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Carbon copy of letter from Richard P. Feynman to Enrico Fermi about new physics research.

Letter (photocopy) from Richard P. Feynman to Robert E. Marshak, dated August 17, 1985, talking about Feynman's joint paper and relationship with Murray Gell-Mann and giving credit to E. C. George Sudarshan and Marshak for their work. Feynman is…

Letter from Charles Figgat to his wife, Nannie, expressing his weariness with the Civil War, some criticisms of the war and superior officers, and words of comfort for Nannie.

Letter from Charles Figgat to his wife, Nannie, with news about the war.

Letter from Charles Figgat to his wife, Nannie, with news about the war.

This letter (8 pages), dated November 27, 1863, from Fincastle, Virginia, is written on two identical pages of captured Union patriotic stationary with an engraving of an Antietam scene. In the letter, Mrs. Figgat recounts reuniting with a ‘dear bro’…

This second letter (4 pages), dated December 5, 1863, and written on captured Union patriotic stationery with an engraving of Marshall House proprietor James Jackson shooting Col. Elmer Ellsworth, is an update of their son's worsening condition. "I…

A handwritten letter from Kevin. The cover has a drawing of a sun and sky with the names of the 32 victims. The inside has a positive message expressing sympathy to Virginia Tech students.

Letter written by Adam T. Finch to his classmates about a 1893 class reunion in 1933.

594 pages

an indemnity bond between the First National Bank of Fries and the Washington Mills Company, to correct an error with their payroll.

99 pages

The Red Lantern, by Fred Fisher, 1919.

I'm On My Way to Mandalay , composed by Fred Fisher, lyrics by Al. Bryan, 1914.

108 pages

This image is part two of Ruth Fisher's painting series titled "The Evolution of Creativity." The accompanying description in Fisher's scrapbook states that Experimentation is "moved by furies which surround the creator, i.e. doubts, despair,…

This image is part three of Ruth Fisher's painting series titled "The Evolution of Creativity." The accompanying description in Fisher's scrapbook states that Realization is "shaping the stuff of life into forms of power, beauty and functional…

This image is part four of Ruth Fisher's painting series titled "The Evolution of Creativity." The accompanying description in Fisher's scrapbook states that Reflections is "evaluating achievements with dreams of new advances based on a stady of…

This image is part five of Ruth Fisher's painting series titled "The Evolution of Creativity." The accompanying description in Fisher's scrapbook states that Triumph is "rising above the struggles, modifications, and discouragements, the creator…

This image is part one of Ruth Fisher's painting series titled "The Evolution of Creativity." The accompanying description in Fisher's scrapbook states that Conception is "jumping into the blue sky of theory and hypothesis forming patterns from…

231 pages

Memoir by Stevenson W. and Margaret R. Fletcher about their lives from 1908-1914, including living at Solitude, the birth of several of their children, vacations, and purchasing/owning a farm in Augusta County.

One handcrafted prayer flag with decorated squares sewn
together

121 pages

Card from Mia Foreman of Costa Mesa, CA, c. 2007. Transcriptions reads "Remember the faces you once saw. / I hope you find a way / to make it through the / tunnel of darkness life / has handed you. Be brave, / courage is your flash light. / Mia…

An almanac containing advertisements and testimonials for Burdock's Blood Bitters.

V.P.I. Alumnus

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…

Way Down in Ca-i-ro, written and composed by Stephen C. Foster, 1850.

255 pages

Audio clip of interview with Matt Fox speaking about the events of April 16, 2007, when 32 Hokies were tragically killed on Virginia Tech's Blacksburg campus.

A handwritten letter from Guillermo Frallos. On the cover, it has "Virginia Tech" and a heart. On the inside, it has positive message for Virginia Tech.

She'll Be Comin' Round the Mountain, by Frank and Manoloff, 1935.

The Singing in God's-Acre, composed by Frank H. Brackett, lyrics by Eugene Field, 1900.

Dreaming Down on Silver Bay, composed by Frank Milne and Robert DeSocio, lyrics by Bob Schafer, 1928.

Card from Carol Frank of York Regional Dispatch, Ontario, Canada, c. 2007. Transcription reads "A Difficult Job in, Challenging times, Done by Amazing People / Carol Frank YRP Dispatch ONT".

Growley II (call sign "Tank"), the dog mascot for the VT Corps of Cadets, greets students during exams week at Squires Student Center in this photo by Christina Franusich of VT University Relations, May 3, 2018.

This photo is of the groundbreaking of Hitt Hall for the VT Myers-Lawson School of Construction, taken by Christina Franusich of VT University Relations on February 2, 2022.

This photo is of Holli Drewry, the first president of the VT A/P Faculty Senate and the first A/P Faculty Representative on the VT Board of Visitors. This photo was taken by Christina Franusich on January 20, 2022.

This photo by Christina Franusich of VT University Relations is of members of the Thrive Living-Learning Community on campus on August 17, 2018.

Leticia "Tish" Long is the second female Rector of the VT Board of Visitors in the university's history. This photo of Long is by Christina Franusich on August 31, 2021.

Sketch of Main Street in Blacksburg, Virginia