Local/Regional History and Appalachian South
Found in 1952 Collections and/or Records:
David N. Walker Business Records
The business records of David N. Walker of Richmond, Virginia, consist mostly of papers relating to Walker's role as treasurer of the St. Paul's Church Home, Richmond.
Alexander Floyd Wall Correspondence
This collection consists of letters from Alexander Floyd Wall to Waddy Thompson James, describing conditions on his farm during the American Civil War, prices of crops, problems of getting supplies to soldiers, and the transfer of people who were enslaved. The collection also includes one letter from James to his wife Jennie, written from Camp Belcher in Richmond, Virginia, on October 4, 1861, and biographical and military information about James and his career as a soldier.
Donald S. Wallace Collection
The collection contains a selection of Donald S. Wallace's professional correspondence, U.S. Geological Survey Reports, Virginia state agency and local reports, and photographs from sites around the state.
Samuel Wallace Deed
The collection contains an 1832 contract between Samuel Wallace, of Scott County, Virginia, and John Allan of Tazewell County, Virginia, for sale of land.
[Walter Wood / Radford Iron Company Lands, Pulaski County] (reproduction)
Full title reads, "A map showing the lines to land own in fee by Walter Wood and other tracts on which he owns the mineral right also the lines of a tract owned in fee bt the Radford Iron Company and others and two other tracts in which the said company and others own the mineral right lying in Pulaski Co. Va. on th north and east sides of Peak Knob." Map contains some hand-wrtitten additions concerning other property owners.
H. D. Walters Flyer
The H. D. Walters Flyer is an advertisement for rings from a jeweler in Christiansburg, Virginia, likely dating from the late nineteenth century.
James Glen Walthall Daybook
The James Glen Walthall Daybook details a Montgomery County, Virginia general mercantile business, recording customer names, goods purchased, and prices paid.
Robert Walton Letter
The collection contains a single letter written by Robert Walton of Augusta, Georgia, to his sister, Elizabeth McClanahan, in Botetourt County, Virginia.
Sephas (Cephas) L. Walton Correspondence
This folder contains eighteen letters and one envelope to and from Sephus (Cephas) L. Walton. These letters are to and from his Mother, Father, Brother, Wife and other relations while he was in the 1st Virginia Battalion, Company A and 42nd Infantry Virginia Regiment, Company B.
William C. Wampler Congressional Papers
William C. Wampler, Sr. (1926-2012) was a U.S. Congressman from Virginia's 9th District in the 1950s through 1980s. His papers primarily document his tenure in the House of Representatives during the 1970s and 1980s, including correspondence with constituents, committees, and government departments, legislative files, public relations and campaign materials, and photographs.