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MSS. Manuscript Collections

 Record Group
Identifier: MSS

Found in 2047 Collections and/or Records:

U.S. Circuit Court Criminal Docket - Bickley Mills, VA,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2011-085
Abstract

Collection consists of the criminal docket of the U.S. Circuit Court located in Bickley Mills, Virginia (Russell County). Entries date from 1893 through 1897. Also present are documents related to correspondence and receipts to William Jessee, the constable of Russell County. These documents date from 1906 through 1907.

Dates: 1893 - 1907

U.S. v $28,000-Effects of R. E. Lee et al. Case Files,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2015-033
Abstract

This collection contains photocopies of affidavits, claims and answers, stipulations, and a bill for legal fees relating to U.S. v $28,000-Effects of R. E. Lee et al. which dealt with the seizure of land from Confederate leaders.

Dates: 1863 - 1866

USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Commemorative Envelopes

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2022-002
Abstract

This collection contains two empty envelopes from the commisioning of the aircraft carrier, the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, on October 18, 1977, named in honor of the late U.S. President. The envelope also has the name of the Captain of the ship, who was William E. Ramsey.

Dates: 1977

USS Pittsburg Paymaster's Ledger

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2009-026
Abstract

The collection contains a U.S. Navy paymaster's ledger, believed to be from the USS Pittsburg, a Union Navy gunboat during the American Civil War. Also includes a single sheet officers' pay roll, dated 1866, believed to be from the USS Shawmut.

Dates: 1862

Herbert E. Valentine Scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1995-027
Abstract

Herbert E. Valentine (1841-1917) served in Company F, 23rd Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry during the American Civil War. The collection contains a 50-page scrapbook compiled by Valentine with newspaper clippings written in 1911-1912 about his regiment's war activities, photographs from a monument dedication ceremony for his regiment in New Berne, North Carolina in 1908, and 39 ink wash scenes sketched during the war years.

Dates: 1862-1864, 1908, 1911-1912

Valley Street Baptist Church Records,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2011-069
Abstract

Collection contains correspondence, minute books, and financial records for organizations within the Valley Street Baptist Church in Abingdon, Virginia.

Dates: 1931 - 1937

Van Buren-Oliver Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1982-005
Abstract

This collection contains correspondence between Etta V. Oliver and her sons Russell V. Oliver, Welford T. Oliver, and daughter Nina. Correspondence includes family letters, business communications, and holiday and birthday cards.

Dates: 1930 - 1948

Blanche Lemco van Ginkel Architectural Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1988-122
Abstract

Blanche Lemco van Ginkel is a retired architect and Professor Emerita at the University of Toronto. The collection consists biographical information about van Ginkel and her career, some of her publications, professional project information, articles and research materials about the history of women in architecture in Canada.

Dates: 1956 - 2013

Oscar Van Houten Letter,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2011-102
Abstract

The letter describes Van Houten's Civil War camp and war experiences as of May 17, 1863, including details of the wounded and death of several friends.

Dates: 1863

Henry A. Van Pelt Letter and CDV,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2012-041
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1862-c.1865