MSS. Manuscript Collections

This collection contains four letters from members of the Allison family (John P and James Polk), as well as a surgeon's certificate for William H Allison.

This collection contains a photocopy of a letter from J. Ernest Walker to his father, Professor George W. Walker regarding his experiences in the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire, as well as a copy of a newspaper clipping about J. Ernest Walker's real estate business. The collection also includes a photocopy of an image of Col. John E. Walker and photograph and obituary of George W. Walker.

Papers of James Roger Mansfield, a 1931 graduate of Virginia Polytechnic Institute, including photographs and a Cotillion Club banquet menu.

Blacksburg Deaths Journal contains a chronological listing of area deaths. Entries date from February 20, 1917 to February 14, 1947 and contain information like name, age, date of death, place of death, time and location of burial, and church membership.

Ledger details the business records of a blacksmith shop run by the Argabrights in Blacksburg, Virginia. The entries date from 1848 to 1854.

This collection contains a ledger for a hotel run by George S. Dix in Pennsylvania. In 1871, the hotel was moved to Onancock in Accomack County, Virginia. Account entries date from 1867 to 1874.

Index to an unidentified fee book with listing of names, years, and page numbers. Index is believed to originate in Montgomery County, Virginia.

Ledger for a merchant operating in Montgomery County, VA. Entries date from 1881 through 1888. Goods were sold by William G. Sarvay beginning January 1, 1881. The business was sold to Sarvay's step-son, Charles Lyle on March 1, 1883.

Washington County, VA Daybook contains names, items, and prices from an unidentified business.

Collection contains correspondence, minute books, and financial records for organizations within the Valley Street Baptist Church in Abingdon, Virginia.