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MSS. Manuscript Collections

 Record Group
Identifier: MSS

Found in 2051 Collections and/or Records:

Clinton H. Cowgill Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1978-009
Abstract

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).

Dates: 1916 - 1977

Rockwell International, Collins General Aviation Division Publications

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1994-012
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1979 - 1984

Robert A. Harper Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2003-010
Abstract

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.

Dates: c.1910-c.1930

Preston Family (Charles Peale Didier Collection) Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1985-020
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1747 - 1897

Natalie de Blois Architectural Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2007-017
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1941 - 2013

Parker & Co. Grocers Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2023-141
Abstract

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.

Dates: Undated

James C. and Gertrude (Meredith) Biddle Family Correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2024-105
Abstract The James C. and Gertrude (Meredith) Biddle Family Correspondence, 1861-1865, includes letters primarily written between James C. Biddle, Jr., and his fiancee/wife Gertrude Meredith Biddle, as well as letters from Gertrude's family C. K. Meredith and William M. Meredith, during the American Civil War. One letter from C. K. Meredith also encloses a letter from Sarah Biddle to James and Gertrude Biddle. In addition to expressions of love, the contents pertain mostly to James C. Biddle's time...
Dates: 1861 - 1865

VT Cheerleading Uniform Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2024-078
Abstract

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

Dates: 1956 - 2012

Montgomery County [Virginia] Democratic Committee Records

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1989-061
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1961 - 1998

Elsa Leviseur Architectural Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1990-007
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1950 - 1990