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Bryan Ackler Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1990-047
Abstract

The collection includes the papers of Bryan Ackler, a graduate of Virginia Tech (1974) and co-founder and editor of Alice, a Blacksburg, Virginia, underground newspaper. Includes issues of Alice; a tape recording of an interview with two students involved in the occupation of Williams Hall; and a paper by Ackler, "Alice: the Study of a Free Press."

Dates: 1968 - 1970

African-American Tenant Farmer Photographs, Clarksville, Virginia

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2009-110
Abstract

This collection contains six black and white photographs of a tenant farm in Clarksville, Virginia.

Dates: c.1920-1930

Alexandria and Fairfax Counties [Virginia] Civil War Correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2013-029
Abstract

The Alexandria and Fairfax Counties [Virginia] Civil War Correspondence collection consists of 19 letters by 17 soldiers, dated between 1861 and 1862. Letters were written by soldiers stationed in and around Alexandria and Fairfax counties and Washington, DC in the first 12-16 months of the Civil War.

Dates: 1861 - 1862

Alleghany County, Virginia, Showing Primary and Secondary Highway Systems

 Collection — Object: 1
Identifier: Map-0224
Abstract

Map shows highways of Alleghany County, Virginia, with a mileage table and some inset maps of individual towns.

Dates: 1940

Americæ Pars, Nunc Virginia (reproduction)

 Collection — Object: 1
Identifier: Map-0032
Abstract

Cartouche contains the following text as the full title: "Americae pars, Nunc Virginia dicta, primum ab Anglis inuenta sumtibus Dn. Walteri Raleigh, Equestris ordinis viri Anno Dm. MDLXXXV regm verso Sereniss: notrae Reginae Elisabethae XVII. Hujus vero Historia peculiari Libro discripta est, additis etiam Indigenarum Iconibus." The box on the upper left reads, "Autore Ioanne with Sculptore Theodoro DeBry, Quiet excud."

Map is a photocopy.

Dates: 1585

An exact copy of a plan of the town of Richmond (reproduction)

 Collection — Object: 1
Identifier: Map-0166
Abstract

Hand-drawn map shows layout of Richmond along the James River, with notes identifying which lots had been "taken up." Reproduction was created in 1974.

Dates: 18th century

An Historical Map of Augusta County Virginia,

 Collection — Object: 1
Identifier: Map-0004
Abstract This historical map of Augusta County, Virginia, was compiled from maps, historical records, and traditions by J. R. Hildebrand, who copyrighted the historical map in 1933. It contains a brief history of the county surrounding the map, and on the map are identified locations for incidents of historical interest. The map is bordered by a list of names of men who, presumably, lived in the county. The bottom left corner contains a map of smaller scale, so one can find Augusta County in the...
Dates: 1732 - 1872

An Historical Map of Roanoke County, Virginia

 Collection — Object: 1
Identifier: Map-0197
Abstract

Historical map shows locations of significant events in Roanoke County, Virginia. This map also includes county and military history, as well as a small map of the town of Salem.

Dates: 1968

An Historical Map of Roanoke County, Virginia (from The Roanoke Times)

 Collection — Object: 1
Identifier: Map-0189
Abstract

Historical map shows locations of significant events in Roanoke County, Virginia. This map, taken from page C-8 of The Roanoke Times on September 29, 1986, also includes county and military history.

Dates: 11/29/1968

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.

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Local/Regional History and Appalachian South 442
Maps (documents) 408
Virginia -- Maps 396
Montgomery County (Va.) 133
Blacksburg (Va.) 111
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Virginia -- History 33
Civil War 28
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 27
Railroad 26
Virginia, Southwest 25
West Virginia -- Maps 21
Virginia -- Maps -- Early works to 1800 -- Facsimilies 20
Coal mines and mining 18
Pulaski County (Va.) 18
West Virginia 18
University History 13
Radford (Va.) 12
Roanoke (Va.) 12
Correspondence 11
Virginia 11
Roanoke County (Va.) 10
Wythe County (Va.) 10
University Archives 8
Christiansburg (Va.) 7
Giles County (Va.) 7
United States -- Maps 7
Women -- History 7
Iron foundries -- Virginia 6
American Literature -- Virginia 5
Architects -- Virginia 5
Religion 5
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Maps -- Early works to 1800 5
Alleghany County (Va.) 4
Bland County (Va.) 4
Carroll County (Va.) 4
Faculty 4
History of Food and Drink 4
International Archive of Women in Architecture (IAWA) 4
Letters 4
Photographs 4
Smyth County (Va.) 4
Tazewell County (Va.) 4
Washington County (Va.) 4
Account books 3
African Americans -- History 3
Agriculture 3
April 16, 2007 shootings 3
Architectural drawing -- 20th century 3
Authors, American -- 20th century 3
Bristol (Va.) 3
Grayson County (Va.) 3
History of Women in Architecture 3
Ledgers (account books) 3
Politicians -- United States 3
Slavery -- United States 3
Students and alumni 3
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Battlefields Maps 3
United States -- Maps -- Early works to 1800 -- Facsimiles 3
Virginia Tech Shootings, Blacksburg, Va., 2007 3
Architects 2
Architectural drawings (visual works) 2
Art, American -- Virginia -- 20th century 2
Botetourt County (Va.) 2
Bristol (Tenn.) 2
Coal Strike, W. Va., 1920-1921 2
Craig County (Va.) 2
Diaries 2
Kentucky -- Maps 2
Legal instruments (Legal documents) 2
Marion (Va.) 2
Maryland -- Maps 2
Ohio -- Maps 2
Patrick County (Va.) -- Maps 2
Petersburg (Va.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 2
Receipts (financial records) 2
Russell County (Va.) 2
Salem (Va.) 2
Science and Technology 2
Sharecropping -- United States -- Virginia 2
Strikes and lockouts -- Coal mining -- West Virginia 2
Virginia -- Maps -- Early works to 1800 2
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University -- Dances 2
Women architects -- Virginia 2
World maps -- Early works to 1800 -- Facsimiles 2
4-H clubs 1
Abingdon (Va.) 1
Aeronautics 1
Airports 1
Architecture (discipline) 1
Architecture -- Study and teaching 1
Authors 1
Battle of Cross Lanes, Virginia, August, 1861 1
Bedford County (Va.) 1
Bland (Va.) 1
Books 1
Buchanan County (Va.) 1
Burkes Garden (Va.) 1
Cocktail History Collection 1
Cocktails -- History 1
Cookbooks 1
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Language
English 538
Latin 5
French 2
Dutch; Flemish 1
 
Names
Virginia Polytechnic Institute (1944-1970) 43
Geological Survey (U.S.) 39
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (1970-) 29
Commonwealth of Virginia. Department of Highways 23
Hotchkiss, Jedediah, 1828-1899 11
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Bureau of the Census 10
Murrill, A. 9
Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (1896-1944) 9
Hildebrand, J. R. 8
Nirenstein's National Realty Map Company 8
Bien, Morris, 1859- 6
Gannett, Henry, 1846-1914 6
Historic Urban Plans (Firm) 6
Thompson, Gilbert, 1839-1909 6
United States. War Department. Corps of Engineers 6
Bache, A. D. (Alexander Dallas), 1806-1867 5
Mitchell, S. Augustus (Samuel Augustus), 1792-1868 5
O.W. Gray & Son 5
Roanoke Historical Society 5
Virginia. State Highway Commission 5
Wall, W. F. 5
Boyd, Charles Rufus, 1841-1903 4
Chace, George 4
Chace, Jacob 4
Everett Waddey Company 4
Foster, A. G. 4
Ireland, E. I. 4
Michie, P. S. 4
Norfolk and Western Railroad Company (1881-1896) 4
Rand McNally and Company 4
Sanborn Map Company 4
Smith, George Otis, 1871-1944 4
A. Hoen & Co. 3
American Publishing Co. (Milwaukee, Wis.) 3
Calver, James L. 3
Dwight, C. S. 3
Fletcher, L. C. 3
Gamble, W. H. (William H.) 3
Gannett, Samuel S. (Samuel Stinson), 1861-1939 3
Gilmer, Jeremy Francis, 1818-1883 3
Hall, Childress 3
Hall, W. J. 3
Lankes, Julius J., 1884-1960 3
McKinley, W. K. 3
Payne, John Barton, 1855-1935 3
Pike, Albert 3
Radford Land and Improvement Company 3
Richmond Civil War Centennial Committee 3
Sanborn-Perris Map Co. 3
United States. Department of Agriculture 3
Vandenberg, H. P. C. 3
Yeates, Chas. M. 3
Anderson, Sherwood (Sherwood Berton), 1876-1941 2
Appalachian Electric Power Company (1926-1958) 2
Archer, S. R. 2
Barnard, E. C. (Edward Chester), 1863-1921 2
Bevan, Arthur, 1888-1968 2
Blacksburg Colored Graveyard Association 2
Blacksburg Engineering Dept 2
Blunt, E. 2
C. B. Malcolm and Son 2
Campbell, Albert H. (Albert Henry), 1826-1899 2
Clements & Draper 2
Cooke, Chas. E. (Charles E.) 2
Cowgill, Clinton Harriman, 1890-1975 2
Crozet, Claudius, 1790-1864 2
Desandroüins, Jean Nicolas, 1729-1792 2
Dickinson, W. 2
Episcopal Church. Diocese of Southwestern Virginia 2
Episcopal Church. Diocese of Southwestern Virginia. Standing Committee 2
Faden, William, 1749-1836 2
Faithorne, William, 1616-1691 2
Fry, Joshua, approximately 1700-1754 2
Gayetty, J. I. 2
Geese, F. 2
General Drafting Company 2
Geological Survey. Water Resources Division (U.S.) 2
Gore, J. H. 2
Griswold, William Tudor, 1859-? 2
Hackett, M. 2
Harris, E. E. 2
Harrison, D. C. 2
Harrison, R. L. 2
Hays, J. W. 2
Herrman, Augustine, 1621-1686 2
Hoffman, J. D. 2
Howell, D. J. 2
Jefferson, Peter, 1708-1757 2
Kegley, F. B. (Frederick Bittle), 1877-1968 2
Kegley, Mary B. 2
Kerr, Washington Caruthers, 1827-1885 2
Knight, F. J. 2
Lane, Franklin K. 2
Lesher, C. E. (Carl Eugene), b.1885 2
Malcolm, C. B. 2
Manning, Vannoy Hartrog, 1861-1932 2
Manning, Warren H. (Warren Henry), 1860-1938 2
Marshall, R. B. (Robert Bradford), 1867-1949 2
McGill, William M. 2
McLaughlin, Fred 2
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