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Robert A. Belz Papers
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2011-105
Abstract
The collection contains the personal and academic papers of Robert A. Belz, a 1939 Virginia Tech alumni who graduated with a bachelors degree in industrial engineering. Materials range from 1869-1962, however, a majority of the works are from the 1930s-1940s or undated. Several oversized folders accompany the collection and hold technical drawings, newspapers, coupon bonds, posters, and his diploma. In addition to school work for math, business, humanities, and science courses, the...
Dates:
1869, 1911-1962, n.d.
William Beninger Correspondence
Collection
Identifier: Ms-1989-107
Abstract
Three letters from William Beninger (or William Benninger), a private in Company H, 6th Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery during the American Civil War, written to his sister from points in Virginia, with general mentions of food, clothing, camp life, and Confederate guerillas and a prediction that the war will soon be over.
Dates:
1864 - 1865
Benne Candy Ephemera
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2025-052
Abstract
The collection contains three papers in relation to Benne Candy. A menu and order form from Charleston, South Carolinia, also a brief historical description of the candy from Savannah, Georgia.
Dates:
1930's
Arnold Bennett Manuscript Essay,
Collection
Identifier: Ms-1987-013
Abstract
The collection consists of a manuscript essay, heavily revised, by Arnold Bennett in 1927.
Dates:
1927
George W. Benson Correspondence
Collection
Identifier: Ms-1988-083
Abstract
The collection contains eleven letters written by a Pennsylvania soldier to his sister from hospitals and camps in Washington, D.C., Ohio, Virginia, and Pennsylvania during the American Civil War.
Dates:
1863 - 1865
M. A. Bentley Letters
Collection
Identifier: Ms-1990-015
Abstract
Letter from M. A. Bentley, a soldier serving in the Confederate Army--possibly with a Virginia unit--during the American Civil War, written from hospitals in Liberty (now Bedford) and Richmond, Virginia, commenting on his health, his religious faith, the Confederacy's prospects, and church services in camp.
Dates:
1863
[Benton] Ledger and Scrapbook
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2023-094
Abstract
The [Benton] Ledger and Scrapbook is a single item used as both a ledger and a scrapbook. The name Benton appears at the top of pages of the ledger, which may be the location of the business, probably a general store in Benton, Holmes County, Ohio. The ledger lists goods sold and names of customers, while the newspapers include poems, short stories, marriages, obituaries, and more.
Dates:
1854-1856, [ca. 1890s]
Bergen County, New Jersey, General Store Account Book
Collection
Identifier: Ms-1978-012
Abstract
This collection contains an account ledger of unidentified general store, surmised to have operated in Bergen County, New Jersey, with Benjamin Post the possible proprietor.
Dates:
1838 - 1841
Bermuda Hundred (Reproduction)
Collection — Object: 1
Identifier: Map-0680
Abstract
Reproduction of map of Bermuda Hundred, VA, and vicinity, dated 1867. Map is in two sheets.
Dates:
1867
Thomas Hill Bernard Ledger
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2024-093
Abstract
This collection contains the ledger dated 1853-1881 of Thomas Hill Bernard (1824-1905), an enslaver and manager of Big Meadows Plantation in Franklin County, Virginia. This ledger is also signed by his daughter Mary E. Bernard (1874-1952). The ledger lists the names, occupations, ages, and "value" of of five enslaved people: Terry, [Tom?], [Amistead?], James, and [Banks?] The majority of the ledger includes the farming activities of the farm and the daily activities of Bernard and his...
Dates:
1853 - 1881
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