Local/Regional History and Appalachian South
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Use this for collections relating to Blacksburg, Montgomery County, Southwest Virginia, West Virginia, and Appalachia.Found in 1980 Collections and/or Records:
Henry Co. Va.
Minimalist map shows towns, roads, and rivers. Includes a typed note concerning corrections.
Herschel A. Elarth-Charles S. Worley, Jr. Architectural Firm Drawings
The Herschel A. Elarth-Charles S. Worley, Jr. Architectural Firm Drawings contains architectural drawings from five projects designed by the partners between 1955 and 1961 (plus one undated alteration). These include three private residences in Blacksburg, Virginia, and two businesses in Christiansburg, Virginia.
Heterick Family Genealogy
A copy of "A Record of the Family Heterick," compiled by Robert Cary Heterick and containing genealogical charts and biographical sketches of the Heterick family, originating with Robert Heterick, born in Ayrhire, Scotland, in 1749, with many descendants in Frederick, Culpeper, and Rappahannock counties, Virginia.
Hickman Family Newsletters and Papers
Six issues of "Hickman Family History Newsletter," published by H. William Gabriel, focusing on descendants of the Roger Hickman family of Back Creek (Bath County), Virginia, together with photos and brief biographical information on various Hickman family members, and a typescript draft of Gabriel's article, "William P. Hickman in the New River Valley, 1852-1864."
Edward B. Hicks Letter
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.