Date range: 1944 - ARVAS Search Results

Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection

67 Linear Feet 154 boxes

Abstract Or Scope: The Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection documents the work of the U.S. Army Yellow Fever Commission, the legacy of the commission's discoveries, the lives of individuals who were connected to the commission, and twentieth century campaigns to shape public memory of the commission. Items in the collection date from 1800 to 1998, with the bulk of the items dating from 1864 to 1974. A wide range of formats are represented in the collection including, but not limited to the following: articles, artifacts, audiocassettes, bills (legislative records), biographies, charts (graphic documents), correspondence, diaries, editorials, interviews, journals (periodicals), magazines, maps, medical records, military records, negatives (photographic), notes, photographs, reports, reprints, scrapbooks, and speeches. Unique materials in the collection are supplemented with copies of original documents and photographs housed in other institutions (e.g. the U.S. National Archives). Most of the materials in the collection were collected or created by Nobel laureate Philip Showalter Hench while researching the history of the U.S. Army Yellow Fever Commission.

Alan Clarke Railroad Research Papers

29.58 Linear Feet 13 document cases, 5 in. each; 4 document cases, 2.5 in. each; 1 document case, 4 in.; 18 record cartons, 15 in. each; 2 large flat storage boxes, 3.5 in. each 20.73 Gigabytes 1,897 files, formats primarily include .001, .csv, .txt, .rtf, .doc, .html, jpg, .tif, and other formats

Abstract Or Scope: Papers of historian, researcher, and author Alan Clarke. He authored a number of books relating to the history of railroads in the region of the state of West Virginia. This collection is minimally processed.

442nd Regimental Combat Team Photograph Album

0.01 Linear Feet

Abstract Or Scope: 18 black-and-white photographs, 8 pages, featuring soldiers from a Japanese-American, segregated regiment. Most of the photographs show the soldiers posing, working, and relaxing at camp, likely Camp Shelby in Mississippi. Three photos are accompanied by captions.

Williamsburg Garden Club Records

8.00 Cubic Feet

Abstract Or Scope: Chiefly records of the Williamsburg Garden Club including reports from committees and chairmen, reports of other Garden Club presidents, minutes from the Williamsburg Garden Club, Club years books, minutes and register from the Garden Club of Virginia, Garden Week records, various other Club records. Also included are club notebooks, scrapbooks, and a publication.

West Virginia University, Extension Service, Photographs and Printed Material

5.83 Linear Feet 4 record cartons, 15 in. each; 1 document case, 5 in.; 2 document cases; 2.5 in. each

Abstract Or Scope: Collection of photographs and printed material from the West Virginia University Extension Service. The photographs include 4-H camps, Farm Women's Clubs and other various activities. Many are unidentified or undated. The printed material includes some annual reports, Extension Service publications regarding wildlife and tourism, and books on regional colleges and extension programs. Also included are photographs and reports from Oglebay Institute in Wheeling, WV.

4-H Project, West Virginia Flowers and Trees and Other Records

0.25 Linear Feet Summary: 3 in. (large flat storage box)

Abstract Or Scope: Projects and posters regarding West Virginia flowers and trees, as well as African wildlife. Projects include fifteen collections of leaves and flowers, labeled and mounted on cardboard. These project boards also include the wild flower conservation pledge and a poem about roadside flowers. The posters, distributed by the East African Wild Life Society include the zebra, water buck, lion, buffalo, and black rhinoceros. The collection also includes the following miscellaneous items: a quadrangle map featuring the Mason Dixon Line from Maryland and the lands west of the line; a program from the Hewitt Presbyterian Church for its eightieth reunion (October 14, 1951); an "at home" card for Mrs. Charles Montgomery Babb, Miss Babb, and Miss Lulu Babb; a brochure featuring the 1933 autumn rate schedules for Lake Mohonk Mountain House and Mountain Rest House in Ulster County, New York; an 1897 article from the Daily New Dominion featuring articles about West Virginia University president Dr. J. H. Raymond and Hon. James H Stewart, the director of the West Virginia Experiment Station; and a 1978-1979 member directory for Internal City Management Association, a professional and educational association of appointed administrators in city and county governments.

Charles Y. Barr collection

tbd Linear Feet

Abstract Or Scope: This collection contains items related to Charles Y. Barr's military service during World War II. It includes his honorable discharge paperwork, a service album which includes USMC photographs of Saipan, numerous photographs related to the South Pacific Theater. The is a small number of artifacts including Barr's Bronze Star medal.

Farrier Family Papers

77 Cubic Feet 55 boxes

Abstract Or Scope: The collection includes files from the firm of Williams and Farrier, later Farrier and Farrier. Materials include copies of deeds, title searches, land transactions, estate matters, loan contracts, divorce suits, small claims collection suits, ledgers, and correspondence. Additional details of some files are included in the original inventories, available on request.

Ruth and Lowell Toliver Collection of Newman Family Papers

3.8 cubic feet in 3 boxes and 12 tri-folds

Abstract Or Scope: The Ruth and Lowell Toliver Collection of Newman Family Papers, circa 1875-2005, comprises a manuscript, writings, personal papers, facsimile photographs, church records, and correspondence related to George A. Newman (1855-1944), his daughter Ruby Newman Temple (1898-1983), his grandsons Austin Gerald Harris (1941-2005) and Wendell Temple (1923-2005), and Harrisonburg's Northeast Neighborhood and Newtown.

Potomac Yard Collection (MS050)

.85 Cubic Feet 12 boxes

Abstract Or Scope: Records, correspondences, authorizations for expenditure (AFEs), notebooks, ephemera, and blueprints, all documenting the Potomac Yard rail yard in Alexandria, Virginia.

Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection

3 blank postcards Box 67, Folder 46

3 Letter fragments from Blossom [Emilie M.] Reed Box 49, Folder 32

Abbey-Austen Box 102

Alan Clarke Railroad Research Papers

3-Ring Notebooks: 12-14 Box 4

3-Ring Notebooks: 1-4 Box 1

3-Ring Notebooks: 15-17 Box 5

442nd Regimental Combat Team Photograph Album

442nd Regimental Combat Team Photograph Album 0.01 Linear Feet

Williamsburg Garden Club Records

4-H Club Box 1, Folder 66

Annual Reports of the Presidents of the Garden Clubs of Virginia Box 2, Folder 51

A Williamsburg Scrapbook- correspondence, reports, clippings Box 3, Folder 11

West Virginia University, Extension Service, Photographs and Printed Material

4-H Demonstration Teams Box 01, Folder 05

4-H General Box 01, Folder 04

4-H General Box 01, Folder 06

4-H Project, West Virginia Flowers and Trees and Other Records

4-H Project, West Virginia Flowers and Trees and Other Records 0.25 Linear Feet Summary: 3 in. (large flat storage box)

Charles Y. Barr collection

4th Division Patch Box 2, Item 10

Dog Tags Box 2, Item 9

Garrison Hat Box 2, Item 4

Farrier Family Papers

54 court briefs concerning cases before the Virginia State Court of Appeals at Wytheville or Richmond Box 36

A-C Box 6

A-H, Miscellaneous Box 23

Ruth and Lowell Toliver Collection of Newman Family Papers

55. Baptist Church

"Family and Friends" (photographs 25-36) Tri-fold board C

Item dated 1943/1949 Box 2, Folder 4

Potomac Yard Collection (MS050)

5 additional stock pens. (AFE 5693) Box 2, Folder 4

Additional floodlights in receiving and classification yards. (AFE 5687) Box 2, Folder 1

Additional trackage of Roundhouse. (AFE 5684) Box 1, Folder 36

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