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William Q. Thomson Day Book
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2025-006
Abstract
This collection is a ledger or day book used by enslaver and farmer William Q. Thomson of Happy Valley, Louisa County, Virginia, dated 1845-1854, 1882-1891. The book includes debts to associates, purchases, and bills paid, including for family members. Some of the early entries are for hiring the labor of enslaved people. Thomson (ca. 1825-1891) enslaved at least 22 people, inlcuding Georgeanna and her baby Peter Dudley.
Dates:
1845-1854, 1882-1891
Title Map of the Coal Field of the Great Kanawha Valley
Collection — Object: 1
Identifier: Map-0371
Abstract
Map shows the Great Kanawha Coal Field, in West Virginia. In addition to the map, which identifies title claimants and contains some hand-written annotations, the map provides navigational and distance charts, descriptions of rail and water communication, improvements to the area, and geological descriptions, especially regarding coal deposits.
Dates:
1867
Topographical Map of Norfolk, Virginia
Collection — Object: 1
Identifier: Map-0155
Abstract
Map shows topography and plan of teh city of Norfolk, Virginia.
Dates:
1880
Topographical Map of the State of Virginia
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: Map-0085
Dates:
1928 - 1928
[Topographical Maps of Virginia] (37 maps)
Collection — Object: 1
Identifier: Map-0053
Abstract
This collection of topographical maps was separated from the J. Hoge Tyler Family Collection (Ms1967-002). The set is comprised of 37 individually titled maps, arranged by assigned, pencilled-in numbers according to geographic location, with 1 (Winchester) being in the northwest and 34 (Norfolk) in the southeast. (The list below includes penciled numbers in parentheses.) Three additional maps are labeled A-C (Richmond, Bermuda Hundred, and Petersburg) and consist of a smaller-scale...
Dates:
1889-1894, 1906
[Topographical Maps of Virginia] (42 maps)
Class — Object: 1
Identifier: Map-0093
Abstract
Collection is a group of topographical maps from various regions of Virginia. Maps come from several different sets, published in different decades.
Dates:
1886 - 1961; Majority of material found within 1941 - 1945
[Topographical Maps of Virginia] (52 maps)
Collection — Object: 1
Identifier: Map-0058
Abstract
This collection of topographical maps was separated from the J. Ambler Johnston Papers (Ms1974-012). The set is comprised of 52 individually titled maps, arranged in alphabetical order, each map (with the exception of the Christiansburg map, which may not be part of the original set) bearing a penciled-in number that coincides with its sequence in the alphabetical arrangement. The maps represent editions dating between 1891 and 1966, referring to surveys performed between 1883 and 1966....
Dates:
1919
Town of Blacksburg, Montgomery County, Virginia (reproduction)
Collection — Object: 1
Identifier: Map-0259
Abstract
Map shows control and traverse stations in Blacksburg, Virginia. It is a photocopy of a sketch.
Dates:
1981
Town of Blacksburg Official Street Map
Collection — Object: 1
Identifier: Map-0261
Abstract
Map shows the streets of Blacksburg, Virginia.
Dates:
January 1965
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- Local/Regional History and Appalachian South 477
- Maps (documents) 422
- Virginia -- Maps 410
- Montgomery County (Va.) 142
- Blacksburg (Va.) 121
- Virginia -- History 46
- Virginia, Southwest 35
- 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
- Washington County (Va.) 8
- Women -- History 8
- Faculty and staff 7
- Giles County (Va.) 7
- Iron foundries -- Virginia 7
- Politicians -- United States 7
- Students and alumni 7
- United States -- Maps 7
- African Americans -- History 6
- American Literature -- Virginia 6
- Ledgers (account books) 6
- Photographs 6
- Religion 6
- April 16, 2007 shootings 5
- Architects -- Virginia 5
- History of Food and Drink 5
- Letters 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
- Authors, American -- 20th century 4
- Bland County (Va.) 4
- Carroll County (Va.) 4
- Diaries 4
- International Archive of Women in Architecture (IAWA) 4
- Railroad -- Maps 4
- Slavery -- United States 4
- Tazewell County (Va.) 4
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Battlefields Maps 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
- 4-H clubs 1
- Abingdon (Va.) 1
- Aeronautics 1
- Airports 1 + ∧ less
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- English 583
- Latin 5
- French 2
- Dutch; Flemish 1
- Names
- 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
- 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 + ∧ less
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