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Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Avery-Abex Metallurgical Collection

248 Cubic Feet 165 boxes; approx. 100 feet of metallurgical samples in cases
The American Brake Shoe (later Abex) Company was formed in 1902 from the merger of five smaller foundries that specialized in railroad brake shoes, castings and forging, as well as hydraulic equipment. The research laboratory, known as the Mahwah Research Center, from which the collection is drawn, did applied industrial research, but was closed in 1990. Howard Avery (1906-1996), VPI graduate (B.Sc. MinE 1927, M.Sc. MinE 1928), was one of the center's leading research metallurgists. Collection includes research data of the properties of metals conducted by The American Brake Shoe Company (later Abex). Materials include research files, photographic materials, polymer resin-encased specimens, publications, and more.
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Avery-Abex Metallurgical Collection 248 Cubic Feet 165 boxes; approx. 100 feet of metallurgical samples in cases

American Brake Shoe Company
The American Brake Shoe (later Abex) Company was formed in 1902 from the merger of five smaller foundries that specialized in railroad brake shoes, castings and forging, as well as hydraulic equipment. The research laboratory, known as the Mahwah Research Center, from which the collection is drawn, did applied industrial research, but was closed in 1990. Howard Avery (1906-1996), VPI graduate (B.Sc. MinE 1927, M.Sc. MinE 1928), was one of the center's leading research metallurgists. Collection includes research data of the properties of metals conducted by The American Brake Shoe Company (later Abex). Materials include research files, photographic materials, polymer resin-encased specimens, publications, and more.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Byron Nelson Cooper Papers

9 Cubic Feet 6 boxes
The collection contains correspondence; writings; research records; administrative, instructional, and consulting files; and photographs of Byron Nelson Cooper, professor of geology and head of Virginia Polytechnic Institute's Department of Geological Sciences from 1946 to 1971.
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Byron Nelson Cooper Papers 9 Cubic Feet 6 boxes

Cooper, Byron Nelson, 1912-1971
The collection contains correspondence; writings; research records; administrative, instructional, and consulting files; and photographs of Byron Nelson Cooper, professor of geology and head of Virginia Polytechnic Institute's Department of Geological Sciences from 1946 to 1971.
Washington and Lee University, Leyburn Library

Henry Donald Campbell Papers

100 Item 14 folders

This collection includes 20 speeches and copies of letters and papers collected on R. E. Lee's administration of Washington College, 1865-1870.

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Henry Donald Campbell Papers 100 Item 14 folders

Campbell, Henry Donald

This collection includes 20 speeches and copies of letters and papers collected on R. E. Lee's administration of Washington College, 1865-1870.

West Virginia and Regional History Center

Preston County Miscellaneous Papers

0.01 Linear Feet Summary: 1/4 in. (1 folder)

Papers relating to an electric power line franchise application by the West Virginia Public Service Company to the town of Bruceton, 1930; copy of an agreement between R. B. Waddel and George H. Nieman on the use of a farm, March 17, 1900; a note dated April 26, 1918, given by the Bruceton Bank in favor of A. J. Chorpening and M. F. Chorpenning; mimeographed map of Cooper's Rock State Forest showing roads and refuge areas.

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Preston County Miscellaneous Papers 0.01 Linear Feet Summary: 1/4 in. (1 folder)

Preston County

Papers relating to an electric power line franchise application by the West Virginia Public Service Company to the town of Bruceton, 1930; copy of an agreement between R. B. Waddel and George H. Nieman on the use of a farm, March 17, 1900; a note dated April 26, 1918, given by the Bruceton Bank in favor of A. J. Chorpening and M. F. Chorpenning; mimeographed map of Cooper's Rock State Forest showing roads and refuge areas.

West Virginia and Regional History Center

Samuel Boardman Brown (1860-1926) Papers

0 Linear Feet Summary: 1 folder
Letters, diaries, and receipts of Samuel Boardman Brown, professor of geology at West Virginia University, 1892-1927. Two diaries contain geological notes made on field trips throughout West Virginia.
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Samuel Boardman Brown (1860-1926) Papers 0 Linear Feet Summary: 1 folder

Brown, Samuel Boardman (1860-1926)
Letters, diaries, and receipts of Samuel Boardman Brown, professor of geology at West Virginia University, 1892-1927. Two diaries contain geological notes made on field trips throughout West Virginia.
Washington and Lee University, Leyburn Library

William Taylor Thom Jr. Papers

.4 Linear Feet

These papers include mainly reprints of Thom's publications on geology (1917-1955) along with several letters and a travel diary (1920).

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William Taylor Thom Jr. Papers .4 Linear Feet

Thom, W. T. , Jr. (William Taylor)

These papers include mainly reprints of Thom's publications on geology (1917-1955) along with several letters and a travel diary (1920).

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