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Fiske-Seymour Family Papers 1.4 Cubic Feet 1 box

Ochsner, Fleda Fiske
This collection contains personal correspondence, photographs, newspaper clippings, and ephemera from the Fiske and Seymour families. The bulk of the correspondence was written by William Warren Fiske and Eliza "Lida" Robertson Seymour Fiske. The remainder of the collection pertains to William and Lida's children, family, and friends.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Flora Baker Hiett Correspondence 0.3 Cubic Feet 1 box

Hiett, Flora Baker, 1844-1949
This collection includes forty-five letters. Majority are written to Flora Hiett Baker of Winchester, Virginia, between 1869-1873, with some being undated. The majority of the letters are written to Flora from family and friends before and after her marriage. Some letters are written from her future husband, Joseph Hiett. There are five letters from 1867-1869 from Flora to her Joseph Hiett before their marriage. The collection includes some letter fragments. There are three letters to and from individuals who have an unknown affiliation with Flora.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

General Chart of Delaware and Chesapeake Bays and the Seacoast from Cape May to Cape Henry 0.1 Cubic Feet 32 x 26 in.

Hassler, F. R. (Ferdinand Rudolph), 1770-1843
Map focuses on charting the waters of the Delaware and Chesapeake Bays, with depths marked in feet. Contains notes that include a tidal chart and sailing directions into each bay. This map was originally published in 1855 and reissued in 1882, after the principle surveyors had died.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

George T. Coleman Correspondence 0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder

Coleman, George T., 1850-1912
The George T. Coleman Correspondence comprises two letters written by Coleman (1850-1912) in Ringgold, Virginia, on July 16, 1866. The first was written to Coleman's brother William D. Coleman in Richmond and details his effort to acquire enough money to attend the Virginia Military Institute (VMI), as well as other updates regarding things such as crops and relatives. The second letter was written to Major General F. H. Smith confriming Coleman's appointment at VMI.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

George W. L. Kabrich Family Papers 0.25 Cubic Feet 1 box

Kabrich, George Washington Lewis, b. 1824
The George W. L. Kabrich Family Papers, 1850-1947 [bulk 1850-1904], contain correspondence, legal records, financial records, and religious documents. The collection documents the personal and professional life of George W. L. Kabrich, who taught school and Sunday school, worked as Overseer of the Poor for Blacksburg Township, and was on church councils for local Lutheran churches. Items also relate to George's father-in-law John Surface, his daughter Effie Kabrich, and others. An item of note is a Rat Belt which is believed to have belonged to Robert H. Kabrich, the grandson of George's brother Issiah.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Harvey Lee Price Papers 1.67 Cubic Feet 5 boxes and 1 oversize folder

Price, Harvey Lee, 1874-1951
The Harvey Lee Price Papers contain handwritten notes and genealogies of various Montgomery County families which Price used to write his four volume series Outlines of Montgomery County Families. Also included are Price's subject files on the county and Virginia and his diplomas from VPI.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Henry C. Parsons Papers 0.2 Cubic Feet 1 box

Parsons, Henry C., 1840-1894
This collection contains the papers--including correspondence, legal records, and financial documents--of Henry C. Parsons (1840-1894), official of the Richmond & Alleghany Railroad, Atlantic and Northwestern Railroad, and Kanawha Construction Company, and owner of Natural Bridge, Virginia.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Hicks Family Papers 0.5 Cubic Feet 1 box

Robert W. Hicks family (Campbell County, Va.)
This collection includes bills and receipts relating to monetary transactions made by the R. W. Hicks family of Campbell County, Virginia. It also contains records of the family's business transactions, affiliations, and interests, as well as legal, business and personal correspondence.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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