Collections : [Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University]

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
Newman Library
Virginia Tech
P.O. Box 90001
560 Drillfield Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24062-9001
Primary Collecting Areas:
Local/regional history (Blacksburg, Montgomery County, Southwest Virginia, and Appalachian South); the American Civil War; Science and technology history (incl. aerospace, aeronautics, engineering, and speculative fiction); History of women in architecture (incl. the International Archive of Women in Architecture); Culinary history (incl. Virginia and southern cookery, children’s cookbooks and nutrition, food production and technology, and cocktail history); University Archives
Description:
Special Collections is located in Carol M. Newman Library at Virginia Tech. Special Collections includes manuscript collections, rare books, and the University Archives, as well as state, local and historical maps and photographs. Our mission is to collect and preserve unique, historical materials and provide access to them in their original form.
Phone: (540) 231-6308
Fax: (540) 231-3694
Start Over Repository Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Date range 1885 Subjects Maps (documents)

Clifford-Wysor Collection 2.8 Cubic Feet 2 boxes

Clifford-Wysor family
This collection consists primarily of pocket/folded maps and travel guides from about 1852-1955. In addition, there are personal papers from the Clifford and Wysor families, some of whom are likely responsible for collecting the maps and guides. The personal papers date from 1951-1958.
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Historical Maps Collection 45 Cubic Feet 13 flat file drawers

A collection of maps depicting geographic features, transportation routes, geological composition, historical settlements, themes, property divisions, and political boundaries, ranging in geographic scope from local (Virginia Tech campus maps) to global (world maps).
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Map of Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College Farm and Grounds 0.1 Cubic Feet 27 x 27 in.

Blackford, W. W. (William Willis), 1831-1905
Map shows the farm and grounds of Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College. It contains field notes and a table of areas, which defines the acreage of various plots. Two hand-written notes are also on the map, one from Blackford in 1881, and one unsigned, but dated 1902.
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Mount Vernon maps 0.1 Cubic Feet 41 maps of various sizes

Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union
Collection consists of forty-one (41) maps from various years and of various sizes. All of these maps directly concern George Washington's home at Mount Vernon. The maps vary in terms of type; a map may be an original, facsimile, or photocopy. Maps also vary in terms of quality, with some in better condition than others. Furthermore, some maps are duplicates of another piece or of its subject. Some maps contain notes concerning what the map displays.
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