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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:

James Glen Walthall Daybook,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1940-030
Abstract

Daybook of Montgomery County, Virginia general mercantile business, recording customer names, goods purchased, and prices paid.

Dates: 1906 - 1906

Robert Walton Letter,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2009-104
Abstract

The collection contains a single letter written by Robert Walton of Augusta, Georgia, to his sister, Elizabeth McClanahan, in Botetourt County, Virginia.

Dates: 1813 - 1813

Sephas (Cephas) L. Walton Correspondence,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1955-001
Abstract

This folder contains eighteen letters and one envelope to and from Sephus (Cephas) L. Walton. These letters are to and from his Mother, Father, Brother, Wife and other relations while he was in the 1st Virginia Battalion, Company A and 42nd Infantry Virginia Regiment, Company B.

Dates: 1861-1865, 1884

William C. Wampler Congressional Papers,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1982-003
Abstract

William C. Wampler, Sr. was a U.S. Congressman from Virginia in the 1950s through 1980s. His papers primarily document his tenure in Congress during the 1970s and 1980s, including correspondence with constituents, committees, and government departments, legislative files, public relations and campaign materials, and photographs.

Dates: 1953 - 1990; Majority of material found within 1967 - 1982

War Memorial, Virginia Tech

 Collection — Frame 1
Identifier: Art-097
Scope and Contents

unframed watercolor; not VTF number

Dates: n.d.

Joseph F. Ware Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2010-022
Abstract

The collection contains 102 letters from Joseph F. Ware to his wife, Susie, in Blacksburg, Virginia, while he was serving overseas during and after World War I. The other significant portion of this collection contains nearly 200 photographs.

Dates: 1900 - 1971; Majority of material found within 1915 - 1920

Warm Hearth Village Records,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2007-002
Abstract

This collection contains documents related to the establishment and building of Warm Hearth Village a retirement community in Blacksburg, Virginia.

Dates: 1974 - 1982

Warm Springs, Virginia, Ledgers,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2014-003
Abstract

The Warm Springs, Virginia, Ledgers collection includes 26 ledgers divided that account for the business of John E. Criser, J. S. Kelley, Blakey and Hamilton Co., and Yancey and Faulkner, as well as others in and around the town of Warm Springs. Ledgers date from 1884-1942, but the majority are from 1900-1920. The various companies appear to have done assorted business with each other as they appear sporadically in each other's ledgers.

Dates: 1890 - 1942; Majority of material found within 1900 - 1920

Warren Co. Va.

 Collection — Object 1
Identifier: Map-0136
Abstract

Minimalist map shows towns in Warren County, Virginia. Map contains a handwritten note concerning adjustments.

Dates: 1913

Washington Co. Va.

 Collection — Object 1
Identifier: Map-0186
Abstract

Minimalist map shows towns in Washington County, Virginia. Map contains a handwritten note concerning adjustments.

Dates: 1913