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Virginia Military Institute Archives

Eli B. Springs scrapbook, 1911/1918

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This collection consists of one VMI scrapbook compiled by Eli B. Springs. The scrapbook includes clippings, programs, invitations, and other memorabilia from 1911 to 1913.

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Eli B. Springs scrapbook, 1911/1918 1 items

Springs, Eli B. (Eli Baxter), 1894-1977

This collection consists of one VMI scrapbook compiled by Eli B. Springs. The scrapbook includes clippings, programs, invitations, and other memorabilia from 1911 to 1913.

West Virginia and Regional History Center

Erbie Claire Albright (d. 1964) Papers, 1915/1943

0.8 Linear Feet Summary: 10 in. (2 document cases, 5 in. each)
Correspondence, business papers, educational records of a home economics teacher and supervisor who graduated from West Virginia University, attended Chicago and Columbia universities, taught home economics at Morgantown High School, and was supervisor of home economics for the Monongalia County School System. The papers cover: family affairs; schools in West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Michigan, and New York; West Virginia Home Economics Association; National Education Association department of home economics; World War I letters commenting on conditions at Camp Taylor, Kentucky, Camp Lee, Richmond, Virginia; and World War II material on civilian support activities.
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Erbie Claire Albright (d. 1964) Papers, 1915/1943 0.8 Linear Feet Summary: 10 in. (2 document cases, 5 in. each)

Albright, Erbie Claire, 1897-1964
Correspondence, business papers, educational records of a home economics teacher and supervisor who graduated from West Virginia University, attended Chicago and Columbia universities, taught home economics at Morgantown High School, and was supervisor of home economics for the Monongalia County School System. The papers cover: family affairs; schools in West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Michigan, and New York; West Virginia Home Economics Association; National Education Association department of home economics; World War I letters commenting on conditions at Camp Taylor, Kentucky, Camp Lee, Richmond, Virginia; and World War II material on civilian support activities.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Farmville Guard (Company A, 2nd Virginia Infantry) Poster, 1917

1 Cubic Feet 1 oversize folder
This collection consists of a poster memorializing the Farmville Guard (Company A, 2nd Virginia Infantry), including a roster of the company during World War I.
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Farmville Guard (Company A, 2nd Virginia Infantry) Poster, 1917 1 Cubic Feet 1 oversize folder

United States. Army. Virginia Infantry Regiment, 2nd. Company A
This collection consists of a poster memorializing the Farmville Guard (Company A, 2nd Virginia Infantry), including a roster of the company during World War I.
College of William and Mary

Florence Hillyard Scrapbook, 1897/1918

1.00 Linear Feet

Scrapbook, 1897-1918, of Florence Hillyard which contains newspaper clippings, handbills, postcards, and pamphlets concerning civic, political and social events in Winchester, Virginia and especially concerning Charlie [Charley] Rouss Fire Company and Mrs. Charles Broadway Rouss. The volume includes family letters of the Hillyard family during World War I.

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Florence Hillyard Scrapbook, 1897/1918 1.00 Linear Feet

Scrapbook, 1897-1918, of Florence Hillyard which contains newspaper clippings, handbills, postcards, and pamphlets concerning civic, political and social events in Winchester, Virginia and especially concerning Charlie [Charley] Rouss Fire Company and Mrs. Charles Broadway Rouss. The volume includes family letters of the Hillyard family during World War I.

College of William and Mary

Floyd E. Oswald Letter, 1918

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Letter from Floyd E. Oswald (1890-1931) to his mother dated December 8, 1918. He describes fighting in the front lines in the trenches and also the elation over hearing of a signed armistice. Private Oswald was attached to Compnay B of the 322 Machine Gun Battalion until September 12, 1918 and then to Machine Gun Company 113th Infantry where he served in the Battle of Meuse-Argonne. From July 22, 1918 to May 14, 1919 he was attached to the American Expeditionary Forces. Private, First Class Osborn was honorably discharged from the Army May 29, 1919. Source: Ancestry.com

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Floyd E. Oswald Letter, 1918 0.01 Linear Feet

Letter from Floyd E. Oswald (1890-1931) to his mother dated December 8, 1918. He describes fighting in the front lines in the trenches and also the elation over hearing of a signed armistice. Private Oswald was attached to Compnay B of the 322 Machine Gun Battalion until September 12, 1918 and then to Machine Gun Company 113th Infantry where he served in the Battle of Meuse-Argonne. From July 22, 1918 to May 14, 1919 he was attached to the American Expeditionary Forces. Private, First Class Osborn was honorably discharged from the Army May 29, 1919. Source: Ancestry.com

West Virginia and Regional History Center

Frances Packette Todd Papers, 1800/1985

20.67 Linear Feet Summary: 20 ft. 8 in. (44 document cases, 5 in. each); (4 document cases, 2 1/2 in. each); (1 small flat storage box, 3 in.); (3 large flat storage boxes, 3 in. each); (1 large box, 6 in.)
Correspondence, photographs, post cards, newspapers, pamphlets (regarding typical antebellum and postbellum topics such as slavery, states rights, etc.), official records including the 1793 marriage license for Lund Washington (George Washington's cousin) and Susanna Grayson, a 1732 shipping order for items, including gold and silver, to be transported from Delaware to London, a 1837 document authorizing payment of a navy pension to the children of Lt. John Packette, and memorabilia of a prominent Jefferson County family, the Davenport-Gibson-Packette-Todds. The bulk of the correspondence is that of Mrs. Frances Packette Todd, Braxton Davenport (Port) Gibson, Susan G. (Zan) Gibson and Mrs. Anne Gibson Packette. Mrs. Todd was an heiress who travelled much in her youth and she was married to a distant cousin, Augustine J. Todd, who, like her, also claimed descent from George Washington's family. Her aunt, Zan Gibson, was an active local historian and genealogist. Her uncle B. D. (Port) Gibson was a lawyer who was a state legislator at the turn of the century. There are letters and artifacts of his days as a student at the University of Virginia where he was quite popular and an esteemed member of the rowing team. There are also several letters of his sisters, Anne and Zan, from a private French school in Canada. There is a shell jacket of a Confederate uniform belonging to Mrs. Todd's grandfather, John Thomas Gibson. He was a non-commissioned officer serving in an engineering unit of the CSA Army which was stationed around Richmond near the end of the Civil War. Gibson also commanded militia units during John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry in 1859. There are letters of his concerning the hiring out of slaves before and during the war. After the war he once again became successful in business and built a mansion in Charles Town upon the site where John Brown was executed. One other prominent family member was Capt. James Gibson who served in a Virginia infantry regiment stationed at Norfolk during the War of 1812. Subjects covered include family matters, politics, land, slavery, education and warfare.
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Frances Packette Todd Papers, 1800/1985 20.67 Linear Feet Summary: 20 ft. 8 in. (44 document cases, 5 in. each); (4 document cases, 2 1/2 in. each); (1 small flat storage box, 3 in.); (3 large flat storage boxes, 3 in. each); (1 large box, 6 in.)

Todd, Frances Packette, 1901-1987
Correspondence, photographs, post cards, newspapers, pamphlets (regarding typical antebellum and postbellum topics such as slavery, states rights, etc.), official records including the 1793 marriage license for Lund Washington (George Washington's cousin) and Susanna Grayson, a 1732 shipping order for items, including gold and silver, to be transported from Delaware to London, a 1837 document authorizing payment of a navy pension to the children of Lt. John Packette, and memorabilia of a prominent Jefferson County family, the Davenport-Gibson-Packette-Todds. The bulk of the correspondence is that of Mrs. Frances Packette Todd, Braxton Davenport (Port) Gibson, Susan G. (Zan) Gibson and Mrs. Anne Gibson Packette. Mrs. Todd was an heiress who travelled much in her youth and she was married to a distant cousin, Augustine J. Todd, who, like her, also claimed descent from George Washington's family. Her aunt, Zan Gibson, was an active local historian and genealogist. Her uncle B. D. (Port) Gibson was a lawyer who was a state legislator at the turn of the century. There are letters and artifacts of his days as a student at the University of Virginia where he was quite popular and an esteemed member of the rowing team. There are also several letters of his sisters, Anne and Zan, from a private French school in Canada. There is a shell jacket of a Confederate uniform belonging to Mrs. Todd's grandfather, John Thomas Gibson. He was a non-commissioned officer serving in an engineering unit of the CSA Army which was stationed around Richmond near the end of the Civil War. Gibson also commanded militia units during John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry in 1859. There are letters of his concerning the hiring out of slaves before and during the war. After the war he once again became successful in business and built a mansion in Charles Town upon the site where John Brown was executed. One other prominent family member was Capt. James Gibson who served in a Virginia infantry regiment stationed at Norfolk during the War of 1812. Subjects covered include family matters, politics, land, slavery, education and warfare.
College of William and Mary

Francis X. Ferg Letters, 1917/1919

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About 75 letters from Francis X. Ferg to his family during World War I. Majority of the correspondence is to his mother, Mrs. Frank Ferg of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Francis X. Ferg enlisted with the Marine Corps and served in the Marine Band during the war. Many of the letters originate from Paris Island, South Carolina. Included with the correspondence are some pamphlets from camp at Paris Island, two post cards featuring scenic Germany, a certificate for completion of an exam with a score of 97, and some newspaper clippings.

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Francis X. Ferg Letters, 1917/1919 0.50 Linear Feet

Ferg, Francis X.

About 75 letters from Francis X. Ferg to his family during World War I. Majority of the correspondence is to his mother, Mrs. Frank Ferg of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Francis X. Ferg enlisted with the Marine Corps and served in the Marine Band during the war. Many of the letters originate from Paris Island, South Carolina. Included with the correspondence are some pamphlets from camp at Paris Island, two post cards featuring scenic Germany, a certificate for completion of an exam with a score of 97, and some newspaper clippings.

College of William and Mary

Fredel Mendinger letters, 1918

0.01 Linear Feet One legal size folder

Collection contains correspondence between Fredel & Elizabeth Mendinger during the former's time at Camp Dix, the common name for the Army Support Activity located at Joint Base McGuire–Dix–Lakehurst in Trenton, New Jersey, during the summer of 1918.

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Fredel Mendinger letters, 1918 0.01 Linear Feet One legal size folder

Barranger & Company, Inc.

Collection contains correspondence between Fredel & Elizabeth Mendinger during the former's time at Camp Dix, the common name for the Army Support Activity located at Joint Base McGuire–Dix–Lakehurst in Trenton, New Jersey, during the summer of 1918.

College of William and Mary

Frederic Baer letters, 1918

0.02 Linear Feet Two legal size folders

Collection contains letters between Frederic Baer & Willie Baer, newlyweds from Tarrytown NY, detailing life after service at Fort Dix & some mentions of service as a chiropodist in the US Army near the end of the war.

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Frederic Baer letters, 1918 0.02 Linear Feet Two legal size folders

Gary Alonzo Barranger

Collection contains letters between Frederic Baer & Willie Baer, newlyweds from Tarrytown NY, detailing life after service at Fort Dix & some mentions of service as a chiropodist in the US Army near the end of the war.

West Virginia and Regional History Center

Fridley and Ripoll Family Papers, 1890/1989

11.89 Linear Feet 11 ft. 10.75 in. (5 record cartons, 15 in. each); (8 document cases, 5 in. each); (3 document cases, 2.5 in. each); (4 flat storage boxes, 3 in. each); (2 flat storage boxes, 1.5 in. each); (1 storage box, 5.25 in.)

This collection contains twentieth century papers pertaining to the history of the Fridley and Ripoll (pronounced "Ripple") families of Fayette, Boone and McDowell counties of West Virginia and their descendants, including the Thompson and Sarver families. Topics include the family homestead, finances, religion, travel, education, careers and military service. The collection features a variety of materials such as photographs, certificates, military artifacts, financial records and correspondence.

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Fridley and Ripoll Family Papers, 1890/1989 11.89 Linear Feet 11 ft. 10.75 in. (5 record cartons, 15 in. each); (8 document cases, 5 in. each); (3 document cases, 2.5 in. each); (4 flat storage boxes, 3 in. each); (2 flat storage boxes, 1.5 in. each); (1 storage box, 5.25 in.)

This collection contains twentieth century papers pertaining to the history of the Fridley and Ripoll (pronounced "Ripple") families of Fayette, Boone and McDowell counties of West Virginia and their descendants, including the Thompson and Sarver families. Topics include the family homestead, finances, religion, travel, education, careers and military service. The collection features a variety of materials such as photographs, certificates, military artifacts, financial records and correspondence.

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