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Garland D. Kite Correspondence
Collection
Identifier: Ms-1987-038
Abstract
This collection contains letters from Garland D. Kite to Ralph Brown. The letters detail Kite's experiences as a soldier in Europe during the last two years of World War II.
Dates:
1944 - 1945
Christopher Kraft Letter to Elizabeth Plank
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2024-065
Abstract
This collection consists of a letter from Christopher Kraft in Connecticut to Elizabeth Plank in Blacksburg, Virginia. The envelope is stamped with the date of January 10, 1945. In the letter, Kraft reflects upon his time in Blacksburg and some of his thoughts of Connecticut.
Dates:
1945
Lucy Lee Lancaster Papers
Collection
Identifier: Ms-1990-069
Abstract
Lucy Lee Lancaster was born in Blacksburg, Virginia in 1905 and lived there until she died in 1989. She was one of the first women admitted to Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (popularly known as VPI), and after graduating in 1925, she went on to earn her MLS from Columbia University Library School. She worked at the VPI library for the rest of her career. The Lancaster papers contain biographical materials, family papers, genealogy research,...
Dates:
1915 - 1989
Lane Hall, Virginia Tech
Collection — Frame: 1
Identifier: Art-096
Scope and Contents
unframed watercolor
Dates:
n.d.
A. W. Luster Receipt,
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2011-093
Abstract
The A. W. Luster Receipt describes food purchases by Luster in 1906. The author is presumed to be the same Luster--mentioned in Black, Kent, and Apperson family papers--who owned a local store in Blacksburg, VA.
Dates:
1906
Lyric Theatre Collection
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2017-034
Abstract
The Lyric Theatre Collection contains lobby cards, event programs, film flyers, and several film-related newsletters, dating from 1922 to 2006. The majority of the collection consists of lobby cards (1936-1979) and film flyers (undated, but mostly c.1920s-1950s).
Dates:
1922 - 2006; Majority of material found within ( 1922-1979)
Orrin Rankin Magill Papers
Collection
Identifier: Ms-1975-010
Abstract
The collection contains the papers--including correspondence, memoranda, subject files, and printed materials--of Orrin Rankin Magill, graduate of Virginia Polytechnic Institute (class of 1913), VPI professor of philosophy and religion, and active participant in civic and political affairs of Blacksburg and Montgomery County, Virginia. Materials document Magill’s community activities, particularly as a member of the Montgomery County Board of Supervisors and the New River Valley Planning...
Dates:
1945 - 1972; Majority of material found within 1960 - 1972
Warren H. Manning Papers
Collection
Identifier: Ms-1962-007
Abstract
This collection contains papers that document the involvement of Warren H. Manning in the beautification of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute campus and nearby buildings.
Dates:
1925 - 1928
[Map of Area Between Roanoke Street and Harding Avenue, Blacksburg, Virginia]
Collection — Object: 1
Identifier: Map-0239
Abstract
Map shows the grounds of St. Mary's Catholic Church and Blacksburg Cemetery between Harding Avenue and Roanoke Street in Blacksburg, Virginia. This map had previously been assigned the title "Town of Blacksburg Cemetery."
Dates:
ca. 1979
Map of Blacksburg and Christiansburg,
Collection — Object: 1
Identifier: Map-0773
Abstract
Map of Blacksburg and Christiansburg. Townside Realtors, [ca. 1980]. 20 x 18 in. [FOLDER D-6]
Dates:
ca. 1980
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