Local/Regional History and Appalachian South
Found in 1927 Collections and/or Records:
Roanoke Chamber of Commerce Postwar Planning Committee Collection,
The collection contains correspondence papers and a booklet regarding the Chamber of Commerce of Roanoke, Virginia Postwar Planning Committee from 1946. Correspondence include meeting minutes and letters regarding publication of the booklet Roanoke Looking Ahead. The latter provides a an outline of planned municipal improvements.
Roanoke Committee for Clothes Collection Flyer,
The collection includes a flyer (c.1945) advertising the collection of clothes and shoes for World War II efforts.
Roanoke County Confederate States of America Pension Forms
This collection consists of applications for pension from Confederate veterans and/or their widows residing in Roanoke, VA. Although undated, these applications are likely from the 1910s-1930s.
Roanoke Hospital Collection,
The collection consists of Roanoke Hospital Association administrative records.
Roanoke Railway and Electric Company Photo Album
Roanoke Railway and Electric Company Photo Album
A photo album featuring images of the Roanoke Railway and Electric Company buildings and lines, as well as scenic views in the Roanoke area.
Roanoke Valley Academy of Medicine Records
This collection contains records from the Roanoke Valley Academy of Medicine from the 1950s to the 2010s. Records include newsletters, history, and organizational documents. The organization dissolved in 2019.
Roanoke, Virginia, Scrapbook
Scrapbook containing essays, photographs, reports, maps and ephemera, compiled to promote Roanoke as the site of a proposed new Veterans Administration hospital in Southwest Virginia.