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Pennsylvania Barn

 Collection
Identifier: Art-152

James R. Perdue Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2022-060
Abstract

This collection includes the papers of James R. Perdue and his family. Items include a program for the Battle of the Crater reunion, a Sunday School concert flyer, seven obituaries for Perdue, a letter from J. R. Perdue, Jr., and two ledgers. Perdue (1837-1915) was a banker from Manchester, Virginia, and served as a Confederate soldier in the Otey Battery, Virginia Artillery during the American Civil War.

Dates: 1868 - 1919

Alfred Henry Dashiell Perkins Memoir

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2021-035
Abstract

The collection includes an undated typescript copy of Alfred Henry Dashiell Perkins’s memoir, describing his time as a Confederate soldier in the 7th Tennessee Cavalry during the American Civil War.

Dates: undated

Carter Perkins, Jr., Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1960-004
Abstract THe collection contains the papers of Carter Perkins, Jr., a student at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (now Virginia Tech) in the 1890s and resident of Newport News, Virginia. The collection also contains university catalog of 1894-1895, school annuals (The Bugle) of 1895 and 1898, photographs, and fundraising literature for the construction of War Memorial Hall. The collection also includes two business account books, probably used by Perkins...
Dates: 1893 - 1926

Wayne Perkins Collection,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2010-078
Abstract

Collection of records, memorabilia, and photographs relating to a number of North American railroads but concentrating mostly the Norfolk & Western Railway. Also includes papers of various Southwest Virginia families and a small set of personal papers.

Dates: 1835 - 1996

Charles M. Perry Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2020-002
Abstract

Papers of Charles M. Perry, assistant general manager of Mathieson Alkali Works (Saltville, Virginia) from 1892 to 1898. Includes letter copy books of Perry's outgoing correspondence; incoming correspondence; printed materials; and a flash drive of electronic files, most relating to the history of Saltville, Virginia.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1891 - 1971

Thomas David Perry Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2008-006
Abstract

The Thomas David Perry Collection includes the papers relating to the history of Patrick County, Virginia, and native son James Ewell Brown "Jeb" Stuart, a Confederate General during the American Civil War, particularly Stuart's genealogy and birthplace, Laurel Hill.

Dates: ca.1979-2007

Persian Gulf War Pamphlets,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2015-016
Abstract

The collection consists of six 3" x 6" pamphlets that were dropped into Iraq by U.S. aircraft during the Persian Gulf War (January-March 1991). The pamphlets urge the surrender of Iraqi troops in printed Arabic. Several Pamphlets depict cartoons and images of the destruction of the Iraqi army by Coalition Forces.

Dates: c. 1991

Perspective Map of Newport News, Va. (reproduction)

 Collection — Object: 1
Identifier: Map-0147
Abstract

Map shows Newport News, Virginia, from a point above the James River. It focuses on local industry, surrounding the map with several engravings of prominent locations. Reproduction was made in 1974.

Dates: 1891

Perspective Map of the City of Roanoke

 Collection — Object: 1
Identifier: Map-0090
Abstract

Perspective map looks out over the city of Roanoke, identifying roads and significant structures. At bottom of map are several engravings of various buildings, along with an inset map showing the area surrounding Roanoke. Map also contains indexes that identify public buildings, hotels, railroads, news papers, manufacturings, land companies, and churches.

Dates: 1891

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Local/Regional History and Appalachian South 1372
Civil War 813
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 812
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Virginia -- Maps 411
Montgomery County (Va.) 401
Women -- History 303
Blacksburg (Va.) 289
University Archives 253
Faculty and staff 226
Students and alumni 202
History of Food and Drink 170
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Battlefields Maps 169
International Archive of Women in Architecture (IAWA) 150
Science and Technology 150
Railroad 96
Correspondence 90
History of Women in Architecture 77
Photographs 70
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Diaries 68
Folk, historical, and patent medicine 55
Ledgers (account books) 50
Wythe County (Va.) 50
Archives of American Aerospace Exploration (AAAE) 48
Architects 47
Europe -- Maps 47
Diaries 46
Virginia -- History 46
Account books 45
African Americans -- History 45
Agriculture 43
Architectural drawings (visual works) 43
World War, 1939-1945 38
Coal mines and mining 36
Roanoke (Va.) 36
Virginia, Southwest 36
Medicine 34
Architectural drawing -- 20th century 33
Food Technology and Production 32
Cocktail History Collection 31
Pulaski County (Va.) 31
Cocktails -- History 29
Memorabilia 29
Carroll County (Va.) 28
World maps -- Early works to 1800 -- Facsimiles 26
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Christiansburg (Va.) 25
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West Virginia 21
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Giles County (Va.) 19
United States -- Maps -- Early works to 1800 -- Facsimiles 19
Women-owned architectural firms 19
Kentucky -- Maps 18
Roanoke County (Va.) 18
Scrapbooks 18
Petersburg (Va.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 17
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Washington County (Va.) 15
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United States -- National Aeronautics and Space Administration -- Officials and employees 14
Virginia 14
Botetourt County (Va.) 13
Home economics 13
Pamphlets 13
Washington (D.C.) -- Maps 13
Businesspeople 12
Railroad -- Maps 12
United States -- Maps 12
Ann Hertzler Children's Cookbooks and Nutrition Literature Collection 11
Culinary pamphlets 11
Record Group 2 11
Tazewell County (Va.) 11
Aerospace engineers 10
Agricultural extension work 10
Architects and community 10
Architecture -- Study and teaching 10
Authors, English -- 20th century 10
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Virginia Polytechnic Institute (1944-1970) 280
Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (1896-1944) 257
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (1970-) 249
Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (1872-1896) 70
Geological Survey (U.S.) 61
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Commonwealth of Virginia. Department of Highways 33
Heilig, Vicki 30
Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute. Corps of Cadets (1896-1944) 24
Blaeu, Joan, 1596-1673 23
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 20
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration 19
Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1807-1870 18
Virginia Polytechnic Institute. Corps of Cadets (1944-1970) 17
Nirenstein's National Realty Map Company 15
Norfolk and Western Railroad Company (1881-1896) 15
Norfolk and Western Railway Company (1896-1982) 15
Virginia Cooperative Extension Service 15
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Corps of Cadets 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
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
Hopkins, Griffith Morgan 7
McBryde, John McLaren, 1841-1923 7
Virginia Tech Alumni Association 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
Frazer, George Preston 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 Agricultural and Mechanical College. Corps of Cadets (1872-1896) 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
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
Hutcheson, John Redd, 1886-1962 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
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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