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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 1964 Collections and/or Records:

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

Map of 482 Acres of Timber and Coal Land on Prices Mountain in Montgomery County, Virginia

 Collection — Object 1
Identifier: Map-0288
Abstract

Blueprint map shows timber and coal land south of Price's Mountain in Montgomery County, Virginia.

Dates: March 1914

Map of 1937 Merrimac Community

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1996-012
Abstract

The Map of 1937 Merrimac Community is a map of the Merrimac coal mining community in Montgomery County, Virginia, as it was in 1937. It was produced by the Appalachian Studies Program and the Landscape Architecture Program at Virginia Tech in 1996.

Dates: 1996

[Map of Area Between Roanoke Street and Harding Avenue, Blacksburg, Virginia]

 Collection — Object 1
Identifier: Map-0239
Abstract

Map shows the grounds of St. Mary's Catholic Church and Blacksburg Cemetery between Harding Avenue and Roanoke Street in Blacksburg, Virginia. This map had previously been assigned the title "Town of Blacksburg Cemetery."

Dates: ca. 1979

Map of Augusta County, Virginia

 Collection — Object 1
Identifier: Map-0104
Abstract

This map is a large map that shows the geographic layout of Augusta County. Contains an inset showing the geographic context of the county.

Dates: 1870