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MSS. Manuscript Collections

 Record Group
Identifier: MSS

Found in 2051 Collections and/or Records:

William R. Altizer Letter,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2011-099
Abstract

The collection includes a letter by William Altizer to Virginia Governor Letcher in 1862, requesting to be detailed as a blacksmith in his home town.

Dates: 1862

American Association of Retired Persons, Blacksburg [Virginia] Chapter Records

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1993-007
Abstract

This collection contains the records of the Blacksburg, Virginia, Chapter of the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP). This collection contains newsletters created by the Blacksburg Chapter, membership rosters, historical notes, secretary's minutes, and a manuscript containing the history of the chapter. The Blacksburg Chapter was first organized in 1976 and within a year became a chartered member of the AARP.

Dates: 1981-1993, n. d.

American Egg Board Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2009-124
Abstract

This collection contains educational pamphlets, recipe cards, and other materials created by the American Egg Board and previously used as part of an exhibit. Also included are issues of the American Egg Board bulletin "Sunny Side Up" and reprints of Reader's Digest articles about the American Egg Board.

Dates: 1974 - 2004

American Nazi Party Recruiting Materials,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2015-060
Abstract

This collection includes materials from a membership recruiting packet for the American Nazi Party from c.1966.

Dates: c.1966

Edwin J. Amiss Land Grant

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1988-044
Abstract

Land grant for 150 acres on Stroubles Creek in Montgomery County, Virginia, to Edwin J. Amiss, signed by Governor David Campbell.

Dates: 1838

"An Ideal Home" Illustrated Scrapbook,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2013-026
Abstract

The collection consists of an illustrated scrapbook, detailing the set up for a household, possibly compiled for a new bride or a school assignment.

Dates: c.1940s?

A. Moore Anderson Postcard

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1968-009
Abstract

This collection is an 1877 postcard to A. Moore Anderson announcing the Spring 1878 semester at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (VAMC), including costs and campus information.

Dates: 1877

C. B. Anderson Account Book

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2011-086
Abstract

The C. B. Anderson Account Book contains the accounting information and merchandise sales of C. B. Anderson of Newbern, Virginia. Entries date from 1907 through 1909.

Dates: 1907 - 1909

C. B. Anderson Records

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1989-083
Abstract

This collection includes a daybook, business journal, ledgers, and notes of C. B. Anderson [Charles Blanton Anderson, Sr.?], a general store owner in Newbern (Pulaski County), Virginia.

Dates: 1884 - 1910

Joseph R. Anderson Letters

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2023-037
Abstract

The Joseph R. Anderson Letters contain correspondence to Dr. Francis T. Stribling, the head of the Western Lunatic Asylum in Staunton, Virginia for bedposts, and James T. Ames Esq., the agent for Ames Manufacturing Company in Chicopee, Massachusetts regarding orders.

Dates: 1860 - 1861