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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 1974 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] (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