Collections : [Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University]

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Dr.
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA 26041-9001
Primary Collecting Areas:
Local/regional history (Blacksburg, Montgomery County, Southwest Virginia, and Appalachian South); the American Civil War; Science and technology history (incl. aerospace, aeronautics, engineering, and speculative fiction); History of women in architecture (incl. the International Archive of Women in Architecture); Culinary history (incl. Virginia and southern cookery, children’s cookbooks and nutrition, food production and technology, and cocktail history); University Archives
Description:
Special Collections is located in Carol M. Newman Library at Virginia Tech. Special Collections includes manuscript collections, rare books, and the University Archives, as well as state, local and historical maps and photographs. Our mission is to collect and preserve unique, historical materials and provide access to them in their original form.
Phone: (540) 231-6308
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Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Agricultural Ephemera Collection

0.7 Cubic Feet 1 box; 1 folder
The Agricultural Ephemera Collection was established in 2015. The collection consists of materials in a variety of formats (advertisements, order forms and blanks, postcards, clippings, and more) that relate to agriculture, farming, livestock, and poultry & fowl, dating from the late 19th century to the present.
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Agricultural Ephemera Collection 0.7 Cubic Feet 1 box; 1 folder

The Agricultural Ephemera Collection was established in 2015. The collection consists of materials in a variety of formats (advertisements, order forms and blanks, postcards, clippings, and more) that relate to agriculture, farming, livestock, and poultry & fowl, dating from the late 19th century to the present.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Alice Ross Culinary Ephemera Collection

4.8 Cubic Feet 16 boxes
The Alice Ross Ephemera Collection includes more than 2,000 pieces of ephemera related to food & culinary history, advertising/marketing, food production, agriculture, holidays and celebrations, and domestic culture, dating from the mid-19th to the mid/late 20th century.
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Alice Ross Culinary Ephemera Collection 4.8 Cubic Feet 16 boxes

Ross, Alice, 1930-
The Alice Ross Ephemera Collection includes more than 2,000 pieces of ephemera related to food & culinary history, advertising/marketing, food production, agriculture, holidays and celebrations, and domestic culture, dating from the mid-19th to the mid/late 20th century.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

American Nazi Party Recruiting Materials, 1966

0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder
This collection includes materials from a membership recruiting packet for the American Nazi Party from c.1966.
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American Nazi Party Recruiting Materials, 1966 0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder

American Nazi Party (1960-1967)
This collection includes materials from a membership recruiting packet for the American Nazi Party from c.1966.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Cocktail Ephemera Collection

1.59 Cubic Feet 6 boxes; 1 oversize folder
The Cocktail Ephemera Collection is a collection that was created in 2013. The collection consists of materials in a variety of formats (i.e., postcards, pamphlets, and adverstising ephemera) relating to the history of the cocktails, spirits, and wine, dating from the about the 1870s to the present.
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Cocktail Ephemera Collection 1.59 Cubic Feet 6 boxes; 1 oversize folder

The Cocktail Ephemera Collection is a collection that was created in 2013. The collection consists of materials in a variety of formats (i.e., postcards, pamphlets, and adverstising ephemera) relating to the history of the cocktails, spirits, and wine, dating from the about the 1870s to the present.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Culinary Ephemera Collection

0.7 Cubic Feet 2 boxes; 1 oversize folder
The Culinary Ephemera Collection was established in 2013. The collection consists of materials in a variety of formats (postcards, menus, children's activities, advertising pamphlets, and more) that relate to food, nutrition, and medicine, dating from the early 19th century to the present.
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Culinary Ephemera Collection 0.7 Cubic Feet 2 boxes; 1 oversize folder

The Culinary Ephemera Collection was established in 2013. The collection consists of materials in a variety of formats (postcards, menus, children's activities, advertising pamphlets, and more) that relate to food, nutrition, and medicine, dating from the early 19th century to the present.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Dean Carter Papers, 1950/2003, bulk 1964/1982

4.2 Cubic Feet 2 boxes, 1 oversize folder
This collection contains administrative and teaching records, such as art course materials, departmental correspondence, photographs, and art exhibition materials from Dean Carter (1922-2013), professor and former head of the Art Department at Virginia Tech from 1950-1992.
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Dean Carter Papers, 1950/2003, bulk 1964/1982 4.2 Cubic Feet 2 boxes, 1 oversize folder

Carter, Dean, 1922-2013
This collection contains administrative and teaching records, such as art course materials, departmental correspondence, photographs, and art exhibition materials from Dean Carter (1922-2013), professor and former head of the Art Department at Virginia Tech from 1950-1992.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Educational Cookery Collection, 1880/1969

1.4 Cubic Feet 1 box
The Educational Cookery Collection includes flyers, pamphlets, cooking school catalogs, recipes, menus, cookery lessons, and other ephemera relating to cookery and education, dating from the 1880s to the 1960s.
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Educational Cookery Collection, 1880/1969 1.4 Cubic Feet 1 box

The Educational Cookery Collection includes flyers, pamphlets, cooking school catalogs, recipes, menus, cookery lessons, and other ephemera relating to cookery and education, dating from the 1880s to the 1960s.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Food and Household Advertising Ephemera Collection

0.5 Cubic Feet 1 box
The Food and Household Advertising Ephemera Collection consists of trading cards, pamphlets, and large advertisements for food and households goods. They contain topics related to Stoves and Stove Polish, Iron Ware, Prepared or Convenience Food, and Refrigerators. There is also a series for the Enterprise Innovations and Convenience advertising materials.
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Food and Household Advertising Ephemera Collection 0.5 Cubic Feet 1 box

The Food and Household Advertising Ephemera Collection consists of trading cards, pamphlets, and large advertisements for food and households goods. They contain topics related to Stoves and Stove Polish, Iron Ware, Prepared or Convenience Food, and Refrigerators. There is also a series for the Enterprise Innovations and Convenience advertising materials.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Lynne Olver Collection, 2015

5.4 Cubic Feet 4 boxes
This collection contains pamphlets separated from the Lynne Olver Cookbook Collection, as well as some email correspondence related to scholarship by Olver and a personal objects. The pamphlets make up the majority of the collection, represent several hundred different companies, and date from about the 1890s-the early 2000s.
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Lynne Olver Collection, 2015 5.4 Cubic Feet 4 boxes

Olver, Lynne, d.2015
This collection contains pamphlets separated from the Lynne Olver Cookbook Collection, as well as some email correspondence related to scholarship by Olver and a personal objects. The pamphlets make up the majority of the collection, represent several hundred different companies, and date from about the 1890s-the early 2000s.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Lyric Theatre Collection, 1922/2006, bulk 1922/1979

0.7 Cubic Feet 5 boxes; 1 folder
The Lyric Theatre Collection contains lobby cards, event programs, film flyers, and several film-related newsletters, dating from 1922 to 2006. The majority of the collection consists of lobby cards (1936-1979) and film flyers (undated, but mostly c.1920s-1950s).
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Lyric Theatre Collection, 1922/2006, bulk 1922/1979 0.7 Cubic Feet 5 boxes; 1 folder

The Lyric Theatre Collection contains lobby cards, event programs, film flyers, and several film-related newsletters, dating from 1922 to 2006. The majority of the collection consists of lobby cards (1936-1979) and film flyers (undated, but mostly c.1920s-1950s).

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