Local/Regional History and Appalachian South
Found in 1953 Collections and/or Records:
William W. Gardner Daybook, 1918 (Ms1940-011)
Dr. John M. Williams Ledger
Ledger contains the accounting records of Dr. John M. Williams, a physician practicing in Rocky Mount, Virginia. Entries date from 1878 to 1882.
Lewis Williams Letter
The collection contains a letter from Lewis Williams in Washington, D.C., to Andrew Rincoinnon (?) in Wythe County, Virginia, concerning the postal service in Virginia.
Samuel Williams Ledger
The Samuel Williams Ledger contains a "Memorandum of the amount Paid to Each of my Children Toward Their Legacies" with accompanying pages identifying ten children by name along with associated inheritance. The names of 18 men, women, and children enslaved by Williams are listed as well as property such as horses, cows, beds, and land.
Samuel W. Williams Papers
This collection includes the papers of Samuel W. Williams, an attorney in Bland County, Virginia. It includes three notebooks from Williams's law education at the University of Virginia, a receipt book, four ledgers, and numerous notes concerning his law practice.
Williamsburg in the Revolutionary Decade
Includes reproduction of "Carte des Environs de Williamsburg en Virginie ou les Armees Francoise et Americaine Ont Campe's en Septembre 1781" ("Map of the Environs of Williamsburg, Virginia Where the French and American Armies Camped in September, 1781"), together with a legend and information concerning the context of the map. Reproduction created in 1975.
Wills Family Correspondence
The collection contains photocopies of American Civil War correspondence to and from members of the Wills family.
Barbary Wilson Deed of Emancipation for Harry
This collection contains a deed of emancipation signed by enslaver Barbary Wilson of Bath County, Virginia, freeing Harry, identified as a Black man, on January 5, 1822. Harry was one of 14 people that Wilson had enslaved and manumitted in 1822.
Bert T. Wilson Papers,
This collection contains the papers, letters, invoices and ledgers of Bert. T. Wilson. The papers largely pertain to his career as an attorney in Lebanon, Virginia.
Wilson Centennial Exhibit Materials
This collection contains materials exhibited by Virginia Tech's Newman Library in 1956 to commemorate the centennial of the birth of President Woodrow Wilson.