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Bell Chrome Postcard
Postmarked: Roanoke, 1936

121 pages

Afghan includes listing of victims' names.

Jacob Cassel's tax receipt for Smyth County for 1881.

An agreement between Jacob Cassel and Jasper and Goodell. Cassel hires Jasper and Goodell to work for him, the agreement covers the contract of work and payment.

A certification made by George Atkins that a fence running along the south of his land was not jointly owned by him and Cassel, but belongs only to Cassel.

Building Proposal for a church. Jacob Cassel wrote the dimensions and was a member of the Building Committee.

A receipt/ contract where Cassel is boarding and feeding Captain William Howe's stallion.

A letter from Jacob Cassel to his brother and sister with a statement and recommendation on how to split up the land and money Jacob Cassel received from the commissioners.

Letter from Jacob Cassel to his brother and sister, August 23rd, 186x.

A notice demanding possession of William Scott's land and house.

A receipt of a tax on land for L. Rice and Jacob Cassel.

Receipt showing Cassel paid off his school accounts.

A signed oath of Cassel's allegiance to the United States and the Union after the end of the Civil War. Also signed by two witnesses.

A tax receipt on oats.

Document allowing Jacob Cassel to use a patented design of a beehive.

Letter from Jaffe to Lankes discussing the framing of a gifted painting and Lankes possible relocation from Virginia to New York, as well as mention of Mrs. [Mary Sinton] Leitch's report on trying to find Lankes a position at Norfolk William and…

Letter from Jaffe to Lankes on how the Virginian-Pilot acquires photographs, Jaffe's health, and plans for the two getting together.

Letter from Jaffe to Lankes regarding an upcoming visit by Lankes and some future newspaper stories.

Letter from Jaffe to Lankes on Lankes taking a post at Wells in New York state and recent politics.

Letter from Jaffe to Lankes about the life of an artist, a paragraph about Sherwood Anderson's upcoming memoir (published in 1942), and Jaffe's desire to gift one of Lankes' paintings to a colleague.

908 pages

Addressed to the United States Ambassador in Jamaica

Four views of a handcrafted sculpture of the "Duke Dog" from James Madison University

From the school's safety patrol student leaders

Confederate soldier in the 42nd Virginia Infantry writes from camp near Port Republic about personal and family matters, the battles of Port Republic and Cross Keys, ammunition captured from Union troops, the death of Turner Ashby, and correspondence…

Confederate soldier in the 42nd Virginia Infantry writes from camp near Romney about personal and family matters, the withdrawal of Union forces from Romney and the many provisions captured by the Confederates there, the war-time prices of various…

Confederate soldier in the 42nd Virginia Infantry writes from Guinea Station about personal and family matters.

Note written by Dr. James Robertson, Jr. regarding Silas Stepp's military history.

Requested by Cecil Howes

Requested by Cecil Howes

Requested by Cecil Howes

Requested by Cecil Howes

Letter to wife from John Jameson

Letter to wife from John Jameson

Letter to wife from John Jameson

Letter to Wife and Children from John Jameson

Letter to Mrs. Jameson from John Jameson

Letter from John Jameson

Letter to Wife and Children from John Jameson

Letter to wife from John Jameson

Letter to Wife and Children from John Jameson

Letter to Wife and Children from John Jameson

Letter to a friend from John Jameson

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