MSS. Manuscript Collections
Found in 595 Collections and/or Records:
Mental Hygiene in the Classroom Manual,
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.
John Burgess Johnson Letter,
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.
John P. E. Campbell Letter,
Letter from John P. E. Campbell (50th Regiment, Virginia Infantry) to his wife, April 13, 1863.
Pedro T. Slone Memoir,
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.
Robert E. Hord Jr. Papers,
Industrial Education Association for Southern Mountaineers Collection,
The collection includes two pieces of correspondence by Caroline T. Burkham (President) and two pamphlets produced by the Industrial Education Association of Southern Mountaineers.
Allison Family Correspondence,
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.
George W. Walker Family Papers,
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.
James Roger Mansfield Papers,
Papers of James Roger Mansfield, a 1931 graduate of Virginia Polytechnic Institute, including photographs and a Cotillion Club banquet menu.
Blacksburg Deaths Journal,
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.