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Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Lillian Gish Letter

0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder
The collection consists of a letter from actress Lillian Gish (1893-1993) to Charles Haney, librarian at Virginia Tech, in answer to a question about the filmmaker, D. W. Griffith (1875-1948), with whom Gish worked on several films.
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Lillian Gish Letter 0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder

Gish, Lillian, 1893-1993
The collection consists of a letter from actress Lillian Gish (1893-1993) to Charles Haney, librarian at Virginia Tech, in answer to a question about the filmmaker, D. W. Griffith (1875-1948), with whom Gish worked on several films.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Preston Family Correspondence

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The Preston Family Correspondence consists of two letters. The first is written by James Francis Preston to his wife, Sarah Caperton Preston; he details the events of and his involvement in the First Battle of Bull Run during the American Civil War. The second letter is written by Sarah to Colonel Grabowski and discusses her son's (Hugh Caperton Preston) failure to follow an order at Preston and Olin Institute (now Virginia Tech).
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Preston Family Correspondence 0.1 Cubic Feet 1 oversized folder

Preston, Sarah Caperton, 1826-
The Preston Family Correspondence consists of two letters. The first is written by James Francis Preston to his wife, Sarah Caperton Preston; he details the events of and his involvement in the First Battle of Bull Run during the American Civil War. The second letter is written by Sarah to Colonel Grabowski and discusses her son's (Hugh Caperton Preston) failure to follow an order at Preston and Olin Institute (now Virginia Tech).
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Rebecca Wood Watkin Architectural Drawings

6.6 Cubic Feet 2 boxes, 14 oversize folders
Rebecca Wood Watkin was born in 1913 in Portland, Oregon. She earned a B.A. from Bryn Mawr College in 1933, and a B. Arch. from the Architecture School of the University of Pennsylvania. She returned to the west coast, and worked in other architects' offices during the 1930s and 1940s. She earned her California Architectural license in 1944 and opened her own practice in 1951. The collection consists of architectural drawings of remodelings, alterations, additions, and new designs of buildings, mostly residences, that Watkin worked on from 1940 to 1989.
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Rebecca Wood Watkin Architectural Drawings 6.6 Cubic Feet 2 boxes, 14 oversize folders

Watkin, Rebecca Wood, 1913-2010
Rebecca Wood Watkin was born in 1913 in Portland, Oregon. She earned a B.A. from Bryn Mawr College in 1933, and a B. Arch. from the Architecture School of the University of Pennsylvania. She returned to the west coast, and worked in other architects' offices during the 1930s and 1940s. She earned her California Architectural license in 1944 and opened her own practice in 1951. The collection consists of architectural drawings of remodelings, alterations, additions, and new designs of buildings, mostly residences, that Watkin worked on from 1940 to 1989.

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