This collection contains six handwritten letters from Samuel D. Reck to his wife, Hannah. Samuel Reck was a private in the 165th Pennsylvania during the Civil War.

This collection contains a record book with handwritten and news-clipping recipes.

This collection contains a scrapbook with pictures relating to the Red Cross Surgical Dressing Unit during World War II, newspapers, and genealogical records from Pikeville, Kentucky.

This collection contains the papers of Henry B. "Puss" Redd. The collection contains photographs, clippings, and VPI alumni material as well as a large amount of material related to Redd's position as a faculty member and a coach for the VPI football team.

The collection includes customer account, invoice, and workman's hours ledgers from the Reed Island Iron Company. Records date from 1880-1896, during most of the known active period of the company (c.1880-c.1906).

The collection contains two receipts issued to the Reed Island Iron Company of Pulaski County, Virginia.

Letter from Ed. [Edward] H. Rees, of Company E, 15th Illinois Cavalry during the American Civil War, written from Jefferson Hospital (Memphis, Tennessee) on September 9, 1863 to "Dear Cal," regarding the advantages of the hospital in which he is recovering and the treatment he is receiving.

The collection contains a single poem, "1973/1974," published "as a New Year 1974 Greeting. For Ruby and Larry Wallrich and Alastair Reid."

Transcripts of 15 radio talks given by Allen Hines Reid (Assistant Professor, landscape design, 1928-1929 and 1932-1933). The talks cover various tips for residential landscaping and flower arranging.

The Letters to Robert Reid contain two letters written to Reid. The first letter by James McCall in Glasgow, Scotland, dated March 16, 1765, discusses recent family events and credit on an account. The second, undated letter is by William Snodgrass about a business deal.