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MSS. Manuscript Collections

 Record Group
Identifier: MSS

Found in 1847 Collections and/or Records:

Elizabeth Chu Richter Architectural Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1997-022
Abstract

The Elizabeth Chu Richter Architectural Collection consists of correspondence, articles, and project files. Richter and her husband David Richter founded Richter Architects in Corpus Christi, Texas.

Dates: 1988-2003, n.d.

John Rigg Estate Account

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1988-054
Abstract

Administrator's account of the estate of John Rigg, of Washington County, Pennsylvania.

Dates: 1798

George W. Ringlar Letter

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2009-070
Abstract

The collection contains a letter from Vermont native, living with a Virginia farming family during the American Civil War, relating his attempt to join the army, unsuccessful due to illness. Also provides a contrasting description between the farms of Vermont and Virginia, instructs his father in handling his affairs during his absence, and denigrates newspapers as "liars by liars."

Dates: ca. 1862

John Rittenhour Deed

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1976-004
Abstract

The collection consists of a deed for 300 acres on Sinking Creek of the New River in Montgomery County, Virginia, granted to John Rittenhour, assignee of Michael Drake.

Dates: 1795

Roanoke and Southern Railway Company Charter Amendment

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2009-018
Abstract

The collection consists of a flyer containing amendment to the charter of the Roanoke and Southern Railway Company, ratified by the North Carolina General Assembly in 1893.

Dates: 1893

Roanoke Chamber of Commerce Postwar Planning Committee Collection,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2011-083
Abstract

The collection contains correspondence papers and a booklet regarding the Chamber of Commerce of Roanoke, Virginia Postwar Planning Committee from 1946. Correspondence include meeting minutes and letters regarding publication of the booklet Roanoke Looking Ahead. The latter provides a an outline of planned municipal improvements.

Dates: 1946

Roanoke Committee for Clothes Collection Flyer,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2011-077
Abstract

The collection includes a flyer (c.1945) advertising the collection of clothes and shoes for World War II efforts.

Dates: c.1945

Roanoke Hospital Collection,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2012-037
Abstract

The collection consists of Roanoke Hospital Association administrative records.

Dates: c. 1931-1950

Roanoke Railway and Electric Company Photo Album

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2003-002
Abstract

A photo album featuring images of the Roanoke Railway and Electric Company buildings and lines, as well as scenic views in the Roanoke area.

Dates: c.1909

Roanoke, Virginia, Scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1932-001
Abstract

Scrapbook containing essays, photographs, reports, maps and ephemera, compiled to promote Roanoke as the site of a proposed new Veterans Administration hospital in Southwest Virginia.

Dates: 1931 - 1932