MSS. Manuscript Collections
Found in 595 Collections and/or Records:
Confederate Quartermaster Records
Three invoices and a letter from the Confederate Quartermaster General's Office, dated 1862-1864. They list food and cookery purchases.
Vaiden A. Thornton Collection
The collection contains account books, dairy building blueprints designed by Virginia Tech, and various work-related papers created between 1930 and 1953. A few of the items are undated. Thornton ran a dairy and ice operation in Stony Creek, VA, in addition to his job as an insurance company medical examiner.
Jackson Ferry Shot Tower Linocut
Collection contains a black and white linocut created by Conway Smith, c.1930. It depicts the Jackson Ferry Shot Tower in Wythe County, Virginia.
James B. Richmond Poetry Book,
Book of poetry and prose by James B. Richmond (1842-1910), who was a politician, lawyer, judge, and banker from southwest Virginia.
Keystone View Company Papers,
Collection contains correspondence between Keystone View Company management and salesmen in the field, predominantly W. W. Barnhart. The collection also includes blank order forms.
John Harville Diaries,
James A. Branch Collection
Two diaries and letters pertaining to James A Branch between the years of 1864 and 1867; they detail his life as a Confederate soldier, a prisoner of war at Point Lookout Camp, and a shop clerk.
31st Regiment, Virginia Infantry, Company Roll,
The collection contains a single document reporting the roll of the 31st Virginia Infantry, Company E, for May 1862, with a short description of the regiment's activities.
Mrs. C. D. [Minnie Linwood] Eubank Account Books,
The account books are a record of newspaper deliveries in the area of Vinton, Virginia. An additional folder includes clippings and notes found between the pages compiled by Mrs. C. D. [Minnie Linwood] Eubank.
John W. Jellison Papers,
Collection contains letters written to family by John W. Jellison, 27th Regiment, Maine Infantry. Also included are Jellison's discharge papers.