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John G. and Georgia (Skinnell) Atkins Correspondence
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.
John F. Crosby Papers
The John F. Crosby Papers collection contains John Crosby's research, letters of inquiry, correspondence, and genealogy charts pertaining to his manuscript "Brother vs. Brother: Divided Families in the Civil War.
Joseph G. Dill Letter to Daniel C. E. Brady
The collection consists of a letter from Joseph G. Dill to Daniel C. E. Brady, written from Richmond, Virginia, on May 30, 1862. Dill writes Brady on a variety of topics including recent war news, the challenges of sending mail through conflict zones, a recent fishing party, the warther, and the price of goods.
Joseph Fergeson Letter to Benjamin Fergeson
The collection contains a single letter from Joseph Ferguson to his brother, Benjamin Ferguson, in Dinwiddie County, written December 2, 1769.
William Edward Foster Family Papers
James Francis Heizer & Phoebe Anne McCormick Heizer Collection
This collection consists of 100+ letters written between the years of 1863–1868, accompanied by a book entitled, The Heizer Family: American Pioneers by James Marion Heizer c.1861-1868. The majority of the letters are authored by James Francis (Frank) Heizer, a private in the Confederate army, whose letters are mostly addressed to his love interest and eventual fiance, Pheobe Ann McCormick.
Madison T. Lawson Letter
The collection contains a letter from Madison T. Lawson to his family, written in Lee County, Virginia, on March 28, 1864.
Mary Sinton Leitch Correspondence with J. J. Lankes
The collection includes 27 letters (some with covers and envelopes) written by Mary Sinton Leitch to J. J. Lankes between 1932 and 1950. Introduced by a mutual friend, Leitch and Lankes maintained a more than 18-year correspondence that contained conversations of personal news & friends, the Virginia literary and art scene, and their own writing and artistic efforts (including Lankes collaborations with poet Robert Frost).
William E. Moser Collection
Collected by William E. Moser (1945-2016), this collection contains a large number of personal letters sent to Anderson Alley from 1849 to 1885. This collection also contains the roster for Company F of the 11th Virginia Cavalry and several merchant bills.
G. E. Roberts Letter
The G. E. Roberts Letter contains information pertaining to an African American man shooting a white doctor, Dr. Hammet, in Christiansburg, VA. The letter is written to Walter J. Reeve in Central Depot, VA on February 8, 1874.
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- Lankes, Julius J., 1884-1960 2
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- Anderson, Robert Lane, 1907-1951 1
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- Foster, Cecilia, 1875-1944 1
- Foster, Cora E. (Cora Elizabeth Beves), 1856-1931 1
- Foster, Dora B. (Dora Branch), 1889-1920 1
- Foster, Mary E. (Mary Eleanor Wiatt), 1812-1894 1
- Foster, William Edward, 1795-1843 1
- Foster, William Edward, 1843-1906 1
- Foster, Willie D. 1
- Frost, Robert, 1874-1963 1
- Hammet, James Preston, d. 1879 1
- Heizer, James Francis, 1841-1930 1
- Heizer, Phoebe Anne McCormick, 1845-1906 1
- Jaffe, Louis I. (Louis Isaac), 1888-1950 1
- Lawrence, Cecilia D. (Cecilia Dabney Foster), 1835-1894 1
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- Moser, William E. 1
- Roberts, George E. , 1834-1887 1
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