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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:

Franklin County, Virginia, Legal Document of Debt

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2009-091
Abstract

This legal document from Franklin County, Virginia, describes the unpaid debt of two men being who are being sued for the balance.

Dates: c.1810

Franklin County, Virginia, Showing Primary and Secondary Highway Systems

 Collection — Object 1
Identifier: Map-0218
Abstract

Map shows highways of Franklin County, Virginia, with a mileage table and some inset maps of individual towns.

Dates: 1942

James C. Franklin Letter

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2009-076
Abstract

Letter from James C. Franklin, of the 57th Virginia Infantry, to wife Susan in Galveston (Pittsylvania County), Virginia, describing a recent, difficult march through rain and snow near Fredericksburg, recounting a massive snowball fight between Toombs' and Cross' brigades, and advising his brother to bring a surgeon's certificate when he returns to duty.

Dates: 1863 - 1863

G. Preston Frazer Artwork

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: Ms-1992-055
Scope and Content

Artist and former professor of architecture at Virginia Tech. Collection consists of twenty-two sketches and drawings done by Frazer of nudes and scenes of Blacksburg, Virginia, and the southwest Virginia region. Images available online.

Dates: 1940s-1950s

Freight Receipt, Virginia and Tennessee Railroad Co, Christiansburg Depot, November 1, 1862 (Ms1992-003)

 Digital Record
Identifier: Ms1992_003_PrestonRobertT_B1F10_FreighReceipt_1862_1101
Dates: 1862-11-01

Chapman J. French Diaries

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2010-045
Abstract

Twenty-three diaries meticulously written by Chapman J. French, a civil engineer for Norfolk & Western Railway, made during the years of 1906-1912, 1928-1935, and 1937-1944. The diaries relate French's daily activities at home and at work; they also include such items as addresses, cost accounts, and major league baseball scores.

Dates: 1906-1912, 1928-1935, 1937-1944

Fries Textile Plant Records,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1989-039
Abstract

Materials include correspondence, ledgers, production records, employee records, and other items documenting the history of the town and plant.

Dates: 1900 - 1988

Henly Fugate Business Records

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1978-007
Abstract

This collection contains business records and personal financial records generated by Henly Fugate.

Dates: 1879 - 1918

Reid Stanger Fulton Papers,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1978-010
Abstract

Correspondence, legal papers, and printed materials of Reid Stanger Fulton, economics instructor, avid book collector, and owner of Graham mansion at Max Meadows, Virginia.

Dates: 1900 - 1976