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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:

Commonwealth of Virginia State Highway System and Connections

 Collection — Object 1
Identifier: Map-0068
Abstract

Map shows the state highway system of Virginia, as well as construction and detour information. Contains an index of cities and towns, along with an index of accredited institutions of higher learning. Reverse shows photographs of locations of historical interest, as well as maps of cities and locales of interest, traffic sign explanations, and information about the Highway System, including speed limits.

Dates: September 1937

Commonwealth of Virginia State Highway System and Connections

 Collection — Object 1
Identifier: Map-0064
Abstract

Map shows the state highway system of Virginia, as well as construction and detour information. Contains an index of cities and towns, along with an index of accredited institutions of higher learning. Reverse shows photographs of locations of historical interest, as well as maps of cities, traffic sign explanations, and information about the Highway System, including speed limits.

Dates: December 1934

Commonwealth of Virginia State Highway System and Connections

 Collection — Object 1
Identifier: Map-0065
Abstract

Map shows the state highway system of Virginia, as well as construction and detour information. Contains an index of cities and towns, along with an index of accredited institutions of higher learning. Reverse shows photographs of locations of historical interest, as well as maps of cities, traffic sign explanations, and information about the Highway System, including speed limits.

Dates: May 1936

Commonwealth of Virginia State Highway System and Connections

 Collection — Object 1
Identifier: Map-0066
Abstract

Map shows the state highway system of Virginia, as well as construction and detour information. Contains an index of cities and towns, along with an index of accredited institutions of higher learning. Reverse shows photographs of locations of historical interest, as well as maps of cities, traffic sign explanations, and information about the Highway System, including speed limits.

Dates: June 1934

Confederate Broadside Against Aiding Deserters,

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: Ms-2011-047
Abstract

Collection consists of a Confederate broadside issued October 29, 1863, by Major General Sam Jones, concerning the provision of aid for deserters and punishment for those who engage in such acts.

Dates: October 29, 1863

Thomas Nelson Conrad Book Manuscript

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: Ms-1989-095
Scope and Content Born in Fairfax Court House, Virginia; graduated from Dickinson College in 1857. During the Civil War he served as a captain in the Third Virginia Cavalry. President of the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (later Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University) from 1882 to 1886. Papers consist of the original manuscript of The Rebel Scout: A Thrilling History of Scouting Life in the Southern Army, written by Conrad from 1891 to 1893, and...
Dates: 1891 - 1893

Contract, Copy from Mr Baylor, February 18, 1896 (Ms1988-047)

 Digital Record
Identifier: Ms1988_047_EllettFamily_1896_0218_
Dates: 1865 - 1961

Catlett Conway Correspondence,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2012-039
Abstract

The collection consists of 65 letters written between Catlett Conway and family members during the years 1892-1920.

Dates: 1892 - 1920

Dr. W. B. Conway and Julia Ellen Thomas Correspondence,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2014-015
Abstract

The Dr. W. B. Conway and Julia Ellen Thomas Correspondence contains letters exchanged between the couple from 1869 to 1870 before they were married.

Dates: 1869 - 1870

Byron Nelson Cooper Papers,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1973-004
Abstract

Correspondence; writings; research records; administrative, instructional, and consulting files; and photographs of Byron Nelson Cooper, professor of geology and head of Virginia Polytechnic Institute's Department of Geological Sciences from 1946 to 1971.

Dates: 1925 - 1971