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Rick Boucher Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2021-048
Abstract The Rick Boucher Papers, 1968-2017, document his career in the Virginia State Senate, 1975-1982, and in the United States Congress as the Representative of Virginia's 9th District, 1983-2011. The collection consists of press releases, Boucher's writings, mailers he distributed, information about his campaigns and elections, scripts of speeches he gave, news clippings about him and issues he worked on, correspondence, information about grants that he worked on, and audiovisual materials...
Dates: 1968 - 2017; Majority of material found within ( 1975-2011)

Thomas Creigh Letter

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2008-060
Abstract

The Thomas Creigh Letter is a missive written in 1858 from a Virginia assemblyman, representing Greenbrier County, to an unknown party concerning the state of Virginia's real indebtedness.

Dates: 1858

Charlotte C. Giesen Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1987-009
Abstract

The collection consists of a taped interview (April 1987) with Charlotte C. Giesen, by Samantha J. Hall, a student at Virginia Tech, with a history paper on Giesen prepared by Hall.

Dates: 1987

Governors' Conference State Dinner Menu

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2008-047
Abstract

The collection contains the menu from a state dinner of the National Governors' Conference of 1950, held at the Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. Autographed for John Britton Jr. by Tennessee Governor Gordon Browning and others.

Dates: 1950

Herbert Hoover Deed

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1979-006
Abstract

The collection includes a deed of trust of Herbert Hoover and his wife, Lou Henry, and William E. Carson, Trustee, for land in Madison County, Virginia, to become part of the Shenandoah National Park.

Dates: 1932

John Henry Johnson Scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2009-053
Abstract

The collection includes a scrapbook of John Henry Johnson, a Scott County, Virginia politician, including letters signed by other politicians (including William Jennings Bryan and other members of the Bryan family), newspaper clippings, certificates, invitations, original poetry, and a photograph.

Dates: 1918 - 1958

Rudolph Dixon Michael Papers

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Identifier: Ms-1960-005
Abstract

This collection contains the papers of Virginia Tech alumnus and agricultural information editor, Rudolph Dixon Michael. It contains correspondence and notes relating to the histories Blacksburg, the Preston family, and Smithfield Plantation (including maps of the grounds and the cemetery). It also contains a few campus photographs and printed materials related to Virginia Tech.

Dates: 1925 - 1984

James B. Richmond Poetry Book

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2010-051
Abstract

The collection contains a book of poetry and prose by James B. Richmond (1842-1910), who was a politician, lawyer, judge, and banker from southwest Virginia.

Dates: 1873 - 1883

Wyndham Robertson Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2009-100
Abstract

This collection consists of correspondence between Wyndham Robertson and John G. English, a promissory note, and a copy of The Historical Society of Washington County, Virginia, Bulletin with a biography of Robertson.

Dates: 1846-1857, 1876, 1996

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