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Charlottesville, Virginia in 1856 (reproduction)
Collection — Object: 1
Identifier: Map-0143
Abstract
Engraving shows birds-eye view of Charlottesville, Virginia, in 1856, largely focusing on the University of Virginia. Reproduction was made in 1973.
Dates:
1856
Charlton Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: Ms-1980-001
Abstract
This collection contains the American Civil War-era letters of Davidson W. L. Charlton, of Christiansburg (Montgomery County), Virginia, and his sons Milton (54th Virginia Infantry), James P. and Pembroke (both of the 4th Virginia Infantry); and nephew Waddy C. Charlton (also of the 4th), all written to family friend Oliver H. P. Carden. Also it includes other correspondence, legal/financial documents, and ephemera.
Dates:
1853 - 1958
Cheatham/Horsley Marriage License
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2009-107
Abstract
The collection contains a marriage license for George W. Cheatham and Nannie P. Horsley.
Dates:
1873
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Tourist Map of the Warm Springs Valley
Collection — Object: 1
Identifier: Map-0790
Dates:
1895
Chilhowie Milling Company Correspondence
Collection
Identifier: Ms-1989-086
Abstract
The collection contains correspondence and business papers from 1916-1917, including orders, sample contracts, bills, receipts, and marketing papers between Chilhowie Milling Company and Virginia Iron, Coal and Coke Company, Nordyke and Marmon Company, Millers National Insurance Co., and the Norfolk and Western Railway Company.
Dates:
1902-1917, n.d.
Robert Chirver Registration
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2022-034
Abstract
This collection contains one "free man of color" registration for Robert Chirver or Chirves, a resident of Petersburg, Virginia. Signed and dated May 4, 1841, at Petersburg, this form was proof of Chirver's status as a free man.
Dates:
1841
Choate Family Correspondence
Collection
Identifier: Ms-1985-016
Abstract
This collection consists of photocopies of the thirty-two letters from William T., S. J., and J. W. to each other and to Martha Choate, wife of William, during the American Civil War from 1862 to 1864.
Dates:
1862 - 1864
Christiansburg-Blacksburg Chapter, Rotary Club Records,
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2012-076
Abstract
The Christiansburg-Blacksburg Chapter, Rotary Club Records contains newspaper articles, brochures, handouts, pamphlets and flyers pertaining to the Christiansburg-Blacksburg Rotary Club from 1965 to 1998.
Dates:
1965 - 1998
Christiansburg, Blacksburg, Montgomery Co., Radford, Fairlawn, Pulaski & Pulaski Co.
Collection — Object: 1
Identifier: Map-0704
Dates:
2009
Christiansburg [Virginia] Industrial Institute Historical Documents
Collection
Identifier: Ms-1991-033
Scope and Content
The Christiansburg [Virginia] Industrial Institute Historical Documents consist of photocopied historical documents about the school, its history, and the alumni association. Many of the materials are from the Edgar A. Long papers (Long served as principal of the school from 1905 to 1924), and include Long's handwritten drafts of lectures, writings, speeches, sermons, and lessons. Also included are copies of the 1902-03 and 1925-26 catalogs and the 1908 annual report. "Poems for Children and...
Dates:
1866 - 1991
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- Geological Survey (U.S.) 47
- Commonwealth of Virginia. Department of Highways 33
- Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (1872-1896) 22
- 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
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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
- Hall, W. J. 3
- 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
- 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
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- 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
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