MSS. Manuscript Collections
Found in 2051 Collections and/or Records:
Knights of Pythias Badge
This collection includes a parade badge for Knights of Pythias, a fraternal organization in Richmond, Virginia.
Brinda Somaya Architectural Collection
The Brinda Somaya Architectural Collection (2000-2001) comprises The Hecar Foundation's exhibit "Women in Architecture - 2000 Plus" and publications. Somaya is an architect and conservationist in India.
James R. Tice Letters
This collection includes letters from James R. Tice, a Confederate soldier in Company B, 42nd Virginia Infantry during the American Civil War, to his sister (Martha A. Tice Light) and brother-in-law (Jim Light). The letters contain references mostly to family and personal matters but also mention the battles of Cross Keys and Port Republic, the death of Turner Ashby, the capture of Union provisions in Romney and the war-time prices of various goods.
Pulaski Theater Oral History Project
The Pulaski Theater Oral History Project contains 13 interview cassette tapes and 12 interview transcripts compiled by Dr. April Allen. In addition, the collection also includes the field notes and dissertation completed by Dr. Allen.
Charles Goodsell Collection
This collection includes photographs and negatives of public buildings--mostly within the United States--produced by Charles Goodsell for use in two of his books, The Social Meaning of Civic Space: Studying Political Authority through Architecture and The American Statehouse. Also includes published copies of the books.
Louis A. Swiger Papers
This collection contains correspondence, newspaper articles, speeches, and awards relating to Louis A. Swiger's career at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
Mountain Lake: David Sherman Collection
The Mountain Lake: David Sherman Collection consists of papers collected by David Sherman of the U.S. Forest Service and Appalachian Trail Conference while working to establish a federal wilderness area around Mountain Lake in Giles County, Virginia during the 1980s. Materials include hotel brochures, magazine and guidebook articles, a dissertation about the lake, maps, federal reports about the environmental conditions, and research and correspondence about local land ownership.
Funeral Consumers Alliance of the Virginia Blue Ridge Papers
College of Home Economics Metabolism Study Collection
The collection of 30 images documenting a metabolism study conducted by the College of Home Economics at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Directed by Laura Jane Harper, the study was concerned with determining nitrogen requirements and utilization for young girls.
Directory of Administrators and New Faculty 1998 Collection
The collection consists of one-page vitas and photographs of administrators and new faculty in 1988 at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.