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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 1964 Collections and/or Records:

Henry C. Parsons Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1990-109
Abstract

This collection contains the papers--including correspondence, legal records, and financial documents--of Henry C. Parsons (1840-1894), official of the Richmond & Alleghany Railroad, Atlantic and Northwestern Railroad, and Kanawha Construction Company, and owner of Natural Bridge, Virginia.

Dates: 1863 - 1905

Patrick County [Virginia] Oral History Project Records

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1983-007
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of taped interviews; transcripts; biographical information about the interviewees; a subject card index to the interviews; a film, "Up and Down These Roads: a Rural County in Transition"; slide/tape programs; and such project documents as the original proposal, the final report, photographs, publicity clippings, and program posters. For a published guide to the collection, available in Special Collections, see Addison catalog record.

Dates: 1980 - 1984

Patrick County, Virginia, Showing Primary and Secondary Highway Systems

 Collection — Object 1
Identifier: Map-0199
Abstract

Map shows the roads in Patrick County, Virginia, with a legend and mileage table.

Dates: 1941

James G. Paxton Letter

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1988-071
Abstract

Letter from James G. Paxton to Major William McLaughlin. Writing from Salem, Virginia, informs McLaughlin that his name is being put forward as a possible candidate for the Virginia Senate.

Dates: 1863

Pay Voucher, for Election Officer, Randolph County Va., 1860 (Ms2010-060)

 Digital Record
Identifier: Ms2010_060_BosworthSquires_CourtSlip_1860_xxxx

Elizabeth Barton Smith Payne Letter

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2009-072
Abstract

The collection contains letter of Elizabeth Barton Smith Payne, a resident of Fauquier County, Virginia during the American Civil War. The letter mourns loved ones killed in battle and mentions raids by soldiers, the capture and imprisonment of a brother, and a son's desire to join the army.

Dates: [1864]

Peacock-Harper Culinary History Friends Records

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2007-029
Abstract

This collection contains materials from Peacock-Harper Culinary History Friends, including meeting notes and materials, ephemera, memorabilia, photos, and artifacts relating to the organization and general culinary history. The collection includes records about events hosted or sponsored by the organization, such as the "Chef's Challenge," Artifacts include a woven vest, tote bags, and a framed quote about home economics.

Dates: 1999-c.2019

Pearisburg Quadrangle

 Collection — Object 1
Identifier: Map-0211
Abstract

Topographical map labeled "Pearisburg Quardangle." This document contains hand-written notes directly on the map. 1:62500 scale.

Dates: 1932

Pearisburg Quadrangle

 Collection — Object 1
Identifier: Map-0228
Abstract

Topographical map centers on Pearisburg, Virginia, as surveyed in 1921 and 1931-1932. 1:48000 scale.

Dates: 1932