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Blake W. Corson, Jr., Papers
Collection
Identifier: Ms-1990-055
Abstract
The Blake W. Corson, Jr., Papers are comprised of professional and personal files, correspondence, and published materials from 1861-1984 (bulk, 1934-1979), primarily relating to his career as an engineer at NASA Langley.
Dates:
1861 - 1984; Majority of material found within 1934 - 1979
Culinary Pamphlet Collection
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2011-002
Abstract
The collection includes small publications and pamphlets created and distributed by culinary, appliance, and food-related companies from about the 1870s to the 1990s. Most pamphlets contain advertisements, recipes, product information, testimonials, or some combination of all four.
Dates:
c. 1870s-1990s
Curtis W. Roane History of Plant Pathology in Virginia and Biographies of Plant Pathologists Papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Ms-1999-008
Scope and Contents
Collection consists of "A History of Plant Pathology in Virginia" and biographies of individual plant pathologists written by Professor Emeritus Curtis W. Roane from the Department of Plant Pathology at Virginia Tech. The history covers the period from 1888-1974 and is divided into eras: "The Pre-Alwood Era," "The Alwood Era (1888-1904)," "The Reed Era (1908-1915)," "The Fromme Era (1915-28)," "The Wingard Era (1928-1964)," "The Couch Era (1965-74)," "The Foy Era, (July 1, 1974 to August 30,...
Dates:
1993 - 1999
Edward D'Invilliers Report
Collection
Identifier: Ms-1959-002
Abstract
The collection consists of a typescript carbon copy of a geological report on the Virginia Anthracite Coal Company property, Price and Brush Mountains in Montgomery County, Virginia by Edward d'Invilliers.
Dates:
1905
John E. Duberg Papers
Collection
Identifier: Ms-1990-056
Scope and Contents
Aeronautical engineer, NASA administrator. Received B.S. at Manhattan College (1938); M.S., Virginia Tech (1940); Ph.D. in Structural Engineering, University of Illinois (1948). Aeronautical research scientist, National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (1943-46 and 1948-1952); research engineer, Standard Oil Company (1948); chief, structural research division, NACA (1952-1956); research engineer, Aeroneutronics Systems (1956-1957); professor of structural engineering, University of...
Dates:
1940 - 1980
G. Grahame Duce Papers
Collection
Identifier: Ms-1987-005
Abstract
This collection includes the papers of president of Duce Aeronautical Research (Baltimore, Maryland). Includes typescript "Alphabetical Index of Approved Aircraft"; manuscript drafts of articles on pilot safety, paratroop devices, air races, Boeing XB-47 Stratojet, the future of jet pilots; and miscellaneous notes.
Dates:
1920 - 1947
Richard Faraday Collection
Collection
Identifier: Ms-1984-177
Abstract
The Richard Faraday Collection consists of photocopies of a formula book for making lead shot at the Shot Tower in Wythe County, Virginia. The collection also includes genealogical notes on Faraday's family.
Dates:
1816
Cyrus W. Field Cable Section and Letter
Collection
Identifier: Ms-1989-053
Abstract
Section (4.5 in.) cut from first (1858) trans-Atlantic telegraph cable, accompanied by a photocopied letter of authenticity from Cyrus West Field, co-founder of Atlantic Telegraph Company.
Dates:
1858
Junius Blair Fishburn Papers
Collection
Identifier: Ms-1958-001
Abstract
The papers include a typescript report on the Fishburn Price Mountain coal property in Montgomery County, Virginia, and a letter by Fishburn regarding the property.
Dates:
1940 - 1947
Food and Agricultural Education Information System Reports
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2008-094
Abstract
The collection contains statistical data compiled by the Food and Agricultural Education Information System regarding college enrollment and degrees in such majors as Agriculture, Family and Consumer Science, Forestry, Home Economics, and Renewable Natural Resources.
Dates:
[1981]-2001
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- United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration 18
- United States. National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics 9
- Norfolk and Western Railway Company (1896-1982) 3
- Project Apollo (U.S.) 3
- Project Gemini (U.S.) 3
- Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (1872-1896) 3
- American Brake Shoe Company 2
- Audubon, John James, 1785-1851 2
- Avery, Howard S. (Howard Shaeffer), 1906-1996 2
- Becker, John Vernon, 1913- 2
- Collins, Michael, 1930-2021 2
- Gilruth, Robert R. (Robert Rowe), 1913- 2
- Kraft, Christopher C. 2
- Lee, John A. N. 2
- Massey, A. B. (Arthur Ballard) 2
- Phillips, William H. (William Hewitt), 1918-2009 2
- Polhamus, Edward C. (Edward Charles), 1923-2001 2
- Soule, Hartley A. (Hartley Aiken), 1904-1988 2
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. College of Arts and Sciences (1970-2003) 2
- Virginia. Junior Academy of Sciences (1941-) 2
- Albert, John Joseph, 1935-1978 1
- Alexander, Samuel Adam, 1941- 1
- Alford, William J., Jr., 1924-2010 1
- Alwood, William Bradford, 1859-1946 1
- Appalachian Electric Power Company (1926-1958) 1
- Appalachian Power Company 1
- Atlantic Telegraph Company (Limited) 1
- Avitabile, James J. 1
- Babcock & Wilcox Company 1
- Babineau, David E. 1
- Bailey, Harold H. (Harold Harris), 1878-1962 1
- Baily, Joseph T. 1
- Baldwin, Robert E. 1
- Barnett, John W. 1
- Battle, John Stewart, 1890-1972 1
- Bertha Mineral Company 1
- Bierman, David 1
- Blacksburg Electronic Village 1
- Blasingame, B. P. (Benjamin Paul), 1919- 1
- Bozovaisky, Luben Spasoff, 1912-1990 1
- Brooke, Henry 1
- Brown, Ralph Minthorne, 1878-1958 1
- Burke, J. A., Jr. (Jerry Allen) 1
- Cahill, Edward H. 1
- Christopher, George William, 1908-2002 1
- Cincinnati & Eastern Railroad Company 1
- Clark, Evert, 1925-1988 1
- Clark, Jeanette (Drury) 1
- Clark, John A. 1
- Clark, John D., 1907-1988 1
- Claytor, Robert B. (Robert Buckner), 1922-1993 1
- Claytor, W. Graham (William Graham), 1886-1971 1
- Collins, George 1
- Cooper, Byron Nelson, 1912-1971 1
- Corson, Blake W. 1
- Cresson, John H. 1
- D'Invilliers, Edward 1
- Dean, James 1
- Drake, Charles Roy, 1918- 1
- Draper, C. S. (Charles Stark), 1901-1987 1
- Drinkard, Alfred Washington, Jr. 1
- Duberg, John E. (John Edward), 1917- 1
- Duce, G. Grahame 1
- Elliot, Alma P. 1
- Faraday, Richard 1
- Fenne, Sanford Bernell, 1903-1978 1
- Field, Cyrus W. (Cyrus West), 1819-1892 1
- Fishburn, Junius Blair 1
- Food and Agricultural Education Information System (Texas A & M University) 1
- Fox, Joseph A., 1934- 1
- Foy, Chester L., 1928- 1
- Franklin, Willis E. 1
- French, Chapman J. (Chapman Johnston) 1
- Fricke, Hermann, 1876-1949 1
- Geological Survey. Water Resources Division (U.S.) 1
- Good, Irving John, 1924-2009 1
- Gough, Melvin N. (Melvin Neilson), 1906-1994 1
- Gross, Al, d.2000 1
- Gruenhagen, Richard H. 1
- Hagans, Harrison, 1796-1867 1
- Harper, Robert Almer, 1862-1946 1
- Hatzios, Kriton K., 1949-2003 1
- Henderson, Robert Gordon, 1903-1989 1
- Herrick, Samuel, 1911-1974 1
- Hickey, Kenneth D. 1
- Hill, Paul R., 1909-1990 1
- Holden, Roy Jay, 1870-1945 1
- Horsfall, Frank, Jr., 1903-1988 1
- Hsieh, Alice Langley, 1922-1979 1
- Hussey, Robert E. (Robert Elliot), 1888-1985 1
- International Business Machines Corporation 1
- International Conference on High Energy Physics 1
- Jacocks, Henry Morgan, 1878-1950 1
- Jenkins, Wilbert Armande, 1905-1956 1
- Johnson, William Martin 1
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