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"Glass Ceilings: Highlights from the International Archive of Women in Architecture Center," selected exhibit panels

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2011-075
Abstract

"Glass Ceilings: Highlights from the International Archive of Women in Architecture Center" was an exhibition held at the Virginia Center for Architecture in Richmond, Virginia, as part of their Dominion Exhibition Series and was on display from March 4-June 6, 2010. It featured the work of pioneering women in architecture and design from the International Archive of Women in Architecture (IAWA) collection at Virginia Tech.

Dates: 2010

Glass Lantern Slide Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2019-040
Abstract

This collection consists of a set of glass lantern slides of architectural buildings and elements from around the world, especially Britain, France, German, Greece, Italy, Lebanon, Spain, and a number of ancient civiliations, including Etruscan, Roman, Egyptian, and Persian. This also includes a set of lantern slides that were simply label "Gaudet," followed by a number.

Dates: undated

Austin Glidden Letter

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1989-075
Abstract

Letter from Austin Glidden, a corporal in Company G, 23rd Massachusetts Infantry during the American Civil War, written at Newport News, Virginia on January 1, 1864, to his brother Benjamin, soliciting Benjamin's assistance in securing an officer's commission in a colored troops regiment.

Dates: 1864

Glocestria Ducatus Vulgo Glocestershire (Reproduction)

 Collection — Object: 1
Identifier: Map-0505
Abstract

Reproduction of map of Gloucestershire in England ("Glocestria Dvcatvs Vulgo Glocester shire"), by Dutch cartographer Johan Blaeu, son of the famous Dutch cartographer Willem Blaeu (1571 – 1638). Colored, text in Latin. Dated 1648. Map contains detailed illustrations of various coats of arms.

Dates: 1648

Gloucester Artillery Journal

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2008-076
Abstract

The collection contains a journal of events occurring during the Gloucester, Massachusetts Artillery's tour of camp duty in 1845.

Dates: 1845

Hickory Fork, Virginia, Ledger

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2011-011
Abstract

The collection consists of a 19th century manuscript business ledger from Hickory Fork in Gloucester County, Virginia.

Dates: 1841 - 1842

William F. Goad Account Book

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1986-001
Abstract

The collection includes an account book containing a copy of William F. Goad's will, dated 1891, which mentions his daughter, Mary Myers.

Dates: 1853 - 1891

Stafford J. Godfrey Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2018-026
Abstract

The collection of Stafford J. Godfrey, 21st New York Infantry Regiment, contains his diary written from May, 1861 to August, 1863, detailing his day to day activities, primarily his camp duties. Also included is Godfrey's discharge paper dated August 3, 1863, membership application to the Union Veteran Legion, dated May 18, 1863, a card distributed by ladies aid society of Buffalo titled, "Counsel to our Volunteers: How to Prepare for the Campaign," and a name card from H.D. Godfrey.

Dates: c.1861-1863, 1890s, n.d.

The Golden Legend Folio Leaves

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2009-109
Abstract

This collection contains five folio leaves from two separate printings of The Golden Legend written by Jacobus de Voragine.

Dates: 1498(?), 1527

Nat Goldman Correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2022-054
Abstract This collection includes the correspondance of Nat Goldman, an auditor for the Textile Workers Union of America CIO. His letters from 1946 through 1949 are addressed to his girlfiend Rebecca "Reba" Baron in New York City, New York, including love letters to her and descriptions of his travels and work for the union. He writes about the innerworkings of locations and dissenment within the union. Most of the letters are from Virginia, but there are a few from his travels to Tennessee,...
Dates: 1946 - 1949

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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
Authors, American -- 20th century 22
Confederate States of America 22
Ephemera 21
Oral histories (literary works) 21
West Virginia 21
West Virginia -- Maps 21
Religion 20
Slavery -- United States 20
Virginia -- Maps -- Early works to 1800 -- Facsimilies 20
Advertisements 19
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
Traditional medicine 14
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
Legal instruments (Legal documents) 10
New Jersey -- Maps 10
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French 21
German 16
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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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