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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:

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

Historical Map of Fredericksburg, Virginia

 Collection — Object 1
Identifier: Map-0141
Abstract

Folded map shows thirty-five points of interest in the city of Fredericksburg, Virginia, as well as a red dotted line identifying a route that passes all the points of interest. Reverse of the map contains text that interprets the history of Fredericksburg.

Dates: 1931

Historical Map of Montgomery County, Virginia, Giving the Names and Locations of Many of the Early Adventurers in the Territory from 1750 to 1865 (historical map)

 Collection — Object 1
Identifier: Map-0296
Abstract

This historical map of Montgomery County, Virginia, was compiled from maps, historical records, and traditions by J. R. Hildebrand, who copyrighted the historical map in 1970. 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.

Dates: 1970

Historical Map of Rockbridge County, Virginia, 1778-1865 (historical map)

 Collection — Object 1
Identifier: Map-0129
Abstract

This historical map of Rockbridge 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.

Dates: 1973