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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

Blacksburg Baptist Church Records

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2024-001
Abstract The collection consists of records from the Blacksburg Baptist Church, currently known as Church on Main in Blacksburg. The boxes contain materials related to financial records, minutes, church history, scrapbooks, photographs, ledger books, cassette tapes, correspondence, and more. The collection is organized based on organizations and types of records. This includes the Baptist Young People's Union, Church Building Committee, Church Bulletins, Correspondences, Financials, Leadership,...
Dates: 1894 - 2007

Henry H. Wiss Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1996-013
Scope and Contents

Professor of Architecture at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University from 1947 to 1983. Collection consists of twelve architectural drawings and four photographs of Wiss's private residence in Blacksburg, Virginia, designed by him in 1960. 

Dates: 1960, n.d.

Lucy Lee Lancaster Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1990-069
Abstract Lucy Lee Lancaster was born in Blacksburg, Virginia in 1905 and lived there until she died in 1989. She was one of the first women admitted to Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (popularly known as VPI), and after graduating in 1925, she went on to earn her MLS from Columbia University Library School. She worked at the VPI library for the rest of her career. The Lancaster papers contain biographical materials, family papers, genealogy research,...
Dates: 1915 - 1989

Charles S. Worley, Jr., Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1996-017
Abstract

The Charles S. Worley, Jr., Collection consist of architectural drawings of designs by Worley, done from the mid-1950s to the early 1960s, with several designs undated. The collection also includes a small group of photographs and negatives of Worley and his own residence in Blacksburg, as well as an extensive collection of slides documenting Worley's student and professional work, work of his students, his travels, nature, and images that were likely used as part of lectures.

Dates: 1950-1982, undated

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

April 16, 2007 Community Photograph Collection,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2013-022
Abstract

A collection of 41 framed photographs having to do with the aftermath of the April 16, 2007 shootings. Photographers were community members who submitted images to be considered for an exhibition at Squires' Perspective Gallery in April 2008. Collection also includes additional digital images not framed for the show.

Dates: 2007 - 2008

Solitude Photographs and Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1993-024
Abstract

This collection contains photographs, newspaper clippings, and several other papers containing information about Solitude, the oldest building on the Virginia Tech campus in Blacksburg, Virginia.

Dates: ca. 1960s-1980s

Dorothy H. Bodell Papers,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1988-042
Abstract

The collection consists primarily of newspaper clippings, correspondence, research notes, photocopies of historical documents, and files Bodell compiled while writing her book.

Dates: 1850 - 1996

Leonard J. Currie Papers,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2007-028
Abstract Please note: this collection is currently being processed. Portions of the collection which are fully processed are listed in this finding aid. This includes photographs and negatives, flat files and oversize drawings from personal and professional projects, and a few artifacts. As more materials are processed, additional series and subseries will be published. Other portions of the collection may be available for research--contact Special Collections...
Dates: 1920 - 2001

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Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (1896-1944) 15
Virginia Polytechnic Institute (1944-1970) 13
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Kent family 3
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Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute. Corps of Cadets (1896-1944) 3
Black, Harvey, 1827-1888 2
Preston family (Montgomery County, Va.) 2
Smithfield Plantation House (Blacksburg, Va.) 2
A. W. Luster 1
Adams, Elizabeth Kent 1
Allen, Beulah O. (Beulah Oyama), 1905-1992 1
Amiss, Edwin 1
Apperson family 1
Apperson, Alex 1
Apperson, Elizabeth Black 1
Apperson, Harvey Black, 1890-1948 1
Apperson, John Samuel, 1837-1904 1
Apperson, Mary 1
Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities (APVA) (1889-2009) 1
Baber, Jerry 1
Black family 1
Black, Kent, active 1876-1890 1
Black, Mary Kent, b.1836 1
Blacksburg (Va.). Town Council 1
Blacksburg (Va.). Townscape Committee 1
Blacksburg Baptist Church (Blacksburg, Va) 1
Blacksburg Study Group (Blacksburg, Va.) 1
Blacksburg Woman’s Club (Blacksburg, Va.) 1
Bliznakov, Milka T., 1927-2010 1
Bodell, Dorothy H., 1931- 1
Boynton, Henry B., 1899-1991 1
Browder, Richard 1
Campbell, Anne Judkins 1
Caton, Louise 1
Cloyd family 1
Confederate States of America. Army. Stonewall Brigade 1
Criag, Helen 1
Croy family (Blacksburg, Va.) 1
Currie, Leonard J. (Leonard James), 1913-1996 1
Eastern Lunatic Asylum of Virginia 1
Gibboney, Lucie Ligon, 1917-2007 1
Givens, Lula Porterfield, 1906-1987 1
Griffiths, Rick 1
Harris, William Gideon 1
Hill, Henry Harris, 1880-1954 1
Hoekzema, Abbey 1
Holland, Angie 1
Hummel, Virginia, 1916-1998 1
Hutcheson, Eleanor Parrott 1
Hutcheson, John Redd, 1886-1962 1
John R. Hutcheson family 1
Johnson, Patricia Givens, 1932-1996 1
Kent, Germanicus, 1791-1862 1
Kent, James Randal 1
Kent, Lewis (enslaved person) 1
Kentland Farm 1
Kline, John 1
Lancaster, Lucy Lee, 1905-1989 1
Lemon, Lewis 1
Magill, Orrin R. (Orrin Rankin), 1887-1976 1
Mahone, Sarah 1
Marion Foundry and Machine Works (Marion, Va.) 1
McBryde, James Bolton, 1866-1925 1
McCormick, John 1
McGavock family 1
Merrey, Caroline 1
Michael, Rudolph Dixon, 1904-1994 1
Petersen, Kim 1
Preston and Olin Institute (Blacksburg, Va.) 1
Reid, Jeff 1
Reid, Kristine 1
Rich, Miriam 1
Riggs, Tammy 1
Russell, Frances McEver Hutcheson, 1931-2021 1
Sanders, Harry W. (Harry Warinner), 1895-1984 1
Sanders, Lucie Graham 1
Smithey & Boynton, Architects and Engineers (1935-1992) (Roanoke, Va.) 1
Solesbee, Jessica 1
Solitude (Blacksburg, Va. : Historic building) 1
Southside Garden Club (1928/1930-) (Blacksburg, Va.) 1
Southwestern Lunatic Asylum of Virginia (1887-1935) 1
Stanley, Laura 1
Sullivan family (Virginia) 1
Tartaro, Mary 1
Tucker family (Blacksburg, Va.) 1
Tucker, Henry, 1925-1945 1
Tucker, Mattie Lamb, 1893-1967 1
Virginia Cooperative Extension Service 1
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. College of Architecture (1974-1978) 1
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. College of Architecture and Urban Studies (1978-2022) 1
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Corps of Cadets 1
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. University Libraries 1
Virginia Polytechnic Institute. College of Architecture 1
Virginia Polytechnic Institute. Corps of Cadets (1944-1970) 1
Virginia. Department of Conservation and Historic Resources 1
W. Stone & Son 1
Wade , William A., b. ca. 1827 1
Ware, Joseph F., 1880-1969 1
Ware, Susana Howe Robinson, b. abt. 1897 1
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