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Caperton Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: Ms-1991-034
Abstract
Photocopied, typed transcripts of letters written by Mary Eliza Henderson Caperton to her husband George Henry, then serving in the Confederate Army, most written from Whitethorne, in Montgomery County, Virginia, between May and October, 1861, and concentrating on news of the Preston family, relatives, and mutual acquaintainces; fears of a slave rebellion; a fire at Whitethorne; and the deaths of Ann Barraud Taylor Preston and Col. James Francis Preston. Also includes typescript extracts...
Dates:
1861-1862, n.d.
Center for Civic Activity in the Town of Blacksburg: A Design Competition
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Ms-1995-013
Scope and Contents
A design competition sponsored by American Institute of Architects. Member the town of Blacksburg, Virginia, and the College of Architecture and Urban Studies of Virginia Tech which focused on a new town center. Solicitation of submissions began in 1992 and the winner was decided the following year. Materials include brochures about the competition listing winners, committee members, jurors, calendar, entrants, and competition managers, with the jury report; a poster advertising and...
Dates:
1992 - 1994
Christiansburg-Blacksburg Chapter, Rotary Club Records,
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2012-076
Abstract
The Christiansburg-Blacksburg Chapter, Rotary Club Records contains newspaper articles, brochures, handouts, pamphlets and flyers pertaining to the Christiansburg-Blacksburg Rotary Club from 1965 to 1998.
Dates:
1965 - 1998
College and Surrounding Property, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Showing College, Smithfield, and Whitethorne
Collection — Object: 1
Identifier: Map-0337
Abstract
Map is a reduction of earlier maps of the land for VPI.
Dates:
1947
College and Surrounding Property, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Showing College, Smithfield, and Whitethorne
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: Map-0097
Dates:
n.d.
Colored Cemetar[y] (reproduction)
Collection — Object: 1
Identifier: Map-0306
Abstract
Hand-drawn map that illustrates the Colored Cemetery in Blacksburg, Virginia, with a legend identifying types of grave markers.
Dates:
nd
Croy Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2001-018
Abstract
The papers of the Croy and related families (especially the Dawson and Pepper families) of Montgomery County, Virginia, include correspondence, financial records, diaries, artifacts and photographs.
Dates:
1859 - 1938
Leonard J. Currie Papers,
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2007-028
Abstract
Please note: this collection is currently being processed. Portions of the collection which are fully processed are listed in this finding aid. This includes photographs and negatives, flat files and oversize drawings from personal and professional projects, and a few artifacts. As more materials are processed, additional series and subseries will be published. Other portions of the collection may be available for research--contact Special Collections...
Dates:
1920 - 2001
Wade Deitrick Family Collection,
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2012-036
Abstract
The collection consists of two letters and three poems involving the Wade Deitrick Family.
Dates:
c.1864-1887
Detail Sketch of V.P.I. Campus (2 copies)
Collection — Object: 1
Identifier: Map-0360
Abstract
Map shows the VPI campus, dated February 9, 1908. Two copies of the same map in the same scale, with one cropped smaller than the other. The smaller map contains hand-written annotations, which include names of faculty residents.
Dates:
February 9, 1908
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