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Letters, 1942-1946, of the Bandoian family of Richmond, Virginia, chiefly come from Violet Bandoian (1925-1995) to her brother Carl "Banny" Bandoian (1924-2006) while he was away serving with the 86th Infantry Division of the United States Army. Topics include Violet's job working for Dean H. H. Hibbs Jr. (1887-1977) in the Treasurer's Office at Richmond Professional Institute; her romantic prospects and social life; the return of various soldiers, and celebrations marking the end of World War II; observations of students, staff, and faculty at RPI; and religious and social gatherings in the Armenian community. There is also one letter, 11 August 1942, from Carl Bandoian in New York City to his family, describing the various attractions he had visited and stating that he missed the friendliness of people back in Richmond, especially customers of the family store; and one undated letter from David Bandoian (1893-1965) to his son Carl.

This collection is comprised of two notebooks and four reports relating to Magie's coursework at Richmond Professional Institute, School of Store Services Education from 1942 to 1943. In addition to her research, the reports often contain sketches, charts, and clippings. Magie's work provides insight into the effect the war had on the fashions of the day. She includes clippings related to the call for reduced consumption of cloth and clothing to avoid rationing, the difficulty women had in finding good stockings, and the issues of creating suitable, safe uniforms for women working in factories.

The papers of Evelyn (Crary) Bacon contain both personal and professional material. A large portion of this collection relates to her career as a nurse and nurse educator and her involvement in various nursing organizations. Also of significance are the papers concerning her participation in World War II as a nurse in the Army Nursing Corps. The collection includes audiovisual items, correspondence, course files, military artifacts and materials, organizational records, photographs, publications, research and subject files, and writings.

This collection contains materials related primarily to Wesier's education and career as a public health nurse as well as a few personal papers. These papers include course notes, some correspondence, drawings, medical pamphlets, maps, newspaper clippings, and a scrapbook.

This collection chronicles some of her accomplishments at VCU's Department of Fashion as well as glimpses into her life through correspondence to Ms. Windmueller. The collection also helps tell the story of her survival as young Jewish Woman in Nazi Germany, primarily through photographs and newspaper clippings though there are a few letters from friends and family which lend more information to this time in her life.

This collection consists of 2 series. Series 1 contains material related to the Richmond Professional Institute and its predecessors and that was previously housed in the University Archives Publications Collection. Included are the student newspapers "The Atlas" and "The Proscript," accreditation reports, athletic reports, as well as miscellaneous brochures and ephemera.

The Richmond Professional Institute (RPI) resource record comprises 29 accessions relating to the history of RPI/VCU. These accessions are separated into five series: Photographs, Alumni Records, Publications, RPI Affiliated Associations, and Memorabilia. Accessions are directly related to the history of RPI/VCU and center on events, clubs, publications, correspondence, and the historical direction of RPI. They are separated based on the primary content or donor for each accession, though overlap between series may be present.