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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:

Yellow Sulphur Springs Sale Broadside,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2009-106
Abstract

The Yellow Sulphur Springs broadside advertises the sale of the mineral springs resort located in Montgomery County, Virginia.

Dates: 1943 - 1943

Yonce Family Correspondence,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2012-032
Abstract

The collection consists of one letter from Fannie (Francis Ann?) Yonce to her mother Mrs. Alfred Yonce in Wytheville, Virginia and two letters from William B. Yonce (the first is addressed to Mrs. Yonce and the second is addressed to Fannie).

Dates: 1851 - 1860

Yonson (Johnson) Family Collection,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2013-020
Abstract

The collection consists of receipts dating from 1803-1859. The items in the collection include tax receipts, estate bills for clothes, machinery, auctions, and other ephemera, mostly belonging to Baltzer (Palser) Yonson (Johnson) and his wife, Mary Thompson.

Dates: 1803 - 1859

Fields M. Young Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1985-018
Abstract

Papers of a Grayson County, Virginia merchant. Includes correspondence relating to personal and financial matters, as well as store business; advertising materials from various manufacturers and wholesalers; financial records; folders relating to the Grayson County School Board and Walter R. Hardin; and printed materials.

Dates: 1881 - 1923