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MSS. Manuscript Collections

 Record Group
Identifier: MSS

Found in 595 Collections and/or Records:

Mental Hygiene in the Classroom Manual,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2011-054
Abstract

Manual for teachers regarding recognizing and preventing the development of mental health issues in their students. This manual was distributed by the Commonwealth of Virginia and was written by Minor Wine Thomas, Ph.D. of Radford College.

Dates: 1970 - 1970

John Burgess Johnson Letter,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2011-055
Abstract

Letter written by Captain John Burgess Johnson to his family while camped near Yorktown, Virginia. Letter is postmarked January 19. The letter details a march made by the 6th U.S. Colored troops from Glouchester Point to relieve Union calvary troops near the Chickahominy River.

Dates: 1864 - 1864

John P. E. Campbell Letter,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2011-056
Abstract

Letter from John P. E. Campbell (50th Regiment, Virginia Infantry) to his wife, April 13, 1863.

Dates: 1863 - 1863

Pedro T. Slone Memoir,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2011-057
Abstract

Typescript memoir by Pedro T. Slone of Franklin County, Virginia. The memoir was written in February 1943 and chronicles the way of life in Franklin County, Virginia, during the late 19th and early 20th century.

Dates: 1943 - 1943

Robert E. Hord Jr. Papers,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2011-058
Abstract Papers consist primarily of correspondence written by Robert Hord Jr. of Richmond, VA to his parents, Gladys and Robert Hord Sr. Also includes a scrapbook and photographs of the Hord family.Robert Hord Jr. was born in 1920; he attended the Virginia Polytechnic Institute's Engineering Extension school in Richmond from 1937 to 1939. In April 1942, Hord enlisted in the Army where he served in the 302nd Ordinance Regiment before being transferred to the 758th Railway Shop...
Dates: 1942-1945, n.d.

Industrial Education Association for Southern Mountaineers Collection,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2011-059
Abstract

The collection includes two pieces of correspondence by Caroline T. Burkham (President) and two pamphlets produced by the Industrial Education Association of Southern Mountaineers.

Dates: 1930, 1936, n.d.

Allison Family Correspondence,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2011-060
Abstract

This collection contains four letters from members of the Allison family (John P and James Polk), as well as a surgeon's certificate for William H Allison.

Dates: 1862 - 1864

George W. Walker Family Papers,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2011-061
Scope and Content

This collection contains a photocopy of a letter from J. Ernest Walker to his father, Professor George W. Walker regarding his experiences in the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire, as well as a copy of a newspaper clipping about J. Ernest Walker's real estate business. The collection also includes a photocopy of an image of Col. John E. Walker and photograph and obituary of George W. Walker.

Dates: 1906-1910, 1934, n.d.

James Roger Mansfield Papers,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2011-062
Abstract

Papers of James Roger Mansfield, a 1931 graduate of Virginia Polytechnic Institute, including photographs and a Cotillion Club banquet menu.

Dates: 1928-[ca. 1930]

Blacksburg Deaths Journal,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2011-063
Abstract

Blacksburg Deaths Journal contains a chronological listing of area deaths. Entries date from February 20, 1917 to February 14, 1947 and contain information like name, age, date of death, place of death, time and location of burial, and church membership.

Dates: 1917 - 1947