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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:

Freight Receipt, Virginia and Tennessee Railroad Co, Christiansburg Depot, November 1, 1862 (Ms1992-003)

 Digital Record
Identifier: Ms1992_003_PrestonRobertT_B1F10_FreighReceipt_1862_1101

Chapman J. French Diaries

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2010-045
Abstract

The collection contains twenty-three diaries meticulously written by Chapman J. French, a civil engineer for Norfolk & Western Railway, made during the years of 1906-1912, 1928-1935, and 1937-1944. The diaries relate French's daily activities at home and at work. They also include such items as addresses, cost accounts, and major league baseball scores.

Dates: 1906-1912, 1928-1935, 1937-1944

Fries Oral History Interview- Craig Wood

 Unprocessed Material
Identifier: Acc-2022-047

Fries Textile Mill Oral History Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2019-045
Scope and Content

This collection consists of oral history interviews with Fries, Va. locals that either previously worked in the textile mill or grew up around it. Interviews were conducted by Bess Pittman and Kevin Combs.

Dates: 2019 - 2022

Fries Textile Plant Records

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1989-039
Abstract

The Fries Textile Plant Records includes correspondence, production data, personnel ledgers, photographs, legal and financial materials, internal reports, blueprints, and other administrative materials. The collection provides a complete history of the company's operations, from its founding at the turn of the twentieth century until its closure in the 1980s.

Dates: 1900 - 1988

Henly Fugate Business Records

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1978-007
Abstract

This collection contains business records and personal financial records generated by Henly Fugate.

Dates: 1879 - 1918

Reid Stanger Fulton Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1978-010
Abstract

This collection contains correspondence, legal papers, and printed materials of Reid Stanger Fulton, economics instructor, avid book collector, and owner of Graham Mansion at Max Meadows, Virginia.

Dates: 1900 - 1976

Funeral Consumers Alliance of the Virginia Blue Ridge Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2005-001
Abstract The collection includes materials about the founding and organization of the Funeral Consumers Alliance of the Virginia Blue Ridge (FCAVBR), FCAVBR Cemetery and Funeral Home Surveys for 2003 and 2004, Checklist for Survivors, Pre-Planning Form for an individual's wishes and final arrangements, and the packet "Before I Go, You Should Know: My Funeral and Final Plans." The collection also includes a number of brochures prepared by the FCAVBR, including "How to Plan a Memorial Service," "Beat...
Dates: 2001 - 2004

Galax, Virginia Quadrangle,

 Collection — Object 1
Identifier: Map-0745
Abstract

Galax, Virginia Quadrangle. U. S. Geological Survey, 1965. 22 x 27 in. [FOLDER C-2]

Dates: 1965 - 1965