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MSS. Manuscript Collections

 Record Group
Identifier: MSS

Found in 595 Collections and/or Records:

Jean Elliott Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2016-014
Abstract

The Jean Elliott Papers includes documents and correspondece relating to Jean Elliott's work within the LGBTQ community at Virginia Tech.

Dates: 1999 - 2015

Nellie Morrill Diary

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2016-020
Abstract

The Nellie Morrill Diary consists of the diary of a Vermont native, kept from January 25, 1865 to Jaunary 1, 1866. The entries include day to day logs that detail weather, her daily activities and responsibilities, and news from her community.

Dates: 1865

Elliott Johnston Correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2016-017
Abstract

The Elliott Johnston Correspondence includes three letters from Sergeant Elliott Johnston to Col. John S. Mosby on the topic of relaying information from General Lee to General Early during the Civil War, some 30+ years prior.

Dates: 1897, n.d.

Girl Scout Guides and Policy Pamphlets

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2016-018
Abstract

The Girl Scout Guides and Policy Pamphlets includes a collection of ephemera, apparently collected by Bettie Barber, relating to the Girls Scouts of the United States of America. Dating from 1925 to 1948, there are camp pamhphlets, as roll book, and a book of policies for Girl Scouts.

Dates: 1925 - 1948

Cora Bolton McBryde Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2016-019
Abstract This collection consists of a handwritten recipe book belonging to Cora Bolton McBryde, as well as three peraonal artifacts: an anniversary plate, a Tiffany & Co. silver spoon, and a metal mold. Most of the materials are undated, other than the plate (1913), but they likely date from the late 19th and early 20th centuries.Cora Bolton McBryde was the wife of John McLaren McBryde, president of Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College before and during the transition to Virginia...
Dates: c.1860s-1910s

Chapman J. French Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2009-034
Abstract

Papers of Chapman J. French, civil engineer employed by Norfolk & Western Railway from 1903 to 1950. Includes correspondence, memoranda, working notes, and specifications for projects as well as company and engineering department procedures. Also includes personal papers, largely relating to purchases for household and farm.

Dates: 1903 - 1957

Western Lunatic Asylum [Staunton, Virginia] Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2016-021
Abstract

The Western Lunatic Asylum Collection includes correspondence and a final year report relating to the Western Lunatic Asylum in Staunton, Virginia, dating from 1841 to 1903.

Dates: 1841 - 1903

Marvin H. Neel Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2016-022
Abstract

This collection includes biographical resources, ephemera, correspondence, and writings and woodcut prints by and related to Marvin H. Neel (1908-1978), created between 1933 and 1988.

Dates: 1933 - 1988

Mary Sinton Leitch Correspondence with J. J. Lankes

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2017-001
Abstract

The collection includes 27 letters (some with covers and envelopes) written by Mary Sinton Leitch to J. J. Lankes between 1932 and 1950. Introduced by a mutual friend, Leitch and Lankes maintained a more than 18-year correspondence that contained conversations of personal news & friends, the Virginia literary and art scene, and their own writing and artistic efforts (including Lankes collaborations with poet Robert Frost).

Dates: 1932 - 1950

National Visitor Center (Washington, D.C.) Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2017-002
Abstract

The National Visitor Center (Washington, D.C.) Collection includes materials concerning the projected construction of the National Visitor Center at Union Station in Washington D.C. in the 1970s. The collection includes correspondence, records, images, memorabilia, maps, and architecture drawings of the center, which was only open briefly from 1976 to 1978.

Dates: 1966-1977, n.d. (likely 1970s)