MSS. Manuscript Collections
Found in 2051 Collections and/or Records:
Clinton H. Cowgill Collection
The Clinton H. Cowgill Collection contains selected personal and professional correspondence, writing, incomplete architectural drawings, and career documentation of the founder of Virginia Polytechnic Institute's architecture program, Clinton H. Cowgill (1890-1975).
Rockwell International, Collins General Aviation Division Publications
This collection includes twenty-one booklets from the Collins General Aviation Division of Rockwell International contain information regarding products of the division, such as Electronic Flight Instrument system and Weather Radar systems. One booklet is from Dorne & Margolin, Inc., about their antennas and accessories.
Robert A. Harper Collection
This collection consists of approximately 200 photographs of orchid specimens, together with a small number of various botanical notes and other materials belonging to Robert Almer Harper, head of Columbia University's botany department from 1911 to 1930.
Preston Family (Charles Peale Didier Collection) Papers
The Didier Collection of Preston Family Papers includes papers of James Patton, Patton's grandson William Preston, and Preston's eldest son, John Preston, all of Montgomery County, Virginia. The papers consist of business and legal documents, surveys, and correspondence.
Natalie de Blois Architectural Collection
The Natalie de Blois Architectural Collection includes correspondence; original notes; magazine/journal clippings; finished project photographs, published materials; sketches; water colors; and project records related to a sampling of de Blois' architectural projects.
Parker & Co. Grocers Collection
The Parker & Co. Grocers Collection was possibly written some time in the late 19th century by Parker & Co. grocers , who were established in Hartford, Connecticut, in 1822. The collection includes information on the prices of wine, mineral water, and cigars.
James C. and Gertrude (Meredith) Biddle Family Correspondence
VT Cheerleading Uniform Collection
The VT (Virginia Tech) Cheerleading Uniform Collection is a collection comprised mostly of cheerleading uniforms from Virginia Tech from 1956 to 2012. The collection includes Men's and Women's cheerleading uniforms, shoes, accessories, and spirit memorabilia
Montgomery County [Virginia] Democratic Committee Records
This collection includes correspondence, newsclippings, meeting minutes, and rosters concerning the committee, local politics, and the congressional, senatorial, and presidential races of the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s. Material date from 1961 through 1998.
Elsa Leviseur Architectural Collection
Elsa Leviseur was born in 1932 and practiced architecture and landscape architecture in South Africa, England, and California. Her projects include designs for the Hollywood Bowl and the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association in California. Papers consist of files, photographs, specifications, and architectural drawings of designs done mostly in the 1980s.