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Moses Beveers Land Grant
The Moses Beveers Land Grant is for fifty acres in Montgomery County, Virginia, signed by James Monroe, then governor of Virginia.
Big Sandy & Cumberland R.R. Map, Showing the Right of Way through the Riley Lester et al ... on Waters of Knox Creek in Buchanan Co., Virginia
Full title is as follows: "Big Sandy & Cumberland R. R. Map Showing the Right of Way through the Riley Lester et al 50 Ac. & 25 Ac. Tract Parcel No. 1, through the Riley Lester et al 2.8 Ac. Tract Parcel No. 2 and Tract Owned Jointly by Riley Lester et al & W. M. Ritter Lumber Co. Parcel No. 3 & 4 on Waters of Knox Creek in Buchanan Co. Virginia."
Big Vein Anthracite Collieries Records
The Big Vein Anthracite Collieries Records contains the daily fire boss reports for mining operation in McCoy (Montgomery County), Virginia, describing mine conditions.
Peacock Bigger Estate Papers,
The collection consists of two documents (1751-1754) related to Peacock Bigger's estate and attempts to settle it.
Bigler-Sessler-John Family Papers
The collection contains correspondence, legal documents, and accounting receipts and records relating to the Bigler, Sessler, and John families of southwest Virginia.
Elden E. Billings Collection
This collection contains subject files, clippings, memorabilia, and artifacts related to the American Civil War. There are seven series, five of which predominately contain Civil War materials. The other two series in the collection also contains files on other subjects of Billings' historical interests, including aspects of military and United States history.
John Shaw Billings Letters,
These are three letters dating October 1st, 8th, and 9th, from Dr. John Shaw Billings in Washington, D.C., to Dr. Willis G. Tucker in Albany, NY. In the letters, Dr. Billings thanks Dr. Shaw for his contribution of medical pamphlets for the Library of the Surgeon General's Office.
Biographical Vertical Files
In general, vertical files at Special Collections and University Archives include newspaper clippings, photocopies, ephemera, unpublished and/or informal publications, and other papers relating to a specific subject area. Files in this collection relate to individuals and families connected to the local area (Blacksburg, Montgomery County, and Southwest Virginia) and/or to Virginia Tech. Each individual/family below has at least one folder and many include cross references.
Birds Eye View of Alexandria, Va.
Color image of Alexandria, Virginia, with key that identifies locations of interest.
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- Local/Regional History and Appalachian South 1372
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- Montgomery County (Va.) 400
- Women -- History 303
- Blacksburg (Va.) 288
- Faculty and staff 223
- University Archives 223
- Students and alumni 190
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Battlefields Maps 168
- History of Food and Drink 167
- International Archive of Women in Architecture (IAWA) 150
- Science and Technology 150
- Railroad 96
- Correspondence 90
- History of Women in Architecture 77
- Photographs 70
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Diaries 68
- Folk, historical, and patent medicine 55
- Ledgers (account books) 50
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- Archives of American Aerospace Exploration (AAAE) 48
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- Virginia Polytechnic Institute (1944-1970) 268
- Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (1896-1944) 242
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (1970-) 237
- Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (1872-1896) 69
- Geological Survey (U.S.) 61
- Commonwealth of Virginia. Department of Highways 33
- Heilig, Vicki 30
- Blaeu, Joan, 1596-1673 23
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 20
- Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute. Corps of Cadets (1896-1944) 20
- United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration 19
- Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1807-1870 18
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute. Corps of Cadets (1944-1970) 16
- Nirenstein's National Realty Map Company 15
- Norfolk and Western Railroad Company (1881-1896) 15
- Norfolk and Western Railway Company (1896-1982) 15
- Virginia Cooperative Extension Service 15
- Hotchkiss, Jedediah, 1828-1899 11
- Jackson, Stonewall, 1824-1863 11
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Corps of Cadets 11
- Bureau of the Census 10
- Mitchell, S. Augustus (Samuel Augustus), 1792-1868 10
- Preston family (Montgomery County, Va.) 10
- Hildebrand, J. R. 9
- Historic Urban Plans (Firm) 9
- Lesher, C. E. (Carl Eugene), b.1885 9
- Murrill, A. 9
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute. Alumni Association 9
- Cook, George Hammell, 1818-1889 8
- Hubbell, Charles H., 1898-1971 8
- Smithfield Plantation House (Blacksburg, Va.) 8
- The University Press of Kentucky 8
- United States. National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics 8
- Hopkins, Griffith Morgan 7
- McBryde, John McLaren, 1841-1923 7
- Wall, W. F. 7
- Anderson, Sherwood (Sherwood Berton), 1876-1941 6
- Bache, A. D. (Alexander Dallas), 1806-1867 6
- Bartholomew, John, 1831-1893 6
- Bien, Morris, 1859- 6
- Blaeu, Willem Janszoon, 1571-1638 6
- Brown, Ralph Minthorne, 1878-1958 6
- Frazer, George Preston 6
- Gannett, Henry, 1846-1914 6
- Harvey, G 6
- Henry Wysor family 6
- Newman, Walter S. (Walter Stephenson), 1895-1978 6
- Preston, John, 1764-1827 6
- Roanoke Historical Society 6
- Smock, John C. (John Conover), 1842-1926 6
- Thompson, Gilbert, 1839-1909 6
- United States. War Department. Corps of Engineers 6
- Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station 6
- Virginia Cooperative Extension (1995-) 6
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. College of Architecture and Urban Studies (1978-2022) 6
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute. College of Architecture 6
- Virginia Tech Alumni Association 6
- Boyd, Charles Rufus, 1841-1903 5
- Confederate States of America. War Department 5
- Dunay, Donna 5
- Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885 5
- Greenbrier (White Sulphur Springs, W. Va.) 5
- Hotel Roanoke 5
- International Union of Women Architects 5
- Kunstler, Morton, b.1931 5
- Matsukawa-Tsuchida, Junko 5
- O.W. Gray & Son 5
- Rand McNally and Company 5
- Shackelford, George Green, 1921-2010 5
- Smithey & Boynton, Architects and Engineers (1935-1992) (Roanoke, Va.) 5
- Torre, Susana, 1944- 5
- United States. Department of Agriculture 5
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. College of Architecture (1974-1978) 5
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. College of Arts and Sciences (1970-2003) 5
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. University Libraries 5
- Virginia. State Highway Commission 5
- Wysor, Henry C., 1847-1927 5
- A. Hoen & Co. 4
- Appalachian Electric Power Company (1926-1958) 4
- Audubon, John James, 1785-1851 4
- Ballermann & Son a-s 4
- Beyer, Edward, 1820-1865 4
- Bliznakov, Milka T., 1927-2010 4
- Carneal and Johnston (Richmond, Va.) 4
- Chace, George 4
- Chace, Jacob 4
- Chester, W. 4
- Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889 4
- Everett Waddey Company 4
- Foster, A. G. 4
- Gamble, W. H. (William H.) 4
- Geological Survey. Water Resources Division (U.S.) 4
- Hutcheson, John Redd, 1886-1962 4
- Ireland, E. I. 4
- Kent family 4
- Kraft, Christopher C. (Christopher Columbus), 1924-2019 4
- Kurtz, Louis, 1835-1921 4
- Lankes, Julius J., 1884-1960 4
- McGill, William M. 4
- Michie, P. S. 4 + ∧ less