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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:

Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of the New River Valley Records,

 Class
Identifier: Ms-1988-001
Abstract

Records of the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of the New River Valley, including programs and newsletters, membership lists, and historical essays.

Dates: 1958 - 1987

United Daughters of the Confederacy, Dr. Harvy Black Chapter Records,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1990-050
Abstract

Records of Dr. Harvy Black Chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy. Contains files devoted to local Confederate veterans, as well as chapter financial records, minute books, membership records, printed materials and scrapbooks.

Dates: 1862 - 2010

United States of America, Southern Part

 Collection — Object 1
Identifier: Map-0025
Abstract

Map encompasses area from the mouth of the Mississippi River to the Chesapeake Bay. Map is hand-colored and is from Pinkerton's A Modern Atlas.

Dates: 1809

Martin Urner Ledger,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2010-041
Abstract

The collection contains a single ledger from Martin Urner’s harness and saddle-making business in New Market, Virginia. The ledger includes customer and payment information from 1867 to 1881.

Dates: 1867 - 1881

Lucy Dickinson Urquhart Papers,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1987-046
Abstract

The Lucy Dickinson Urquhart Papers contains correspondence, newspaper clippings, and poetry and advertisements by Lucy Dickinson Urquhart. The collection also includes correspondence, papers, and other materials related to her family.

Dates: 1865 - 1973

U.S. Circuit Court Criminal Docket - Bickley Mills, VA,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2011-085
Abstract

Collection consists of the criminal docket of the U.S. Circuit Court located in Bickley Mills, Virginia (Russell County). Entries date from 1893 through 1897. Also present are documents related to correspondence and receipts to William Jessee, the constable of Russell County. These documents date from 1906 through 1907.

Dates: 1893 - 1907

Va Polytechnic Institute Abattoir and Piggery (Plans and Elevations)

 Collection — Object 1
Identifier: Map-0355
Abstract

Document shows the Abattoir and Piggery plans and elevations at VPI, circa 1902.

Dates: ca. 1902

Valley Street Baptist Church Records,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2011-069
Abstract

Collection contains correspondence, minute books, and financial records for organizations within the Valley Street Baptist Church in Abingdon, Virginia.

Dates: 1931 - 1937

V.A.M.C. Diploma

 Collection — Frame 1
Identifier: Art-079
Scope and Contents

For William J. Lawrence

Dates: 1876 - 1876

V.A.M.C. Diploma

 Collection — Frame 1
Identifier: Art-080
Scope and Contents

For Henry D. Ayre

Dates: 1876 - 1876