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Robert Selph Henry Papers,
Spanning 1861 to 1971, The Robert Selph Henry Papers consist of correspondence, subject files, photographs, and clippings concerning Henry's research on the Civil War, focusing on the Confederacy and Nathan Bedford Forrest, and also railroad history. This collection also contains Henry's Southern Historical Association (SHA) and Association of American Railroads papers.
Roy Jay Holden, Jr., Papers
Roy Jay Holden, Jr. (1921-1989) was an authority on the handling of hazardous materials, working for the American Car and Foundry Industries (1947-1970) and the Bureau of Explosives of the Association of American Railroads (1980-1989). The collection documents his career in railroad tank car design and the handling of hazardous materials.
Robert E. Hord, Jr., Papers
Hotchkiss' Geological Map of Virginia and West Virginia (reproduction)
Map contains colored system that identifies various geological eras.
Huron, Ohio, Railroad Construction Photographs
This collection contains photographs of the construction of the railroad in Huron, Ohio, and images of the finished product. The photographs also include images of electrical substations. Some of the photos say W. & L. E. R. R., presumably the Wheeling and Lake Erie Railroad (also Railway).
Preston Leech Glass Slides and Cassette Tape
Map of Pocahontas Coal Fields
Map shows Pocahontas Coal Field, with index of mines and their owners. Map is bordered by images of the mines listed on the map.
Map of Pulaski, Pulaski County, Virginia
Map shows land in Pulaski, Virginia, owned by The Pulaski Land Co. and The Iron Belt Land, Mining, and Development Company. It contains an illustration in the upper left.
Map of Roanoke County, Virginia
Full title reads, "Map of Roanoke County, Virginia, compiled from actual surveys, land maps, and data furnished by the Appalachia Electric Power Co., Virginia State Highway Dept., Norfolk & Western R. R., Virginian Railway" Map contains table of distances, statistics of Roanoke City, Salem, Vinton, and Roanoke County, historical origin of the city, and legend.
Map of Routes and Distances to the Virginia Springs
Map is rather bare, showing transportation in the form of railroads (both complete and in-progress), stage routes, and canal routes, and geographic features such as rivers and mountains. It shows towns that are connected by the routes, but little more.
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- Norfolk and Western Railroad Company (1881-1896) 13
- Norfolk and Western Railway Company (1896-1982) 12
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute (1944-1970) 4
- Virginian Railway 4
- Rand McNally and Company 3
- Appalachian Electric Power Company (1926-1958) 2
- Appalachian Power Company 2
- French, Chapman J. (Chapman Johnston) 2
- Hotel Roanoke 2
- Pennsylvania. Department of Internal Affairs 2
- Tennessee, Alabama, and Georgia Railway 2
- Tidewater Railway Company (1904-1907) 2
- Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (1896-1944) 2
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (1970-) 2
- Wall, J. Sutton 2
- A. Hoen & Co. 1
- Aberdeen & Asheboro Railway Company 1
- Adams Express Company (1854-2015) 1
- Alabama Great Southern Railroad Company 1
- Appomattox Iron Works and Supply Company 1
- Arthur W. Grove Family (Roanoke, Va) 1
- Baist, G. Wm. (George William), 1859-1927 1
- Barbour, John, Jr. (John Strode), 1820-1892 1
- Bartholomew, John, 1831-1893 1
- Bixby, Arthur S., Sr. 1
- Bluefield College (Bluefield, Va.) 1
- Bluefield Inn (W. Va.) 1
- Boyd, Charles Rufus, 1841-1903 1
- Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railway Company 1
- Cincinnati & Eastern Railroad Company 1
- Cincinnati Northern Railroad Company 1
- Claytor, Robert B. (Robert Buckner), 1922-1993 1
- Claytor, W. Graham (William Graham), 1886-1971 1
- Commonwealth of Virginia. Department of Highways 1
- Cram, George Franklin, 1841-1928 1
- Cresson, John H. 1
- Cumberland Valley Railroad Company 1
- D'Invilliers, Edward 1
- Deepwater Railway Company (1898-1907) 1
- Dick, David (Surveyor) 1
- Dickinson, W. 1
- East Tennessee, Virginia, and Georgia Railway Company 1
- Farrier family 1
- Farrier, Andrew L., 1895-1972 1
- Farrier, Martin P., 1869-1946 1
- Fish, Floyd Hamilton, Jr. 1
- Fishwick, John Palmer, 1916-2010 1
- G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co. 1
- Geological Survey (U.S.) 1
- Gibboney, A. H. 1
- Gibboney, William 1
- Grove, Annie Cliffie, b.1894(?) (Roanoke, Va.) 1
- Grove, Arthur W., d.1946 (Roanoke, Va.) 1
- Grove, Margaret F., b. abt. 1871 (Roanoke, Va.) 1
- Haupt, Herman 1
- Henry, Robert Selph, 1889-1970 1
- Holden, Roy Jay, 1921-1989 1
- Hord family (Richmond, Va) 1
- Hord, Robert E., Jr., 1920-2010 1
- Hotchkiss, Jedediah, 1828-1899 1
- Iron Belt Land, Mining, and Development Company 1
- J.L. Smith Co. 1
- Koepler, W. E. E. 1
- Leech, Preston 1
- Lester, Riley 1
- Malcolm, C. B. 1
- Maple Shade Inn Company (Pulaski, Va.) 1
- Miller, J. C. 1
- Mine Hill and Schuylkill Haven Railroad Company 1
- New River Mineral Company 1
- New River Plateau Railway Company 1
- New York, Chicago, and St. Louis Railway Company 1
- Norfolk Southern Railroad Company (1910-1974) 1
- P.S. Duval & Son 1
- Parsons, Henry C., 1840-1894 1
- Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Co. 1
- Pocahontas Operators Association 1
- Porter, J. C. 1
- Raleigh Coal and Coke Company (1909-1950) 1
- Randolph, Wilton 1
- Reed Island Iron Company (Pulaski County, Va.) (1881-1906) 1
- Reilly, G. A. 1
- Roanoke Gas and Water Company 1
- Roanoke Machine Works 1
- Roanoke Railway and Electric Company (1901-1948) (Roanoke, Va.) 1
- Roanoke and Southern Railway Company 1
- Rogers, William Barton, 1804-1882 1
- Roy, Andrew 1
- Scott, R. A. 1
- Seaboard Air Line Railway Company 1
- Sharp, Thomas Robinson, 1834-1909 1
- Smith, Frank, 1912-1998 1
- Southern Express Company 1
- Southern States Dispatch 1
- Sullivan Railroad Company 1
- Swann, John S. 1
- T. Ellwood Zell and Company 1
- Tarbet, T. W. 1
- Thomas Wood and Company (Max Meadows, Va.) 1
- Trent, Clarence E. (Clarence Elmore), 1904-1991 1 + ∧ less