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Theda Gibson Papers
Collection
Identifier: Ms-1977-002
Abstract
The Theda Gibson Papers include the correspondence of Gibson, a librarian at the Wise County, Virginia, Lonesome Pine Regional Public Library to American celebrities and political figures. The collection contains photocopies of letters to Gibson, answering her query about favorite books. Some of the celebrities include Alan Alda, Melvin Belli, Jimmy Carter, Julia Child, Ann Landers, Norman Lear, Margaret Mead, Barbara Walters, O. J. Simpson, Cher, First Lady Mrs. Ford, and Lawrence Welk.
Dates:
1976, undated
Nat Goldman Correspondence
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2022-054
Abstract
This collection includes the correspondance of Nat Goldman, an auditor for the Textile Workers Union of America CIO. His letters from 1946 through 1949 are addressed to his girlfiend Rebecca "Reba" Baron in New York City, New York, including love letters to her and descriptions of his travels and work for the union. He writes about the innerworkings of locations and dissenment within the union. Most of the letters are from Virginia, but there are a few from his travels to Tennessee,...
Dates:
1946 - 1949
Morgan Goodhart Papers
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2011-017
Abstract
Correspondence of Morgan Goodhart, a U. S. Army officer during World War II, consisting mostly of letters to and from mother, sister, and friends.
Dates:
1933 - 1961
Robert Graves Letters
Collection
Identifier: Ms-1972-008
Abstract
The collection contains five letters, four from Robert Graves while in Majorca, Spain, and Oxford, England, and one to him from Melville Hardiment of London, with a note on it by Graves.
Dates:
1962-1970, n.d.
John L. Hebron Letter
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2019-033
Abstract
The John L. Hebron Letter contains information pertaining to the capture of a prisoner, July 4th celebrations, swimming in the river, and interacting with Rebel soldiers on pickett. John L. Hebron writes the letter to his mother, dated July 5, 1862 from Battle Creek Tennessee.
Dates:
1862
James Francis Heizer & Phoebe Anne McCormick Heizer Collection
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2016-013
Abstract
This collection consists of 100+ letters written between the years of 1863–1868, accompanied by a book entitled, The Heizer Family: American Pioneers by James Marion Heizer c.1861-1868. The majority of the letters are authored by James Francis (Frank) Heizer, a private in the Confederate army, whose letters are mostly addressed to his love interest and eventual fiance, Pheobe Ann McCormick.
Dates:
1861 - 1868
Henry C. Wysor Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2023-012
Abstract
This collection includes three series of papers of Henry C. Wysor and his family members. The first series comprises of personal correspondence sent to Henry C. Wysor, his wife Mary E. Wysor who is sometimes referred to as Mrs. Henry C. Wysor, and his daughter Mary S. Wysor. The second series consists of papers regarding Henry C. Wysor's two businesses, his Apple Orchard and Life Insurance Branch. The Apple Orchard papers include correspondences and ledger paper sheets. The Life Insurance...
Dates:
1869 - 1918
Flora Baker Hiett Correspondence
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2023-008
Abstract
This collection includes forty-five letters. Majority are written to Flora Hiett Baker of Winchester, Virginia, between 1869-1873, with some being undated. The majority of the letters are written to Flora fram family and friends before and after her marriage. Some letters are written from her future husband, Joseph Hiett. There are five letters from 1867-1869 from Flora to her Joseph Hiett before their marriage. The collection includes some letter fragments. There are three letters to and...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1869-1873, undated
Mott Hooton Correspondence
Collection
Identifier: Ms-1988-100
Abstract
Letters written to Mott Hooton, Jr. (1838-1920), who served as an officer in the U. S. Army from the American Civil War through the Spanish-American War, by several relatives and friends in West Chester, Pennsylvania.
Dates:
1866 - 1879
Benjamin F. Hough Letter,
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2012-065
Abstract
The collection consists of a single letter from Hough to "Cousin Seymour," dated December 2, 1863, written from Libby Prison, near Richmond.
Dates:
1863
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