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Oren Thoits Letter
Collection
Identifier: Ms-1989-047
Abstract
Letter from Oren Thoits, a farmer living in Fort Fairfield, Maine, during the American Civil War, written May 5, 1861, to aunt and uncle, relaying family news and discussing the recent outbreak of war.
Dates:
1861
Thomas Family Recipe Books,
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2013-030
Abstract
The collection contains two handwritten recipe books from the Thomas Family of Baltimore, Maryland. These cookbooks highlight Maryland specialities (oysters, clams, crabs, and terrapins), as well as preserves, cakes, puddings, and other dishes. The majority of the recipes range from the 1870s to the 1910s, but at least one dates back to 1831.
Dates:
1831, 1870s - 1910s
Fay M. Thomas Letters to Edward L. Stone
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2017-038
Abstract
The Fay M. Thomas Letters to Edward L. Stone consists of two 1931 letters from Thomas, manager of the Hotel Patrick Henry in Roanoke, Virginia, to Stone, the president of Stone Printing and Manufacturing Co.
Dates:
1931
Henry Goddard Thomas Letters and Memoirs
Collection
Identifier: Ms-1991-073
Abstract
Henry Goddard Thomas was born in Maine and entered the American Civil War as a private yet rose to the rank of brigadier general by the war's end. After 1862 he was involved with the recruitment and organization of Black troops in the Union Army. He commissioned several troops, in particular the 79th and 19th U.S. Colored Infantries. He remained in the U. S. Army after the war and retired in 1891. His collection consists of twenty-two letters to Thomas from friends and relatives. Many of the...
Dates:
1868 - 1889
Herbert J. Thomas Papers
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: Ms-2000-089
Scope and Contents
Born in Columbus, Ohio, moved to South Charleston, West Virginia in 1925. Attended Virginia Polytechnic Institute from 1937-1941. Awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor and Purple Heart during World War II. Collection includes photographs, clippings, citations, and papers collected by Lt. Col. John Coulter for his book on the six Medal of Honor winners who were students from Virginia Tech.
Dates:
1937 - 1943
W. C. Thomas Papers
Collection
Identifier: Ms-1988-013
Abstract
The W. C. Thomas Papers were created by Thomas on his trip to the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois, in July 1940.
Dates:
1940
William Thomas Account Book
Collection
Identifier: Ms-1940-031
Abstract
This collection conains an account book of William Thomas, a merchant in Blacksburg, Virginia, during the mid-19th century.
Dates:
1845 - 1852
Thomas Wood and Company Freight Records
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2009-045
Abstract
The collection includes bills for freight shipped on the Norfolk & Western Railroad and received by Thomas Wood and Company, a general mercantile business.
Dates:
1881 - 1886
Alfred Thompson Correspondence
Collection
Identifier: Ms-1990-004
Abstract
Nine wartime letters written by Alfred Thompson, a soldier in Company H (and later Company A), 49th Pennsylvania Infantry during the American Civil War, from various camps in Virginia, addressed to David May of Spruce Creek, Pennsylvania.
Dates:
1862 - 1863
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