Local/Regional History and Appalachian South
Found in 1964 Collections and/or Records:
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, Virginia. 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 1905 to 2016. Records include newsletters, history, and organizational documents. The organization formed in 1905 and 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.
G. E. Roberts Letter
The G. E. Roberts Letter contains information pertaining to an African American man shooting a white doctor, Dr. Hammet, in Christiansburg, VA. The letter is written to Walter J. Reeve in Central Depot, VA on February 8, 1874.
Alexander Farish Robertson Papers
The Alexander Farish Robertson Papers contains correspondence, account books, and assorted documents, dating from 1867 to 1931. The majority of the material pertains to the legal practice of Robertson (1853-1938) who as an attorney, made a specialty of chancery and fiduciary matters.