Local/Regional History and Appalachian South
Found in 1952 Collections and/or Records:
John Preston Journals
This collection largely consists of journals written by John Preston in which he recorded his daily activities. Entries include accounts of his work with the Red Cross, home improvement projects, time spent with friends, and various hobbies such as golfing. The collection also includes some paper ephemera, collected by Preston in his diary from 1982. This includes photographs, newspaper clippings, golf scoresheets, and other memorabilia.
John Preston Papers
This collection contains documents regarding John Preston's business affairs; including promissory notes, loan agreements, and personal correspondence. Many of the documents appear to be draft versions which were at one point bound together, perhaps in Preston's own letter-book
Nelson Preston Letter
The collection contains a note from Nelson Preston to Captain Robinet discussing the training and muster of the 94th militia regiment from Lee County, Virginia.
Robert Taylor Preston Papers
The collection consists of 218 letters, military orders, notes, certificates of military appointments, and other items, collected or created by Preston between 1849 and 1871, with the majority from the period between May 1861 and December 1862.
Sarah Buchanan Preston Land Deed
The Sarah Buchanan Preston Land Deed collection is a manuscript copy of a land transfer indenture statement for lands in Russell, Tazewell, and Scott counties, Virginia. The land was sold by Preston to John and Edward Fulton of Washington County, Virginia, in 1835.
Thomas L. Preston Letter
The collection consists of a letter from Campbell County, Virginia resident Thomas L. Preston to John M. Preston of Smyth County, Virginia. The letter discusses personal matters and health, ending with a note about the political climate and the possibility of impending war between the North and South.
Willard Preston Genealogy
This collection contains three handwritten genealogies of the Preston Family, as well as a letter from Willard Preston to Charles Aschmann.
William Preston Land Grant
This collection contains a land grant for 2,175 acres in Botetourt County, Virginia, that belonged to Colonel William Preston and the Preston family, which includes the land for Greenfield.
Price Family Collection,
The Price Family Collection includes letters, photograph albums, receipts, and other ephemera. The collection is divided into three series: Correspondence, Photographs and Artifacts, and Ephemera.
Harvey Lee Price Papers
The Harvey Lee Price Papers contain handwritten notes and genealogies of various Montgomery County families which Price used to write his four volume series Outlines of Montgomery County Families. Also included are Price's subject files on the county and Virginia and his diplomas from VPI.