Local/Regional History and Appalachian South
Found in 1952 Collections and/or Records:
Preliminary Map of Surry County, Virginia
Map shows travel routes and contains explanation of symbols.
Presenting Your Map of Rockbridge County, Virginia
Map shows Rockbridge County, highlighting travel destinations such as George Washington National Forest and Jefferson National Forest. Around the map are advertisements for a variety of businesses.
Preston and Olin Institute Records
This collection contains an agent’s book for Olin and Preston Institute, five copies of reports from the Committee on Seminaries, and programs from the Alpha Literary Society and Preston Literary Society.
Preston Family (Alice Preston Moore Collection) Papers
The collection consists of family papers, receipts, correspondence, and original and photocopied materials relating to the Preston family, primarily William and Susanna Smith Preston, John Preston, and William Ballard Preston, dating from the 1740s to the 1880s. Other materials include 19th and 20th century genealogy research on the Prestons.
Preston Family (Charles Peale Didier Collection) Papers
The Didier Collection of Preston Family Papers includes papers of James Patton, Patton's grandson William Preston, and Preston's eldest son, John Preston, all of Montgomery County, Virginia. The papers consist of business and legal documents, surveys, and correspondence.
Preston Family (Charles Peale Didier Collection) Papers, 1747-1897 (Ms1985-020)
Preston Family Correspondence
The Preston Family Correspondence consists of two letters. The first is written by James Francis Preston to his wife, Sarah Caperton Preston; he details the events of and his involvement in the First Battle of Bull Run during the American Civil War. The second letter is written by Sarah to Colonel Grabowski and discusses her son’s (Hugh Caperton Preston) failure to follow an order at Preston and Olin Institute (now Virginia Tech).
Preston Family Correspondence, 1861, 1872 (Ms2010-070)
Francis Preston Receipt,
The collection includes a receipt issued to Francis Preston of an amount totaling 9 pounds paid to Robert McGee on behalf of Michael Drake in 1791.