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MSS. Manuscript Collections

 Record Group
Identifier: MSS

Found in 2051 Collections and/or Records:

Women's Development Corporation Records

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2016-012
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1979 - 2015

James Francis Heizer & Phoebe Anne McCormick Heizer Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2016-013
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1861 - 1868

Jean Elliott Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2016-014
Abstract

The Jean Elliott Papers includes documents and correspondece relating to Jean Elliott's work within the LGBTQ community at Virginia Tech.

Dates: 1999 - 2015

VT Stories Oral History Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2016-015
Content Description

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.

Dates: Majority of material found within 2015 - 2021

Nellie Morrill Diary

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2016-020
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1865

Samuel Bolitho Jeffries Diaries

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2016-016
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1912 - 1951

Elliott Johnston Correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2016-017
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1897, n.d.

Girl Scout Guides and Policy Pamphlets

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2016-018
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1925 - 1948

Janet Barnhill Collection on Cora Bolton McBryde

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2016-019
Abstract This collection consists of a handwritten recipe book belonging to Cora Bolton McBryde, as well as three peraonal artifacts: an anniversary plate, a Tiffany & Co. silver spoon, and a metal mold. Most of the materials are undated, other than the plate (1913), but they likely date from the late 19th and early 20th centuries.Cora Bolton McBryde was the wife of John McLaren McBryde, president of Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College before and during the transition to Virginia...
Dates: c. 1860s-1910s

Chapman J. French Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2009-034
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1903 - 1957