MSS. Manuscript Collections
Found in 1858 Collections and/or Records:
Henry A. Van Pelt Letter and CDV,
The collection includes a letter by Henry Van Pelt to "Frank," dated November 15, 1862, as well as an undated CDV of Van Pelt taken during the Civil War.
Margaret and Ames Vanwormer Letter
The collection includes a letter from Margaret and Ames Vanwormer to brother, regarding news of family and acquaintances.
William Gildersleeve Vardell Letters
William Gildersleeve Vardell (1829-1897) of South Carolina was a Major in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War. This collection contains photocopies of 48 wartime letters from Vardell to his wife, and 1 letter from 1882 to Mrs. J. Jackson.
George Tully Vaughan Collection
George Tulley Vaughan was an American Surgeon who was born in 1859 and lived until 1948. This collection contains multiple articles that Dr. George Tully Vaughan published. Each publication has something to do with the medical field, and most are about surgery. Also contained in the collection is a copy of The Youth's Companion from 1908. The Youth's Companion is a magazine that was first issued in 1827.
Clement Vaughter and John Fulcher Estate Inventories
The Clement Vaughter and John Fulcher Estate Inventories are legal documents from Patrick County, Virginia. They contain legal information, as well as the price of items such as a cotton wheel, dutch oven, and rawhide.
Charles E. Vawter Family Collection
The Charles E. Vawter Family Collection contains a ledger from 1882-1883, two Virginia Polytechnic Institute's Bugle yearbooks from 1900 and 1913, a CDV photo album, and two early daguerreotypes.
Louis Vehon Advertising Materials
The collection contains advertising materials from Louis Vehon's mail-order garment business in Chicago, Illinois, dating from the 1890s.
Ventilating Rocking Churn Patent,
The collection contains a handwritten copy of 1848 patent for a ventilating rocking butter churn.
Daniel Verser Letter,
The collection consists of a letter from Daniel Verser in Pittsylvania, Virginia, to his brother, Colonel William Verser in Burkesville, Virginia. Dated August 1867, the letter includes Daniel Verser's opinions on Reconstruction-era difficulties in the state.
George W. Viar Papers
Three certifications of disability from medical examinations of George W. Viar, a soldier Company E, 24th Virginia Infantry at Dublin, Virginia during the American Civil War, accompanied by a note from an unidentified wounded soldier.