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Virginia Military Institute Archives

Physical plant, buildings, and construction records, 1890/2005

6 cubic feet

Records primarily concerning the history of VMI buildings and other material related to VMI's physical plant and property.

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Blueprints and Plans, non-current [microfiche format], 1918/1987 6 boxes

Microfiche format plans and blueprints for many major VMI structures and miscellaneous other facilities and properties. The oldest plans in this collection are for Scott Shipp Hall, 1918; the most recent are for the New Science Building, 1987 (renamed Maury-Brooke Hall in 2010).

Blueprints and Plans, non-current [paper format]

Non-current blueprints for various VMI buildings, including buildings that no longer exist. With the exception of Preston Library plans, the Archives does not hold current blueprints. They are held by VMI Physical Plant.

Plan for Arrangement and Grading of Buildings and Grounds, 1909 1 items

Blueprint submitted by renowned landscape architect Warren H. Manning that proposed a dramatic expansion of the VMI Post and the relocation of many buildings. The blueprint also included a proposal for a broad tree-lined vista linking VMI and Washington and Lee University. A proposal submitted by architect Bertram Goodhue was ultimately selected, so Manning's plan was never used.

  1. Blueprints and Plans, non-current [paper format]
  2. Topographical & General
Virginia Military Institute Archives

John S. Webb papers, 1883/1905

25 items

The John S. Webb papers consist of the professional papers (25 items, 1883-1905) of John S. Webb. Included are two letters concerning a railroad under construction in Mississippi, a patent for a rail joint (with sketch), blueprints, and drawings from various construction projects. Additionally, there are eight photographs.

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John S. Webb papers, 1883/1905 25 items

Webb, John S. (John Samuel), 1845-1919

The John S. Webb papers consist of the professional papers (25 items, 1883-1905) of John S. Webb. Included are two letters concerning a railroad under construction in Mississippi, a patent for a rail joint (with sketch), blueprints, and drawings from various construction projects. Additionally, there are eight photographs.

George Mason University

Loudoun Station collection, 2001/2003

4 Linear Feet 7 boxes
Reports, correspondence, and plans concerning Loudoun Station, a mixed-use, transit-oriented development planned for an area near a proposed Washington Metropolitan Area Transit station in Loudoun County, Virginia.
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Loudoun Station collection, 2001/2003 4 Linear Feet 7 boxes

Miller, Kathryn
Reports, correspondence, and plans concerning Loudoun Station, a mixed-use, transit-oriented development planned for an area near a proposed Washington Metropolitan Area Transit station in Loudoun County, Virginia.
University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.

McKim, Mead, and White architectural drawings, 1895/1907

251 items

The architectural drawings document building projects at the University of Virginia designed by Stanford White following the fire of 1895, including: the rebuilding of the Rotunda, the construction of the Academical Building (Cabell Hall), the Mechanical Laboratory (Cocke Hall), the Physical Laboratory (Rouss Hall), a Boiler House, the Refectory (Garrett Hall), the President's House (Carr's Hill) and a proposed dormitory that was never built. With these are copies of letters pertinent to the above drawings including a letter from E. A. Alderman to Stanford White on the design for the University of Virginia president's home and student dining hall, 1906 May 1; a reply dictated by Stanford White on the style of the proposed president's home, May 31; and a 1942 list of blueprints made from White's original drawings and sent to the University at the request of librarian Louise Savage. The drawing "Design for Terrace" is the work of the McDonald Brothers studio, circa 1895, the firm first hired to rebuild the Rotunda. The steel I-beams were undersized and the design was later corrected by Stanford White. The collection also contains a blueprint map of the University by Kaigiro Sugino, 1899, showing the gas, water, and sewer systems.

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McKim, Mead, and White architectural drawings, 1895/1907 251 items

The architectural drawings document building projects at the University of Virginia designed by Stanford White following the fire of 1895, including: the rebuilding of the Rotunda, the construction of the Academical Building (Cabell Hall), the Mechanical Laboratory (Cocke Hall), the Physical Laboratory (Rouss Hall), a Boiler House, the Refectory (Garrett Hall), the President's House (Carr's Hill) and a proposed dormitory that was never built. With these are copies of letters pertinent to the above drawings including a letter from E. A. Alderman to Stanford White on the design for the University of Virginia president's home and student dining hall, 1906 May 1; a reply dictated by Stanford White on the style of the proposed president's home, May 31; and a 1942 list of blueprints made from White's original drawings and sent to the University at the request of librarian Louise Savage. The drawing "Design for Terrace" is the work of the McDonald Brothers studio, circa 1895, the firm first hired to rebuild the Rotunda. The steel I-beams were undersized and the design was later corrected by Stanford White. The collection also contains a blueprint map of the University by Kaigiro Sugino, 1899, showing the gas, water, and sewer systems.

George Mason University

Planned Community Archives collection

175.5 Linear Feet 457 boxes
The collection consists of a variety of materials relating to planned communities across the United States with a particular emphasis on the planned community of Reston, Virginia, and international communities as well. The collection includes correspondence, reports, promotional material, community brochures, newspapers, videotapes, slides, photographs and architectural drawings and blueprints. The collection is divided into 11 series in 351 boxes and 3 mapcases and is dated from 1960 to 2009.
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Planned Community Archives collection 175.5 Linear Feet 457 boxes

Planned Community Archives
The collection consists of a variety of materials relating to planned communities across the United States with a particular emphasis on the planned community of Reston, Virginia, and international communities as well. The collection includes correspondence, reports, promotional material, community brochures, newspapers, videotapes, slides, photographs and architectural drawings and blueprints. The collection is divided into 11 series in 351 boxes and 3 mapcases and is dated from 1960 to 2009.
George Mason University

Reston Community Association Planning and Zoning Committee records, 1961/1997

13 Linear Feet 25 boxes
The collection documents the time that John Dockery served on the Reston Community Association Planning and Zoning Committee. John Dockery worked on the committee from the 1970s into the 1980s. Most of the documents are dated in the 1970s with a few in the 1960s, 1980s and 1990s. The documents are memos, blueprints, maps and other paperwork involved in the running of the committee.
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Reston Community Association Planning and Zoning Committee records, 1961/1997 13 Linear Feet 25 boxes

Dockery, John T.
The collection documents the time that John Dockery served on the Reston Community Association Planning and Zoning Committee. John Dockery worked on the committee from the 1970s into the 1980s. Most of the documents are dated in the 1970s with a few in the 1960s, 1980s and 1990s. The documents are memos, blueprints, maps and other paperwork involved in the running of the committee.
Washington and Lee University, Leyburn Library

Rockbridge Historical Society files on local companies, 1870/1970

.75 Linear Feet
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West Virginia and Regional History Center

Siler Family Papers, 1848/1968

66.6 Linear Feet Summary: 66 ft. 7 in. (149 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 document case, 2 1/2 in.); (1 small flat storage box, 3 1/2 in.); (2 oversize folders, 2 in.); (25 wrapped packages, 3 ft. 8 in.)

This is a collection of letters and documents tracing the personal and business life of an eastern panhandle West Virginia family. The papers concern a broad range of political, social, financial, and legal topics, particularly focusing on J. Hammond Siler, Jr., his parents, J. Hammond Siler, Sr. and Jessie Castleman Siler (residents of the Town of Bath better known as Berkeley Springs). Also includes correspondence and other papers from related families. Subjects include banking, the Civil War, the Episcopal church, secession of Virginia, Virginia Loyalty Oath, women's diaries, and women's letters and papers. A notable item in the collection is the diary of Anne Doyne Wolff Strother, wife of artist and writer David Hunter Strother, documenting a trip with husband and daughter Emily to New Orleans in 1857 (S2/Box 67, folder 1a).

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Siler Family Papers, 1848/1968 66.6 Linear Feet Summary: 66 ft. 7 in. (149 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 document case, 2 1/2 in.); (1 small flat storage box, 3 1/2 in.); (2 oversize folders, 2 in.); (25 wrapped packages, 3 ft. 8 in.)

Seiler family

This is a collection of letters and documents tracing the personal and business life of an eastern panhandle West Virginia family. The papers concern a broad range of political, social, financial, and legal topics, particularly focusing on J. Hammond Siler, Jr., his parents, J. Hammond Siler, Sr. and Jessie Castleman Siler (residents of the Town of Bath better known as Berkeley Springs). Also includes correspondence and other papers from related families. Subjects include banking, the Civil War, the Episcopal church, secession of Virginia, Virginia Loyalty Oath, women's diaries, and women's letters and papers. A notable item in the collection is the diary of Anne Doyne Wolff Strother, wife of artist and writer David Hunter Strother, documenting a trip with husband and daughter Emily to New Orleans in 1857 (S2/Box 67, folder 1a).

West Virginia and Regional History Center

Storer College Architectural Drawings, Diplomas, and Other Material, 1900/1953

0.90 Linear Feet (3 large flat storage boxes, 3 in. each; 1 reel of microfilm, 1.75 in.)

Architectural drawings (blueprints, campus plans, topographic maps, etc.), diplomas, and other material regarding Storer College, West Virginia's first African American institution of higher learning, located in Harpers Ferry.

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Storer College Architectural Drawings, Diplomas, and Other Material, 1900/1953 0.90 Linear Feet (3 large flat storage boxes, 3 in. each; 1 reel of microfilm, 1.75 in.)

Storer College

Architectural drawings (blueprints, campus plans, topographic maps, etc.), diplomas, and other material regarding Storer College, West Virginia's first African American institution of higher learning, located in Harpers Ferry.

George Mason University

Walter M. Macomber Old Fairfax Courthouse restoration drawings, 1965/1967

2 Linear Feet 52 architectural drawings
Architectural drawings and plans for the renovation of the Old Fairfax Courthouse by Walter M. Macomber.
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