Local/Regional History and Appalachian South
Found in 1972 Collections and/or Records:
Dept. of Northern Virginia General Orders No. 27
This collection contains the Dept. of Northern Virginia General Orders No. 27, dated February 28, 1862, made by General Joseph E. Johnston, written by A. P. Mason, and officially copied by C. R. Holmes. The order indicates two types of signals that will be made, one by night from Capt. Alexander's Quarters and one by day from Centreville, and states that all sentinels on guard are to report when the signals are seen or heard.
Deputy Sheriff Oath, Barbour County, West Virginia
This document is an oath taken by a Deputy Sheriff of Barbour County, West Virginia, stating that he never fought for the Confederate Army during the American Civil War.
Deputy Sheriff Oath, Barbour County, West Virginia, 1870 (Ms2009-087)
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.