Local/Regional History and Appalachian South
Found in 1954 Collections and/or Records:
Percy Hotspur Lash II Correspondence
This collection contains 45 items, mostly letters from Percy Hotspur Lash II while a student at Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the mid-1920s written to friends in Gladys and Lynchburg, Virginia. Other items include banquet programs, blank postcards, and photographs.
Harriet Eliza Lathrop Reminiscences
This collection includes the photocopied typescript of the reminiscences of Harriet Eliza Lathrop, a native of New York who moved to Tazewell County, Virginia with her husband, employed there to oversee the opening of the Pocahontas Coal Field.
Laurel Fork, Virginia Quadrangle,
Laurel Fork, Virginia Quadrangle. U. S. Geological Survey, 1968. 22 x 27 in. [FOLDER C-2]
Madison T. Lawson Letter
The collection contains a letter from Madison T. Lawson to his family, written in Lee County, Virginia, on March 28, 1864.
League of Women Voters of Montgomery County, Virginia Records,
The League of Women Voters of Montgomery County, Virginia, records, is composed of correspondence, chapter and national league literature and publications, bulletins, candidate questionnaires, meeting minutes and agendas, budget and financial information, bank statements, returned checks, and treasurer's reports.
Hugh C. Ledgerwood Account Book
This collection contains a ledger maintained by Hugh C. Ledgerwood, proprietor of a general store in Newbern (Pulaski County), Virginia, with details of customer transactions, including names, dates, goods purchased, and prices paid.
Preston Leech Glass Slides and Cassette Tape
Leftwich Family Letters
The Leftwich Family Letters include correspondence from James B., William, and Thomas Leftwich in addition to missives from a family friend and a bereaved lover. The soldiers' letters issue from American Civil War battlefronts and provide insight into significant battles (the Battle of Bull Run), war-time trade, and the daily routine of a soldier.
Mary Sinton Leitch Correspondence with J. J. Lankes
The collection includes 27 letters (some with covers and envelopes) written by Mary Sinton Leitch to J. J. Lankes between 1932 and 1950. Introduced by a mutual friend, Leitch and Lankes maintained a more than 18-year correspondence that contained conversations of personal news & friends, the Virginia literary and art scene, and their own writing and artistic efforts (including Lankes collaborations with poet Robert Frost).
Margaret Leslie Receipt for Soldiers' Benefit
This collection contains a soldier's benefit receipt paid to Mrs. Margaret Leslie of Wythe County, Virginia, on May 11, 1863, for supplies furnished to James Leslie, a soldier in the 45th Virginia Regiment of the Confederate Army during the American Civil War.