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MSS. Manuscript Collections

 Record Group
Identifier: MSS

Found in 1867 Collections and/or Records:

Lancaster, Massachusetts, Civil War Letter

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1989-088
Abstract

Letter written by Lancaster, Massachusetts, civilian during the American Civil War to brother, regarding the participation and battle losses of the 53rd Massachusetts Infantry at the Battle of Port Hudson, and conveying news of victories at Vicksburg and Gettysburg.

Dates: 1863

Land Survey, Montgomery County, Virginia,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2011-023
Abstract

The collection consists of map of Montgomery County as it was in 1784. The acreage, divided into thirty-two tracts of one thousand acres each, is situated on the Guyandotte River, a tributary of the Ohio, in present day West Virginia.

Dates: 1784

John W. Landis Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1969-001
Abstract

The collection contains correspondence, memos, proposals, reports, and other papers relating to Landis' work with nuclear reactor projects and memberships on various committees, including the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors, the Virginia State Chamber of Commerce, and the Virginia Advisory Board on Industrial Development.

Dates: 1949 - 1969

James H. Lane Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1952-001
Abstract

The collection contains Lane family letters, a copy of James H. Lane's commission as commandant of cadets at the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College, and a list of rules for the cadets at VAMC.

Dates: 1874 - 1880

Jacob W. Lantz Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1975-003
Abstract

This collection contains the correspondence and account books of Jacob W. Lantz, proprietor of a general store in Smythe County, Virginia, and manager of local properties owned by the Lobdell Car Wheel Company.

Dates: 1908 - 1944

Percy Hotspur Lash II Correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2022-046
Abstract

This collection contains 45 items, mostly letters from Percy Hotspur Lash II while a student at Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the mid-1920s written to friends in Gladys and Lynchburg, Virginia. Other items include banquet programs, blank postcards, and photographs.

Dates: 1925 - 1938

Harriet Eliza Lathrop Reminiscences

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1988-011
Abstract

This collection includes the photocopied typescript of the reminiscences of Harriet Eliza Lathrop, a native of New York who moved to Tazewell County, Virginia with her husband, employed there to oversee the opening of the Pocahontas Coal Field.

Dates: 1937

Archer Lawrie Sheet Music Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1970-004
Abstract

This collection contains sheet music for vocal arrangements, piano scores, opera librettos and sacred songs by Chopin, Bach, Schubert, and Haydn, and other classical composers, as well as popular songs of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Dates: 1879 - 1935

Alfred W. Lawson Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2023-053
Abstract

This collection contains materials relating to the aviation career of Alfred W. Lawson, a professional baseball player and aviator.

Dates: 1913, 1948, n.d.

Henry M. Lazelle Letter

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2023-109
Abstract

This collection contains a letter authored by Henry M. Lazelle, a Union officer during the Civil War.

Dates: 1911