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        <name>1927 "Virginia Polytehnic Institute in the World War" booklet</name>
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            <text>-	1900 United States Federal Census&#13;
-	1910 United States Federal Census&#13;
-	1930 United States Federal Census&#13;
-	1940 United States Federal Census&#13;
-	U.S., Consular Reports of Marriages, 1910-1949&#13;
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