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:
Division of the Annie Laura Gerald Land, Vicker, Montgomery Co., Va.
Map shows the divisions of the Annie Laura Gerald Land in Montgomery County, Virginia.
Charles Doe Correspondence,
Collection contains two letters by Charles Doe, future Chief Justice of New Hampshire. Written to his parents in Maine in 1850, Doe's letters detail his travels and observations in Virginia.
David S. Doggett Letters
The collection contains Doggett's letters to his father in Richmond, Virginia, from 1912-1915, while he was a student at VPI.
Dormitory No. 4, Va. Polytechnic Inst. (Heating Plans)
Document shows the heating plans for dormitory 4 at VPI in Blacksburg, Virginia. It contains some hand-written annotations.
John Dougherty Papers
Wythe County, Virginia, militia compensation note, paid to Dougherty. Signed by James Thompson.
Dr. Thomas' Eclectric Oil Trade Card
The Dr. Thomas' Eclectric Oil trade card is an advertisement for a cure-all serum marketed most popularly during the Victorian era. This particular trade card was distributed by James Aumann, M.D.—a druggist and chemist from Wytheville, Virginia.
Draper Mercantile Company Account Books,
Account books of general mercantile business in Draper (Pulaski County), Virginia during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Alfred Washington Drinkard, Jr., Diary
Director of Agricultural Experiment Station at Virginia Polytechnic Institute, 1917-1945; assistant director of Agricultural Experiment Station, 1945 until his retirement in 1948. Collection consists of a Daily Desk Diary, which mentions persons and events in Blacksburg and at Virginia Polytechnic Institute.
Harry C. Dudley Account Books,
Ledgers detailing expenses and customer accounts of general store, saw mill, and lime kiln in Montgomery County, Virginia during the early 20th century.