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Blacksburg (Va.)

 Subject

Subject Source: Local sources

Scope Note: If you use this subject heading, please use "Montgomery County" and "Local/Regional History," too.

Found in 537 Collections and/or Records:

Discharge of 2nd Lieutenant Benjamin Wilkes Jr., undated (Ms1992-003)

 Digital Record
Identifier: Ms1992_003_PrestonRobertT_B1F13_LeutDischargd
Dates: n.d.

Dormitory No. 4, Va. Polytechnic Inst. (Heating Plans)

 Collection — Object 1
Identifier: Map-0354
Abstract

Document shows the heating plans for dormitory 4 at VPI in Blacksburg, Virginia. It contains some hand-written annotations.

Dates: Sept 30, 1902

Alfred Washington Drinkard, Jr., Diary

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: Ms-1996-019
Scope and Content

Director of Agricultural Experiment Station at Virginia Polytechnic Institute, 1917-1945; assistant director of Agricultural Experiment Station, 1945 until his retirement in 1948. Collection consists of a Daily Desk Diary, which mentions persons and events in Blacksburg and at Virginia Polytechnic Institute.

Dates: 1947 - 1947

Anna Burton Ellett Collection,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1974-010
Abstract

Materials relating to early residents of Southwest Virginia (particularly James Patton, William Preston, and John Preston) and the commemoration of the 200th anniversary of George Washington's birth in 1932, all collected by Anna Burton Ellett, a Blacksburg resident and active member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities.

Dates: 1751 - 1932

Robert Ellett Account Book,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1940-006
Abstract

Account book of Dr. Robert Thadeus Ellett, a physician residing and practicing in Montgomery County, Virginia during the latter 19th century. Includes patient names, dates of visits, and fees.

Dates: 1867 - 1873

Entrance of Campus in Blacksburg

 Collection
Identifier: Art-173
Scope and Contents

Alumni Gate painted on side; VTF 3100

Dates: 1931 - 1931

Envelope, Telegraph to Col. R. Preston, Christiansburg, May 15 (Ms1992-003)

 Digital Record
Identifier: Ms1992_003_PrestonRobertT_B1F13_Envelope_0515
Dates: 0000-05-15

Envelope, To Col. R. Preston, Jan 1 (Ms1992-003)

 Digital Record
Identifier: Ms1992_003_PrestonRobertT_B1F13_envelope_0101
Dates: 0000-01-01

Mary Fessler Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2001-012
Scope and Content Information The Mary Fessler Papers span the years ca. 1940-2001, with the bulk of the material dating from 1968-1984. They are arranged into the following series: Personal Papers, ca. 1940-2001; Montgomery County League of Women Voters, 1948-1980; Montgomery County Democratic Committee, 1967-1993; Ninth-District Democratic Committee, 1979-1981; Montgomery County Board of Supervisors, 1968-1998; and Blacksburg Library Building Committee, 1994-1999.The Montgomery County Board of Supervisors...
Dates: c.1940-2001

Ruth White Fisher Scrapbook

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: Ms-1987-058
Scope and Content

Blacksburg, Virginia, resident. Scrapbook about a series of paintings by White entitled, "The Evolution of Creativity," presented to Virginia Tech. Scrapbook includes photographs, correspondence, newspaper clippings, and a paper by Fisher explaining the project.

Dates: 1978 - 1978