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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 1954 Collections and/or Records:

Christopher Kraft Letter to Elizabeth Plank

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2024-065
Abstract

This collection consists of a letter from Christopher Kraft in Connecticut to Elizabeth Plank in Blacksburg, Virginia. The envelope is stamped with the date of January 10, 1945. In the letter, Kraft reflects upon his time in Blacksburg and some of his thoughts of Connecticut.

Dates: 1945

Lambsburg, Virginia - North Carolina Quadrangle,

 Collection — Object 1
Identifier: Map-0734
Abstract

Lambsburg, Virginia - North Carolina Quadrangle. U. S. Geological Survey, 1965. 22 x 27 in. [FOLDER C-2]

Dates: 1965 - 1965

Margaret S. Marston Lampe Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1991-003
Abstract

The papers of Margaret S. Marston Lampe span the dates 1976-1989 and are comprised mostly of correspondence, final report drafts, briefing material, meeting minutes, and newspaper clippings. The collection is organized into the following series: National Commission on Excellence in Education, Elementary and Secondary Mathematics, National Institute of Education Laboratory, Governor's Commission on Excellence in Education, and Virginia Board of Education.

Dates: 1976 - 1989

Lucy Lee Lancaster Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1990-069
Abstract Lucy Lee Lancaster was born in Blacksburg, Virginia in 1905 and lived there until she died in 1989. She was one of the first women admitted to Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (popularly known as VPI), and after graduating in 1925, she went on to earn her MLS from Columbia University Library School. She worked at the VPI library for the rest of her career. The Lancaster papers contain biographical materials, family papers, genealogy research,...
Dates: 1915 - 1989

Land Survey, Montgomery County, Virginia,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2011-023
Abstract

The collection consists of map of Montgomery County as it was in 1784. The acreage, divided into thirty-two tracts of one thousand acres each, is situated on the Guyandotte River, a tributary of the Ohio, in present day West Virginia.

Dates: 1784

Lane Hall, Virginia Tech

 Collection — Frame 1
Identifier: Art-096
Scope and Contents

unframed watercolor

Dates: n.d.

James H. Lane Research Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1996-011
Abstract The James H. Lane Research Collection is a collection of research revolving around James H. Lane. The collection includes scans of letters, newspaper clippings, and book excerpts, along with photographs, focusing on Lane's time in the Confederate Army, as well as his time as a professor at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (now Virginia Tech) and Alabama Polytechnic Institute (now Auburn University). The collection also includes two reels of microfilm, with their creation dated as...
Dates: 1865 - 1980

Jacob W. Lantz Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1975-003
Abstract

This collection contains the correspondence and account books of Jacob W. Lantz, proprietor of a general store in Smythe County, Virginia, and manager of local properties owned by the Lobdell Car Wheel Company.

Dates: 1908 - 1944

Larkspur Press Collection

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: Ms-1996-028