Local/Regional History and Appalachian South
Found in 1954 Collections and/or Records:
Virginia Tech Magazine
Special Collections issue cover
Virginia Tech Scrapbook
The collection contains a single scrapbook of photographs of VPI and the area surrounding Blacksburg, Virginia, from about 1912 to 1916.
Virginia. U.S. Department of the Interior Geological Survey
Map shows the geology of Virginia, a 1944 reprint of a 1927 print.
Virginia Veterinary Medical Association Records
This collection includes records--including meeting minutes, programs, bylaws, and printed materials--of the Virginia Veterinary Medical Association.
Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, & Southern Part of Florida with Environs of Richmond & Charleston
Map is printed in colors. It shows the states of Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina, with insets of Richmond and Charleston, and southern Florida at a reduced scale. Contains a key that identifies various railroads and canals.
Virginia Winery Cooperative Scrapbook
This collection contains a scrapbook made by Carl C. Hilscher about the Virginia Winery Cooperative. The scrapbook mostly contains photographs and newspaper clippings, but also includes several fliers and brochures relating to the Virginia Winery Cooperative and its Dominion Wine Cellars label.
Virginiæ partis australis, et Floridæ partis orientalis, interjacentiumque regionum Nova Descriptio,
Map is likely illustrated by Joan Blaeu, though no name appears on the map itself. Contains two compass roses, three sailing ships, two cherubs holding a banner containing the map's scale, and illustrations of native peoples. On reverse, Latin text from unidentified book, from which the map was removed.
Virginiæ Partis australis, et Floridæ partis orientalis, interjacentiumque regionum Nova Descriptio (reproduction?),
Map comes from Arnoldus Montanus' De Nieuwe en onbekend Weereld, published in 1671 by Jacob Meurs. Contains hand-colored illustrations of native peoples, with title and scale incorporated into the natives' actions. Map encompasses the region from Virginia to northern Florida.
Virginian Railway Company, Amonate, Virginia, Photographs
The collection contains several photographs from the Virginian Railway Company (later Norfolk and Western Railway—a major midwestern railroad company which operated out of Norfolk, VA).