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Thomas Adriance Papers
The collection consists almost exclusively of performance programs, playbills, and other threater literature of theater, dance, and music performances attended by Adriance.
Marvin Blecher Oral History Interview
Oral history interview conducted by Virginia Tech student Christina Roemer with Marvin and Freda Blecher of Blacksburg, Virginia, regarding Blacksburg's Jewish community, the Hillel student organization at Virginia Tech, and other Jewish communities in the region.
Milka T. Bliznakov Papers and Architectural Drawings
Milka Bliznakov was a Bulgarian architect, architectural historian, and professor who practiced in Bulgaria, France, and the United States. The collection consists of her publications, research, correspondence, professional documentation of her practice, conference participation materials, teaching materials, and documents related to her involvement as the founder of the International Archive of Women in Architecture.
Ralph Minthorne Brown Papers
This collection contains the papers of Ralph Minthorne Brown, Virginia Tech head librarian (1926-1947), amateur historian, and naturalist. It includes materials on Virginia Tech and local history, including typed transcripts of sources gathered for an intended history of Virginia Tech. Also included are Brown's Blacksburg ornithological and weather observations, a bibliography of Matthew Fontaine Maury, and other writings.
Leonard J. Currie Papers,
Alfred Washington Drinkard, Jr. Diary
Daily 1947 diary of Alfred Washington Drinkard, Jr., assistant director of Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station, 1946-1948 (and previous director, 1916-1946), mentioning people and events associated with the experiment station, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, and Blacksburg, Virginia.
Emmett Russell Price Scrapbooks
This collection contains the scrapbooks of Emmett Russell Price, professor of Agricultural Journalism at Virginia Polytechnic Institute (VPI), from 1910-1944. The scrapbooks consist of newspaper clippings about Blacksburg and VPI.
G. Preston Frazer Artwork
This collection contains eighteen (18) sketches and drawings created by G. Preston Frazer (1908-2003), a professor of art at Virginia Tech. The majority of the drawings depict scenes of Blacksburg, Virginia, and the Virginia Tech campus, though several of the drawings depict nude models. This collection also contains a sketchpad that belonged to Frazer.
William E. Garnett Papers
The William E. Garnett Papers consist of field notes, surveys, reports, class notes, letters to the editors of Montgomery County, Virginia, newspapers, and reprints of publications.