New River Valley Planning District Commission Records,
Scope and Content
The New River Valley Planning District Commission records consist of reports, files, and other literature gathered and used by the commission to aid their planning for the New River Valley of Virginia. Some of the records, spanning from 1959 to 1991, deal with forestation, wilderness management, water systems, economic concerns, and housing in the New River Valley and other areas of southern Appalachia. Also includes several publications from the Appalachian Regional Commission.
Dates
- Creation: 1959-1991, n.d.
Creator
- New River Valley Planning District Commission (Organization)
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish material from New River Valley Planning District Commission Records must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Historical Note
The New River Valley Planning District is one of twenty one planning districts in Virginia whose commissions are chartered under Virginia law. Also known as PDC 4, the organization encompasses the counties of Floyd, Giles, Montgomery, and Pulaski, and the City of Radford.
The commission serves the local governments in the area and their citizenry by providing a number of different services ranging from economic development to regional recycling. The purpose of the planning district commission is to promote regional cooperation, to coordinate the activities and policies of member local governments, and to provide planning assistance to local governments. The commission is financed by a combination of local, state, and federal funds.
Information from the "About New River Valley Planning District Commission" website: http://www.nrvpdc.org/aboutpdc.html
NRVPDC homepage: http://www.nrvpdc.org/index.html
Full Extent
3 Cubic Feet (3 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The New River Valley Planning District Commission records consist of reports, files, and other literature gathered and used by the commission to aid their planning for the New River Valley of Virginia.
Arrangement
Materials in the collection are in chronological order, with undated items at the end.
Location
Please note: This collection is located in off-site storage and requires 2-3 days notice for retrieval. Contact Special Collections for more information.
Acquisition Information
The New River Valley Planning District Commission Records were donated to Special Collections in December 1998.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the New River Valley Planning District Commission Records was completed in January and February 1999 by Sarah Gouger, student assistant, and Laura Katz Smith, Manuscripts Curator. Additional description was completed in March 2011, when the html guide was converted to an EAD finding aid.
- Title
- A Guide to the New River Valley Planning District Commission Records, 1959-1991, n.d.
- Status
- Completed
- Subtitle
- A Collection in Special Collections
- Author
- Sarah Gouger, student assistant, and Laura Katz Smith, Manuscripts Curator (1999); Kira A. Dietz, Archivist (2011)
- 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