Guide to the Manuscript Collections
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MACFARLANE, JANE. PUBLICATION, 1987. 0.1 cu. ft. Architect of London, Great Britain. Copy of Catalogue of Films and Television Programmes on Architecture, Town Planning and the Environment (1987) compiled and edited by Macfarlane. International Archive of Women in Architecture. Ms2000-061.
MACON AND BRUNSWICK RAILROAD COMPANY. RECORDS, 1880-81. Ms84-100. Returned to NS Corp Archives in Atlanta. Contact Archives1@nscorp.com.
MACON AND NORTHERN RAILROAD COMPANY. RECORDS, 1891-92. Ms84-101. Returned to NS Corp Archives in Atlanta. Contact Archives1@nscorp.com.
MAHER, FRANK J. (1915- ). PAPERS, 1948-83. 5.0 cu. ft. Engineer specializing in aerodynamic research. Received B.S. degree from Manhattan College (1936) and M.S. in Civil Engineering at Virginia Tech (1937). Taught Applied Mechanics, Engineering Science and Mechanics at VPI from 1937 to 1978. Papers include consulting files for wind tunnel research on a number of projects, including the North Carolina National Bank (Charlotte), William Preston Lane Memorial Bridge (Maryland), and Hollins College Chapel. Also included is an extensive correspondence with David B. Steinman, engineer and bridge designer, dealing with consulting work Maher undertook for Steinman's projects, including the Macinac Straits Bridge and the Jefferson Memorial Arch. Other papers include publications, reports, photographs, and blueprints. Unprocessed. Ms86-004.
MAHONY GRIFFEN, MARION. RÉSUMÉ.
MAHOOD, THOMAS A. CIVIL WAR REMINISCENCES, ca. 1895. 0.1 cu. ft. Lieutenant in the Wise Legion Artillery Virginia Volunteers, Company B, Pearisburg Reserves, Giles County, during the Civil War. The company was originally organized by William W. McComas in 1861. Manuscript consists of a thirty-six page retrospective written by Mahood of his war experiences. Describes the company's involvement in the Battle of Drewrys Bluff (May 1864), and the actions of the Legion commander General Henry A. Wise. Ms79-002.
MAIZ APELLANIZ, MARTA (1959-). BIOGRAPHICAL MATERIAL 0.1 cu. ft. Architect of Madrid, Spain. Collection consists of a lengthy curriculum vitae with copies of architectural drawings and articles about her work. International Archive of Women in Architecture. Ms2000-062.
MANDEVILLE AND SULPHUR SPRINGS RAILROAD COMPANY. RECORDS, 1869-70. Ms84-102. Returned to NS Corp Archives in Atlanta. Contact Archives1@nscorp.com.
MANG-FRIMMEL, EVA, BIOGRAPHICAL MATERIAL. 0.1 cu. ft. Architect of Vienna, Austria. Materials consist of two posters of photographs and architectural designs of structures she and her husband, Karl Mang, have designed together from 1953 to 1984, a book Neue Laden (Verlag Gerd Hatje: Stuttgart. 1981), and two catalogs in which Mang contributed, two brochures, and copies of four magazine articles (1982-87) in which her work is cited. International Archive of Women in Architecture. Ms2000-063.
MANNING, WARREN H. PAPERS, 1925-27. 0.1 cu. ft. Landscape architect in Massachusetts. Papers include Manning's reports and blueprint drawings on historic sites of Blacksburg, Virginia, including the Black homestead, Smithfield, and Preston Cemetery. Ms62-007.
"MANY MORE: WOMEN IN ARCHITECTURE, 1978-1988." EXHIBIT MATERIALS, 1987-1988. 4.5 cu. ft. Traveling exhibition premiering on May 15, 1988, at the American Institute of Architects National Convention and Design Exposition in New York City. It was sponsored by the AIA's Women in Architecture Committee in response to the exhibit "That Exceptional One: Women in American Architecture, 1888-1988." Inventory available online. International Archive of Women in Architecture. Ms2000-084.
[MAP OF 1937 MERRIMAC COMMUNITY, 1996.] 0.1 cu. ft. Map of the Merrimac coal mining community in Montgomery County, Virginia, as it was in 1937. Produced by the Appalachian Studies Program and the Landscape Architecture Program at Virginia Tech. Restricted use. Ms96-012.
[MARITIME BILLS OF LADING, 1830-69.] 0.1 cu. ft. Coastal trade bills and freight receipts, most engraved with vignettes of sailing ships. Names port from which ship sailed, the name of the ship, the consignor, goods consigned and the port to which goods were bound. Ms87-035.
MARMION, BISHOP WILLIAM HENRY PAPERS, 1932-1981. 20.6 linear feet. Marmion, born 1907, was Episcopal Bishop of the Diocese of Southwestern Virginia from 1954 to 1979. The papers document the forty-seven year ecclesiastical career of William H. Marmion. Included are booklets, church bulletins, correspondence to and from Marmion, newspaper and magazine clippings, photographs, and reports generated by the Bishop in his service to the Episcopal Church. Topics of interest to the researcher include Marmion's interest in the civil rights movement, education, the Vietnam War, Race relations in South Africa, and social relations among all Episcopalians. Inventory available. Ms86-013.
MARQUARD, CLAUDIA. ARCHITECTURAL PAPERS, 1998. 0.1 cu. ft. Collection consists of color photomontages of Marquard's commissions in Berlin: the restoration of a group of apartment buildings on Rosenthaler Street and the restoration of a house for Potsdam Gregor. Inventory available online. International Archive of Women in Architecture. Ms2001-029.
MARSHAK, ROBERT E. (1916-92). PAPERS, 1947-88. 66.0 cu. ft. Sub-atomic particle physicist. A.B., Columbia University (1936); Ph.D., Cornell University (1939). Instructor and professor of physics, University of Rochester (1939-70). President of City College, City University of New York (1970-79). University Distinguished Professor at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (1979-86). Chairman, Federation of American Scientists (1947-48); president, American Physical Society (1983-84). Recipient of the J. Robert Oppenheimer Memorial Prize (1982) for his work on nuclear forces and of the Clark Kerr award (1987) for contributions to the advancement of higher education. Papers consist of Marshak's files on the Shelter Island Conferences (1947-49); and his administrative and correspondence files on the Rochester Conferences on High-Energy Physics (1950-57), which he founded. After 1957 the conferences were held under the sponsorship of the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP) and Marshak's files from the conferences from 1958 to 1970 are also included. The collection also includes correspondence files on IUPAP (1953-73) and on the Commission on HighEnergy Physics (1958-63); photographs (1950-70); and a photocopy of an oral history interview done by Charles Weiner (1970). Also includes correspondence, notes, reports, files, speech texts, newsclippings, autographs, photographs, transcripts, and other personalia. Topics include the national and international development of high-energy physics, meetings and symposia, and scientific committees; awards and prizes, administration and education, science in the Eastern Bloc and Third World, and the scientist as social activist or citizen-scientist. Inventory available. Ms88-060.
MARSHALL, GEORGE H. (ca.1835-1919). DIARY, 1864-1865. 0.1 cu. ft. Soldier in Company K, 113th Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery. Short diary entries describe personal routines as well as activities of the 113th and Fort Monroe, Virginia, to which the regiment was assigned. Finding aid available on the Virginia Heritage database. Ms2008-001.
MARSHALL, JOHN. LETTER, 1945. 0.1 cu. ft. Lieutenant commander in U.S. Navy and member of Admiral Halsey’s staff writes from the scene of the Japanese surrender aboard the USS Missouri on September 2, 1945. Describes the surrender ceremony in detail, particularly his impressions of U.S. military leaders and representatives of other nations participating in the ceremony. Photostatic copy. Ms99-006.
MARSHALL-BAKER, ANNA. PAPERS, 1997. 0.1 cu. ft. Associate Professor in Near Environments following her tenure as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Housing, Interior Design and Resource Management at Virginia Tech (1992-2001). Her papers include an exhibit catalog for Knoll Furniture entitled "The Knoll Spirit" which Marshall-Baker co-curated and her Curriculum Vitae, with an extensive list of publications. Inventory available online. International Archive of Women in Architecture. Ms2001-030.
MARTIN, JOHN S. LETTERS, 1862-63. 0.1 cu. ft. Confederate soldier in the 18th Alabama Infantry during the Civil War. Collection consists of two letters to Martin's wife Sarah Jane. One is written November 29, 1862, where he urges his wife to send him new gloves. The other (photocopy) is written March 1, 1863, from Mobile, Alabama, to his wife with an additional note to his father, telling them of his sadness at being away from his family and the high price of molasses. Ms93-013.
MARTIN, SHELLEY F. RÉSUMÉ. 0.1 cu. ft. Faculty member of the Department of Architecture, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Member of the IAWA Board of Advisors, 1996-1998.
MASSEY, A. B. (1889-1982). PAPERS, 1902-50. 0.4 cu. ft. Arthur Ballard Massey, plant pathologist. Assistant Professor of Botany (?-1917) at Alabama Polytechnic Institute and Professor of Biology (1918-59) at Virginia Tech, and member of the Virginia Academy of Science. Collection includes photographs (1902-50) of VPI campus trees (with a list identifying each), the "Old Field House," and cutting of the Mall through campus; a checklist of Virginia trees (1940, compiled by J. B. Grantham of VPI); papers on livestock poisoning in winter, wild-flower conservation, and other topics; field notebooks; typescript lecture notes; and copies of Virginia Wildlife (1937-39). Unprocessed. Ms62-002.
MASSEY, W.F. (1839-1923). PAPERS, 1893-1908. 0.1 cu. ft. Professor of Botany Arboriculture at the North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanics Arts, and editor of The Practical Farmer. Copies of correspondence to Massey from farmers, horticultural societies, and others regarding articles in The Practical Farmer, and asking for advice. Ms84-171.
MATHEWS COURT HOUSE. ACCOUNT BOOKS, 1838-74. 3 vols. Mathews County, Virginia, general store. Customer accounts. Ms40-021.
MATTHEW, HIRAM. CORRESPONDENCE, 1863-65. 0.1 cu. ft. Twenty-one letters from a Union soldier in the 66th Indiana Volunteer Infantry in the Civil War. Possibly in the siege of Atlanta, Georgia, May-September, 1864. Letters to his wife, Elmira, in Campbellsburg, Washington County, Indiana, from camps in Corinth, Mississippi; Pulaski, Tennessee; and Atlanta, Georgia. Writes of camp life, his fellow soldiers, the battle in Vicksburg, Mississippi, and his relief at the war's end. Inventory Available. Ms88-090.
MATRIX: FEMINIST ARCHITECTURAL CO-OPERATIVE LIMITED. PUBLICATIONS, 1986. 0.1 cu. ft. Non-profit women's architectural cooperative in London, Great Britain, designed to help women's groups and groups that benefit women by finding and assessing potential building sites, aiding in obtaining funding for construction, and making models and giving workshops to help women's groups understand and take part in the design process. Records consist of publications written and published by MATRIX, including Making Space: Women and the Man-Made Environment (1986), Building for Childcare (1986), and A Job Designing Buildings (1986). International Archive of Women in Architecture. Ms2000-064.
MATSUKAWA-TSUCHIDA, JUNKO, EXHIBITION MATERIALS, 1998. 0.5 cu. ft. The International Union of Women Architects (UIFA), founded in 1963 by IAWA's Board of Advisors member Solange d'Herbez de la Tour, convened its 12th Congress in Tokyo, Japan on September 1, 1998. The theme of the Congress, "People, Architecture, and Cities in an Age of Harmony with the Environment," was discussed in 56 presentations and displayed in 43 exhibition panels. This collection consists of exhibition panels prepared by Junko Matsukawa-Tsuchida. Ms2001-052.
MCBRYDE HOUSE SPECIFICATIONS. RECORDS. c1900. 0.1 cu. ft. Specification No. 1755 of the labor and materials required in the erection and completion of a two-story, brick dwelling house to be erected for Dr. J. M. McBryde in Blacksburg Virginia. 20 leaves. Ms99-010.
McCLELLAND, KENETH. PAPERS, 1797. 0.1 cu. ft. Washington County, Virginia, resident. Administrator's account of McClelland's estate. Ms88-053.
McDONALD, ROXANA. ARCHITECTURAL PAPERS, 1984. 8.0 cu. ft. Born in Romania, she did restoration work before moving to Britain and completing post-graduate studies in Building Conservation. The collection consists of the research, drawings, working drafts, and illustrations for McDonald's book entitled "The Fireplace Book" published in 1984. Inventory available online. International Archive of Women in Architecture. Ms94-001.
McGAVOCK, DAVID CLOYD (1845-64). PAPERS, 1861-1901, n.d. 0.1 cu. ft. Soldier in Company B of the 24th Virginia Regiment in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Died in May, 1864. Collection consists of ca. 35 items, including letters written by McGavock to his family while studying at Roanoke College in 1861, and then from camps near Winchester and Petersburg, Virginia, and Goldsboro, North Carolina. Includes sympathy letters to McGavock's sister after his death, and other miscellaneous family papers. Ms90-032.
McGILL, JOSEPH. LETTER, 1863. 0.1 cu. ft. Union soldier in the Civil War writing his parents on July 24, 1863, from Wartrace, Tennessee. Writes that the general opinion of the men is that the war will be over soon, and that there is talk of going back to Kentucky. Ms89-105.
McKINNIS, HENRY (1841-1893). LETTERS, 1863-1864. 0.1 cu. ft. Private in Company B, 3rd Iowa Infantry from 1861 to 1864. Letters written to mother from camps near Moscow, Tennessee (January 20, 1863) and Hebron, Mississippi (March 5, 1864). McKinnis writes of Union and Confederate raids, a lack of rations, and general family matters. Accompanied by photocopies of typed transcripts, biographical material and a photo of McKinnis and his wife, Elizabeth Gilchrist McKinnis. Civil War Small Manuscripts Collection. Ms2003-014.
McLEAN, F. EDWARD (1924- ). PAPERS, 1950-85. 0.6 cu. ft. Aerospace engineer. Specialized in supersonic aerodynamic design and analysis, and high-speed management. Graduated from Louisiana Polytechnic Institute (B.S. Math-Physics, 1948). Beginning in 1948, McLean held several positions at the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), including principal aerodynamic evaluator and consultant in the U.S. Supersonic Transport Program (1963-69); head of the Langley Research Center's Aero-Thermo Section (1968-71); aeronautical manager and head of the NASA Supersonic Technology Office (1974-78). Retired from NASA in 1978. McLean was presented patent awards in 1966 and 1968 for a supersonic airplane design and is the author of Supersonic Cruise Technology (Washington, DC: NASA, 1985). Papers consist of writings by McLean, news clippings, correspondence, patents, technical reports, photographs, and awards and citations. Archives of American Aerospace Exploration. Unprocessed. Ms90-054.
McPHERSON, PAULINE KIRTLEY [n.d.]. HAMPTON HOUSE COLLECTION, c.1876 - 1981. 3.0 cu. ft. Materials relating to the Hampton House (or Mansion) located in Baltimore County, Maryland, between 1783 and 1788. The collection includes magazines, books, diaries, correspondence, calendars, newspaper clippings, newsletters, notes, and reports concerning the Hampton House, its gardens, and the genealogy of the owners, in particular the Ridgely family. Ms93-017.
[MEDICAL TEXT, LATE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY.] 0.1 cu. ft. Manuscript text from unknown late eighteenth century physician. Refers to cures for hemorrhages, fainting, gout, "morbid congestions," and jaundice. Suggested cures include cathartics and leeches. Ms89-008.
[MEDIEVAL MANUSCRIPT LEAVES, FIFTEENTH CENTURY.] 0.1 cu. ft., 4 items. Individual illuminated leaves from four late medieval manuscript books, all 15th century: an Italian missal, a Flemish Book of Hours, and two French Books of Hours. Ms81-104.
MEMPHIS AND CHARLESTON RAILROAD COMPANY. RECORDS, 1850-98. Ms84-103. Returned to NS Corp Archives in Atlanta. Contact Archives1@nscorp.com.
MEMPHIS-CHATTANOOGA RAILWAY. RECORDS, 1899-1941. Ms94-038. Returned to NS Corp Archives in Atlanta. Contact Archives1@nscorp.com.
MENDELSOHN, LOUISE (1894-1980). AUTOBIOGRAPHY, n.d. 0.2 cu. ft. Born in Germany, wife of German-American architect Eric Mendelsohn (1887-1953), who was an exponent of German Expressionism and the functional modern look called the "International Style." Collection is a typescript autobiography, "My Life in a Changing World" by Louise Mendelsohn, about her life with her husband, her views on architecture and design, and her attempts to establish what is now the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C. Also includes a typescript proposal by Mendelsohn for the establishment of "A Museum of Architecture." International Archive of Women in Architecture. Ms89-056.
MEREDITH, AMAZA LEE (1895-1984). BIOGRAPHICAL ARTICLE. 0.1 cu. ft. African-American architect in Virginia; professor of Art at Virginia State University. Materials consist of a November 1994 article written for Inform about Meredith's life and work, particularly about her design of her home in Petersburg, Virginia. International Archive of Women in Architecture. Ms2000-065.
MERRY ANNE DRESS COMPANY PATTERN BOOK, New Haven, Connecticut, ca. 1930-1940. 0.2 li ft. Book of patterns for girls' dresses; includes fabric samples and original color photographs. Ms2002-035.
MERVINE, HENRY G. LETTERS, 1864-65. 0.1 cu. ft. Soldier in the 17th New York Battery in the Civil War. Two letters to his wife. The first letter (July 24, 1864) was written in the trenches before Petersburg, Virginia, where he took furniture from a nearby house to protect himself in the earthworks. He notes that all the trees in the vicinity were filled with lead from picket firing. In the second letter (April 8, 1865), from Richmond, Virginia, he writes about the suffering of the citizens for lack of luxuries and necessities and that a committee was sent to General R.E. Lee asking him to surrender. Ms89-046.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH, SOUTH [PULASKI, VIRGINIA, MISSION]. RECORD BOOK, 1892-96. 1 vol. Mission for the Methodist Episcopal Church in Southwest Virginia. Record book list membership, baptisms, financial information, Sunday school attendance, and other business for Pulaski and Carroll counties and other areas of Southwest Virginia. Ms90-039.
MICHAEL, RUDOLPH DIXON (1904-1994). PAPERS, 1925-1984. 0.2 cu. ft. Virginia Polytechnic Institute alumnus (class of 1926) and Agricultural Experiment Station agricultural editor (1928-65). Contains correspondence and notes relating to the histories Blacksburg, the Preston family, and Smithfield Plantation (including maps of the grounds and the cemetery). Also contains a few campus photographs and printed materials related to Virginia Tech. Finding aid available in EAD on the Virginia Heritage Project database. Ms60-005.
MIDDLESBOROUGH MINERAL RAILWAY COMPANY. RECORDS, 1900-02. Ms84-105. Returned to NS Corp Archives in Atlanta. Contact Archives1@nscorp.com.
MIKIC, VESNA (1954- ). ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS. 0.2 cu. ft. Facility architect at the Faculty of Architecture of the University in Zagreb, Croatia (formerly Yugoslavia). Received first prize in competitions for urban designs in Zagreb and Krg. Collection consists of architectural drawings and copies of photographs for competitions (1987-1990) in which she submitted entries (urban villas in Zagreb and housing in Belgred). International Archive of Women in Architecture. Ms2000-066.
MILES, CLARENCE PAUL (1879-1966). PAPERS, 1902-55. 0.2 cu. ft. Graduated from Virginia Tech (1901). Professor of Modern Languages (1902-20, 1935-51) and director of Athletics (1920-35) at Virginia Tech. Papers include grade books (1904-13), honors from the National Bank of Blacksburg [Virginia], Blacksburg Royal Arch Chapter, and the Masons; a photograph of Miles with Pete Wilson; and A History of the Blacksburg Presbyterian Church. Ms61-003.
MILKA BLIZNAKOV PRIZE. RECORDS, 1999-2006. 0.5 cu. ft. Established in 1998 to honor of the founder of the International Archive of Women in Architecture, the Milka Bliznakov Prize is awarded for research that advances knowledge of women’s contributions to architecture and related design fields. The collection consists of announcements about the award and proposal submissions for the prize. An EAD-encoded finding aid is available online through the Virginia Heritage database. International Archive of Women in Architecture. Ms2001-045.
MILLAR, CAROLINE VIRGINIA TALIAFERRO. DIARY, 1860-62. 0.2 cu. ft. Doctor's wife in Georgia. Collection consists of a photocopy of her diary kept during the first years of the Civil War. Unprocessed. Ms82-015.
MILLER, CHARLES A. (1819-93). FAMILY PAPERS, 1708-1926. 0.5 cu. ft. Christiansburg, Virginia, clergyman. Served as a home missionary in Giles County, Virginia, (1849-51) and in the Kimberlin Church of Giles County (1853-62). Pastor in the White House Church near Radford, Virginia, from 1871-93. Collection includes account books (1818-1903) of Rev. Miller and his second wife Melinda Taylor, as well as those of his ancestor Johann Muller of Schwabisch Hall in Germany (1708-26); oath of allegiance (1778) annotated by Miller's uncle, the folk artist Lewis Miller (1796-1882), of Ludwig Miller of Worcestor Township, Pennsylvania; certificate of apprenticeship (1799) of Daniel Miller of York County, Pennsylvania; and several other papers belonging to Rev. Miller, including deeds (1855), a diary (1858), and receipts and promissory notes (1840-1906). Mrs. Miller's papers include correspondence (1893-1903), a bank book (1901-02), and a typescript genealogy of her family (1926). Finding aid available in EAD on the Virginia Heritage database. Ms83-001.
MILLER, JOSEPH. LETTER, 1864. 0.1 cu. ft. Soldier in the 78th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Sherman's Army, during the Civil War. Letter written June 23, 1864, to Rev. John Wright of Batesville, Ohio, from "the woods near the Kaunausau Mountains." Miller gives a detailed and extensive description of the corps's march over the Cumberland Mountains, skirmishes with the "rebles," and woundings among the captains. Also makes several comments about the military strategies of Union Generals William T. Sherman and Joseph Hooker and Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston. Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia, battle activity was part of Sherman's Atlanta campaign. Transcript available. Ms89-076.
MILLER, JOE. MERCHANDISE BAR CODE COLLECTION, 1960-1991. 1.0 cu. ft. J. Joseph "Joe" Miller was born in Richmond, Virginia, and began a career in retail sales there. He then became involved in the development and implementation of bar codes for use in the retail trade. This collection contains a proposal by Univac for implementing computer merchandise tracking for Thalheimer Brothers, Inc. of Richmond, ca. 1960. It also has information in binders, a slide presentation, and published documents about merchandise codes (including UVM, Universal Vendor Marking, and ASC X12 standards) mostly issued by or in conjunction with the National Retail Merchants Association from 1982-1991. There are two 2003 obituaries about Miller. Finding aid available in EAD on the Virginia Heritage database.Ms2007-012.
MILLER, T.S. ACCOUNT BOOKS, 1885-1919. 18 vols. Giles County, Virginia, general stores merchant. Customer accounts. Ms40-020.
MILLSPAUGH, NINA. DIARY, 1889, 1895-98. 0.1 cu. ft. Diary of a Kansas City, Kansas, housewife. She gives the weather in each entry and an account of her chores and the day's events. Selective transcript available. Ms82-001.
MILTON AND SUTHERLIN NARROW-GAUGE RAILROAD COMPANY. RECORDS, 1877-82. Ms84-106. Returned to NS Corp Archives in Atlanta. Contact Archives1@nscorp.com.
[MISSISSIPPI RIVER LETTER, 1862.] 0.1 cu. ft. Letter from a Civil War Union soldier in the 51st Illinois Volunteer Regiment. Letter written on April 17, 1862, by "Henry" from on the Steamer D.G. Taylor on the Mississippi River, to his mother. Writes how his division has sight of General Pope's Army and that they were ordered to aid the troops in Pittsburg (also known as Shiloh), Tennessee. Ms91-016.
MISSOURI AND ILLINOIS BRIDGE AND BELT RAILROAD COMPANY. RECORDS, 1920-46. Ms90-106. Returned to NS Corp Archives in Atlanta. Contact Archives1@nscorp.com.
MOBILE TRANSATLANTIC AND TERMINAL COMPANY. RECORDS, 1895-1903. Ms84-107. Returned to NS Corp Archives in Atlanta. Contact Archives1@nscorp.com.
MONTEITH, JIMMIE WATERS JR. (1919-44). PAPERS, 1935-45. 1.0 cu. ft. Born in Lowmoor, Virginia, and raised in Richmond, Virginia. Studied for two years at Virginia Polytechnic Institute; member of the class of 1941. Lieutenant in the United States Army during World War II. Awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor posthumously for "courage and gallantry while leading his men in destroying an enemy emplacement on Normandy Beach" on June 6, 1944 (D-Day). Collection consists primarily of his letters home (1941-44) during the war. Also includes letters of condolence to his family following his death, congratulatory letters for being awarded the Medal of Honor, newspaper clippings, and photographs. Collection also contains letters home (1942-45) from his brother, Robert P. Monteith (V.P.I. class of 1935) during the war. Ms90-062.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY [VIRGINIA] BICENTENNIAL COMMISSION. RECORDS, 1972-1977. 1.0 cu. ft. Commission formed to organize events celebrating the 200th anniversary of the formation of the United States and Montgomery County, Virginia. Includes correspondence, minutes, working notes and preparatory materials, printed material, and a scrapbook. Finding aid available in EAD on the Virginia Heritage Project database. Ms76-001.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY [VIRGINIA] DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE. RECORDS, 1961-94. 3.0 cu. ft. Correspondence, newsclippings, meeting minutes, and rosters concerning the committee, local politics, and the Congressional, Senatorial, and Presidential races of the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s. Includes information about the specific campaigns and tenures of Rick Boucher (9th District Congressional Representative), L. Douglas Wilder (as Governor of Virginia, 1989-93), Al Gore and Bill Clinton (1992 Presidential campaign), Don Beyer (Lieutenant Governor campaign), Mary Sue Terry for Attorney General (1989) and Governor (1993), and Joan Munford and Jim Shuler for the 12th District Virginia House of Delegates. Ms89-061.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY [VIRGINIA] HISTORIC SITES SURVEY. RECORDS, 1985-1986. 1.2 cu. ft. Records arising from a 1985 survey of significant architectural and/or historical sites in Montgomery County, Virginia. Includes an inventory of structures and sites, a copy of the survey's book, Montgomery County Historic Sites Survey (1986), and maps indicating locations of the inventory's structures and sites. Finding aid available in EAD on the Virginia Heritage Project database. Ms86-006.
[MONTGOMERY COUNTY, VIRGINIA, SURVEY, 1965]. 1 vol. Typescript survey prepared by the first-year graduate students of the Department of Urban and Regional Planning at Virginia Tech. Topics include land use and misuse, transportation, commerce, employment, political aspects, non-urban lands, shopping distribution, county government, financial implementation, and land use controls. Ms91-060.
MONTGOMERY FILM SOCIETY. RECORDS, 1956-1972. 0.5 cu. ft. Society devoted to bringing foreign, art and classic films to Blacksburg, Virginia. Records include correspondence, membership lists and administrative notes (including constitution), film advertisements and reviews, film rental agreements, programs, and financial records. Finding aid available in EAD on the Virginia Heritage Project database. Ms73-007.
MONTGOMERY SAVINGS BANK. ACCOUNT BOOK, 1873-78. 1 vol. Montgomery County, Virginia, bank. Customer accounts. Ms75-009.
MONTGOMERY WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS. GUEST BOOK, 1886-1890. .6 cu. ft. Resort operating in rural Montgomery County, Virginia from 1855 to 1904. Register includes names of resort's guests, their places of residence and notes on their meals, rooms and porterage. Finding aid available in EAD on the Virginia Heritage Project database. Also available in PDF format (PDF 90.2mb) Ms2003-007.
MONTPELIER AND CHICAGO RAILROAD COMPANY OF INDIANA. RECORDS, 1889-91. Ms90-107. Returned to NS Corp Archives in Atlanta. Contact Archives1@nscorp.com.
MONTPELIER AND CHICAGO RAILROAD COMPANY OF OHIO. RECORDS, 1889-91. Ms90-108. Returned to NS Corp Archives in Atlanta. Contact Archives1@nscorp.com.
"MORE THAN THE SUM OF OUR BODY PARTS." EXHIBIT MATERIALS, 1992-93. 2 cu. ft. Exhibition designed and produced by CARY, Chicks in Architecture Refuse to Yield (to atavistic thinking in design and society), an offshoot of Chicago Women in Architecture. Collection consists of materials created for the exhibit or in preparation of it, including press releases, drawings and floorplans, announcements and newsletters, copies of articles advertising the exhibit, meeting minutes, a videotape of the exhibit set-up and opening reception, and exhibit catalogs. The exhibit was shown at the Randolph Street Gallery in Chicago, Illinois, in June and July, 1993, illustrating the ways that women architects are discriminated against in the workplace. Inventory available online. International Archive of Women in Architecture. Ms94-023.
MORGAN, BERRY (1919- ). GALLEY PROOFS, 1966. 0.1 cu. ft. American author and free-lance editor in Mississippi. Author of Pursuit and The Mystic Adventures of Roxie Stoner (1974), and contributor of short stories to the New Yorker. Author's galley proofs for Pursuit (Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company. 1966). Ms69-002.
MORGAN, JACOB. ACCOUNT BOOK, 1814-19, 1845-58. 1 vol. Alexandria, Virginia, resident. Bank and personal accounts book. Ms40-022.
MORGAN, WILL H. LETTER, 1861(?). 0.1 cu. ft. Union soldier writing November 5, 1861(?), to his mother from Pilot Knob, Missouri, during the Civil War. Writes about the regiment's plan to build barracks and go into winter quarters. Ms89-103.
MORRIS, HENRY M. PAPERS, 1942-73. 3.5 cu. ft. Founder and President (1970-present) of the Institute for Creation Research in San Diego, California; Professor of Hydraulic Engineering and Chairman, Department of Civil Engineering (1957-70) at Virginia Polytechnic Institute. Fellow of the American Association for Advancement of Science and the American Society of Civil Engineers. Papers consist of course materials (exams, notes), reprints, publications, technical reports, and correspondence concerning such topics as hydraulic engineering and soil mechanics. Ms94-028.
MORRIS, J.C. LETTER, 1863. 0.1 cu. ft. Confederate soldier in the 21st Texas Cavalry, Company F, during the Civil War. Letter written May 10, 1863, from camp near Lanjer, Arkansas, to his wife. Writes about a recent raid to Missouri where they killed and captured many of the enemy, and about their fighting in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Ms92-013.
MORRIS, SYLVAN B. CORRESPONDENCE, 1862-64, n.d. 0.1 cu. ft. Union captain in the 194th Ohio Volunteer Infantry in the Civil War. Three letters to his wife from Fayetteville, Ohio, and another unknown camp. Writes at length of poverty of country people he has seen on the marches. Also includes a letter to Morris from his cousin, Alex Caudle, in Indianapolis, Indiana. Transcript available. Ms88-089.
MORRISTOWN AND CAROLINA RAILROAD COMPANY. RECORDS, 1881-82. Ms84-108. Returned to NS Corp Archives in Atlanta. Contact Archives1@nscorp.com.
MORRISTOWN, CUMBERLAND GAP AND OHIO RAILROAD COMPANY. RECORDS, 1880-82. Ms84-109. Returned to NS Corp Archives in Atlanta. Contact Archives1@nscorp.com.
MORSE, WAYNE (1900-74). LETTER, 1947. 0.1 cu. ft. Republican United States senator (1944-52) from Oregon. Brief letter from Morse, dated March 31, 1947, on U.S. Senate Committee on Armed Services letterhead stationery, to Paul H. Farrier, Director of Admissions at Virginia Polytechnic Institute. Ms47-001.
MOSS, ANN EVE (1903-88). PAPERS, 1922-88. 1.0 cu. ft. Ziegfield Follies chorus girl in the 1920s. Personal secretary and novelist in her later years. Papers consist of photographs, playbills, news clippings, and other memorabilia from her early career, as well as manuscript copies of her unpublished novels. Inventory available. Ms90-028.
MOUNTAIN LAKE: DAVID SHERMAN COLLECTION, 1870-2002.0.5 cu. ft. This collection consists of papers collected by David Sherman of the U.S. Forest Service and Appalachian Trail Conference while working to establish a federal wilderness area around Mountain Lake in Giles County, Virginia during the 1980s. Materials include hotel brochures, magazine and guidebook articles, a dissertation about the lake, maps, federal reports about the environmental conditions, and research and correspondence about local land ownership. Finding aid available in EAD on the Virginia Heritage web site. Ms2004-014.
MULLENS SMOKELESS COAL COMPANY. RECORDS, 1937-60. 2.0 cu. ft. Mullens, West Virginia, coal company, owned by Harry Meade. Briefly called the Harmco Smokeless Coal Company in the 1950s. Records consist of ledgers, cash books, and certificates of stock. Finding aid available in EAD on the Virginia Heritage Project database. Ms94-005.
MULLER, CORNELIA. PHOTOGRAPHS AND BIOGRAPHICAL MATERIAL. 0.1 cu. ft. Architect of Berlin, Germany, and a partner in the firm Muller, Knippschild, Wehberg. Materials consist of photographs (1983-1988) of her work with her firm, biographical information, and a brochure of her designs. International Archive of Women in Architecture. Ms2000-067.
MULLER-SCHMID, CATHERINE (1953- ). RÉSUMÉ AND PHOTOGRAPHS 0.1 cu. ft. Architect of Zurich, Switzerland. Materials include a résumé and forty-five copies of photographs and architectural drawings of apartment complexes and other residential housing projects she has designed. International Archive of Women in Architecture. Ms2000-068.
MULLINS, HENRY I. ACCOUNT BOOK, 1921-24. 1 vol. Wise County, Virginia, general store merchant. Customer accounts. Ms40-024.
MULLINS, NICHOLAS C. (1939-88). PAPERS, 1960-88. ca. 32.0 cu. ft. Professor of Sociology (1984-88) at Virginia Tech. Internationally recognized scholar in field of social theory and science technology and knowledge. Founding member, past president, and executive board member of the Society for the Social Studies of Science. Professor of Sociology at Indiana University from 1971 to 1984. Collection consists primarily of material concerning a ten year research project studying sociology citations in international journals. Also included are correspondence and other items concerning his professional and instructional activities. Unprocessed. Ms88-046.
MUNSEY, W.T. ACCOUNT BOOKS, 1911-24. 29 vols. Giles County, Virginia, general store merchant. Customer accounts. Ms40-025.
MUNTONI, ALESSANDRA. BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION. 0.1 cu. ft. Practicing architect in Rome, Italy. Papers consistof a résumé, a brochure of works completed, and articles published in the magazine metamorfosi. Her 2003 book, Metamorph: Architetture = Works and Projects 1965-2003: Gabriele De Giorgi, Alessandra Muntoni, Marcello Pazzaglini is cataloged in ADDISON and available in the Special Collections Rare Book Room. International Archive of Women in Architecture. Ms2000-094.
MURDOCK, FRANK M. PAPERS, 1877-93. 0.1 cu. ft. One volume of notes taken by Murdock, of Kingwood, Preston County, West Virginia. Notes are of several clubs in Kingwood, and include the constitution and meeting minutes of the Kingwood Amateur Troupe, programs and minutes of the Kingwood School Literary Society, and treasurer's notes of the Mozart Band of Kingwood. Also includes Murdock's certificate of baptism (1877). Ms88-056.
MURPHY, JAMES. INVENTORY OF ESTATE, 1812. 0.1 cu. ft. Patrick County, Virginia, landowner. Inventory of possessions taken at the time of his death. Ms88-037.
[MUSIC BOOK, ca. 1830s.] 1 vol. Small manuscript booklet with notes and lyrics for music lessons. Ms90-066.
