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:
Franklin County, Virginia, Legal Document of Debt
This legal document from Franklin County, Virginia, describes the unpaid debt of two men being who are being sued for the balance.
Franklin County, Virginia, Showing Primary and Secondary Highway Systems
Map shows highways of Franklin County, Virginia, with a mileage table and some inset maps of individual towns.
James C. Franklin Letter
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.
G. Preston Frazer Artwork
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.
Freight receipt to Col. Preston for goods sent to Salem, from the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad Co., Christiansburg Depot, November 8, 1863 (Ms1992-003)
Freight Receipt, Virginia and Tennessee Railroad Co, Christiansburg Depot, November 1, 1862 (Ms1992-003)
Chapman J. French Diaries
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.
Fries Textile Plant Records,
Materials include correspondence, ledgers, production records, employee records, and other items documenting the history of the town and plant.
Henly Fugate Business Records
This collection contains business records and personal financial records generated by Henly Fugate.
Reid Stanger Fulton Papers,
Correspondence, legal papers, and printed materials of Reid Stanger Fulton, economics instructor, avid book collector, and owner of Graham mansion at Max Meadows, Virginia.