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Joseph F. Ware Collection

Collection

Identifier: Ms-2010-022

Abstract

The collection contains 102 letters from Joseph F. Ware to his wife, Susie, in Blacksburg, Virginia, while he was serving overseas during and after World War I. The other significant portion of this collection contains nearly 200 photographs.

Dates: 1900 - 1971; Majority of material found within 1915 - 1920

Found in: Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech / Joseph F. Ware Collection

World War I Image Collection,

Collection

Identifier: Ms-2012-012

Abstract

The collection consists of 33 postcards and 8 photos, from World Wars I and II.

Dates: 1914 - 1945

Found in: Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech / World War I Image Collection,

Rice Family Papers

Collection

Identifier: Ms-2022-021

Abstract The Rice Family Papers include decades of letters to and from four generations of the decendents of Jerry Rice of Campbell County, Virginia. The majority of the letters were sent to Nannie Mae (Rice) Banks but there are also letters addressed to her father, Fletcher, her mother, Georgianna, and other members of the family. These letters document the experiences of this family from Southwest Virginia as they lived through, fought, and died in, World War I, the Great Depression, and World War...

Dates: 1892 - 1995; Majority of material found within 1917 - 1962

Found in: Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech / Rice Family Papers

Leander Dietrick Collection

Collection

Identifier: Ms-1989-001

Abstract

Printed materials and photographs from the estate of Leander Dietrick, Virginia Tech dean of agriculture and director of the Virginia Agricultural Extension Service.

Dates: 1905 - 1919

Found in: Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech / Leander Dietrick Collection

Marion S. Battle Papers,

Collection

Identifier: Ms-2015-038

Abstract

The Marion S. Battle Papers document Battle's experiences in the United States Army during the First World War and afterwards in Czechoslovakia. Items include a report about the Czechoslovak Legion and Battle's roll in the U.S. Army Transportation Service operation to provide transport back to Czechoslovakia; photographs depicting members of the Legion and their trip on the USAT America; and photocopies of Battle's U.S. Army records.

Dates: undated

Found in: Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech / Marion S. Battle Papers,

Earle D. Gregory Collection

Collection

Identifier: Ms-1972-004

Abstract This collection contains the papers of Congressional Medal of Honor winner and VPI alum Earle D. Gregory (1897-1972), documenting his time a member of the 1st Virginia, 29th Regiment of the U.S. Army during World War I. The majority of the materials relate specifically Gregory's impact during his first day of combat at Bois-de-Consenvoye, France for which Gregory was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his heroic actions. In his lifetime, Earle Gregory received several awards and...

Dates: 1915 - 1997

Found in: Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech / Earle D. Gregory Collection

Military & Wartime Cookery Collection

Collection

Identifier: Ms-2017-029

Abstract

The Military & Wartime Cookery Collection consists of a variety of manuscript and ephemeral materials relating to the history of military and wartime food and cooking. Items in the collection date from 1884 to 1965, though the bulk of the collection covers parts of World War I through World War II (1917-1945).

Dates: 1884 - 1965; Majority of material found within 1917 - 1945

Found in: Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech / Military & Wartime Cookery Collection

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Joseph F. Ware Collection

World War I Image Collection,

Rice Family Papers

Leander Dietrick Collection

Marion S. Battle Papers,

Earle D. Gregory Collection

Military & Wartime Cookery Collection

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