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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:

Keystone View Company Papers,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2010-052
Abstract

Collection contains correspondence between Keystone View Company management and salesmen in the field, predominantly W. W. Barnhart. The collection also includes blank order forms.

Dates: 1903-1918, undated; Majority of material found within 1903 - 1908

Kenneth G. Killinger Collection,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1988-030
Abstract

Collection contains four pieces of ephemera relating to Killinger's mission work near Marion, Virginia: a report of the Lutheran Synod of Virginia, two summer camp meeting programs, and a brochure urging donations.

Dates: 1925-1932, n.d.

Kincaid Family Papers,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1987-001
Abstract

Kincaid Family Papers consist of bills, receipts, notes, and accounts of Charles, James, William, and John Kincaid, members of a Bath County, Virginia, family, from 1803-1880.

Dates: 1803 - 1880

King and Watson Coling Cash Book,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2008-079
Abstract

: Cash Book created in Pulaski County, VA by King and Watson Coling. Entries date from January 1888 through June 1891.

Dates: 1881 - 1891

Wiley B. King Account Book,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1940-018
Abstract

Account book for general mercantile store at Poplar Hill (Giles County), Virginia, providing names of customers, dates of purchases, goods purchased, and prices.

Dates: 1904 - 1905

King William Co. Va.

 Collection — Object 1
Identifier: Map-0113
Abstract

Minimalist map shows towns in King William County, Virginia. Map contains a note concerning corrections.

Dates: 1913

J. D. Kingsbury Papers

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: Ms-1989-054
Scope and Content

Missionary sent by the American Sunday-School Union in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Monongalia and Marion counties, Virginia (now West Virginia), in 1854. Papers include Kingsbury's certificate appointing him to his position by the Union, and five letters to him from co-workers and friends referring to Kingsbury's concerns over the position given him and his plans to establish a library.

Dates: 1854 - 1854

Kinnier Family Papers

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: Ms-2007-034
Scope and Content

Four complete letters and two fragments written to Jennie from William. Two letters and at least one fragment were written between 1853 and about 1856 from Chicago, Illinois. They are mainly love notes with family news, but mention in passing immigrants and Cassius M. Clay. The two later letters were written in Lynchburg, Virginia after the couple's marriage. The July 27, 1863 letter discusses possible upcoming battles and the high prices of food during the Civil War.

Dates: 1853 - 1863

Kinzer House

 Digital Record
Identifier: Ms1962-005_Kinzerhouse
Dates: March 14, 1981

Michael Kinzer Family Papers,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1962-005
Abstract

This collection consists of documents concerned with the acquisition of land in Montgomery County, Michael Kinzer's last will and testament (1826), and a wallet from the Michael Kinzer family.

Dates: 1805 - 1981