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Belgii Novi. Angliæ Novæ, et partis virginiæ Novissima Delineatio (reproduction),
Facsimile of 17th century map of the northeastern United States, from the Chesapeake Bay to the Saint Lawrence River, encompassing present-day Maryland to New Hampshire, including part of Virginia.
Francis Bell Letter
This collection contains a letter from Francis Bell (1820-1893), a cattle dealer from Augusta County, Virginia, to Major James R. Kent, an enslaver and plantation owner in Montgomery County, Virginia. In the letter dated October 18, 1860, Bell asks Kent to sell him his stock of cattle directly rather than going through the firm of Crouse and [Sons?].
Bell, Kent, Cloyd, Withrow Family Collection
Thomas Hill Bernard Ledger
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.
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vertical files at Special Collections and University Archives include newspaper clippings, photocopies, ephemera, unpublished and/or informal publications, and other papers relating to a specific subject area.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.
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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
- Roanoke Historical Society 6
- Thompson, Gilbert, 1839-1909 6
- United States. War Department. Corps of Engineers 6
- Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute. Corps of Cadets (1896-1944) 6
- 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
- Fletcher, L. C. 3
- 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
- Hall, W. J. 3
- Ivanhoe Mining and Smelting Corporation 3
- Kentland Farm 3
- 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
- Preston, Francis, 1765-1835 3
- 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
- Western Lunatic Asylum (Va.) 3
- 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