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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:

Robert Edminton Inventory

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1988-077
Abstract

Robert Edminton was a Washington County, Virginia, land and slave owner. The collection consists an inventory which lists the amount and value of his land, farm, and slaves.

Dates: 1815 - 1815

Henry Edmundson Letters

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2010-085
Abstract

The Henry Edmundson Letters contain nine letters, eight of which were written to Edmundson and one, the earliest of the nine, written by Edmundson in 1814 to General John Preston. The senders of the various letters include William Ballard Preston; Francis H. Smith, superintendent of Virginia Military Institute (V.M.I.); Bernard Peyton; Isaac White; and Joseph Robert Woods.

Dates: 1814 - 1847

Eggleston Cliffs in Mist

 Collection — Frame 1
Identifier: Art-129
Scope and Contents

VTF 2871; painting

Dates: c.1982

Records of Joseph Dupuy Eggleston

 Collection
Identifier: RG-02-07
Scope and Content Information The bulk of the collection consists of correspondence (1913-19) including: letters to and from state and national political figures; correspondence signed by Eggleston as Acting Director of the Extension Division (1913-16); correspondence between Eggleston and principals, board members and others of various agricultural high schools relating to financial requests, personnel, etc. (1916-19); correspondence with county agents and state and national personnel connected with agricultural...
Dates: 1913 - 1919

William P. Eliason Letter,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2011-096
Abstract

The collection includes a letter (January 15, 1860) from William P. Eliason to Mrs. Ann Hodgson, detailing the death of Hodgson's brother, William.

Dates: 1860 - 1860

Anna Burton Ellett Collection,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1974-010
Abstract

Materials relating to early residents of Southwest Virginia (particularly James Patton, William Preston, and John Preston) and the commemoration of the 200th anniversary of George Washington's birth in 1932, all collected by Anna Burton Ellett, a Blacksburg resident and active member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities.

Dates: 1751 - 1932

Ellett Family Papers,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1988-047
Scope and Content Note The Ellett family papers consist of 35 letters written by Dr. Robert Thaddeus Ellett (1826-1904) who served as assistant surgeon in White Sulphur Springs, Virginia, for the Confederate States during the Civil War. His letters are written to Sue French of Pearisburg, who would later become Ellett's wife. Other items include biographical and family history information, photos, clippings, a 1961 dedication to Col. W. H. French marker program, DAR applications, and "The Family Album," an 11-page...
Dates: 1865 - 1961

Robert Ellett Account Book,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1940-006
Abstract

Account book of Dr. Robert Thadeus Ellett, a physician residing and practicing in Montgomery County, Virginia during the latter 19th century. Includes patient names, dates of visits, and fees.

Dates: 1867 - 1873

James C. V. Emond Papers,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1991-026
Abstract

Papers--including printed materials, correspondence, research notes, photographs, and ephemera--collected by James C. V. Emond, pastor of Fairlawn Church of Christ (Galax, Virginia), while researching the history of his church and the surrounding community.

Dates: 1857 - 1988

Entrance of Campus in Blacksburg

 Collection
Identifier: Art-173
Scope and Contents

Alumni Gate painted on side; VTF 3100

Dates: 1931 - 1931