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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:

Larkspur Press Collection

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: Ms-1996-028
Dates: c.1974-1994

Laurel Fork, Virginia Quadrangle,

 Collection — Object 1
Identifier: Map-0742
Abstract

Laurel Fork, Virginia Quadrangle. U. S. Geological Survey, 1968. 22 x 27 in. [FOLDER C-2]

Dates: 1968 - 1968

Madison T. Lawson Letter

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2017-057
Abstract

The collection contains a letter from Madison T. Lawson to his family, written in Lee County, Virginia, on March 28, 1864.

Dates: 1864

League of Women Voters of Montgomery County, Virginia Records,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1997-016
Abstract

The League of Women Voters of Montgomery County, Virginia, records, is composed of correspondence, chapter and national league literature and publications, bulletins, candidate questionnaires, meeting minutes and agendas, budget and financial information, bank statements, returned checks, and treasurer's reports.

Dates: 1961 - 2001

Hugh C. Ledgerwood Account Book,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1940-017
Abstract

Ledger maintained by Hugh C. Ledgerwood, proprietor of a general store in Newbern (Pulaski County), Virginia, containing details of customer transactions, including names, dates, goods purchased, and prices paid.

Dates: 1915 - 1915

Preston Leech Glass Slides and Cassette Tape

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Ms-1994-003
Scope and Content Collection of 298 glass slides collected by Preston Leech, a Roanoke, Virginia, native and an employee of the Norfolk & Western Railway Company from the 1930s to the 1970s. Most of the slides are of N&W locomotives, rail routes, and stations. Other slides are of general agricultural and industrial scenes, and of the Luray Caverns in Virginia. The cassette tape is of an interview of Leech done in March 1994, where he speaks about his employment at the Norfolk & Western Railway...
Dates: c.1900-1925, 1994

Leftwich Family Letters,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2008-021
Abstract

The Leftwich Family letters include correspondence from James B., William, and Thomas Leftwich in addition to missives from a family friend and a bereaved lover. The soldiers' letters issue from Civil War battlefronts and provide insight into significant battles (the Battle of Bull Run), war-time trade, and the daily routine of a soldier.

Dates: 1861 - 1866

Mary Sinton Leitch Correspondence with J. J. Lankes

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2017-001
Abstract

The collection includes 27 letters (some with covers and envelopes) written by Mary Sinton Leitch to J. J. Lankes between 1932 and 1950. Introduced by a mutual friend, Leitch and Lankes maintained a more than 18-year correspondence that contained conversations of personal news & friends, the Virginia literary and art scene, and their own writing and artistic efforts (including Lankes collaborations with poet Robert Frost).

Dates: 1932 - 1950

Leonard J. Currie Papers, 1920-2001 (Ms2007-028)

 Digital Record
Identifier: Ms2007-028
Dates: 1920 - 2001

John Letcher Letter

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: Ms-1993-014
Scope and Content

Congressman (1851-1859) and Governor (1860-1864) of Virginia, from Rockbidge County, Virginia. Letter to My Dear Sir written December 20, 1852. Writes about the large number of applicants for state offices, and about speculation on the newly elected President's cabinet.

Dates: 1852 - 1852