MSS. Manuscript Collections

Abstract This collection contains documents and letters relating to the sewage system in Blacksburg, Virginia. The letters in this collection are all about the sewage system in Blacksburg and most were sent to Dr. Walter Newman, President of Virginia Tech, and John Barringer, Mayor of Blacksburg. The other documents in this collection include committee reports, information on sewage projects, a water ordinance, and other documents relating to the sewage system in Blacksburg. Also, a petition made to...

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This collection contains five American politcal buttons from the first half of the 20th century, primarily during World War I. The collection contains a button from the Liberty Loan of 1917, a button from the United War Work Campaign (1918), a button from the Fourth Liberty Loan (1918), a button from the Virginia Council of Defense (ca. 1917-1918), and a U. S. Senate campaign button supporting Harry Byrd (1940).

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This collection contains a receipt that belonged to P. W. Pugh. The receipt was made out for fifty dollars by F. [Bienkamp?] for making a coffin for Pugh's father.

Abstract James Gallagher was a soldier for the Union during the American Civil War. This collection contains photocopies of letters written by James Gallagher to his Father, Sister, Mother, and Aunt, primily written from Hilton Head Island and Morris Island in South Carolina. The letters are meant to update his family on his health and what he had been doing for the Union Army. This collection also contains photocopies of several receipts that were made out by two different undertakers for Jane...

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This collection contains two works about the American Civil War by Dr. Carl Rollinson, The Civil War: A Portfolio of Fabulous Facts, Extrodinary Events, Inspiring Incidents, Piquant Personalities and Chemistry in the Civil War.

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This collection contains a photocopy of a diary from the American Civil War belonging to an unidentified soldier. The contents of the diary were written between 1862 and 1863 and describes what life was like for the author during the war. The author was a bugler in the 2nd Mississippi Calvary Regiment of the Confederate Army based on details from the account and the names of Generals and Officers that he served under.

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This collection contains three papers written by Bryce A. Suderow about the casualties that the Confederate Army sustained during the Wilderness Campaign of 1864 during the American Civil War. Each paper covers a different period within the Wilderness Campaign. Suderow is an American historian who has published several books on the American Civil War.

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This collection contains a photocopy of a memoir written in 1909 by S. C. Roddy (1832-1918), who fought for the Confederacy during the American Civil War in Company F of the 39th Georgia Infantry. Roddy's memoir primarily details his experiences during the war from 1862 to 1865.

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George Tulley Vaughan was an American Surgeon who was born in 1859 and lived until 1948. This collection contains multiple articles that Dr. George Tully Vaughan published. Each publication has something to do with the medical field, and most are about surgery. Also contained in the collection is a copy of The Youth's Companion from 1908. The Youth's Companion is a magazine that was first issued in 1827.

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Collected by William E. Moser (1945-2016), this collection contains a large number of personal letters sent to Anderson Alley from 1849 to 1885. This collection also contains the roster for Company F of the 11th Virginia Cavalry and several merchant bills.