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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:

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.

Henry H. Hill Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1980-003
Abstract

The Henry H. Hill collection consists of historical and genealogical research compiled by Hill during his lifetime in southwest Virginia. Hill (1880-1954) was an alumni and professor at Virginia Polytechnic Institute.

Dates: 1893-1963, n.d.

Meta Tutwiler Hill Family History

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2023-001
Abstract

This collection contains a transcription of a family history recounted by Meta "Mimi" Tutwiler Hill Boynton.

Dates: undated

Olivia Tutwiler Hill Diary,

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: Ms-2016-004
Abstract

Diary of Olivia Tutwiler (later Olivia Tutwiler Hill), a young teacher living in Blacksburg and Childress, Virginia, in 1919. The focus is primarily on a crush that Tutwiler had on a Virginia Tech cadet, but entries also chronicle an active social life.

Dates: 1919 - 1919

Hillsville Sheet

 Collection — Object 1
Identifier: Map-0809

Hillsville, Virginia Quadrangle,

 Collection — Object 1
Identifier: Map-0741
Abstract

Hillsville, Virginia Quadrangle. U. S. Geological Survey, 1968. 22 x 27 in. [FOLDER C-2]

Dates: 1968 - 1968

Historical Map of Bedford County, Virginia, 1750-1865

 Collection — Object 1
Identifier: Map-0108
Abstract This historical map of Bedford County, Virginia, was compiled from maps, historical records, and traditions by J. R. Hildebrand, who copyrighted the historical map in 1973. It contains a brief history of the county surrounding the map, and on the map are identified locations for incidents of historical interest. The map is bordered by a list of names of men who, presumably, lived in the county. The bottom left corner contains a map of smaller scale, so one can find Bedford County in the...
Dates: 1973