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Lincoln-Look Family Papers, 1844/1930 0.2 Cubic Feet 1 box

Look, Sarah A(nn). B(urt). Lincoln
This collection contains the correspondence of Nathan L. (1819-1909) and Sarah A. B. Lincoln Look (1826-1857), who settled in Virginia in the 1840s and lived in Loudoun, Botetourt, Montgomery, and Smyth counties. There is also correspondence with other members of the Lincoln and Look families in Massachusetts and New York; together with transcripts and summaries of the letters; and a few pieces of miscellanea.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Louise Testerman Papers, 1862/1904 0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder

Testerman, Louise
The Louise Testerman Papers contains two photographs collected by Testerman: one of John P. Donaldson and Noyes Rand, 22nd Virginia Regiment Infantry soldiers in the Confederate Army of the American Civil War; and another of John S. M. Parker, also a soldier. The collection also includes a copied postwar description of the encounter between John Donaldson, his brother Francis, and Rand. The description relates the story of the brothers, Francis' capture and parole, and the postwar meeting between Francis and the author, Noyes Rand. The other soldier appears to be unrelated, but the photograph was taken in the Donaldson's home town of Philadelphia.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Military & Wartime Cookery Collection, 1884/1965, bulk 1917/1945 0.7 Cubic Feet 1 box

The Military & Wartime Cookery Collection consists of a variety of manuscript and ephemeral materials relating to the history of military and wartime food and cooking. Items in the collection date from 1884 to 1965, though the bulk of the collection covers parts of World War I through World War II (1917-1945).
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Moore Family Papers, 1847/1948 1.4 Cubic Feet 1 box

Moore family
A collection of photographs, correspondence, and other documents created by members of the Moore family spans three generations between 1847 and 1948. Most of this collection is comprised of letters that relate family news.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Richards-Woody Family Papers,, 1803/1992 0.2 Cubic Feet 1 folder

Richards-Woody family
The Richards-Woody Family Papers comprise correspondence, photographs, obituaries, legal documents, and a family history of the Richards-Woody family. The collection includes Civil War-era correspondence between King David Richards and his wife, Harriet Love Richards, describing several accounts of battles fought by the Confederate Army's 57th Virginia Infantry during the years 1862 and 1863.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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