Local/Regional History and Appalachian South
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Use this for collections relating to Blacksburg, Montgomery County, Southwest Virginia, West Virginia, and Appalachia.Found in 1980 Collections and/or Records:
George T. Coleman Correspondence
The George T. Coleman Correspondence comprises two letters written by Coleman (1850-1912) in Ringgold, Virginia, on July 16, 1866. The first was written to Coleman's brother William D. Coleman in Richmond and details his effort to acquire enough money to attend the Virginia Military Institute (VMI), as well as other updates regarding things such as crops and relatives. The second letter was written to Major General F. H. Smith confriming Coleman's appointment at VMI.
College and Surrounding Property, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Showing College, Smithfield, and Whitethorne
Map is a reduction of earlier maps of the land for VPI.
College and Surrounding Property, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Showing College, Smithfield, and Whitethorne
College and Surrounding Property, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Showing College, Smithfield, and Whitethorne
Full title reads, "College and Surrounding Property, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg Virginia, showing college, Smithfield, and Whitethorne."
Thomas W. Colley Collection,
The Thomas W. Colley Collection contains correspondence, financial documents, such as ledgers, receipts, and deeds, temperance society sermons, electoral cards, a Veteran's Meeting minute book, Civil War reminiscences, and a roll for the First Virginia Company D Volunteer Cavalry's wounded and dead for 1861. The majority of the collection dates from 1860 to 1920.
William H. Collier Ledger
The collection contains a farm and household expense ledger of William H. Collier of Northampton County, North Carolina.
Colonel William Christian Chapter, National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Records,
The Colonel William Christian Chapter, National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Records contain administrative papers, memorabilia, documents relating to community work, and correspondence from the now disbanded Christiansburg, VA, chapter. Papers date from the mid 1930s to the 1990s.
Colored Cemetar[y] (reproduction)
Hand-drawn map that illustrates the Colored Cemetery in Blacksburg, Virginia, with a legend identifying types of grave markers.
Commercial Map of Norfolk, Portsmouth, and South Norfolk
Map shows commercial districts of Norfolk, Portsmouth, and South Norfolk, Virginia. Map is divided into two parts.
Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Highways Division of Traffic and Planning Virginia Base Map
Map only shows the boundary and county lines in Virginia, with lines of latitude and longitude.