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Argabright Family Ledger,
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2011-064
Abstract
Ledger details the business records of a blacksmith shop run by the Argabrights in Blacksburg, Virginia. The entries date from 1848 to 1854.
Dates:
1848 - 1854
Anthony L. Asher Papers
Collection
Identifier: Ms-1988-078
Abstract
Papers of Anthony L. Asher, who served as a U. S. Army explosives instructor staff officer in France during World War I and later organized and commanded Company K, 150th Infantry, West Virginia National Guard during the West Virginia mine wars. Includes correspondence relating to Company K, 150th Infantry, West Virginia National Guard (and to military charges brought against Asher for theft and unauthorized absence) and photographs.
Dates:
1921 - 1923
Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities, Montgomery County Branch Papers
Collection
Identifier: Ms-1962-001
Abstract
The records largely document the recent history of Smithfield Plantation, ancestral home of the Preston family, focusing particularly on its restoration beginning in 1962. While much of the renovation occurred in the 1960s, many of the records detail other renovation projects done in the 1970s and 1980s. The collection also includes historical and other related documents dating from before the original Preston family's residence at Smithfield.
Dates:
1754 - 1996; Majority of material found within 1958 - 1983
Charles D. Atkins Tax Receipts
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2022-033
Abstract
This collection contains two tax receipts issued to Charles D. Atkins for taxes paid on one enslaved person and land property. Payment is received by James L. Robinson, Sheriff of Orange County, Virginia, and James R. Bell, Constable. There is no name listed on either receipt for the enslaved person.
Dates:
1859, 1861
John G. and Georgia (Skinnell) Atkins Correspondence
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2021-047
Abstract
This collection consists of correspondence between John G. and Georgia (Skinnell) Atkins, as well as their family and friends. The bulk of the materials range from 1907 to 1925.
Dates:
1907-1927, 1986; Majority of material found within 1907 - 1911
Atlas to Accompany the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Plate LXXVI
Collection — Object: 1
Identifier: Map-0046
Abstract
Official records by the Department of War, concerning the "War of Rebellion."
Maps include the following:
"Map of portions of Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia, showing march of cavalry corps, military division of the Mississippi from March 22d to April 20th, 1865."
"Map showing routes of marches of the army of Gen. W. T. Sherman from Atlanta, Ga. to Goldsborough, N.C."
"Plat showing the battle-ground at Rivers' Bridge, Big Salkehatchie River, S. C."
"Chart accompanying project for...
Dates:
1891-1895
Attorney's Suit and Collection Record
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2008-052
Abstract
The Attorney's Suit and Collection Record is a business log covering litigation for the area of Blacksburg, Virginia, during the late nineteenth to early twentieth centuries. The author remains unknown, but prominent Blacksburg families and institutions appear in the record, such as the Black family, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, and the Bank of Blacksburg.
Dates:
1896 - 1929
Robert L. Atwell Family Letters
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2024-035
Abstract
The Robert L. Atwell Letters are comprised of letters to Atwell, who was at the Naval Acadamy and stationed at various submarines, including the U.S.S. Savannah in Charleston, South Carolina and the U.S.S. Rainbow in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, during World War I. The majority of the letters are from his wife, Lucy, in Whytheville, Virignia during early 1919, and detail how much she loves and misses him as well as daily events, like having tea and visiting friends. Other letters were written by...
Dates:
1918 - 1919
Augusta County and Bath County, Virginia, Receipts,
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2013-012
Abstract
The collection contains various receipts mostly from Augusta and Bath County, VA. These items date from 1780 to 1848.
Dates:
1780 - 1848
Austinville, Virginia Quadrangle,
Collection — Object: 1
Identifier: Map-0754
Abstract
Austinville, Virginia Quadrangle. U. S. Geological Survey, 1965. 22 x 27 in. [FOLDER C-5]
Dates:
1965 - 1965
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- 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
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- Wall, W. F. 4
- Wysor, Henry C., 1847-1927 4
- A. Hoen & Co. 3
- American Publishing Co. (Milwaukee, Wis.) 3
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