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Charlotte Bowers Nelson papers

12 folder(s)
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This collection consists of personal medical records for Charlotte Bowers Nelson when she was being treated for tuberculosis between 1948-1961. Regarding her treatments and health, there are letters of correspondence between her father Dr. Thaddeus R. Bowers, Jr. of Bristol, Tennessee and Dr. Frank B. Safford at the Blue Ridge Sanatorium. Additional authors of letters include doctors, family members, and administration from Duke University. There are also reports from her radiologist Dr. George W. McCall, x-ray reports, Nurses' Record charts, graphic charts, a Home and Health Calendar with doctor's appointments noted, hand-written notes, consultation notes, request for ambulatory service slips, an application for admission to the Blue Ridge Sanatorium, lab work request slips, a health data and physical status report, and nursing notes written by her mother, Ruth Moore Bowers.

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Charlotte Bowers Nelson papers 12 folder(s)

C. Harrison Mann, Jr. map collection

5 Linear Feet 90 folders
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This collection comprises ninety-six maps and eighteen atlases ranging from the sixteenth to nineteenth centuries. Though the majority of the maps Mann collected are of Virginia, there are many pertaining to other parts of the United States and other areas of the world.
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C. Harrison Mann, Jr. map collection 5 Linear Feet 90 folders

Civil War Collection

1.5 Linear Feet
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This collection contains a sampling of Civil War correspondence referencing both Union and Confederate soldiers fighting throughout Virginia at various points during the Civil War. Individually acquired, the collection was created by a private collector, so the items were brought together as a collection by his design.
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Civil War Collection 1.5 Linear Feet

G. William Whitehurst Papers

230 Linear Feet Congressional Records - uncataloged 56 Linear Feet Represented by this finding aid - WLU-Coll-0378
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The General Files contain various letters and other materials sent to Whitehurst by constituents and associates and typically include his reply. The subjects dealt with in these files cover the general comments pertaining to local and national matters of interest as well as current legislative issues and Republican Party business. Among the notable issues included in the General Files are files of correspondence covering the Watergate scandal, the Vietnam War, and the oil crises of the 1970's.

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G. William Whitehurst Papers 230 Linear Feet Congressional Records - uncataloged 56 Linear Feet Represented by this finding aid - WLU-Coll-0378

James I. Robertson Jr. Papers

30.4 Cubic Feet 43 boxes and 1 oversize folder
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This collection includes research notes, manuscripts, typescript drafts, working copies and galley proofs for books and articles written by Virginia Tech's Alumni Distinguished Professor of History James I. Robertson Jr., 1982-2001. Large collection of notes, papers, and correspondence relateing to Virginia Civil War counties and units. Also contains a small set of general materials which includes items related to the preservation of lands adjacent to Manassas National Battlefield Park.
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James I. Robertson Jr. Papers 30.4 Cubic Feet 43 boxes and 1 oversize folder

Jean Lee Latham (b.1902) Typescripts

0.25 Linear Feet Summary: 3 in. (1 small flat storage box)
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Typescript copies of several works of Latham: THIS DEAR BOUGHT LAND, a story of the Jamestown settlement; TRAIL BLAZER OF THE SEAS, the story of Matthew Fontaine Maury; and a serialization CARRY ON, MR. BOWDITCH. Latham was born in Buckhannon, West Virginia, graduated from West Virginia Wesleyan in 1925, and became a prolific and distinguished author and playwright.
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Jean Lee Latham (b.1902) Typescripts 0.25 Linear Feet Summary: 3 in. (1 small flat storage box)

Judith Fenner Barnard Collection

0.2 Cubic Feet 1 box
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This collection includes a memobook and journal owned by Judith Fenner Barnard (1896-1984), a teacher in Roadsville, Virginia, and Prince George County, Virginia. The memobook, dated July 1964, contains recipes, addresses, hospital records, and a seating arrangement for a dinner party. The journal, 1914-1972 includes journal entries about the Barnard family's lives and handwritten recipes.
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Judith Fenner Barnard Collection 0.2 Cubic Feet 1 box

Louis Watson Chappell (1890-1981), Folklorist, Research Papers, Sound Recordings, and Other Material

29.71 Linear Feet 44 document cases, 5 in. each; 6 flat storage boxes, 3 in. each; 1 small collection file folder, 0.25 in.; 7 blue notebooks, 1.5 in. each; 3 ft. 2 in. of acetate discs; 4 pieces of disc recorder equipment, 66.5 in. total; 3 reels of microfilm, 1.75 in. each 36.7 Gigabytes 160 .wav files
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Research papers and sound recordings compiled by Louis Watson Chappell, an English Professor and folklorist at West Virginia University who collected, documented, and preserved West Virginia's folk music and folk traditions. He was born in Belvidere, North Carolina and educated in English Language and Literature at Wake Forest University (B.A.), and the University of Virginia (M.A.). Receiving a faculty appointment at West Virginia University in 1922, Chappell embarked upon a career dedicated to documenting and preserving West Virginia's folk music, which proved to be highly significant.
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Louis Watson Chappell (1890-1981), Folklorist, Research Papers, Sound Recordings, and Other Material 29.71 Linear Feet 44 document cases, 5 in. each; 6 flat storage boxes, 3 in. each; 1 small collection file folder, 0.25 in.; 7 blue notebooks, 1.5 in. each; 3 ft. 2 in. of acetate discs; 4 pieces of disc recorder equipment, 66.5 in. total; 3 reels of microfilm, 1.75 in. each 36.7 Gigabytes 160 .wav files

Mann-Hutchinson Family Correspondence

3.83 Linear Feet 2 document cases, 5 in. each; 2 record cartons, 15 in. each; 1 flat storage box, 4 in.; 1 wrapped ledger, 2 in.
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Correspondence of Elizabeth T. Mann, a farmer's widow of Ft. Spring, Greenbrier Co. The letters written to Mann describe family matters and farm home life during the late nineteenth century. The addendum of 2025 October 27 consists of assorted correspondence, estate papers, legal and financial paperwork, ledgers, and other material pertaining to the Mann and Hutchinson families, particularly James Mann, I.T. Mann, and Matthew Mann. Includes brochures, books, and other material related to tourism in and the history of Bramwell, WV, Bluefield, WV, and other West Virginia locations.
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Mann-Hutchinson Family Correspondence 3.83 Linear Feet 2 document cases, 5 in. each; 2 record cartons, 15 in. each; 1 flat storage box, 4 in.; 1 wrapped ledger, 2 in.

Pocahontas Mines Collection

ca. 605 Cubic Feet 802 boxes
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The Pocahontas Mines Collection, 1883-1997, documents the mining operations of CONSOL Energy, Inc. and its predecessor coal mining companies in the Pocahontas, Virginia, area, including numerous counties in southwest Virginia and eastern West Virginia. The collection is divided into four series based on type: Scanned rolls, Unscanned rolls and documents, Books, and Ledgers. The scanned and unscanned rolls are primarily of mining maps and related oversized items, such as mechanical building and equipment drawings, plats, and topographic maps. The books and ledgers generally relate to mining surveys.
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Pocahontas Mines Collection ca. 605 Cubic Feet 802 boxes

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