Guide to the Manuscript Collections
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JACKSON, JOHN PAUL. PAPERS, c1922. 0.1 cu. ft. Student at Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the class of 1924. Papers consist of materials from John Paul Jackson's student days, including a Solar Ephemeris for 1922, a notebook for a course in Structures, Physical Laboratory Reports, and a color postal card of Shirley Mason. Ms2005-015.
JACKSONVILLE [VIRGINIA] SCHOOL DISTRICT. MINUTE BOOK, 1870-86. 0.1 cu. ft. Photocopy of the board minutes from the Jacksonville (now Floyd), Floyd County, Virginia, school district. Ms85-008.
JACOCKS, HENRY MORGAN (1878-1950). PAPERS, 1898-1919. 2.0 cu. ft. Graduate of Virginia Tech (class of 1900); assistant superintendent at Mathieson Alkali Works (Saltville, Virginia). Correspondence, notes, trade catalogs, instructional booklets, and blueprints from Jacocks' years at Mathieson Alkali Works. Finding aid available on the Virginia Heritage database. Ms92-008.
JAMERSON FAMILY. PAPERS, 1792, 1803-1907. 0.2 cu. ft. Franklin County, Virginia, family. Papers include receipts, deeds, land settlements, and correspondence from the Jamerson and other Franklin County families, including the Webster, Basham, Rayford, Akers, and Neff families. Also include fifteen Civil War Confederate soldiers' letters from John Jamerson, in the 37th Virginia Cavalry, and John Hartsel, written from Norfolk and Washington County, Virginia. Ms90-080.
JAMES, HENRY (1843-1916). LETTERS, 1889-1909. 0.1 cu. ft. American novelist, best known for such books as Portrait of a Lady (1881) and The Bostonians(1886). Collection consists of four letters, all written while James was in England, one each to Lady Grace Baring, "Mrs. Sheridan," the Society of Authors, and George Gissing. Ms74-008.
JANNEY, JOHN. PAPERS, 1820-1871. 8 cu. ft. President of Virginia Secession Convention. More than 800 letters written to Janney and members of his family, including letters between Janney and his wife while he served at the Secession Convention, providing brief details of the convention and comments on the other delegates. Other letters by Janney concern legal matters during his many years as an attorney. Also includes letters of the Charles Janney family, together with biographical information, newspapers, inventory of property, and Convention minutes, as well as pictures, books, and periodicals. Finding aid available online. Ms2001-019.
JANSONE, VERA. ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS, ca. 1940s, 1961-1975, 9.5 cu. ft. Born in Latvia, educated at the École des Beaux Arts in Paris from 1945-49. The collection consists of 89 drawings by Vera Jansone as both a student and a professional architect. Also included is an article from the OWA home tour about the Greenbrae Residence, which Jansone designed in 1975 while in private practice, and two résumés. Finding aid available in EAD on the Virginia Heritage Project database. International Archive of Women in Architecture. Ms2001-026.
JARVIS, E. LETTER, 1864. 0.1 cu. ft. Civil War Union prisoner of war letter written from a Richmond, Virginia, camp. Jarvis writes on January 15, 1864, to "Dear Companion" about his prospects of leaving the prison, and assures the reader not to worry about his welfare. Ms91-006.
JAUCH-STOLZ, MONIKA PIA (1954 -). ARCHITECTURAL PAPERS. 0.3 cu. ft. Architect of Luzerne, Switzerland, and member of the Societe d'Ingenieurs et Architectes. Papers include a curriculum vitae, photographs of jewelry she has created, interiors and exteriors of her architectural designs; and copies of architectural drawings she has designed with her husband, Martin Jauch. International Archive of Women in Architecture. Ms2000-050.
JERRELL, LESLIE WALLACE (1871-98). PAPERS, 1890-98. 0.8 cu. ft. Born in Spotsylvania County, Virginia; educated at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (1895, B.S. Mechanical Engineering), now Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Instructor of Mechanical Engineering at VPI. Papers include speeches, a poem, grade reports, correspondence, invoices from Blacksburg businesses, and textbooks. Ms72-005.
JEWELL, D.V. ACCOUNT BOOKS, 1898-1902, 1919-20. 4 vols. Montgomery County, Virginia, general store merchant, and hotel owner. Customer accounts for the store and the hotel, 1898-1920. Ms40-015.
JOHNSON, ANDREW (1808-75). CHECK, 1868. 0.1 cu. ft. Democratic United States President, 1865-69. Check for $276.63 signed by Johnson, June 17, 1868. Ms68-002.
JOHNSON, B. H. (b. 1811). JOURNAL, [1863-1864]. 0.1 cu. ft. Methodist circuiting riding minister for eastern Virginia during the Civil War. Topics include war, sickness, and religion in eastern Virginia. Includes an interesting scenario with horse thieves. Finding aid available in EAD on the Virginia Heritage database. Ms2008-093.
JOHNSON, CHARLES N. PAPERS, 1862-68, n.d. 0.1 cu. ft. Private in the 15th Iowa Volunteer Regiment, Company C, during the Civil War. Papers include eight letters (1862, n.d.) from St. Louis, Missouri, and Corinth, Tennessee, to his mother; his discharge papers (April 20, 1865); his marriage license (1868); and photographs of himself and his family. Ms89-032.
JOHNSON, EDGAR W. CORRESPONDENCE, 1864. 0.1 cu. ft. Union soldier in the 50th New York Engineers during the Civil War. Collection consists of six letters from Johnson written January to April, 1864, from Elmira, New York, and Rappahannock Station, Virginia, to his father. Also includes three letters from Johnson's friend Thomas A. Blyth, written April to August, 1864, to Johnson's father. Blyth's letters refer to the circumstances involving his friend's illness and subsequent death, and urge the father to inquire after his son's back pay and bounty. Blyth later describes a scam that resulted when someone tried to steal Johnson's pay. Collection includes one letter from Harry Wakeman of the Johnson's corps, offering condolences to Johnson's father and describing Johnson's last hours. Ms89-077.
JOHNSON FARM HISTORIC RESOURCES STUDY. REPORT, 1990. 1.0 cu. ft. Study of the Johnson Farm at Peaks of Otter in Bedford County, Virginia, managed by the Blue Ridge Parkway. Prepared by the Appalachian Studies Program at Virginia Tech (Dr. Jean H. Speer, project director). Collection includes an historic structures report and nine volumes of appendices. Ms90-061.
JOHNSON, H.A. LETTERS, 1861. 0.1 cu. ft. Union soldier in the Civil War. Letters are written August and September 1861 to "Friend Samuel" from Johnson at Camp Fessenden in Alexandria, Virginia. Writes about concealing himself in a cornfield to evade Rebel troops, meeting with General "Jeb" Stuart's cavalry in a skirmish at Chain Bridge, and how men were detailed to cut down trees between the fort and the enemy. Ms90-058.
JOHNSON, JAMES F. PAPERS, 1979-1992. 0.1 cu. ft. Director of Virginia Cooperative Extension, 1989-1992. Began his career in Virginia Cooperative Extension as an Extension agent in 1961. Collection includes speeches and outlines of speeches, most of which were made while Johnson was director. Finding aid available in EAD on the Virginia Heritage Project database. Ms 2003-025.
JOHNSON, JANE C. HALL. ARCHITECTURAL PAPERS, 1955-1986. 8 cu. ft. Drawings, blueprints, sketches, portfolios (2), clippings, photographs, business correspondence, publicity materials, and presentation boards documenting the professional career of architect Jane Hall Johnson. The bulk of the collection pertains to Johnson's career in St. Louis, Missouri, 1959-1986. The collection also includes materials from student and professional projects in Boston, 1955-1959. The collection contains numerous photographs of Johnson's work and a folder of paintings titled "Experiments with Color." Finding aid available in EAD on the Virginia Heritage Project database. International Archive of Women in Architecture. Ms2000-051.
JOHNSON, JOHN HENRY (1889-1956). SCRAPBOOK, 1907-1952. 0.3 cu. ft. Southwest Virginia farmer, businessman and politician, serving in the Virginia House of Delegates (1914-1915) and Virginia Senate (1924-1928). Scrapbook containing correspondence from state and national political figures (most notably William Jennings Bryan and other members of the Bryan family), newspaper clippings relating to Johnson family relatives and acquaintances as well as local, state and national history; and ephemera. Finding aid available on the Virginia Heritage database. Ms2009-053.
JOHNSON, MARTHA L. (1803-1886) FAMILY. PAPERS, 1821-1882. 0.5 cu. ft. Nineteenth-century matriarch of a Carroll County, Virginia family. Correspondence from friends and family members, focusing on themes related to domestic issues, religion, Civil War, medicine, and fashion. Also legal and financial papers of Robert C. Johnson, a Carroll County tavern keeper, postmaster, and commissioner of revenue (including Carroll county tax records for 1850); and correspondence of William Lithgow Robinson, a soldier in Company A, 18th Virginia Infantry ("Danville Blues"). Finding aid available in EAD on the Virginia Heritage database. Ms2001-065.
JOHNSON, PATRICIA GIVENS (1932-1996). PAPERS, 1920-1986. 2.0 cu. ft. New River Valley local historian and author. Correspondence, subject files, printed materials and photographs accumulated during Johnson's research on local history, particularly for her books on Andrew Lewis, James Patton and William Preston. Also includes a scrapbook, files on Christiansburg and Montgomery County history, and a few other materials which had belonged to Johnson's mother, Lula Porterfield Givens, also a local historian. Finding aid available in EAD on the Virginia Heritage Project database. Ms88-007.
JOHNSON, S. HARVEY (1854-?). COPYBOOK, n.d. 0.1 cu. ft. 19th-century Pittsylvania County, Virginia Methodist minister. Copybook titled "Thoughts, Original and selected with Incidents, Illustrations, etc." containing passaged copied from numerous works, relating mostly to religious matters, including instructions on what and how to preach. Accompanied by an untitlted poem by Paul Hayne. Finding aid available on the Virginia Heritage database. Ms2008-004.
JOHNSON, WILLIAM MARTIN. PAPERS, 1937-68. 0.6 cu. ft. Graduated with B.S. in Civil Engineering in 1928 from Virginia Polytechnic Institute. Civil Engineer for Wiley and Wilson, consulting engineers in Lynchburg, Virginia. Papers include personal and professional correspondence. Unprocessed. Ms82-017.
JOHNSTON, CLEMENT DIXON (1895-1979). PAPERS, 1932-79. 19.0 cu. ft. Founder of Roanoke [Virginia] Public Warehouse (1926); deputy director, U.S. Office of Civil Defense Planning (1947-48); President, U.S. Chamber of Commerce (1954-55); special representative of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee to study the foreign aid program in Southeast Asia (1956-57); president, Virginia State Chamber of Commerce. Papers include correspondence, speeches, letterbooks, publications, scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, diaries, photographs, and memorabilia. Topics covered include the Roanoke, Virginia, and U.S. Chambers of Commerce, Boy Scouts of America, Virginia colleges and universities, and Rotary International. Ms82-012.
JOHNSTON, G. BURKE (1907-95). PAPERS, 1925-90. 4.5 cu. ft. English professor, authority on the dramatist and poet Ben Jonson. Author of Ben Jonson, Poet (1945); Thomas Chalmers McCorvey: Teacher, Poet, Historian (1985); editor of Ben Jonson, Poems(1955); and Poems by William Camden(1975). Educated at the University of Alabama (B.A., 1929) and Columbia University (M.A., 1930; Ph.D., 1943). On the English Department faculty at Virginia Tech (1930-33) and the University of Alabama (1933-50). Served as a Major in the U.S. Army during World War II. Returned to VPI as Dean of Applied Science and Business Administration (1950-61); appointed Dean of Science and General Studies (1961-63); first Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences (1963-66); and C. P. Miles Professor of English (1966-74). Collection includes typescripts, proof copies, and editorial correspondence relating to Johnston's publications. Other papers relate to his scholarly interests including correspondence with Harry Morgan Ayres, Marchette Chute, James C. Clifford, J. R. R. Tolkien, Mark van Doren, and Henry W. Wells. Collection also includes papers dealing with Johnston's many advocational pursuits as a printer (with the White Rhinoceros Press), sculptor, poet, painter, puppeteer, and lay preacher. Ms83-005.
JOHNSTON, J. AMBLER (1885-1974). PAPERS, 1900-74. 9.0 cu. ft. Architectural engineer, Civil War historian, and civic benefactor. Educated at Virginia Tech (B.S., 1904; M.E., 1905) and Cornell University (M.E., 1906).Co-founder of the architectural firm of Carneal and Johnston in Richmond, Virginia. Johnston was a charter member of the Richmond Rotary Club, he helped found a Civil War Round Table (CWRT) at the State Penitentiary in Richmond, and he held offices in several groups headquartered in Richmond, including the Sons of the Revolution, the Sons of Confederate Veterans, the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities, and others. Was closely associated with Douglas Southall Freeman, noted author of Civil War books. Continued to maintain close ties with VPI throughout his life. Papers include information on many of the above mentioned activities, but are especially strong in matters concerning the CWRT and VPI. Includes correspondence, ephemeral publications, organizational and committee reports, maps, and photographs. Ms74-012.
JOHNSTON, MARBURY (1860-1934). PAPERS, 1891-1921, n.d. 0.2 cu. ft. Rear admiral in the United States Navy and President of the Naval Examining Board. Papers include Johnston's orders and official correspondence, a photograph of the U.S.S. Indianapolis, a typescript account of his active duty in Asia, and other handscript accounts of his experiences in the Navy. Unprocessed. Ms81-100.
JOHNSTON, P. DIARY, 1874. 1 vol. Diary written in October 1874 by an agent of the Virginia State Agricultural Society. Records the people he spoke to about the State Fair and membership in the VSAS as he traveled to Lexington, Charlottesville, and Alexandria. Ms91-012.
JONES, J. CHRISTOPHER (1927- ). PAPERS, 1950-75. 1.0 cu. ft. Scholar and architect specializing in design methods and ergonomics. Visiting professor (1974-75) at Virginia Tech School of Architecture and Urban Studies. Author of Design Methods: Seeds of Human Futures (1970) and Essays in Design (1984). Collection consists of five volumes of photocopied papers, published articles, manuscripts, and notes on such topics as streamlining, the implications of automation, human error and accidents, and mechanization and design. Finding aid available in EAD on the Virginia Heritage Project database. Ms89-023.
JONES, J.T. LEDGER, 1925-26. 1 vol. Blacksburg, Virginia, merchant, possibly owner of a meat market. Lists accounts by customer, including C.W. Black, H.L. Price, and Y.B. Keister. Ms90-018.
JONES, JAMES BERNARD. MEMORABILIA, 1913-1922. VPI student from 1917-1921; graduated with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. Collection includes pamphlet on VPI courses of study; Thanksgiving dinner menu; 1922 commencement program; and Sunday school certificate. Finding aid available on the Virginia Heritage database. Ms1968-006.
JORDAN, CHARLES FRANCIS (1837-1922). MEMOIR, ca.1922. 0.1 cu. ft. Resident of Rockbridge County, Virginia; farmer; banker; businessman; legislator; captain in Company C, 1st Virginia Cavalry. Photocopied typescript of Jordan's reminiscences of the battle at Kelley's Ford, Virginia, on March 17, 1863. Civil War Small Manuscripts Collection. Ms2003-014.
JOSEPH FUNK & SONS. CORRESPONDENCE, 1858-1860. Mennonite farmer, school master, and publisher of music books from Rockingham County, Virginia. Two letters from Joseph Funk & Sons to James Curry discussing his reception of songbooks and the settlement of his account. Finding aid available in EAD on the Virginia Heritage database. Ms2008-074.
JUDKOVSKI, NOEMI. EXHIBIT PANELS, 1991. 3 panels. Architect of Israel. Panels consist of photographs of her designs of kibboutzes in Israel. International Archive of Women in Architecture. Ms91-054.
KAGY, ROSENBERGER & CO. LEDGER, 1886-87. 0.1 cu. ft. Luray, Page County, Virginia, banking firm. Collection book. Ms88-051.
KAUFFMAN, GEORGE. CASSETTE TAPES AND SLIDES, 1960-84, n.d. 2.8 cu. ft. Collection consists of cassette tapes of Civil War Round Table meeting lectures, 1980-84, n.d., on topics including Meade's Left Flank at the Battle of Gettysburg, Lincoln and Religion, the Battles of Bull Run, and Culp's Hill. Speakers include James Kegel, Tony Brogan, and James Robertson, Jr. Collection also includes slides of Civil War battles and other scenes, and various battlefields and monuments as they are today. Topics of slides include Gettysburg, Shiloh, Antietam, and Vicksburg scenes, the Richmond area, Lincoln's Tomb and New Salem, Illinois, the Civil War Navy, Railroads and the Civil War, and Women and the Civil War. Also includes slides and brochures about Custer's Battlefield National Monument in Montana and other state parks in the United States and Canada. Materials collected by Kauffmann, formerly a York, Pennsylvania, resident. Ms88-093.
KECHEDZHIEVA, NEVENA STOIANOVA (1927 - ). ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS, 1971-1989. 1.0 cu. ft. Born 1927 in Sofia, Bulgaria. Worked for the State Design Organization "Glavproekt" from 1951-1984, currently designs for private clients. Collection contains her designs for residential and commercial projects in Bulgaria, Nigeria and Yemen, including Hotel No. 230, Sunny Coast Resort, Bulgaria, a motel and bungalows in Gold Moor, Yemen, and gas station outside of Sofia, Bulgaria. An EAD-encoded finding aid is available online through the Virginia Heritage database. International Archive of Women in Architecture. Ms2000-009.
KEICHLINE, ANNA (1889-1943). PAPERS, 1900-40. 0.2 cu. ft. Architect and inventor. B.A. in Architecture (1911) from Cornell University; first registered woman architect in Pennsylvania. Designer of residences in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Washington, D.C. Inventor of kitchen and home appliances, and the K-brick. Papers include photocopies of patents of her inventions and articles she has written, photographs, and biographical information. International Archive of Women in Architecture. Ms89-016.
KELLY, MARY. LETTER, 1862. 0.1 cu. ft. Letter written to Mary Kelly by an unidentified Union soldier. Soldier was a member of the 10th Iowa infantry. Letter describes an ambush by Confederate soldiers that killed five men and wounded eight. Finding aid available in EAD on the Virginia Heritage database. Ms2009-023
KELLEY, HENRY J. (1926-88). PAPERS, 1948-88. 15.0 cu. ft. Aerospace engineer, authority on flight optimization. Sc.D. (1958) from New York University; connected with Grumman Aircraft (1948-63) as a researcher and as assistant chief of the Research Department. Founder of Analytical Mechanics Associates (1963), which worked with NASA on parameterized steering approaches for Apollo mission planning. Professor of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering at Virginia Tech (held Christopher C. Kraft, Jr., chair), 1978-88. Awarded the AIAA Guidance and Control Award (1973), and the AIAA Pendray Award (1973). Papers include correspondence, notes, drafts and offprints of publications and research reports. Archives of American Aerospace Exploration. Ms88-021.
KELSEY, STEPHEN R. PAPERS, 1865, 1920. 0.1 cu. ft. Union soldier in the 5th New York Regiment, Battalion J, during the Civil War. Papers include a diary written between January and May, 1865, while stationed in New York and Virginia. Participated in the occupation of Petersburg, Virginia, in April 1865. Entries refer to the assassination of Pres. Abraham Lincoln and the capture of Jefferson Davis. Also includes a typescript essay by Ernest Flint Kelsey (Stephen Kelsey's son) commenting on the diary. Ms90-029.
KEMP, DIANE LEGGE (1949- ). BIOGRAPHICAL MATERIAL. 0.1 cu. ft. Principal of DLK Architecture, Inc. of Chicago, Illinois. Former partner of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill in Chicago and former board member of the Chicago Chapter of the American Institute of Architects. Fellow of the American Institute of Architects. Papers include a curriculum vitae, a photograph of Kemp, articles (1985-89) about her work, and slides of structures she has designed. International Archive of Women in Architecture. Ms2000-052.
KENNEDY, CHARLES A. PAPERS, 1963-87. 2.5 cu. ft. Professor of Religion from 1967 to 1994 at Virginia Tech. Papers consist of letters, newspaper clippings, reprints, reports, and other files on Kennedy's interest and involvement with foreign affairs (particularly the implications of nuclear war) and international students at Virginia Tech. Ms94-018.
KENNEDY, LOUISE ST. JOHN (1950- ). BIOGRAPHICAL MATERIAL. 0.1 cu. ft. First woman to be appointed to the Architects Board of Western Australia, and designer of the Perth Mosman Park Tea Rooms, the Pines Business Centre in Cottesloe, and numerous other structures in Western Australia. Papers include articles (1988) about her work and an extensive curriculum vitae detailing her designs and projects, honors, published work, and memberships. International Archive of Women in Architecture. Ms2000-053.
KENNEY, ANNA WHITEHEAD. PAPERS, 1965-72. 0.6 cu. ft. Resident of Blacksburg, Virginia, and curator of Smithfield Plantation from 1965 to 1972. Papers consist of the files she created while she worked at Smithfield, with historical and biographical information about the Preston family and other pioneer families of Blacksburg. Ms91-022.
KENT FAMILY. PAPERS, ca. 1818-1979; see BLACK, KENT AND APPERSON FAMILIES, PAPERS OF. Germanicus Kent (1791-1862) was a founder of Rockford, Illinois. Born in Connecticut, he lived in Huntsville, Alabama (ca. 1822-34); Rockford, Illinois (1834-44); and Blacksburg, Virginia (1844-62). Papers include a cotton book and letter book of Germanicus Kent (2 vols., 1821-1823); correspondence of Germanicus Kent (1834-60); miscellaneous correspondence and business papers of Germanicus, Aratus, and John E. Kent (ca.1834-60); correspondence with the Rockford, Illinois, Historical Society (ca.1966-77); and biographical and genealogical information. The Kents were connected to the Black and Apperson families by marriage. Finding aid available in EAD on the Virginia Heritage Project database. Ms74-003.
KENT, JACOB (1730-1776). ACCOUNT BOOKS, 1765-1793. 1.0 cu. ft. Merchant and innkeeper on the "Great Road" (now Virginia Route 11) in the Shawsville (Montgomery County), Virginia, area. Collection consists of two account books. One ledger (spanning the years 1765-1771) is of unknown origin but records transactions of a merchant in the Cumberland County, Pennsylvania area. The second ledger is divided into two sections: The first section covers the years 1774-1776 and seems to detail the transactions of Kent's store in Montgomery County, recording customers' names, merchandise purchased, and credits to accounts. A section at the rear, written in a different hand and covering the years 1784-1793, may be from a store operated by Kent's son, Joseph Kent. Ms92-031.
KENT, JAMES RANDAL (1825-1887). PAPERS, 1856-86, n.d. 0.4 cu. ft. Wealthy land and slaveholder in Montgomery and Pulaski counties, Virginia. Collection includes court records, correspondence, titheables to the Sheriffs of Montgomery and Pulaski counties, photographs, court summons, and other notes concerning Kent's property--Kentland--and his business affairs. Also includes a letter from Kent at Bank of Blacksburg to William H. Macfarland of Richmond, Virginia. Finding aid available in EAD on the Virginia Heritage Project. Ms87-031.
KENT'S STORE. RECORDS, 1868-1947. 57 cu. ft. General mercantile store located in Fluvanna County, Virginia, and operated by James Madison Kent (1819-1883), Booker Parrish and George Henry Kent (1853-1936). Business records, including daybooks, journals and account ledgers, maintained by business operating under three successive names: Kent & Parrish, G. H. Kent & Co. and G. H. Kent. Other records include bill books; cash books; a store inventory; post office ledgers; pharmaceutical, fertilizer, livery stable, blacksmith, and mill work account ledgers; and James M. Kent estate records. Finding aid available in EAD on the Virginia Heritage database. Ms89-004.
KEREMIDARSKA, SVETLANA LAZAROVA (1950- ). RÉSUMÉ. Russian landscape architect.
KESSLER, CLYDE. PAPERS, 1990-1991. 0.1 cu. ft. Collection contains a list of birds counted at the Philpott Reservoir in 1990 and list of butterflies counted at the Little River in 1991. Finding aid available on the Virginia Heritage database. Ms1990-009.
KEY FAMILY. PAPERS, 1815-96. 0.1 cu. ft. Family of Liberty, Virginia. Papers include four letters (1861-64) from three members of the family who served as soldiers in the 4th Virginia Regiment for the Confederacy during the Civil War, and various miscellaneous papers (1815-96) including receipts and tax bills of the Key and the Wheat families, who were interrelated. Transcripts available. Ms92-044.
KEYSER, LINWOOD D. PAPERS, 1889-1944. 0.2 cu. ft. Urologist in Roanoke, Virginia. Received Doctor of Medicine degree from Johns Hopkins University in 1918 and an M.S. in Pathology at the University of Minnesota in 1921, and later studies at the Mayo Clinic. Was selected to the American College of Surgeons in 1928, and the American Board of Urology in 1935. Papers include diplomas and certificates awarded, and photographs. Ms72-006.
KHAZANOVA, VIGDARIA (1924-2004). COLLECTION, ca. 1970. 0.1 cu. ft. Khazanova earned her masters degree in art history from Moscow State University in 1948. She was an architectural historian who specialized in Soviet architecture. This collection includes two handwritten manuscripts and a book about Soviet architecture, all in Russian. International Archive of Women in Architecture. Ms2007-008.
KHRISTOVA, SNEZHA TODOROVA (1934- ). ARCHITECTURAL PAPERS, 1974-1986. 0.5 cu. ft. Born in Sandanski, Bulgaria. The collection consists of drawings for three projects: "Khisaria Two" a Sanatorium and spa for government officials located in Khisaria Springs, Bulgaria (1974-82); "Mother and Child" a child delivery clinic, nursery, and rehabilitation center located in the village of Shiroka Luka, Bulgaria (1983-84); a physiotherapy, rehabilitation and recreation center for the State Council and the Council of Ministers located in Bankia Bulgaria (1984-86). Inventory available. International Archive of Women in Architecture. Ms2001-027.
KILLINGER, KENNETH G. COLLECTION, 1925-1932, n.d. 0.1 cu. ft. Lutheran missionary near Marion, and throughout Smyth County, Virginia. Collection contains a report on mountain mission work and Lutheran summer camp programs. Finding aid available on the Virginia Heritage database. Ms1988-030.
KINCAID FAMILY. PAPERS, 1803-80. 0.1 cu. ft. Bills, receipts, notes, and accounts of Charles, James, William, and John Kincaid, members of a Bath County, Virginia, family. Includes receipts of James and Charles Kincaid to the Bath County sheriff, a record of "appraisement" (1866) of William Kincaid's estate, and a "Widow's Pension" (1880) to Elizabeth Kincaid, wife of William. Unprocessed. Ms87-001.
KING, JAMES P. COLLECTION, 1924-1926. 0.3 cu. ft. Student at VPI from 1922-1926. King graduated with a degree in Applied Biology. Collection includes programs from dances and sporting events, photographs of football teams, and individual players. Also contains personal, VPI-related pages. Ms1970-005.
KING, KENDALL W. (1926-1990). PAPERS, 1959-2000. 1.0 cu. ft. Educated at Virginia Polytechnic Institute (B.S., 1949; M.S.) and University of Wisconsin (Ph.D., biochemistry). Professor for 15 years and head (1966-1968) of the Department of Biochemistry and Nutrition at Virgnia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Assistant vice president for grants (1968) and vice president (1977) of the Research Corporation, a New York foundation for scientific research. From 1983-1986, vice president of Remick Associates. Associate dean at Western Carolina University in 1986. Collection consists of reports and publications by Kendall King and other researchers about nutrition appraisal, ameliorating malnutrition, Mothercraft (Nutritional Rehabilitation) Centers in Haiti and other developing countries, and United Nations' nutrition policies and programmes for combating malnutrition and meeting world food needs. Front matter and six chapters of King's manuscript "Mothercraft Centers and the Malnourished Child." Reports on cellulase and cellulose substrates. Inventory available. Ms2002-002.
KING, W.B. ACCOUNT BOOK, 1904-05. 1 vol. Giles County, Virginia, general store merchant. Customer accounts. Ms40-018.
KINGSBURY, J.D. PAPERS, 1854. 0.1 cu. ft. Missionary sent by the American Sunday-School Union in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Monongalia and Marion counties, Virginia (now West Virginia), in 1854. Papers include Kingsbury's certificate appointing him to his position by the Union, and five letters to him from co-workers and friends referring to Kingsbury's concerns over the position given him and his plans to establish a library. Ms89-054.
KINNIER FAMILY PAPERS, 1853-1863. 0.1 cu. ft. Four complete letters and two fragments written to "Jennie" from "William." Two letters and at least one fragment were written between 1853 and about 1856 from Chicago, Illinois. They are mainly love notes with family news, but mention in passing immigrants and Cassius M. Clay. The two later letters were written in Lynchburg, Virginia after the couple's marriage. The July 27, 1863 letter discusses possible upcoming battles and the high prices of food during the Civil War. Ms2007-034.
KINZER, MICHAEL (1762-1826). FAMILY PAPERS, 1782-1904. 0.1 cu. ft. Montgomery County, Virginia, family. Collection consists of documents concerned with the acquisition of land in Montgomery County, and Michael Kinzer's last will and testament (1826). Ms62-005.
KINZIE, SAMUEL. SURVEY, 1899. 0.1 cu. ft. Montgomery County, Virginia, resident. Survey of Kinzie properties in Blacksburg and Christiansburg, Virginia, by C.S. Charlton. Ms87-044.
KITE, GARLAND D. CORRESPONDENCE, 1944-45. 0.1 cu. ft. Letters from Kite serving in Europe during World War II to Ralph M. Brown, a librarian at Virginia Tech. Ms87-038.
KLINGELHOFER, PETRA (1953- ). ARTWORK AND ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS. 0.1 cu. ft. Architect of Stuttgart, Germany. Materials consist of four portfolios of sketches of landscapes and nudes, and two projects in which she was involved. International Archive of Women in Architecture. Ms2000-054.
KNAPP, EDGAR R. (ca. 1836-?) LETTERS, 1862-1864. .25 cu. ft. Correspondence received by Edgar R. Knapp while he was a steward at the U.S. military hospital in Annapolis, Maryland. Sixteen letters are from his brother H. Knapp, who was living in Adrian, Lenawee County, Michigan. One is from his sister, also living in Adrian. Eighteen letters are from hospital patients who were or had been in Knapp's care and family members of Knapp's patients. H. Knapp avidly followed war news and related political events. He also kept Edgar informed about work and family life in Adrian. Both H. Knapp and his sister were civilian supporters of the Union who did not (during this correspondence) support radical abolitionists. Two letters relay news from the front, 16 and 17 July, at the Battle of Gettysburg. Finding aid available in EAD on the Virginia Heritage Project database. Ms2002-015.
KNOBLER, ALFRED E. SPEECH, 1981. 0.1 cu. ft. Speech and program from the 1981 Founder's Day celebration at Virginia Tech. The speech was given by Alfred Knobler, a graduate of the Class of 1938. In the speech, Knobler talks about environmental issues and calls for increased action aimed at protecting the environment. Finding aid available in EAD on the Virginia Heritage Project database. Ms81-102
"KOCH-RECEPTE" GERMAN RECIPE BOOK. n.d. 0.1 cu. ft. This collection consists of a recipe book handwritten in German. Finding aid available on the Virginia Heritage database. Ms2009-050.
KOCI, ILSE (1919- ). PAPERS, 1962-76. 0.1 cu. ft. Architect of Vienna, Austria. Papers include a résumé, photographs of structures Koci has designed, notes, and architectural drawings. International Archive of Women in Architecture. Ms86-015.
KOCI-MONTANARI, SILVIA, ARTWORK, 1984-1986. 0.1 cu. ft. Architect and artist of Rome, Italy. Eleven ink sketches (1984-86) of building exteriors in Austria and Italy. Ms2000-055.
KOHLER, DAYTON M. (1907-72). PAPERS, 1928-71. 2.0 cu. ft. Professor of English (1929-70) and Professor Emeritus of English (1970-1972) at Virginia Tech and an authority on modern American literature. Wrote and edited synopses of novels, dramas, and short stories for Masterplots (1949-67) and edited Cyclopedia of Literary Names, Books and Reading, and Cyclopedia of World Authors. Collection consists of manuscripts and galley proofs of articles for Masterplots; manuscript of articles written by Kohler; periodicals; photographs of authors; and correspondence from authors, including Sherwood Anderson, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Katherine Anne Porter, Conrad Richter, Carl Sandburg, and Jesse Stuart. Ms71-002.
KOHRS, CONRAD (1835-1920). AUTOBIOGRAPHY, ca. 1900. 1 vol. Obsolete title. Now cataloged as a book, Autobiography of Conrad Kohrs (F731 K63 A33 1913 Large Spec). Ms78-001.
KOLLER-BUCHWIESER, HELENE (1912-2008). PAPERS, 1942-98. 16.0 cu. ft. Architect of Vienna, Austria. Collection consists of architectural drawings and papers associated with approximately fifty projects done by Koller-Buchwieser throughout her career as an architect in Austria. Most of the projects were done in Vienna, many as part of the reconstruction efforts following the destruction of buildings during World War II, though she spent much of her career designing churches and monasteries as well as residential and community structures. Also includes biographical information, descriptions and photographs of her designs from 1961 to 1981, and catalogs from the Society of Christian Artists. Inventory available. International Archive of Women in Architecture. Ms95-020.
KOONTZ FAMILY PAPERS, 1861-65. 2 inches. Edinburg, Shenandoah County, Virginia family. Collection consists of letters to Nellie Koontz McCann from her brothers, George W. and Milton S. Koontz, and a cousin, George M. Miller. Also included are two diaries from Milton Koontz and a diary and a copybook from George Koontz (June-December 1863). Subject of interest include a description of the Battle of Gettysburg (1-3 July 1863). Transcripts and biographical information available. Ms84-172.
[KORAN LEAF, ca. 1800.] 0.1 cu. ft. Koran leaf from the late 18th or early 19th century, possibly from Kashmir. Ms90-116.
KRAFT, CHRISTOPHER C. (1924- ). PAPERS, 1941-1998 (bulk 1941-82). 26.5 cu. ft. Aerospace engineer and NASA administrator. Christopher Columbus Kraft, Jr., a 1944 graduate of Virginia Tech, joined the Langley Aeronautical Laboratory of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) in 1945. In 1958 he was named an original member of NASA's Space Task Group. He was flight director for all the Mercury and many of the Gemini missions and directed the design of Mission Control at the Manned Spacecraft Center (MSC) in Houston. Kraft was named Deputy Director of the MSC in 1970 and its Director in 1972. He retired from NASA in 1982. He is a recipient of the NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal (1963), the NASA Distinguished Service Medal (1969), and the American Astronautical Society's Space Flight Award (1970). Papers include correspondence, notes, and limited-circulation NACA and NASA documents. These range from his notes and calculations on the P-47 Thunderbolt aircraft in the 1940s and annotated copies of the "Mission Rules" for space missions in the 1950s and 1960s to his extensive notes from meetings and conversations in the 1970s and 1980s. The collection includes a typed manuscript draft of Kraft's memoir, Flight! My Life in Mission Control. Archives of American Aerospace Exploration. Ms85-001.
KREIS, BARBARA (1947- ). BOOKS AND TRAVEL REPORT. Architect of Munich, Germany. Three books by Kreis--Moskau, 1917-1935: Vom Wohneinsbau Zum Stadtebau (1985), Moskau, Samarkand, Leningrad (1984), and Architekturtheatre: Russische Avantgarde Der 20er Jahre (1988); and a travel report of which she was editor and a participant in gathering the data about buildings in these cities, for a study group at the Technical University of Munich.
KRIEGER, CARL GEORGE (1905-79). PAPERS, 1930-67. 15.0 cu. ft. Gas engineer specialist and a pioneer in the development of the high-compression tractor. First agricultural engineering graduate at Virginia Tech. Employed by the Ethyl Gasoline Corporation (1927-69) and was director of the Farm Equipment and Machinery Division of the War Production Board during World War II. Papers include correspondence, speeches, notebooks, photographs, recordings, a scrapbook, and news clippings in the areas of agriculture, gas, oil, tractors, air and water pollution, waste treatment, and public relations. Ms82-013.
KRUGER, EVA (1922- ). ARCHITECTURAL COLLECTION. 0.3 cu. ft. Born in Berlin, Germany. Eva Kruger earned her architecture degree from the Technische Hochschule Charlottenburg in 1950 and worked as an architect in Germany until the mid 1960s, when she focused her career on art. The collection consists of biographical information and architectural drawings, mostly for projects in Germany. International Archive of Women in Architecture. Ms2000-098.
KUHLER, INGEBORG (1943- ). ARCHITECTURAL PAPERS, 1987-1990. 0.1 cu. ft. Born in Dachau Germany. The collection consists of color photomontages and black and white photomontages of two buildings designed by Kuhler: the Studios for the Broadcasting Corporation of Southern Germany, 1987; and the State Museum of Technology and Labor, 1990, both in Mannheim. Also included is a brief biography of Kuhler. Inventory available online. International Archive of Women in Architecture. Ms2001-028.
