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Mary Josephine Hartwick VPI Memorabilia and Scrapbook,

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Identifier: Ms-2013-009
Abstract

The Mary Josephine Hartwick VPI Memorabilia and Scrapbook contains a scrapbook filled with photos of the VPI campus as well as inlaid letters and tickets to both on and off campus events in the mid 1920s. Included in the collection are a VPI tie tack and belt buckle, a track medal for shot put, and a plaque that reads "Founding Members."

Dates: 1924 - 1925

John Harville Diaries

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2010-053
Abstract The collection contains eight handwritten diaries chronicling John Harville's experiences during the American Civil War. From August of 1861 to January of 1864 Harville served with the 7th Wisconsin Regiment, Company F. He then transferred to the Veteran Reserve Corps for the remainder of his term, ending in July 1864. His diaries include details and stories from camp life, largely around Washington, DC, and Baltimore, Maryland. Suffering from chronic "congestion of the lungs," Harville...
Dates: 1861-1864, 1913, 2010; Majority of material found within ( dates 1861-1864)

Jean Haskell-Speer Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2011-109
Abstract

The collection contains the personal and professional papers of Virginia Tech associate Jean Haskell-Speer.

Dates: 1782 - 1995; Majority of material found within 1983 - 1993

L. Jane Hastings Architectural Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2004-004
Abstract

This collection includes the papers of L. Jane Hastings, architect in Seattle, WA, founder and owner of The Hastings Group - Architects. Includes drawings, presentation boards, photographs, and printed material relating to Hastings' professional and design activities.

Dates: 1951-1998, n.d.

Herman Haupt Manuscript Reminiscences

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Identifier: Ms-1988-010
Abstract

This collection contains the manuscript draft of the American Civil War reminiscences of Herman Haupt, who served as the chief of construction and transportation for the military railroad system for the Union Army. It includes Civil War correspondence, telegraph messages, reports, and general orders (originals and typescript copies). Among the correspondence is a letter from Robert Todd Lincoln.

Dates: ca. 1889

Hauser Institute of New York City Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2022-064
Abstract

This collection contains booklets and broadsides related to the Hauser Institute of New York City, conducted by food scientist Gayelord Hauser (1895-1984). They contain pseudoscientific instructions related to health and nutrition.

Dates: 1929-1930, undated

Havana, Cuba, Shipping Ledger

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1988-116
Abstract

This collection includes a ledger maintained by shipping merchant operating in Havana, Cuba (possibly the firm of Miralla, Knight & Co.), with transaction descriptions noting goods shipped, names of ships and shipmasters, dates, and prices.

Dates: 1820 - 1822

Jonathan Havens Letter

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1989-065
Abstract

Letter from Jonathan Havens, a private in Company K, 67th North Carolina State Troops (aka 67th North Carolina Infantry) during the American Civil War, written at Greenville [North Carolina] to Major R. S. Tucker, enlisting Tucker's assistance in getting an appointment as quartermaster at Washington [North Carolina].

Dates: 1864

Joshua Gilman Hawkes Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1979-003
Abstract

This collection contains the letters of Joshua Gilman Hawkes, a sergeant in Company D, 52nd Massachusetts Infantry during the American Civil War. It also includes letters to Hawkes' family from friends and relatives following Hawkes' death.

Dates: 1852 - 1870

Charles N. Hawkins Correspondence,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2012-026
Abstract

The collection consists of three letters written by Pvt. Charles N. Hawkins and Pvt. George Rock to Hawkins's cousin, Dollie L. Eakin, between August 1863 and April 1864.

Dates: 1863 - 1864

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Nirenstein's National Realty Map Company 15
Norfolk and Western Railroad Company (1881-1896) 15
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Virginia Cooperative Extension Service 15
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Wall, W. F. 7
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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
Frazer, George Preston 6
Gannett, Henry, 1846-1914 6
Harvey, G 6
Henry Wysor family 6
Newman, Walter S. (Walter Stephenson), 1895-1978 6
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Roanoke Historical Society 6
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International Union of Women Architects 5
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Matsukawa-Tsuchida, Junko 5
O.W. Gray & Son 5
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Torre, Susana, 1944- 5
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Appalachian Electric Power Company (1926-1958) 4
Audubon, John James, 1785-1851 4
Ballermann & Son a-s 4
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Bliznakov, Milka T., 1927-2010 4
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Chace, George 4
Chace, Jacob 4
Chester, W. 4
Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889 4
Everett Waddey Company 4
Finch, Adam T., 1872-1933 4
Foster, A. G. 4
Gamble, W. H. (William H.) 4
Geological Survey. Water Resources Division (U.S.) 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
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