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Local/Regional History and Appalachian South

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Use this for collections relating to Blacksburg, Montgomery County, Southwest Virginia, West Virginia, and Appalachia.

Found in 1952 Collections and/or Records:

Medical License, S. Bosworth, Morganstown WV., May 17, 1866 (Ms2010-060)

 Digital Record
Identifier: Ms2010_060_BosworthSquires_MedicalLicense_1866_0517

Mental Hygiene in the Classroom Manual,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2011-054
Abstract

Manual for teachers regarding recognizing and preventing the development of mental health issues in their students. This manual was distributed by the Commonwealth of Virginia and was written by Minor Wine Thomas, Ph.D. of Radford College.

Dates: 1970

Methodist Episcopal Church, South (Pulaski, Virginia, Mission) Record Book

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1990-039
Abstract

Record book documenting baptisms, meeting minutes, memberships, Sunday school attendance, and financial information for the Pulaski, Virginia, Mission of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South.

Dates: 1892 - 1896

Michael Kinzer's last will and testament

 Digital Record
Identifier: Ms1962-005_lastwill

Rudolph Dixon Michael Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1960-005
Abstract

This collection contains the papers of Virginia Tech alumnus and agricultural information editor, Rudolph Dixon Michael. It contains correspondence and notes relating to the histories Blacksburg, the Preston family, and Smithfield Plantation (including maps of the grounds and the cemetery). It also contains a few campus photographs and printed materials related to Virginia Tech.

Dates: 1925 - 1984

Midhurst, J. M. McBryde Estate, Blacksburg, Va.

 Collection
Identifier: Map-0276
Abstract

This map shows the Midhurst estate of J. M. McBryde, near Blacksburg, Virginia, in 1932. John McLauren McBryde (1841-1923) was the fifth president of Virginia Tech from 1891 thru 1907.

Dates: 1932-01-28

Midhurst, J. M. McBryde Estate, Blacksburg, Va. (reproduction)

 Collection — Object 1
Identifier: Map-0689
Abstract

Blueprint copy of Map 0276, showing the Midhurst estate of J. M. McBryde, near Blacksburg, Virginia, in 1932. John McLauren McBryde (1841-1923) was the fifth president of Virginia Tech from 1891 thru 1907.

Dates: n.d.

F. P. Miles Letter to Henry C. Wysor

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2024-052
Abstract

The F. P. Miles Letter to Henry C. Wysor was a letter written by Miles in Blacksburg, Virginia, on July 18, 1889, to Wysor in Dublin, Virginia. The letter details an insurance payment to Wysor and is written on Virginia Agriculture and Mechanical College (now Virginia Tech) letterhead. Miles (1860-1890) was a professor of chemistry and geology at the college, while Wysor (1847-1927) was an agent for the New-York Life Insurance Company.

Dates: 1889