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The collection consists of one household and recipe book from Macon County, AL. A variety of writers left entries within the journal, most notably Miss Zoonomia d. Hoxey Carter and Mrs. M. P. Edwards.

A majority of the collection pertains to…

This collection contains an 1883 letter written by Jack Foster, a formerly enslaved person who served as a body servant in the 36th Virginia Infantry during the Civil War. Foster writes to former Confederate General John McCausland, one-time…

Book describing funeral ceremony for the Grand United Order of Odd Fellows

Meeting minutes for Grand United Order of Odd Fellows, Tadmore Light Lodge #6187, Blacksburg [Virginia]

Printed booklet listing membership questions and handwritten answers for the Household of Ruth, the women's organization for the Grand United Order of Odd Fellows. Answers include names, signatures, birth location, age, etc.

Third Quarterly Circular for the Grand Order of Odd Fellows from the Sub-Committee of Management (Philadelphia, PA). Includes meeting synopses, financial reports, officer lists, and other reports.

Invitation from A.K. Lester inviting Odd Fellows of Blacksburg to "turn out" on Sunday.

A bill from the Grand Order of Odd Fellows (Philadelphia, PA) to Lodge No. 6184 (Blacksburg, VA) for a subscription to The Odd Fellows' Journal.

Bill from George A. Floding (Atlanta) for regalia.

Loan agreement for $38.50 from Bank of Blacksburg to Tadmore Light Lodge #6189.

Completed membership application, signed by Plymouth Christian, for Tadmore Light Lodge #6189, Blacksburg [Virginia].

Notebook of handwritten meeting minutes for Tadmore Light Lodge #6184, including some ephemera between pages.

Notebook of handwritten dues records for Tadmore Light Lodge #6184, including some ephemera between pages.

Jeffrey Thomas Wilson (1843-1929) was a former slave who spent most of his life in and around Portsmouth and Norfolk, Virginia. He outlived four wives and had at least twelve children. Wilson's diaries include entries on a range of topics from local…

Excerpts from the second ritual book of the Grand United Order of Odd Fellows, relating texts, hymns, passwords, and laws for lodges.

Correspondence between two members of the Blacksburg chapter of the Household of Ruth, a women's auxiliary organization to the Grand United Order of Odd Fellows.

Excerpts from the first ritual book of the Grand United Order of Odd Fellows, relating texts, hymns, passwords, and laws for lodges.

Handwritten list of names and dues paid at Tadmore Light Lodge #6184, Blacksburg Va.

Handwritten financial record for Household of Ruth in Blacksburg, Va

Receipt for regalia order from Edward Manufacturing Company (Atlanta, Ga.) to Marie Johnson, Household of Ruth (Blacksburg, Va.)

Photograph of the home of a tenant farmer known as Aaron working a piece of land on the John T. Lewis, Jr., estate in Clarksville, Virginia. Taken around 1930.

This photograph depicts the tenant house of a tenant farmer known as Aaron working a piece of land on the John T. Lewis, Jr., estate in Clarksville, Virginia. Taken around 1930.

This photograph depicts the house of a tenant farmer known as Aaron working a piece of land on the John T. Lewis, Jr., estate in Clarksville, Virginia. Taken around 1930.

A photograph of a tenant farmer known as Aaron working a piece of land on the John T. Lewis, Jr., estate in Clarksville, Virginia. Taken around 1930.

This photograph shows a tenant farmer known as Aaron and two other unidentified people on the front porch of a tenant house on the John T. Lewis, Jr., estate in Clarksville, Virginia. Taken around 1930.

A photograph of a tenant farmer known as Aaron with a horse. Taken around 1930, while Aaron was working a piece of land on the John T. Lewis, Jr., estate in Clarksville, Virginia.

The Virginia Republican Party Flyer is a list, titled "The Republican Ticket" and printed on newsprint, of the so-called " Lily Black" Republican ticket of 1921 (an African American offshoot of the Republican party). Sought-after offices include:…

Extract of the Biennial Report of A.T. Shirley District Grand Secretary of District Grand Lodge including financial reports.

Card recounting first letters of password sequence for Tadmore Light Lodge #6184

Receipt for Odd Fellows Journal subscription stamped "PAID".

Completed Applicant's Agreement for Tadmore Light Lodge #6184. Signed by John H. Green, Taylor Smith, William Green, J.C. Wade, and Floyd Meade.

Letter to James Needham, G.S. from Harris P. Saunders (Tadmore Light Lodge #6184) inquiring about membership in the Household of Ruth.

Letter to A.T. Shirley (D.G.S., Herndon, Virginia) from Harris P. Saunders (Tadmore Light Lodge #6184) inquiring about cost to reinstate members to the Order of Odd Fellows.

Marketing letter promoting regalia and materials for Thanksgiving Services from The Floding Company, Atlanta.

Excerpt from the national Odd Fellow's Journal

Souvenir program for biennial Order of Odd Fellows conference held in Charlotte, NC. Includes greeting, photographs of officers, and local advertisements.

Issue of The Quarterly Bulletin from the Grand United Order of Odd Fellows

Letter to Mr. Owens (Tadmore Light Lodge #6184) from Thomas W. Pate (James Lincoln Light Lodge #5700) notifying of a postponed event.

Report from the office of A.T. Shirley, District Grand Secretary on the state of the Grand United Order of Odd Fellows State of Virginia.

Odd Fellows Bulletin published by the District Grand Lodge No. 15 including reports and announcements.

Black and white aerial photograph showing the Town of Blacksburg and New Town's location within it. New Town location designated by red arrow.

Program for the Faculty Women of Color in the Academy 5th Annual Conference, which includes photographs of Henrietta Mann, Nikki Giovannia, and Menah Pratt-Clarke, among others.

This year’s theme was Say (Her, Their, Our) Name and this year's…

Matt Winston Sr., Virginia Tech class of 1959, was born in Norfolk, Virginia in 1938, the youngest of three children. Though he grew up in a time of warfare and racial segregation in a poor family, he enjoyed his childhood. He remembers being hardly…