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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 1954 Collections and/or Records:

Virginia Polytechnic Institute Campus

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Map-0347
Abstract

Map shows VPI campus, with building index.

Dates: 1936

[Virginia Polytechnic Institute Campus]

 Collection — Object 1
Identifier: Map-0343
Abstract

Map shows the VPI campus circa 1946. Hand-written notes on the map suggest that it was part of the 1946 catalogue.

Dates: ca. 1946

[Virginia Polytechnic Institute Campus]

 Collection — Object 1
Identifier: Map-0342
Abstract

Map shows the CPI campus circa 1938/1939.

Dates: ca. 1938/1939

[Virginia Polytechnic Institute Campus]

 Collection — Object 1
Identifier: Map-0351
Abstract

Map shows the campus of VPA circa 1946.

Dates: ca. 1946

[Virginia Polytechnic Institute Campus]

 Collection — Object 1
Identifier: Map-0352
Abstract

Map shows the VPI campus circa 1944.

Dates: ca. 1944

Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Existing Conditions Map and a Study for Proposals

 Collection — Object 1
Identifier: Map-0350
Abstract

Map shows the VIP campus, to be consulted for building proposals.

Dates: December 1925

Virginia Public School Register for Blacksburg White School No. 14

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2011-076
Abstract

The Virginia Public School Register contains the names, ages, and attendance records of students attending Blacksburg White School No. 14. Entries date from October 1896 through March 1900.

Dates: 1896 - 1900

Virginia Receipts for Enslaved Persons

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2022-038
Abstract

This collection contains nineteenth century financial documents, including tax records for various Virginia residents. Also included are several hand-written receipts mentioning the sale or labor of enslaved people, including a Black child named Peter and a Black man named Bob.

Dates: 1823 - 1865

Virginia Republican Party Flyer

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2008-058
Abstract

The Virginia Republican Party Flyer lists the African American Republican candidates for Virginia elected offices in 1921 and includes Maggie L. Walker, the first American female bank president, as the candidate for Superintendent of Public Instruction and John Mitchell, Jr., the editor of the Richmond Planet, as the candidate for Governor.

Dates: 1921