Local/Regional History and Appalachian South
Found in 1964 Collections and/or Records:
Designation of Company Commanders, signed Robert T. Preston, undated (Ms1992-003)
Detail Sketch of V.P.I. Campus
Map shows the VPI campus, dated February 9, 1908. Two copies of the same map in the same scale, with one cropped smaller than the other. The smaller map contains hand-written annotations, including names of faculty residents.
Development Plans for VPI
Map shows plans for VPI campus developments.
Hugh Devier Letter of Attorney
This collection contains the legal document from Hugh Devier, of Shenandoah County, Virginia, granting power of attorney to his mother in receiving funds from his share in the sale of his late father's land and the people who were enslaved.
Diary, Olivia Tutwiler Hill, [Montgomery County, VA], 1919 (Ms2016-004)
Dickenson County, Virginia, Showing Primary and Secondary Highway Systems
Map shows highways of Dickenson County, Virginia, with a mileage table and some inset maps of individual towns. Map contains some markings, perhaps highlighting areas of change.
Richard B. Dickenson Papers,
The collection is composed of materials related to Dickenson's research on Southwest Virginia African Americans from the Civil War until the present.
Thomas Dickerson Ledger
This ledger includes notes and business transactions of the plantation owner Thomas Dickerson (also Dickenson and Dickinson), of Nottoway County, Virginia. The plantations grew tobacco, wheat, and corn. Entries include sale of these goods, purchase of others, purchase of medical services for enslaved persons, and cash loans.
Dickinson Family Papers
This collection contains the papers of the Dickinson family of Smyth County, Virginia, consisting of letters from U. S. Army officer Ralph Dickinson and the medical account books and diploma of Dr. S. W. Dickinson.