Local/Regional History and Appalachian South

The Charles S. Worley, Jr., Collection consist of architectural drawings of designs by Worley, done from the mid-1950s to the early 1960s, with several designs undated. The collection also includes a small group of photographs and negatives of Worley and his own residence in Blacksburg, as well as an extensive collection of slides documenting Worley's student and professional work, work of his students, his travels, nature, and images that were likely used as part of lectures.

The Scott Worner Papers consist of architectural floorplans, photographs, building democraphic surveys, and curriculum guides of secondary schools operating in Virginia as of 1995, collected by Worner for his dissertation.

The James E. Wray Civil War Letter comprises a letter written by Wray in Winchester, Virginia, to his sister on July 11, 1861. Wray discusses his health and the question of where his Confederate regiment will go next with Union troops approaching Winchester.

This collection has photocopies of four family record pages from the Henry Wysor family Bible. The papers list the births, deaths, and marriages of the Wysor family line from the 1770s-1960s, starting with Henry Wysor (1755-1844) and his wife Barbary An Ripseed (ca. 1758-1837).

The John C. Wysor Letter is a letter from physician John C. Wysor (1854-1919) in Clifton Forge, Virginia to his brother Henry C. Wysor, in Dublin, Virginia, written on May 3, 1912. The letter details one of John C. Wysor's patient's medical payments.

The Robert E. Wysor Account Book is an account book from 1891-1914 that includes receipts, correspondence, and more. The documentation of the account book appears to be both personal and business related. Wysor (1862-1936) was a civil engineer and farmer from Dublin, Virginia.

The collection includes two letters from his father, Henry C., written in 1889 and 1904, as well as two forms from the VPI Military Department, dated 1905 and signed by Rufus J. Wysor.

The collection contains one Confederate subsistence order for Joseph Ferdinand Kent, Commander of the Wythe County Home Guards.

Ledger containing entries apparently made in Wythe County, Virginia, including records of labor expenses and income derived from sales of goods.