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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

Charles A. Townsend Letter

0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder
This collection contains a short letter from Charles A. Townsend, chief clerk of the United States of America, while at Guantánamo, Cuba, on August 14, 1898, during the Spanish American War, to his brother, Joseph Townsend. The letter discusses events during the Spanish-American War in Puerto Rico, including racist remarks about the "colored" troops fighting in the war.
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Charles A. Townsend Letter 0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder

Townsend, Charles A.
This collection contains a short letter from Charles A. Townsend, chief clerk of the United States of America, while at Guantánamo, Cuba, on August 14, 1898, during the Spanish American War, to his brother, Joseph Townsend. The letter discusses events during the Spanish-American War in Puerto Rico, including racist remarks about the "colored" troops fighting in the war.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Charles W. Hardin Collection

0.3 Cubic Feet 1 box
This collection contains professional records and personal correspondence of Charles W. Hardin, a physician from Augusta County, Virginia.
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Charles W. Hardin Collection 0.3 Cubic Feet 1 box

Hardin, Charles W., c. 1823-1899
This collection contains professional records and personal correspondence of Charles W. Hardin, a physician from Augusta County, Virginia.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Dean Carter Papers

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 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

Hamilton Leroy Shields Letter

0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder
The Hamilton Shields Letter is a missive from a homesick cadet at the United States Military Academy (also known as West Point) in 1842. The letter discusses Shields's studies, professional plans, social life, and desire for a wealthy wife.
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Hamilton Leroy Shields Letter 0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder

Shields, Hamilton Leroy, 1823-1889
The Hamilton Shields Letter is a missive from a homesick cadet at the United States Military Academy (also known as West Point) in 1842. The letter discusses Shields's studies, professional plans, social life, and desire for a wealthy wife.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Henry C. Wysor Family Papers

2 Cubic Feet 5 boxes
This collection includes three series of papers of Henry C. Wysor and his family members. The first series comprises personal correspondence sent to Henry C. Wysor, his wife Mary E. Wysor who is sometimes referred to as Mrs. Henry C. Wysor, and his daughter Mary S. Wysor. The second series consists of papers regarding Henry C. Wysor's two businesses, his Apple Orchard and Life Insurance Branch. The Apple Orchard papers include correspondences and ledger paper sheets. The Life Insurance Branch consists of correspondences from the insurance company and clients inquiring about their policy or making payments. The third series consists of personal papers from Henry C. Wysor and his son Henry Wysor. There are two handwritten agreements between Henry C. Wysor and others. Henry C. Wysor Writings contains letters written by him and short stories. His personal invoices and receipts are also included in this series.
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Henry C. Wysor Family Papers 2 Cubic Feet 5 boxes

Wysor, Henry C., 1847-1927
This collection includes three series of papers of Henry C. Wysor and his family members. The first series comprises personal correspondence sent to Henry C. Wysor, his wife Mary E. Wysor who is sometimes referred to as Mrs. Henry C. Wysor, and his daughter Mary S. Wysor. The second series consists of papers regarding Henry C. Wysor's two businesses, his Apple Orchard and Life Insurance Branch. The Apple Orchard papers include correspondences and ledger paper sheets. The Life Insurance Branch consists of correspondences from the insurance company and clients inquiring about their policy or making payments. The third series consists of personal papers from Henry C. Wysor and his son Henry Wysor. There are two handwritten agreements between Henry C. Wysor and others. Henry C. Wysor Writings contains letters written by him and short stories. His personal invoices and receipts are also included in this series.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Henry Kyd Douglas Letter

0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder
The collection contains a letter from Henry Kyd Douglas, Hagerstown, Maryland attorney and former Confederate staff officer, to William P. Maulsby, judge and lawyer of Frederick, Maryland, regarding the case of Fiery et al v. Emmert et al.
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Henry Kyd Douglas Letter 0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder

Douglas, Henry Kyd, 1838-1903
The collection contains a letter from Henry Kyd Douglas, Hagerstown, Maryland attorney and former Confederate staff officer, to William P. Maulsby, judge and lawyer of Frederick, Maryland, regarding the case of Fiery et al v. Emmert et al.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Henry Whitman Papers

0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder
This collections contains papers and letters addressed to Henry Whitman, the Justice of the Peace for Wythe County, Virginia, in the mid-1800s. Most documents contain information about different legal dispitutes and issues. Two relate to the purchasing of a bridle and of leather, and another letter relates information about the American Civil War.
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Henry Whitman Papers 0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder

Whitman, Henry
This collections contains papers and letters addressed to Henry Whitman, the Justice of the Peace for Wythe County, Virginia, in the mid-1800s. Most documents contain information about different legal dispitutes and issues. Two relate to the purchasing of a bridle and of leather, and another letter relates information about the American Civil War.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

John Conness Correspondence

0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder
The collection contains two letters to Gorham Dummer Gilman, a resident of Boston, in which John Conness writes of a book, Gold Stories of '49, by Nuima Smith.
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John Conness Correspondence 0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder

Conness, John, 1821-1909
The collection contains two letters to Gorham Dummer Gilman, a resident of Boston, in which John Conness writes of a book, Gold Stories of '49, by Nuima Smith.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

John W. Norwood Letter to Francis T. Stribling

0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder
The John W. Norwood Letter to Francis Stribling discusses the mental health of Norwood's wife and her paranoia torward the people they enslave.
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John W. Norwood Letter to Francis T. Stribling 0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder

Norwood, John W. (John Wall), 1803-1885
The John W. Norwood Letter to Francis Stribling discusses the mental health of Norwood's wife and her paranoia torward the people they enslave.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Joseph R. Anderson Letters

0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder
The Joseph R. Anderson Letters contain correspondence to Dr. Francis T. Stribling, the head of the Western Lunatic Asylum in Staunton, Virginia for bedposts, and James T. Ames Esq., the agent for Ames Manufacturing Company in Chicopee, Massachusetts regarding orders.
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Joseph R. Anderson Letters 0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder

Anderson, Joseph R. (Joseph Reid), 1813-1892
The Joseph R. Anderson Letters contain correspondence to Dr. Francis T. Stribling, the head of the Western Lunatic Asylum in Staunton, Virginia for bedposts, and James T. Ames Esq., the agent for Ames Manufacturing Company in Chicopee, Massachusetts regarding orders.

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