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Local/Regional History and Appalachian South

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Use this for collections relating to Blacksburg, Montgomery County, Southwest Virginia, West Virginia, and Appalachia.

Found in 1952 Collections and/or Records:

County Map of Virginia and West Virginia

 Collection — Object 1
Identifier: Map-0044
Abstract

Map is among the earliest to distinguish West Virginia from Virginia.

Dates: 1863

County Map of Virginia and West Virginia (side a); County Map of Maryland and Delaware (side b); County Map of New Jersey (side b)

 Collection — Object 1
Identifier: Map-0049
Abstract

Map is on two sides of a sheet of paper. Side A contains Virginia and West Virginia. Side B contains two county maps: one is of Maryland and Delaware; the other is of New Jersey.

Dates: 1878

County Map of Virginia and West Virginia (side a); Plan of the City of Washington, the Capitol of the United States of America (side b)

 Collection — Object 1
Identifier: Map-0050
Abstract

2 maps, one on each side of the sheet of paper. Side A contains a county map of Virginia and West Virginia, and side B contains a plan for Washington, DC.

Dates: 1874

John T. Cowan Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1969-005
Abstract

The collection consists of pages from an account book, bills, notes, and correspondence relating to John T. Cowan's personal and business affairs. 

Dates: 1887 - 1917

Aileen B. Cowardin Friendship Book,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2011-104
Abstract

The collection consists of a friendship book collected and maintained by Aileen B. Cowardin. The book includes leaf and plant samples, most of which are labeled as to the location where they were found.

Dates: 1863 - 1870

A. B. Cox Manuscript

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1989-038
Abstract

Photocopy of typed manuscript of Footprints on the Sands of Time: A History of South-Western Virginia and North-Western North Carolina, by Dr. Aras B. Cox, typed from Cox's book by Mrs. Alfred Apple of Bedford, Indiana.

Dates: 1900

Emory M. Cox Receipts

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2008-049
Abstract

The collection contains the receipts of Emory M. Cox, a 19th-century resident of Scott County, Virginia.

Dates: 1862 - 1902

Harold C. Cox Memorabilia Collection,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2014-014
Abstract

The collection contains items, which belonged to or were collected by Harold C. Cox during his time as a student at Virginia Agriculture and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute from 1922-1926, and his continued experiences with the university as alumnus, primarily from the 1970s and 1980s.

Dates: 1923 - 1984

Isaac Cox Letter,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2012-071
Abstract

The collection includes a letter from Isaac Cox, 29th Regiment, Virginia Infantry, dated June 29, 1862. A private, and later corporal, Cox writes to his wife about recent regiment activities and travels. The letter was written on paper decorated with cut out designs.

Dates: 1862

Elias Crabill Account Statement

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2009-059
Abstract

The collection contains a bill issued to Elias Crabill by Zea & Pirkey, a Strasburg, Virginia mercantile business, for purchases of food staples, fabrics, and clothing accessories made by Crabill's sister.

Dates: 1861