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Union soldier in the 5th U.S. Artillery, Battery I, during the Civil War. Papers include a diary written between January and May 1865, while stationed in New York and Virginia. Participated in the occupation of Petersburg, Virginia, in April 1865.…

Takes a brief look at Virginia Tech's first 100 years, from 1872 to 1972.

Photographs taken of the "Everything is Coming Up Roses" statue. Originally located at Recreation Center and sponsored by Blacksburg Partnership.

Photographs taken of the "The Spirit of Tech" statue. Sponsored by Sherwood Payne Quillen '71 - To VT Cheerleaders and Hokie Birds.

Sympathy, by Kendis and Paley, 1905.

Photographs taken of the "The Old and The New" statue. Originally at the Municipal Building, North side, and sponsored by Blacksburg Partnership.

The Board of Visitors of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute who on Tuesday, June 27, assumed the administrative control of the Radford College which under the acts of its consolidation with the Virginia Polytechnic Institute became the Woman's…

The Appalachian Power Co. dam during inital construction. Located on the New River above Radford

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Can I Forget You, by Kern and Hammerstein, 1937.

Letter to L. Q. C. Lamar in support of J. W. M. Harris for Territorial Governor of Washington from Francis Kernan.

A handwritten letter from Grace Kestner, a student at Spanishburg Elementary School. The letter has a positive message that expresses sympathy to VT students. It also has drawing of a heart with "I am sorry" written in it and the Hokie Bird.

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Letter sent from I. F. White to his wife, Estelle, responding to a previous letter and agreeing to send several items.

Letter sent from I. F. White to his wife, Estelle, responding to a previous letter and updating her on his activities.

Norfolk and Western freight bill given to E. W. Key.

Bedford County, Virginia, tax bill sent to Forrest Wheat in 1841.

Receipt belonging to Forrest Wheat for $2.25 worth of goods.

Receipt given to Forrest Wheat for filing a petition.

Reciept showing postage puchases made by Forest Wheat in 1852.

Account held by Zachariah Wheat with Micajoch Travis Jr.

Account held by Jane Wheat with Chester Miller in 1867.

Letter sent from Joseph Key to his father responding to a previous letter and updating him on army life.

Letter sent from Levi Wheat to his brother inquiring about his health and updating him about deaths in the family.

Letter sent from Joseph Key to his father updating him on army life.

Letter sent from E. W. Key to his wife discussing his life in the army.

This is the will of George Reaves.

Letter sent from Joseph Key to his father responding to a previous letter and updating him on army life.

This is a copy of the Bedford Democrat, printed on August 11, 1892.

A Keystone letter trying to encourage the reader to become a Keystone View salesman for the summer. The letter claims that the experience both pays very well and will improve the salesman's character.

A Keystone letter to Walter Barnhart where he was sent a book to read.

Letter to Walter Barnhart about possibly going back to work as a salesman for Keystone.

Letter to Walter Barnhart from Keystone telling him their expectation in sales per week and recommendations on what to sell.

Letter to Walter Barnhart from Keystone encouraging him that getting back into selling can be a little difficult at first. They give him tips on what to sell and what conversations to have with customers.

Walter Barnhart continues to sell stereographs. Keystone answers some questions about quality and tells Barnhart about new sets that are going to be released.

Letter from Keystone telling Walter Barnhart about the new list of stereographs and passing along information about Mr. Curd.

Letter from Keystone to Walter Barnhart discussing commissions. It also recommends that Barnhart write a letter to Mr. Curd who has not put in an order in a few weeks.

Letter from Keystone to Barnhart informing him that Mr. Crafton has been signed as his sub-agent. Barnhart also provided Keystone with a high paying customer.

Letter from Keystone to Barnhart asking him to clear up a shipping error and assign him another sub-agent. Keystone wants to convince Barnhart to continue working through the Fall and postpone his return to college.

Letter to Barnhart from Keystone. They write about previous correspondence and explain to Barnhart the way his position of being a general agent with sub-agents will earn him a lot of money.

A request to Mr. Bean from Keystone to create stereographs of Randolph-Macon University.

Keystone sends Walter Barnhart a list of the schools he's worked with and a list of his sub-agents.

Letter from Keystone to Walter Barnhart explaining how the stereographs work and making a clarification about the commissions on a certain order.