Guide to the Manuscript Collections
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GABREA, GEORGETA (1953- ). ARCHITECTURAL PAPERS, 1996-1999. 0.3 cu. ft. Born in Bucharest, Romania. Officer of architectural firm, Capitel Limited. Papers consist of a personal resume, corporate dossier, photocopies of photographs and documents, and blue drawings of portions of her work including an office building and an apartment building. Inventory available online. International Archive of Women in Architecture. Ms2000-005.
GADSDEN AND ATTALLA RAILROAD COMPANY. RECORDS, 1886-1904. Ms84-058. Returned to NS Corp Archives in Atlanta. Contact Archives1@nscorp.com.
GADSDEN CAR WORKS. RECORDS, 1906-25. Ms84-059. Returned to NS Corp Archives in Atlanta. Contact Archives1@nscorp.com.
GALE, CHARLOTTE D. PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM, 1898-1900. 1 vol. Roanoke, Virginia, resident. Photograph album compiled by Gale of scenes in Roanoke, Salem, and Norfolk, Virginia. Ms90-044.
GALE, DUDLEY. LETTER, 1862. 0.1 cu. ft. Union soldier in the 3rd Massachusetts Cavalry during the Civil War. Two letters, one written on December 5, 1862, from Gale in New Orleans, Louisiana, and the other on July 23, year unknown, from an unknown place. Both are to his mother in Salisbury Point, Massachusetts. Writes about a recent illness he suffered and a friend with whom he enlisted, who is now going home, and his happiness that a furlough home is pending. Ms92-014.
GALLAHER, WILLIAM B. PAPERS, 1861. 0.1 cu. ft. Private in Company E, First Regiment Virginia Cavalry, during the Civil War. Papers consist of a document confirming Gallaher's promotion from private to lieutenant (August 1861), and letters written by Gallaher to his parents (May and July, 1861). One of the letters was written from Manassas, Virginia, two days before the Battle of First Bull Run, July, 1861. Transcripts available. Ms91-062.
GALSTER, GERTRUD. BOOKS AND PAPERS, 1963-88. 0.5 cu. ft. Architect of Denmark and member of the Union Internationale des Femmes Architectes (UIFA). Collection consists of books about women architects and reports and other literature from the meetings of the UIFA, which are held in cities around the world every four years. International Archive of Women in Architecture. Ms96-020.
GARDENER, W.W. ACCOUNT BOOK, 1918. 1 vol. Montgomery County, Virginia, general store merchant. Customer accounts, 1918. Ms40-011.
GARDNER, C.B. TREASURY LEDGER, 1863-64. 1 vol. Notebook with accounts kept by "Dr. C.B. Gardner Depository of the Treasury in a/c with the Treasury of the Confederate States" of Christiansburg, Virginia, giving date of deposit, by whom deposited, kind of stock, and amount. Also gives a "list showing the names of persons to whom certificates were given for treasury notes deposited for funding under the Act of 17th February 1864" giving date of deposit, name of depositor, number of certificates, and amount. Ms84-001.
GARNETT, WILLIAM E. (1886-1970). PAPERS, 1936-69, n.d. 0.1 cu. ft. Professor of Rural Sociology (1925-56) at the Agricultural Experiment Station at Virginia Tech. Helped establish the Virginia Agriculture Conference Board and the Virginia Medical and Health Care Council. Papers consist of field notes, surveys, reports, class notes, letters to the editors of Montgomery County, Virginia, newspapers, and reprints of publications. Ms73-011.
GARRETT, SAMUEL EDWIN (c.1835-1865). LETTERS, 1861-1865. 0.1 cu. ft. Resident of Cumberland County, Virginia; served in Co. G, 3rd Virginia Cavalry and killed in action at Five Forks, Virginia. Photocopies of letters to wife, Emma, from various camps in Virginia and West Virginia. Discusses family matters, the Southern cause, camp conditions, and military operations, particularly the Gettysburg campaign and the final battles around Richmond and Petersburg. Civil War Small Manuscripts Collection. Ms2003-014.
GATES, JOHN. INVENTORY OF ESTATE, 1810. 0.1 cu. ft. Patrick County, Virginia, landowner. Inventory of possessions taken at the time of his death. Ms88-038.
GAUJOT, ANTOINE (1878-1936) and JULIAN E. GAUJOT (1874-1938) PAPERS, 1840-1999. 0.5 cu. ft. Julian Edmond Victor Gaujot, attended Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (VAMC) (1889-90, class of 1893; now Virginia Tech) and winner of the Congressional Medal of Honor during the U.S. involvement in the Mexican Revolution. Papers consist of copies from Julien Gaujot's military file giving testimony towards his bravery and service at Agua Prieta, Mexico, on April 13, 1911, and documents awarding him the medal in August 1912. Antoine August Michel Gaujot attended VAMC 1896-97 (class of 1900, non-graduate) and was awarded Medal of Honor in 1911 for battle in Philippines, 1899. Papers include citations and military service, information regarding Antoine's murder by Julien's son in 1936, photographs, correspondence, Lt. Col. John Coulter's notes (for book on Virginia Tech Medal of Honor winners) with descriptions of battles and newspaper articles. Ms92-046.
GAY FAMILY. CORRESPONDENCE, 1862-64. 0.1 cu. ft. Letters among James, T.K., and Calvin Gay, Union soldiers in the Civil War from South Auburn, Sesquehanna County, Pennsylvania. Five letters written from various camps in Virginia, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Maryland. In one T.K. writes a humorous account of his camp's reaction to a false alarm of possible Rebel attack. Transcripts available. Ms88-088.
GAYER, DIANE ELLIOTT. COLLECTION, 1997-2002. 0.5 cu. ft. Publications and one poster generated by Diane Elliott Gayer's development of Vermont Design Institute, Historic Main Street Partnership Study in Burlington, Vermont, and Colorado Left Bank Townhomes. Finding aid available in EAD on the Virginia Heritage Project database. International Archive of Women in Architecture. Ms2002-045.
[GENERAL STORE DAYBOOK, 1838-41]. 1 vol. Daybook from an unidentified general store. Ms78- 012.
[GENERAL STORE LEDGER, 1856]. 1 vol. Ledger accounting for sales of tobacco, nails, butter, pork, and other goods from an unidentified general store. Ms88-107.
[GEORGETOWN, D.C., LETTER, 1865]. 0.1 cu. ft. Soldier in the 109th New York Volunteer Regiment, during the Civil War. Letter written from "Cousin Charley" in Georgetown in Washington, D.C., on May 7, 1865, to Mary Ashley of Speedsville, New York. Comments on the war's end, his viewing the remains of President Abraham Lincoln, and his belief that he would soon be mustered out of service. Partial transcript available. Ms91-042.
GEORGIA COMPANY. RECORDS, 1887-95. Ms84-060. Returned to NS Corp Archives in Atlanta. Contact Archives1@nscorp.com.
GEORGIA MIDLAND TERMINAL COMPANY. RECORDS, 1891-1941. Ms84-061. Returned to NS Corp Archives in Atlanta. Contact Archives1@nscorp.com.
GEORGIA PACIFIC CONSTRUCTION COMPANY. RECORDS, 1888. Ms84-062. Returned to NS Corp Archives in Atlanta. Contact Archives1@nscorp.com.
GEORGIA PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY OF ALABAMA. RECORDS, 1881-82. Ms84-063. Returned to NS Corp Archives in Atlanta. Contact Archives1@nscorp.com.
GEORGIA PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY OF GEORGIA. RECORDS, 1881. Ms84-064. Returned to NS Corp Archives in Atlanta. Contact Archives1@nscorp.com.
GEORGIA PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY. RECORDS, 1882-94. Ms84- 065. Returned to NS Corp Archives in Atlanta. Contact Archives1@nscorp.com.
GEORGIA SOUTHERN AND FLORIDA RAILROAD COMPANY. RECORDS, 1895-1918. Ms84-066. Returned to NS Corp Archives in Atlanta. Contact Archives1@nscorp.com.
[GERMAN SOLDIER'S PHOTOGRAPHIC SCRAPBOOK, ca. 1941-44]. 0.1 cu. ft. Photographs taken by an unknown German soldier during World War II. Scenes of soldiers, tanks, trains, trucks, scenery, and ruins in Budapest and the Soviet Union. Found in Aachen, Germany, in 1944. Ms89-034.
GETOV, ALEXANDRINA. ARCHITECTURAL COLLECTION, 2005-2008. 0.2 cu. ft. Getov has a Master's of Science in Architecture from the Higher Institute of Architecture and Civil Engineering in Sofia, Bulgaria. Since 1992 she has lived in Los Angeles, California, where she is a principal at Studio Antares. This collection contains brief biographical information about Getov, as well as architectural drawings and color images of two 2005 residential projects in California. International Archive of Women in Architecture. Ms2008-014.
GIANNESINI, FRANCOISE (1945- ). BOOK. 0.1 cu. ft. A sculptor in Paris, France. Book about her work, Francoise Giannesini, Sculptures, 1985-1994 (1994). CALL NO: NB553 G45 A4 1994. International Archive of Women in Architecture.
GIBSON, THEDA. PAPERS, 1976-77. 0.1 cu. ft. Librarian at the Wise County [Virginia] Lonesome Pine Regional Public Library. Collection consists of photocopies of letters to Gibson from prominent Americans in answer to her request for their favorite book. Some of the celebrities include Alan Alda, Melvin Belli, Jimmy Carter, Julia Child, Ann Landers, Norman Lear, Margaret Mead, Barbara Walters, and Lawrence Welk. Ms77-002.
GIESEN, CHARLOTTE C. PAPERS, 1987. 0.1 cu. ft. Republican member of Virginia House of Delegates from Montgomery County (1957-61). Collection consists of a taped interview (April 1987) of Giesen, by Samantha J. Hall, a student at Virginia Tech, with a history paper on Giesen prepared by Hall. Ms87-009.
GIFFORD, H.J. LETTER, 1864. 0.1 cu. ft. Soldier in the 2nd Division 6th New York Corps in the Civil War. Letter written February 20, 1864, from division headquarters at Brandy Station, Virginia, to Sarah L. (Lyra) Stillson of Corning, New York. Admits that he is an "infidel," and that there is no truth to the different religions of the world. Ms89-067.
GILRUTH, ROBERT R. (1913-). PAPERS, 1936-89. 4.0 cu. ft. Aerospace engineer, NASA administrator. Received B.S. in aeronautical engineering, University of Minnesota (1935); M.S. (1936). Flight research engineer, Langley Aeronautical Laboratory of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (1937-45); chief, Pilotless Aircraft Research Division (1945-50); assistant director (1950-58). Head of the Space Task Group for NASA (1958-61), in charge of directing Project Mercury. First director of the NASA Manned Spacecraft Center (MSC) in Houston (1961-72). Papers include Gilruth's M.S. thesis (1936); NACA reports he authored or co-authored; his typescript diary during February and March 1961; a copy of an unpublished memoir, "From Wallops Island to Project Mercury, 1945-1958"; notes and texts of speeches, including his farewell speech as director of the MSC (1972); copies of oral history transcripts of interviews on the history of the space program, photographs, notes, and newspaper clippings about the Apollo missions, and awards and certificates. Archives of American Aerospace Exploration. Ms90-053.
van GINKEL, BLANCHE LEMCO. RESEARCH PAPERS, 1988-2002. 0.2 cu. ft. Retired architect and Professor Emeritus at the University of Toronto. The collection consists of her CV, biographical information about her professional and academic career, published articles, and research materials that she collected about Canadian women architects for an exhibit on the history of women in architecture in Canada in 1986. See also Canadian Center for Architecture. International Archive of Women in Architecture. Ms88-122.
GIOVANNI, GARY ANN (1940-2005). PAPERS, 1997-2004. 3.0 cu. ft. Caterer and cooking instructor of California and Blacksburg, Virginia. Papers include meticulous records of catering jobs and class notes for Blacksburg YMCA Open University classes; some material about family (including her sister, poet Nikki Giovanni); menu, recipes, and notes from the Greenbrier Cooking School; and miscellaneous food and cooking-related ephemera. An EAD-encoded finding aid is available in the Virginia Heritage database. Ms2006-011.
GISH, LILLIAN (1896- ). LETTER, 1975. 0.1 cu. ft. American actress, best known for her appearance in such silent screen classics as Birth of a Nation and Orphans of the Storm. Letter from Gish to Charles Haney, librarian at Virginia Tech, in answer to a question about the film maker D.W. Griffith. Ms78-006.
GLASGOW, ALEXANDER MCNUTT, FAMILY. PAPERS, 1830-1900. 0.8 cu. ft. Buena Vista, Rockbridge County, Virginia, family. Papers include receipts, cancelled checks, legal papers, correspondence, and an insurance policy. Unprocessed. Ms89-010.
GLEBOVA, TATJANA. PAPERS, 1990, n.d. 0.2 cu. ft. Architect of Sofia, Bulgaria. Papers consist of exhibit boards for a design she submitted to a competition in 1990, and a curriculum vitae. International Archive of Women in Architecture. Ms92-022.
GOAD, WILLIAM F. ACCOUNT BOOK, 1853-91. 1 item. Pittsylvania County, Virginia, resident, possibly a tobacco merchant. Account book includes a copy of Goad's will, dated 1891, which mentions his daughter, Mary Myers. Ms86-001.
GOOD, IRVING JOHN (1916- ). PAPERS, 1925-92. 5.0 cu. ft. University Distinguished Professor (1967- ) of Statistics at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Educated at Cambridge University (Ph. D., mathematics, 1941; Sc. D., 1963) and Oxford University (D. Sc., 1964). Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics, and distinguished member of the Crypto-Mathematics Institute Author of The Scientist Speculates: An Anthology of Partly-Baked Ideas and Good Thinking: The Foundations of Probability and Its Applications. Papers consist of thirty-six bound volumes of photocopied articles reviews, interviews, correspondence, and lectures, created and complied by Good. Also includes a videotape, From Codebreaking to Computing, which features interviews with Good and Donald Michie, commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of their joint work on the braking of German codes for the United States during World War II. Ms82-018.
GOODSELL, CHARLES. COLLECTION, 1982-2001. 6.0 cu. ft. Professor and director of the Center for Public Administration and Public Policy at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Photographs and negatives of public buildings--mostly within the United States--produced by Goodsell for use in two of his books, The Social Meaning of Civic Space: Studying Political Authority through Architecture and The American Statehouse. Also includes published copies of the books. An EAD-encoded finding aid is available in the Virginia Heritage database. Ms2004-012.
GOODWIN, W.O. & CO. ACCOUNT BOOKS, 1896-1916. 2 vols. Roanoke County, Virginia, general store. Customer accounts, 1896-1916. Ms40-012.
GORIN, ABBYE A. (1927- ). VIDEOTAPE and CATALOG OF WORK, 1995-97. 0.1 cu. ft. Architectural researcher and writer of Metairie, Louisiana. Educated at the University of Texas at Austin (B.F.A., 1947), University of New Orleans (M.S., Urban Studies, 1985), and Virginia Tech (Ph.D., Environmental Design and Planning, 1989). Collection consists of a six-minute film entitled "The Rivergate, 1968-1995," produced by Barbara Coleman and written by Gorin and Betty Moss. The Rivergate was an exhibition center located in downtown New Orleans, Louisiana, designed by Nathaniel Curtis, Jr., in the mid-1960s. It was demolished in 1995 to make way for a gambling casino. The film was created as a tribute to the building and as a protest to its demolition. The collection also includes at 42 page "Catalog of Work" that includes a curriculum vitae of Gorin's career achievements and lists of photographic collections created by Gorin located at the Historical New Orleans Collection and the Latin American Library at Tulane University. International Archive of Women in Architecture. Ms97-009.
GOTTLIEB, LOIS DAVIDSON (1926- ). PAPERS, 1945-2003. 17.6 cu. ft. Residential designer in San Francisco, California. Attended Stanford University and Harvard Graduate School of Design. Served as an apprentice to Frank Lloyd Wright from 1948 to 1949 as part of the Taliesin Fellowship. Designed residences in California, Washington, Idaho, and Virginia and is the author of Environment and Design in Housing (Macmillan, 1965). Papers include project files, drawings, correspondence, manuscripts, photographs and printed material related to Gottlieb's design work and various professional activities. Finding aid available in EAD on the Virginia Heritage Project database. International Archive of Women in Architecture. Ms97-003.
GOTTWALD-THAPAR, SYLVIA, RÉSUMÉ. 0.1 cu. ft. Urban designer and planner at the Maryland National Capital Park & Planning Commission. Curriculum vitae. International Archive of Women in Architecture. Ms2000-038.
GOUGH, MELVIN N. (1906-94). PAPERS, 1919-71. 22.0 cu. ft. Aeronautical engineer and test pilot. Received B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Johns Hopkins in 1926. Successively engineer, test pilot, chief test pilot, and chief of flight research at the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (1926-58). Director of NASA operations in Cape Canaveral, Florida (1958-60); director of the Bureau of Safety, Civil Aeronautics Board (1960-62). Recipient, Institute of Aeronautical Sciences Octave Chanute Award (1941); Flight Safety Foundation's Distinguished Service Award (1955); elected to the Virginia Aviation Hall of Fame (1978). Papers include correspondence, memoranda, test reports on aircraft, notes and calculations, and publications, reflecting Gough's career as a test pilot, N.A.C.A. administrator, and flight safety investigator. Topics include Gough's years at Langley, aviation safety, and accident investigation insurance. Archives of American Aerospace Exploration. Inventory available. Ms87-057.
GRAHAM, D.P. ACCOUNT BOOK, 1880-84. 1 vol. Wythe County, Virginia, merchant. Customer accounts. Ms40-009.
GRAHAM, W.H. ACCOUNT BOOKS, 1931-32. 2 vols. Radford, Virginia, general store merchant. Customer accounts, 1931-32. Ms40-010.
GRAHAM AND ROBINSON. ACCOUNT BOOK, 1869-73. 1 vol. Wythe County, Virginia, general store. Customer accounts. Ms78-013.
GRAHAM'S MAGAZINE. MANUSCRIPTS, 1843-47. 0.3 cu. ft. Magazine, published in Philadelphia, founded in 1826 as The Casket and purchased by George Rex Graham in 1839, who changed the name to Graham's Magazine and was editor from 1843 to 1847. Collection consists of forty-four manuscripts, all published in the magazine during the period of Graham's editorship. Manuscripts include book reviews, essays, poetry, fiction, and humor. Authors represented include Mrs. H.M.F. Annan, Joseph C. Neal, George Hill, and Mrs. M.N. McDonald. Ms85-006.
GRAMATIKOVA, LILIA. ARCHITECTURAL PAPERS, 1971-1979. 0.1 cu. ft. Papers consist of nine black and white photos of the Folk Music School that Gramatikova did in the Village of Shiroka Luka, as well as a color photocopy of the school after its completion in 1979. The collection also includes a photocopy of a drawing of Gramatikova's personal residence in Sofia, completed in 1965. Inventory available online. International Archive of Women in Architecture. Ms2001-023.
GRAU-GARCIA, CHRISTINA (1946- ). ARCHITECTURAL PAPERS. 0.3 cu. ft. Professor of architecture at the Escuela T.S. de Arquitectura Universidad Politecnica-Valencia in Spain. Collection consists of a curriculum vitae, magazine articles (1974-1983), copies of photographs and floorplans of two of her designs, architectural journals (1988) with articles by Grau-Garcia, and an academic catalog for the University and a book, Borges y la Arquitectura (1989), both written by Grau-Garcia. International Archive of Women in Archtitecture. Ms2001-066.
GRAVES, JEREMIAH WHITE (1801-78[?]). DIARY, 1820-78. 0.1 cu. ft. Pittsylvania County, Virginia, farmer. Collection consists of a microfilm copy of Graves's extensive diary, and a typescript manuscript of selected transcribed passages from the diary. Graves refers to his farmwork, the sale of Negroes in the area, and his children's schooling. During the Civil War years Graves mentions the fighting and the war's end. After the war he comments that Negroes could vote while he could not. Finding aid available in EAD on the Virginia Heritage Project database. Ms90-033.
GRAVES, ROBERT (1895-1985). LETTERS, 1962-70, N.D. 0.1 cu. ft. English poet, novelist, and critic; author of I, Claudius (1934) and The Golden Fleece (1944). Five letters-- four from Graves while in Mallorca, Spain, and Oxford, England, and one to him from Melville Hardiment of London, with a note on it by Graves. Ms72-008.
GRAY, CHARLES H. (?-1862). LETTER, 1861. 0.1 cu. ft. Soldier in Company C, 4th Ohio Volunteer Regiment in the Civil War. Letter to his brother, July 13-14, 1861, giving an account of his part in the Union advance on Beverly, Virginia (now West Virginia), and a report on the Battle of Rich Mountain. Ms89-028.
GRAY, FLOYD (1867-1941). PAPERS, 1895-1908. 0.5 cu. ft. Bedford County Republican Committee chairman and distillery general storekeeper- gauger for the Internal Revenue Service. Includes correspondence and notes relating both to Gray's political activities and his civil service work. Also includes personal correspondence and financial records. Finding aid available in EAD on the Virginia Heritage Project database.Ms89-085.
GRAY, HENRY L. LETTERS, 1863-1865. 0.2 cu ft. Seaman with the 14th Maine Volunteers. Letters to his family in Bradley, Maine. During the correspondence, Gray was stationed on the U.S.S. Cambridge and the receiving ship Ohio. Also included are four documents pertaining to Gray's enlistment in the Navy. Ms2001-002.
GREELEY, HORACE (1811-72). LETTER, 1864. 0.1 cu. ft. Newspaper editor (most notably of the New York Tribune and political leader. Best known for his famous phrase "Go west, young man." One page manuscript letter from Greeley, written February 10, 1864, to Reuben E. Fenton, U.S. Senator from New York. Greeley asks Fenton to consider Col. L.W. Boadly(?) for the post of Emissary General of Ordnance, for the war effort. Transcript available. Graphic images available Ms94-024.
GREENVILLE AND COLUMBIA RAILROAD COMPANY. RECORDS, 1850-79. Ms84-067. Returned to NS Corp Archives in Atlanta. Contact Archives1@nscorp.com.
GREENVILLE AND FRENCH BROAD RAILROAD COMPANY. RECORDS, 1874. Ms84-068. Returned to NS Corp Archives in Atlanta. Contact Archives1@nscorp.com.
GREENVILLE, COLUMBUS AND BIRMINGHAM RAILROAD COMPANY. RECORDS, 1873-81. Ms84-069. Returned to NS Corp Archives in Atlanta. Contact Archives1@nscorp.com.
GREENVILLE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY. RECORDS, 1877-93. Ms84-070. Returned to NS Corp Archives in Atlanta. Contact Archives1@nscorp.com.
GREENVILLE, DEER CREEK AND ROLLING FORK RAILROAD COMPANY. RECORDS, 1870-80. Ms84-071. Returned to NS Corp Archives in Atlanta. Contact Archives1@nscorp.com.
GREGORY, EARL DAVIS (1897-1972). PAPERS, 1919-97. 1.6 cu. ft. Born in Clayville, Virginia; educated at Virginia Tech (1919-23, non-graduate in electrical engineering). Awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for active service in World War I. Collection includes photographs, publications, citations, and medals related to Gregory's service in the War and the Medal of Honor; correspondence, and files about the Veteran's Administration and other service organizations. Finding aid available in EAD on the Virginia Heritage Project database. Ms72-004.
GRESHAM FAMILY. PAPERS, 1825-1940. 0.2 cu. ft. Macon, Georgia family, headed by John Jones Gresham, a politician, attorney, and local businessman. Photocopies of papers, including correspondence, notes on Confederate memorabilia, legal and financial papers, and biographical materials Finding aid available in EAD on the Virginia Heritage database. Ms88-096.
GRISOGONO, KSENIJA (1909-1997). RÉSUMÉ. 0.1 cu. ft. Attended Zagreb University, earned a degree in Architecture and Engineering, (1933). Attended the Institute of Fine Art in Prague, (1937). Following her studies in Prague, Grisogono studied with Le Corbusier. She worked on the Yugoslav Pavillion (1938-) in Ankara, Turkey; the Italian Cultural Institute (1938-) in Belgrade, Yugoslavia; and the British and French Embassies (-1949), also in Belgrade. In Paris, France she work on La Defense (1960-1970), a massive business quarter. International Archive of Women in Architecture.
GROAT, LINDA N. RÉSUMÉ. 0.1 cu. ft. Associate Dean for Academic Programs and Administration at the University of Michigan. Curriculum vitae. International Archive of Women in Architecture. Ms2000-039.
GROPIUS, WALTER (1883-1969). PAPERS, 1963-70. 0.3 cu. ft. Renowned German American architect; director of the Bauhaus from 1919 to 1928 and Chair of the Harvard University Graduate School of Design from 1938 to 1952. Papers consist of letters between Gropius and George Preston Frazer, an architecture professor at Virginia Tech from 1939 to 1973. Inventory available. Ms92-052.
GROSS, AL (1918-2000). PAPERS, 1909-2000, bulk 1945-1980. 10.0 cu. ft. Al Gross, a pioneer of wireless communications technology, is most known for his inventions that include the walkie talkie, the two-way wrist radio that was the prototype for the Dick Tracy wristwatch walkie talkie, the pager, and various antenna. Gross's collection is comprised mostly of patents, technical drawings and specifications, research and design notes, ledgers, publications, correspondence, and photographs. The collection also includes prototypes of his inventions, licenses, diplomas, and awards. Photos taken from the Al Gross exhibit opening in Torgerson Hall available. Images taken from the Al Gross collection are located in the Virginia Tech Imagebase. Finding aid available in EAD on the Virginia Heritage Project database. Ms2001-011.
GUILLISSEN-HOA, SIMONE. PAPERS, 1987. 0.1 cu. ft. The collection consists of photographs of Guillessen-Hoa taken in 1987 and a biographical sketch documenting her career from 1947-1987. International Archive of Women in Architecture. Ms2001-024.
GULF LINE RAILWAY COMPANY. RECORDS, 1907-13. Ms84-072. Returned to NS Corp Archives in Atlanta. Contact Archives1@nscorp.com.
GULF TERMINAL COMPANY. RECORDS, 1905-44. Ms84-073. Returned to NS Corp Archives in Atlanta. Contact Archives1@nscorp.com.
GUYANDOT AND TUG RIVER RAILROAD COMPANY. RECORDS, 1903-33. Ms81-020. Returned to NS Corp Archives in Atlanta. Contact Archives1@nscorp.com.
