MSS. Manuscript Collections
Found in 2051 Collections and/or Records:
Women's Development Corporation Records
The Women’s Development Corporation (WDC) is a Rhode Island based housing developer and non-profit founded by a group of architects, designers, community planners, and historic preservation professionals. These records document select activities of the WDC from 1979-2015.
James Francis Heizer & Phoebe Anne McCormick Heizer Collection
This collection consists of 100+ letters written between the years of 1863–1868, accompanied by a book entitled, The Heizer Family: American Pioneers by James Marion Heizer c.1861-1868. The majority of the letters are authored by James Francis (Frank) Heizer, a private in the Confederate army, whose letters are mostly addressed to his love interest and eventual fiance, Pheobe Ann McCormick.
Jean Elliott Papers
The Jean Elliott Papers includes documents and correspondece relating to Jean Elliott's work within the LGBTQ community at Virginia Tech.
VT Stories Oral History Collection
A collection of oral history interviews with Virginia Tech's alumni, faculty, and staff, focusing on the Hokie community and alumni involvement. Orginally initiated in 2015 and managed by faculty and staff across the university, the core of the project was student involvement, Hokies interviewing Hokies, to document past experiences that created enduring connections between alumni and university.
Nellie Morrill Diary
The Nellie Morrill Diary consists of the diary of a Vermont native, kept from January 25, 1865 to Jaunary 1, 1866. The entries include day to day logs that detail weather, her daily activities and responsibilities, and news from her community.
Samuel Bolitho Jeffries Diaries
The collection contains Samuel Bolitho Jeffries (1884-1953) diaries from 1912-1951 (minus several individual years). These diaries depict both Jeffries' personal life, as well as his career as a civil engineer.
Elliott Johnston Correspondence
The Elliott Johnston Correspondence includes three letters from Sergeant Elliott Johnston to Col. John S. Mosby on the topic of relaying information from General Lee to General Early during the Civil War, some 30+ years prior.
Girl Scout Guides and Policy Pamphlets
The Girl Scout Guides and Policy Pamphlets includes a collection of ephemera, apparently collected by Bettie Barber, relating to the Girls Scouts of the United States of America. Dating from 1925 to 1948, there are camp pamhphlets, as roll book, and a book of policies for Girl Scouts.
Janet Barnhill Collection on Cora Bolton McBryde
Chapman J. French Papers
The collection contains papers of Chapman J. French, civil engineer employed by Norfolk & Western Railway from 1903 to 1950. It includes correspondence, memoranda, working notes, and specifications for projects as well as company and engineering department procedures. Also includes personal papers, largely relating to purchases for household and farm.