Local/Regional History and Appalachian South
Found in 1977 Collections and/or Records:
Opal Martin Diary
This collection contains Opal Martin's diary, written between 1945-1946. The diary includes paragraph-long entries on each page about her daily activties, such as going to the movies and visiting friends. Opal Martin lived from 1928 to 2018, and lived in Tannersville, Virginia for the majority of her life.
Madison E. Marye Papers
This collection contains newspaper articles, papers, photographs, and posters relating to Madison E. Marye's years as a Virginia State Senator. Marye is a veteran of World War Two, Korea, and Vietnam, serving in the U. S. Army from 1944 to 1965. When Marye retired from the Army he had achieved the rank of Major. After leaving the Army, Marye began his political career representing parts of Southwestern Virginia as a Democrat. Marye served in the State Senate from 1973 to 2002.
Maryland, Delaware, District of Columbia, Virginia, and West Virginia: Road Map for 1938
Massanutten Mountain Photograph
The collection contains an early twentieth-century photograph of a view from Massanutten Mountain, Virginia by Hugh Morrison, Jr., together with descriptive caption.
Master Development Plan Blue Ridge Parkway and Parks
Map shows the plan for the Blue Ridge Parkway, extending from Great Smoky Mountains National Park to Shenandoah National Park. Contains closer depictions of places of interest.
Mathews Court House (Va.) Account Books
This collection contains day books from a general mercantile business in Mathews County, Virginia, likely operated by Francis Armistead with a succession of partners.
Thomas J. Matthews Correspondence
The collection contains letters from Thomas J. Matthews, county surveyor for Kanawha County, West Virginia, to W. W. Gitt regarding coal lands near Coal River and Cabin Creek. Second letter accompanied by note from Gitt giving instructions to an unnamed person.
McBryde House Specification Records
John McLauren McBryde (1841-1923) was the fifth president of Virginia Tech from 1891 thru 1907. This collection contains Specification No. 1755 of the labor and materials required in the erection and completion of a two-story, brick dwelling house to be erected for Dr. J. M. McBryde in Blacksburg Virginia.