MSS. Manuscript Collections
Found in 2054 Collections and/or Records:
Jane Rhodes Brewer Diary
The Jane Rhodes Brewer Diary contains entries of her daily activities with a focus on health, family, and religion in 1882.
J.M. Butterworth Family Papers
Elizabeth C. Harrison Correspondence
The Elizabeth C. Harrison Correspondence is a collection of letters written and sent to Harrison, from 1910 to 1918, in Virginia, from various friends and family. The subjects of the letters include appreciation of Harrison's friendship, opinions of faith and religion, and updates such as illnesses, schooling, and family.
Plunkett Family Papers
The Plunkett Family Papers are comprised of offical documents requesting and giving authorization for Lieutenant Colonel Hubbard Plunkett, his wife, and their two daughters to travel from Helmstedt, Germany, where Plunkett was stationed in the U.S. Army, to West Berlin from Decemeber 23, 1965 to January 7, 1966.
The Southern Presbyterian Scrapbook
The Southern Presbyterian Scrapbook is a 1957 House of Representatives Report on the Commercial Relations of the United States used as a scrapbook to hold a collection of newspaper clippings from the Southern Presbyterian, assumed to be from around mid to late 19th century. The subjects of the clippings primarily include opinions of religion and faith, such as different forms of Christianity and interpretations of the Bible.
Geneva Preserving Company Photograph Album
The collection consists of a small album of photographs of the Geneva Preserving Company Factory in Geneva, New York. Photos include women working the factory line, a patient in the company infirmery, production lines, canning, tinsmiths, and a Geneva farm.
Greer Family Business Ledgers
The Greer Family Buisness Ledgers is a collection of ledgers from 1890-1952. The ledgers detail both personal expenses, their various buisnesses and expenses, and purchases from customers. The ledgers also include correspondence, reciepts, and newspaper clippings within the pages. The Greer businesses included livestick and lumber.
Samuel D. Jones Letter to Henry C. Wysor
The Samuel D. Jones Letter to Henry C. Wysor is a letter written on March 10, 1893, from Jones (1856-1930) in Glade Spring, Virginia, to Wysor (1847-1927) in Dublin, Virginia. The letter details a payment for an insurance policy and is written on Southwest Virginia Institute for Young Ladies letterhead. Jones was principal of the institute, and Wysor was an agent for the New-York Life Insurance Company.
F. P. Miles Letter to Henry C. Wysor
The F. P. Miles Letter to Henry C. Wysor was a letter written by Miles in Blacksburg, Virginia, on July 18, 1889, to Wysor in Dublin, Virginia. The letter details an insurance payment to Wysor and is written on Virginia Agriculture and Mechanical College (now Virginia Tech) letterhead. Miles (1860-1890) was a professor of chemistry and geology at the college, while Wysor (1847-1927) was an agent for the New-York Life Insurance Company.
Elisabeth Whitworth Scott Photograph
The collection consists of one black-and-white photograph of Elisabeth W. Scott, designer of the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre (now called the Royal Shakespeare Theatre), dated 1928.