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:
Civil War Small Manuscripts Collection
Collection of small (1- to 2-folder) manuscripts related to various aspects of the Civil War and obtained from various sources.
Civilian Conservation Corps and Family Photograph Collection,
The collection includes CCC photographs from camps (at least some are in Virginia), as well as a number of family photographs. Most items are not dated, but some images come from the 1920s and 1930s.
Claim Testimony Transcipt, John W. Bosworth, n.d. (Ms2010-060)
Allen C. Clark Correspondence
The collection includes two letters written to Allen C. Clark.
W. Graham Claytor Papers,
Business and personal papers of W. Graham Claytor, a 1906 graduate of Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (later Virginia Polytechnic Institute) and an executive overseeing the operations of a number of American Gas and Electric Company subsidiaries during the 20th century. Includes correspondence, reports, and printed materials relating to personal financial matters, business operations, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, and ham radio.
Abram Cledening Letters
Joseph Coats, Jr., Reward Announcement,
The collection consists of a handwritten announcement, dated August 3, 1840, regarding a runaway slave from the Cuckooville neighborhood of Louisa County, Virginia. Joseph Coats Jr., presumably the slave's master, describes in detail -- including physical characteristics and temperament -- the escaped 18 year old slave named Sam and offers a ten dollar reward for his capture.
Theophilus Cocke Letter,
Letter from Theophilus Cocke, veteran of the Mexican War, to Dr. Brancomb Cabble, the Commissioner of Pensions, asking for the benefits provided by the Service Pension Bill of 1907.
Coffee Family Land Grant
Grant for 730 acres in Montgomery County, Virginia, signed by James Monroe as governor of Virginia to Robert, James, and Samuel Coffee.
Georgia Dunn Coggin Letters,
The Georgia Dunn Coggin Letters collection contains letters written to and from Coggin from 1910 to 1960.