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A handwritten letter from Vincent Mills. The cover has a drawing of a man, wearing Hokie gear and saying "I'm sorry." The inside has a positive message expressing sympathy to Virginia Tech students and hoping they are alright. It also has the words,…

cash book maintained by Confederate Captain Charles L. C. Minor from 1860 to 1864. Also contained within the cash book's pages are diary entries of Union Army Private Edward P. Harmon (5th Maine Infantry) during May and June, 1864. Research materials…

This photo by Dan Mirolli of VT University Relations shows the participants in the 40th Anniversary celebration of Denim Day, which first raised awareness of the LGBTQ community at Virginia Tech in January 1979. Pictured are VT president Tim Sands,…

This photo by Dan Mirolli, taken on June 24, 2019, is of the Fraction Family House at Solitude on the Virginia Tech campus in Blacksburg, Va. The building is believed to have been a dwelling for enslaved people built around 1843. Upwards of 250…

This photograph by Dan Mirolli is of individuals standing in front of the Virginia Tech Women's Center on February 4, 2019

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

Selected pages from the catalog of the 1875-1876 year of the Montgomery Female College includes lists of trustees and faculty, calendar, commencement information, testimonials, courses of instructions and of study, and other relevant information.

Program lists the performance exercises of the "Eureka Class", including recitations and recitals, as well as a list of students.

This newspaper article describes the fire that broke out in the old library in 1953. Nothing was destoryed since all library materials had been moved several weeks before the fire broke out.

256 pages

Song written and performed by Mel Morris in response to the April 16, 2007 shootings at Virginia Tech.

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Card from Sarah Mountin of the York Regional Police, Communications "D Platoon", Ontario, Canada, c. 2007. Transcription reads "To: The Dispatch Center for Virginia Tech University Police, / I hope these rays of sunshine help to brighten up your days…

A wedding invitation given out by Mr. and Mrs. John H. William for the wedding of their daughter, Annie Laural, to Walter M. Gray. The wedding took place on August 9th, 1893.

This letter was sent from Mrs. A. Chandler to Edgar Knapp on December 25, 1862.

A card from a 4th grade class in a Roanoke elementary school thanking Cutler for giving a talk

Buck and Ted in the snow, looking over fence row that is now Patrick Henry Drive.

Letter from Mrs. Kent to her son, Richard, written in Radford, VA, dated November 30, 1922.

A journal maintained by Frances A. 'Fannie' Murdoch, a young woman living on a Mississippi plantation during the Civil War. Containing approximately 90 pages, the journal commences with an entry dated May 29, 1861. The journal is largely…

A report written by Dr. Bruce C. Murray, presented at the Western Meeting of the American Rocket Society, in Los Angeles, California, in May 1960. This was included in Herrick's subject files.

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This photo by Ahmed Mustafa of VT University Relations is of Deborah Petrine receiving from President Tim Sands a resolution of appreciation for her service as the first female Rector of the VT Board of Visitors, among other contributions, at the…

A handwritten letter from Anthony Mychlyk. The cover has the words, "My deepest sympathy" and "VT." The inside has a message sending condolences and hoping the people that were hurt are alright.

The Myers Bros. and Co. Trade Card shows a Confederate soldier swapping tobacco with a Union soldier in exchange for a bag of coffee.

Letter from Boyd C. Myers, II, Secretary of the Panel on Aircraft Accident Survival of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics Committee on Operating Problems. The letter is addressed to Melvin N. Gough and references enclosed copies of…

This photo by Sarah Myers is of the Creativity and Innovation District dormitory shortly before opening for the Fall 2021 semester, taken on July 23, 2021.

Photographs taken of the "Farmer Blacksburg" statue. Sponsored by Blacksburg partnership.

Photographs taken of the "Hokie Bird: The Cornerstone" statue. Sponsored by Bill Ellenbogen LLC and was originally at 2000 Kraft Drive. Now owned by VT Foundation and located inside University Gateway Center Lobby.

Photographs of the "Bird you can Bank on" statue.

Aerial photograph of Langley Field at the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory in Virginia.

Aerial photograph of a hangar at the NACA Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory in Virginia, including multiple aircraft and employees.

Volume 27, number 4, of Goddard News, a NASA publication from the Goddard Space Flight Center. This weekly publication was most likely distributed to employees of the Space Flight Center.

NASA Fact Sheet no. 3A, describing the origins of the organization and its leadership.

Volume 3, issue 12 of the NASA Flight Research Center X-Press newsletter, published in Edwards, California. This issue discusses the approval of the official NASA seal, holiday party plans, and other relevant events.