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College of William and Mary

Thomas L. Williams collection, 1940/1990

45 Linear Feet 100 boxes

The collection includes photographs, negatives, slides, film, postcards, ephemera, correspondence and artifacts belonging to Thomas L. Williams, photographer for William & Mary for 35 years. He was also a photographer for Camp Peary and Colonial Williamsburg prior to working for William & Mary.

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West Virginia and Regional History Center

West Virginia University, School of Theatre and Dance, Costumes, 1960/1980

1 Linear Feet 1 ft. (4 newspaper boxes, 3 in. each)

Fifteen garments from the School of Theatre and Dance. These items could have been created by the theatre department, or they could be vintage items with some tailoring by the department. They were likely prepared for productions in the period 1960-1980; the styles of the items date to ca. 1900-1960. There are 4 dresses, 3 jackets, 5 shirtwaist pieces, 1 undergarment, 1 night gown, and 1 long skirt.

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Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Samuel Herrick Papers, 1930/1974

ca. 85 Cubic Feet 74 boxes, 1 oversize folder
Samuel Herrick was an astronomer who specialized in celestial mechanics, generally recognized as the founder of the field of astrodynamics. His papers consist of correspondence, notes, drafts of publications, files relating to students and courses, and reprints of the works of others in astronomy and space sciences. Other highlights include Herrick's consulting files for projects such as NASA's Project Mercury, the film ""The Day the Earth Stood Still" (1951), and private industry. This collection is part of the Archives of American Aerospace Exploration at Virginia Tech.
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West Virginia and Regional History Center

Roy Bird Cook (1886-1961), Collector, Papers, 1679/1984, bulk 1840/1960

20.6 Linear Feet 20 ft. 7 in. (33 document cases, 5 in. each); (12 document cases, 2 1/2 in. each); (2 small flat storage boxes, 3 in. each); (1 medium flat storage box, 1 1/2 in.); (3 large flat storage boxes, 3 in. each); (3 large flat storage boxes, 1 1/2 in. each); (10 oversize folders, 1 in.); (2 record cartons, 15 in. each)
Papers collected by Roy Bird Cook, a Lewis County native and Charleston pharmacist, who in his role as historian, researcher, and author, was a pioneering and effective advocate for the preservation of West Virginia history. This collection includes the papers he collected in connection with his research, including documentation of the Civil War in West Virginia, Stonewall Jackson and his family, and genealogy of North Central West Virginia, among other topics. Materials include letters and papers of the Hays family, including Samuel L. and Peregrine Hays of Gilmer County (1836-1884, 1952-1962, undated [includes facsimiles]); records of the Confederate 31st Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment, and later correspondence, clippings, and papers about the regiment and its members (ca. 1856-1955, undated [includes facsimiles]); various collections of individual and family papers and Civil War correspondence (1793-1974, undated [includes facsimiles]); original and copies of Stonewall Jackson letters and papers, as well as papers pertaining to Jackson family members (1801-1963, undated [includes facsimiles]); and materials related to the history of pharmacy and medicine, with a special focus on West Virginia (ca. 1832-1961, undated [includes facsimiles]). There is also an extensive series of bound notebooks containing manuscripts, transcriptions, clippings, genealogies, pamphlets, and images regarding the following topics: Stonewall Jackson, Mary Anna Morrison Jackson, Colonel George Jackson, and Thomas Jackson Arnold; the Civil War, including historical sketches of battles as well as originals and copies of soldiers' diaries, journals, and letters; Lewis County; Charleston and the Kanawha Valley; Douglas S. Freeman; Granville Davisson Hall; Camden family; George Washington; and other topics.
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31st Virginia Infantry Notebook, Vol. 1, folder 1 of 8 (volume entitled "Material Pertaining to Civil War Soldiers [Most of Whom Fought in the 31st Regiment, Virginia Infantry]"; volume includes typescript letters [original letters to Roy Bird Cook and facsimile letters to and from correspondents], notes, biographical sketches, and other genealogical information; this folder contains material related to George Washington Arbogast, James H. Blair, Captain Hart Boggs, Dr. J.W. Bosworth, and Captain Edwin Duncan Camden; pp. 1-21), 1926/1940 Box 3, Folder 1

  1. Series 2. Records of the 31st Virginia Infantry, 1856/1955
Virginia Commonwealth University, Cabell Library

West of the Boulevard Civic Association records, 1964/1995

2.6 Linear Feet

The collection consists of various documents relating to the Board of Directors, members, and special projects of the West of the Boulevard Civic Association ranging in date from 1964-1995, including the West of the Boulevard area designation as a Virginia Historic District.

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University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.

Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection, 1800/1998, bulk 1863/1974

67 Linear Feet 154 boxes
The Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection documents the work of the U.S. Army Yellow Fever Commission, the legacy of the commission's discoveries, the lives of individuals who were connected to the commission, and twentieth century campaigns to shape public memory of the commission. Items in the collection date from 1800 to 1998, with the bulk of the items dating from 1864 to 1974. A wide range of formats are represented in the collection including, but not limited to the following: articles, artifacts, audiocassettes, bills (legislative records), biographies, charts (graphic documents), correspondence, diaries, editorials, interviews, journals (periodicals), magazines, maps, medical records, military records, negatives (photographic), notes, photographs, reports, reprints, scrapbooks, and speeches. Unique materials in the collection are supplemented with copies of original documents and photographs housed in other institutions (e.g. the U.S. National Archives). Most of the materials in the collection were collected or created by Nobel laureate Philip Showalter Hench while researching the history of the U.S. Army Yellow Fever Commission.
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West Virginia and Regional History Center

Katherine Williams, Collector, Williams Family Papers, 1840/2005

6.1 Linear Feet 6 ft. 1 in. (3 record cartons, 15 in. each); (3 document cases, 5 in. each); (4 document cases, 2 1/2 in. each); (1 flat storage box, 1 in.); (2 unboxed framed items, 2 in.)

Family papers compiled by Katherine Williams of Berkeley Springs, West Virginia. Most of the papers are of the James H. Taylor family of Clarksburg, West Virginia dating from the 19th century. There are also records of the Irwin family including a genealogy, and the Civil War letters of private George Irwin, a soldier in Company F, 95th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Other families documented include the Redman and Summers families. The collection includes letters, autograph books, family business records, genealogies, photographs, and other material.

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University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.

Earle K. Shawe papers, 1938/2003

4 Linear Feet 9 archival boxes, plus some oversized materials.

The papers of Earle K. Shawe consist primarily of memoranda and case briefs from Shawe & Rosenthal related to labor-management relations, some business and personal correspondence, newspaper clippings, and scrapbooks. Also included are some photographs, date books, and an address book.

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Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Fries Textile Plant Records, 1900/1988

ca. 190 Cubic Feet 185 boxes and 1 oversize folder
The Fries Textile Plant Records includes correspondence, production data, personnel ledgers, photographs, legal and financial materials, internal reports, blueprints, and other administrative materials. The collection provides a complete history of the company's operations, from its founding at the turn of the twentieth century until its closure in the 1980s.
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West Virginia and Regional History Center

Alan Clarke Railroad Research Papers, 1861/2012

29.58 Linear Feet 13 document cases, 5 in. each; 4 document cases, 2.5 in. each; 1 document case, 4 in.; 18 record cartons, 15 in. each; 2 large flat storage boxes, 3.5 in. each 20.73 Gigabytes 1,897 files, formats primarily include .001, .csv, .txt, .rtf, .doc, .html, jpg, .tif, and other formats

Papers of historian, researcher, and author Alan Clarke. He authored a number of books relating to the history of railroads in the region of the state of West Virginia. This collection is minimally processed.

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