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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:

Hanover Co. Va.

 Collection — Object 1
Identifier: Map-0115
Abstract

Minimalist map shows towns in Hanover County, Virginia. Map contains a note concerning adjustments.

Dates: 1913

A. C. M. A. Hansrad Letter

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: Ms-1989-097
Scope and Content

Civil War home front letter written February 24, 1865, from Tazewell, Claiborne County, Tennessee. Hansard writes to her family about the lack of available meat, robberies in the area, and a recent local revival meeting.

Dates: 1865 - 1865

Hard Coal Mines Inc.

 Collection — Object 1
Identifier: Map-0293
Abstract

Map shows property of Hard Coal Mines in Montgomery County, Virginia.

Dates: 1937

Hardwick Family Correspondence,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2009-126
Abstract

This collection contains a spiral-bound copy of Hardwick family letters transcribed by Charles Graham Burress, Jr. The letters are supplemented with historical notes regarding various members of the Hardwick family.

Dates: 2007 - 2007

Harkrader & Sarver Account Books,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1940-029
Abstract

Two daybooks from Christiansburg, Virginia wholesaler in feed, seed and other agricultural products, providing names, dates, goods purchased, and prices for each transaction.

Dates: 1921 - 1930

Harkrader Produce Company Account Books,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1940-014
Abstract

Three daybooks from Christiansburg wholesaler in feed, seed and other agricultural products, providing names, dates, goods purchased, and prices for each transaction.

Dates: 1923 - 1936

Edwin Houston Harman Papers,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1990-019
Abstract

The Edwin Houston Harman Papers consists of letters written in various camps in southwest Virginia to and from Harman and his wife, Jennie. The letters date from 1856 to 1864. There is also a folder of genealogy materials relating to the Harman family.

Dates: 1856 - 1984; Majority of material found within 1856 - 1864

Harold F. McCormick, Walnut Grove Farm, Va. (2 maps)

 Collection — Object 1
Identifier: Map-0107
Abstract

2 maps show buildings and property of McCormick's Walnut Grove Farms in Augusta and Rockbridge counties.

Dates: 1954?

Harriet Eliza Lathrop Reminiscences,

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: Ms-1988-011
Scope and Content Born in New York, moved to Tazewell County, Virginia, with her husband, a mining engineer, in 1881 when he was sent to open up the Pocahontas Coal Field by the Norfolk and Western Railway Company. Reminiscences recount her experiences in Virginia from 1881 until her return to New York in 1885, the formation of the Pocahontas Coal Field and the town of Pocahontas, Virginia, and the explosion of the coal mines in March 1884. Includes a forward written by her daughter, Helen Lathrop...
Dates: 1937 - 1937

Harris Mountain Schools Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1961-001
Abstract

Collection consists of materials regarding the Harris Mountain Schools, Presbyterian mission schools located throughout Southwest Virginia.

Dates: 1913 - 1961