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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 1952 Collections and/or Records:

Smithfield Property,

 Collection — Object 1
Identifier: Map-0095
Abstract

Collection consists of two items that show numbered sections of the Smithfield property adjacent to Virginia Polytechnic Institute.

Dates: October 1966

Smith's 1853 Map of Henrico County, Virginia (reproduction)

 Collection — Object 1
Identifier: Map-0118
Abstract

Map shows Henrico County with an inset that details the city of Richmond. It also contains several illustrations of points of interest in the county. Reproduction was published in 1994.

Dates: 1853

Smyth and Wythe Counties, Virginia, Ledger

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1988-029
Abstract

The ledger contains entries apparently made in Smyth and Wythe counties, Virginia. Includes records of sales of iron, wood, groceries, and tobacco and labor records--including an entry for labor performed by a free Black woman and enslaved men and boys hired out. Also included are estate appraisements for J. J. and Mary Snavely.

Dates: 1852 - 1865

Ellison A. Smyth, Sr. Papers,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1981-098
Abstract

The Ellison A. Smyth, Sr. collection contains papers including his correspondence with professional and amateur scientists, collectors, dealers and suppliers around the world concerning entomology and zoology, his publications, and field journals from his entomological work.

Dates: 1859 - 1927

Aaron Snavely Poem

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2009-001
Abstract

The collection contains a poem by Aaron Snavely, titled "Remember Sarah Jane," lamenting the recent death and burial of Snavely's wife.

Dates: [1863?]

Ambrose L. Snavely Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1989-014
Abstract

This collection includes diaries, financial records, and farm records of Ambrose L. Snavely, a farmer in Crockett (Wythe County), Virginia, during the first half of the 20th century.

Dates: 1903 - 1952

J. A. Snavely Letter,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2013-040
Abstract

The collection includes a letter written by J. A. Snavley, its envelope, and an advertisement postcard/mailer for Scientific American publications. The letter describes attempts to gain a patent for acetylene gas light and other inventions.

Dates: 1899 - 1899

Robert Snavely Letter

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1987-020
Abstract

The collection consists of a letter by Robert Snavely to a "Valued Friend" (Mr. J. N. Huddle) from Rural Retreat, Virginia, written 1876.

Dates: 1876

John N. Snider Letter

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1991-063
Abstract

Letter from John N. Snider, a soldier in Company H, 14th Virginia Cavalry during the American Civil War, written from a camp near Salem, Virginia, to his sister, conveying personal news, describing the weather, and discussing food rations and preaching in camp.

Dates: 1863

Soil Associations, Bland County, Virginia

 Collection — Object 1
Identifier: Map-0212
Abstract

Map shows Bland County, Virginia, soil associations.

Dates: 1943