Skip to main content

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:

Film Footage of the State of Virginia

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2010-024
Abstract

This collection contains 35 Betacam tapes (also available on 9 DVDs) of raw video footage featuring locations throughout Virginia, including Williamsburg, Richmond, Lake Prince, and Alexandria.

Dates: 1980s-2003

Fincastle County, VA. 1772-1777 (historical map)

 Collection — Object 1
Identifier: Map-0117
Abstract

Historical map shows Fincastle County, Virginia, between 1772 and 1777.

Dates: 1968

Elizabeth Fine Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2015-041
Abstract The Elizabeth Fine Papers include papers and materials collected by Fine during her tenure as a professor at Virginia Tech. Fine taught in Humanities, Appalachian Studies, and Communication Studies from 1979 until her retirement in 2015. The collection includes research and subject files on aspects of Appalachian culture and history; papers from her instruction, departmental, and administrative activities; and files on historic buildings on campus, particularly the history, renovation, and...
Dates: c. 1983-2012

Junius Blair Fishburn Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1958-001
Abstract

The papers include a typescript report on the Fishburn Price Mountain coal property in Montgomery County, Virginia, and a letter by Fishburn regarding the property.

Dates: 1940 - 1947

Ruth White Fisher Scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1987-058
Abstract

This collection includes a scrapbook compiled by Blacksburg, Virginia artist Ruth White Fisher, relating to her series of paintings titled "The Evolution of Creativity," donated to Virginia Tech. It includes photographs, correspondence, newspaper clippings, and ephemera about the paintings and the donation ceremony.

Dates: 1966 - 1978

John Palmer Fishwick Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1987-053
Abstract

The papers include speeches; testimonies for the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, and other federal committees; minutes; memoranda; Legislation-status reports; and reports and other materials from the Organization of American Railroads created or collected by John Palmer Fishwick. Materials date from 1971-1981.

Dates: 1971 - 1981

Fiske-Seymour Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2009-133
Abstract

This collection contains personal correspondence, photographs, newspaper clippings, and ephemera from the Fiske and Seymour families. The bulk of the correspondence was written by William Warren Fiske and Eliza "Lida" Robertson Seymour Fiske. The remainder of the collection pertains to William and Lida's children, family, and friends.

Dates: 1864-1918, n.d.

Francis Burke Fitzpatrick Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1937-001
Abstract

The collection consists of a copy of the "History of Ingles Ferry, Virginia" written by Francis Burke Fitzpatrick.

Dates: 1936

Creed F. Flanary Account Books

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1940-008
Abstract

This collection contains account books, including daybooks and ledgers, maintained by Creed Fulton Flanary, a general store merchant in Wise County, Virginia, during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Dates: 1871 - 1908