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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:

Charles A. Miller Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1983-001
Abstract

This collection consists of materials regarding Reverend Charles A. Miller and his family's history.

Dates: 1708 - 1926

Thomas S. Miller Account Books

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1940-020
Abstract

This collection consists of account books, including day books and ledgers, maintained by Thomas Shannon Miller, proprietor of a general store at White Gate (Giles County), Virginia, during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Dates: 1885 - 1914

Joseph B. Mills Log Book

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2023-045
Abstract

The Joseph B. Mills Log Book contains his track of runs and hours worked each day, including locations while working for the Roanoke Railway and Electric Company.

Dates: 1908 - 1909

Mock Wedding Photograph, Roanoke, Virginia

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2009-083
Abstract

The collection contains a photograph depicting a mock wedding enacted by children–eight boys and ten girls. The photographer's cardboard frame is marked "Davis, Roanoke, VA."

Dates: c.1900

Montgomery County and Surrounding Counties. From Bishop Madison's map of Virginia, 1807 (reproduction)

 Collection — Object 1
Identifier: Map-0295
Abstract

Topographical map shows the area around Montgomery County, Virginia. It comes from Bishop James Madison's 1807 Map of Virginia. Reproduction is in negative.

Dates: ca. 1807

Montgomery County Bicentennial Commission Records

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1976-001
Abstract

The collection contains the records of the Montgomery County Bicentennial Commission, formed to organize events celebrating the 200th anniversary of the formation of the United States and Montgomery County, Virginia. It includes correspondence, minutes, working notes and papers, printed material, photos, memorabilia, and a scrapbook.

Dates: 1972 - 1977