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Samuel Crews Sharecropper Contract

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2008-067
Abstract

The Samuel Crews Sharecropper Contract is a manuscript agreement that outlines the terms in which Samuel Crews can farm, but not own, lands belonging to S. and R. Dodd in Halifax County, Virginia, for the year 1877.

Dates: 1876

Mary and Virginia Crockett Letter

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2021-040
Abstract

This collection contains a handwritten letter to Goodrick Wilson from Mary and Virginia Crockett dated January 13, 1958. The letter discusses the history of the St. Peter's Church in New Kent and its connection to the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783).

Dates: 1958

Leonard J. Currie Papers,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2007-028
Abstract Please note: this collection is currently being processed. Portions of the collection which are fully processed are listed in this finding aid. This includes photographs and negatives, flat files and oversize drawings from personal and professional projects, and a few artifacts. As more materials are processed, additional series and subseries will be published. Other portions of the collection may be available for research--contact Special Collections...
Dates: 1920 - 2001

Curry Family Letters

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1992-009
Abstract

Eleven letters received by members of the Curry family of Greenbrier County, (West) Virginia, written by relatives, mostly in Missouri and Illinois, relating to news of family members and mutual acquaintances, farm crops (particularly wheat), the weather, and church activities.

Dates: 1851 - 1881

Delaware - Maryland - Virginia - West Virginia,

 Collection — Object: 1
Identifier: Map-0730
Abstract

Delaware - Maryland - Virginia - West Virginia. Rand McNally & Co., 1973. 34 x 18 in. [FOLDER A-10]

Dates: 1973 - 1973

Delaware-Maryland-Virginia-West Virginia

 Collection — Object: 1
Identifier: Map-0069
Abstract

Map shows the states mentioned in the title, along with explanation of symbols, tolls, and mileage between destinations. Reverse shows detail maps of Baltimore, Richmond-Petersburg, Washington, Hampton Roads, and Shenandoah National Park. Additionall, it contains brief informative paragraphs of the four states, as well as a city and town index and table for facilities available in state parks.

Dates: 1967

Detail Sketch of V.P.I. Campus

 Collection — Object: 1
Identifier: Map-0360
Abstract

Map shows the VPI campus, dated February 9, 1908. Two copies of the same map in the same scale, with one cropped smaller than the other. The smaller map contains hand-written annotations, including names of faculty residents.

Dates: February 9, 1908

Development Plans for VPI

 Collection — Object: 1
Identifier: Map-0348
Abstract

Map shows plans for VPI campus developments.

Dates: October 1934

Dickenson County, Virginia, Showing Primary and Secondary Highway Systems

 Collection — Object: 1
Identifier: Map-0219
Abstract

Map shows highways of Dickenson County, Virginia, with a mileage table and some inset maps of individual towns. Map contains some markings, perhaps highlighting areas of change.

Dates: 1947

Richard B. Dickenson Papers,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2011-043
Abstract

The collection is composed of materials related to Dickenson's research on Southwest Virginia African Americans from the Civil War until the present.

Dates: 1931-2004; Majority of material found within 1964 - 2000

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Subject
Local/Regional History and Appalachian South 478
Maps (documents) 423
Virginia -- Maps 411
Montgomery County (Va.) 143
Blacksburg (Va.) 122
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Virginia -- History 46
Virginia, Southwest 36
Civil War 32
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 32
Railroad 25
Coal mines and mining 21
Pulaski County (Va.) 21
West Virginia 21
West Virginia -- Maps 21
Virginia -- Maps -- Early works to 1800 -- Facsimilies 20
University History 18
Roanoke (Va.) 14
Virginia 14
Correspondence 13
Wythe County (Va.) 12
Radford (Va.) 11
Roanoke County (Va.) 10
University Archives 10
Christiansburg (Va.) 8
United States -- Maps 8
Washington County (Va.) 8
Women -- History 8
American Literature -- Virginia 7
Faculty and staff 7
Giles County (Va.) 7
Iron foundries -- Virginia 7
Politicians -- United States 7
Students and alumni 7
African Americans -- History 6
Ledgers (account books) 6
Photographs 6
Religion 6
April 16, 2007 shootings 5
Architects -- Virginia 5
Authors, American -- 20th century 5
History of Food and Drink 5
Letters 5
Railroad -- Maps 5
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Battlefields Maps 5
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Maps -- Early works to 1800 5
Virginia Tech Shootings, Blacksburg, Va., 2007 5
Account books 4
Alleghany County (Va.) 4
Bland County (Va.) 4
Carroll County (Va.) 4
Diaries 4
International Archive of Women in Architecture (IAWA) 4
Slavery -- United States 4
Tazewell County (Va.) 4
Agriculture 3
Architectural drawing -- 20th century 3
Botetourt County (Va.) 3
Bristol (Va.) 3
Craig County (Va.) 3
Grayson County (Va.) 3
History of Women in Architecture 3
Kentucky -- Maps 3
Marion (Va.) 3
Pulaski (Va.) 3
Receipts (financial records) 3
Smyth County (Va.) 3
United States -- Maps -- Early works to 1800 -- Facsimiles 3
Architects 2
Architectural drawings (visual works) 2
Art, American -- Virginia -- 20th century 2
Bristol (Tenn.) 2
Cemeteries 2
Coal Strike, W. Va., 1920-1921 2
Cocktail History Collection 2
Cocktails -- History 2
Folk, historical, and patent medicine 2
Geology 2
Legal instruments (Legal documents) 2
Legislation 2
Legislators -- United States 2
Maryland -- Maps 2
Ohio -- Maps 2
Oral histories (literary works) 2
Patrick County (Va.) -- History 2
Patrick County (Va.) -- Maps 2
Petersburg (Va.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 2
Russell County (Va.) 2
Salem (Va.) 2
Science and Technology 2
Sharecropping -- United States -- Virginia 2
Strikes and lockouts -- Coal mining -- West Virginia 2
Traditional medicine 2
Virginia -- Maps -- Early works to 1800 2
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University -- Dances 2
Washington (D.C.) -- Maps 2
Women architects -- Virginia 2
World maps -- Early works to 1800 -- Facsimiles 2
4-H clubs 1
Abingdon (Va.) 1
Aeronautics 1
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Language
English 585
Latin 5
French 2
Dutch; Flemish 1
 
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Virginia Polytechnic Institute (1944-1970) 47
Geological Survey (U.S.) 39
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (1970-) 32
Commonwealth of Virginia. Department of Highways 23
Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (1896-1944) 13
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Hotchkiss, Jedediah, 1828-1899 11
Bureau of the Census 10
Hildebrand, J. R. 9
Murrill, A. 9
Nirenstein's National Realty Map Company 8
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
Wall, W. F. 6
Bache, A. D. (Alexander Dallas), 1806-1867 5
Mitchell, S. Augustus (Samuel Augustus), 1792-1868 5
O.W. Gray & Son 5
Virginia. State Highway Commission 5
Boyd, Charles Rufus, 1841-1903 4
Chace, George 4
Chace, Jacob 4
Everett Waddey Company 4
Foster, A. G. 4
Ireland, E. I. 4
Michie, P. S. 4
Norfolk and Western Railroad Company (1881-1896) 4
Rand McNally and Company 4
Sanborn Map Company 4
Smith, George Otis, 1871-1944 4
A. Hoen & Co. 3
American Publishing Co. (Milwaukee, Wis.) 3
Fletcher, L. C. 3
Gamble, W. H. (William H.) 3
Gannett, Samuel S. (Samuel Stinson), 1861-1939 3
Hall, Childress 3
Hall, W. J. 3
Lankes, Julius J., 1884-1960 3
Malcolm, C. B. 3
McGill, William M. 3
McKinley, W. K. 3
Payne, John Barton, 1855-1935 3
Pike, Albert 3
Richmond Civil War Centennial Committee 3
Sanborn-Perris Map Co. 3
United States. Department of Agriculture 3
Vandenberg, H. P. C. 3
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Department of Civil Engineering 3
Yeates, Chas. M. 3
Anderson, Sherwood (Sherwood Berton), 1876-1941 2
Appalachian Electric Power Company (1926-1958) 2
Archer, S. R. 2
Barnard, E. C. (Edward Chester), 1863-1921 2
Bevan, Arthur, 1888-1968 2
Blacksburg Colored Graveyard Association 2
Blacksburg Engineering Dept 2
Blunt, E. 2
Broyles, H. C. 2
C. B. Malcolm and Son 2
Calver, James L. 2
Campbell, Albert H. (Albert Henry), 1826-1899 2
Clements & Draper 2
Cooke, Chas. E. (Charles E.) 2
Cowgill, Clinton Harriman, 1890-1975 2
Crozet, Claudius, 1790-1864 2
Cumbow, A. L., Jr. 2
Desandroùˆins, Jean Nicolas, 1729-1792 2
Dickinson, W. 2
Dwight, C. S. 2
Episcopal Church. Diocese of Southwestern Virginia 2
Episcopal Church. Diocese of Southwestern Virginia. Standing Committee 2
Faden, William, 1749-1836 2
Faithorne, William, 1616-1691 2
Fry, Joshua, approximately 1700-1754 2
Gayetty, J. I. 2
Geese, F. 2
General Drafting Company 2
Geological Survey. Water Resources Division (U.S.) 2
Gilmer, Jeremy Francis, 1818-1883 2
Gore, J. H. 2
Griswold, William Tudor, 1859-? 2
Hackett, M. 2
Harris, E. E. 2
Harrison, D. C. 2
Harrison, R. L. 2
Hays, J. W. 2
Herrman, Augustine, 1621-1686 2
Hoffman, J. D. 2
Howell, D. J. 2
Ivanhoe Mining and Smelting Corporation 2
Jefferson, Peter, 1708-1757 2
Kegley, F. B. (Frederick Bittle), 1877-1968 2
Kegley, Mary B. 2
Kerr, Washington Caruthers, 1827-1885 2
Knight, F. J. 2
Ku Klux Klan (1915-) 2
Lane, Franklin K. 2
Lesher, C. E. (Carl Eugene), b.1885 2
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