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This collection contains 32 Hokie Stone Rocks, each painted with names of April 16, 2007, victims.

Abstract The medal is a copper colored metal and is circular. On one side of the medal is a dotted border, and in curvered text inside the border is "39TH NATIONAL ENCAMPMENT G.A.R. DENVER SEPT. 1905." The center of the medal has a curved laurel wreath design with text inside it that reads "IN HONOR OF THE BRAVE MEN WHO VICTORIOUSLY DEFENDED THE UNION ON LAND AND SEA DURING THE WAR OF THE GREAT REBELLION 1861-1865." On the reverse side of the medal is a depiction of a rocky mountain with a camp on...

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This collection contains four charms and one pin formerly belonging to VPI student Homer Allison, possibly class of 1959. The charms are inscribed "INAUGURAL PARADE", possibly from 1957; "BAND" and "V.P.I."; "VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE" above "1959", possibly Allison's class year; and "VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE" and "INTRAMURAL". The pin says "SPQR, R, LATIN CLUB", "HOMER ALLISON", and "55."

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The Arthur Hills Warden Collection includes a memorial plate, V.P.I insignia, 1910 commencement program, V.P.I pin, two small V.P.I buttons, small V.P.I. pin with insignia (broken), and Virginia Tech metal tag.

Abstract The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Centenary Medal is commemorating the 100th anniversary of the railroad between 1827 and 1927. The medal was presented to Virginia Argricultural and Mechanical and Polytechnic Institute. The metal is round and made of a gold/copper hued metal. On one side, text surrounds the edges of the metal that reads "THE.BALTIMORE.AND.OHIO.RAILROAD.COMPANY.1827.1927." In the middle of the metal is a relief of a steam locomotive, with industrial buildings in the...

Abstract This collection consists of a handwritten recipe book belonging to Cora Bolton McBryde, as well as three peraonal artifacts: an anniversary plate, a Tiffany & Co. silver spoon, and a metal mold. Most of the materials are undated, other than the plate (1913), but they likely date from the late 19th and early 20th centuries.Cora Bolton McBryde was the wife of John McLaren McBryde, president of Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College before and during the transition to Virginia...

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The Bristol-Moore Stamp Kit, a leather stamp case, is in a protective cover marked "Moore Brothers"—a store previously located in Bristol, Virginia/Tennessee. The stamp case is monogrammed with the initials "I.C.F."

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A small silver aluminum handheld embosser. Embosser reads "CARBON COAL CORPORATION ROANOKE, VIRGINIA 1917."

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The collection includes a love token, reading "Birdie Thomas, Blacksburg, Va., 1882" on one side and "Nelson Conrad VAMC 1882" on the other side.

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The August Dietz Civil War Collection contains materials originally collected by August Dietz, Richmond, VA, philatelist and printer. The collection contains single editions of Civil War-era newspapers, photographs, a woodcut and prints, quartermaster records, playing cards, a handwritten memoir, correspondence, and reproductions of stamps from the Civil War.