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Jeffrey T. Wilson Diary, 1913 (Ms2011-015)
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…
Photograph, View of Tenant Farmers and Tenant House, Clarksville, Va., c. 1930 (Ms2009-110)
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.
Photograph, View of Tenant Farmer's House, Clarksville, Va., c. 1930 (Ms2009-110)
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.
Photograph, Second View of Tenant Farmer's House, Clarksville, Va., c. 1930 (Ms2009-110)
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.
Photograph, Portrait of a Tenant Farmer Known as Aaron, Claksville, Va., c. 1930 (Ms2009-110)
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.
Photograph, View of Tenant Famers on the Front Porch of a Tenant House, Clarksville, Va., c. 1930 (Ms2009-110)
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.
Photograph, Portrait of a Tenant Farmer Known as Aaron with a Horse, Clarksville, Va., c. 1930 (Ms2009-110)
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.
Ritual of the Grand United Order of Odd Fellows, Book Second (Ms1988-009)
Excerpts from the second ritual book of the Grand United Order of Odd Fellows, relating texts, hymns, passwords, and laws for lodges.
List of Odd Fellows Members and Semi Annual Dues, 1917 (Ms1988-009)
Handwritten list of names and dues paid at Tadmore Light Lodge #6184, Blacksburg Va.
Odd Fellows Journal, May 7, 1936 (Ms1988-009)
Excerpt from the national Odd Fellow's Journal
Letter, From the Floding Company to the Grand United Order of Odd Fellows, April 10, 1936 (Ms1988-009)
Marketing letter promoting regalia and materials for Thanksgiving Services from The Floding Company, Atlanta.
Member Ribbon, Grand United Order of Odd Fellows of Blacksburg, Tadmore Light Lodge #6184 (Ms1988-009)
Blue member ribbon with gold print and tassels and "member" pin.
1962 Aerial Area of New Town
Black and white aerial photograph showing the Town of Blacksburg and New Town's location within it. New Town location designated by red arrow.
Photograph, Ginger Wagner and [unknown] on the porch of house in New Town
Ginger Wagner and unnamed individual sitting on porch of a New Town house (exact date unknown).
Photograph, New Town house with white car under carport
New Town house with white car under carport (exact date unknown).
Photograph, New Town House
New Town House (exact date unknown).
Photograph, New Town House 2
New Town House 2 (exact date unknown).
Photograph, Laura Lee Anderson and [unknown] on the porch of a house in New Town
Laura Lee Anderson and unnamed individual (exact date unknown).
Drawing, Penn St. Church c. 1948
Drawing of Penn Street Church.
Map of the Town of Blacksburg, Showing the Present Location of the Negro Population
Map of early Blacksburg showing "present location of the negro population" (exact date unknown).
Photograph, "Negro School" in Blacksburg, near Clay Street
Photograph of "Negro school house" building (ca. 1948) in Blacksburg. From "A Negro Neighborhood for Blacksburg, Virginia," by Martha Shupp Phillilps. Master's Thesis in Architecture (1948),
G.U.O.O.F. Thanksgiving Program
Thanksgiving service program of Grand United Order of Odd Fellows (exact date unknown).
Deed, Vaughn Property
Handwritten Vaughn property deed (exact date unknown).
Bill of Sale, Vaughn Property
House and Lot bill of sale, Vaughn .
Deed, Watson Property
Handwritten Watson property deed (exact date unknown).
Photograph, St. Paul A.M.E. Church, Blacksburg
St Johns Day: St Paul A.M.E. Church, Blacksburg, VA (exact date unknown).
Postcard to Nettie Anderson, Household of Ruth (Ms1988-009)
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.
Virginia Republican Party Flyer
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:…
VT Stories Oral History with Matthew Winston Sr., February 9, 2018 (Ms2016-015)
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…
Letter, Jack Foster to former Confederate General John McCausland, 1883 (Ms2008-018)
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…
Oral History with Jacqueline Eaves, November 2, 2012 (Ms2019-037)
Jacqueline “Jackie” Eaves graduated from Christiansburg Industrial Institute in 1964 and was a member of the Alumni Association. Jacqueline was born in Radford, Virginia and raised in Blacksburg, Virginia.
Oral History with Naomi Davidson, October 27, 2012 (Ms2019-037)
Naomi Davidson graduated from Christiansburg Industrial Institute in 1954. Naomi grew up in the Wake Forest community in Montgomery County, Virginia, and later retired in Pulaski County, Virginia.
Oral History with Gladys Sokolow, November 9, 2012 (Ms2019-037)
Gladys Sokolow graduated from Christiansburg Industrial Institute in 1953. Gladys grew up in Pulaski County, Virginia and later resided in Christiansburg, Virginia. Gladys served as Treasurer for the Christiansburg Institute Alumni Association Board…
Oral History with Esther Jones, November 9, 2012 (Ms2019-037)
Esther Jones graduated from Christiansburg Industrial Institute in 1939. Esther used the skills she acquired at CI to assist her husband in running a mine in Wake Forest, Montgomery County, Virginia.
Oral History with Mary Smith Mills, November 27, 2012 (Ms2019-037)
Mary Smith Mills attended Christiansburg Institute from 1941 to 1945. Mary grew up in Christiansburg, Virginia and later became the first black woman to work at a clothing store in downtown Blacksburg.
Oral History with Charles Johnson, October 18, 2012 (Ms2019-037)
Charles Johnson graduated from Christiansburg Industrial Institute in 1953 and served as President of the Christiansburg Institute Alumni Association. Johnson employed the barbering trade he acquired at CI for many decades in Blacksburg, Virginia.
Faculty Women of Color in the Academy 5th Annual Conference Program
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…
This year’s theme was Say (Her, Their, Our) Name and this year's…
Event Flyer for Black Matters: A Teach-In On Language, Literature, Rhetoric, Writing, and Verbal Art, June 2020 (Ms2020-006)
A digital flyer used to promote the event Black Matters: A Teach-In On Language, Literature, Rhetoric, Writing, and Verbal Art.
Oral History with Frank Bannister, February 26, 1991 (Ms1991-019)
Frank Bannister was born in Wake Forest, Virginia in 1913, and his family members were descendants of Kentland Plantation slaves, which is now Kentland Farm in Whitethorne, Virginia. Bannister describes growing up in Wake Forest, working in the…
Oral History with Rice Dobbins, March 2, 1991
Rice Dobbins grew up in Riner, Virginia in an area called Piney Wood. Dobbins primarily worked as a farmer in the Montgomery County area, specifically on Heth Farm (present day Heathwood Apartments). He moved to Blacksburg in the late 1930s, where he…
Oral History with Rosa Thomas Holmes, March 13, 1991 (Ms1991-019)
Rosa Thomas Holmes, originally born in Beckley, West Virginia, grew up in the Christiansburg area. Holmes attended Hill School in and Christiansburg Industrial Institute before attending Virginia State College. She worked as a teacher in Florida…
Oral History with Charles A. Johnson, March 3, 1991 (Ms1991-019)
Charles A. Johnson was born in Wake Forest, Virginia, where he grew up and received his primary education. Johnson graduated from Christiansburg Institute in 1953 before serving in the Army. When Johnson returned from the Army, he began cutting hair…
Oral History with James C. Wade, March 12, 1991 (Ms1991-019)
James C. Wade was born and raised in Blacksburg, Virginia. Wade graduated from Christiansburg Institute in 1959, and served in the Army before moving back to the Montgomery County area. In this interview, Wade describes race relations in Blacksburg,…
Bill for The Odd Fellows' Journal Subscription (Ms1998-009)
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.
Third Quarterly Circular for the Grand Order of Odd Fellows (Ms1998-009)
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.
Funeral Ceremony for the Use of the Grand United Order of Odd Fellows in America (Ms1988-009)
Book describing funeral ceremony for the Grand United Order of Odd Fellows
Meeting Minutes, Tadmore Light Lodge #6187 (Ms1988-009)
Meeting minutes for Grand United Order of Odd Fellows, Tadmore Light Lodge #6187, Blacksburg [Virginia]
Letter to James Anderson (Ms1988-009)
Invitation from A.K. Lester inviting Odd Fellows of Blacksburg to "turn out" on Sunday.
Bill from George A. Floding Manufacturer (Ms1988-009)
Bill from George A. Floding (Atlanta) for regalia.