Newlee Family Papers,
Scope and Content
The collection includes a paper of the history written in 1980 of Smithfield Plantation, the Preston family, and Virginia Newlee (Robert's daughter) written by George Shackleford. In addition there is an obituary of Colonel Newlee, and a newspaper clipping from 1916 with the muster roll of the Company of Virginia Volunteers in the Mexican War. Also includes a muster roll of Company L, Fourth Virginia Regiment, of which Newlee was captain.
Dates
- Creation: 1916, 1980, n.d.
Creator
- Newlee family (Blacksburg, Va.) (Family)
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish material from Newlee Family Papers must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Biographical Note
The Newlee family was from Blacksburg, Virginia. Colonel Robert G. Newlee mustered in as a captain of the 4th Virginia Regiment in April 1862. He was later a sergeant in the 1st Virginia Regiment in the Mexican War, and raised a company in Blacksburg during the Civil War known as the "Montgomery Mountain Boys."
Full Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder; 1 oversize folder)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
The collection arranged by material type.
Acquisition Information
The Newlee Family Papers collection was acquired by Special Collections prior to 1982.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Newlee Family Papers was completed in 1982. Additional information was completed in April 2011.
- Title
- Newlee Family Papers, 1916, 1980, n.d.
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Special Collections Staff
- Date
- © 2011 Virginia Tech. 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