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Start Over Date range 1941 Level Collection

African and African American photograph collection 2.5 Linear Feet one document case, 1 folder in a shared box, 1 oversize folder

This collection contains images of both African and African American individuals. The subjects photographed include military personnel, men, women, and children. Some individuals were photographed inside of a photographer's studio. The images vary in size and format and range in date from circa 1850s-1945. Each item has a description at the file level.

  1. Washington and Lee University, Leyburn Library

Agnes Dawson letters 0.1 Linear Foot 1 folder

Dawson, Agnes Balloch Bready

Letters, 1941-1946 written by Agnes Balloch Dawson from the American Embassy in Montevideo, Uruguay to her father and 'Omie' (mother?). Agnes Balloch Dawson talks in detail about her and her husband William Dawson Jr.'s (1885-1972) life in Uruguay, describing their social and professional interactions, and commenting on politics and events. Some of the people she met and mentions in her letters are Walt Disney, Aaron Copland and Orson Wells.

  1. College of William and Mary

Agnes Smith (1906-1994), Author, Correspondence, Manuscripts, and Publications 5.88 Linear Feet 5 ft. 10.5 in. (2 document cases, 5 in. each; 6 boxes, 5 ft. 0.5 in. total)

Papers of author Agnes Smith of Harrison and Marion Counties, West Virginia. The collection includes manuscripts of writings such as essays and stories, personal and professional correspondence, photographs, diaries (1969-1973), her diploma from Fairmont State Teachers College (1932), speeches (1959-1963), and publications. Publications include published copies of essays and articles as well as Smith's books: the award-winning Edge of the Forest (1959) and The Bluegreen Tree (1977), both children's books, and Speaking as a Writer (1978), a collection of essays. This collection is minimally processed.
  1. West Virginia and Regional History Center

Agnes Smith (1906-1994), Author, Literary Manuscripts 7.5 Linear Feet Summary: 7 ft. 6 in. (6 record cartons, 15 in. each) 0.71 Gigabytes 18 files, formats include .jpg, .wav, .mp4

Smith, Agnes, 1906-1994
Literary manuscripts authored by Agnes Clifford Smith, an award winning author of two published children's books and a published book of essays. The collection includes short stories, a novella, a play, and other material. There are also two short story manuscripts by West Virginia author Melville Davisson Post. This collection is unprocessed. See scope and content note for more detail.
  1. West Virginia and Regional History Center

Agnes Wullenwaber Diary 0.01 Linear Foot

Wullenwaber, Agnes

Five-Year diary, 1938-1942 of an Agnes Wullenwaber of Illinois. Brief daily entries describe the daily life of the author, including chores, work, and social life. The author also comments on the hardships of the Great Depression and the beginnings of World War II.

  1. College of William and Mary

Agrico Farmer's Account Book 0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder

American Agricultural Chemical Company
The Agrico Farmer's Account Book contains handwritten notes throughout from an unidentified farmer. The entries include documentation of cattle birth and sales. The book was published by the American Agricultural Chemical Company to advertise Agrico fertilizer.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Agricultural Extension Service Records 3.4 Cubic Feet

This collection consists of files compiled in preparing the history of the Cooperative Extension Service entitled College of the Fields: Highlights of the Virginia Cooperative Extension Service, 1914-1980. Included in the collection are: lists of county agents (1914-80); correspondence, articles, speeches and other items from the files of Ella Agnew, first home demonstration agent in the U.S.; information on Seaman Knapp, T.O. Sandy, Maude Wallace, and other pioneers of extension work; information on Negro extension work, 4-H, Black Extension Homemakers Club, Virginia Extension Homemakers Council, and home demonstration work; typed manuscripts of articles and speeches by John R. Hutcheson; photographs of home demonstration work and the people involved; publications consulted for the history; and a rough draft of the history with margin notes and editing.

  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

A. H. Hand Papers 0.01 Linear Foot

Hand, A. H.

Letters, 16 March and 21 July 1835, of A. H. Hand, Princeton, New Jersey to his cousin Augustus Cornwall, Catskill, New York, giving advice on being a student and discussing the value of an education. Typescripts available.

  1. College of William and Mary

A. J. Davis Family Collection 5.7 Cubic Feet 5 boxes

Davis, Albert John, 1854-1935
The A. J. Davis Family Collection includes journals; scrapbooks; professional and biographical information; photographs, sketches, and ephemera; and a town history. The journals (1874-1927) contain memoirs, particularly of Davis' army experiences, as well as some writing exercises, poetry, stories, and religious observations. Scrapbooks compiled by A. J. Davis include newspaper clippings, personal reflections, and a stamp collection. The professional and biographical information includes service records from Davis' time in the army, genealogy information compiled by other family members, and last wills and testaments. The collection also includes a 19-page history of Woods Hole, Massachusetts, authored by Davis, as well as a draft of the Book of A. J. Davis and other manuscripts. The collection also contain pictures of Davis and his wife.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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