MSS. Manuscript Collections

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Collection contains two letters by Charles Doe, future Chief Justice of New Hampshire. Written to his parents in Maine in 1850, Doe's letters detail his travels and observations in Virginia.

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This collection contains John McJellison's commission papers to serve as Second Lieutenant in Company K, 27th Regiment, Maine Infantry, as well as a letter to McJellison from his nephew.

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Papers of Squire Bosworth, a physician and county court clerk of Randolph County, Virginia/West Virginia, including correspondence, legal papers, and financial documents.

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An 1864 Diary, transcript, and photocopied Muster Rolls and a card number list pertaining to Marcus B. Warner, of New York's 184th Volunteer Infantry, Company K. The diary details his civilian life as a harness maker and the first portion of his career as a Union soldier stationed in City Point and Petersburg, Virginia.

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This collection contains the Civil War diary of Joel H. Jenks, 78th Illinois Infantry, spanning 1865. Entries discuss the weather, food, and daily activities in the camp and hospital ward.

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The Thomas Booth Correspondence contains one eight page letter datelined Yorktown 9 June 1861. The letter contains brief descriptions of cavalry scouting activites, camp life, and the citizens on the homefront.

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The Virginia General Assembly, Transportation Bills contains five bills from the Virginia General Assembly relating to the construction of turnpikes around Wythe and Grayson counties, Virginia and the associated companies.

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Collection contains manuscript materials, notes, and correspondence related to Yates' research on the Price family after the publication of her book, Increase in Prices.

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This collection contains correspondence relating to the Umbarger family from 1863-1867 and 1870-1883. Letters detail the family's experiences in the Civil War and their migration from Jonesville, Lee County, Virginia, to Coss County, Indiana, shortly after the war's close.

Abstract Family papers of President John Tyler, his second wife, Julia Gardiner Tyler, and descendants, mostly through the couple's daughter, Pearl Tyler Ellis. 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 Ellis; Ellis and Marye family-related newspaper clippings; photographs and Civil...