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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 1952 Collections and/or Records:

Edward B. Hicks Letter

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2010-081
Abstract

This collection contains a letter dated December 16, 1845, postmarked in Lawrenceville, Virginia. It is written by Edward B. Hicks to fellow attorney, William Townes and laments about President James K. Polk’s mismanagement of Virginia’s debt and eagerness to go to war with Britain over the Oregon Territory.

Dates: 1845

Hicks Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1987-050
Abstract

This collection includes bills and receipts relating to monetary transactions made by the R. W. Hicks family of Campbell County, Virginia. It also contains records of the family's business transactions, affiliations, and interests, as well as legal, business and personal correspondence.

Dates: 1861 - 1938

Hicks House (Appomattox Courthouse) Advertisement

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2010-036
Abstract

The collection contains an advertisement for "Hicks House" summer tourist resort in the town of Appomattox Courthouse created by proprietor, E.G. Hix, c.1865-1892.

Dates: c.1865-1892

James Morris Hicks Letter

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1988-065
Abstract

Letter from James Morris Hicks, a student at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (now Virginia Tech) to his father, discussing cadet drilling, his recent election to the position of vice president of the freshman class, and replies to news from home.

Dates: 1897

Hidden History: The Black Experience in the Roanoke Valley Cassette Tapes and Transcripts

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Ms-1992-049
Scope and Contents

Oral history project designed to interview African-American residents of Roanoke, Virginia, on the cultural, social, and political history of blacks in the city. Collection consists of approximately fifty-five interviews. Transcripts are available for thirty-six of the interviews.

Dates: 1992

Flora Baker Hiett Correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2023-008
Abstract This collection includes forty-five letters. Majority are written to Flora Hiett Baker of Winchester, Virginia, between 1869-1873, with some being undated. The majority of the letters are written to Flora from family and friends before and after her marriage. Some letters are written from her future husband, Joseph Hiett. There are five letters from 1867-1869 from Flora to her Joseph Hiett before their marriage. The collection includes some letter fragments. There are three letters to and...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1854-1878, undated

Highland Co. Va.

 Collection — Object 1
Identifier: Map-0114
Abstract

Minimalist map shows towns in Highland County, Virginia. Map contains a handwritten note concerning adjustments.

Dates: 1913

Hileman, Cook and Company Account Book

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1989-082
Abstract

This collection inlcudes an account book maintained by Hileman, Cook and Company, operators of Callie Iron Furnace in Botetourt County, Virginia during the late 19th century.

Dates: 1879 - 1896

Octavius Hileman Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2008-085
Abstract

The collection contains letters written to Octavius Hileman, secretary/treasurer of the Luster Manufacturing Company, mostly from company president and manager J.O. Luster, containing details of accounts, proposed dissolution of the company, and Luster's unpaid salary. Also contains letters from Alleghany County Treasurer Joseph T. Fudge concerning Fudge's 1899 campaign for re-election.

Dates: 1890 - 1899

Harold S. Hill Collection

 Collection — Folder 1+
Identifier: Ms-2007-001
Scope and Contents

This collection includes drawings of buildings and homes by Harold S. Hill. Additional donations arrive each year. The collection is currently unprocessed.

Dates: n.d.