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:
Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, & Southern Part of Florida with Environs of Richmond & Charleston
Map is printed in colors. It shows the states of Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina, with insets of Richmond and Charleston, and southern Florida at a reduced scale. Contains a key that identifies various railroads and canals.
Virginiæ partis australis, et Floridæ partis orientalis, interjacentiumque regionum Nova Descriptio,
Map is likely illustrated by Joan Blaeu, though no name appears on the map itself. Contains two compass roses, three sailing ships, two cherubs holding a banner containing the map's scale, and illustrations of native peoples. On reverse, Latin text from unidentified book, from which the map was removed.
Virginiæ Partis australis, et Floridæ partis orientalis, interjacentiumque regionum Nova Descriptio (reproduction?),
Map comes from Arnoldus Montanus' De Nieuwe en onbekend Weereld, published in 1671 by Jacob Meurs. Contains hand-colored illustrations of native peoples, with title and scale incorporated into the natives' actions. Map encompasses the region from Virginia to northern Florida.
Virginian Railway Photographs,
The collection contains 85 photographs of the Virginian Railway and 2 images from the Virginian Railway Company's Annual Report. Photograph subjects include locomotives, people (none identified), and railway accidents.
Virginian Railway Company Photographs, Amonate, Virginia,
The collection contains several photographs from the Virginian Railway Company (later Norfolk and Western Railway—a major midwestern railroad company which operated out of Norfolk, VA).
V.P.I. Campus and Farm
Map shows VPI campus and farm, circa 1908.
V.P.I Diploma
For Cecil Henry Fisher
V.P.I "Gobblers"
VMI vs VPI, Roanoke, Va. Thanksgiving (wooden board with pictures of athletes)
VPI Housing Group and War Memorial
Map is an illustration of the VPI campus in 1922.
V.P.I President and Faculty
*see picture file