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Perspective Map of the City of Roanoke, Va.
Collection — Object: 1
Identifier: Map-0192
Abstract
Map shows Roanoke, Virginia, from a perspective set above Mill Mountain, in Roanoke. The lower border of map shows illustrations of several buildings of interest, and the index identifies public buildings, hotels, railroads, newspapers, manufacturings, land companies, and churches.
Dates:
1891
Perspective View, Suggested Ultimate Development of the War Memorial Group at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg, Virginia
Collection — Object: 1
Identifier: Map-0349
Abstract
Map shows an illustrated perspective view of the suggested plan for the War Memorial Group at VPI.
Dates:
1931
Petersburg
Collection — Object: 1
Identifier: Map-0148
Abstract
Hand-drawn depiction of Petersburg, in pencil. Illustrator is unknown. Beneath the illustration is this caption: "This view is taken on an eminence about half a mile north of the central part of the town. In the center is seen the Depot of the Richmond and Petersburg Railroad on the right the Appomattox view, and beyond the principal part of Petersburg."
Dates:
nd
Petersburg, Virginia, Letter,
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2011-098
Abstract
The collection consists of one letter from "Edward." He wrote to his cousin Sarah from camp at Petersburg in 1864.
Dates:
1864
Eleanore Pettersen Architectural Collection,
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2003-018
Abstract
Eleanore K. Pettersen (1916-2003) received a Certificate in Architecture from Cooper Union for Advancement of Science and Art in 1941, and was an apprentice to Frank Lloyd Wright at Taliesin from 1941-1943. She was one of the first women licensed as an architect in the state of New Jersey in 1950, and was the first woman in New Jersey to open her own architectural office. She primarily designed residences and was also very active in professional and civic organizations. She became a Fellow...
Dates:
1915 - 2003; Majority of material found within 1950 - 2000
Pettigrew Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2022-031
Abstract
This collection includes materials from multiple generations of the Pettigrew family ranging from the 1820s to the 1940s. Materials include financial documents, legal documents, correspondence, and ephemera.
Dates:
1820 - 1949
John Howe Peyton Letter
File
Identifier: Ms-1977-001
Abstract
The collecton consists of a letter from John Howe Peyton in Staunton to his first wife's mother, Elizabeth Preston Madison (1762-1837) at Fotheringay, Montgomery County, Virginia.
Dates:
1821
Alberta Pfeiffer Architectural Collection
Collection
Identifier: Ms-1988-017
Abstract
Alberta Pfeiffer graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1923 as one of the first women to achieve a degree in architecture at that institution. The collection contains drawings, photographs, and correspondence of her architectural career. Most projects are residential, and the collection consists of approximately 250 different designs for various jobs.
Dates:
1929 - 1976
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Receipts
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2009-038
Abstract
The collection contains two receipts issued to the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Company.
Dates:
1855 - 1865
Jean Phillips Papers
Collection
Identifier: Ms-1998-026
Abstract
Papers--including professional correspondence, book promotional materials, and two biographical essays--of Jean Allen Phillips, professor (1969-1985) of human nutrition and foods at Virginia Tech.
Dates:
1966 - 1986
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