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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 1734 Collections and/or Records:

Carter Braxton Letters,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1966-001
Abstract

The collection contains copies of four letters written by Carter Braxton from Chericoke in King William County, Virginia to Dr. C.C. Cocke of Fluvanna County, Virginia.

Dates: 1842 - 1843

Brian Ackler Papers, 1968-1971 (Ms1990-047)

 Digital Record
Identifier: Ms1990-047
Dates: 1968 - 1971

Bridges & Sanders, New River Nursery Receipt,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2013-051
Abstract

The collections contains a receipt for D. S. Peirce dated September 18, 1874, for the purchase of apples from the New River Nursery in Jackson's Ferry, Wythe County, Va.

Dates: 1874 - 1874

Bristol-Moore Stamp Kit,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2009-078
Abstract

The leather stamp case is in a protective cover marked "Moore Brothers"—a store previously located in Bristol, Virginia/Tennessee. The stamp case is monogrammed with the initials "I.C.F."

Dates: [c.1854-1863?]

Bristol, Tennessee-Virginia,

 Collection — Object 1
Identifier: Map-0780
Abstract

Bristol, Tennessee-Virginia. Bristol Chamber of Commerce, [1965]. 22 x 29 in. [FOLDER C-2]

Dates: [1965]

John P. Brock Muster Roll

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: Ms-1992-023
Scope and Content

Confederate Civil War muster roll, taken June 12, 1861, in Staunton, Virginia, of the Captain John P. Brock Cavalry of the 1st Cavalry Regiment Wise Legion, which was renamed in May 1862 as the 10th Regiment Virginia Cavalry. Muster roll lists volunteers' rank, age, value of horses and horse equipment brought with them, and where, when and how long they joined for duty.

Dates: 1861 - 1861

Brown Family Papers,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1990-011
Abstract

The collection consists of receipts, bills, Promissory notes, tax notes, letters, and other various papers created between 1825 and 1912 by members of the Brown, and other related families.

Dates: 1825-1912, 1965

Brown Family Papers, 1825-1912, 1965 (Ms1990-011)

 Digital Record
Identifier: Ms1990-011
Dates: 1825-1912, 1965

George Brown Account Book,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1940-002
Abstract

Ledger containing list of delinquent Wythe County, Virginia taxpayers and details of church fund accounts.

Dates: 1906 - 1922

Ralph Minthorne Brown Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1970-002
Abstract

Papers of Ralph Minthorne Brown, Virginia Tech head librarian (1926-1947), amateur historian and naturalist. Includes materials on Virginia Tech and local history, including typed transcripts of sources gathered for an intended history of Virginia Tech. Also included are Brown's Blacksburg ornithological and weather observations, a bibliography of Matthew Fontaine Maury, and other writings.

Dates: 1925 - 1944