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Dorothy Alexander Architectural Collection
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2008-089
Abstract
Dorothy Alexander was educated at the McGill University Architectural School in Montreal. She worked for several firms including Wurster, Bernardi, and Emmons Architects before starting her own firm in 1961. The collection consists primarily of drawings, sketches, and building specifications for buildings designed by the architect Dorothy Alexander. Projects include remodeling work for the Arriflex Corporation, Lowel-Light Manufacturing, as well as several houses designed and built in...
Dates:
1939 - 1994
Henrie H. Alexander Letter
Collection
Identifier: Ms-1960-002
Scope and Content
The collection consists of a letter written June 10,1862, from Alexander in Blacksburg, to Captain W. G. Price in Wytheville, Virginia, about a recent skirmish with the Union soldiers at Salt Sulphur Springs, Virginia (now West Virginia).
Dates:
1862
M. Clair Alexander Diary
Collection
Identifier: Ms-1988-102
Abstract
Diary of Major Clair Alexander (1858-1933), a carpenter in North Easton, Massachusetts, and later a carpet cleaner in Brockton, chronicling daily work life as a carpenter as well as social events in North Easton, Massachusetts.
Dates:
1880
Alexander Von Humboldt Portrait Print
Item — Object: 1
Identifier: Art-395
Abstract
This print is in black and white and is a portrait of Alexander Von Humboldt.
Dates:
c.1855-1890
Alexandria and Fairfax Counties [Virginia] Civil War Correspondence
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2013-029
Abstract
The Alexandria and Fairfax Counties [Virginia] Civil War Correspondence consists of 40 letters by 31 soldiers, dated between 1861 and 1862. Letters were written by soldiers stationed in and around Alexandria and Fairfax counties and Washington, D.C., in the first 12-16 months of the American Civil War.
Dates:
1861 - 1862
William J. Alford, Jr., Papers
Collection
Identifier: Ms-1987-007
Abstract
Spanning from 1951-1988, the William J. Alford, Jr., Papers contains NACA and NASA research memoranda and reports; publication drafts; a Langley working paper with associated research notes and patent details; correspondence; award certificates; AIAA (American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics) conference programs; and personnel papers pertaining to William J. Alford's career as an aeronautical engineer. A detailed schematic drawing of "the variable sweep wing configuration tested...
Dates:
1951 - 1988
Alleghany Chapter, National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Records,
Collection
Identifier: Ms-1995-019
Abstract
The Daughters of the American Revolution (D.A.R.) was formed in 1890 as an organization to perpetuate the memory and spirit of the men and women who achieved American Indepedence, to encourage historical research in relation to the Revolution, and to promote the celebration of all patriotic anniversaries. The records consist of rosters, D.A.R. magazines, contitutions and by–laws, minutes and membership ledgers, yearbooks, scrapbooks, news bulletins, obituaries of members, and the original...
Dates:
1890 - 2022
Alleghany County, Virginia, Showing Primary and Secondary Highway Systems
Collection — Object: 1
Identifier: Map-0224
Abstract
Map shows highways of Alleghany County, Virginia, with a mileage table and some inset maps of individual towns.
Dates:
1940
A. M. Allen Letter
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2018-008
Abstract
Letter from Major A.M. Allen to Major J.B. French, written from Columbus, Georgia December 16th, 1863. Letter written by Allen complains that his shipments of corn to Richmond are being slowed by want of transportation.
Dates:
1863
Beulah O. Allen Collection,
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2014-002
Abstract
The Beulah O. Allen Collection contains a variety of materials from Allen's life. Her papers contain correspondence with a variety of friends and associates, primarily Lucy Lee Lancaster, the first female graduate from Virginia Tech. In addition, the collection also contains Virginia Tech Commencement programs, Cotillion Club Dance programs, resources related to the Virginia Tech Library, newspaper clippings about the construction of the new Newman Library, and a large collection of...
Dates:
1905 - 1992; Majority of material found within 1920 - 1970
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- Virginia Polytechnic Institute (1944-1970) 283
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- Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1807-1870 20
- United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration 18
- 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
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- Jackson, Stonewall, 1824-1863 11
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- 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
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Corps of Cadets 8
- Virginia Tech Alumni Association 8
- Frazer, George Preston 7
- Hopkins, Griffith Morgan 7
- McBryde, John McLaren, 1841-1923 7
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. College of Architecture and Urban Studies (1978-2022) 7
- Wall, W. F. 7
- Anderson, Sherwood (Sherwood Berton), 1876-1941 6
- Bache, A. D. (Alexander Dallas), 1806-1867 6
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- Greenbrier (White Sulphur Springs, W. Va.) 5
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- Hutcheson, John Redd, 1886-1962 5
- Kunstler, Morton, b.1931 5
- O.W. Gray & Son 5
- Rand McNally and Company 5
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- Smithey & Boynton, Architects and Engineers (1935-1992) (Roanoke, Va.) 5
- Torre, Susana, 1944- 5
- United States. Department of Agriculture 5
- Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College. Corps of Cadets (1872-1896) 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. 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
- Beyer, Edward, 1820-1865 4
- Bliznakov, Milka T., 1927-2010 4
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- Chester, W. 4
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- Foster, A. G. 4
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- Geological Survey. Water Resources Division (U.S.) 4
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- 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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