Correspondence
Found in 140 Collections and/or Records:
Alexander Farish Robertson Papers
The Alexander Farish Robertson Papers contains correspondence, account books, and assorted documents, dating from 1867 to 1931. The majority of the material pertains to the legal practice of Robertson (1853-1938) who as an attorney, made a specialty of chancery and fiduciary matters.
William H. Ruffner Letters
The collection includes photocopies of eleven letters from Virginian educator William H. Ruffner (1824-1908) to his wife and children and to him from his daughter Anne.
Russell Family Correspondence
Lynne L. Rust Letter to Bernice Thies
This collection contains a World War I era letter from Norfolk, Virginia, dated May 7, 1918. The letter is from Lynne L. Rust (1897-1964) to his future wife Bernice Thies (1899-1964) of Sioux City, Iowa. Rust was stationed on the USS Montana from Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and discusses his experiences in the war and Navy.
Minnie Lee Ryan Collection
The Minnie Lee Ryan Collection contains a May 28, 1922, letter from Jack
to Ryan about their relationship as well as a 1922 newspaper clipping entitled Blacksburg High School Graduates
listing Ryan, amongst others.
Eulalie Salley Letter,
The collection contains a letter written by Eulalie Salley, of Aiken, South Carolina, to Frances Bear, of Roanoke, Virginia, on January 12,1974 about Salley's role in the suffrage movement.
Series III: Correspondence/Memorandum, 1938-1978, n.d.
The Blake W. Corson, Jr., Papers are comprised of professional and personal files, correspondence, and published materials from 1861-1984 (bulk, 1934-1979), primarily relating to his career as an engineer at NASA Langley. Topics include aerodynamic performance of aircraft propellers and manned aircraft; wind tunnel fans, jet noise suppression, and tunnel calibration. This collection is organized into five series by material type.
David W. Sharpe Collection
The David W. Sharpe Collection consists of letters written by Sharpe to his brother, William Sharpe, his mother and his sisters from October 10, 1860 to May 10, 1865. The collection also includes a cabinet card of Private David W. Sharpe and an 1862 CSA almanac found at Yorktown.
Shaver and Schaeffer Family Collection
Letter to Ruth H. Shootman
The collection consists of a three-page letter written December 5th, 1846, from Harriet of Sandy River Church, Virginia (a town in Prince Edward County) to "Miss Ruth H. Shootman, Big Lick, Roanoke, Va."