Local/Regional History and Appalachian South
Found in 1972 Collections and/or Records:
Rural Retreat (Virginia) Percheron Co-Operative Breeding Association Ledger,
The collection contains minutes, financial records, and notes about/from the Rural Retreat Percheron Co-Operative Breeding Association from 1939-1944.
Rural Retreat Water Mills Ledger,
Rural Retreat Produce & Milling Company until 1911, then Rural Retreat Water Mills. Ledger begins in 1915 and includes more than 200 customer names and accounts, plus records of items purchased.
Russell Family Correspondence
Minnie Lee Ryan Collection
The Minnie Lee Ryan Collection contains a May 28, 1922, letter from Jack
to Ryan about their relationship as well as a 1922 newspaper clipping entitled Blacksburg High School Graduates
listing Ryan, amongst others.
Salem Movie Theater
""Louis Philippe Smithey, A.I.A. Architect, Roanoke, Virginia""
Eulalie Salley Letter,
The collection contains a letter written by Eulalie Salley, of Aiken, South Carolina, to Frances Bear, of Roanoke, Virginia, on January 12,1974 about Salley's role in the suffrage movement.
Sample Photograph
Harry W. Sanders Papers
Sarvay-Lyle Ledger,
Ledger for a merchant operating in Montgomery County, VA. Entries date from 1881 through 1888. Goods were sold by William G. Sarvay beginning January 1, 1881. The business was sold to Sarvay's step-son, Charles Lyle on March 1, 1883.
Rufus Sarvey Papers
The collection contains materials regarding the operation of a grocery store in Blacksburg, Virginia from 1845-1883.