Guide to the Manuscript Collections
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DAMEWOOD, WALTER. PAPERS, 1928-30. 0.1 cu. ft. Rhymes & Poems by Eddy and Damewood, unpublished collection of poetry written by cadets in the Corps. Handwritten versions of poems (one on the back of the Sophomore Engineering Schedule), and the poem "The Old Dead Soldier" with a pen and ink drawing. Ms2000-088.
DASHIELL, THOMAS E. COLLECTION, 1893-1895. 0.2 cu. ft. Collection includes materials relating to Thomas Edward Dashiell's time as a student at the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College. Included are invitations and programs from Lee Literary Society events, Dashiell's grade reports from 1894 and 1895, and the Honor List from the 1894-1895 academic year. The collection also contains two letters sent to Dashiell's parents, one from Ellison A. Smyth and the other from President McBryde. While attending the college Dashiell played on the football team, a newspaper article detailing the 1894 VAMC vs. VMI game is also included. Dashiell left the college in 1896 when his father fell ill. Finding aid available on the Virginia Heritage database. Ms1964-007.
DASKALOVA, SNEZHA. ARCHITECTURAL PAPERS, 1985-ca. 1995. 0.5 cu. ft. Architect of Bulgaria. Papers include 50 drawings for four residential projects by Daskalova and one set of student drawings done by her daughter, Marine Milkovska. Preliminary inventory list available. International Archive of Women in Architecture. Ms2007-004.
DAVENPORT, PETER J. TAX RECEIPTS, 1849-1850. 0.1 cu. ft. Peter Johnston Davenport was the son of Thomas Davenport and Thomas's first cousin, Permelia Davenport. This collection contains tax receipts for Peter J. Davenport's stud horse. Finding aid available on the Virginia Heritage database. Ms2009-125.
DAVIS, D. M. ACCOUNT BOOK, 1875-99. 1 vol. General store merchant in Fauquier County, Virginia. Customer accounts. Ms40-003.
DAVIS, HOMER E. PAPERS, c.1861-2000. Resident of Kensington, Maryland, and a Civil War history enthusiast. Collection consists largely of photographs (more than 12,000) which were taken while documenting the gravesites of Civil War generals. (Also included are photographs of the gravesites of many other people prominent in U. S. military, political, legal, business, entertainment, art and literary history.) Complementing the photographs are Davis's research files on cemeteries and individuals. The collection also contains materials from various historical organizations (particularly District of Columbia area Civil War roundtables); Civil War printed materials and memorabilia (including relics) and personal materials. Finding aid available on the Virginia Heritage database. Ms2001-051.
DAWSON, JOHN HARPER (ca.1915-2002). BOOK MANUSCRIPT, [1981?]. 0.1 cu. ft. Author, retired president of Adrian College. Typescript draft of Dawson's book, Wildcat Cavalry: a Synoptic History of the Seventeenth Virginia Cavalry Regiment of the Jenkins-McCausland Brigade in the War Between the States. Finding aid available on the Virginia Heritage database. Ms2009-005.
DAY-LEWIS, CECIL (1904-72). PAPERS, 1935-68, n.d. 0.1 cu. ft. British author and poet laureate (1967-72). Also wrote detective stories under the pseudonym Nicholas Blake. Collection includes notes, clippings, and poetry including "Volunteer in Spain," written for Jack Lindsay and the May Day booklet; and a 1956 BBC transcript of 'new poems'--"Pegasus," "Psyche," "Baucis and Philemon," and "Ariandne on Naxos." Ms73-006.
DEAL, WILLIAM. INVENTORY OF ESTATE, 1808. 1 item. Patrick County, Virginia, resident. Inventory of his possessions made at the time of his death. Ms88-036.
DEAN, JAMES. COLLECTION, 1961-88. 2.5 cu. ft. Collection consists of reference material NASA artist James Dean used in producing the artwork for Michael Collins' book Liftoff: The Story of America's Adventure in Space. The bulk of the contents include NASA file photos, files from the twelve Gemini missions, the majority of Apollo missions (mostly XI), the Spacelab project, the Hubble telescope, space shuttle missions, the Challenger accident, and many other NASA related subjects. Also included are photos from the Project Mercury missions, images of NASA aircraft, NASA promotional material, and photos of U.S. officials and NASA personnel. An original rough draft copy of Liftoff, divided by chapter, is included. Archives of American Aerospace Exploration. Finding aid available in EAD on the Virginia Heritage Project database. Ms2003-061.
DEAN, OTIS (1821-1907). DIARY, 1864-1865. 0.1 cu. ft. Private in Company E, 56 Massachusetts Infantry during the Civil War. Concise diary entries describe mostly routine personal and unit activities, but also include mention of several battles and other significant war-related events.Finding aid available on the Virginia Heritage database. Ms2008-010.
DEANE, FRANCIS B., JR. LETTER, 1857. 0.1 cu. ft. Member of the Virginia General Assembly from Campbell County from 1853 to 1858. Letter written June 28, 1857, to William Ballard Preston (1805-62), a Montgomery County, Virginia, lawyer who rose to the office of Secretary of the Navy(1849-50) under Zachary Taylor. In 1858 Preston was involved in the negotiations to establish a line of steamers from Norfolk, Virginia, to the west coast of Africa, which failed to materialize due to the Civil War. Deane writes Preston about the possibility of the state raising the capital for the line of steamships, and hopes that Preston will "secure the cooperation of Mr. Hunter's friends in the Legislature." He refers to Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter, a U.S. Senator at the time who later became the Confederate States of America Secretary of State. Ms92-006.
DeGEZELLE, MOLLY (1979- ). PAPERS, 1994-95. 0.1 cu. ft. Resident of Mankato, Minnesota, and inventor of a building material composed of recycled paper and glue, originally created as an entry in a science fair competition in 1991. The material is now manufactured under the trade name Environ by Phenix Biocomposites. Collection consists of literature about the invention, including the paper she wrote for the science fair; biographical information about DeGezelle; and samples of her original invention (which she called "MollyBoard") and Environ. International Archive of Women in Architecture. Ms95-014.
DEHART, W. D. & SONS. LEDGERS, 1916-1946. 0.7 cu. ft. Country store in Meadows of Dan, Virginia, likely operated by William D. Dehart. Three ledgers of customer accounts. One ledger of wholesale transactions. Loose letters within ledgers. Finding aid available in EAD on the Virginia Heritage database. Ms2008-045.
DENISON, CHARLES NEWTIN. LETTER, 1861. 0.1 cu. ft. Medical student in Cincinnati, Ohio, writing to his brother on December 22, 1861. Comments on his fellow medical students, his work on cadavers, and operations he has observed. Ms91-020.
DENT, J.B. MEMORABILIA, 1920s. 0.2 cu. ft. Collection contains VPI memorabilia: photographs, programs from events and dances, copies of The Bugle, and a form letter from VPI President Burruss. Ms87-022.
DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY ORAL HISTORY COLLECTION. RECORDS, 2001-2002. 0.8 cu. ft. Oral history interviews conducted with faculty and staff of the Department of Biochemistry at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University as part of the 50th anniversary celebration of the department, which was founded in 1952. Interviews were conducted in the period from October 2001 to June 2002 with current and former department heads, faculty, and staff who played an important role in the founding and development of the department. Oral history interviewees included: Juel Albert by Robert R. Schmidt, Bruce M. Anderson by Thomas O. Sitz, Ruben W. Engel by George Edwin Bunce, Robert Smibert by John L. Hess, Everett L. Wisman by Lewis Barnett, and Roderick Young by Robert R. Schmidt. Full text of most of the interview transcripts as well as sound clips and other documentation are available at the "50-Year Celebration of the Department of Biochemistry 1952-2003." Finding aid available in EAD on the Virginia Heritage database. Ms2003-009.
DEPUTY SHERIFF OATH, BARBOUR COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. 1870. 0.1 cu. ft. The collection contains an oath taken by a Deputy Sheriff of Barbour County, West Virginia, stating that he never fought in the Confederate Army. The document is signed by Stingley Shaffer and is both witnessed and signed by Louis Wilson. Finding aid available on the Virginia Heritage database. Ms2009-087.
DEQUINCEY, THOMAS (1785-1859). PAPERS, n.d. 0.1 cu. ft. Untitled autograph manuscript leaf. Topics center on theology. Source of the text is unidentified, and possibly unpublished. Ms87-021.
DERNONCOURT, WAYNE L. (1918-88). PAPERS, 1950-80. 0.2 cu. ft. Vice president and Director of the Upper South Division of the Textile Workers Union of America, and involved in union organizing campaigns throughout the South from the 1930s to 1980. Papers include photographs, committee meeting reports, and other materials concerning the TWUA and the Education Conference of the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans. Ms88-025.
DEVIER, HUGH (1818-1889). LETTER OF ATTORNEY, 1857. Resident of Shenandoah County, Virginia. Legal document granting Devier's mother, Nancy Devier, power of attorney in receiving funds from sale of the lands and slaves of his late father, Allen Devier. Finding aid available on the Virginia Heritage database. Ms2008-039.
DEUEL, HERBERT. CIVIL WAR COLLECTION, 1864-1866, n.d. 0.7 cu. ft. Soldier with the 17th Regiment, Michigan Infantry (?-1865); clerk at Citizen's Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1864-1865). Collection includes diaries, battlefield artifacts, and printed ephemera related to Deuel's service in battle and at the hospital. Finding aid available on the Virginia Heritage database. Ms1999-004.
DIAMOND, KATHERINE. ARCHITECTURAL COLLECTION, 1985-1995. 0.2 cu. ft. Partner in Charge of Siegel Diamond Architects of Los Angeles, California, and the first woman to serve as President of the American Institute of Architects, Los Angeles Chapter. President of the Association for Women in Architecture from 1989-91. Collection consists of correspondence, a curriculum vitae, and information about the exhibit "Women in American Architecture, 1888-1989: A Historic, Contemporary and Southern California Perspective," which Diamond helped create. Also includes a 1992 draft of the book Women Architects: USA, by Jan Gero and information about the AIA exhibit "That Exceptional One." Finding aid available in EAD on the Virginia Heritage Project database. International Archive of Women in Architecture. Ms96-001.
DIAZ, LUZ MARIA BERISTAIN. ARCHITECTURAL PAPERS, 1996. 0.1 cu. ft. A member of the Faculty of Architecture at the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Division de Postgrado, the papers consist of Beristain Diaz's Master's Thesis in Restoration of Monuments entitled "Restoration of the Barrio de Tizapan Historical Center, Mexico City." Inventory available online. International Archive of Women in Architecture. Ms2001-022.
DI CARLO, GUY JR. CIVIL WAR RESEARCH PAPERS, 1862-2002, n.d. 25.2 cu. ft. Civil War enthusiast of New Jersey. Collection consists of newsletters, newspaper clippings, photocopies from published literature, maps, brochures, calendars, and other collected literature on a multitude of Civil War topics. Finding aid available on the Virginia Heritage database. Ms1995-015. Note: This collection is in off-site storage and requires 2-3 days notice for retrieval. Please contact Special Collections for more information.
DICKINSON FAMILY. PAPERS, 1888-1931. 0.8 cu. ft. Marion, Smyth County, Virginia, family. Papers consist of seven medical account books of S.W. Dickinson, a physician, and seventy-two letters from his son, Ralph Dickinson, to the family primarily when stationed with the U.S. Army in Alaska and Washington state. Ms89-094.
DICKINSON, LUCY. CORRESPONDENCE, 1905-06, n.d. 0.1 cu. ft. Resident of Poughkeepsie, New York. Two letters to Dickinson from Edward C. Root of New York, New York, and one from Louise Bass of Atlanta, Georgia. Ms88-014.
DICKSON FAMILY. PAPERS, 1769-1924. 2.0 cu. ft. Pioneer settlers in Greenbrier County, Virginia (now West Virginia). Joseph Dickson (1749-1822) settled in Greenbrier County from Ireland by way of Pennsylvania in the 1770s. He received land grants originally from the King's land office in 1769, and later from the Commonwealth of Virginia in 1785, 1789, and 1795 for property on Howard's Creek. His son, Robert Dickson (1795-1869?), inherited the land and built Locust Hill in 1833, later called Mountain Home. Robert Renick Dickson (1827-1888) and Henry Frazier Dickson (1841-1909), Robert Dickson's sons, inherited the land and in turn left it to their heirs. The Dicksons turned Mountain Home near White Sulphur Springs into a resort in the 1800s and early 1900s. The property and home were owned by the family until they were sold in 1968. The papers include financial accounts, bonds, correspondence, legal papers, diaries, slave documents, and bills of sale for property of each of the four generations of the family, including Geraldine Dickson Burrow, daughter of Henry Frazier Dickson. Collection also includes papers dealing with the construction of Locust Hill. Finding aid available in EAD on the Virginia Heritage Project database. Ms88-094.
DIETRICH, VERENA (1941- ). PAPERS, 1975-1992. 0.1 cu. ft. Architect in Cologne, Germany. Papers include photographs of Dietrich and her designs, a list of her designs from 1975 to 1987; copies of architectural drawings and photographs for her book Architektinnen: Ideen-Projekte-Bauten; a poster for an exhibition about her work in Berlin (1992); and articles (1980-90) by her and about her work. International Archive of Women in Architecture. Ms87-060.
DILLON, EDWARD (b.1871). COLLECTION, 1889. 0.1 cu. ft. VAMC student from 1888-1890. Collection consists of a VAMC cadet uniform coat and trousers (in the University Archives materials), and a letter to his mother, dated February 22, 1889. Finding aid available on the Virginia Heritage database. Ms1970-008.
DILLARD, MARTHA. AUDIOCASSETTE TAPES, 1992. 0.2 cu. ft. Oral history interviews (3 on 3 cassette tapes) conducted by artist Martha Dillard in connection with "Watershed," an exhibition of Dillard's paintings of the Ellett Valley in Montgomery County, Virginia. Interviewees include T. Cartmel and Liz Brown, Anna Laura Tribble, and Josie Shotts about the valley of the North Fork of the Roanoke River. Collection also includes postcards and flyers relating to the exhibition. Interviews untranscribed, notes available. Ms98-027.
DILLON, EDWARD (b.1871). COLLECTION, 1889. 0.1 cu. ft. VAMC student from 1888-1890. Collection consists of a VAMC cadet uniform coat and trousers (in the University Archives materials), and a letter to his mother, dated February 22, 1889. Finding aid available on the Virginia Heritage database. Ms1970-008.
DILLON, ELLETT & COMPANY. LEDGERS, 1871-99. 1.0 cu. ft. Company that produced limestone and related items in Indian Rock, Botetourt County, Virginia. Ledgers include a cash accounts book, a journal, and a day book. Ms86-011.
D'INVILLIERS, EDWARD. REPORT, 1905. 0.1 cu. ft. Typescript carbon copy of a geological report on the Virginia Anthracite Coal Company property, Price and Brush Mountains in Montgomery County, Virginia, by d'Invilliers, geologist and mining engineer of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Ms59-002.
DISHMAN FAMILY. GENEALOGY CHART, 1993. 1 item. Family of King George and Westmoreland counties, Virginia, originating in France (as Duchemin). Compiled by James Dallas Dishman of Lynchburg, Virginia. Ms94-029
DOGGETT, DAVID S. (1895-1972). LETTERS, 1912-1915, n.d. 0.1 cu. ft. VPI Engineering graduate in 1916. Collection contains letters to his father, George B. Doggett, during his time as a student in Blacksburg. Finding aid available on the Virginia Heritage database. Ms1988-004.
DONEV, MIRIANA I. RÉSUMÉ 0.1 cu. ft. Architect of New Rochelle, New York; job captain of the firm of Allan Greenberg, Architect, of New Haven, Connecticut. Graduated from the Parsons School of Design in 1975 (B.F.A. in Environmental Design) and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in 1977 (M. Arch.). Curriculum vitae. International Archive of Women in Architecture. Ms2000-031.
DÖRHÖFER, KERSTIN (1943- ). ARCHITECTURAL COLLECTION, 1984-2001. 0.2 cu. ft. Born in Dresden, Dorhofer received her architecture degree in 1969 from the Technical University of Berlin and later earned her doctoral degree with a dissertation about social housing in Germany. In 1979 Dorhofer formed an organization for women's studies at the Free University of Berlin. Since 1986, Dorhofer has taught at the University of Arts in Berlin. This collection includes a bound portfolio book with photocopies showing her work from 1966-1972, a publication by the International Women's University entitled Reader: Project Area "City and Gender," with essays by Dorhofer and Beverly Willis, and a few biographical items. Finding aid available in EAD on Virginia Heritage database. International Archive of Women in Architecture. Ms2002-007.
DORROH, JOHN A. (?-1862). LETTER, 1862. 0.1 cu. ft. Soldier in Co. G, 3rd South Carolina Infantry; killed at the Battle of Fredericksburg. Letter written April 11, 1862, while recuperating on a plantation near Charlottesville, Virginia. Transcript available. Ms91-069.
DOUGHERTY, BETSEY OLENICK. ARCHITECTURAL PAPERS. 0.1 cu. ft. Architect of Newport Beach, California. Member of the National American Institute of Architects Board of Directors representing California, and a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects. Papers consist of photographs (1980-86) of her designs and a flyer and a brochure of her firm, Dougherty + Dougherty. International Archive of Women in Architecture. Ms2000-032.
DOUGHERTY, JOHN. PAPERS, 1796. 0.1 cu. ft. Wythe County, Virginia, militia compensation note, paid to Dougherty. Signed by James Thompson. Ms88-055.
DOUGLAS LAND COMPANY. RECORDS, 1880-1923. Obsolete title. See HURT, WILLIAM W. PAPERS. Ms92-025.
DOUGLAS, NORMAN (1870-1952). PAPERS, 1930-53. 0.1 cu. ft. British novelist and satirist, author of South Wind(1917). Collection contains an apparently unpublished handwritten essay (1943) on a novel by an unknown author, three letters (1929-36) written from Florence, Italy, and other notes and lists. Ms74-009.
DOWS, WENA W. (1928- ). 6 cu. ft. Architect of Culver City, California. Curriculum vitae and architectural drawings with a complete inventory of all renovations and additions to residences in southern California she designed between 1974 and 1986. International Archive of Women in Architecture. Ms90-013.
DOYLE, GEORGE F. SCRAPBOOK, 1861. 0.1 cu. ft. Patriotic scrapbook compiled by a Charleston, Massachusetts, resident in the first year of the Civil War. Scrapbook contains Union songsheets, mourning cards, patriotic covers, and cartoons. Much of the information relates to Colonel Ephram E. Ellsworth whose death in May 1861 caused a great upswell in patriotic sentiment in the North. Images available on Imagebase. Ms89-096.
DR. THOMAS' ECLECTRIC OIL. TRADE CARD, c.1875-1940. 0.1 cu. ft. The trade card was produced as an advertisement for the named product, which was sold from 1875 through the 1940s. This particular trade card was distributed by James Aumann, M.D.–a chemist and druggist in Wytheville, Virginia. Finding aid available on the Virginia Heritage database. Ms2009-064.
DRAKE, ELIAS G. LETTER, 1844. 0.1 cu. ft. Letter written June 28, 1844, from New York by Drake to William Segar Archer, senator from Virginia. Drake asks Archer about his views on Henry Clay, then Whig nominee for President and the Whig Party. Also includes a letter from an unidentified man who exhorts Archer to enforce the policy of abstaining from nominations for the coming election, which would benefit the Whig party. Ms90-012.
DRAPER MERCANTILE COMPANY. ACCOUNT BOOKS, 1908-23. 4 vols. Pulaski County, Virginia, general store. Customer accounts. Ms40-005.
DREW, JANE (1911-1996). RÉSUMÉ. 0.1 cu. ft. Assistant Town Planning Advisor to the Colonies of Nigeria, the Gold Coast, Sierra Leone, and Gambia. International Archive of Women in Architecture.
DRINKARD, ALFRED WASHINGTON, JR. (1883-1962). DIARY, 1947. 0.1 cu. ft. Director of Agricultural Experiment Station at Virginia Polytechnic Institute, 1917-1945; assistant director of Agricultural Experiment Station, 1945 until his retirement in 1948. Collection consists of a Daily Desk Diary, which mentions persons and events in Blacksburg and at Virginia Polytechnic Institute. Ms96-019.
DRISKEL, JEAN ROTH (1915-1971). BIOGRAPHICAL PAPERS. 0.1 cu. ft. Fellow of the American Institute of Architects, member of the Union Internationale des Femmes Architectes, and national president (1954-1956) of the Association of Women in Architecture. Designer of residential, commercial, and industrial buildings in Pasadena, California. Notebook of material relating to Driskel and her career, including a photograph, correspondence regarding her membership in the American Institute of Architects (1949-1958), newsclippings (1968-1971), and obituaries, donated by the Association for Women in Architecture. International Archive of Women in Architecture. Ms2000-033.
DRUMHELLER, WILLIAM D. PAPER, 1963. 0.1 cu. ft. VPI student in the early 1960s. Collection contains an IEEE prize-winning paper, "A Storage Analog Computer to Solve Polynormal Equations." Finding aid available on the Virginia Heritage database. Ms1963-004.
DUBERG, JOHN E. (1917- ). PAPERS, 1940-80. 4.0 cu. ft. Aeronautical engineer, NASA administrator. Received B.S. at Manhattan College (1938); M.S., Virginia Tech (1940); Ph.D. in Structural Engineering, University of Illinois (1948). Aeronautical research scientist, National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (1943-46 and 1948-52); research engineer, Standard Oil Company (1948-48); chief, structural research division, NACA (1952-56); research engineer, Aeroneutronics Systems (1956-57); professor of structural engineering, University of Illinois (1957-59); technical assistant to chief, NASA-Langley (1959-61); technical assistant to associate director (1961-64); assistant director (1964-68); associate director, theoretical mechanics division (1968-80). Papers include copies of Duberg's M.S. and Ph.D. theses; drafts of speeches; reports; correspondence; and materials from conferences and workshops attended. Archives of American Aerospace Exploration. Ms90-056. Note: This collection is in off-site storage and requires 2-3 days notice for retrieval. Please contact Special Collections for more information.
DUCE, G. GRAHAME. PAPERS, 1920-1947. 0.2 cu. ft. President of Duce Aeronautical Research, Baltimore, Maryland. Various airplane notes and characteristics, an approved aircraft index, and manuscript drafts of articles discussing new paratroop devices, the fastest long-ranger, the Martin XB-48, the building of XB-48, airlines in the red, pilot judgment, air races, the Boeing XB-47, the jet pilot, and the future of jet planes. Finding aid available in EAD on the Virginia Heritage database. Ms87-005.
DUDLEY, H.C. ACCOUNT BOOK, 1910-24. 4 vols. Montgomery County, Virginia, general store, saw mill, and lime kiln merchant. Customer accounts. Ms40-007.
DUDLEY, JAMES FREDERICK. COLLECTION, 1927-1929. 0.2 cu. ft. VPI graduate in Chemical Engineering, 1929. Collection includes programs, clippings, and fliers from organizations in which Dudley participated while he was a student, including the Dramatic Club, the Bugle, Tech Minstrels, the Southwestern Virginia Chemical Club, and the YMCA. Finding aid available on the Virginia Heritage database. Ms1949-002.
DUERR, WILLIAM A. (1911- ). PAPERS, 1933-81. 0.8 cu. ft. Professor of Forestry (1972-80) at Virginia Tech. Collection consists of reprints and typescripts of scientific reports on forestry. Ms75-006.
DULANEY, REBECCA COBB MASENGILL (1825-70). ALBUM, 1838-67. 1 vol. "Religious album" or remembrance book, of Dulaney's in which friends wrote poems and notes. Ms87-023.
DUNAY, DONNA. PAPERS. 0.1 cu. ft. Professor of Architecture at Virginia Polytechnic and State University; member of the IAWA Board of Advisors and its chair from 1994-2000. Collection includes History of Architecture Cybercore Project, (CD-ROM, 2000) and "Blacksburg Competition." International Archive of Women in Architecture. Ms2001-054.
DUNCAN, LANDON (1786-1867). LETTERS, 1812-37, n.d. 6 items. Giles County, Virginia, minister, teacher, and Commissioner of the Revenue. Collection consists of five letters from Duncan to his uncle Alamander Duncan and cousin Hiram Duncan in Stokes County, North Carolina. In the letters Duncan writes about the draft laws passed by the Virginia legislature for the War of 1812, the prices of basic goods such as pork and corn, and the nature of God's grace and his own faith. One of the letters was written by Jane H. Threves of Gallatin, Tennessee, to her cousin Hiram Duncan. Finding aid with links to transcripts and images available on the Virginia Heritage database. Ms97-023.
DUNCAN, WILLIAM E. COPYBOOK, 1862. 0.1 cu. ft. Confederate assistant quartermaster at Giles Court House, Virginia. Copybook containing requisitions issued and letters written by Duncan. Many of the letters are written on behalf of Brigadier General Henry Heth and concern such matters as supplies for local regiments, while others relate to postal service and transportation. A few items mention military combat in the New River Valley area. Civil War Small Manuscripts Collection. Ms2003-014.
DUNCOMBE, A. JANE (1925- ). ARCHITECTURAL PAPERS, 1952-2002. 2 cu. ft. Graduate of Art Institute of Chicago School of Industrial Design and apprentice of Frank Lloyd Wright at Taliesin (1950-1951). Architect in San Francisco Bay Area from 1956 to 1996. Papers primarily include drawings and some printed material that relate to various residential and other projects, one in Illinois and the rest in California. Finding aid is available in EAD on the Virginia Heritage database. International Archive of Women in Architecture. Ms2002-004.
DURHAM, L.S. LETTER, 1863. 0.1 cu. ft. Confederate soldier in Company B of the 34th Virginia Infantry, during the Civil War. Letter to his wife from Camp Randolph, September 7, administrator. Received B.S. at Manhattan Co 1863, with references to the strength of the enemy and the horrors of war. Ms88-070.
DURKEE FAMILY. CORRESPONDENCE, 1858-1884. (See Sturtevant Letters)
DUSTIN, J. K. LETTER, 1864. 0.1 cu. ft., 1 item. Union soldier in the Civil War. Letter written from Hammond U.S. General Hospital in Beaufort, North Carolina, April 26, 1864. Writes about reaction to the ship battle at Plymouth, North Carolina, April 20, 1864. Transcript available. Ms88-087.
DWIGHT, G. LYMAN (1841-1875). CORRESPONDENCE, 1861-63. Sergeant, then Captain, in the Battery A, 1st Rhode Island Artillery during the Civil War. Three letters written from camps in Maryland and Virginia to "Saint Helena," or Sarah Helen Whitman, of Providence, Rhode Island. Writes that the autumnal coloring in the South is very disappointing compared to that in the North and that he was in command of the battery while the captain was in Providence. Ms89-101.
EARHART, DAVID G. (1834-1862). CORRESPONDENCE, 1862-63. .75 li. ft. Thirty letters written by David Earhart of Montgomery County to his wife, parents, slaves, and sister while he was serving in the Stonewall Jackson Brigade, 4th Virginia Infantry, Company L. Also included are a letter David Earhart's wife, Mary Caddell Earhart of Dublin, Virginia, received regarding recovery of David Earhart's body after he was killed at the Battle of Chancellorsville; images of Mary and David Earhart, and a few items of additional family correspondence. Finding aid available in EAD on the Virginia Heritage Project database. Ms2002-017.
EARLY 1900S POSTAL CARDS. POSTAL CARDS, 1906-1912. 0.4 cu. ft. Collection consists of 32 postal cards, many undated and with no postmark. The collection includes Decoration Day 1861-65 commemorative cards, five Doctor Series humorous cards, a Valentine, and views of Virginia towns and buildings. Ms2002-024.
EARLY, JUBAL A. (1816-94). LETTER, 1872. 0.1 cu. ft. Confederate general in the Civil War. Born in Franklin County, Virginia, and a Lynchburg, Virginia, resident most of his life. Published A Memoir of the Last Year of the War for Independence in the Confederate States of America (1866). Collection consists of a letter written by Early to General Ran William H. Payne of Warrenton, Virginia, about the appointment of General Lunsford Lindsay Lomax to the Presidency of Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (now Virginia Tech) in Blacksburg. Ms55-005.
EASTMAN, ANN HEIDBREDER. PAPERS, 1978-91. 6.0 cu. ft. Former resident of Blacksburg, Virginia, and active since the 1960s in publishing and library circles. Active participant in such organizations as the Women's National Book Association (WNBA), the Resources and Technical Services Division, and the American Library Association. Awarded the WNBA Award in 1986. Collection consists of correspondence, conference materials, news clippings, memoranda, and file folders on Eastman's work as head of the steering committee for the Virginia Governor's Conference on Libraries and Information Services in 1991. Also includes much information on funding and support for libraries in the state. Ms91-053.
EDDY FAMILY. LETTERS, 1857-81. 0.2 cu. ft. Family in Troy, New York. Collection consists of thirty-two letters, mostly from Union soldiers, to the daughters of the family. Also includes two photographs of unidentified Union soldiers. Ms90-063.
EDELMAN, JUDITH (1923- ). ARCHITECTURAL PAPERS, 1967-1997, n.d. 0.4 cu. ft. Partner of The Edelman Partnership/Architects of New York City. Founding member of the Alliance of Women in Architecture (AWA) and a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects. Papers consist of newspaper clippings, correspondence, writings, and published literature about Edelman's activities with the AWA, as well as writings by her and about her work as an advocate for women in the field of architecture. Also includes photographs, floorplans, and supplementary information about seven architectural projects done by her. Finding aid available in EAD on Virginia Heritage database. International Archive of Women in Architecture. Ms97-010.
EDGEMONT FARM. PAPERS, 1925-1998. 1 cu. ft. Edgemont Farm record books, papers, maps, and correspondence relating to the history, operations, and sale of Edgemont Farm in Halifax County, Virignia, and to the Barksdale and Hutcheson families, owners of the farm. The collection includes correspondence between John R. Hutcheson and Thomas B. Hutcheson, Jr., as well as other correspondence of Thomas B. Hutcheson, Jr. Also included is extensive correspondence with David Barksdale regarding the purchase of the farm. John Redd Hutcheson (VPI class of 1907, M.S., 1909) was the ninth president of Virginia Polytechnic Institute (1945-47). He also served as director of the Agricultural Extension Divison (1919-1944) and as chancellor (1947-1955). Thomas Barksdale Hutcheson (VPI class of 1906), brother to John R., was professor of Agronomy (1914-1945) and dean of Agriculture at VPI. Thomas Barksdale Hutcheson, Jr. (VPI class of 1950) was professor of Agronomy (1964-1968) and head of the Agronomy Department. Finding aid available in EAD on the Virginia Heritage Project database. Ms2003-022.
EDMINTON, ROBERT. INVENTORY, 1815. 0.1 cu. ft. Washington County, Virginia, land and slave owner. Inventory of value of land, farm, and slaves. Finding aid available in EAD on the Virginia Heritage Project database. Ms88-077.
EGGLESTON, JOSEPH D., (1867-1953). COLLECTION, 1905-1945 (Bulk 1905-1920). 0.2 cu. ft. Born in Prince Edward County, Virginia; superintendent of schools in Asheville, NC, and Farmville, VA; Virginia State Superintendent of Public Instruction (1906-1912); President of VPI (1913-1919); President of Hampden-Sydney College (1919-1939). Collection contains publications and pamphlets authored by or including articles authored by and about Joseph D. Eggleston. Materials relate Eggleston's tenure with VPI and Hampden-Sydney College, as well as local religious and social causes. Several of the articles contain Eggleston's marginalia. Finding aid available on the Virginia Heritage database. Ms2009-128.
EGGLESTON, JOSEPH D. (1867-1953). PAPERS, 1913-19. 6.0 cu. ft. President of Virginia Tech (1913-19). Educated at Hampden-Sydney College; later its President. Virginia state superintendent of public instruction (1906-13). Papers consist of correspondence concerning mostly VPI, but also many other subjects, such as Agricultural High Schools, rural economic development, and the U.S. War Department. Also includes correspondence with state and national figures, including N.E. Clement, W.H. Mann, James Ray, and Claude A. Swanson. Finding aid available in EAD on the Virginia Heritage Project database. RG2/7.
EISEMAN, JOHN. LETTER, 1863. 0.1 cu. ft. Soldier in the 133rd New York Volunteer Regiment in the Civil War. Two letters written April 11 and 18, 1863, from Berwick City, Louisiana, and "on the march," to his parents. Eiseman describes skirmishes in Port Hudson and Franklin, Louisiana, and the actions of Major-General Nathaniel Banks. Ms89-049.
ELARTH, HERSCHEL GUSTAVE ANDERSON (1907-88). PAPERS, 1931-85. 11.0 cu. ft. Professor of Architecture (1954-77) and Professor Emeritus at Virginia Tech. Papers include correspondence, class notes, photographs, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, and ephemera concerning Elarth's personal life, experiences in World War II, fellowship in the American Institute of Architects, structures he has designed, awards and honors, and teaching at VPI&SU. Also includes two architectural drawings Elarth submitted for the Paris Prize (1931), for which he was chosen Civil War soldiers, Romaine J. Eggleston, Willard H. Eggleston first alternate, eight rolls of architectural drawings, and several drawings and watercolors. Ms84-182. Note: This collection is in off-site storage and requires 2-3 days notice for retrieval. Please contact Special Collections for more information.
ELARTH, WILHELMINA VAN INGEN (1905-69). PAPERS, 1880-1971. 4.5 cu. ft. Art historian and archaeologist. Born in Rochester, New York, educated at Vassar (B.A., 1926) and Radcliffe (M.A., 1929; Ph.D., 1932). Taught from 1933 to 1954 at University of Michigan, Wheaton College (Massachusetts), and the University of Manitoba. Moved to Blacksburg, Virginia, in 1954 and was active in the American Association of University Women, the Archaeological Institute of America, and other organizations. Papers include photographs of the van Ingen family; correspondence, diaries, and photographs from Elarth's year in Greece (1927-28) in which she participated in excavations at Eleusis; later correspondence and diaries; and two groups of ancient artifacts which she collected in the 1920s and 1930s--an Aegean collection and a pre-Columbian collection from Mexico. Images of Elarth are available on the VT Imagebase. Ms69-004. Note: This collection is in off-site storage and requires 2-3 days notice for retrieval. Please contact Special Collections for more information.
ELLETT FAMILY. PAPERS, 1865-1961. 0.2 cu. ft. Montgomery County, Virginia, family. Papers consist of approximately thirty-five items of correspondence (1865-67) from Dr. Robert Thaddeus Ellett (1826-1904), who served as an assistant surgeon in White Sulphur Springs, Virginia, for the Confederate States Army during the Civil War, to Sue French of Pearisburg, Virginia, who would later become his wife; and his medical accounts book (1867-72). Collection also includes genealogical information about the Ellett and French families in the form of photographs, newspaper clippings, and essays. Finding aid available in EAD on the Virginia Heritage Project database. Ms88-047.
ELLETT, ANNA BURTON (1886-1974). PAPERS, 1750-1851, 1932. 0.2 cu. ft. Blacksburg, Virginia, resident, active in the Daughters of the American Revolution, the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities, and local historical activities. Collection includes correspondence, accounts, and military documents relating to Colonel James Patton (3 items, 1754-97), Captain John Preston (4 items, 1792), Colonel William Preston (6 items, 1771-83), and General John Preston (3 items, 1814-25). Also includes articles, music, papers, and books commemorating the 200th anniversary of George Washington's birth (1932). Ms74-010.
ELLIOTT FAMILY. CORRESPONDENCE, 1864-71. 0.1 cu. ft. Three Hanover County, Virginia, brothers who served the Confederacy in the Civil War. Thomas A. and Joshua L. Elliott served in the 24th Virginia Infantry; Odin B. Elliott served in Company G of the 34th Virginia Infantry. The correspondence consists of ten letters to Mary F. Page of Hanover County. Company. Thomas and Joshua write Mary in 1864 from various camps in North Carolina. Joshua comments that he believes it is "General Lee's intention to pay the Pennsylvanians a visit" and that he thinks Lee will "invite us to accompany him on his visit as we are his pets." Thomas displays romantic interest in Mary and was angry that his furlough was "disapproved" for "it made me mad to think that I was deprived of being with the one I love." In 1866 Odin writes Mary from Roanoke County, Virginia, wanting his letters and a ring back after she led him on about marriage. Also includes a letter Mary wrote in 1871 from an insane asylum in Williamsburg, Virginia, to her sister, Elizabeth Mallory, about her desperate situation. Transcripts available. Ms90-021.
ELVISH, EMILY AUGUSTA SHADE (d. 1872). DIARY, 1854-60, 1872. 0.1 cu. ft. Unmarried schoolteacher in Perry, Illinois, in the mid-1800s. Elvish writes eloquently of her devotion to God, and berates herself for not being a better person or more worthy of God's love. Among the topics Elvish writes about are her sisters, a friend's leaving for Persia, and her mother's earlier death. Ms92-004.
EMMONI, GEORGE M. LETTER, 1863. 0.1 cu. ft. Obsolete title. See EMMONS, GEORGE W. LETTER. Ms91-008.
EMMONS, AUDREY (1921-97). PAPERS, 1974-97, n.d. 2 cu. ft. Architect of Sausalito, California, and a fellow of the American Institute of Architects. Received B.S. in Architecture at Kansas State University in 1943, and worked for architectural firms in Washington, D.C., and San Francisco, California, until she established her own firm in 1980. Collection consists of architectural drawings, photographs, slides, and job files for designs Emmons did in San Francisco, Sausalito, and other Northern California locations from the mid-1970s to 1996. Inventory available. International Archive of Women in Architecture. Ms97-018.
EMMONS, GEORGE W. (b. 1840). LETTER, 1863. 0.1 cu. ft. Private in Company C, 12th Virginia Infantry during the Civil War, detailed as hospital steward. Letter written August 2, 1863, from White Oak Hospital (Dinwiddie County, Virginia), to Mrs. Louisa Traylor about money left to him by a dying soldier that he intends to send to her. Finding aid available in EAD on the Virginia Heritage database. Ms91-008.
EMOND, JAMES C.V. PAPERS, 1841-1987. 4.5 cu. ft. Carroll County, Virginia, resident, and minister of Fairlawn Church of Christ in the 1970s. Files consist of photographs; maps; newspapers and news clippings of local papers, including the Carroll News; correspondence; and research notes created or collected by Emond while doing research on the history of Carroll County. Also includes financial statements and sermon programs from Fairlawn Church of Christ, copies of papers documenting the county's formation (1841), materials on the county before white settlers arrived in the area and during the Civil War, and information about the Galax "Old Fiddler's Annual Convention." Ms91-026.
ENGLISH, ELIZABETH COOPER. DISSERTATION AND DOSSIER, 2000-2001. 0.5 cu. ft. Cooper received her PhD in Architecture from the University of Pennsylvania in 2000. Her dissertation is titled Arkhitektura I Mnimosti: The Origins of Soviet Avant-Garde Rationalist Architecture in the Russian Mystical-Philosophical and Mathematical Intellectual Tradition. International Archive of Women in Architecture. Ms2002-003.
[ENGLISH FAMILY PATENTS OF ARMS, 1908]. 1 vol. Manuscript index to the official records of grants of arms to 18th and 19th century English families. Ms91-005.
ENRIGHT, JOHN COLLINS (1837-1900). LETTERS, 1861-1863. 0.1 cu. ft. First sergeant in Company A, 18th Virginia Infantry. Transcripts, made by Enright's wife, of his war-time letters, written from camps in northern and eastern Virginia. Finding aid available in EAD on the Virginia Heritage database. Ms96-021.
ENRIQUEZ-MUSNI, MARJORIE L. (1958- ). RÉSUMÉ. 0.1 cu. ft. Planner of Manila, the Philippines. Materials consist of her curriculum vitae. International Archive of Women in Architecture. Ms2000-034.
EPISCOPAL DIOCESE OF SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA. RECORDS, 1919-1990. 104 cu. ft. Diocese created from the Diocese of Southern Virginia in 1919, covering those parts of Virginia south and west of Nelson, Amherst, and Campbell counties, with administrative headquarters in Roanoke. Records include correspondence of Bishops Robert C. Jett (1920-38), Henry D. Phillips (1938-54), and William H. Marmion (1954-79); reports from various churches, parishes, and mountain missions; diocesan financial information; lists of official acts (baptisms, confirmations); typescript histories of churches; and photographs. Finding aid available on the Virginia Heritage database. Ms85-004. Note: This collection is in off-site storage and requires 2-3 days notice for retrieval. Please contact Special Collections for more information.
ESPEGEL ALONSO, CARMEN. ARCHITECTURAL PAPERS, 1995-2004. 0.6 cu. ft. Associate Professor of Projects at the Higher Technical School of Architecture in Madrid, Spain. Practicing architect since 1985. Served as Principal of her firm VZK Architects (1991-1998) and currently works with her firm Espegel-Fisac Arquitectos (2003-). Papers include a copy of her Master's thesis, "Study and Restoration Proposals for the "Maison en Bord De Mer: E. 1027" By Arch. Eileen Gray and Jean Badovici," graphic dossiers of her work, and some correspondence. Finding aid available in EAD on Virginia Heritage database. International Archive of Women in Architecture. Ms2001-021.
ESTES, LUDMILL. LETTER, 1861. 0.1 cu. ft. Post office worker in Columbia, Tennessee. Letter written May 12, 1861, to his brother, W.I.A. Estes, in Corinth, Tennessee. Writes of the confusion in switching the postal system from Federal to Confederate and rumors that the Union army intends to tear up the railroad. Ms89-064.
EUBANK, DR. CHARLES D. (c.1860-1951?) MEMORANDA BOOKS, 1909, 1911-1916. 0.2 cu. ft. Dr. Charles D. Eubank was born c.1860 and was living in Roanoke, Virginia, with his wife Minnie C. (born c. 1862) by 1920. His "Physician's Daily Memorandum" books list patients' names, services required, and fees for treatment. Finding aid available on the Virginia Heritage database. Ms2009-108.
EVANS FAMILY. LETTERS, 1862-63. 0.1 cu. ft. Family of Illinois and Wisconsin. Consists of three letters from the sister and brothers of William Evans, a Union soldier in the 6th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteers, Company B, stationed in Washington, D.C. Transcripts available. Ms93-015.
EVANS, WASHINGTON C. (c.1833-1864). LETTERS, 1864. Resident of Essex County, Virginia and private in Co. F, 9th Virginia Cavalry, killed near Malvern Hill. Photocopies and transcripts of two letters to Evans' sister, written from camps in the Richmond-Petersburg area, concerning local and camp conditions, military operations and personal matters. Accompanied by photocopies of a letter from Isaac J. Mercer regarding Evans' death, a newspaper death notice and a carte-de-visite of Evans. Civil War Small Manuscripts Collection. Ms2003-014.
FAIRFAX, JOHN W. LETTERS, 1898-1902. 0.1 cu. ft. Letters from a New Orleans stock broker, John W. Fairfax, to Confederate General James Longstreet. The first is a request for a recommendation for Lawson L. Davis, a conferate veteran who was applying for a paymastership in the Army. The second letter speaks of personal business matters and mentions Bradstreet's impaired vision and new marriage. Finding aid available on the Virginia Heritage database. Ms2009-025.
FALLON, KRISTINE K. (1949- ). PAPERS. 0.1 cu. ft. Born 1949. Former president of Computer Technology Managment, Inc., of A. Epstein Companies, in Chicago, Illinois, and a consultant to architects and engineers on the effective use of computers in facility design. Current head of Kristine Fallon Associates, Inc. Collection materials consist of a r�sum�, a career information form from the AIA Archives, materials from the UIFA 1979 conference and essays. UIFA materials are a program, a participants list, and two papers, �Computer-Aided Design in Architectural Practice� by Fallon and �If the City Were a She� by Donna E. Shalala. Essays include a 1980 article by Fallon, �An Overview of Computer Aided Design in Architectural Practice,� a 1981 article by Margrit Kennedy, �Gyn/Ecology: On the Relationship Between Woman/ Nature/Space,� and a 1988 article, "Computer Applications in Building Design and Management" in which Fallon is featured. A digital copy of KFA�s 2004 report for the Art Institute of Chicago, "Collecting, Archiving, and Exhibiting Digital Design Data" is also included International Archive of Women in Architecture. Ms2000-035.
FANCY GAP CHURCH SINGING CLASS. PHOTOGRAPH, ca. 1900. 0.1 cu. ft. Church in Carroll County, Virginia. Photograph of group in front of church, together with caption identifying those pictured. Finding aid available on the Virginia Heritage database. Ms2008-068.
FARADAY, RICHARD. FORMULA BOOK, CA. 1816. 0.1 cu. ft. Photocopy of a formula book for making lead shot at the Shot Tower in Wythe County, Virginia. Includes genealogical notes on Faraday's family. Transcript available. Ms84-177.
[FARMER'S ACCOUNT BOOK, 1836-38, 1844-45.] 1 vol. Account book of unidentified farmer listing good and labor bought and sold. Ms88-112.
FARMVILLE GUARD (COMPANY A, SECOND VIRGINIA INFANTRY). POSTER, ca.1917. Poster commemorating the company's service in World War I. Finding aid available in EAD on the Virginia Heritage Project database. Ms2002-046.
FARRIER FAMILY. PAPERS, 1894-1972. 60.0 cu. ft. Martin P. (1869-1946) and his son, Andrew L. (?-1972) Farrier, lawyers in Pearisburg, Giles County, Virginia. Each was a trial lawyer and each served in the Virginia General Assembly. As a law firm they individually and collectively represented some of the most important industries in Southwest Virginia, including the Norfolk and Western Railway Company, Appalachian Power Company, and several coal and lumber interests. Collection includes copies of deeds, title searches, land transactions, estate matters, loan contracts, divorce suits, small claims collection suits, ledgers, and correspondence. Ms74-011.Note: This collection is in off-site storage and requires 2-3 days notice for retrieval. Please contact Special Collections for more information.
FEMOYER, ROBERT. PAPERS, 1938-1996. 0.2 cu. ft. Papers include information regarding his World War II Medal of Honor, citations, photographs, correspondence, and clippings. Chapter 5 notes from Lt. Col. John Coulter's book on Virginia Tech Medal of Honor winners. Ms2000-091.
FEILD, H. [HUME]. LETTER, 1865. 0.1 cu. ft. Letter from a Confederate surgeon, writing from the General Hospital in Petersburg, Virginia, to "my esteemed friend." Feild writes on January 5, 1865, about the suffering in the land and the cries of the wounded. Additional letters from Feild may be found in the Henry C. Somerville Letters (Ms91-045). Ms92-039.
FELDENHEIMER, MELVIN. COLLECTION, 1940-1997. 0.1 cu. ft. Melvin Feldenheimer graduated from the Virginia Tech in 1944. Collection consists of materials from Feldenheimer's time as a cadet at Virginia Tech. Also included is a recording from a 1946 performance of Mel Felton and the Southern Colonels, a dance band lead by Feldenheimer during his time as a student and following World War II the band reunited and toured the south. Finding aid available on the Virginia Heritage database. Ms2008-083.
FENNE, SANFORD BERNELL (1903-78). PAPERS, 1931-67. 0.2 cu. ft. Extension Plant Pathologist at Virginia Tech from 1939 to 1967. Educated at Virginia Tech (B.S., 1927, M.S., 1930.) Worked on the war emergency food project in Brazil during World War II as a member of the War Service Committee of Southern Plant Pathologists. Collection consists of a photograph scrapbook of his work in Brazil (1943-44), an unfinished dissertation he did while a student at Cornell University, photographs, correspondence, certificates, newspaper clippings, and other documents. Ms87-054.
FENWICK CIVIL WAR MATERIALS COLLECTION, c.1863-1865. Civil War-related materials inherited by Edward G. and Dorothea Little Vanderslice Fenwick. Collection contains correspondence of John Newton Smith, a private in Company I, 13th Virginia Cavalry and a sketchbook of Charles Gulager, a private in Company A, 6th Pennsylvania Cavalry. Finding aid available in EAD on the Virginia Heritage Project database. Images from the Gulager sketchbook are available on the VT Imagebase. Ms2001-042.
FERGUSON, GEORGE L. LETTERS, 1918-19. 0.1 cu. ft. Letters written from Ferguson on active service with the American Expeditionary Force immediately after World War I in France and Scotland, to Julia Harvey Ingles of Dublin and Abingdon, Virginia. Ms87-043.
FESSLER, MARY (1912-2000). PAPERS, ca. 1940-2001 (bulk 1967-1984). 5.5 cu. ft. and three oversize folders. The Fessler Papers are comprised primarily of records that doucment Fessler's work as a member of the Montgomery County Board of Supervisors from 1977 to 1986. They include Fessler's copies of Board meeting minutes, correspondence, studies, reports, financial records, and clippings pertaining to issues before the Board. Subjects include contruction of the Roanoke River dam, planning for landfills, wastewater, water, and sewage services, organization of the Montgomery County Public Service Authority, and county finances. The collection also contains records documenting Fessler's work with the Montgomery County League of Women Voters in the 1970s,the Montgomery County Democratic Committee (1967-1993), the Ninth-District Democratic Committee (1979-1981), and the Blacksburg Library Building Committee (1994-1999); a geological map of the Blacksburg Quadrangle, and campaign posters from state Democratic candidates from the early 1980s. Finding aid available in EAD on the Virginia Heritage Project database. Ms2001-012.
FEUERSTEIN, MARCIA. ARCHITECTURAL PAPERS, 1983-1995. 2.2 cu. ft. Feuerstein earned her doctorate in architecture from the University of Pennsylvania and teaches at Virginia Tech. She is also the current chair of the IAWA. Her papers consist of teaching, writing, and project documents and project drawings. International Archive of Women in Architecture. Ms2007-007.
FICHTEL, C. PAPERS, 1868-1871. 0.1 cu. ft. Resident of Neulingen, Germany and non-commissioned officer in German field artillery regiment during the late nineteenth century. Copy of Strack�s Notiz-buch zum Gebrauch im Felde für den Unteroffizier der Kõnigl. Württembergishen Feldartillerie (1868), several pages of notes handwritten in German, carte-de-visite of unidentified infant, and ephemera. Finding aid available on the Virginia Heritage database. Ms2009-017.
FIELD, CYRUS W. (1819-92). CABLE SECTION AND LETTER, 1858. 0.1 cu. ft. 4'5" section of a cable cut from the unsuccessful attempt led by Field in 1858 to link a telegraph cable across the Atlantic Ocean. Includes a copy of a letter by Field verifying the authenticity of the section. Ms89-053.
FIELD, EUGENE (1850-95). POEM, n.d. 0.1 cu. ft. American poet of childhood themes, and newspaperman. Photocopy of a poem by Field entitled "Little Willie," published in limited edition by E.C. Hill, New York, in 1901. There is a note that indicates that the poem was previously unpublished, and read by Field at a Chi Press Club (no date specified). Ms94-014.
15TH VIRGINIA INFANTRY. HISTORY, 1861-1864. 0.1 cu.ft. History of the 15th Virginia Infantry written by an enlisted solder, Claybrook Y. Lain, covering the period from 1861 to 1862. Discusses Battle at Bethel Church, the merit of individual companies, the dearth of supplies, and alcohol use, among other topics. Includes reproductions of Confederate records concerning Lain's military career and his eventual death. Finding aid available on the Virginia Heritage database. Ms2009-111.
FIGUEIRA, LEONOR (1937- ). R�SUM�. 0.1 cu. ft. Principal architect of the Portuguese Institute of Cultural Heritage. Curriculum vitae prepared by the United States Information Agency. International Archive of Women in Architecture. Ms2000-055.
FILAS, HILDE. BROCHURE. 0.1 cu. ft. Architect of Vienna, Austria. Brochure of her work. International Archive of Women in Architecture. Ms2000-048.
FINCH, ADAM T. COLLECTION, 1891-1933. 0.2 cu. ft. Adam Tyree Finch graduated with the Class of 1893. Finch returned to VPI in 1898 to teach Military Science and Tactics. Finch also served as Commandant of Cadets and Assistant Professor of Physiology and Materia Medica before leaving VPI in Spring of 1900. Collection includes scrapbook pages containing photos and materials from Adam Finch's time as a cadet and VPI. Also included is a letter of recommendation from President Barringer and a letter written by Finch about an alumni reunion. Finding aid available on the Virginia Heritage database. Ms1974-015.
FISHBURN, JUNIUS BLAIR (1865-1955). PAPERS, 1940-47. 0.1 cu. ft. Roanoke, Virginia, banker and vice president of the Time-World Corporation. Papers include a typescript report (1940) by A. Murrill, mining engineer, on the Fishburn Price Mountain coal property in Montgomery County, Virginia, and a letter (1947) by Fishburn to John H. Jones of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on the property. Ms58-001.
FISHBURNE MILITARY SCHOOL [WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA]. SCRAPBOOKS, 1926-28. 2 vols. Two scrapbooks owned by Eugene P. Summerson, Jr. and his brother Beverly Dancy Summerson, of Flushing, New York, who attended the school in the late 1920s. Scrapbooks include photographs, assignments, programs, newspaper clippings, and notes. Ms94-030.
FISHER, CONRAD C. LETTER, 1865. 0.1 cu. ft. Corporal in the 76th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers, Company B, during the Civil War. Letter from Fisher written January 2, 1865, to his cousin Nancy Jane Cozard of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Writes about an expedition to South Carolina his regiment made by sea where all the men had lice. Ms91-064.
FISHER, LAURA HORSTMAN. BIOGRAPHICAL COLLECTION, 1986-2002. 0.1 cu.ft. Vice president of facilities at Allied Bancshares, Inc. in Houston, Texas. Member of the American Institute of Architects, FAIA. Collection includes a r�sum� and biography; an article citing her as the recipient of the 1986 Young Architect Award from the Houston AIA; a catalog she edited, Houston's Gallery of Architecture: A Walking Tour of Downtown Houston, and her nomination binder for AIA Fellowship. International Archive of Women in Architecture. Ms2000-049.
FISHER, RUTH WHITE. SCRAPBOOK, 1978. 0.2 cu. ft. Blacksburg, Virginia, resident. Scrapbook about a series of paintings by White entitled, "The Evolution of Creativity," presented to Virginia Tech. Scrapbook includes photographs, correspondence, newspaper clippings, and a paper by Fisher explaining the project. Ms87-058.
FISHWICK, JOHN PALMER (1916- ). PAPERS, 1974-81. 5.0 cu. ft. Railroad executive and lawyer; born in Roanoke, Virginia. President and Chief Executive Officer of the Norfolk and Western Railway Company (1970-80). Member of the Board of Directors for the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities. Papers include correspondence; speeches; testimonies for the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, and other federal committees; minutes; memoranda; Legislation-status reports; and reports and other materials from the Organization of American Railroads. Ms87-053.
FISHWICK, MARSHALL W. (1914-2006). PAPERS, 1940s-2006, n.d. 75 cu. ft. Professor of Humanities and Communication Studies at Virginia Tech since 1976, he introduced academic programs for American popular culture studies in the US and abroad. He founded the Popular Culture Association and began the journal, International Popular Culture. He authored many publications, including Gentlemen of Virginia (1961), The Hero, American Style (1969), Common Culture and the Great Tradition (1982), and Cicero and Popular Culture (posthumously published, 2006). Typescript manuscripts of Common Culture and the Great Tradition and Searching for Cicero by Fishwick are in the collection, along with his "Where do 'American Studies' Begin?" (1959) and sheet music he wrote for "Welcome to our Fair City." In addition to his academic pursuits, his papers contain his writings from his early years in the American Fleet during World War II, his poetry, correspondence, photographs and more. Ms85-007.
FISKE-SEYMOUR FAMILY. PAPERS, 1864-1918, n.d. 1.4 cu. ft. Collection contains correspondence from the Fiske and Seymour families, particularly William W. Fiske and Lida Seymour (later Fiske). In addition to the letters, the collection also contains over 30 photographs of family members, as well as family-owned properties, and newspaper and magazine clippings (some written by family members), programs for various events, school papers, and calling cards. Finding aid available on the Virginia Heritage database. Ms2009-133.
FITTING, MINNIE ADAMS. "THE PAST IS NEVER LOST," [n.d.] 0.1 cu. ft. Mimeographed typescript biography of Richard Henry Adams, Jr. (1841-1896). Adams served in the 5th Alabama Infantry and 51st Alabama Infantry, then later as an engineer under General Wheeler before being captured at Mt. Pleasant Tennessee in 1863. Adams became one of the "Immortal 600" prisoners-of-war held on Morris Island, South Carolina in 1864. He was released from prison in June, 1865. Biography includes lengthy excerpts from Adams' journals. Part of the Civil War Small Manuscripts Collection. Ms2003-014.
FITZPATRICK, FRANCIS BURKE (1872-1943). PAPERS, 1936. 0.1 cu. ft. Unbound typescript copy of History of Ingles Ferry, Virginia (1936) by Fitzpatrick of Radford State Teacher's College. Finding aid is available in EAD on the Virginia Heritage database. Ms37-001.
FLAGGE, INGEBORG. CATALOG, 1987. 0.1 cu. ft. Architect of Bonn, Germany. Flagge edited the catalog entitled "Frauen in der Architektur--bauen Frauen anders?" (Women in Architecture - Do Women Build Differently?) that arose from a discussion at the Friedrick-Ebert-Stiftung in 1987. International Archive of Women in Architecture. Ms2001-053.
FLANARY, C.F. ACCOUNT BOOKS, 1871-1908. 9 vols. Wise County, Virginia, general store merchant. Customer accounts. Ms40-008.
FLECKEN, URSULA. ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS. 0.1 cu. ft. Architect of Aachen, Germany. Papers consist of two sets of architectural drawings, "The Reorganization of the Central Area of Monchengladbach" and "Improvement of the 'M�rkisches Viertel' in Berlin." International Archive of Women in Architecture. Ms2000-036.
FLETCHER, THOMAS. CORRESPONDENCE, 1848-49. 0.1 cu. ft. Resident of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Letters to and from Fletcher regarding his giving financial support to his friends for an expedition to the goldfields of California, by way of Vera Cruz, Mexico. Ms88-098.
FLOYD AND WYTHE COUNTY LUTHERAN CHURCHES. COLLECTION, 1916-1946. 0.1 cu. ft. Collection contains two photographs (1940), a newspaper article (1946), and an index card with notes from the article (n.d.)relating to the Zion Lutheran Church near Crockett, Virginia. Also contains a photograph (1923) and a mailer (1916) from the Zion Lutheran Church in Floyd, Virginia. Finding aid available on the Virginia Heritage database. Ms2009-077.
FLOYD COUNTY [VIRGINIA] HISTORICAL SOCIETY. RECORDS, ca. 1880-1986. Obsolete title. See WEST, RUBY BISHOP COLLECTION. Ms86-002.
FLOYD COURTHOUSE CHAPTER, NATIONAL SOCIETY OF THE DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. RECORDS, 1935-2004. 0.5 cu. ft. Floyd, Virginia chapter of women's volunteer service organization. Minutes, yearbooks and annual reports. Finding aid available in EAD on the Virginia Heritage database. Ms2005-008.
FLOYD, JOHN BUCHANAN (1806-63). LETTER, 1861. 0.1 cu. ft. Major-general of the Virginia state troops in the Civil War. Born in Montgomery County, Virginia. Governor of Virginia, 1848-52, Secretary of War, 1857-60. Commissioned a Confederate brigadier general in May 1861 and served in the West Virginia campaign under Gen. Robert E. Lee. Commissioned a major general in March 1862. Letter written from Camp Jackson in Wytheville, Virginia, to L.P. Walker. Concerns a West Point cadet, B.A. Tirrett(?) from Louisiana, who wanted a position as a Confederate officer. Ms89-015.
FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION INFORMATION SYSTEM. REPORTS, [1981]-2001. 1.0 cu. ft. Program compiling nationwide higher education data for the agricultural, food, human, life, natural resource, and veterinary sciences. Statistical reports on student enrollment, degrees awarded, placement, and faculty salaries. Finding aid available in EAD on the Virginia Heritage database. Ms2008-094.
FORD, R.H. CIVIL WAR LETTER. 1863. 0.1 cu. ft. Letter from R. H. Ford to his son, Willie. The letter dates from September 3, 1862 and originates from Knoxville. Ms2009-030.
FORSTHUBER, SABINE. PAPERS, 1988. 0.2 cu. ft. Art and architecture historian of Vienna, Austria. Papers consist of an articles Forsthuber has written about the history of women architects in Austria and other literature about prominent German women in architecture, including Margarette Schutte-Lihotzky, Anna-Lulja Praun, and Liane Zimbler. International Archive of Women in Architecture. Ms92-018.
[FORT SEDGWICK, VIRGINIA, LETTER, 1863]. 0.1 cu. ft. Letter written December 26, 1863, from a Union soldier in the Civil War to his brother about his efforts to pass the time, and the bounty and furlough promised to those who reenlist. Ms89-073.
41ST UNITED STATES COLORED TROOPS. MUSTER ROLL, 1865. 0.1 cu. ft. Muster roll for Company A of the regiment, providing soldiers' names, dates, places, and periods of enlistment, pay status, and notes. Finding aid available on the Virginia Heritage database. Ms2009-060.
42nd VIRGINIA INFANTRY. MUSTER AND DESCRIPTIVE ROLL, 1862. 0.1 cu. ft. John W. Dillon, resident of Floyd County, Virginia and private in the Confederate Army, serving as a steward with the 42nd Regiment of the Virginia Volunteers. Civil War-era muster and descriptive roll that shows Dillon�s service as steward, signed by Dillon and certified by John W. Smith, assistant surgeon. Finding aid available on the Virginia Heritage database. Ms2008-090
FOSTER, JACK. LETTER, 1883. 0.1 cu. ft. Former slave and body servant in the 36th Virginia Infantry. Letter written to former Confederate General John McCausland, reminiscing about the Battle of Cloyd's Mountain and Foster's time in camp service. Finding aid available on the Virginia Heritage database. Ms2008-018.
FOSTER, LAFAYETTE SABINE (1806-80). LETTER, 1862. 0.1 cu. ft. United States Senator (1855-67) from Connecticut. Letter written by Foster on June 9, 1862, from his Senate Chambers in Washington, D.C., to Fitz-John Porter (1822-1901), commander of the Army of the Potomac during the Civil War. Foster congratulates Porter on his successes during skirmishes with the Confederate Army at Hanover Court House and Ashland, Virginia, the month before. Transcript available. Ms91-044.
FOSTER, SAMUEL D. LETTER, 1864. 0.1 cu. ft. Union soldier in the Civil War, writing August 17, 1864, from Louisville, Kentucky, to a friend. Describes conditions at the Confederate prison in Danville, Virginia, where he was recently held as a prisoner of war. Notes the behavior of the guards and the quality of the food. Ms90-001.
4-H ALL STARS. PAPERS, 1991-2002. 0.5 cu. ft. Student organization in which membership is based on leadership, service, and activities. Papers consist of minutes, special conference schedules, correspondence, financial reports, bylaws and policies, nomination information, and photographs. Finding aid available in EAD on the Virginia Heritage database. RG 26/4.
FOWLKES, HENRY M. (1830-87). LETTER, 1863. 0.1 cu. ft. Resident of Chesterfield and Montgomery counties in Virginia. Lengthy and eloquent letter written by Fowlkes in Winter Park, Chesterfield County, on October 6, 1863, to his young daughters, describing his life with and the death of his recently deceased wife. A full transcription is available. Also includes a transcription of another letter written by Fowlkes to his daughters from Greenhead, Montgomery County, in 1865, before what he believed would be his death. Ms80-004.
FRANCIS, HENRY. CORRESPONDENCE, 1898. 0.1 cu. ft. Corporal in Co. F, 2nd Virginia Regiment, during the Spanish-American War. Letters from camp in Jacksonville, Florida, to his mother in Simpson, Floyd County, Virginia, about life in camp, his estranged wife, and his various misfortunes. Transcripts available. Ms89-005.
FRANKLIN COUNTY, VIRGINIA. LEGAL DOCUMENT OF DEBT, c.1810. 0.1 cu. ft. Collection contains a document from Franklin County, Virginia, describing the unpaid debt of two men being who are being sued for the balance. Finding aid available on the Virginia Heritage database. Ms2009-091.
FRANKLIN, JAMES C. (1836-?). LETTER, 1863. 0.1. cu. ft. Soldier in 57th Virginia Infantry during the Civil War. Letter to wife Susan, in Galveston (Pittsylvania County), Virginia, describing a recent, difficult march through rain and snow near Fredericksburg, recounting a massive snowball fight between Toombs' and Cross' brigades, and advising his brother to bring a surgeon's certificate when he returns to duty. Finding aid available on the Virginia Heritage database. Ms2009-076.
FRANKLIN, WILLIAM E. MEMORABILIA, 1873-1879. 0.1 cu. ft. Attended the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College from its founding in 1872 until his graduation in 1875. Collection includes memorabilia from his student years: a program from the 1875 commencement exercises, an undated photo of the Cadet Corps, and an 1879 letter from Charles Martin, a professor of English at VAMC. Ms85-019.
FRANKLIN, WILLIS E. PATENT, 1872. 0.1 cu. ft. Paper indicating the sale of a patent "Improvements in Bee-Hives" from L.L. Longstroth of Oxford, Ohio to Willis E. Franklin of Concord, Campbell County, Virginia for $10. Ms67-001.
FRAZER, G. PRESTON. ARTWORK, 1940s and 1950s. 22 sketches and drawings. Artist and former professor of architecture at Virginia Tech. Collection consists of twenty-two sketches and drawings done by Frazer of nudes and scenes of Blacksburg, Virginia, and the southwest Virginia region. Ms92-055.
FRAZER, G. PRESTON (1908-2003). COLLECTION, 1939-2003. 0.2 cu. ft. Associate Professor of Art at Virginia Tech, 1939-1940, 1946-1974. World War II and Army Reserves veteran, 1941-1968. Collection contains correspondence with Marcus L. Oliver, formerly of the Virginia Tech Alumni Association. Also contains enclosed articles of interest and a signed publication of Frazer's sketches of Hawaii. Finding aid available on the Virginia Heritage database. Ms2009-098.
FRAZER, WILSE (1840-c.1949). MEMOIR, 2000. 0.1 cu. ft. This collection contains a memoir written by Robert Schmidt Fulghum and Helen Caulfield Madine Gregory titled, "Wilse Frazier: Remembrances of a Former Slave." The memoir details the later years of Mr. Frazier's life as he worked at "The Woodlands" – a former plantation near Clopper, Maryland. Finding aid available on the Virginia Heritage database. Ms2009-118.
[FREIGHTER DAYBOOK, 1820-1821]. 1. vol. Ledger with statistics about freight costs for packages, hides, leathers, and other materials from and to Boston. Ms88-104.
FRENCH, CHAPMAN J. (1880-1964). PAPERS, 1903-1951. 1.5 cu. ft. Graduate of Virginia Tech (class of 1902), civil engineer employed by the Norfolk & Western Railway Company (1902-1950). Office papers, including notes, correspondence, memoranda, specifications, maps and plans relating to both specific projects and engineering department procedures, as well as other aspects of railway�s administration and operation. Also includes small set of personal papers. Finding aid available on the Virginia Heritage database. Ms2009-034.
FRENCH FAMILY. CORRESPONDENCE, 1862-1864. 0.1 cu. ft. Six letters from three brothers who were soldiers in New Hampshire infantries during the Civil War. All the letters were written to their sister from various camps and hospitals in Maryland, Kentucky, and Virginia. Elias French of the 11th New Hampshire Regiment writes of seeing a Confederate balloon bound for Washington, D.C., and about general fighting. John French writes from a Louisville, Kentucky, hospital, describing his wounds. Henry French, also of the 11th New Hampshire Infantry, writes about the great increase in Rebel deserters. Ms89-102.
FRENCH, WARREN (ca.1822-1879). COPYBOOK, 1864-1865. 0.1 cu. ft. Captain of Company A, 42nd Massachusetts Volunteer Militia during the Civil War. Copies of muster rolls; clothing, ordnance and equipage reports; special and general orders; and memoranda pertaining to the 42nd. Finding aid available on the Virginia Heritage database. Ms2008-009.
FRICKE, HERMANN. MANUSCRIPT, 1932. 0.1 cu.ft. German cosmologist. Presents new theoretical perspectives on the sun's relationship to the atmosphere in a paper titled "Eine Neue Sonnentheorie" ("A New Theory of the Sun"). Finding aid available in EAD on the Virginia Heritage database. Ms2008-062.
FRIES [VIRGINIA] TEXTILE PLANT. RECORDS, 1900-1988. ca. 130 li. ft. Town and textile plant in Grayson County, Virginia, founded in 1903 by Col. Francis Henry Fries, and operated successively by Washington Mills, the Rigel Textile Company, and the Mount Vernon Corporation. The plant was closed in 1988. Materials include correspondence, ledgers, production records, employee records, and other items documenting the history of the town and plant. Partially processed. Partial inventory available on the Virginia Heritage database. Ms1989-039. Note: This collection is in off-site storage and requires 2-3 days notice for retrieval. Please contact Special Collections for more information.
FRITZ, SYLVIA (1955- ). ARCHITECTURAL PAPERS. 0.1 cu. ft. Born in Vienna, Austria Fritz is an architect and artist. The materials include a brochure of Fritz's work from 1977 to 1987; photographs of her; an exhibition leaflet, Turme von Sylvia Fritz (1982); and articles (1981-1984) in which her work is cited. International Archive of Women in Architecture. Ms2000-037.
FUGATE, HENLEY (1843-1913). BUSINESS RECORDS, 1879-1918. 3.0 cu. ft. Abingdon, Virginia, businessman whose concerns included a lumber company, a coal company, and a proposed hydroelectric power plant on the Holston River. Records include letter files, copy books and account books for the Trigg, Fugate and Company lumber business (1881-96); correspondence for the Fugate lumber business (1902-08); and financial records, annual statements, and correspondence (1909-13) for the Raven Ash Coal Company. and former professor of architecture at Virginia Tech. Finding aid is available in EAD on the Virginia Heritage database. Ms78-007.
FULLER, R. BUCKMINSTER (1895-1983). COLLECTION, 1949-78. 0.4 cu. ft. R. Buckminster Fuller was a poet, philosopher, inventor, engineer and architect. Fuller, or �Bucky� to his friends and colleagues, was most well known for his invention of the geodesic dome, a ground-based dome with no limiting dimensions. The collection contains unsigned correspondence by Fuller and others, as well as various reprints of articles on architecture and the geodesic dome, nature, utopian design, space and science written by and about Fuller. An EAD-encoded finding aid is available in the Virginia Heritage Project database. Ms75-007.
FULTON, REID STANGER. PAPERS, 1900-1976. 0.2 cu. ft. Economist and book collector; educated at University of Virginia and Columbia University. Taught at Drake University, Columbia University, and the City University of New York. Papers include correspondence, contracts and clippings about Max Meadows, Virginia, and Fulton; manuscripts, economics course materials and articles; and miscellany such as securities, a commencement address, and a short story ("It is Our Turn," signed M.S.C.). Ms78-010.
FUNERAL CONSUMERS ALLIANCE OF THE VIRGINIA BLUE RIDGE. PAPERS, 2001-2004. 0.25 cu. ft. Volunteer organization begun in Blacksburg in 2001 to provide information about end-of-life planning. Papers consist of cemetery and f uneral home surveys, pre-planning forms for making end-of-life decisions, informative brochures about various end-of-life and funeral concerns, and information about the organization. Finding aid available in EAD on the Virginia Heritage Project database. Ms2005-001.
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