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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 1964 Collections and/or Records:

Daniel Blain Papers, 1864-1870 (Ms1990-002)

 Digital Record
Identifier: Ms1990-002

Danville Photograph Album

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2021-015
Abstract

This collection contains a series of photographs of the doctors and nurses from a hospital in Danville, Virginia, during the 1930s. The hospital is most likely the Memorial Hospital or Community Hospital.

Dates: ca. 1930s

Danville Speech

 Digital Record
Identifier: Ms1973-002_AndersonSherwood_DanvilleSpeech

Danville, Virginia, Military Pass,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2011-036
Abstract

The collection consists of a single military pass for Captain F. C. Fisher to Montgomery White Sulphur Springs (Montgomery County, Va.).

Dates: 1864

D. A. Daugherty Letter,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2012-053
Abstract

This collection contains a letter written by D. A. Daugherty, written in 1861 regarding a cow used as payment for a debt.

Dates: 1861

Peter J. Davenport Tax Receipts

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2009-125
Abstract

This collection contains tax receipts for Peter J. Davenport's stud horse.

Dates: 1849 - 1850

Samuel Davidson Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2024-037
Abstract

The Samuel Davidson Family Papers are a collection of correspondence, receipts, tax documents, miscellaneous notes, and more from 1823 to 1939. The family resided in Virginia, primarily Bedford County, Virginia, and the subjects of the collection include finance, the Civil War, and family matters, such as daily events and travel.

Dates: 1823 - 1939

A. J. Davis Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2012-067
Abstract The A. J. Davis Family Collection includes journals; scrapbooks; professional and biographical information; photographs, sketches, and ephemera; and a town history. The journals (1874-1927) contain memoirs, particularly of Davis' army experiences, as well as some writing exercises, poetry, stories, and religious observations. Scrapbooks compiled by A. J. Davis include newspaper clippings, personal reflections, and a stamp collection. The professional and biographical information includes...
Dates: 1874 - 2007; Majority of material found within 1874 - 1907

David M. Davis Ledger

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1940-003
Abstract

The collection contains a ledger of David M. Davis, farmer, proprietor of clothing/shoe store, treasury clerk, and resident of Washington, D.C. and Fauquier County, Virginia. It also contains daily transactions of clothing/shoe store, including customer name, goods purchased, and prices paid; accounts with farm workers; and daily diary entries for summer months of 1890-1892.

Dates: 1875 - 1896