Local/Regional History and Appalachian South
Found in 1955 Collections and/or Records:
William F. Graves Collection
The collection contians materials, including biographical sketches and speech texts, relating to William F. Graves, native of Pittsylvania County, Virginia and Confederate major in the 2nd Virginia Cavalry during the American Civil War.
Floyd Gray Papers
This collection includes the papers of Floyd Gray, Bedford County Republican Committee chairman and distillery general storekeeper-gauger for the Internal Revenue Service. It includes correspondence and notes relating both to Gray's political activities and his civil service work. Also includes personal correspondence and financial records.
Gray's New Map of Abingdon, Washington County, Virginia
Map shows Abingdon, Virginia, with plot owners identified.
Gray's New Map of Christiansburg (2 copies)
Map shows the corporation limit of Christiansburg, Virginia, with hand-colored boundary line and non-corporate entities.
Gray's New Map of Fincastle, Botetourt County, Virginia
Map shows the town of Fincastle in Botetourt County, Virginia. It contains the names of property owners in the town, as well as locations of structures on land parcels.
Gray's New Map of Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia
Map of Richmond comes from pages 63-64 of Gray's The National Atlas, published in 1884. This item has been extracted from a full book, and its reverse (p. 63) is part of the map that shows Maryland and Delaware.
Gray's New Map of Wytheville, Wythe County, Virginia
Map shows Wytheville, Virginia, with plot owners identified.
Summons for Thomas Greatton,
The collection consists of a summons issued by Samuel D [?] to Thomas Greatton on May 21, 1790.
Charles P. Greer Letter
The collection contains a letter from Charles P. Greer, a resident of Troutdale, to C. J. French concerning the purchase of auctioned lands in Troutdale, Virginia in 1947. Includes broadside adverting auction.
Greer Family Business Ledgers
The Greer Family Buisness Ledgers is a collection of ledgers from 1890-1952. The ledgers detail both personal expenses, their various buisnesses and expenses, and purchases from customers. The ledgers also include correspondence, reciepts, and newspaper clippings within the pages. The Greer businesses included livestick and lumber.