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Bell, Kent, Cloyd, Withrow Family Collection
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2008-040
Abstract
The Bell, Kent, Cloyd, Withrow Family Collection contains the personal papers and financial records of members of four prominent families. Included are members of the Bell, Kent, Cloyd, and Withrow families, as well as, materials from related families and acquaintances. This is a diverse collection containing materials dating from 1780 to 1998. Items of interest include several Land Deeds and Warrant from the late 18th Century, including one signed by Benjamin Harrison, then Governor of...
Dates:
1780 - 1998
Thomas Hill Bernard Ledger
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2024-093
Abstract
This collection contains the ledger dated 1853-1881 of Thomas Hill Bernard (1824-1905), an enslaver and manager of Big Meadows Plantation in Franklin County, Virginia. This ledger is also signed by his daughter Mary E. Bernard (1874-1952). The ledger lists the names, occupations, ages, and "value" of of five enslaved people: Terry, [Tom?], [Amistead?], James, and [Banks?] The majority of the ledger includes the farming activities of the farm and the daily activities of Bernard and his...
Dates:
1853 - 1881
Moses Beveers Land Grant
Collection
Identifier: Ms-1986-017
Abstract
The Moses Beveers Land Grant is for fifty acres in Montgomery County, Virginia, signed by James Monroe, then governor of Virginia.
Dates:
1792
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
Collection — Object: 1
Identifier: Map-0554
Abstract
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."
Dates:
1921
Big Vein Anthracite Collieries Records
Collection
Identifier: Ms-1990-014
Abstract
The Big Vein Anthracite Collieries Records contains the daily fire boss reports for mining operation in McCoy (Montgomery County), Virginia, describing mine conditions.
Dates:
1926 - 1928
Peacock Bigger Estate Papers,
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2012-035
Abstract
The collection consists of two documents (1751-1754) related to Peacock Bigger's estate and attempts to settle it.
Dates:
1751 - 1754
Bigler-Sessler-John Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: Ms-1993-011
Abstract
The collection contains correspondence, legal documents, and accounting receipts and records relating to the Bigler, Sessler, and John families of southwest Virginia.
Dates:
1752 - 1924
Biographical Vertical Files
Collection
Identifier: VerticalFile-004
Scope and Content
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.
Dates:
1960s-present
Birds Eye View of Alexandria, Va.
Collection — Object: 1
Identifier: Map-0144
Abstract
Color image of Alexandria, Virginia, with key that identifies locations of interest.
Dates:
1864
Black Appalachians Oral History Project
Collection
Identifier: Ms-1991-019
Abstract
The Black Appalachians Oral History Project consists of approximately twenty-five taped interviews conducted by Dr. Michael Cooke of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University concerning black life in Appalachia, especially in Montgomery County, Virginia.
Dates:
1991
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- Commonwealth of Virginia. Department of Highways 33
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- Hotchkiss, Jedediah, 1828-1899 11
- Norfolk and Western Railroad Company (1881-1896) 11
- Bureau of the Census 10
- Preston family (Montgomery County, Va.) 10
- Hildebrand, J. R. 9
- Murrill, A. 9
- Norfolk and Western Railway Company (1896-1982) 9
- Smithfield Plantation House (Blacksburg, Va.) 8
- Nirenstein's National Realty Map Company 7
- Bien, Morris, 1859- 6
- Gannett, Henry, 1846-1914 6
- Historic Urban Plans (Firm) 6
- Preston, John, 1764-1827 6
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- United States. War Department. Corps of Engineers 6
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- Bache, A. D. (Alexander Dallas), 1806-1867 5
- Boyd, Charles Rufus, 1841-1903 5
- Henry Wysor family 5
- Hotel Roanoke 5
- Mitchell, S. Augustus (Samuel Augustus), 1792-1868 5
- O.W. Gray & Son 5
- Virginia. State Highway Commission 5
- Wall, W. F. 5
- Wysor, Henry C., 1847-1927 5
- Anderson, Sherwood (Sherwood Berton), 1876-1941 4
- Appalachian Electric Power Company (1926-1958) 4
- Chace, George 4
- Chace, Jacob 4
- Everett Waddey Company 4
- Foster, A. G. 4
- Ireland, E. I. 4
- Kent family 4
- McBryde, John McLaren, 1841-1923 4
- McGill, William M. 4
- Michie, P. S. 4
- Preston, William, 1729-1783 4
- Smith, George Otis, 1871-1944 4
- Smithey & Boynton, Architects and Engineers (1935-1992) (Roanoke, Va.) 4
- Stone Printing and Manufacturing Company (Roanoke, Va.) 4
- Tyler, James Hoge, 1846-1925 4
- Virginian Railway 4
- A. Hoen & Co. 3
- American Publishing Co. (Milwaukee, Wis.) 3
- Appalachian Trail Conference (1993-2005) 3
- Beyer, Edward, 1820-1865 3
- Black, Harvey, 1827-1888 3
- Blacksburg (Va.). Town Council 3
- Chester, W. 3
- Conway, Julia Ellen Thomas, 1848-1916 3
- Conway, William Buchanan, 1845-1920 3
- Episcopal Church. Diocese of Southwestern Virginia 3
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- Gamble, W. H. (William H.) 3
- Gannett, Samuel S. (Samuel Stinson), 1861-1939 3
- Geological Survey. Water Resources Division (U.S.) 3
- Greenbrier (White Sulphur Springs, W. Va.) 3
- Hall, Childress 3
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- Ivanhoe Mining and Smelting Corporation 3
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- Lankes, Julius J., 1884-1960 3
- Manning, Warren H. (Warren Henry), 1860-1938 3
- McKinley, W. K. 3
- Montgomery White Sulphur Springs (Va.) 3
- Payne, John Barton, 1855-1935 3
- Pike, Albert 3
- Preston family (Solitude, Blacksburg, Va.) 3
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- Preston, Susanna Smith, 1740-1823 3
- Preston, William Ballard, 1805-1862 3
- Price family 3
- Price, Harvey Lee, 1874-1951 3
- Rand McNally and Company 3
- Richmond Civil War Centennial Committee 3
- Sanborn-Perris Map Co. 3
- Shackelford, George Green, 1921-2010 3
- Solitude (Blacksburg, Va. : Historic building) 3
- Stribling, Francis T. (Francis Taliaferro), 1810-1874 3
- United States. Department of Agriculture 3
- Vandenberg, H. P. C. 3
- Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station 3
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Department of Civil Engineering 3
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute. Corps of Cadets (1944-1970) 3
- Virginia. General Assembly 3
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- Wilson, Eliza (Lily) Tyler 3
- Worley, Charles S., Jr. 3
- Yeates, Chas. M. 3
- Adams Express Company (1854-2015) 2
- Anderson, C. B., of Newbern, Va. 2
- Anderson, Eleanor Copenhaver, 1896-1985 2
- Appalachian Power Company 2 + ∧ less
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