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Silver Threads Among the Gold, lyrics by Eben E. Rexford, composed by H.P. Danks, 1873.

Song written by E. E. Darling and arranged by Tom Merriman in response to the April 16, 2007 shootings at Virginia Tech.

Letter of condolence from Edwin E. Darling to John H. Hussar, Jr., Music Department, Virginia Tech, regarding the song "Shine Through Our Tears".

Sheet music (cello part) for the song “Shine Through Our Tears” written by E. E. Darling and arranged by Tom Merriman in response to the April 16, 2007 shootings at Virginia Tech.

Sheet music (viola part) for the song “Shine Through Our Tears” written by E. E. Darling and arranged by Tom Merriman in response to the April 16, 2007 shootings at Virginia Tech.

Sheet music (violin I and II parts) for the song “Shine Through Our Tears” written by E. E. Darling and arranged by Tom Merriman in response to the April 16, 2007 shootings at Virginia Tech.

Sheet music (SATB with piano) for the song “Shine Through Our Tears” written by E. E. Darling and arranged by Tom Merriman in response to the April 16, 2007 shootings at Virginia Tech.

Sheet music (SATB with string quartet) for the song “Shine Through Our Tears” written by E. E. Darling and arranged by Tom Merriman in response to the April 16, 2007 shootings at Virginia Tech.

Letter from David and John R. Webster

Includes list of victims' names and ink portraits of Liviu Librescu, Erin Peterson, Lauren McCain, Christopher James Bishop, Jarrett Lane, and Mary Karen Read

Indiana Moon, by Davis and Jones, 1923.

Document containing a short summary of Jonas Abraham Davis' life and an image of a rock that seems to be a headstone for J. A. Davis.

Document containing a short summary of Jonas Abraham Davis' life.

Photographs of A. J. Davis' journal containing his obervations about Woods Hole, MA.

Writings by A. J. Davis explaining what he believes is the meaning of the phrase "Lead us not into temptation." The document is typed and in multiple parts.

This is a scan of the first page of Davis' writings on the similarities between Romulus and the biblical David.

These are writings on A. J. Davis' thoughts about fear and religion. (part 1)

First page/title page of writings by A. J. Davis.

Handwritten diary of A. J. Davis (pdf)

Transcribed and scanned version of the journal of A. J. Davis. Commentary from later family members is added.

Letter written by A. J. Davis (while he was an observer in Hatteras, NC) acknowledging the receipt of a circular relating to changes of the titles of officials of the Hatters bureau. Davis also replies that he will struggle taking an oath, as there…

Report written by A. J. Davis for the Chief of the Weather Bureau about an anemometer circuit.

Report written by A. J. Davis for the Chief of Weather Bureau about a stranded schooner that he believed would become a wreck.

Report for the Chief of the Weather Bureau describing an incident with a stranded vessel bound from New York.

Short description and story about Custer's horse by A. J. Davis.

Page 1 of A. J. Davis' graduation speech at the University of Kentucky, Commercial College

Email from Bob Davis to Dianne regarding the Davis ancestors. The message includes information going back to Elizabeth Ann Natt, b. 1815.

Document containing a list of facts about Leticia Davis (Matthews) compiled by Bob Davis.

Letter from George E. Davis to his parents, including his intent to send money when he is paid and moving of his regiment's camp.

Typed will and testament of Jacob Davis of London.

Digital copy of the entire autobiographical book written by Jonas Abraham Davis.

Transcription of a letter written by J. W. Davis, adressed to his brother, A. J. Davis. It talks about their mother, Elizabeth Ann Natt's sickness; she died 3 days after the letter was written. The document also contains notes from the transcriber…

Handwritten postcard written by Joseph to his brother Albert [A. J. Davis]. Updating Albert on the condition of their mother.

Sketch of A. J. Davis done by Kirby Davis, undated.

Sketch of A. J. Davis done by Kirby Davis from the chest up. Background includes a building and a horse.

Reflections written by Robert Davis about the events of a family trip in 1901. The reflections were transcribed and put in their current form by Robert Macnider Davis, III in 2010.

Newspaper article, "Four Women on Boards of Leading Virginia Colleges: Two Will Serve at University of Virginia and Two at Virginia Tech," by Virginia Waller Davis, Roanoke Times, August 16, 1944. This pdf document was created from an existing…

Newspaper article, "Women on College Board Full-Fledged Members: Attend First Meeting with Group Consistently Male for 72 years," by Virginia Waller Davis, Roanoke Times, August 15, 1944. This pdf document was created from an existing webpage from…

Drawn & illistrated Blacksburg Business Directory of 1877

Letter written by Lily Dawson to her grandmother. Written on Jan 8th, 1904.

List of marriages in 1893 by Rosanna Croy Dawson.

List of accidents and odd occurences by Rosanna Croy Dawson, from her diary, "Blacksburg in 1898."

List of people who moved and where they moved to.

Records of what Dawson preserved in 1898 and when.