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:
Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities, Montgomery County Branch Papers,
The records largely document the recent history of Smithfield Plantation, ancestral home of the Preston family, focusing particularly on its restoration beginning in 1962. While much of the renovation occurred in the 1960s, many of the records detail other renovation projects done in the 1970s and 1980s. The collection also includes historical and other related documents dating from before the original Preston family's residence at Smithfield.
Atlas to Accompany the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Plate LXXVI
Attorney's Suit and Collection Record,
The Attorney's Suit and Collection Record is a business log covering litigation for the area of Blacksburg, Virginia, during the late nineteenth to early twentieth centuries. The author remains unknown, but prominent Blacksburg families and institutions appear in the record, such as the Black family, VPI, and the Bank of Blacksburg.
Augusta County and Bath County, Virginia, Receipts,
The collection contains various receipts mostly from Augusta and Bath County, VA. These items date from 1780 to 1848.
Austinville, Virginia Quadrangle,
Austinville, Virginia Quadrangle. U. S. Geological Survey, 1965. 22 x 27 in. [FOLDER C-5]
Joseph J. Baker Correspondence,
Joseph J. Baker's letters discuss the October 1863 Battle at Chickamauga and the 1864 battles at Marietta, Georgia, part of the Atlanta Campaign, including estimates of wounded, killed, and captured soldiers, food resources, and sentiments sent to his family.
Baldwin Family Letters
Letters of the Baldwin Family of Tazewell County, Virginia, consisting largely of letters from Denison B. Baldwin of the 51st Virginia Infantry and the 23rd Virginia Infantry Battalion to his wife, Sallie Barnes Baldwin..
John Ballenger Promissory Note
Pittsylvania County, Virginia, resident. Promissory note binding Ballenger to pay the sum of 140 pounds to Andrew McMahan of Amherst County, Virginia. Signed by John J. Shackelford, possibly as a witness.
Bank of Blacksburg Minute Book,
The Bank of Blacksburg Minute Book collection consists of photocopies of the minutes of stockholders' and directors' meetings between the years 1892- 1903.