to Willie, Richmond, VA, July 20, 1899 (Ms2012-039)
Letter from Catlett Conway to Willie, detailing the ill health of and subsequent treatments by a
Letter, Catlett Conway to Willy, Richmond, VA, January 7, 1900 (Ms2012-039)
Letter from Catlett Conway to Willy, speaking of his 60th birthday and Willy's 55th birthday; detailing the travels and situations of his daughters, Mary Wallace and Virginia; and describing how he spends his time at his boarding house when his…
Letter, Catlett Conway to Mary Wallace, Richmond, VA, January 28, 1900 (Ms2012-039)
Letter from Catlett Conway to his
Letter, Catlett Conway to Willy, Richmond, VA, March 14, 1900 (Ms2012-039)
Letter from Catlett Conway to Willy, describing his time as a patient in the Virginia Hospital as he underwent various treatments for pneumonia, and concluding by recalling memories of his and Willy
Letter, Catlett Conway to Willy, Richmond, VA, April 11, 1901 (Ms2012-039)
Letter from Catlett Conway to Willy, explaining that, due to his busy work schedule, he rarely has time to socialize with many people in the city and therefore does not have many connections. He refers to three physicians -- Dr. Hugh Taylor, Dr. E.…
Letter, Catlett Conway to Willy, Richmond, VA, September 8, 1901 (Ms2012-039)
Letter from Catlett Conway to Willy, describing Catlett and Mary Wallace's move to the second floor of a two-story house; mentioning the promising prospect of a new business year at the tobacco plant; elaborating on the repsonses to Willy's inquiries…
Letter, Catlett Conway to Willie, Richmond, VA, September 22, 1901 (Ms2012-039)
Letter from Catlett Conway to Willie, indicating that Willie should subscribe to the Sunday paper for Confederate stories; speaking of some family relations; and explaining why he no longer takes an active part in the "Confederate Camps."
Letter, Catlett Conway to Willie, Richmond, Virginia, November 11, 1901 (Ms2012-039)
Letter from Catlett Conway to Willie, informing Willie of a visit from John and his son Kent, the latter of whom wishes to undergo a risky operation to remove a blood clot from his brain.
Letter, Catlett Conway to Willy, Richmond, Virginia, April 6, 1902 (Ms2012-039)
Letter from Catlett Conway to Willy, reflecting on his article "my experience in the Battle of Gettysburg" that had been published in a newspaper; recalling certain aspects of the Conway family genealogy; telling how a portrait of "GrandPa Catlett"…
Letter, Catlett Conway to Willie, Richmond, Virginia, May 12, 1902 (Ms2012-039)
Letter from Catlett Conway to Willie, describing a picture that he had taken a few days prior; commenting on Willie's article in the Sundays' Dispatch titled "Early in the Valley" in reference to a Civil War battle which Willie participated in; and…
Letter, Catlett Conway to Willie, Richmond, VA, June 19, 1902 (Ms2012-039)
Letter from Catlett Conway to Willie, relaying the news of the death of Kent, Johnny's only son, and asking to be informed of any details of the death; and recalling a speech given a few days prior by Harvard president and historian Charles Francis…
Letter, Catlett Conway to Willie, Richmond, VA, October 2, 1902 (Ms2012-039)
Letter from Catlett Conway to Willie, recounting a visit from John; describing Virginia
Letter, Catlett Conway to Willie, Richmond, VA, July 16, 1903 (Ms2012-039)
Letter from Catlett Conway to Willie, discrediting an article about Charlie Conway by Marion Johnson; recounting a street car strike which resulted in the deaths of citizens and soldiers attempting to quell the
Letter, Catlett Conway to Willie, Richmond, VA, December 19, 1903 (Ms2012-039)
Letter from Catlett Conway to Willie, catching up on news concerning numerous family members; detailing his current comfortable living situation and his daughters
Letter, Catlett Conway to Willie, Richmond, VA, June 8, 1904 (Ms2012-039)
Letter from Catlett Conway to Willie, speaking in anticipation of Willie's future visit and reflecting on family matters.
Letter, Catlett Conway to Willie, Richmond, VA, July 17, 1904 (Ms2012-039)
Letter from Catlett Conway to Willie, recounting their university days in Charlottesville and Blacksburg before the Civil War and speculating on living situations after the next move.
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