Collections : [Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University]

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
Newman Library
Virginia Tech
P.O. Box 90001
560 Drillfield Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24062-9001
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
Fax: (540) 231-3694
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Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Anti-Asian Panic and the Pandemic: A Virtual Teach-In Collection, 2020

2.05 Gigabytes 9 files
The Anti-Asian Panic and the Pandemic: A Virtual Teach-In Collection includes video, audio, and text files recorded by Zoom for the teach-in event. It also includes the event flyer, notes on Coronavirus discrimination in the news, and a follow-up reading list.
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Anti-Asian Panic and the Pandemic: A Virtual Teach-In Collection, 2020 2.05 Gigabytes 9 files

Ha, Nina
The Anti-Asian Panic and the Pandemic: A Virtual Teach-In Collection includes video, audio, and text files recorded by Zoom for the teach-in event. It also includes the event flyer, notes on Coronavirus discrimination in the news, and a follow-up reading list.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

"Be committed. Be well." Face Masks, 2020

0.2 Cubic Feet 1 box
The "Be committed. Be well." Face Masks include two blue face masks with printed "Be committed." in orange on a white background and "Be well." in blue on a white background. The "Be committed. Be well." campaign conceived by the Town of Blacksburg and Virginia Tech, and it was taken over by the New River Valley Public Health Task Force, which formed in March 2020, to unite various different health campaigns in the NRV during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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"Be committed. Be well." Face Masks, 2020 0.2 Cubic Feet 1 box

New River Valley Public Health Task Force
The "Be committed. Be well." Face Masks include two blue face masks with printed "Be committed." in orange on a white background and "Be well." in blue on a white background. The "Be committed. Be well." campaign conceived by the Town of Blacksburg and Virginia Tech, and it was taken over by the New River Valley Public Health Task Force, which formed in March 2020, to unite various different health campaigns in the NRV during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Craig Healing Springs [Craig County, Virginia] Letters, 1924

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Correspondence with potential guests and customers of Craig Healing Springs, a resort hotel in Craig County, Virginia, relate to reservations, pricing, accommodations, and the restorative powers of the spring water.
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Craig Healing Springs [Craig County, Virginia] Letters, 1924 0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder

Craig Healing Springs (Craig County, Va.)
Correspondence with potential guests and customers of Craig Healing Springs, a resort hotel in Craig County, Virginia, relate to reservations, pricing, accommodations, and the restorative powers of the spring water.
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

Hauser Institute of New York City Collection, 1929/1930

0.2 Cubic Feet 1 box
This collection contains booklets and broadsides related to the Hauser Institute of New York City, conducted by food scientist Gayelord Hauser (1895-1984). They contain pseudoscientific instructions related to health and nutrition.
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Hauser Institute of New York City Collection, 1929/1930 0.2 Cubic Feet 1 box

Hauser, Gayelord
This collection contains booklets and broadsides related to the Hauser Institute of New York City, conducted by food scientist Gayelord Hauser (1895-1984). They contain pseudoscientific instructions related to health and nutrition.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Western Lunatic Asylum [Staunton, Virginia] Collection, 1840/1903, bulk 1840/1868

0.6 Cubic Feet 1 box; 1 oversize folder
The Western Lunatic Asylum Collection includes correspondence written to the Western Lunatic Asylum in Staunton, Virginia, dating from 1840 through the late 19th century, as well as annual reports from the 1860s and 1900s.
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