Local/Regional History and Appalachian South
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Use this for collections relating to Blacksburg, Montgomery County, Southwest Virginia, West Virginia, and Appalachia.Found in 1734 Collections and/or Records:
Charles Scott and Company Collection
Receipts and business documents relating to the business of Charles Scott and Company of Glade Spring Depot, Virginia. Charles Scott and Company ran a salt works outside of Saltville, Virginia and supplied salt for the state of Virginia during the Civil War. One of the receipts is for a retainer for James W. Sheffey in case of impressment of C. Scott and Co.'s property by the state.
Scott County, Virginia Amnesty Oath Register,
Ledger listing men, mostly from Scott County, Virginia, including name, age, occupation and residence. Believed to be list of men to whom the amnesty oath was administered following the Civil War.
Scott County, Virginia, Legal Documents,
The collection contains 8 documents about legal matters in Scott County, VA. There are 5 bonds whereby citizens agree to be liable for performance of office holders or appointees, a deposition about jury service, and 2 items about law books.
R. A. Scott Diary,
The diary of R. A. Scott documents the life of the overseer of [rail] roads from Augusta County, Virginia, from 1877 to 1882. The collection includes one diary and two receipts. Information on the railroad, farming, religion, and local deaths also appears.
W. L. Scott Letter
Confederate soldier in the Civil War, in Company G, 15th North Carolina Regiment. Letter from Scott in Richmond, Virginia, July 11, 1863, to his sister. Writes of the skirmish at the South Anna River in Virginia, July 4, 1863, in which the bridge was defended by the Confederates from destruction by the Union forces. Transcript available.
Scrapbook of poetry, newspaper clippings and pressed flowers, by Daniel Bedinger Lucas, c. 1860s (Ms1995-012)
Section of Campus, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Showing Area around Greenhouse
Map shows part of VPI campus, surrounding the greenhouses.
Henry Courtenay Selden Letters
Color photocopies and typed transcripts of letters from Henry Courtenay Selden, a student at Washington College and a private in the 3rd Virginia Cavalry during the Civil War.
Self-Tour Map of Historic Newbern, the First County Seat of Pulaski County, 1839-1893
Map provides the user with a self-guided tour of Newburn, Virginia, with historical notes and illustrations of significant sites.