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Political Buttons Collection
This collection contains five American politcal buttons from the first half of the 20th century, primarily during World War I. The collection contains a button from the Liberty Loan of 1917, a button from the United War Work Campaign (1918), a button from the Fourth Liberty Loan (1918), a button from the Virginia Council of Defense (ca. 1917-1918), and a U. S. Senate campaign button supporting Harry Byrd (1940).
Herbert Reed Pollard Collection
This collection contains three items collected by Herbert Reed Pollard, a graduate of Virginia Polytechnic Institute, and related to the Virginia Polytechnic Institute Corps of Cadets, including a 1933 ROTC dinner program, a photograph of the 1934 officers of the Corps' Company E, and a photocopied newspaper clipping of the Corps marching in Norfolk, Virginia.
Geraldine Pontius Architectural Collection
The Geraldine Pontius Architectural Collection contains individual renderings and drawing sets for 24 projects worked on by Pontius and 3 construction drawing sets she collected while working at I.M. Pei and Partners.
Population Near Hampton Roads, Va.
Map shows the population of the United States with Norfolk at the center, demonstrating the population density of the eastern seaboard. Map was published in conjunction with the commemoration of the settlement of Jamestown. Map is foldable, and cover, which contains an engraving of a Native American man, remains intact.
C. L. Porcher Letter
Letter from C. L. Porcher, a woman living in Charleston, South Carolina in 1876. Writing to her sister, Porcher refers to the recent riots in Charleston and to family matters.
Lt. Col. A. P. Porter Copybook
The collection includes a copybook and letters written by Union Lieutenant Colonel A. P. Porter in 1862 and 1863 that document the transportation, inventory, and distribution of supply rations during the American Civil War. The letters are written in chronological order within the copybook with about 22 outstanding letters that have been torn from the book, also arranged in chronological order.
J. C. Porter Photograph Album
Photographic album containing approximately 240 photographs (all c. 1890) of structures and scenes in several southwestern Virginia counties, including Bland, Craig, Giles, and Smyth.
Porterfield Family Papers
Materials associated with the William and Florence Mae Wren Porterfield family of Giles County, Virginia, consist of World War II ration stamps, Office of Price Administration ration point tokens, Selective Service classification notices, and receipts.
Portion of Campus, Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Map shows the VPI campus circa 1922.
Portrait of Edward Spencer
This is a portrait of Edward Spencer, Vice President of Student Affairs from 2008-2012. Spencer worked in various positions in the Division of Student Affairs from 1983 until his retirement in 2012. The portrait is a framed oil painting, created by artist Christian M. Brahe, in 2014.
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