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James M. Gibboney Letter,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2015-028
Abstract

This collection contains a transcript of James M. Gibboney's letter to his children detailing his life experiences. Gibboney recalls his actions defending the town of Wytheville, Virginia, during Toland's Raid on July 18, 1863.

Dates: 1905 - 1905

Lucie L. Gibboney Scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2023-039
Abstract The Lucie L. Gibboney Scrapbook contains dance cards, football programs, correspondence, dried flowers, ticket stubs, menus, photographs and other ephemera. Much of the materials relate to Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (VPI) and the Town of Blacksburg, Virginia. Gibboney (1917-2007) probably collected these materials while visiting her future husband, James M. Graham, Jr. (1916-1976), a 1938 graduate of VPI, to document memories from their time...
Dates: 1934 - 1937

Simeon B. Gibbons Letter,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2015-046
Abstract

The collection consists of a letter from Simeon B. Gibbons, written at Harrisonburg, Virgina, to his father on April 8, 1861.

Dates: 1861 - 1861

Theda Gibson Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1977-002
Abstract

The Theda Gibson Papers include the correspondence of Gibson, a librarian at the Wise County, Virginia, Lonesome Pine Regional Public Library to American celebrities and political figures. The collection contains photocopies of letters to Gibson, answering her query about favorite books. Some of the celebrities include Alan Alda, Melvin Belli, Jimmy Carter, Julia Child, Ann Landers, Norman Lear, Margaret Mead, Barbara Walters, O. J. Simpson, Cher, First Lady Mrs. Ford, and Lawrence Welk.

Dates: 1976, undated

Thomas S. Gibson Letter

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2023-130
Abstract

The Thomas S. Gibson Letter is from Gibson, a farmer in Lee County, Virginia, to James D. Thomas, Bryan, Texas, on March 24th, 1870. The letter contains information on the money owed and interest due to Thomas from Gibson, as well as the fact that Gibson is unable to pay.

Dates: 1870

Charlotte C. Giesen Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1987-009
Abstract

The collection consists of a taped interview (April 1987) with Charlotte C. Giesen, by Samantha J. Hall, a student at Virginia Tech, with a history paper on Giesen prepared by Hall.

Dates: 1987

H. J. Gifford Letter

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1989-067
Abstract

Letter from Union soldier H. J. Gifford of 2nd Division, VI Army Corps during the American Civil War, written at Brandy Station, Virginia on February 20, 1864 to Sarah L. (Lyra) Stilson of Corning, New York regarding personal news and Gifford's views on religion.

Dates: 1864

Wright Gilbert Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2008-064
Abstract

The collection consists of the papers of Captain Wright Gilbert, 6th New York Heavy Artillery, including Civil War diary, family photos, and correspondence.

Dates: 1865 - 1907

Anne H. Giles Paper

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1983-010
Abstract

The collection consists of a paper by Anne H. Giles titled, "Interviews with Women Graduates of Virginia Tech."

Dates: 1983

Giles County (Virginia) Building Supply Co. Ledger

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2022-027
Abstract

This collection contains a ledger, 1897-1901, of a building supply company, possibly in Giles County, Virginia. The sales listed in the ledger are for hardware, lumber, and building supplies. Some of the busineses that are listed in the ledger include the Farrier Bros. (Pembroke), Sinking Spring Milling Co. (Newport), and the Mountain Lake Hotel, all of which are in Giles County.

Dates: 1897 - 1901

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Local/Regional History and Appalachian South 1360
Civil War 799
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 798
Maps (documents) 517
University History 514
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Virginia -- Maps 407
Montgomery County (Va.) 397
Women -- History 301
Blacksburg (Va.) 286
Faculty and staff 220
University Archives 210
Students and alumni 186
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Battlefields Maps 167
History of Food and Drink 160
Science and Technology 149
International Archive of Women in Architecture (IAWA) 148
Railroad 93
Correspondence 89
History of Women in Architecture 74
Photographs 70
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Diaries 66
Folk, historical, and patent medicine 55
Ledgers (account books) 50
Wythe County (Va.) 49
Archives of American Aerospace Exploration (AAAE) 48
Architects 47
Europe -- Maps 47
Account books 45
Virginia -- History 45
African Americans -- History 44
Agriculture 43
Architectural drawings (visual works) 43
Diaries 43
World War, 1939-1945 36
Coal mines and mining 35
Medicine 34
Roanoke (Va.) 33
Virginia, Southwest 33
Architectural drawing -- 20th century 32
Cocktail History Collection 30
Pulaski County (Va.) 30
Cocktails -- History 29
Food Technology and Production 29
Carroll County (Va.) 28
Architecture (discipline) 25
Politicians -- United States 25
World maps -- Early works to 1800 -- Facsimiles 25
Christiansburg (Va.) 24
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Confederate States of America 22
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West Virginia 21
West Virginia -- Maps 21
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Giles County (Va.) 19
United States -- Maps -- Early works to 1800 -- Facsimiles 19
Women-owned architectural firms 19
World War, 1914-1918 19
Kentucky -- Maps 18
Roanoke County (Va.) 18
Scrapbooks 18
Petersburg (Va.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 17
Radford (Va.) 17
Textiles (visual works) 17
Authors 16
Letters 16
British literature 15
Washington County (Va.) 15
Cookbooks 14
Medicine, Military -- History 14
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United States -- National Aeronautics and Space Administration -- Officials and employees 14
Virginia 14
Pamphlets 13
Washington (D.C.) -- Maps 13
Botetourt County (Va.) 12
Businesspeople 12
Home economics 12
Ann Hertzler Children's Cookbooks and Nutrition Literature Collection 11
Culinary pamphlets 11
Memorabilia 11
Railroad -- Maps 11
Tazewell County (Va.) 11
United States -- Maps 11
Agricultural extension work 10
Architects and community 10
Architecture -- Study and teaching 10
Authors, English -- 20th century 10
Education, Higher 10
Financial records 10
Floyd County (Va.) 10
Grayson County (Va.) 10
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Virginia Polytechnic Institute (1944-1970) 264
Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (1896-1944) 242
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (1970-) 233
Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (1872-1896) 69
Geological Survey (U.S.) 61
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Commonwealth of Virginia. Department of Highways 33
Heilig, Vicki 30
Blaeu, Joan, 1596-1673 23
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 20
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration 19
Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute. Corps of Cadets (1896-1944) 19
Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1807-1870 18
Virginia Polytechnic Institute. Corps of Cadets (1944-1970) 16
Nirenstein's National Realty Map Company 15
Norfolk and Western Railroad Company (1881-1896) 15
Virginia Cooperative Extension Service 15
Norfolk and Western Railway Company (1896-1982) 13
Hotchkiss, Jedediah, 1828-1899 11
Jackson, Stonewall, 1824-1863 11
Bureau of the Census 10
Mitchell, S. Augustus (Samuel Augustus), 1792-1868 10
Preston family (Montgomery County, Va.) 10
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Corps of Cadets 10
Hildebrand, J. R. 9
Historic Urban Plans (Firm) 9
Lesher, C. E. (Carl Eugene), b.1885 9
Murrill, A. 9
Virginia Polytechnic Institute. Alumni Association 9
Cook, George Hammell, 1818-1889 8
Hubbell, Charles H., 1898-1971 8
Smithfield Plantation House (Blacksburg, Va.) 8
The University Press of Kentucky 8
United States. National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics 8
Frazer, George Preston 7
Hopkins, Griffith Morgan 7
McBryde, John McLaren, 1841-1923 7
Wall, W. F. 7
Anderson, Sherwood (Sherwood Berton), 1876-1941 6
Bache, A. D. (Alexander Dallas), 1806-1867 6
Bartholomew, John, 1831-1893 6
Bien, Morris, 1859- 6
Blaeu, Willem Janszoon, 1571-1638 6
Brown, Ralph Minthorne, 1878-1958 6
Gannett, Henry, 1846-1914 6
Harvey, G 6
Henry Wysor family 6
Newman, Walter S. (Walter Stephenson), 1895-1978 6
Preston, John, 1764-1827 6
Roanoke Historical Society 6
Smock, John C. (John Conover), 1842-1926 6
Thompson, Gilbert, 1839-1909 6
United States. War Department. Corps of Engineers 6
Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station 6
Virginia Cooperative Extension (1995-) 6
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. College of Architecture and Urban Studies (1978-2022) 6
Virginia Polytechnic Institute. College of Architecture 6
Virginia Tech Alumni Association 6
Boyd, Charles Rufus, 1841-1903 5
Confederate States of America. War Department 5
Dunay, Donna 5
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885 5
Greenbrier (White Sulphur Springs, W. Va.) 5
Hotel Roanoke 5
International Union of Women Architects 5
Kunstler, Morton, b.1931 5
Matsukawa-Tsuchida, Junko 5
O.W. Gray & Son 5
Rand McNally and Company 5
Shackelford, George Green, 1921-2010 5
Smithey & Boynton, Architects and Engineers (1935-1992) (Roanoke, Va.) 5
Torre, Susana, 1944- 5
United States. Department of Agriculture 5
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. College of Architecture (1974-1978) 5
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. College of Arts and Sciences (1970-2003) 5
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. University Libraries 5
Virginia. State Highway Commission 5
Wysor, Henry C., 1847-1927 5
A. Hoen & Co. 4
Appalachian Electric Power Company (1926-1958) 4
Audubon, John James, 1785-1851 4
Ballermann & Son a-s 4
Beyer, Edward, 1820-1865 4
Bliznakov, Milka T., 1927-2010 4
Carneal and Johnston (Richmond, Va.) 4
Chace, George 4
Chace, Jacob 4
Chester, W. 4
Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889 4
Everett Waddey Company 4
Foster, A. G. 4
Gamble, W. H. (William H.) 4
Geological Survey. Water Resources Division (U.S.) 4
Hutcheson, John Redd, 1886-1962 4
Ireland, E. I. 4
Kent family 4
Kraft, Christopher C. (Christopher Columbus), 1924-2019 4
Kurtz, Louis, 1835-1921 4
Lankes, Julius J., 1884-1960 4
McGill, William M. 4
Michie, P. S. 4
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