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Blacksburg Study Group Records

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1987-008
Abstract The Blacksburg Study Group was funded by the Blacksburg Town Council under the aegis of the Townscape Committee to study the town's architecture and landscape, to inform town officials about present conditions, and to make recommendations for changes. The collection documents the group's activities and include architectural drawings, maps, diagrams, and photographs used in the book, Blacksburg - Understanding a Virginia Town: Town Architecture (1986) by...
Dates: 1984 - 1985

Blacksburg Historic District Project Records

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2022-057
Abstract

This collection relates to the Blacksburg Historic District and documents efforts by Blacksburg residents and the Draper-Preston Neighborhood Association to register their homes as historic landmarks in 1987-1989.

Dates: 1983, 1987-1989, n.d.; Majority of material found within ( 1987-1989)

James Randal Kent Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1987-031
Abstract

James Randal Kent was a wealthy land owner and enslaver in Montgomery and Pulaski counties, Virginia. The collection includes court records, correspondence, titheables to the Sheriffs of Montgomery and Pulaski counties, photographs, court summons, a letter, and other notes concerning Kent's property (Kentland), his business affairs, and estate.

Dates: 1825 - 1887

Mattie Lamb Tucker Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1984-176
Abstract

This collection includes certificates, newspaper clippings, photographs, correspondence and miscellaneous printed material of Mattie Lamb Tucker, a Red Cross volunteer and community service worker in Blacksburg, Virginia.

Dates: 1945 - 1984

Henry H. Hill Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1980-003
Abstract

The Henry H. Hill collection consists of historical and genealogical research compiled by Hill during his lifetime in southwest Virginia. Hill (1880-1954) was an alumni and professor at Virginia Polytechnic Institute.

Dates: 1893-1963, n.d.

Hard Times Blues Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2019-038
Abstract The Hard Times Blues Collection contains materials about the play Hard Times Blues by Lucy Sweeney and its production by the Dumas Theatre Troupe in 2003. Items include background research, correspondence, and a 2019 revised copy of the play as well as programs, flyers, photographs, and a newspaper article about the 2003 production. The play is about Blacksburg local and Virginia Tech employee Floyd "Hardtimes"...
Dates: 1966, 2001, 2003, 2019

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

Ruth White Fisher Scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1987-058
Abstract

This collection includes a scrapbook compiled by Blacksburg, Virginia artist Ruth White Fisher, relating to her series of paintings titled "The Evolution of Creativity," donated to Virginia Tech. It includes photographs, correspondence, newspaper clippings, and ephemera about the paintings and the donation ceremony.

Dates: 1966 - 1978

Elizabeth Kent Adams Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1990-045
Abstract The collection contains the papers of Elizabeth Kent Adams (1908-1994), resident of Radford, Virginia and local historian. Correspondence, newspaper clippings, genealogical charts, essays, and other materials related to the history of Southwest Virginia and of her ancestral lines, especially the Cloyd, Kent, McGavock and Putnam families. Includes photocopy of the handwritten autobiography of A. W. Putnam, photocopies of James Randal Kent's will and inventory of debts, and photocopies and...
Dates: 1922 - 1987

Medical Bill Signed by Dr. Harvey Black

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Identifier: Ms-2009-084
Abstract

The collection contains a bill detailing medical service provided to the family of Rev. William A. Wade by Dr. Harvey Black. The bill includes the cost of services, as well as a note from Black forgiving payment.

Dates: 1865-1867, 1879

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Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (1896-1944) 16
Virginia Polytechnic Institute (1944-1970) 13
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (1970-) 12
Black, Harvey, 1827-1888 4
Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (1872-1896) 4
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Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute. Corps of Cadets (1896-1944) 4
Kent family 3
A. W. Luster 2
Amiss, Edwin 2
Apperson, Alex 2
Apperson, Elizabeth Black 2
Apperson, Harvey Black, 1890-1948 2
Apperson, John Samuel, 1837-1904 2
Apperson, Mary 2
Black, Kent, active 1876-1890 2
Black, Mary Kent, b.1836 2
Caton, Louise 2
Confederate States of America. Army. Stonewall Brigade 2
Croy family (Blacksburg, Va.) 2
Eastern Lunatic Asylum of Virginia 2
Kent, Germanicus, 1791-1862 2
Lemon, Lewis 2
Marion Foundry and Machine Works (Marion, Va.) 2
Preston and Olin Institute (Blacksburg, Va.) 2
Preston family (Montgomery County, Va.) 2
Smithfield Plantation House (Blacksburg, Va.) 2
Southwestern Lunatic Asylum of Virginia (1887-1935) 2
W. Stone & Son 2
Ware, Joseph F., 1880-1969 2
Ware, Susana Howe Robinson, b. abt. 1897 2
Adams, Elizabeth Kent 1
Allen, Beulah O. (Beulah Oyama), 1905-1992 1
Apperson family 1
Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities (APVA) (1889-2009) 1
Baber, Jerry 1
Black family 1
Blacksburg (Va.). Town Council 1
Blacksburg (Va.). Townscape Committee 1
Blacksburg Baptist Church (Blacksburg, Va) 1
Blacksburg Study Group (Blacksburg, Va.) 1
Blacksburg Woman’s Club (Blacksburg, Va.) 1
Bliznakov, Milka T., 1927-2010 1
Bodell, Dorothy H., 1931- 1
Boynton, Henry B., 1899-1991 1
Browder, Richard 1
Campbell, Anne Judkins 1
Cloyd family 1
Criag, Helen 1
Currie, Leonard J. (Leonard James), 1913-1996 1
Gibboney, Lucie Ligon, 1917-2007 1
Givens, Lula Porterfield, 1906-1987 1
Griffiths, Rick 1
Harris, William Gideon 1
Hill, Henry Harris, 1880-1954 1
Hoekzema, Abbey 1
Holland, Angie 1
Hummel, Virginia, 1916-1998 1
Hutcheson, Eleanor Parrott 1
Hutcheson, John Redd, 1886-1962 1
John R. Hutcheson family 1
Johnson, Patricia Givens, 1932-1996 1
Kent, James Randal 1
Kent, Lewis (enslaved person) 1
Kentland Farm 1
Kline, John 1
Lancaster, Lucy Lee, 1905-1989 1
Magill, Orrin R. (Orrin Rankin), 1887-1976 1
Mahone, Sarah 1
McBryde, James Bolton, 1866-1925 1
McCormick, John 1
McGavock family 1
Merrey, Caroline 1
Michael, Rudolph Dixon, 1904-1994 1
Petersen, Kim 1
Reid, Jeff 1
Reid, Kristine 1
Rich, Miriam 1
Riggs, Tammy 1
Russell, Frances McEver Hutcheson, 1931-2021 1
Sanders, Harry W. (Harry Warinner), 1895-1984 1
Sanders, Lucie Graham 1
Smithey & Boynton, Architects and Engineers (1935-1992) (Roanoke, Va.) 1
Solesbee, Jessica 1
Solitude (Blacksburg, Va. : Historic building) 1
Southside Garden Club (1928/1930-) (Blacksburg, Va.) 1
Stanley, Laura 1
Sullivan family (Virginia) 1
Tartaro, Mary 1
Tucker family (Blacksburg, Va.) 1
Tucker, Henry, 1925-1945 1
Tucker, Mattie Lamb, 1893-1967 1
Virginia Cooperative Extension Service 1
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. College of Architecture (1974-1978) 1
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. College of Architecture and Urban Studies (1978-2022) 1
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Corps of Cadets 1
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. University Libraries 1
Virginia Polytechnic Institute. College of Architecture 1
Virginia Polytechnic Institute. Corps of Cadets (1944-1970) 1
Virginia. Department of Conservation and Historic Resources 1
Wade , William A., b. ca. 1827 1
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