Local/Regional History and Appalachian South
Found in 1952 Collections and/or Records:
William Martin Johnson Papers
The papers in this collection include both personal and professional correspondence, ranging from November 1932 to March 1977. Johnson wrote to representatives at Public Works, American Society of Civil Engineers, the Department of Architectural Engineering at Virginia Polytechnic Institute, and the War Assets Administration, among others.
Clement Dixon Johnston Papers,
The collection contains correspondence, speeches, scrapbooks, diaries, photographs, and other memorabilia from Johnston's tenure and local and national politics and business.
J. T. Jones Ledger
Ledger of James Taswell Jones (1890-1945), a Blacksburg, Virginia meat cutter, containing payment transactions on accounts of customers, including C. W. Black, C. E. Bodell, F. B. Eames, J. K. Groseclose, Y. B. Keister, and H. L. Price.
Samuel D. Jones Letter to Henry C. Wysor
The Samuel D. Jones Letter to Henry C. Wysor is a letter written on March 10, 1893, from Jones (1856-1930) in Glade Spring, Virginia, to Wysor (1847-1927) in Dublin, Virginia. The letter details a payment for an insurance policy and is written on Southwest Virginia Institute for Young Ladies letterhead. Jones was principal of the institute, and Wysor was an agent for the New-York Life Insurance Company.
Joseph F. Ware Collection, 1900-1971 (Ms2010-022)
Joseph Funk & Sons Correspondence
The Joseph Funk & Sons Correspondence predates the American Civil War and includes two letters from a Mennonite hymnbook publisher in Rockingham County, Virginia, to a client in Lewisburg, Virginia [now West Virginia]. The letter discusses book shipments, the settlement of accounts, and the unreliability of shipping to the western counties via the railroad.
George W. L. Kabrich Family Papers
Kagey, Rosenberger & Co. Ledger
This collection consists of the collection book of Kagey, Rosenberger & Co. Ledger, a banking firm in Luray (Page County), Virginia, during the late 19th century.
Granville Skidmore Kennedy Family Papers
Anna Whitehead Kenney Papers
The Anna Whitehead Kenney Papers contains a collection of biographical information about local families compiled by Kenney during her time as a curator at Smithfield Plantation.