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MSS. Manuscript Collections

 Record Group
Identifier: MSS

Found in 595 Collections and/or Records:

Arthur W. Grove Family Papers,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2011-084
Abstract

The Arthur W. Grove Family Papers consists correspondence, receipts, and other documents relating to the family from 1900 to 1957.

Dates: 1900 - 1957

U.S. Circuit Court Criminal Docket - Bickley Mills, VA,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2011-085
Abstract

Collection consists of the criminal docket of the U.S. Circuit Court located in Bickley Mills, Virginia (Russell County). Entries date from 1893 through 1897. Also present are documents related to correspondence and receipts to William Jessee, the constable of Russell County. These documents date from 1906 through 1907.

Dates: 1893 - 1907

C.B. Anderson Account Book (Newbern, VA),

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2011-086
Abstract

The C.B. Anderson Account Book contains the accounting information and merchandise sales of C.B. Anderson of Newbern, Virginia. Entries date from 1907 through 1909.

Dates: 1907 - 1909

Short Hills, NJ Trial Balance Ledger,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2011-087
Abstract

The Short Hills, NJ Trial Balance ledger contains expenses for an unidentified household located in the Short Hills area of New Jersey. Entries date from 1910 through 1949.

Dates: 1910 - 1949

Oscar Van Houten Letter,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2011-102
Abstract

The letter describes Van Houten's Civil War camp and war experiences as of May 17, 1863, including details of the wounded and death of several friends.

Dates: 1863 - 1863

Henry Squire Diary,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2011-103
Abstract

The collection includes the diary of Henry Squires from the first half of 1863, including entries of camp life and, after May, his experiences as POW following his capture at Chancellorsville.

Dates: 1863 - 1863

Aileen B. Cowardin Friendship Book,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2011-104
Abstract

The collection consists of a friendship book collected and maintained by Aileen B. Cowardin. The book includes leaf and plant samples, most of which are labeled as to the location where they were found.

Dates: 1863 - 1870

Robert A. Belz Papers,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2011-105
Abstract

The Robert A. Belz Papers contain personal and academic materials collected and created during 1869-1962. Belz graduated from Virginia in 1939 with a Bachelors degree in Industrial Engineering. Papers include coursework, newspaper clippings, and photographs.

Dates: 1869, 1929-1962, n.d.

William A. Leonard Papers,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2011-106
Abstract The collection includes William A. Leonard's letters home from February-July 1865, as well as his diary from August 1864-April 1865. Leonard served as an ambulance driver in and around the siege at Petersburg, which is the focus of his short diary entries. His early letters focus on war news and rumors, daily life, and news from home. Post-surrender letters emphasize Leonard's experiences while stationed around Washington, DC, daily life (including the growing frustrations of soldiers...
Dates: 1864 - 1865

Wythe County, Office of Subsistence Order,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2011-107
Abstract

The collection contains one Confederate subsistence order for Joseph Ferdinand Kent, Commander of the Wythe County Home Guards.

Dates: 1864 - 1864