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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
Willis E. Franklin Patent
Collection
Identifier: Ms-1967-001
Abstract
This collection contains an 1872 patent transfer for Movable Comb Bee-Hives to Willis E. Franklin from Lorenzo L. Langstroth, the inventor of the modern Langstroth beehive.
Dates:
1872
Chapman J. French Papers
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2009-034
Abstract
The collection contains papers of Chapman J. French, civil engineer employed by Norfolk & Western Railway from 1903 to 1950. It includes correspondence, memoranda, working notes, and specifications for projects as well as company and engineering department procedures. Also includes personal papers, largely relating to purchases for household and farm.
Dates:
1903 - 1957
Hermann Fricke Manuscript
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2008-062
Abstract
This collection contains German cosmologist Hermann Fricke's manuscript of "Eine Neue Sonnentheorie" from 1932 utilizes Sir William Siemens and William Herschel's ideas on sun spots and the solar corona to suggest new theoretical perspectives on the sun's relationship to the atmosphere.
Dates:
1932
Robert R. Gilruth Papers
Collection
Identifier: Ms-1990-053
Abstract
The collection consists of Robert R. Gilruth's papers, notes, records, articles, photographs, awards, degrees, certificates, and artifacts from 1936-1989.
Dates:
1936 - 1989
Irving J. Good Papers
Collection
Identifier: Ms-1982-018
Abstract
The Irving J. Good Papers, 1925-2004, consist of thirty-six bound volumes of photocopied articles reviews, interviews, correspondence, and lectures, created and complied by Good, a British mathematician and codebreaker during WWII, and Emeritus University Distinguished Professor at Virginia Tech. The collection also includes research notes, bibliographies of works, and correspondence.
Dates:
1925 - 2004
Melvin N. Gough Papers
Collection
Identifier: Ms-1987-057
Abstract
The Melvin N. Gough Papers span from 1919 to 1971 and include a wide variety of materials reflecting Gough's career as a test pilot, National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) administrator, and flight safety investigator. Types of materials include NACA and Advisory Group for Aerospace Research and Development (AGARD) reports and documents, articles, correspondence, notes and speeches, and newspaper and magazine clippings. Gough (1906-1994) was an engineer, pilot, and administrator...
Dates:
1919 - 1973
Roger L. Griffith Papers
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2022-001
Abstract
Roger L. Griffith (1934-2018) received his bachelors degree in chemical engineering from Virginia Tech. He worked for several small engineering firms, fifteen years for the Tennessee Valley Authority, and his own engineering firm in Alabama. The collection documents Griffith's career containing blueprints, academic papers, experiment results and data, documents from his work with different engineering firms, governmental reports, and documents relating to his work in foreign countries. The...
Dates:
1952 - 2008
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