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Prayer, "May there be peace on Earth…", O00068 (Ms2008-020)
Prayer starting "May there be peace on Earth". The items says this is an "Ancient Indian prayer translated from Sanskrit" with a note for Virginia Tech.
Note and song, Prayer for VT (Oboe solo), O00075 (Ms2008-020)
Handwritten note with song and notation, "Prayer for Today" (oboe solo)
Letter with poem, "Young People in Blacksburg Virginia" from anonymous writer, O00076 (Ms2008-020)
Letter with poem, "Young People in Blacksburg Virginia" from anonymous writer
"Eulogy from our Hokies 32" and "The Mourner's Kaddish", O00129 (Ms2008-020)
A typewritten eulogy for the 32 victims, April 24, 2007, by anonymous writer, and "The Mourner's Kaddish" along with the names of the 32 victims
Poem, "On just an ordinary day…", P00346 (Ms2008-020)
A typewritten poem starting with the line "On just an ordinary day, a weapon drawn and lives forever changed."
Solitude: Historic Structure Report
Historic structure report on Solitude, created between 2000 and 2009. A print version of this report is available in Special Collections and University Archives, LD5655 .A4 2000z.
Solitude proposed renovation plan, first floor, preliminary sketch
B&W drawing from a thesis.
Interior, view of log house at Solitude
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Interior, workman inside building at Solitude
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Exterior, view of the front porch in spring
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Interior, curve of staircase and balustrade in Solitude entryway, taken from the second floor
Color image made from SOL0002, see also 03SOL0083.
Interior, damage of floor inside entry at Solitude
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Interior, exposed wall lathing and floor at Solitude
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Interior, beams, supports, and storage area
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Exterior, concrete surface with fissures at Solitude
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Exterior, facade of building (front porch)
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Exterior, Solitude with trees
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Exterior, tree in blossom in front of Solitude
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Exterior, view of Solitude from across the Duck Pond
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Exterior, Solitude with clothes line and tree
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Exterior, springtime at the Duck Pond
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Exterior, view of Solitude and outbuilding
Color image. Note: This outbuilding was restored in 2019 and named the Fraction Family House, for the enslaved families that once lived on the plantation.
Exterior, wall and opening in wall
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Interior, exposed walls and floor
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Exterior, view of Solitude and outbuiding at sunset
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Exterior, view of Solitude from the Duck Pond
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Exterior, Solitude from across the Duck Pond
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Exterior, view of Solitude taken through trees and undergrowth near the Duck Pond
Color image, see also 03SOL0090.
Exterior, view of the front porch with fence
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Exterior, front porch
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Exterior, view of Solitude from across the Duck Pond in autumn
Color image, see also 03SOL0103.
Interior of the entryway (double doors)
Color image, see also SOL0005.