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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
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Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

10th Regiment, New Jersey Infantry/Confederate Soldier Diary

0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder.
This collection contains a diary used by a Union and Confederate soldier, both unnamed, through 1864. The Union soldier chronicles his combat experiences during Jubal Early's raid on Washington, D.C., and the opening of Philip Sheridan's Valley campaign in August. The Confederate soldier's entries details activity during Early's push to drive the Union army out of the Valley and concludes with the battle of Opequon or Third Winchester.
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10th Regiment, New Jersey Infantry/Confederate Soldier Diary 0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder.

This collection contains a diary used by a Union and Confederate soldier, both unnamed, through 1864. The Union soldier chronicles his combat experiences during Jubal Early's raid on Washington, D.C., and the opening of Philip Sheridan's Valley campaign in August. The Confederate soldier's entries details activity during Early's push to drive the Union army out of the Valley and concludes with the battle of Opequon or Third Winchester.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

116th Regiment, Ohio Infantry Sutler Letter,

0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder
The collection consists of an autograph letter signed by a sutler working with the 116th Ohio Infantry, located in September 1863 near Martinsville, Virginia (now West Virginia). The letter discusses business conditions surrounding the 116th Ohio, the Ohio gubernatorial election of 1863 between Clement L. Vallandigham and John Brough, and offers brief information about the regiment and its leisurely activities.
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116th Regiment, Ohio Infantry Sutler Letter, 0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder

The collection consists of an autograph letter signed by a sutler working with the 116th Ohio Infantry, located in September 1863 near Martinsville, Virginia (now West Virginia). The letter discusses business conditions surrounding the 116th Ohio, the Ohio gubernatorial election of 1863 between Clement L. Vallandigham and John Brough, and offers brief information about the regiment and its leisurely activities.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

125th Anniversary Flag,

2 Cubic Feet 1 box
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15th Virginia Infantry History

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The collection contains a history of the 15th Virginia Infantry, covering its formation in April 1861 to the spring of 1862, written by enlisted soldier Claybrook Y. Lain. Includes copies of Confederate company records concerning Lain's enlistment, payment, death, and beneficiaries.
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15th Virginia Infantry History 0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder

Lain, Claybrook Y., c. 1864
The collection contains a history of the 15th Virginia Infantry, covering its formation in April 1861 to the spring of 1862, written by enlisted soldier Claybrook Y. Lain. Includes copies of Confederate company records concerning Lain's enlistment, payment, death, and beneficiaries.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

17th Precinct (The Bowery), New York City Police Blotter,

0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder
The collection consists of a police blotter from the 17th Precinct (also known as the Bowery) in New York City, spanning April 27 through July 22, 1861.
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1885 Debate Medal and Speech

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189th Regiment, New York Volunteers Letter

0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder
United States Civil War crossed letter (crossed-hatch) written by a Union Soldier in Company D of the 189th New York Volunteers in Weldon Railroad, Virginia on November 6, 1864. The author's name is unknown.
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189th Regiment, New York Volunteers Letter 0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder

United States Civil War crossed letter (crossed-hatch) written by a Union Soldier in Company D of the 189th New York Volunteers in Weldon Railroad, Virginia on November 6, 1864. The author's name is unknown.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

1902 James Fitt Commemoration Plaque

3.6 square feet
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1903 John E. Christian, A.M. Commemoration Plaque

3.58 square feet
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1907 Chemistry Department Glass Transparencies

1.8 Cubic Feet Framed Glass
This collection includes tweleve glass transparencies of campus and students. Each is labeled with what is being shown, as well as the year 1907 and "property of the Chemistry Department." The condition is fair, some signs of age.
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1907 Chemistry Department Glass Transparencies 1.8 Cubic Feet Framed Glass

This collection includes tweleve glass transparencies of campus and students. Each is labeled with what is being shown, as well as the year 1907 and "property of the Chemistry Department." The condition is fair, some signs of age.

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