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Blacksburg Oral History Project Records

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1985-005
Abstract

Oral history project conducted by the University Libraries at Virginia Tech with residents of Blacksburg about the town's history. Collection consists of recorded interviews with eight citizens of in Blacksburg, Virginia. Transcripts for five of these interviews are currently available.

Dates: 1982 - 1985
Found in: Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech

Blacksburg Post Office

 Collection — Frame: 1
Identifier: Art-099
Scope and Contents

unframed picture; banner with ""Buy your Lyceum Ticket Now…"" in picture

Dates: n.d.
Found in: Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech

Blacksburg Post Office Record Books

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1973-009
Abstract

The collection consists of five record books taken from the Blacksburg Post Office, dating July 1914 to April 25, 1922.

Dates: 1914 - 1922
Found in: Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech

Blacksburg Quadrangle

 Collection — Object: 1
Identifier: Map-0274
Abstract

Topographical map shows the area around Blacksburg, Virginia. The reverse discusses the geology of the region.

Dates: 1965
Found in: Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech

Blacksburg Quadrangle

 Collection — Object: 1
Identifier: Map-0797
Dates: 1947
Found in: Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech

Blacksburg Sewage Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2022-012
Abstract This collection contains documents and letters relating to the sewage system in Blacksburg, Virginia. The letters in this collection are all about the sewage system in Blacksburg and most were sent to Dr. Walter Newman, President of Virginia Tech, and John Barringer, Mayor of Blacksburg. The other documents in this collection include committee reports, information on sewage projects, a water ordinance, and other documents relating to the sewage system in Blacksburg. Also, a petition made to...
Dates: 1946-1948, n.d.
Found in: Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech

Blacksburg Study Group Records

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1987-008
Abstract The Blacksburg Study Group was funded by the Blacksburg Town Council under the aegis of the Townscape Committee to study the town's architecture and landscape, to inform town officials about present conditions, and to make recommendations for changes. The collection documents the group's activities and include architectural drawings, maps, diagrams, and photographs used in the book, Blacksburg - Understanding a Virginia Town: Town Architecture (1986) by...
Dates: 1984 - 1985
Found in: Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Va. Zoning Map

 Collection — Object: 1
Identifier: Map-0762
Dates: 1968
Found in: Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Va. Zoning Map

 Collection — Object: 1
Identifier: Map-0258
Abstract

Map shows Blacksburg, Virginia, with a key to dining, churches, clothing stores, services, shops, and entertainment, and it is intended for student use.

Dates: 1970
Found in: Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech

Blacksburg Vertical Files (List of Subjects),

 Collection
Identifier: VerticalFile-001
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 Blacksburg and its history. Each topic below has at least one folder and many include cross references.

Dates: 1960s-present
Found in: Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech

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Maps (documents) 402
Montgomery County (Va.) 399
Virginia -- Maps 375
Blacksburg (Va.) 284
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 171
Civil War 170
Women -- History 112
University History 102
Faculty and staff 53
Railroad 53
Wythe County (Va.) 48
Students and alumni 44
Ledgers (account books) 36
Photographs 33
Roanoke (Va.) 33
Account books 32
Correspondence 31
Science and Technology 31
Virginia, Southwest 30
Carroll County (Va.) 28
Pulaski County (Va.) 28
African Americans -- History 27
History of Food and Drink 26
University Archives 24
Christiansburg (Va.) 23
Folk, historical, and patent medicine 22
Virginia -- History 21
Coal mines and mining 19
Slavery -- United States 19
Virginia -- Maps -- Early works to 1800 -- Facsimilies 19
Politicians -- United States 18
Radford (Va.) 17
Agriculture 16
Medicine 16
Giles County (Va.) 15
Oral histories (literary works) 15
Roanoke County (Va.) 15
Religion 13
West Virginia 13
Washington County (Va.) 12
Botetourt County (Va.) 11
Floyd County (Va.) 10
Grayson County (Va.) 10
Tazewell County (Va.) 10
Legal instruments (Legal documents) 8
United States -- Maps 8
Alleghany County (Va.) 7
Cocktails -- History 7
Iron foundries -- Virginia 7
Patrick County (Va.) -- History 7
Rockbridge County (Va.) 7
Scrapbooks 7
Smyth County (Va.) 7
World War, 1914-1918 7
Bath County (Va.) 6
Bland County (Va.) 6
Cocktail History Collection 6
Confederate States of America 6
Craig County (Va.) 6
Diaries 6
Education, Secondary 6
Letters 6
Architectural drawing -- 20th century 5
Bedford County (Va.) 5
Genealogy 5
Marion (Va.) 5
Montgomery White Sulphur Springs (Va.) 5
Postcards 5
Railroad -- Maps 5
Receipts (financial records) 5
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) 5
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Diaries 5
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Maps -- Early works to 1800 5
Virginia 5
West Virginia -- Maps 5
World War, 1939-1945 5
American Literature -- Virginia 4
Architectural drawings (visual works) 4
Augusta County (Va.) 4
Authors, American -- 20th century 4
Community theater 4
Food Technology and Production 4
General stores 4
Salem (Va.) 4
Staunton (Va.) 4
Traditional medicine 4
Wise County (Va.) 4
Abingdon (Va.) 3
Campbell County (Va.) 3
Cemeteries 3
Financial records 3
Football 3
Galax (Va.) 3
Geology 3
Greenbrier County (W. Va.) 3
Health 3
Local government 3
Louisa County (Va.) 3
Musical groups 3
Names
Virginia Polytechnic Institute (1944-1970) 83
Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (1896-1944) 72
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (1970-) 67
Geological Survey (U.S.) 47
Commonwealth of Virginia. Department of Highways 33
Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (1872-1896) 24
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
Preston, John, 1764-1827 7
Bien, Morris, 1859- 6
Gannett, Henry, 1846-1914 6
Historic Urban Plans (Firm) 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 and State University. University Libraries 3
Virginia Polytechnic Institute. Corps of Cadets (1944-1970) 3
Virginia. General Assembly 3
Western Lunatic Asylum (Va.) 3
Wharton, Gabriel C. (Gabriel Colvin), 1824-1906 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

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