MSS. Manuscript Collections
Found in 1869 Collections and/or Records:
Virginia Iron, Coal and Coke Company Receipts
The collection includes receipts issued to the Virginia Iron, Coal and Coke Company for various purchases.
Virginia Junior Academy of Science Records
The Virginia Junior Academy of Science Records contain correspondence (including some correspondence predating the founding of the VJAS); notes and minutes from committees and general meetings, reports, publications, memorabilia, and subject files.
Virginia Manual Labor School of the Negro Reformatory Association of Virginia Letter
This letter was sent from G. C. Shippen, acting superintendent of the Virginia Manual Labor School of the Negro Reformatory Association of Virginia, to Mr. F. W. Whittaker of Lynchburg. This letter is a response to a request to commit a young man named Lucien Gilmore to the institution. Shippen writes that the institution is at capacity and that it will be six weeks before they can accept any new inmates.
Virginia Newspaper Collection
The collection contains individual or groups of issues of Virginia newspapers, organized by location and dating from the 1860s-1970s.
Virginia Nurserymen's Association Records
This collection contains a photograph, magazine clippings, a exhibit brochure, a survey and a meeting transcript from the conventions of the Virginia Nurserymen's Association.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Dance Cards
Collection includes dance cards for various dances, including ring dances and dances sponsored by the German Club, Cotillion Club, and sectional clubs.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Postal Card Collection
This collection includes eighty postcards. Dated cards range from 1906 through 1995, but many cards are not dated. Cards depict various subjects including campus views, campus buildings, football, Corps of Cadets, and Blacksburg views. Some of the postcards are postmarked and addressed to recipients, while some are blank.
Virginia Public School Register for Blacksburg White School No. 14
The Virginia Public School Register contains the names, ages, and attendance records of students attending Blacksburg White School No. 14. Entries date from October 1896 through March 1900.
Virginia Receipts for Enslaved Persons
This collection contains nineteenth century financial documents, including tax records for various Virginia residents. Also included are several hand-written receipts mentioning the sale or labor of enslaved people, including a Black child named Peter and a Black man named Bob.
Virginia Republican Party Flyer
The Virginia Republican Party Flyer lists the African American Republican candidates for Virginia elected offices in 1921 and includes Maggie L. Walker, the first American female bank president, as the candidate for Superintendent of Public Instruction and John Mitchell, Jr., the editor of the Richmond Planet, as the candidate for Governor.