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Joseph F. Ware Collection
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2010-022
Abstract
The collection contains 102 letters from Joseph F. Ware to his wife, Susie, in Blacksburg, Virginia, while he was serving overseas during and after World War I. The other significant portion of this collection contains nearly 200 photographs.
Dates:
1900 - 1971; Majority of material found within 1915 - 1920
Warm Hearth Village Records
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2007-002
Abstract
This collection contains documents related to the establishment and building of Warm Hearth Village, a retirement community in Blacksburg, Virginia, founded by former Virginia Tech professor Wybe Kroontje and his wife Marietje.
Dates:
1974 - 1982
Warm Springs, Virginia, Ledgers,
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2014-003
Abstract
The Warm Springs, Virginia, Ledgers collection includes 26 ledgers divided that account for the business of John E. Criser, J. S. Kelley, Blakey and Hamilton Co., and Yancey and Faulkner, as well as others in and around the town of Warm Springs. Ledgers date from 1884-1942, but the majority are from 1900-1920. The various companies appear to have done assorted business with each other as they appear sporadically in each other's ledgers.
Dates:
1890 - 1942; Majority of material found within 1900 - 1920
Warren Co. Va.
Collection — Object: 1
Identifier: Map-0136
Abstract
Minimalist map shows towns in Warren County, Virginia. Map contains a handwritten note concerning adjustments.
Dates:
1913
Washington Co. Va.
Collection — Object: 1
Identifier: Map-0186
Abstract
Minimalist map shows towns in Washington County, Virginia. Map contains a handwritten note concerning adjustments.
Dates:
1913
Washington County Oral History Transcripts,
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2015-023
Abstract
The Washington County Oral History Transcripts were compiled by four Abingdon High School students. The transcripts detail interviews with Washington County residents Evelyn Campbell, Emma Josephine Poland Surber, and Nancy Johnson. The interviewees discuss their childhood activities, childhood fashion, schooling, and what their household was like in southwest Virginia. The students also inquire about the change in gas, cars, and houses since the interviewees were kids. Lastly, the students...
Dates:
undated
Washington County, VA Daybook,
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2011-068
Abstract
Washington County, VA Daybook contains names, items, and prices from an unidentified business.
Dates:
1896
Washington County, Virginia, Court Notice of Payment for Autopsy of Jessee, an Enslaved Person
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2011-045
Abstract
The collection consists of a Court Document, May 28, 1860, Washington County, Virginia.
Dates:
May 28, 1860
Watershed Envelope [Prices Fork Vicinity Plat Map]
Collection — Object: 1
Identifier: Map-0307
Abstract
Map shows the watershed envelope in the vicinity of Price's Fork, near Blacksburg, Virginia.
Dates:
nd
Sessler Watkins Letter
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2008-084
Abstract
The collection contains a letter from Sessler Watkins, of Cary, West Virginia, to his mother, Mrs. J. B. Watkins of Troutville, Virginia, describing Watkins' experiences living and working in a company-owned mining town in West Virginia.
Dates:
n.d.
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- Stone Printing and Manufacturing Company (Roanoke, Va.) 4
- Tyler, James Hoge, 1846-1925 4
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- A. Hoen & Co. 3
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