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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:

Jacob Cassel Papers, 1865-1881 (Ms2008-086)

 Digital Record
Identifier: Ms2008-086

Henry Morgan Jacocks Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1992-008
Abstract

This collection contains the papers of Henry Morgan Jacocks, graduate of Virginia Tech (class of 1900), assistant superintendent at Mathieson Alkali Works (Saltville, Virginia), independent businessman, and Virginia State Highway Department employee. Correspondence, trade catalogs, instructional booklets, blueprints, and drawings from Jacocks' years at Mathieson Alkali Works. Also includes a set of drafting standards for the Virginia Bridge and Iron Company and several photographs.

Dates: 1898 - 1919

Jamerson Family Papers, 1792, 1803-1919 (Ms1990-080)

 Digital Record
Identifier: Ms1990-080

Jamerson-Webster-Basham Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1990-080
Abstract

The Jamerson-Webster-Basham Family Papers include receipts, deeds, land settlements, and correspondence from the Jamerson and other Franklin County families, including the Webster, Basham, Rayford, Akers, and Neff families.

Dates: 1792, 1803-1936

James Barnett Inventory

 Digital Record
Identifier: Ms2002_022_BarnettJames_Inventory1811

Viola James Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2023-032
Abstract

The Viola James Collection contains membership cards for James as a member of the Clarksburg, West Virginia chapter of the Women of the Ku Klux Klan, which are in a wallet marked with the initials "KKK". The collection also has a blank application form and printed Christian literature related to the organization. It also includes a small framed tintype of two unidentified little girls.

Dates: c. 1920s

Jamestown Exposition, 1907: Plan of Exposition Grounds and Buildings

 Collection — Object 1
Identifier: Map-0140
Abstract

Plan of the Exposition Grounds and Buildings contains a list of buildings on the grounds.

Dates: 1907

John Janney Papers,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2001-019
Abstract

The John Janney Papers consist of over 800 letters written to John Janney and members of his family. Other materials include biographical information, books, and periodicals.

Dates: 1811 - 1994; Majority of material found within 1840 - 1880

Jefferson National Forest: Glenwood, New Castle, and Blacksburg Ranger Districts, Virginia,

 Collection — Object 1
Identifier: Map-0782
Abstract

Jefferson National Forest: Glenwood, New Castle, and Blacksburg Ranger Districts. Forest Service, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture, 1978. 50 x 36 in. 1978. On reverse: Jefferson National Forest: Mount Rogers N. R. A. and Wythe Ranger Districts, Virginia. [FOLDER C-1]

Dates: 1978 - 1978