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Patricia Givens Johnson Papers
Collection
Identifier: Ms-1988-007
Abstract
This collection consists of papers of Patricia Givens Johnson, New River Valley local historian. It includes correspondence, subject files, printed materials and photographs. Also includes a scrapbook and a few other materials, scattered throughout the collection, which had belonged to Johnson's mother, Lula Porterfield Givens, also a local historian.
Dates:
1920 - 1986
Historical Photograph Collection (List of Subjects)
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Photographs-001
Abstract
The photograph collection at Special Collections and University Archives consists primarily of historical photographs of Virginia Tech, dating back to the 1890s. The collection is also home to historic images of Blacksburg, Montgomery County, the New River Valley, and Southwest Virginia in general. A photograph collection of faculty and staff from the university is maintained separately.
Dates:
c. 1890s-present
Anne Judkins Hager Papers
Collection
Identifier: Ms-1995-008
Scope and Contents
The materials in the Anne Hager Papers consist of book manuscripts and unpublished essays, newspaper clippings, land deeds, correspondence, receipts, notes, and copies of wills. Also included are books belonging to the Preston family which include a family Bible, a children's poetry book, and many others. Of particular interest is an 1832 receipt to General Francis Preston (1765-1835) for a subscription to the Saturday Evening Post, writings by Elizabeth Preston Gray about the history of her...
Dates:
1828-1990, n.d.
Tyler-Ellis-Marye Family Collection
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2010-067
Abstract
The Tyler-Ellis-Marye Family Collection contains the family papers of President John Tyler, his second wife, Julia Gardiner Tyler, and descendants, mostly through the couple's daughter, Pearl Tyler Ellis. The collection includes letters written to the Tylers from family and friends; a letter written by the Tyler's son, David G. Tyler; an autograph book used at the 1868 Democratic National Convention; a published memorial to Mary L'Hommedieu Gardiner Horsford; photographs of Pearl Tyler...
Dates:
1848 - 1939
Alleghany Chapter, National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Records,
Collection
Identifier: Ms-1995-019
Abstract
The Daughters of the American Revolution (D.A.R.) was formed in 1890 as an organization to perpetuate the memory and spirit of the men and women who achieved American Indepedence, to encourage historical research in relation to the Revolution, and to promote the celebration of all patriotic anniversaries. The records consist of rosters, D.A.R. magazines, contitutions and by–laws, minutes and membership ledgers, yearbooks, scrapbooks, news bulletins, obituaries of members, and the original...
Dates:
1890 - 2016
Elizabeth Kent Adams Papers
Collection
Identifier: Ms-1990-045
Abstract
The collection contains the papers of Elizabeth Kent Adams (1908-1994), resident of Radford, Virginia and local historian. Correspondence, newspaper clippings, genealogical charts, essays, and other materials related to the history of Southwest Virginia and of her ancestral lines, especially the Cloyd, Kent, McGavock and Putnam families. Includes photocopy of the handwritten autobiography of A. W. Putnam, photocopies of James Randal Kent's will and inventory of debts, and photocopies and...
Dates:
1922 - 1987
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- Johnson, Patricia Givens, 1932-1996 1
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- Marye, Madison E. (Madison Ellis), 1925-2016 1
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- Tyler, John, 1790-1862 1
- Tyler, Julia Gardiner, 1820-1889 1
- Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (1872-1896) 1
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