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Article by Henri Gendreau of the Roanoke Times regarding Virginia Tech reinvestigating the association with Professor Claudius Lee and the Klu Klux Klan, and the building named after him. This took place following the George Floyd killing, and…

Tulip Time, lyrics by Gene Buck, music by Dave Stamper, 1919.

One view of a framed photograph of the 2007 Summer Interns and Faculty of the GE - Transportation and another view of a white vinyl banner

This is an image of a chocolate cake with white frosting from the General Foods and Walter Baker pamphlet "Chocolate Cookery."

This is an image of a diagram of the process Walter Baker uses to process coca beans into a variety of chocolate products from the General Foods and Walter Baker pamphlet "Chocolate Cookery."

This image from the back of "Baker's Chocolate and Coconut Favorites" cookbook advertises the various products on the market, most notably new "Semi Sweet Chocolate Chips".

This cartoon illustrates Radio show hosts Jack Benny and Mary Livingstone acting out a Jell-O related pun. This is one of many of the cartoons included within their recipe book which also includes creative ideas for Jell-O dishes

The cartoon on this back cover shows a clown gesturing to a sign reading "Meet the Jell-O family of desserts," and underneath listing all of the current Jell-O flavors as well as pudding flavors.

Illustration on the cover of a 1931 Jell-O pamphlet containing 23 pages of recipes

Illustration depicting a recipe on page 10 of The Complete Jell-O Recipe Book, a pamphlet from 1929

Image of a Jell-O salad recipe for Tart Tomato salad within the 1930 pamphlet "Quick Easy Jell-O Wonder Dishes"

Image of a recipe for Layered Cheese and Apple Salad from the pamphlet, "Jell-O Secrets of the Automatic Refrigerator" from 1929.

Image of a recipe for Shrimp and Orange Jell-O mold within "The Complete Jell-O Recipe Book" from 1929

Illustration by Maxfield Parrish of a family enjoying Jell-O in their home, captioned, "prolly put the kettle on we'll all make Jell-O." This illustration is the front cover of a pamphlet containing Jell-O recipes

Illustration by Maxfield Parrish of a king and queen being served Jell-O in thrones captioned, "America's Most Famous Dessert." This illustration is the back cover of a pamphlet containing Jell-O recipes

This pamphlet cover art, created by artist Agnes MacDonald, depicts a mountainside with a bear and cabin in the foreground, indicating that Jell-O can be enjoyed in the mountains. The entire pamphlet provides Jell-O recipes and more artistic…

This pamphlet cover art, created by artist Agnes MacDonald, depicts a grandfather and grandson sitting on a porch in New England with a plate of Jello surrounded by yellow trees. The entire pamphlet provides Jell-O recipes and more artistic…

The image of a coffee Jell-O mold introduces the new Jell-O flavor. The image is included within a pamphlet called, "They Wanted Jell-O", which depicts the Jell-O Girl making different recipes and providing Jell-O tricks.

This pamphlet illustrates a woman (shaded green) holding a green, lime-flavored Jell-O mold. The pamphlet was made to advertise the new Lime flavor and provide inpiration for what to make with it.

The illustration captioned, "The House That Jell-O Built" depicts the Genesse Pure Food Company Factory encased in a rectangular Jell-O mold and placed on a serving platter. The pamphlet contains Jell-O preparation instructions from the Jell-O Girl…

This page within the Jell-O pamphlet consists of six colorful images of desserts mentioned within the pamphlet's recipes. The desserts are aligned evenly on a tablecloth and are garnished with lettuce leaves and herbs.

This loose insert is located in the middle of the pamphlet, "Jell-O, America's Most Famous Dessert"and is advertising the jell-O ice cream powder. The pamphlet itself does not contain any recipes with Jell-O ice cream powder, but the advertising…

The page within this pamphlet shows the Jell-O girl surrounhded by angels readng a Jell-O book. The art is done by Rose O'Niell, and the caption is written in a way that can be easily understood by young children

This cover begins a pamphlet introducing Jell-O Ice Cream Powder. The Jell-O girl, illustrated by Rose O'Niell, is depicted with rosy cheeks and innocent, clear eyes, presenting the new product on a plate.

This page, illustrated by Rose O'Niell, creator of Kewpies, shows the small, baby-like angels, working together to make strawberry Jell-O

This pamphlet depicts Jell-O being enjoyed around the world. The illustration by Agnes MacDonald is captioned, "In the Cattle Country"

This pamphlet depicts Jell-O being enjoyed around the world. The illustration by Agnes MacDonald is captioned, "Among The Redwoods"

This pamphlet depicts Jell-O being enjoyed around the world. The illustration by Agnes MacDonald is captioned, "Under Northern Lights"

This pamphlet depicts Jell-O being enjoyed around the world. The illustration by Agnes MacDonald is captioned, "In the Mission Country"

This pamphlet depicts Jell-O being enjoyed around the world. The illustration by Agnes MacDonald is captioned, "In Dixie"

This pamphlet depicts Jell-O being enjoyed around the world. The illustration by Agnes MacDonald is captioned, "On The Praries"

This pamphlet, produced by L. Frank Baum, included a story featuring his characters from The Wizard of Oz. The storybook promoted Jell-O at the beginning and the end of the book, and was branded with the two characters carrying the Jell-O mold on the…

Photographs of Jean Brickey, Virginia Tech Libraries employee and president of the Virginia Tech Staff Senate, from the Roanoke Times, September 1, 2009.

They Needed a Song Bird in Heaven, lyrics by Geo. A. Little, music by Jack Stanley, 1921.

This patriotic Union scrapbook contains items mostly from the first year of the American Civil War, including Union songsheets, mourning cards, cartes-de-visite, patriotic covers, and cartoons, many of the latter clipped from patriotic stationery of…

This letter was sent from George Green to Edgar Knapp on March 9, 1864.

Sittin' In A Corner, composed by George Meyer and Gus Kahn, 1923.