Local/Regional History and Appalachian South
Found in 1964 Collections and/or Records:
Seldon Longley Papers
This collection contains six pieces of personal correspondence addressed to Seldon Longley, as well as a bank note and leather case.
Look Family Papers
This collection contains the papers of the Look family of Wyoming, New York and Marion, Virginia, including correspondence of women's suffragist Susan Look Avery and other family members; cartes-de-visite of Avery and daughter Lydia Avery Coonley; photographs of "Hillside," the Avery family home in Wyoming, New York; and a brochure of the Susan Look Avery Club of Wyoming, New York.
Fannie Lorentz Letter
The Fannie Lorentz Letter is by Lorentz (1829-1864) to her husband Mifflin (1823-1891), dated April 12, 1862, from "Cabin Home" (now Shawsville), Virginia. Lorentz describes recent events in her and her children's lives, such as problems with getting wood, issues with hens, and being ill. She also discusses a letter she read to her neighbor from Jimmie Langhorne about being wounded by "Yankees" in Delaware during the American Civil War.
Louisa County Virginia
Minimalist map shows towns in Louisa County, Virginia.
James H. Lowry Journal
Journal of James H. Lowry, a schoolmaster and farmer living in Washington County, Virginia during the midddle of the 19th century, documenting items purchased for the school, tuition paid, and financial transactions with neighbors and local merchants.
Daniel Bedinger Lucas Papers
The Daniel Bedinger Lucas papers consist of scrapbooks, correspondence, poems and essays, newspapers, and other materials collected and created by Lucas, including several items created by his sister, Virginia Lucas, also a poet.
Luray, Virginia: the Valley Land and Improvement Company. [Map of Shenandoah Valley]
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.
A. W. Luster Receipt,
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.
Luther Memorial Evangelical Lutheran Church Records
The collection includes church bulletins, newsletters, parish directories and other papers relating to the history of the Luther Memorial Evangelical Lutheran Church.
Lynchburg, Virginia, Impressment Document for John, an Enslaved Person
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.