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Sherwood Anderson Correspondence with Llewellyn Jones
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2015-044
Abstract
This collection consists of eight letters written by American author Sherwood Anderson to Llewellyn Jones between 1916 and 1924 with three undated (but likely from the same period). Jones was the literary editor for the Chicago Evening Post. The correspondence primarily discusses the reviews of Anderson's works by Jones and other critics.
Dates:
1916-1924, n.d.
Andrew Given Family Correspondence
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2019-035
Abstract
The Andrew Given Family Correspondence contains 41 letters by Private Andrew Given written to his wife, Eliza F. Given. The letters cover Given’s military service in Virginia from June 1861 until just before his desertion from the army in September 1862. In addition, there are family letters from 1864-1884.
Dates:
1859 - 1886
John G. and Georgia (Skinnell) Atkins Correspondence
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2021-047
Abstract
This collection consists of correspondence between John G. and Georgia (Skinnell) Atkins, as well as their family and friends. The bulk of the materials range from 1907 to 1925.
Dates:
1907-1927, 1986; Majority of material found within 1907 - 1911
W. H. Auden Letter
Collection
Identifier: Ms-1973-001
Abstract
The collection consists of a letter written by Auden on January 9, 1938, from Brussels to "Geoffrey."
Dates:
1938
Avery-Abex Metallurgical Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Ms-1995-025
Abstract
The American Brake Shoe (later Abex) Company was formed in 1902 from the merger of five smaller foundries that specialized in railroad brake shoes, castings and forging, as well as hydraulic equipment. The research laboratory, known as the Mahwah Research Center, from which the collection is drawn, did applied industrial research, but was closed in 1990. Howard Avery (1906-1996), VPI graduate (B.Sc. MinE 1927, M.Sc. MinE 1928), was one of the center’s leading research metallurgists....
Dates:
c. 1920s-1987
William Roane Aylett Letters
Collection
Identifier: Ms-1992-033
Abstract
The collection contains seven letters written to William Roane Aylett between 1852 and 1887, as well as five undated letters and four envelopes. The collection includes letters from family and friends, as well as business correspondence.
Dates:
1852-1887, n.d.
Bassett Furniture Company Letters to Richardson Electric Co.
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2022-049
Abstract
This collection includes two letters from the Bassett Furniture Company to Richardson Electric Co. in 1922. The first letter from J. D. Bassett, President, is in regards to a burned out motor, and the second letter from J. C. Hooker, Secretary and Treasurer, is in regards to the installation of a hot air furnace.
Dates:
1922
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
Blacksburg Baptist Church Records
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2024-001
Abstract
The collection consists of records from the Blacksburg Baptist Church, currently known as Church on Main in Blacksburg. The boxes contain materials related to financial records, minutes, church history, scrapbooks, photographs, ledger books, cassette tapes, correspondence, and more. The collection is organized based on organizations and types of records. This includes the Baptist Young People's Union, Church Building Committee, Church Bulletins, Correspondences, Financials, Leadership,...
Dates:
1894 - 2007
Brotherton Family Collection
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2024-062
Abstract
The Brotherton Family Collection contains over 300 letters written during the 1850s and 1860s by members of the William H. and Sadie Brotherton family. The letters represent the Civil War era with letters that discuss the election of Abraham Lincoln and letters written by William Brotherton from a Confederate Prison at Richmond, Virginia. Most letters were written prior to the Civil War. There are also post-war letters written to William from his brother David, who served in the Army during...
Dates:
1854 - 1887
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