Local/Regional History and Appalachian South
Found in 1972 Collections and/or Records:
Blacksburg [Virginia] Presbyterian Church Land Deeds
Three deeds for properties purchased by or sold to the trustees of the Blacksburg [Virginia] Presbyterian Church.
Blacksburg [Virginia] Regional Art Association Records
The Blacksburg [Virginia] Regional Art Association Records contains materials from the community art club formed as a chapter of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, including programs and letters to members from the 1960s and 1970s.
Town of Blacksburg, [Virginia], Collection
The Town of Blacksburg, [Virginia], Collection consists of a variety of Blacksburg town documents and reports collected by Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University librarians. Materials include financial statements (1927-1951), a typescript annual report (1954), a population study (1944), Chamber of Commerce brochures, By-Laws and Ordinance of Blacksburg (1885), and information on elections (1936-1968).
Blacksburg Woman's Club Records
The Blacksburg Woman's Club Records include club correspondence, minutes, financial records, scrapbooks, and printed material.
Blacksmith Ledger,
The Blacksmith Ledger is from Rural Retreat, VA c. 1928 and features approx. 200 pages of local customer order logs.
Daniel Blain Papers
Four wartime letters and a post-war diary of Daniel Blain, a Confederate soldier in the 1st Rockbridge Artillery during the American Civil War and later a Presbyterian minister in Rockbridge County, Virginia.
Blair-Weindel-Schrader Family Papers
The Blair-Weindel-Schrader Family Papers include nearly 100 letters to and from letters of the three families, all based in Marion, Virginia, from about 1958-1998. Many of the letters are typed, but include handwritten addenda. The letters, written to relatives in and around other parts of Virginia, contain substantial detail on family members and local/regional activities.
Bland County. Round Mountain Property--Prospectus
Map centers on Burks Garden in Bland County, Virginia, and shows ores of mineral deposit in the region. Document contains handwritten note commenting on the text that accompanies the map.
Marvin Blecher Oral History Interview
Oral history interview conducted by Virginia Tech student Christina Roemer with Marvin and Freda Blecher of Blacksburg, Virginia, regarding Blacksburg's Jewish community, the Hillel student organization at Virginia Tech, and other Jewish communities in the region.