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Joseph Allen Gills Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1992-054
Abstract

The collection includes an undated invitation to commencement, the cover to a Virginia Polytechnic Institute Department of Chemistry lab book, and a 1928 record book for "Supervised Home Practice in Agriculture."

Dates: 1928, n.d.

W. B. Gilmer Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2023-059
Abstract

The W. B. Gilmer Papers document the Defenders of State Sovereignty and Individual Liberties from 1954-1962. The organization was formed to prevent integration in Virginia's public schools. The collection includes broadsides, circulars, letters, certificate of incorporation, newsletters and memos, and newspaper clippings.

Please note: This collection contains racist ideology and language that may be upsetting to researchers.

Dates: 1954 - 1962

Robert R. Gilruth Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1990-053
Abstract

The collection consists of Robert R. Gilruth's papers, notes, records, articles, photographs, awards, degrees, certificates, and artifacts from 1936-1989.

Dates: 1936 - 1989

Gary Ann Giovanni Culinary Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2006-011
Abstract

This collection includes the papers of Gary Ann Giovanni, a chef, caterer, and cooking teacher active in Blacksburg, Virginia. The collection contains records, menus, and recipes from her catering jobs and from the cooking classes she taught for the local YMCA Open University. Materials also relate to the various community organizations for which Gary worked or volunteered, and some materials are associated with her sister, poet Nikki Giovanni.

Dates: 1997 - 2004

Girl Scout Guides and Policy Pamphlets

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2016-018
Abstract

The Girl Scout Guides and Policy Pamphlets includes a collection of ephemera, apparently collected by Bettie Barber, relating to the Girls Scouts of the United States of America. Dating from 1925 to 1948, there are camp pamhphlets, as roll book, and a book of policies for Girl Scouts.

Dates: 1925 - 1948

Lillian Gish Letter

 File
Identifier: Ms-1978-006
Abstract

The collection consists of a letter from actress Lillian Gish (1893-1993) to Charles Haney, librarian at Virginia Tech, in answer to a question about the filmmaker, D. W. Griffith (1875-1948), with whom Gish worked on several films.

Dates: 1975

William Gitt Journal

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1964-006
Abstract

This collection contains a journal kept from September through November 1912 by William Uncle Bill Gitt. Gitt was born in Newport, Virginia, and attended the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College from 1877 to 1878. Gitt later lived in the Number 1 Barracks on campus and worked at the college doing various tasks for the cadets.

Dates: 1912

James Glanville Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2009-119
Abstract

This collection includes two copies of an article from the Smithfield Review titled, "Conquistadors at Saltville in 1567? A Review of the Archaeological and Documentary Evidence." The collection also contains a copy of the Saltville Foundation Newsletter from January 2004.

Dates: 2004

Alexander McNutt Glasgow Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1989-010
Abstract

This colelction includes correspondence and financial/legal papers of the Alexander McNutt Glasgow family of Rockbridge County, Virginia.

Dates: 1823 - 1903

Carter J. Glass Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2009-004
Abstract

The collection contains a letter written to the sister of Carter J. Glass, a Confederate Prisoner of War held at Point Lookout Prison in Point Lookout, Maryland, during the American Civil War. Carter discusses sick prisoners leaving the camp and inquires about prisoners that have left the camp previously. The collection also includes a slip granting leave to Danville, Virginia, and a portrait of Carter Glass in his later years.

Dates: 1862 - 1864

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International Archive of Women in Architecture (IAWA) 148
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Ann Hertzler Children's Cookbooks and Nutrition Literature Collection 11
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Virginia Polytechnic Institute (1944-1970) 264
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Geological Survey (U.S.) 61
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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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