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Augustus C. Johnson Papers, 1970/2000 0.40 Linear Feet 1 Hollinger document case boxes

Johnson, Augustus C. (1914-2006)
Writer for "The Northern Virginia Sun." A collection of columns written by Augustus C. Johnson from September 1970 through December 1971. The columns relate primarily to the politics of Virginia's 10th congressional district. Personalities discussed in them include Joel T. Broyhill, Henry E. Howell, George Rawlings, Harry F. Byrd, Jr., William B. Spong, Linwood Holton and Mills Godwin.
  1. Old Dominion University

Auxiliary Services records, 1962/2019 0.21 Linear Feet

College of William and Mary. Auxiliary Services

This collection includes announcements, brochures, catalogs, and fliers from the various offices that comprise Auxiliary Services at the College of William and Mary. Included in the collection is information on the Campus Bookstore, Elderhostel, the McCormack-Nagelsen Tennis Center, and Conference Services, Dining Services Plans "Real Food on Campus".

  1. College of William and Mary

Avent family papers, 1905/1982 0.09 Cubic Feet Three folders in a document box BW 7.

Avent family papers, 1905-1982, 0.09 cubic feet, was purchased with the Harris family papers and Special Collections separated them. The collection contains photographs, ledgers for real estate and fire insurance, and invitations and programs for various activities including Roanoke City High School graduation program, The Domino Club, Elks Club dance card, Virginia Coal Operators Association Banquet, and the Phythian Sisters of Virginia.

  1. University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.

Avery-Abex Metallurgical Collection, 1920/1987 248 Cubic Feet 165 boxes; approx. 100 feet of metallurgical samples in cases

American Brake Shoe Company
The American Brake Shoe (later Abex) Company was formed in 1902 from the merger of five smaller foundries that specialized in railroad brake shoes, castings and forging, as well as hydraulic equipment. The research laboratory, known as the Mahwah Research Center, from which the collection is drawn, did applied industrial research, but was closed in 1990. Howard Avery (1906-1996), VPI graduate (B.Sc. MinE 1927, M.Sc. MinE 1928), was one of the center's leading research metallurgists. Collection includes research data of the properties of metals conducted by The American Brake Shoe Company (later Abex). Materials include research files, photographic materials, polymer resin-encased specimens, publications, and more.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Barbara Bircher Papers, 1920/1990 1.5 Linear Feet 1 ft. 5 1/2 in. (1 record carton, 15 in.); (1 document case, 2 1/2 in.)

Bircher, Barbara

Papers of Barbara Bircher (1930-2010; nee Barbara Jean Clear) of Westover, WV. Includes family photographs (including portraits, group portraits, and candid shots), two reels of motion picture film ("4 July 1974" and unidentified), genealogy material regarding the Bircher, Clare, and Clear families, clippings, two audio recordings (vinyl discs), and other material.

  1. West Virginia and Regional History Center

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