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James I. Robertson Jr. Papers 30.4 Cubic Feet 43 boxes and 1 oversize folder

Robertson, James I., Jr.
This collection includes research notes, manuscripts, typescript drafts, working copies and galley proofs for books and articles written by Virginia Tech's Alumni Distinguished Professor of History James I. Robertson Jr., 1982-2001. Large collection of notes, papers, and correspondence relateing to Virginia Civil War counties and units. Also contains a small set of general materials which includes items related to the preservation of lands adjacent to Manassas National Battlefield Park.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

James Kirkpatrick Letters 0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder

Kirkpatrick, James, 1827-18[?]
This collection contains two letters from Captain James Kirkpatrick of the Third Missouri Cavalry. The first, dated 14 December 1863, is written from Company Headquarters in Jacksonport, Arkansas, to his wife Elizabeth, who is home in Clayton, Adams County, Illinois. The second letter, dated 21 June 1864, is written from a camp near Little Rock to his eldest son, William, age approx. 15 years old, who is serving with the 137th Regiment, Illinois Infantry near Memphis, Tennessee. The letters are accompanied by their original envelopes. Two additional envelopes complete the collection.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

James M. Wysor Letter 0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder

Wysor, James M., Sr. (James Miller), 1845-1929
The collection contains a letter, dated June 15, 1864, from James M. Wysor to his mother. While stationed at Kennesaw Mountain, Wysor, a soldier in the 54th Virginia Infantry writes about picket and military activities and actions, rations, and deserters.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

James P. Hawkins Papers 0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder

Hawkins, James P., 1845-1931
The collection includes a bound expense/account notebook of James P. Hawkins, agent of the Southern Express Company, which also contains diary entries from 2 April - 10 April 1865. Also included are a collection of loose pages with Hawkins's diary entries for 11 April - 11 May 1865. Related documents, including special orders, exemption from military service, receipts, Oath of Allegiance, letters (2), envelopes, and a photograph complete the collection.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

James W. M. Harris Papers 1 Cubic Feet 3 boxes

Harris, James W. M., 1828-1885

The James W.M. Harris Papers consist of over 200 letters written either from or to Harris or immediate members of his family between 1857 and 1909. The majority of the letters are from James to his wife Mary, written almost entirely during the Civil War. These letters contain descriptions of the siege of Vicksburg, life in Richmond, and first hand descriptions of African-Americans during the war. Harris also frequently recounts current events during the war, as well as encounters with Belle Boyd and Jefferson Davis. Other letters are from Mary to her husband relating day to day happenings, from various family members to other family, several letters from Harris to his daughters, a lengthy letter from Harris's mother describing conditions in Mississippi during the war, and finally condolence letters to James on the death of his wife.

  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Jane Wade Letter 0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder

Wade, Jane Harriet (Edie), 1826-1912
The collection contains a photocopy of a letter from Jane Wade in Christiansburg, Virginia, written on May 15, 1864, to her husband John, a soldier in the Confederate Army in the American Civil War.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Jeremiah W. Graves Collection, 0.5 Cubic Feet 1 box

Graves, Jeremiah White (Pittsylvania County, Va.)
The Jeremiah W. Graves Collection includes a cash book, correspondence, receipts and ledger pages, newspaper clippings, and genealogy materials relating to the personal and business activities of Captain Jeremiah White Graves (1801-1878), a farmer, financial advisor, real estate broker, and enslaver of people in Cedar Hill, Pittsylvania County, Virginia. Genealogical materials in the collection relate to the histories for branches of the Graves, Whitehead, Hunt, and Jones families.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Jeremiah White Graves Diary 0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder

Graves, Jeremiah White (Pittsylvania County, Va.)
Jeremiah White Graves was a farmer in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. The collection consists of a microfilm copy of Graves' extensive diary and a typescript manuscript of selected transcribed passages from that diary.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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