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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 1955 Collections and/or Records:

Rand McNally and Co.'s New Business Atlas Map of Virginia

 Collection — Object 1
Identifier: Map-0055
Abstract

Map shows the state of Virginia divided into counties. Contains index that identifies railroads, as well as a table of city and town sizes and locations. Originally published 1904.

Dates: 1910

Rand McNally Standard Map of Virginia

 Collection — Object 1
Identifier: Map-0077
Abstract

Map of Virginia also shows index of cities and towns with population, as well as indicators of significant railroads.

Dates: n.d.

Randolph Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2010-011
Abstract

The collection contains selected transcriptions of correspondence and documents of the Randolph family of Virginia. These documents depict family situations, events leading up to the American Civil War, and conditions during the war.

Dates: 1851 - 2004; Majority of material found within 1851 - 1865

Lingan S. Randolph Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1979-007
Abstract

The Lingan S. Randolph Papers includes papers with specifications for the details of labor and materials for the installation of a steam heating system at Sweet Briar Institute, Amherst, Virginia.

Dates: undated

Lucy Randolph Letter

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1988-031
Abstract

Two-page letter from Lucy Randolph of New Market, Virginia, to Patsy, a woman she formerly enslaved.

Dates: n.d.

Rappahannock County, Virginia

 Collection — Object 1
Identifier: Map-0133
Abstract

Map is surrounded by large blocks of text describing the county's geographical and geological characteristics.

Dates: 1877

Receipt, for Subscription to The Whig (Newspaper), Squire Bosworth, April 4, 1854 (Ms2010-060)

 Digital Record
Identifier: Ms2010_060_BosworthSquires_WhigSubscription_1854_0404

Receipt, for Subscription to The Whig (Newspaper), Squire Bosworth, December 9, 1855 (Ms2010-060)

 Digital Record
Identifier: Ms2010_060_BosworthSquires_WhigSubscription_1855_1209