Local/Regional History and Appalachian South
Found in 1952 Collections and/or Records:
Catharine Flood McCall Legal Document,
The Catharine Flood McCall Legal Document includes a court order from Henrico County, VA. The document orders for the seizure of the goods of Robert S. Smithey as payment for previously incurred debts.
William McCall Letter
THe collection consists of a letter written by William McCall in Franklin County [Virginia] on August 15, 1785 to John Barr "in Holstein," providing updates on the health and whereabouts of family and mutual acquaintances.
Isabella J. "Bell" McCauley Letters
This collection contains two 1860 letters written by Isabella J. "Bell" McCauley (1840-1922) to her father John McCauley (1795-1864) while she attended Wytheville Female College.
John McCauley Letters
The collection contains a letter from John McCauley of Salem, Virginia to "Edward," describing arrival at home, advising Edward not to accompany fellow soldiers who steal from the local populace, and relaying news of an upcoming benefit exhibition for the soldiers in the area. Also includes a letter to "Susan," detailing excitement around the regiment's experiences in First Bull Run (1861).
Kenneth McClelland Estate Account
Administrators' account of the estate of Kenneth McClelland, a resident of Washington County, Pennsylvania, documenting transactions of Anne McClelland and John Fleck in administering estate.
Dorothy McCombs Collection,
The collection contains personal research notes, subject files, and writings; materials relating to the Virginia Tech University Libraries; course notes; dissertation research; work on textiles and arts & crafts history; genealogy notes; brochures on historic sites around Virginia; and maps collected by Dorothy McCombs. Materials date from about 1970-1989.
Martha McDonald Letter
The collection contains a letter of Martha McDonald to her husband, Lewis McDonald, a soldier in the Confederate Army, written in Rutherford County, North Carolina, on September 15, 1862, during the American Civil War.
David Cloyd McGavock Papers
The David Cloyd McGavock Papers consist of ca. 35 items, including letters written by McGavock (d. May 1864) to his mother, his sister Sallie, and his uncle Gordon Cloyd while studying at Roanoke College in 1861 and then from camps near Winchester and Petersburg, Virginia, and Goldsboro, North Carolina, while McGavock served in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War. The collection includes sympathy letters to Sallie after his death and other miscellaneous family papers.
Meade & Baker Apothecary Ledger
The collection contains an accounts ledger for a pharmaceutical firm in Richmond, Virginia, including customer names, addresses and itemized lists of purchases.