Collections

Records, 1833-1848, of the 124th Virginia Militia Infantry Regiment headquartered in Scott County, Virginia. Consists of annual reports, 1833 and 1835, for the regiment including a list of company commandents and a list of commissioned and staff officers with the dates of their commissions and appointments. There is also an annual consolidated return, 11 May 1848, of the strength of the company commanded by James Culbertson.

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This order book contains information about the members and actions of the Virginia Militia's 144th regiment of Rockbridge County between 1834 and 1843.

This collection contains a black and white photograph of Black army musicians of the 165 Depot Brigade, Camp Travis, Texas. A typed caption pasted on the back of the photo reads, "#263 Negro Band, Frist [sic] Group, 165 Depot Brigade, Camp Travis, Texas. Taken just outside Army Y.M.C.A. Building No. 1, devoted exclusively to negro troops. (Negro Secretaries in charge.)" Publicity Bureau National War Work Council, Y.M.C.A. Northeastern Dept. 352 Little Bldg. Boston, Mass is stamped in ink on the back. The picture depicts twenty-one men seated and two standing in uniform outside the Y.M.C.A building. The men hold their instruments, which include trumpets, French horns, saxophones, clarinets, trombones, tuba, and drums. The role of Depot Brigades was to receive and organize recruits, provide them with uniforms, equipment, and initial military training, and then send them to France to fight on the front lines. The depot brigades also received soldiers returning home at the war's end and completed their outprocessing and discharges.

Collection includes a single posterboard and flyer advertising the 1693 Minecraft Club.

Thirty-three publications from a variety of British newspapers and periodicals ranging from the 17th to the 18th century. Also included is a thirty-one page information packet compiled by William E. Rivers to accompany the collection.

This collection contains high-resolution digital images of rare legal texts. The Arthur J. Morris Law Library created these images for its "1828 Catalogue Project."

Most of the school's early records have not survived. This is most likely a result of storage problems such as fires and floods on campus. Others were possibly removed by departing administrators and faculty who viewed them as personal documents. The records described here constitute the extant records of the school from its founding in 1867 until its merger in 1899.

The 1975 Campus Construction Proposal with Associated Photos collection contains a binder that details a proposal for renovation and restoration of campus buildings along with 7 duplicate photos. Also included are yearly student enrollment numbers between the years of 1964 and 1975, proposed budgets, and brief histories of each building in the proposal.

This collecton contains the catalog for the exhibition "19th & 20th Century Valley of Virginia Folk Art," which was held at Southern Seminary College in Buena Vista, VA during April 1991. This catalog contains descriptive information about the pieces in the exhibit, all of which were from the collection of Linda and Kurt Russ.

Collection contains 14 albumen photographs, most stamped "Bena F. Harrison," five captioned in pencil. Some images depict locations in Loudon County, including James Monroe's Oak Hill, the Point of Rocks Bridge, and another unidentified home. Other Virginia mansions are depicted, including the "Lutz House. No. Va." Some images depict a church in Petersburg.

This collection contains an invoice detailing the issue of new uniforms and blankets to a detachment from the 1st Massachusetts Cavalry made at Hagerstown, Maryland during the month of November 1862 following the unit's skirmishes in the Shenandoah with Confederates at Snicker's Gap, Markham Station, and Manassas Gap.

Collection contains a single Civil War era letter from unidentified sender to unidentified recipient in Williamsburg, Virginia.

The collection includes posters, articles, ephemera and a journal related to the Vice Presidential debate held at Longwood in October 2016.

Records, 1965-2000 [ongoing], (bulk 1995-2000), including agendas, annual reports, balance sheets, budget proposals, bylaws, committee reports, correspondence, house rules, lists, membership rosters, menus, and minutes relating to the operation and history of the 2300 Club. Also, includes legal records relating to the Club's problems with the IRS concerning unpaid taxes for 1990 and 1991. Arranged in the following series: I. Board of Directors; II. History; III. Legal Records; IV. General Membership Annual Meetings. The minutes for a particular meeting are located with the agenda of the next meeting.

This collection consists of 2 boxes of materials relating to the college's 275th anniversary celebration. These include budget materials, schedules, programs, invitations, executive committee minutes, publications, and thank you letters. Inventory available in the Special Collections Research Center.

Over 170 photographs of African American men in military uniform, some of which feature a coiled rattlesnake, the patch adopted by the 369th Infantry Regiment which was stationed in Hawaii during World War II.