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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:

Luray, Virginia: the Valley Land and Improvement Company. [Map of Shenandoah Valley]

 Collection — Object 1
Identifier: Map-0051
Abstract

Map is part of a tourist brochure advertising the Luray Inn (the subject of an engraving at the top-center of the map) as well as the many historical attractions, mostly battlefields, in the Shenandoah Valley. Reverse of map contains advertisements for Luray tourism.

Dates: 1890

A. W. Luster Receipt,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2011-093
Abstract

The A. W. Luster Receipt describes food purchases by Luster in 1906. The author is presumed to be the same Luster--mentioned in Black, Kent, and Apperson family papers--who owned a local store in Blacksburg, VA.

Dates: 1906

Luther Memorial Evangelical Lutheran Church Records

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2011-014
Abstract

The collection includes church bulletins, newsletters, parish directories and other papers relating to the history of the Luther Memorial Evangelical Lutheran Church.

Dates: 1944 - 1970

Lynchburg, Virginia, Impressment Document for John, an Enslaved Person

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2011-048
Abstract

This collection consists of a receipt for the impressment of John, an enslaved person, in Lynchburg, Virginia, for work on the city's fortifications in October 1863.

Dates: October 1, 1863

Lyric Theatre Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2017-034
Abstract

The Lyric Theatre Collection contains lobby cards, event programs, film flyers, and several film-related newsletters, dating from 1922 to 2006. The majority of the collection consists of lobby cards (1936-1979) and film flyers (undated, but mostly c.1920s-1950s).

Dates: 1922 - 2006; Majority of material found within ( 1922-1979)

Orrin Rankin Magill Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1975-010
Abstract The collection contains the papers--including correspondence, memoranda, subject files, and printed materials--of Orrin Rankin Magill, graduate of Virginia Polytechnic Institute (class of 1913), VPI professor of philosophy and religion, and active participant in civic and political affairs of Blacksburg and Montgomery County, Virginia. Materials document Magill’s community activities, particularly as a member of the Montgomery County Board of Supervisors and the New River Valley Planning...
Dates: 1945 - 1972; Majority of material found within 1960 - 1972

Thomas A. Mahood Civil War Reminiscences

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1979-002
Abstract

The collection includes memoirs by Thomas A. Mahood describing Wise Legion, Virginia Artillery involvement in the Battle of Drewry's Bluff (May 1864), and the actions of the commander General Henry A. Wise.

Dates: c.1895

Maneuver Grounds, Prince William and Fairfax Counties, Va.

 Collection — Object 1
Identifier: Map-0121
Abstract

Map shows the assignment of troops in Maneuver Camps in Prince William and Fairfax counties in Virginia.

Dates: 1904

Warren H. Manning Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1962-007
Abstract

This collection contains papers that document the involvement of Warren H. Manning in the beautification of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute campus and nearby buildings.

Dates: 1925 - 1928