Letter, Joshua Gilman Hawkes papers, May 7, 1863
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Correspondence
Letter written by Joshua Gilman Hawkes, addressed to "all of you." Written May 7th, 1863.
Hawkes, Joshua Gilman
See the finding aid for the Joshua Gilman Hawkes Papers.
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Letters
Letter, Joshua Gilman Hawkes papers, April 25, 1863
Letter written by Joshua Gilman Hawkes, addressed to "all of you." Written April 25th, 1863.
Letter, Joshua Gilman Hawkes papers, April 6, 1863
Letter written by Joshua Gilman, addressed to "all of you." Written April 6th, 1863. Letter has a transcription.
Letter, Joshua Gilman Hawkes papers, March 20, 1863
Letter written by Joshua Gilman Hawkes, addressed to "all of you." Written March 20th, 1863.
Letter, Joshua Gilman Hawkes papers, March 8, 1863
Letter written by Joshua Gilman Hawkes, addressed to "all of you." Written March 8th, 1863.
Letter, Joshua Gilman Hawkes papers, March 5, 1863
Letter written by Joshua Gilman Hawkes, addressed to "all of you." Written March 5th, 1863.
Letter, Joshua Gilman Hawkes papers, Feb. 12. 1863
Letter written by Joshua Gilman Hawkes, addressed to "Willie." Written February 12th, 1863.
Letter, Joshua Gilman Hawkes papers, Jan. 31, 1863
Letter written by Joshua Gilman Hawkes, addressed to "all of you." Written January 31st, 1863.
Letter, Joshua Gilman Hawkes papers, Jan. 19, 1863
Letter written by Joshua Gilman Hawkes, addressed to "all of you." Written January 19th, 1863. Letter has a transcription.
Letter, Joshua Gilman Hawkes papers, Jan. 1, 1863
Letter written by Joshua Gilman Hawkes, addressed to "all of you." Written January 1st, 1863.
Letter, Joshua Gilman Hawkes papers, Dec. 20, 1862
Letter written by Joshua Gilman Hawkes, addressed "to John." Written December 20th, 1862.
Letter, Joshua Gilman Hawkes papers, Dec. 13, 1862
Letter written by Joshua Gilman Hawkes, addressed to "Bea." Written December 13th, 1862.
Letter, Joshua Gilman Hawkes papers, Nov. 29, 1862
Letter written by Joshua Gilman Hawkes, addressed to "all of you". Written November 29th, 1862. Letter has a transcription.
Letter, Joshua Gilman Hawkes papers, Oct. 1, 1862
Letter written by Joshua Gilman Hawkes, addressed to his sister. Written October 1st, 1862.
Joshua Gilman Hawkes, letters, May 18, 1863, Number 33
Letter written by Joshua, addressed "to all" Sent from Barre's Landing, Bayou Contrable, May 18th, 1863. Letter has a transcription.
Joshua Gilman Hawkes, letters, March 14, 1963
Letter written by Joshua Hawkes , addressed "to all", he mentions Willie, Conway, John, Sarah, and Mary by name. Sent from Baton Rouge, March 14th, 1962. Letter has a transcription.
Joshua Gilman Hawkes, letters, Feb. 3, 1863
Letter written by Joshua Hawkes to his sister Mary. Sent from Baton Rouge La. Feb. 3rd. 1863. Letter has a transcription.
Joshua Gilman Hawkes, Letters, Dec. 15, 1863
A letter written to Joshua Hawkes sister by Joshua on Dec 15th, 1862. Sent from Steamer Illinois, in the river at New Orleans. Letter has a transcription.
Virginia Tech Vice Presidents Oral History with Karen DePauw Part 4, November 6, 2015 (Ms2024-082)
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
In this fourth and final interview with Dr. Karen DePauw, Karen highlights some of her personal achievements and improvements made on behalf of the school. She also discusses some troubling and emotional moments in Virginia Tech’s past, such as April 16th and the murder in the Graduate Life Center. Recognizing the lack of recognition for exemplary graduate students, Karen created an achievement titled “Graduate Students of Distinction”, made to award and acknowledge students for their accomplishments. She also discusses the alumni presence in the GLC and sense of community cultivated by the graduate school. As an administrator, Karen played an important role in the events of April 16th and the aftermath. She helped to work with the families of the victims in bringing them comfort and closure during a very difficult time. The community was very damaged and troubled in the aftermath of this tragedy and Karen discusses some of the steps that individuals took to aid in their healing process. Shortly after April 16th, Virginia Tech was facing another tragedy: A graduate student was murdered in the GLC. As the Dean of Graduate Studies at the time, Karen found herself very involved in the effects of this event. Her empathy and leadership in the face of these two terrible events allowed Virginia Tech to heal and come together as a community. Karen DePauw has been an invaluable member of the Virginia Tech community. Her contributions to the graduate program and her devotion to inclusion and diversity have transformed the campus into the welcoming location it is known as today.
Permission to publish material from the Virginia Tech Vice Presidents Oral History Project Collection must be obtained from Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech.
Oral histories
Virginia Tech Vice Presidents Oral History with Karen DePauw Part 3, July 30, 2015 (Ms2024-082)
In this third interview with Dr. Karen DePauw, Karen details the steps she took in order to transform the graduate program, creating a space for graduate students and faculty to enjoy as well as providing resources for graduate students to allow them to achieve their full potential no matter their circumstances. Karen believes in the importance of interdisciplinary and is very proud of the fourteen different Interdisciplinary Graduate Education Program (IGEPs) that Virginia Tech promotes. Preventing students from understanding an issue from multiple angles would only stifle their learning and prohibit innovation. This process helps to unite the university in its goal of teaching, learning, research, and bettering the community. The Graduate Life Center is a location that Karen played a large role in developing on campus. She acknowledges the importance of feeling a part of one’s community and believed that building this center would provide a place for graduate students to feel connected. Karen ends this interview with discussing her involvement with the development of the Principles of Community, an affirmation made on behalf of the university that enforced the importance of respect and dignity and opposed any and all types of discrimination. Karen had advocated strongly for the inclusion of the non-discrimination policy, eventually winning the battle and ultimately helping to develop Virginia Tech into an inclusive and diverse community. Her work in bettering Virginia Tech is documented in this interview.
Virginia Tech Vice Presidents Oral History with Karen DePauw Part 2, February 3, 2015 (Ms2024-082)
In this second interview with Dr. Karen DePauw, she explains what fighting for social justice looks like and why it is so important. She speaks in-depth on how she helped to transform the graduate program at Virginia Tech. When coming to Virginia Tech, Karen felt that the campus was not very inclusive nor supportive. Her work with disabled people in the past had made her very aware of injustices and led her to advocate for people in different minority groups all through her career. When first coming to Blacksburg in 2002, Karen's partner Shelli Fowler was declined a faculty position, leading to a large backlash against the Board of Visitors. She remarks on how supportive the community was of her and how important the outreach of individuals proved to be. The encouragement from the community is what made Karen decide to stay in Blacksburg and fight against the discrimination she was facing. Karen highlights the importance of having specific statements against discrimination based sexual orientation or gender to protect students and faculty alike. When recounting her experiences with discrimination from other faculty and administration, she shows the importance of inclusion and acceptance. In ending, she talks about how she came to Virginia Tech to help the graduate program progress and help it find its footing. Coming to the school at the beginning of the 21st century, she knew that many changes needed to be implemented to help the school innovate and continue to prosper.
Virginia Tech Vice Presidents Oral History with Karen DePauw Part 1, January 8, 2015 (Ms2024-082)
Dr. Karen P. DePauw has served as the Vice President and Dean for Graduate Education since 2008. She has played an instrumental role in developing the Virginia Tech graduate program and establishing the innovative Graduate Life Center. Her commitment to creating a diverse and equitable campus environment have made her a well known and loved member of the Virginia Tech community. In this interview, she details her childhood, education, and how her experiences led to her sociology and graduate education administration work. Growing up in Southern California, Karen was raised by her parents to be independent. With both of her parents working as teachers, education was highly valued. When entering college, she found she was not being challenged as a math major and instead found herself very interested in her anthropology and sociology classes. After switching majors and graduating with a sociology degree and a teaching credential, she began teaching Developmental Physical Education in two special ed sites in L.A.. This experience led to her deciding to earn her Master's of Science at California State Long Beach in Special Education and then her PhD in Kinesiology from Texas Woman’s University. While pursuing her education, Karen was teaching at California State University. She was offered a position at Washington State University, working on a grant. This position eventually evolved into a tenured position and her working as the dean for the graduate school. She received a call from Virginia Tech encouraging her to apply for a position, which she decided to do. Karen's identity as a lesbian sparked issues with the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors. Karen and her partner, Shelli Fowler, were offered positions with the school, but Shelli was not approved by the Board of Visitors. This situation led Karen and Shelli to decide to stay in Blacksburg and fight the homophobia and bigotry being thrown at them. Her decision to stay was a brave and dangerous choice that allowed her to transform the Virginia Tech campus and help to create such a welcoming and diverse environment.
Virginia Tech Vice Presidents Oral History with Ed Spencer Part 2, December 3, 2013 (Ms2024-082)
In this second part of the oral history interview, Dr. Edward F.D. Spencer focuses on his work at Virginia Tech in regards to reforming the dining program on campus as well as the many changes he contributed to in ensuring the safety of students. As Ed describes, many of the dining halls are not considered profitable and any surplus they may generate is funneled back into the dining program. Much of his work on the dining halls has helped to develop the program into the state of the art program Virginia Tech is known for today. After the April 16th shooting, Virginia Tech created the Threat Assessment Team. This team was focused on analyzing the possible danger that some students may pose and would have the ability to intervene to prevent violence on campus. This team, working in tandem with the Care Team, are able to provide help to struggle students and protect the campus from further tragedies. He acknowledges the changes he has seen on campus since the April 16th shooting. He comments on the heightened sense of community and the importance of sticking together during times of turmoil and fear. Some changes Ed would like to see on campus is within our admittance system. He fears that all colleges are placing too much of an emphasis on grades and statistics and are not looking at students as a whole. He wants to broaden the view of who is allowed to become a Hokie and increase the diversity on campus in terms of gender and race. To end, Ed talks about his commitment to Blacksburg and the community. After spending so many years here, he could not imagine living somewhere else. The meaningful connections he has made during his time here have been incredibly fulfilling. Virginia Tech would not be the same without the contributions of Ed Spencer.
Virginia Tech Vice Presidents Oral History with Ed Spencer Part 1, December 12, 2012 (Ms2024-082)
Dr. Edward F.D. Spencer served the students of Virginia Tech for nearly 30 years in his position as Vice President for Student Affairs. His dedication to improving student life and his tireless work in refining facilities on campus are chronicled in this interview. Ed was born on August 18th, 1954 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. When his father was transferred for his job with General Electric, his family moved to Decatur, Illinois until finally settling in Auburn, New York. Living near the University of Rochester influenced his decision to attend school there and receive an undergraduate degree in psychology. Later moving to Delaware with his wife, Norrine, he received his PhD at the University of Delaware in social psychology while working as an assistant director of residence life. He became very focused on student housing and residential life as his area of study. When starting work at Virginia Tech, Ed was very concerned with the state of the residence halls. Assigning people who lived in the dorms to oversee residential life was an important first step. He was also instrumental in developing Greek life housing, something that was very important for the alumni and the Blacksburg community. Ed recalls the events of April 16, 2007 and the steps the Virginia Tech administration took afterwards to ensure the safety of students and sense of community on campus in this interview. Ed was a very influential presence on campus and helped to transform Virginia Tech into a place that prioritizes wellness, community, and education. This emotional interview serves to highlight his contributions to campus and his important role in Hokie history.
Virginia Tech Vice Presidents Oral History with Thomas Goodale, July 12, 1995 (Ms2024-082)
Dr. Thomas G. Goodale served as vice president for Student Affairs from 1988- 1995. In this interview, Thomas discusses his childhood, career, work as vice president for Student Affairs, and the challenges and responsibilities of the role. As a child Thomas's family would move often as they were members of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus troupe. This childhood experience prepared him for the amount of traveling necessary for a career in student affairs. He likens this job to coaching, necessitating change to allow new ideas to form. As vice president for Student Affairs, Thomas had three major goals: make Virginia Tech a more friendly campus, help diversify the campus, and improve student life facilities. One project he worked on to accomplish these goals was the renovation of the Squires Student Center. This renovation transformed Squires Student Center into a comfortable meeting area for students that showcased multiple different cultural centers. To improve the friendliness on campus and move away from the previous all-male, military rigidity, Thomas found it important to know students on a first name basis and have an open door policy. As a huge proponent of affirmative action, he wanted to see major changes to the demographic make up of Virginia Tech students. When looking back at his career at Virginia Tech, Thomas was proud of the work he did to make this campus a safe place for all people. His beliefs in diversity and acceptance as well as his focus on the improvement of education are detailed in this interview.
Memorabilia
Music--Performance
The Vacant Chair, lyrics by Geo. F. Root, 1863.
Root, Geo. F.
See the finding aid for the Sheet Music Collection.
1863
tiff
Songs
Take Your Gun and Go, John, music by H. T. Merrill, inscribed to the Maine volunteers, 1962.
Merrill, H. T.
1962
The Southern Soldier Boy, lyrics by Capt. C. W. Alexander, song as sung by Miss Sallie Partington in the Virginia Cavalier at the Richmond New Theatre, 1863.
Alexander, Cpat. C. W.
Berlin, Irving
1923
Tell Mother I Die Happy, lyrics by C. A. Vosburgh, music by J. Burns, 1864.
C. A. Vosburgh and J. Burns
1864
Wedding of the Winds, concert waltz, composed by John T. Hall, 1904.
Hall, John T.
1904
Heller, Stephen
1920
When Grandma Sings the Songs She Loved at the End of a Perfect Day
When Grandma Sings The Songs She Loved At The End Of A Perfect day, lyrics by Bartley Costello, music by Robert A. Keiser, 1916.
Bartley Costello and Robert A. Keiser
1916
When This Cruel War is Over, lyrics by Charles C. Sawyer, music by Henry Tucker, c. 1864.
Charles C. Saywer and Henry Tucker
c. 1864
Shells of Ocean or I Wander'd on the Sea-beat Shore [copy 2]
Shells of Ocean or I Wander'd on the Sea-beat Shore [copy 2], by J. W. Lake, composed by J.W. Cherry, written and inscribed to P. Fraser, Esqr., 1853.
J. W. Lake and J. W. Cherry
1853
Shells of Ocean or I Wander'd on the Sea-beat Shore [copy 3]
Shells of Ocean or I Wander'd on the Sea-beat Shore [copy 3], by J. W. Lake, composed by J.W. Cherry, written and inscribed to P. Fraser, Esqr., 1853.
Sam Fox School Collection, Vol. i, 1927.
1927
Well-known Fables Set to Music - Moore & Spaulding
Well-known Fables Set to Music, by Moore and Spaulding, 1908.
Moore and Spaulding
1908
no date given
1921
Vovo Study Plan [The] - Charles Norman Granville
The Vovo Study Plan, by Charles Norman Granville, 1930.
Granville, Charles Norman
1930
Star Collection of the Best Old Favorite Songs
Star Collection of the Best Old Favorite Songs, 1919.
1919
Young Folks Pastime for the Piano, 1905.
1905
Twice 55 Community Songs: The New Green Book No 2.
Twice 55 Community Songs: The New Green Book No 2., 1930.
Put Your Arms Around Me, Honey, by McCree and VonTilzer, 1937.
McCree and VonTilzer
1937
When Your Hair Has Turned to Silver - Tobias & DeRose
When Your Hair Has Turned to Silver, by Tobias and DeRose, 1930.
Tobias and DeRose
When My Dream Boat Comes Home - Friend & Franklin
When My Dream Boat Comes Home, by Friend and Franklin, 1936. Different cover.
Friend and Franklin
1936
When My Dream Boat Comes Home, by Friend and Franklin, 1936.
Save Your Sorrow for To-Morrow - De Sylva & Sherman
Save Your Sorrow for To-Morrow, by De Sylva and Sherman, 1925.
De Sylva and Sherman
1925
They'll Be Mighty Proud in Dixie of Their Old Black Joe - Harry Carroll
They'll Be Mighty Proud in Dixie of Their Old Black Joe, by Harry Carroll, 1918.
Carroll, Harry
1918