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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 Subjects Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Albert Hobart, Jr., Correspondence, 1869/1870

0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder
The collection consists of twelve letters from Albert Hobart, Jr., a native of Massachusetts living in Atlanta, Georgia, during Reconstruction, addressed to "Freind [sic] Wallace," and largely focusing on Hobart's personal thoughts concerning on the weather, his friends' activities at home, and his own homesickness.
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Albert Hobart, Jr., Correspondence, 1869/1870 0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder

Hobart, Albert, Jr. (Atlanta, Ga.)
The collection consists of twelve letters from Albert Hobart, Jr., a native of Massachusetts living in Atlanta, Georgia, during Reconstruction, addressed to "Freind [sic] Wallace," and largely focusing on Hobart's personal thoughts concerning on the weather, his friends' activities at home, and his own homesickness.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

C. L. Porcher Letter, 1876

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Letter from C. L. Porcher, a woman living in Charleston, South Carolina in 1876. Writing to her sister, Porcher refers to the recent riots in Charleston and to family matters.
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C. L. Porcher Letter, 1876 0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder

Porcher, C. L.
Letter from C. L. Porcher, a woman living in Charleston, South Carolina in 1876. Writing to her sister, Porcher refers to the recent riots in Charleston and to family matters.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Daniel Verser Letter, 1867

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The collection consists of a letter from Daniel Verser in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, to his brother, Colonel William Verser in Burkesville, Virginia. Dated August 1867, the letter includes Daniel Verser's opinions on Reconstruction-era difficulties in the state.
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Daniel Verser Letter, 1867 0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder

Verser, Daniel (Pittsylvania County, Va.)
The collection consists of a letter from Daniel Verser in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, to his brother, Colonel William Verser in Burkesville, Virginia. Dated August 1867, the letter includes Daniel Verser's opinions on Reconstruction-era difficulties in the state.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Freedmen's Bureau Special Order, 1865

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This collection consists of an order issued by Colonel Orlando Brown, superintendent of the 8th District of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands (Freedmen's Bureau), on September 14, 1865, written from Christiansburg, Virginia. Special Order No. 12 requested the assistant superintendent of the bureau to report on the condition of freedmen in their districts.
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Freedmen's Bureau Special Order, 1865 0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder

This collection consists of an order issued by Colonel Orlando Brown, superintendent of the 8th District of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands (Freedmen's Bureau), on September 14, 1865, written from Christiansburg, Virginia. Special Order No. 12 requested the assistant superintendent of the bureau to report on the condition of freedmen in their districts.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Letters to Eliza Doty and Phebe Mundy, 1834/1869

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The letters to Eliza Doty (also Doughty; 1808-1873) were written by her sister, probably Sarah Poindexter (1809-1872), to Eliza in New Providence, New Jersey, in 1840, 1845, 1868, and 1869 from Richmond and Culpeper, Virginia. The letters detail weather, community information, and familial updates. They also contain information on the declining economic conditions in Richmond and the sister's negative feelings about reconstruction conditions in Virginia. Other letters are written by Poindexter and Phebe Ayers Mundy to their mother, Phebe Mundy (1787-1858). One is written to Poindexter from Phebe Ayers Mundy and forwarded by Poindexter with an additional note from her to their mother. The letters are from 1834 to 1841 and sent from Richmond to Rahway, New Jersey. The contents of the letters includes church news, familial updates, and travel updates.
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Letters to Eliza Doty and Phebe Mundy, 1834/1869 0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder

Poindexter, Sarah Ayers Mundy, 1809-1872
The letters to Eliza Doty (also Doughty; 1808-1873) were written by her sister, probably Sarah Poindexter (1809-1872), to Eliza in New Providence, New Jersey, in 1840, 1845, 1868, and 1869 from Richmond and Culpeper, Virginia. The letters detail weather, community information, and familial updates. They also contain information on the declining economic conditions in Richmond and the sister's negative feelings about reconstruction conditions in Virginia. Other letters are written by Poindexter and Phebe Ayers Mundy to their mother, Phebe Mundy (1787-1858). One is written to Poindexter from Phebe Ayers Mundy and forwarded by Poindexter with an additional note from her to their mother. The letters are from 1834 to 1841 and sent from Richmond to Rahway, New Jersey. The contents of the letters includes church news, familial updates, and travel updates.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Republican Party Broadside, Wythe County, Virginia,, 1874

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This broadside supports Congressional Reconstruction, and opposes backsliding Republicans.
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Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Richard B. Dickenson Papers,, 1931/2004, bulk 1964/2000

4 Cubic Feet 11 Boxes
The collection is composed of materials related to Dickenson's research on Southwest Virginia African Americans from the Civil War until the present.
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Richard B. Dickenson Papers,, 1931/2004, bulk 1964/2000 4 Cubic Feet 11 Boxes

Dickenson, Richard B., 1930-2006
The collection is composed of materials related to Dickenson's research on Southwest Virginia African Americans from the Civil War until the present.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Thomas S. Gibson Letter, 1870

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The Thomas S. Gibson Letter is from Gibson, a farmer in Lee County, Virginia, to James D. Thomas, Bryan, Texas, on March 24th, 1870. The letter contains information on the money owed and interest due to Thomas from Gibson, as well as the fact that Gibson is unable to pay.
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Thomas S. Gibson Letter, 1870 0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder

Gibson, Thomas S. (Rose Hill, Va.)
The Thomas S. Gibson Letter is from Gibson, a farmer in Lee County, Virginia, to James D. Thomas, Bryan, Texas, on March 24th, 1870. The letter contains information on the money owed and interest due to Thomas from Gibson, as well as the fact that Gibson is unable to pay.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

U.S. v $28,000-Effects of R. E. Lee et al. Case Files,, 1863/1866

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This collection contains photocopies of affidavits, claims and answers, stipulations, and a bill for legal fees relating to U.S. v $28,000-Effects of R. E. Lee et al. which dealt with the seizure of land from Confederate leaders.
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U.S. v $28,000-Effects of R. E. Lee et al. Case Files,, 1863/1866 0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder

This collection contains photocopies of affidavits, claims and answers, stipulations, and a bill for legal fees relating to U.S. v $28,000-Effects of R. E. Lee et al. which dealt with the seizure of land from Confederate leaders.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Wharton and Radford Families Papers, 1783/1906

7 Cubic Feet 3 boxes; 1 oversize folder
This collection is made up of the personal and family papers of the Wharton and Radford families of Southwestern Virginia. While the bulk of the collection relates to Confederate General Gabriel C. Wharton and Anne (Nannie) Radford Wharton, it contains personal materials such as correspondence, financial documents, and family papers from other family members as well. This collection also contains materials related to Wharton's military service.
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Wharton and Radford Families Papers, 1783/1906 7 Cubic Feet 3 boxes; 1 oversize folder

Wharton, Gabriel C. (Gabriel Colvin), 1824-1906
This collection is made up of the personal and family papers of the Wharton and Radford families of Southwestern Virginia. While the bulk of the collection relates to Confederate General Gabriel C. Wharton and Anne (Nannie) Radford Wharton, it contains personal materials such as correspondence, financial documents, and family papers from other family members as well. This collection also contains materials related to Wharton's military service.

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