MSS. Manuscript Collections
Found in 595 Collections and/or Records:
Civilian Conservation Corps and Family Photograph Collection,
The collection includes CCC photographs from camps (at least some are in Virginia), as well as a number of family photographs. Most items are not dated, but some images come from the 1920s and 1930s.
Alfred L. Mantor Diary,
The collection contains the Civil War diary of Alfred Mantor, a corporal (and later sergeant) with "C" Company of the 27th Massachusetts Infantry. Mantor's diary covers January through April of 1864, shortly before he was killed in action in May. Entries focus on his regiment's activities, as well as his personal experiences teaching Sunday school in the Norfolk, Virginia, area.
Virginia Brewing Company Letter,
The Virginia Brewing Company letter was written on September 27, 1909 by Louis A. Scholz, President of the company, and Henry Scholz, Secretary and Treasurer of the company requesting support for anti-Prohibition laws in Virginia.
Cotton Weaving Class Notebook,
The Cotton Weaving Class Notebook from 1914-1915 belonged to Alec Atkinson, a student at Nelson Municipal Technical School.
Cotton Fabrics First Year Lecture Notebook,
The Cotton Fabrics First Year Lecture Notebook was J. H. Hodgkinson's notebook from 1905-1906 for class at Manchester Municipal School of Technology.
Burnett's Wheat Fan Instructions,
Burnett's Wheat Fan Instructions was printed in Salem, Virginia in September 1851, and it contains directions on how to use C. M. Burnett's patent beveled wheat fan.
Eulalie Salley Letter,
The collection contains a letter written by Eulalie Salley, of Aiken, South Carolina, to Frances Bear, of Roanoke, Virginia, on January 12,1974 about Salley's role in the suffrage movement.
Pearl M. Brickman Architectural Collection,
Pearl Brickman (1928- ). Collection includes three design projects she developed during her years (1977-1979) at Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI Arc), and fifteen projects from her professional career (1982-2002), including project descriptions, drawings,and progress photographs.
Elizabeth Stanford Scrapbooks, Galax Retail Merchants Association,
The collection consists of two scrapbooks of newspaper clippings and photographs from 1946-1962 related to Galax Retail Merchants Association compiled by Elizabeth Stanford, office manager and secretary for the RMA.
New Alexandria Land and River Improvement Company Ledgers,
The collection includes two ledgers for the New Alexandria Land and River Improvement Company dated from 1892-1906. The ledgers contain documentation of transactions, land sales, commissions, and loans with detailed accounts of revenues and interest.