Skip to main content

Southwest Virginia Counties Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2000-092

Scope and Content

The Southwest Virginia Counties Collection includes letters from various members of the Godwin, Young, Trevey, Williams and other families of Botetourt, Rockbridge, and Roanoke Counties. In addition to correspondence, the collection also contains deeds, promissory notes, invoices for goods and services, toll bridge fee receipt, a child's watercolor, 13 pen and ink drawings of weaver's coverlet designs with titles of designs included. The collection also contains five bound leather volumes including accounts and recipes.

Transcripts of some items available. These transcripts were provided when the materials were acquired and were not created by Special Collections and University Archives.

Dates

  • 1824 - 1885

Creator

Language of Materials

The materials in the collection are in English.

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use

The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials.

Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form: http://bit.ly/scuareproduction. Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form: http://bit.ly/scuapublication. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.

Extent

0.5 Cubic Feet (2 boxes)

Abstract

The Southwest Virginia Counties Collection includes correspondence, manuscript memoranda and recipe books, and family papers from the Godwin, Young, Trevey, Williams and other families of Botetourt, Rockbridge, and Roanoke Counties.

Arrangement

The collection is arranged by material type.

Source of Acquisition

The Southwest Virginia Counties Collection was purchased by Special Collections in 2000.

Related Archival Materials

See the Nancy (Nannie) G. Figgat Correspondence, Ms2012-080, also at Virginia Tech Special Collections and University Archives.

Rights Statement for Archival Description

The guide to the Southwest Virginia Counties Collection by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/).

Processing Information

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Southwest Virginia Counties Collection was completed in August 2001. Additional description was completed in 2010 and 2022.

Title
Southwest Virginia Counties Collection, 1824-1885
Status
Completed
Author
Gail McMillan, Director; Jane Wills, Staff; Kira A. Dietz, Archivist; and Special Collections and University Archives Staff
Date
2022 (CC0 1.0)
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech Repository

Contact:
Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308