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Two letters from William F. Testerman, 1st lieutenant in Company C, 8th Tennessee Cavalry (Union) during the American Civil War, one written July 25, 1864, to Jane Davis regarding his love for her and his hopes for their future; a second, to his family, written February 11, 1865, mentions talk of peace.

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This collection includes a traveling exhibit created by the American Architectural Foundation of the American Institute of Architects about women in American architecture. The exhibit starts with Louise Bethune, who in 1888 was the first woman to join the AIA. Materials include exhibit panels, planning documents and research for the creation of the exhibit.

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This manuscript entitled "The 24th Corps" was likely written by General Edward O. C. Ord and his assistant Lieutenant Colonel Thomas G. Welles and accounts the troop movements of the 24th Corps of the Union Army during the American Civil War. The 24th Corps was formed in 1864 after the Army of the James separated white and Black troops into two units, the 24th and 25th Corps respectively, and the manuscript discusses this.

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The collection contains the 1958 performance program of "The Confederacy."

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The collection contains 12 menus from lunches and dinners at the Greenbrier Resort (White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia) between 1973 and 1976, as well as one from a dinner in 1986.

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This collection contains a battle account from the 1863 Battle of the Cumberland Gap.

Scope and Contents The materials in the The Reverend Dr. and Mrs. Richard Eugene Hager (Anne Peyton Judkins Hager) Collection consists of book manuscripts and unpublished essays, newspaper clippings, land deeds, correspondence, receipts, notes, and copies of wills. Also included are books belonging to the Preston family which include a family Bible, a children's poetry book, and many others. Of particular interest is an 1832 receipt to General Francis Preston (1765-1835) for a subscription to the Saturday...

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The collection consists of plans and information about 15 demonstration houses in a model village at the 1939 World's Fair in New York.

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This collection includes three scrapbooks of newspaper clippings, photographs and programs associated with theatrical performances in New York City.

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Letter from Oren Thoits, a farmer living in Fort Fairfield, Maine, during the American Civil War, written May 5, 1861, to aunt and uncle, relaying family news and discussing the recent outbreak of war.