This collection contains the Civil War diary of Corporal John R. Maybury of Company L, 10th New York Cavalry. The first entry in the diary (January 1, 1864) finds Maybury encamped in northern Virginia and describing routines of camp life (drilling,…
Card from Adrian Mayoral of Costa Mesa, CA, c. 2007. Transcriptions reads "Life is full of injuries, This is one of them, with time, all heal, Yet never forgotten / -Adrian Mayoral / Courage is not the absence of fear, But being able to face fear and…
A letter sent to a lawyer with the legal description and plat of the parcel of land on which the Y.M.C.A. building stands, requesting a deed be drawn up.
This letter to the editor of the Virginia Tech magazine, Context, was written by C. Ross McCorkle, in response to two memoirs published in 1970 (see "Living iving History in Action: Tech Alumni Reminisce," Context, Autumn 1970 vol. 5, no. 1). In the…
A handwritten letter from Dorothy McCreight. The cover has a drawing of a heart with VT in the middle and "Texas to you" on the other side. The inside has a positive message expressing sympathy to Virginia Tech students.
A handwritten letter from Brinn McGhee. The cover has a VT cut out with the phrase "In our hearts, in out prayers," written along the edge. The corners have tiny hearts in them. The inside expresses sympathy and condolences to VT students. It also…
A letter from Vice President William McKeefery to Robert Frye, President of the Gay Student Alliance, dated July 22, 1971, in response to Frye's letter to the Dean for Student Programs, dated June 30, regarding the decision not to recognize the Gay…
A handwritten letter from Courtney Meadows, a student at Spanishburg Elementary School. The cover has the words "Virginia Tech." The inside has a positive message that expresses sympathy to VT students. The inside also has drawing of a crying face…
Mellin's Food Company produced baby food, as well as nutritional foods for invalids. These represent a few of the Mellin's trade cards in the Culinary Ephemera Collection.
This photo by Clayton Metz of VT University Relations is of an experiment in the Virginia Tech Carilion's Center for Human Neuroscience Research, part of the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, 2021.
Photographs taken of the "Gentleman's Manor" statue. Located at the corner of Washingrtoon and Draper Road but later moved to the German Club Manor. Sponsored by the German Club.
The Civil War diary of James Miles, an enlisted soldier in the 185th Regiment of the New York Infantry. The diary describes soldier life and spans from January to March 1865 until the author was killed in action. Entries include descriptions of…
This photo is of the annual Gobblerfest, held each fall to welcome students to campus, taken by Thomas Miller of VT University Relations on September 6, 2019.
This photo by Torgersen Bridge over the Alumni Mall with the Pylons of the War Memorial Court in the background is by Thomas Miller of VT University Relations in February 12, 2020.
A handwritten letter from Danielle Millevoi. The cover has the words "My Deepest Sympathy." The inside has a positive message expressing sympathy to Virginia Tech students.