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Elden E. Billings Collection 25.5 Cubic Feet 22 boxes

Billings, Elden E.
This collection contains subject files, clippings, memorabilia, and artifacts related to the American Civil War. There are seven series, five of which predominately contain Civil War materials. The other two series in the collection also contains files on other subjects of Billings' historical interests, including aspects of military and United States history.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

George Kauffmann Cassette Tapes and Slides 2.8 Cubic Feet 3 boxes

Kaufman, George
The George Kauffmann Cassette Tapes and Slides consist of materials about the Civil War collected by Kauffmann. Tapes contain Civil War Round Table meeting lectures, 1980-1984, n.d., and slides document Civil War battles and other scenes, and various battlefields and monuments.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Henry Clay Deshields Collection 0.7 Cubic Feet 2 boxes

Deshields, Henry Clay, 1832-1884
The Henry Clay Deshields Collection contains letters sent to Sarah Deshields from Henry Clay Deshields during his service in the Confederate Army between 1861 and 1865. The collection also contains biographical information on Henry Clay Deshields and the book, Civil War Echoes: Voices from Virginia (1860-1891) by James I. Robertson, Jr. There is also a framed CSA Service Appointment Document dated May 1861.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Homer E. Davis Papers 16 Linear Feet 35 boxes, 3 oversize folders

Davis, Homer E.
The Homer E. Davis Papers is a collection of photographs resulting from an effort to record the gravesites of American Civil War generals. Also represented are the gravesites of other prominent personalities in U. S. military, political, legal, business, entertainment, art and literary history--together with research files on cemeteries and individuals. Materials related to historical organizations (particularly District of Columbia area Civil War roundtables); Civil War printed materials and memorabilia; and personal materials.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

James Adger Smyth Memoir 0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder

Smyth, James Adger, 1837-1920
The collection contains an original typescript memoir of James Adger Smyth (1837-1920) of Charleston, SC, as well as a transcript of the memoir and an introduction/brief biography by a descendant.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

James H. Lane Research Collection 0.4 Cubic Feet 1 box

The James H. Lane Research Collection is a collection of research revolving around James H. Lane. The collection includes copies of letters, newspaper clippings, and book excerpts, along with photographs, focusing on Lane's time in the Confederate Army, as well as his time as a professor at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (now Virginia Tech) and Alabama Polytechnic Institute (now Auburn University). The collection also includes two reels of microfilm, with their creation dated as 1991.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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

John F. Crosby Papers 2.6 Cubic Feet 4 boxes

Crosby, John F.
The John F. Crosby Papers collection contains John Crosby's research, letters of inquiry, correspondence, and genealogy charts pertaining to his manuscript "Brother vs. Brother: Divided Families in the Civil War.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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