Michael Kinzer Family Papers,
Scope and Content
The collection consists of documents concerned with the acquisition of land in Montgomery County, Michael Kinzer's last will and testament (1826), and a wallet. Within the land acquisition papers is included a deed (October 18, 1816) and a copy of a historical preservation report written by Dr. George Green Shackelford on the Michael Kinzer house. The wallet included in the collection was a Christmas present to W. A. Bell from W. B. Fiser in 1898.
Dates
- Creation: 1805 - 1981
Creator
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish material from Michael Kinzer Family Papers must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Biographical Note
The Michael Kinzer family resided in Montgomery County, Virginia.
Full Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection consists of documents concerned with the acquisition of land in Montgomery County, Michael Kinzer's last will and testament (1826), and a wallet from the Michael Kinzer family.
Arrangement
Material in this collection are arranged in chronological order. Undated materials are at the beginning and bulk item are at the back.
Acquisition Information
This collection was acquired by Newman Library prior to 1962.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Michael Kinzer Family Papers was completed prior to 2010. Additional description was completed in January 2011.
- Title
- A Guide to the Michael Kinzer Family Papers, 1805-1981
- Status
- Completed
- Subtitle
- A Collection in Special Collections
- Author
- Stephanie Wenger
- Date
- © 2011 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. All rights reserved.
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections, Virginia Tech Repository
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu