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:
Town of Blacksburg Zoning Map
Map shows different zones within the town of Blacksburg, Virginia.
Town of Buchanan, Virginia, Photographs
Town located in Botetourt County, Virginia. Collection consists of photographs of Main Street, the Baptist Church, and businesses located in Buchanan, around the 1890s.
Town of Christiansburg, Virginia
Map shows roadways in Christiansburg, Virginia.
William Townes Letters
Thirteen letters with their envelopes from VAMC student William Townes to family members L. W. Wimbish and Mrs. L. W. Wimbish in Boydton, Mecklenburg County, Virginia over the period March 15, 1875 to November 2, 1875. Letters concern his expenses and need for funds and his wish for news of home. Also mentioned are boarding in town, opinions of Blacksburg, a masque ball, constant drilling, fellow cadets, and farm matters.
Transcripts, , undated
Transfer Request, From Major Allen to Col Robert T. Preston, undated (Ms1992-003)
Transfer Request, To Brigade Gen Beauregard from Maj. Robert C. Allen, Manassas Junction, June 24, 1861 (Ms1992-003)
Clarence Trent Papers
The Trent papers contain materials dealing with his activities in the ASME, the Lutheran Campus Ministry at VPI, and engineering education. Further biographical information on Trent may be found in Folder 1 and 27, the latter of which deals with the Distinguished Alumnus Certificate which Bluefield College awarded him in 1986.
Mattie Lamb Tucker Papers
Certificates, newspaper clippings, photographs, correspondence and miscellaneous printed material of Mattie Lamb Tucker, a Red Cross volunteer and community service worker in Blacksburg, Virginia.