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:
John Todd to John Brown in Augusta, concerning a runaway wench Todd now wants to sell to Col. [William] Preston.
Johnson Farm Historic Resources Study Report
Study of the Johnson Farm at Peaks of Otter in Bedford County, Virginia, managed by the Blue Ridge Parkway. Prepared by the Appalachian Studies Program at Virginia Tech (Dr. Jean H. Speer, project director). Collection includes an historic structures report and nine volumes of appendices.
John Henry Johnson Scrapbook
Scrapbook of John Henry Johnson, a Scott County, Virginia politician, including letters signed by other politicians (including William Jennings Bryan and other members of the Bryan family), newspaper clippings, certificates, invitations, original poetry, and a photograph.
Martha L. Johnson Family Papers
Patricia Givens Johnson Papers
Papers of Patricia Givens Johnson, New River Valley local historian. Includes correspondence, subject files, printed materials and photographs. Also includes a scrapbook and a few other materials, scattered throughout the collection, which had belonged to Johnson's mother, Lula Porterfield Givens, also a local historian.
S. Harvey Johnson Copybook
Copybook of S. Harvey Johnson, a 19th-century Pittsylvania County, Virginia Methodist minister. Titled "Thoughts, Original and Selected with Incidents, Illustrations, etc.," the book contains passages copied from numerous works, relating mostly to religious matters, including instructions on what and how to preach. Accompanied by an untitled poem by Paul Hayne.
William Martin Johnson Papers,
The papers in this collection include both personal and professional correspondence, ranging from November 1931 to March 1977. Johnson wrote to representatives at Public Works, American Society of Civil Engineers, the Department of Architectural Engineering at Virginia Polytechnic Institute, and the War Assets Administration, among others.
Clement Dixon Johnston Papers,
The collection contains correspondence, speeches, scrapbooks, diaries, photographs, and other memorabilia from Johnston's tenure and local and national politics and business.