Local/Regional History and Appalachian South]]> Textile workers]]> Child labor]]> Correspondence]]> Pruitt, Patsie]]> See the Finding Aid for the Fries Textile Plant Records ]]> 1907-11-30]]> Permission to publish material from the Fries Textile Plant Records Collection must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.]]> Correspondence]]> Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech]]> Local/Regional History and Appalachian South]]> School buildings]]> Correspondence]]> Fries School Board]]> See the Finding Aid for the Fries Textile Plant Records ]]> 1941-10-06]]> Permission to publish material from the Fries Textile Plant Records Collection must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.]]> Correspondence]]> Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech]]> Local/Regional History and Appalachian South]]> Engineering]]> Textile factories]]> Correspondence]]> Clower, James I.]]> See the Finding Aid for the Fries Textile Plant Records ]]> 1941-06-13]]> Permission to publish material from the Fries Textile Plant Records Collection must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.]]> Correspondence]]> Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech]]> High school principals]]> Local/Regional History and Appalachian South]]> Correspondence]]> Garrison, A.L.]]> See the Finding Aid for the Fries Textile Plant Records ]]> 1940-04-23]]> Permission to publish material from the Fries Textile Plant Records Collection must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.]]> Correspondence]]> Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech]]> High school principals]]> Local/Regional History and Appalachian South]]> Correspondence]]> Garrison, A.L.]]> See the Finding Aid for the Fries Textile Plant Records ]]> 1940-03-05]]> Permission to publish material from the Fries Textile Plant Records Collection must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.]]> Correspondence]]> Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech]]> Local/Regional History and Appalachian South]]> Jails--Management]]> Correspondence]]> Sutherland, M.B.]]> See the Finding Aid for the Fries Textile Plant Records ]]> 1947-06-11]]> Permission to publish material from the Fries Textile Plant Records Collection must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.]]> Correspondence]]> Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech]]> Local/Regional History and Appalachian South]]> High schools--Furniture, equipment, etc]]> Correspondence]]> Allison, Mildred]]> See the Finding Aid for the Fries Textile Plant Records ]]> 1947-12-03]]> Permission to publish material from the Fries Textile Plant Records Collection must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.]]> Correspondence]]> Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech]]> Local/Regional History and Appalachian South]]> School sports]]> Correspondence]]> Spaugh, R.A.]]> See the Finding Aid for the Fries Textile Plant Records ]]> 1956-12-19]]> Permission to publish material from the Fries Textile Plant Records Collection must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.]]> Correspondence]]> Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech]]> Local/Regional History and Appalachian South]]> Health]]> Correspondence]]> Richardson, Charles]]> See the Finding Aid for the Fries Textile Plant Records ]]> 1958-12-30]]> Permission to publish material from the Fries Textile Plant Records Collection must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.]]> Correspondence]]> Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech]]> African American history]]> Civil War]]> United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865]]>
At the time of the Civil War, Jack Foster was enslaved by the Tompkins family of Virginia. Though Christopher Q. Tompkins, Foster's enslaver, served with the 22nd Virginia Infantry during the war, Foster found himself in the 36th Virginia, body servant to a young soldier in the regiment. By 1883, Foster was living in Richmond, Virginia. He may have been the same man as a driver named John Foster enumerated in the 1880 census living in Richmond, Virginia with wife Virginia and daughters Hattie, Lucy, Ada and Ida. By 1900, Virginia Foster was a widow in Richmond, living with children Ada, Ida, and Chris.]]> Foster, Jack]]> See the finding aid for Jack Foster Letter]]> 1883-12-13]]> Permission to publish material from the Jack Foster Letter must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech. ]]> English]]> Correspondence]]> Letters]]> ]]> Special Collections, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.]]> Authors, American--20th Century]]> Farrell, James T. (James Thomas), 1904-1979]]> James T. Farrell Letters to Eleanor Copenhaver Anderson, 1952, 1954 (Ms2017-005)]]> 1954-04-12]]> Permission to publish material from James T. Farrell Letters to Eleanor Copenhaver Anderson must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.]]> Ms2017-005]]> Correspondence]]> Special Collections, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.]]> Authors, American--20th Century]]> Farrell, James T. (James Thomas), 1904-1979]]> James T. Farrell Letters to Eleanor Copenhaver Anderson, 1952, 1954 (Ms2017-005)]]> 1952-05-25]]> Permission to publish material from James T. Farrell Letters to Eleanor Copenhaver Anderson must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.]]> Ms2017-005]]> Correspondence]]> Special Collections, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va]]> Authors, American--20th Century]]> Farrell, James T. (James Thomas), 1904-1979]]> James T. Farrell Letters to Eleanor Copenhaver Anderson, 1952, 1954 (Ms2017-005)]]> 1952-04-08]]> Permission to publish material from James T. Farrell Letters to Eleanor Copenhaver Anderson must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.]]> Ms2017-005]]> Correspondence]]> Special Collections, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.]]> Authors, American--20th Century]]> Farrell, James T. (James Thomas), 1904-1979]]> James T. Farrell Letters to Eleanor Copenhaver Anderson, 1952, 1954 (Ms2017-005)]]> 1952-02-10]]> Permission to publish material from James T. Farrell Letters to Eleanor Copenhaver Anderson must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.]]> Ms2017-005]]> Correspondence]]> Special Collections, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va]]> Science and Technology]]> Snavely, J. A., (Joseph Alwise)]]> J. A. Snavely Letter]]> 1899]]> Permission to publish material from the J. A. Snavely Letter must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.]]> Ms2013-040, Folder 1]]> English]]> Correspondence]]> Special Collections, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.]]> Science and Technology]]> Snavely, J. A., (Joseph Alwise)]]> J. A. Snavely Letter]]> 1899]]> Permission to publish material from the J. A. Snavely Letter must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.]]> Ms2013-040, Folder 1]]> English]]> Correspondence]]> Special Collections, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.]]> Local/Regional History and Appalachian South]]> Griffith, S. S.]]> Crockett Mineral Springs Collection]]> 1930-01-12]]> Permission to publish material from the Crockett Mineral Springs Collection must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.]]> Ms2009-105]]> English]]> Correspondence]]> Special Collections, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.]]> Civil War]]> Winans, Jacob S.]]> Jacob S. Winans Correspondence]]> 1865-09-19]]> Permission to publish material from Jacob S. Winans Correspondence must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.]]> Ms2015-063]]> English]]> Correspondence]]> Special Collections, Virginia Tech]]> Civil War]]> Winans, Jacob S.]]> Jacob S. Winans Correspondence]]> 1861-09-18]]> Permission to publish material from Jacob S. Winans Correspondence must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.]]> Ms2015-062]]> English]]> Correspondence]]> Special Collections, Virginia Tech]]> Civil War]]> Bartlett, Ansil T., 58th Regiment, Massachusetts Infantry]]> Ansil T. Bartlett Letter]]> 1865]]> Permission to publish material from Ansil T. Bartlett Letter must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.]]> English]]> Correspondence]]> Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech]]> Civil War]]> Winans, Jacob S.]]> See the finding aid for the Jacob S. Winans Correspondence, Ms2015-062.]]> 1861-09-16]]> Permission to publish material from Jacob S. Winans Correspondence must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.]]> Ms2015-062]]> Correspondence]]> Special Collections, Virginia Tech]]> Christiansburg, Va.]]> Women]]> Local/Regional History and Appalachian South]]> Johnson, Patricia Givens]]> See the Finding Aid for the Patricia Givens Johnson Papers]]> 1988]]> Permission to publish material from the Patricia Givens Johnson Papers must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.]]> Correspondence]]> Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech]]> Blacksburg (Va.)]]> Women]]> Local/Regional History and Appalachian South]]> Atkins, F.N. (Mrs)]]> See the Finding Aid for the Blacksburg Woman's Club Records]]> 1965]]> Permission to publish material from the Blacksburg Woman's Club Records must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.]]> Correspondence]]> Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech]]> Civil War]]> United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865]]> Harbin, Nancy B.]]> See the finding aid for the Nancy B. Harbin Letter.]]> 1862-10-17]]> Permission to publish material from the Nancy B. Harbin Letter must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.]]> Correspondence]]> Special Collections, Virginia Tech]]> University Archives]]> University History]]> Virginia Polytechnic Institute]]> Women]]> Tate, Mildred]]> See the finding aid for the Mildred Tate Letter.]]> 1940-09-11]]> Permission to publish material from Mildred Tate Letter must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.]]> Correspondence]]> Special Collections, Virginia Tech]]> Civil War]]> Virginia--History]]> Brown, Mima, Pulaski County, Virginia]]> See the finding aid for the Mima Brown Letter.]]> 1863-11-08]]> Permission to publish material from Mima Brown Letter must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.]]> Correspondence]]> Special Collections, Virginia Tech]]> Figgat, Nancy Godwin]]> See the finding aid for the Nancy (Nannie) G. Figgat Correspondence.]]> 1863-12-05]]> Permission to publish material from Nancy (Nannie) G. Figgat Correspondence must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.]]> Ms2012-080]]> Correspondence]]> Special Collections, Virginia Tech]]> Figgat, Nancy Godwin]]> See the finding aid for the Nancy (Nannie) G. Figgat Correspondence.]]> 1863-11-27]]> Permission to publish material from Nancy (Nannie) G. Figgat Correspondence must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.]]> Ms2012-080]]> Correspondence]]> Special Collections, Virginia Tech]]> ]]> Life's Shop-Window.]]> Cross, Victoria]]> See the finding aid for the Victoria Cross Letter. ]]> 1909]]> Permission to publish material from Victoria Cross letter must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.]]> Victoria Cross & Other Pseudonyms" on the "In Special Collections @Virginia Tech" blog.]]> Correspondence]]> Special Collections, Virginia Tech]]> Civil War]]> Montgomery County (Va.)]]> Blacksburg (Va.)]]> Preston, James Francis, 1820-1862]]> See the finding aid for the Preston Family Correspondence.]]> 1861-07-28]]> Permission to publish material from Preston Family Correspondence must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.]]> Preston Family Correspondence, 1861, 1872 (Ms2010-070)]]> Correspondence]]> Special Collections, Virginia Tech]]> Local/Regional History and Appalachian South]]> Montgomery County (Va.)]]> Blacksburg (Va.)]]> Preston, Sarah Caperton, 1826-]]> See the finding aid for the Preston Family Correspondence.]]> 1872-05-15]]> Permission to publish material from Preston Family Correspondence must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.]]> Preston Family Correspondence, 1861, 1872 (Ms2010-070)]]> Correspondence]]> Special Collections, Virginia Tech]]> University History]]> Women]]> Virginia Cooperative Extension Service]]> Wallace, Maud E., 1888(?)-1972]]> Pitts, Sarah, 1902-1940]]> See the finding aid for the Maude E. Wallace letter to Sarah Pitts.]]> 1929]]> Permission to publish material from Maude E. Wallace letter to Sarah Pitts must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.]]> Correspondence]]> Special Collections, Virginia Tech]]> Civil War]]> Women]]> ]]> Lee, Annie Carter, 1839-1862]]> See the finding aid for the Anna Lee Letter.]]> 1861-12-17]]> Permission to publish material from the Anna Lee Letter must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.]]> Correspondence]]> Special Collections, Virginia Tech]]> History of Food and Drink]]> Cocktails--History]]> Virginia Brewing Company. (Roanoke, Virginia)]]> See the finding aid for the Virginia Brewing Company Letter.]]> 1909]]> Permission to publish material from the Virginia Brewing Company Letter must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.]]> Correspondence]]> Preston, Robert Taylor, 1809-1880]]> Preston family, Solitude, Blacksburg, Va.]]> Montgomery County (Va.)]]> Blacksburg (Va.)]]> Civil War]]> Local/Regional History and Appalachian South]]> United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865]]> Preston, Robert Taylor, 1809-1880]]> See the Finding Aid for the Robert Taylor Preston Papers]]> 1861-06-03]]> Permission to publish from the Robert Taylor Preston Papers must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.]]> Ms1992-003, Box 1, Folder 3]]> English]]> Letters]]> Correspondence]]> Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech]]> Preston, Robert Taylor, 1809-1880]]> Preston family, Solitude, Blacksburg, Va.]]> United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865]]> Civil War]]> Local/Regional History and Appalachian South]]> Montgomery County (Va.)]]> Blacksburg (Va.)]]> Preston, Robert Taylor, 1809-1880]]> See the Finding Aid for the Robert Taylor Preston Papers]]> 0000-01-01]]> Permission to publish from the Robert Taylor Preston Papers must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.]]> Ms1992-003, Box 1, Folder 13]]> English]]> Correspondence]]> Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech]]> Preston family, Solitude, Blacksburg, Va.]]> Preston, Robert Taylor, 1809-1880]]> United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865]]> Local/Regional History and Appalachian South]]> Civil War]]> Blacksburg (Va.)]]> Montgomery County (Va.)]]> Preston, Robert Taylor, 1809-1880]]> See the Finding Aid for the Robert Taylor Preston Papers]]> 0000-05-15]]> Permission to publish from the Robert Taylor Preston Papers must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.]]> Ms1992-003, Box 1, Folder 13]]> English]]> Correspondence]]> Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech]]> Lambda Horizon. (LGBTA of Virginia Tech)]]> Weber, Mark A.]]> University History]]> Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University]]> Sexual minorities]]> Weber, Mark A.]]> Lambda Horizon. (LGBTA of Virginia Tech)]]> See the Finding Aid for the Mark A. Weber Papers]]> 1986-04-09]]> Permission to publish material from the Mark A. Weber Papers must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.]]> Box 1, Folder 8]]> English]]> Correspondence]]> Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech]]> Lambda Horizon. (LGBTA of Virginia Tech)]]> Weber, Mark A.]]> University History]]> Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University]]> Sexual minorities]]> Weber, Mark A.]]> Lambda Horizon. (LGBTA of Virginia Tech)]]> See the Finding Aid for the Mark A. Weber Papers]]> 1986-05-16]]> Permission to publish material from the Mark A. Weber Papers must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.]]> Box 1, Folder 8]]> English]]> Correspondence]]> Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech]]> Lambda Horizon. (LGBTA of Virginia Tech)]]> Weber, Mark A.]]> University History]]> Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University]]> Sexual minorities]]> Weber, Mark A.]]> Lambda Horizon. (LGBTA of Virginia Tech)]]> See the Finding Aid for the Mark A. Weber Papers]]> n.d.]]> Permission to publish material from the Mark A. Weber Papers must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.]]> Box 1, Folder 20]]> English]]> Correspondence]]> Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech]]> Lambda Horizon. (LGBTA of Virginia Tech)]]> Weber, Mark A.]]> University History]]> Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University]]> Sexual minorities]]> Weber, Mark A.]]> Lambda Horizon. (LGBTA of Virginia Tech)]]> See the Finding Aid for the Mark A. Weber Papers]]> n.d.]]> Permission to publish material from the Mark A. Weber Papers must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.]]> Box 1, Folder 20]]> English]]> Correspondence]]> Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech]]> Lambda Horizon. (LGBTA of Virginia Tech)]]> Weber, Mark A.]]> University History]]> Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University]]> Sexual minorities]]> Weber, Mark A.]]> Lambda Horizon. (LGBTA of Virginia Tech)]]> See the Finding Aid for the Mark A. Weber Papers]]> 1984-11-12]]> Permission to publish material from the Mark A. Weber Papers must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.]]> Box 1, Folder 20]]> English]]> Correspondence]]> Maps]]> Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech]]> Lambda Horizon. (LGBTA of Virginia Tech)]]> Weber, Mark A.]]> University History]]> Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University]]> Sexual minorities]]> Weber, Mark A.]]> Lambda Horizon. (LGBTA of Virginia Tech)]]> See the Finding Aid for the Mark A. Weber Papers]]> 1986-02-19]]> Permission to publish material from the Mark A. Weber Papers must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.]]> Box 1, Folder 15]]> English]]> Correspondence]]> Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech]]> Lambda Horizon. (LGBTA of Virginia Tech)]]> Weber, Mark A.]]> University History]]> Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University]]> Sexual minorities]]> Weber, Mark A.]]> Lambda Horizon. (LGBTA of Virginia Tech)]]> See the Finding Aid for the Mark A. Weber Papers]]> n.d.]]> Permission to publish material from the Mark A. Weber Papers must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.]]> Box 1, Folder 8]]> English]]> Correspondence]]> Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech]]> Lambda Horizon. (LGBTA of Virginia Tech)]]> Weber, Mark A.]]> University History]]> Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University]]> Sexual minorities]]> Weber, Mark A.]]> Lambda Horizon. (LGBTA of Virginia Tech)]]> See the Finding Aid for the Mark A. Weber Papers]]> 1986-04-14]]> Permission to publish material from the Mark A. Weber Papers must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.]]> Box 1, Folder 8]]> English]]> Correspondence]]> Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech]]> Lambda Horizon. (LGBTA of Virginia Tech)]]> Weber, Mark A.]]> University History]]> Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University]]> Sexual minorities]]> Lambda Horizon. (LGBTA of Virginia Tech)]]> Weber, Mark A.]]> See the Finding Aid for the Mark A. Weber Papers]]> n.d.]]> Permission to publish material from the Mark A. Weber Papers must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.]]> Box 1, Folder 8]]> English]]> Correspondence]]> Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech]]> Lambda Horizon. (LGBTA of Virginia Tech)]]> Weber, Mark A.]]> University History]]> Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University]]> Sexual minorities]]> Lambda Horizon. (LGBTA of Virginia Tech)]]> Weber, Mark A.]]> See the Finding Aid for the Mark A. Weber Papers]]> 1986-06-05]]> Permission to publish material from the Mark A. Weber Papers must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.]]> Box 1, Folder 8]]> English]]> Correspondence]]> Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech]]> Lambda Horizon. (LGBTA of Virginia Tech)]]> Weber, Mark A.]]> University History]]> Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University]]> Sexual minorities]]> Weber, Mark A.]]> Lambda Horizon. (LGBTA of Virginia Tech)]]> See the Finding Aid for the Mark A. Weber Papers]]> n.d.]]> Permission to publish material from the Mark A. Weber Papers must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.]]> Box 1, Folder 10]]> English]]> Correspondence]]> Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech]]> Lambda Horizon. (LGBTA of Virginia Tech)]]> Weber, Mark A.]]> University History]]> Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University]]> Sexual minorities]]> Lambda Horizon. (LGBTA of Virginia Tech)]]> Weber, Mark A.]]> See the Finding Aid for the Mark A. Weber Papers]]> 1986-02-19]]> Permission to publish material from the Mark A. Weber Papers must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.]]> Box 1, Folder 15]]> English]]> Correspondence]]> Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech]]> Lambda Horizon. (LGBTA of Virginia Tech)]]> Weber, Mark A.]]> University History]]> Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University]]> Sexual minorities]]> Lambda Horizon. (LGBTA of Virginia Tech)]]> Weber, Mark A.]]> See the Finding Aid for the Mark A. Weber Papers]]> 1986-05-07]]> Permission to publish material from the Mark A. Weber Papers must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.]]> Box 1, Folder 8]]> English]]> Correspondence]]> Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech]]>