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Lankes (Ms2017-001), which contains more than 25 letters, plus some envelopes and newspaper clippings that document an 18-year exchange of between the two. Letters (written between 1932 and 1950) cover topics including his work; art, literary and newspaper figures in (Southwest) Virginia; and their shared social circle.","Special Collections' Rare Book Collection also includes published items printed by Neel or which contain his writings. Searching the library's catalog for \"Marvin Neel\" will bring up a list of these items.","This collection includes biographical resources, ephemera, correspondence, and writings and woodcut prints by and related to Marvin H. Neel (1908-1978), created between 1933 and 1988. The collection is organized into series by type of material.","The following single publications or single issues of serial publications were removed from the collection and cataloged for the Special Collections Rare Book Collection:\n The Ambassador for Intermediates . Vol. 8, No. 6, Part 4, June 25. Nashville, TN: 1939. Includes \"The Pest\" by Marvin H. Neel. American Scribe . Vol. VI, No. 2, Summer 1978. \"This issue dedicated to Marvin H. Neel.\" Americana Magazine . 1946. Includes an essay by Neel.  Mountaineer: The Life and Times of Marvin Neel and the Backwoods Press . Nappanee, IN: Press of the Indiana Kid, 1969. Page, Elizabeth.  The Tree of Liberty . New York: The Literary Guild of America, 1939. The United Alumnus . June 1954. Includes article on Marvin H. Neel. 2 copies.","The following serial publications (with multiple issues) were removed from the collection and cataloged for the Special Collections Rare Book Collection:\n Chimera . Autumn 1947; Summer 1950; 1981. The Scribbler/The P-K Scribbler . Vol 1, No. 2, November 1944-Vol. 1, No. 6, July 1945; Vol. II, No. 1, Octboer 1945-Vol. II, No. 4, July 1946; Vol. III, No. 1, October 1946-Vol. III, No. 4, February 1948. The Virginian . No. 1, Winter 1948; No. 2, Spring 1954; No. 3, Winter 1962-1963; No, 4, Spring 1963; No. 5, Autumn 1963. Nos. 1-2 contain writing or artwork by Neel.","Permission to publish material from Marvin H. Neel Papers must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.","This collection includes biographical resources, ephemera, correspondence, and writings and woodcut prints by and related to Marvin H. Neel (1908-1978), created between 1933 and 1988.","Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech","The Backwoods Press (1933-1967) (Ceres, Va.)","Neel, Marvin H. (Marvin Harmon), 1908-1978","Presgraves, Jim","Lankes, Julius J., 1884-1960","Taylor, Welford Dunaway","English \n.    "],"unitid_tesim":["Ms.2016.022"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Marvin H. Neel Papers"],"collection_title_tesim":["Marvin H. Neel Papers"],"collection_ssim":["Marvin H. 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Materials in this series are not dated, but likely date from the period the press was active (about 1933-1969). This series is arranged alphabetically by folder title. ","Series III: Correspondence contains seven folders of letters to, from, and about Neel. It includes letters and postcards documenting 23 years of correspondence with J. J. Lankes, with whom Neel collaborated on published works, but never meet in person (1951-1974); letters written to Jim Presgraves, his friend and a Wytheville bookseller (1972-1978); letters from F. F. Thomas, Jr. (1955); letters about Neel and his business; and a letter to W. D. Taylor, Sherwood Anderson scholar. This series is arranged in folders by correspondent.","Series IV: Printing, Writings, \u0026 Woodcuts consists primarily of copies and photocopies of essays and poems by Neel, but also contains an announcement for a book, copies of some publications printed by the Backwoods Press, and two woodcuts printed by Neel (and likely designed by J. J. Lankes). Items date from 1933 to about 1977, shortly before Neel died. This series is arranged alphabetically by folder title. ","See also the \"Separated Materials\" note below for publications including writings by Neel which have been removed from the collection and cataloged for the Special Collections Rare Book Collection."],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eMarvin Harmon Neel was born in Bland County, Virginia, on June 25, 1908, to Charles Henry Neel and Annie E. (Umbarger) Neel. He was the oldest of nine children. By 1933, he married Mayme Brown (1906-2006) and they had a daughter, born around 1934. Neel served as the Ceres postmaster beginning in 1930 and also as a rural carrier until he retired from the Postal Service in the late 1950s. Neel began the acquiring presses and established the Backwoods Press in Ceres, Virginia, in 1933. The press would run consistently until the late 1950s and produced a few publications from 1958 until about 1967, when Neel retired from the printing business. He also took up writing in the early 1930s and continued that until the last few years before his death. He was associated with a number of amateur journalism, publishing, and other writing organizations. Marvin Neel died on August 7, 1978, and is buried in the Red\n        Oak Cemetery, Ceres, Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical Note"],"bioghist_tesim":["Marvin Harmon Neel was born in Bland County, Virginia, on June 25, 1908, to Charles Henry Neel and Annie E. (Umbarger) Neel. He was the oldest of nine children. By 1933, he married Mayme Brown (1906-2006) and they had a daughter, born around 1934. Neel served as the Ceres postmaster beginning in 1930 and also as a rural carrier until he retired from the Postal Service in the late 1950s. 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Vol. VI, No. 2, Summer 1978. \"This issue dedicated to Marvin H. Neel.\" Americana Magazine . 1946. Includes an essay by Neel.  Mountaineer: The Life and Times of Marvin Neel and the Backwoods Press . Nappanee, IN: Press of the Indiana Kid, 1969. Page, Elizabeth.  The Tree of Liberty . New York: The Literary Guild of America, 1939. The United Alumnus . June 1954. Includes article on Marvin H. Neel. 2 copies.","The following serial publications (with multiple issues) were removed from the collection and cataloged for the Special Collections Rare Book Collection:\n Chimera . Autumn 1947; Summer 1950; 1981. The Scribbler/The P-K Scribbler . Vol 1, No. 2, November 1944-Vol. 1, No. 6, July 1945; Vol. II, No. 1, Octboer 1945-Vol. II, No. 4, July 1946; Vol. III, No. 1, October 1946-Vol. III, No. 4, February 1948. The Virginian . No. 1, Winter 1948; No. 2, Spring 1954; No. 3, Winter 1962-1963; No, 4, Spring 1963; No. 5, Autumn 1963. 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The collection includes personal papers and materials related to the Montgomery County League of Women Voters, Montgomery County Democratic Committee, Ninth-District Democratic Committee, Montgomery County Board of Supervisors, and Blacksburg Library Building Committee.","label":"Abstract Or Scope"}},"breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/viblbv_repositories_2_resources_2146#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"id":"viblbv_repositories_2_resources_2146","ead_ssi":"viblbv_repositories_2_resources_2146","_root_":"viblbv_repositories_2_resources_2146","_nest_parent_":"viblbv_repositories_2_resources_2146","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/oai/VT/repositories_2_resources_2146.xml","title_filing_ssi":"Fessler, Mary, Papers","title_ssm":["Mary Fessler Papers"],"title_tesim":["Mary Fessler Papers"],"unitdate_ssm":["c.1940-2001"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["c.1940-2001"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["Ms.2001.012"],"text":["Ms.2001.012","Mary Fessler Papers","Blacksburg (Va.)","Local/Regional History and Appalachian South","Montgomery County (Va.)","Women -- History","The collection is open for research.","The bulk of the collection is arranged, within series, either chronologically or alphabetically by subject, as indicated in the series descriptions.","Alphabetically by subject of the correspondence.","Mary McClintock Ryland Fessler (1912-2000) was active in Montgomery County Democratic Party, local government, and civic organizations from the late 1960s through the 1990s. She was a founding member of the Montgomery County League of Women Voters, organized in 1971, and Secretary of the Montgomery County Democratic Committee in the late 1960s and early 1970s. She was appointed to the Montgomery County Board of Supervisors in 1977 and served from 1977 to 1985.","Fessler was born in Georgetown, Kentucky, on February 6, 1912. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Westhampton College (now the University of Richmond) in 1932. She taught in the North China American School in Tun Chow, China, and several American schools before moving to Blacksburg in 1951. Her husband, Donald R. Fessler, was a sociologist with the Virginia Tech Extension Service.","Sources: Jenn Burleson, \"Library Advocate Will be Missed,\"  The Roanoke Times , 9 December 2000, Current, page 1; Obituary,  The Roanoke Times , 12 December 2000, page B3.","The guide to the Mary Fessler Papers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).","The processing, arrangement, and description of the Mary Fessler Papers was completed in 2003. Additional materials were added in November 2023.","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 series spans the period 1968-1998 (bulk 1977-1984) and is the largest series in the collection. It is comprised of the following subseries: Minutes, 1977-1984; Correspondence, 1978-1985; Financial Records, 1977-1995; Subject Series, 1968-1998; Annual Reports, 1976-1982; Publications, 1974-1984; Capital Improvements Program Committee, 1978-1987; Montgomery County Community Services Organization, 1974-1979; Montgomery County Planning Commission, 1976-1989; and Montgomery County Public Service Authority, 1969-1973.","Minutes contain Fessler's copies of the official minutes of Board of Supervisor meetings for the period 1977-1984; they also include copies of agendas and official reports submitted to the Board. Correspondence is comprised of letters Fessler received pertaining to county government issues. It is organized into Incoming Correspondence, Inter-office Correspondence, both arranged chronologically; and Correspondence Regarding, arranged alphabetically by subject. Financial Records are comprised of Fessler's copies of budget requests, county revenue projections, and financial reports and analyses. The Capital Improvements Program Committee, Montgomery County Community Services Organization, Montgomery County Planning Commission, and Montgomery County Public Service Authority series are comprised of copies of records of these agencies that were sent to Fessler when she was a member of the Board of Supervisors.","Subject Series, the largest subseries within the Montgomery County Board of Supervisors series, are comprised of materials Fessler collected and filed by subject and document issues of concern to her during her tenure on the Board. They files contain a variety of materials, including copies of county government documents, correspondence with the county government staff, reports, studies, and clippings. Notable subjects include construction of the Roanoke River dam, landfills, and planning for sewage, water, and refuse.","The Montgomery County Democratic Committee series spans the period 1971-1993 and documents the committee's work in support of local, regional, and state Democratic candidates from 1867 to 1971, 1979 to 1981, and in 1993, and Democratic Party conventions. The records are comprised primarily of correspondence, get-out-the-vote materials, and newspaper clippings. Included is a file of correspondence and clippings pertaining to the activities of the state legislature from 1971 to 1974, a file on the re-drawing of magisterial districts in Montgomery County in 1972, and a folder of statistics on the race of registered voters, by precinct, in Montgomery County, 1979 to 1981.","The Ninth-District Democratic Committee series dates from 1977-1981 and is comprised primarily of correspondence from officials of the state Democratic Party and members of the local and regional committees; it also includes ephemera from Democratic campaigns from the period 1980 to 1981. A frequent correspondent is state Democratic Party Chair Richard Davis.","The Montgomery County League of Women Voters series spans the period 1948 to 1980 (bulk 1970-1980). Just one folder, it is comprised primarily of small publications put out by the League of Women Voters in the early 1970s promoting ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment.","The collection also includes a small series of Personal Papers that span the period ca. 1940-2001. They include a photograph of Fessler, ca. 1940, and a folder of thank-you letters from Virginia Governor Gerald Baliles, Lieutenant Governor Dick Davis, Delegate Rick Boucher, and Attorney General Mary Sue Terry.","The file contains a black-and-white studio photograph, ca. 1940, of Mary Fessler, and two color snapshots, n.d., of monuments to General Richard Montgomery in Quebec.","Letters from state Democratic leaders Delegate Gerald Baliles, Lieutenant Governor Richard J. Davis, and Attorney General Mary Sue Terry. Also included in the folder is a 1970 letter from Floydine Roberts of the Radford Women's Democratic Club.","Newspaper clippings on Blacksburg issues. Includes a fund-raising letter from \"Concerned Citizens for Nellie's Cave Community.\"","This small series is comprised primarily of publications put out by the League of Women Voters in the early 1970s promoting ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment.","This series is comprised primarily of correspondence and newspaper clippings, but also includes speeches and writings, campaign literature, and campaign ephemera.","Includes an organizational charts, by-laws, and fund-raising information.","This subseries is comprised of newspaper clippings, correspondence, speeches and writings, and campaign literature.","This subseries is comprised of clippings, Democratic party publicity and convention literature, correspondence, notes, and delegate lists.","This subseries is comprised of a file of newspaper clippings about State Senator Madison Marye from 1974; and two files of documents pertaining to redistricting in Montgomery County, 1979-1981, including statistics on race and registered voters in Montgomery County in 1981. Also included are campaign posters for Dick Davis, Chuck Robb, Gerald Baliles, Andy Miller, and Jimmy Carter and Walter Mondale.","This series is comprised of records of correspondence, financial records, by-laws, clippings, and campaign ephemera for Democratic candidates for statewide office in the early 1980s.","Copies of meeting minutes, agendas, and reports.","Includes a letter from Trans-Virginia Public Service Corporation in support of a proposed coal pipeline through Montgomery County and a letter pertaining to strained relations between the Montgomery County Board of Supervisors and the Montgomery-Floyd Regional Library Board.","Memoranda from County Administrator Allan Williams to the Board of Supervisors pertaining to legal and personnel policy issues.","This subseries is comprised primarily of memos from the County Administrator's office to members of the Board pertaining to proposed actions of the Board.","This file includes information pertaining to Block Grant applications, potential annexation by the Town of Christiansburg, Economic Development Commission Progress Reports, town representation on the School Board, and tensions between school administrators and the School Board.","This file also contains correspondence pertaining to other subjects, such as dog-leash laws and the construction of a new fire substation on Price's Fork Road.","This subseries is comprised mostly of annual financial reports and audits; it also includes budget requests for fiscal year 1977-1978.","This subseries is comprised of subject files Fessler kept on issues pertaining to issues before the Montgomery County board of Supervisors. The files may contain clippings, documents, studies and reports, and correspondence.","\"Comparison of Services Provided to the New River Valley by Roanoke Municipal Airport, Virginia Tech Airport, and the New River Valley Airport\"","Proposed budget for fiscal year 1983 and 1984; a map of the Land Use Plan adopted by the Blacksburg Town Council on February 26, 1985; and a map, \"Geology of the Blacksburg Quadrangle,\" created by M.J. Bartholomew and W.D. Lowry in 1979.","Includes a report, \"The Fiscal Impact of City Status for the Town of Blacksburg,\" prepared for County of Montgomery, Virginia, an analysis of the report, and clippings.","Summary of reports.","Promotional publications published by the Montgomery County Economic Development Commission.","Report compiled by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Insurance Administration.","Materials pertaining to a proposed development; include five blue-lines of site-development plans.","This subseries is comprised primarily of materials documenting construction of the Mid-County Landfill; it includes a document prepared by Olver Incorporated, Consulting Engineers and Environmental Laboratories, \"Operation and Development Manual for the Mid-County Landfill, Part III, Montgomery County, Virginia.\" Also included is a blue-line map, n.d., showing the proposed site for the landfill.","This subject series is comprised of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers water supply and flood management studies and a feasibility reports, handwritten notes, clippings, correspondence, and papers documenting the Upper Basin Public Assistance Committee.","Draft discussion paper produced by the State Water Control Board in response to passage of Senate Joint Resolution 161.","Progress report on the proposed revision of the ordinance.","Study by Anderson \u0026 Associations, Inc., Consulting Engineers.","Budget Packet.","Annual reports for Montgomery County Information and Referral Service, 1976-1977; the New River Valley Alcohol Safety Action Program, 1978-1979; and the Montgomery County Planning Commission, 1982.","Book of writings by elementary school children, with a letter of appreciation addressed to Mary Fessler.","Recommendations to the Planning Commission, project request forms, and proposed capital improvement programs for fiscal years 1982-1983 and 1986-1987.","By-laws, membership directory, minutes, reports, grant applications and correspondence, and audit.","Records documenting the work of the Montgomery County Planning Commission. Records are comprised of correspondence, reports, studies, budget requests, a 1976 draft of a proposed comprehensive plan, and a 1978 Planning Department evaluation of office space in the county. Also included is a map, \"Environmental and Cultural Features of Montgomery County,\" prepared for the Commission in 1982.","This subseries documents Fessler's work, in her capacity as a member of the Board of Supervisors, managing the activities of the Montgomery County Public Service Authority, which was created by the Board in the early 1970s to manage public utilities in the county. Records include background information on the organization of the Public Service Authority, correspondence, meeting minutes, agendas, financial statements, subject files. Also included is an oversize publication, \"Recommended Service Areas,\" 1975, prepared for the Board of Supervisors. It includes several maps showing existing and planned development and the demand it would create for expanded water and sewer lines.","Minutes, correspondence, and clippings.","The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. ","Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form:  http://bit.ly/scuareproduction . Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form:  http://bit.ly/scuapublication . Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.","Mary McClintock Ryland Fessler (1912-2000) was active in Montgomery County Democratic Party, local government, and civic organizations from the late 1960s through the 1990s.  The Mary Fessler Papers span the years ca. 1940-2001, with the bulk of the material dating from 1968-1984. The collection includes personal papers and materials related to the Montgomery County League of Women Voters, Montgomery County Democratic Committee, Ninth-District Democratic Committee, Montgomery County Board of Supervisors, and Blacksburg Library Building Committee.","Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech","Fessler, Mary McClintock Ryland, 1912-2000","The materials in the collection are in English."],"unitid_tesim":["Ms.2001.012"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Mary Fessler Papers"],"collection_title_tesim":["Mary Fessler Papers"],"collection_ssim":["Mary Fessler Papers"],"repository_ssm":["Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University"],"repository_ssim":["Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University"],"geogname_ssm":["Blacksburg (Va.)"],"geogname_ssim":["Blacksburg (Va.)"],"places_ssim":["Blacksburg (Va.)"],"access_terms_ssm":["The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. ","Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form:  http://bit.ly/scuareproduction . Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form:  http://bit.ly/scuapublication . Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form."],"acqinfo_ssim":["The Mary Fessler Papers were donated to Special Collections in May 2001 and April 2002."],"access_subjects_ssim":["Local/Regional History and Appalachian South","Montgomery County (Va.)","Women -- History"],"access_subjects_ssm":["Local/Regional History and Appalachian South","Montgomery County (Va.)","Women -- History"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"extent_ssm":["5.5 Linear Feet 5 boxes, 2 oversize folders"],"extent_tesim":["5.5 Linear Feet 5 boxes, 2 oversize folders"],"date_range_isim":[1940,1941,1942,1943,1944,1945,1946,1947,1948,1949,1950,1951,1952,1953,1954,1955,1956,1957,1958,1959,1960,1961,1962,1963,1964,1965,1966,1967,1968,1969,1970,1971,1972,1973,1974,1975,1976,1977,1978,1979,1980,1981,1982,1983,1984,1985,1986,1987,1988,1989,1990,1991,1992,1993,1994,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe collection is open for research.\u003c/p\u003e"],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Access"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["The collection is open for research."],"arrangement_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe bulk of the collection is arranged, within series, either chronologically or alphabetically by subject, as indicated in the series descriptions.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAlphabetically by subject of the correspondence.\u003c/p\u003e"],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Arrangement","Arrangement note"],"arrangement_tesim":["The bulk of the collection is arranged, within series, either chronologically or alphabetically by subject, as indicated in the series descriptions.","Alphabetically by subject of the correspondence."],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eMary McClintock Ryland Fessler (1912-2000) was active in Montgomery County Democratic Party, local government, and civic organizations from the late 1960s through the 1990s. She was a founding member of the Montgomery County League of Women Voters, organized in 1971, and Secretary of the Montgomery County Democratic Committee in the late 1960s and early 1970s. She was appointed to the Montgomery County Board of Supervisors in 1977 and served from 1977 to 1985.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eFessler was born in Georgetown, Kentucky, on February 6, 1912. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Westhampton College (now the University of Richmond) in 1932. She taught in the North China American School in Tun Chow, China, and several American schools before moving to Blacksburg in 1951. Her husband, Donald R. Fessler, was a sociologist with the Virginia Tech Extension Service.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSources: Jenn Burleson, \"Library Advocate Will be Missed,\" \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eThe Roanoke Times\u003c/title\u003e, 9 December 2000, Current, page 1; Obituary, \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eThe Roanoke Times\u003c/title\u003e, 12 December 2000, page B3.\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical Note"],"bioghist_tesim":["Mary McClintock Ryland Fessler (1912-2000) was active in Montgomery County Democratic Party, local government, and civic organizations from the late 1960s through the 1990s. She was a founding member of the Montgomery County League of Women Voters, organized in 1971, and Secretary of the Montgomery County Democratic Committee in the late 1960s and early 1970s. She was appointed to the Montgomery County Board of Supervisors in 1977 and served from 1977 to 1985.","Fessler was born in Georgetown, Kentucky, on February 6, 1912. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Westhampton College (now the University of Richmond) in 1932. She taught in the North China American School in Tun Chow, China, and several American schools before moving to Blacksburg in 1951. Her husband, Donald R. Fessler, was a sociologist with the Virginia Tech Extension Service.","Sources: Jenn Burleson, \"Library Advocate Will be Missed,\"  The Roanoke Times , 9 December 2000, Current, page 1; Obituary,  The Roanoke Times , 12 December 2000, page B3."],"odd_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe guide to the Mary Fessler Papers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (\u003ca href=\"https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/\"\u003ehttps://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/\u003c/a\u003e).\u003c/p\u003e"],"odd_heading_ssm":["Rights Statement for Archival Description"],"odd_tesim":["The guide to the Mary Fessler Papers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ )."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eResearchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Mary Fessler Papers, Ms2001-012, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Mary Fessler Papers, Ms2001-012, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va."],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe processing, arrangement, and description of the Mary Fessler Papers was completed in 2003. Additional materials were added in November 2023.\u003c/p\u003e"],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Processing Information"],"processinfo_tesim":["The processing, arrangement, and description of the Mary Fessler Papers was completed in 2003. Additional materials were added in November 2023."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe Montgomery County Board of Supervisors series spans the period 1968-1998 (bulk 1977-1984) and is the largest series in the collection. It is comprised of the following subseries: Minutes, 1977-1984; Correspondence, 1978-1985; Financial Records, 1977-1995; Subject Series, 1968-1998; Annual Reports, 1976-1982; Publications, 1974-1984; Capital Improvements Program Committee, 1978-1987; Montgomery County Community Services Organization, 1974-1979; Montgomery County Planning Commission, 1976-1989; and Montgomery County Public Service Authority, 1969-1973.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMinutes contain Fessler's copies of the official minutes of Board of Supervisor meetings for the period 1977-1984; they also include copies of agendas and official reports submitted to the Board. Correspondence is comprised of letters Fessler received pertaining to county government issues. It is organized into Incoming Correspondence, Inter-office Correspondence, both arranged chronologically; and Correspondence Regarding, arranged alphabetically by subject. Financial Records are comprised of Fessler's copies of budget requests, county revenue projections, and financial reports and analyses. The Capital Improvements Program Committee, Montgomery County Community Services Organization, Montgomery County Planning Commission, and Montgomery County Public Service Authority series are comprised of copies of records of these agencies that were sent to Fessler when she was a member of the Board of Supervisors.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSubject Series, the largest subseries within the Montgomery County Board of Supervisors series, are comprised of materials Fessler collected and filed by subject and document issues of concern to her during her tenure on the Board. They files contain a variety of materials, including copies of county government documents, correspondence with the county government staff, reports, studies, and clippings. Notable subjects include construction of the Roanoke River dam, landfills, and planning for sewage, water, and refuse.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe Montgomery County Democratic Committee series spans the period 1971-1993 and documents the committee's work in support of local, regional, and state Democratic candidates from 1867 to 1971, 1979 to 1981, and in 1993, and Democratic Party conventions. The records are comprised primarily of correspondence, get-out-the-vote materials, and newspaper clippings. Included is a file of correspondence and clippings pertaining to the activities of the state legislature from 1971 to 1974, a file on the re-drawing of magisterial districts in Montgomery County in 1972, and a folder of statistics on the race of registered voters, by precinct, in Montgomery County, 1979 to 1981.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe Ninth-District Democratic Committee series dates from 1977-1981 and is comprised primarily of correspondence from officials of the state Democratic Party and members of the local and regional committees; it also includes ephemera from Democratic campaigns from the period 1980 to 1981. A frequent correspondent is state Democratic Party Chair Richard Davis.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe Montgomery County League of Women Voters series spans the period 1948 to 1980 (bulk 1970-1980). Just one folder, it is comprised primarily of small publications put out by the League of Women Voters in the early 1970s promoting ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe collection also includes a small series of Personal Papers that span the period ca. 1940-2001. They include a photograph of Fessler, ca. 1940, and a folder of thank-you letters from Virginia Governor Gerald Baliles, Lieutenant Governor Dick Davis, Delegate Rick Boucher, and Attorney General Mary Sue Terry.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe file contains a black-and-white studio photograph, ca. 1940, of Mary Fessler, and two color snapshots, n.d., of monuments to General Richard Montgomery in Quebec.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters from state Democratic leaders Delegate Gerald Baliles, Lieutenant Governor Richard J. Davis, and Attorney General Mary Sue Terry. Also included in the folder is a 1970 letter from Floydine Roberts of the Radford Women's Democratic Club.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNewspaper clippings on Blacksburg issues. Includes a fund-raising letter from \"Concerned Citizens for Nellie's Cave Community.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis small series is comprised primarily of publications put out by the League of Women Voters in the early 1970s promoting ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis series is comprised primarily of correspondence and newspaper clippings, but also includes speeches and writings, campaign literature, and campaign ephemera.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes an organizational charts, by-laws, and fund-raising information.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries is comprised of newspaper clippings, correspondence, speeches and writings, and campaign literature.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries is comprised of clippings, Democratic party publicity and convention literature, correspondence, notes, and delegate lists.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries is comprised of a file of newspaper clippings about State Senator Madison Marye from 1974; and two files of documents pertaining to redistricting in Montgomery County, 1979-1981, including statistics on race and registered voters in Montgomery County in 1981. Also included are campaign posters for Dick Davis, Chuck Robb, Gerald Baliles, Andy Miller, and Jimmy Carter and Walter Mondale.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis series is comprised of records of correspondence, financial records, by-laws, clippings, and campaign ephemera for Democratic candidates for statewide office in the early 1980s.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopies of meeting minutes, agendas, and reports.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes a letter from Trans-Virginia Public Service Corporation in support of a proposed coal pipeline through Montgomery County and a letter pertaining to strained relations between the Montgomery County Board of Supervisors and the Montgomery-Floyd Regional Library Board.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMemoranda from County Administrator Allan Williams to the Board of Supervisors pertaining to legal and personnel policy issues.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries is comprised primarily of memos from the County Administrator's office to members of the Board pertaining to proposed actions of the Board.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis file includes information pertaining to Block Grant applications, potential annexation by the Town of Christiansburg, Economic Development Commission Progress Reports, town representation on the School Board, and tensions between school administrators and the School Board.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis file also contains correspondence pertaining to other subjects, such as dog-leash laws and the construction of a new fire substation on Price's Fork Road.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries is comprised mostly of annual financial reports and audits; it also includes budget requests for fiscal year 1977-1978.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries is comprised of subject files Fessler kept on issues pertaining to issues before the Montgomery County board of Supervisors. The files may contain clippings, documents, studies and reports, and correspondence.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Comparison of Services Provided to the New River Valley by Roanoke Municipal Airport, Virginia Tech Airport, and the New River Valley Airport\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eProposed budget for fiscal year 1983 and 1984; a map of the Land Use Plan adopted by the Blacksburg Town Council on February 26, 1985; and a map, \"Geology of the Blacksburg Quadrangle,\" created by M.J. Bartholomew and W.D. Lowry in 1979.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes a report, \"The Fiscal Impact of City Status for the Town of Blacksburg,\" prepared for County of Montgomery, Virginia, an analysis of the report, and clippings.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSummary of reports.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePromotional publications published by the Montgomery County Economic Development Commission.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReport compiled by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Insurance Administration.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMaterials pertaining to a proposed development; include five blue-lines of site-development plans.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries is comprised primarily of materials documenting construction of the Mid-County Landfill; it includes a document prepared by Olver Incorporated, Consulting Engineers and Environmental Laboratories, \"Operation and Development Manual for the Mid-County Landfill, Part III, Montgomery County, Virginia.\" Also included is a blue-line map, n.d., showing the proposed site for the landfill.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subject series is comprised of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers water supply and flood management studies and a feasibility reports, handwritten notes, clippings, correspondence, and papers documenting the Upper Basin Public Assistance Committee.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDraft discussion paper produced by the State Water Control Board in response to passage of Senate Joint Resolution 161.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eProgress report on the proposed revision of the ordinance.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eStudy by Anderson \u0026amp; Associations, Inc., Consulting Engineers.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBudget Packet.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnual reports for Montgomery County Information and Referral Service, 1976-1977; the New River Valley Alcohol Safety Action Program, 1978-1979; and the Montgomery County Planning Commission, 1982.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBook of writings by elementary school children, with a letter of appreciation addressed to Mary Fessler.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRecommendations to the Planning Commission, project request forms, and proposed capital improvement programs for fiscal years 1982-1983 and 1986-1987.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBy-laws, membership directory, minutes, reports, grant applications and correspondence, and audit.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRecords documenting the work of the Montgomery County Planning Commission. Records are comprised of correspondence, reports, studies, budget requests, a 1976 draft of a proposed comprehensive plan, and a 1978 Planning Department evaluation of office space in the county. Also included is a map, \"Environmental and Cultural Features of Montgomery County,\" prepared for the Commission in 1982.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries documents Fessler's work, in her capacity as a member of the Board of Supervisors, managing the activities of the Montgomery County Public Service Authority, which was created by the Board in the early 1970s to manage public utilities in the county. Records include background information on the organization of the Public Service Authority, correspondence, meeting minutes, agendas, financial statements, subject files. Also included is an oversize publication, \"Recommended Service Areas,\" 1975, prepared for the Board of Supervisors. 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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 series spans the period 1968-1998 (bulk 1977-1984) and is the largest series in the collection. It is comprised of the following subseries: Minutes, 1977-1984; Correspondence, 1978-1985; Financial Records, 1977-1995; Subject Series, 1968-1998; Annual Reports, 1976-1982; Publications, 1974-1984; Capital Improvements Program Committee, 1978-1987; Montgomery County Community Services Organization, 1974-1979; Montgomery County Planning Commission, 1976-1989; and Montgomery County Public Service Authority, 1969-1973.","Minutes contain Fessler's copies of the official minutes of Board of Supervisor meetings for the period 1977-1984; they also include copies of agendas and official reports submitted to the Board. Correspondence is comprised of letters Fessler received pertaining to county government issues. It is organized into Incoming Correspondence, Inter-office Correspondence, both arranged chronologically; and Correspondence Regarding, arranged alphabetically by subject. Financial Records are comprised of Fessler's copies of budget requests, county revenue projections, and financial reports and analyses. The Capital Improvements Program Committee, Montgomery County Community Services Organization, Montgomery County Planning Commission, and Montgomery County Public Service Authority series are comprised of copies of records of these agencies that were sent to Fessler when she was a member of the Board of Supervisors.","Subject Series, the largest subseries within the Montgomery County Board of Supervisors series, are comprised of materials Fessler collected and filed by subject and document issues of concern to her during her tenure on the Board. They files contain a variety of materials, including copies of county government documents, correspondence with the county government staff, reports, studies, and clippings. Notable subjects include construction of the Roanoke River dam, landfills, and planning for sewage, water, and refuse.","The Montgomery County Democratic Committee series spans the period 1971-1993 and documents the committee's work in support of local, regional, and state Democratic candidates from 1867 to 1971, 1979 to 1981, and in 1993, and Democratic Party conventions. The records are comprised primarily of correspondence, get-out-the-vote materials, and newspaper clippings. Included is a file of correspondence and clippings pertaining to the activities of the state legislature from 1971 to 1974, a file on the re-drawing of magisterial districts in Montgomery County in 1972, and a folder of statistics on the race of registered voters, by precinct, in Montgomery County, 1979 to 1981.","The Ninth-District Democratic Committee series dates from 1977-1981 and is comprised primarily of correspondence from officials of the state Democratic Party and members of the local and regional committees; it also includes ephemera from Democratic campaigns from the period 1980 to 1981. A frequent correspondent is state Democratic Party Chair Richard Davis.","The Montgomery County League of Women Voters series spans the period 1948 to 1980 (bulk 1970-1980). Just one folder, it is comprised primarily of small publications put out by the League of Women Voters in the early 1970s promoting ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment.","The collection also includes a small series of Personal Papers that span the period ca. 1940-2001. They include a photograph of Fessler, ca. 1940, and a folder of thank-you letters from Virginia Governor Gerald Baliles, Lieutenant Governor Dick Davis, Delegate Rick Boucher, and Attorney General Mary Sue Terry.","The file contains a black-and-white studio photograph, ca. 1940, of Mary Fessler, and two color snapshots, n.d., of monuments to General Richard Montgomery in Quebec.","Letters from state Democratic leaders Delegate Gerald Baliles, Lieutenant Governor Richard J. Davis, and Attorney General Mary Sue Terry. Also included in the folder is a 1970 letter from Floydine Roberts of the Radford Women's Democratic Club.","Newspaper clippings on Blacksburg issues. Includes a fund-raising letter from \"Concerned Citizens for Nellie's Cave Community.\"","This small series is comprised primarily of publications put out by the League of Women Voters in the early 1970s promoting ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment.","This series is comprised primarily of correspondence and newspaper clippings, but also includes speeches and writings, campaign literature, and campaign ephemera.","Includes an organizational charts, by-laws, and fund-raising information.","This subseries is comprised of newspaper clippings, correspondence, speeches and writings, and campaign literature.","This subseries is comprised of clippings, Democratic party publicity and convention literature, correspondence, notes, and delegate lists.","This subseries is comprised of a file of newspaper clippings about State Senator Madison Marye from 1974; and two files of documents pertaining to redistricting in Montgomery County, 1979-1981, including statistics on race and registered voters in Montgomery County in 1981. Also included are campaign posters for Dick Davis, Chuck Robb, Gerald Baliles, Andy Miller, and Jimmy Carter and Walter Mondale.","This series is comprised of records of correspondence, financial records, by-laws, clippings, and campaign ephemera for Democratic candidates for statewide office in the early 1980s.","Copies of meeting minutes, agendas, and reports.","Includes a letter from Trans-Virginia Public Service Corporation in support of a proposed coal pipeline through Montgomery County and a letter pertaining to strained relations between the Montgomery County Board of Supervisors and the Montgomery-Floyd Regional Library Board.","Memoranda from County Administrator Allan Williams to the Board of Supervisors pertaining to legal and personnel policy issues.","This subseries is comprised primarily of memos from the County Administrator's office to members of the Board pertaining to proposed actions of the Board.","This file includes information pertaining to Block Grant applications, potential annexation by the Town of Christiansburg, Economic Development Commission Progress Reports, town representation on the School Board, and tensions between school administrators and the School Board.","This file also contains correspondence pertaining to other subjects, such as dog-leash laws and the construction of a new fire substation on Price's Fork Road.","This subseries is comprised mostly of annual financial reports and audits; it also includes budget requests for fiscal year 1977-1978.","This subseries is comprised of subject files Fessler kept on issues pertaining to issues before the Montgomery County board of Supervisors. The files may contain clippings, documents, studies and reports, and correspondence.","\"Comparison of Services Provided to the New River Valley by Roanoke Municipal Airport, Virginia Tech Airport, and the New River Valley Airport\"","Proposed budget for fiscal year 1983 and 1984; a map of the Land Use Plan adopted by the Blacksburg Town Council on February 26, 1985; and a map, \"Geology of the Blacksburg Quadrangle,\" created by M.J. Bartholomew and W.D. Lowry in 1979.","Includes a report, \"The Fiscal Impact of City Status for the Town of Blacksburg,\" prepared for County of Montgomery, Virginia, an analysis of the report, and clippings.","Summary of reports.","Promotional publications published by the Montgomery County Economic Development Commission.","Report compiled by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Insurance Administration.","Materials pertaining to a proposed development; include five blue-lines of site-development plans.","This subseries is comprised primarily of materials documenting construction of the Mid-County Landfill; it includes a document prepared by Olver Incorporated, Consulting Engineers and Environmental Laboratories, \"Operation and Development Manual for the Mid-County Landfill, Part III, Montgomery County, Virginia.\" Also included is a blue-line map, n.d., showing the proposed site for the landfill.","This subject series is comprised of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers water supply and flood management studies and a feasibility reports, handwritten notes, clippings, correspondence, and papers documenting the Upper Basin Public Assistance Committee.","Draft discussion paper produced by the State Water Control Board in response to passage of Senate Joint Resolution 161.","Progress report on the proposed revision of the ordinance.","Study by Anderson \u0026 Associations, Inc., Consulting Engineers.","Budget Packet.","Annual reports for Montgomery County Information and Referral Service, 1976-1977; the New River Valley Alcohol Safety Action Program, 1978-1979; and the Montgomery County Planning Commission, 1982.","Book of writings by elementary school children, with a letter of appreciation addressed to Mary Fessler.","Recommendations to the Planning Commission, project request forms, and proposed capital improvement programs for fiscal years 1982-1983 and 1986-1987.","By-laws, membership directory, minutes, reports, grant applications and correspondence, and audit.","Records documenting the work of the Montgomery County Planning Commission. Records are comprised of correspondence, reports, studies, budget requests, a 1976 draft of a proposed comprehensive plan, and a 1978 Planning Department evaluation of office space in the county. Also included is a map, \"Environmental and Cultural Features of Montgomery County,\" prepared for the Commission in 1982.","This subseries documents Fessler's work, in her capacity as a member of the Board of Supervisors, managing the activities of the Montgomery County Public Service Authority, which was created by the Board in the early 1970s to manage public utilities in the county. Records include background information on the organization of the Public Service Authority, correspondence, meeting minutes, agendas, financial statements, subject files. Also included is an oversize publication, \"Recommended Service Areas,\" 1975, prepared for the Board of Supervisors. It includes several maps showing existing and planned development and the demand it would create for expanded water and sewer lines.","Minutes, correspondence, and clippings."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eReproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form: \u003ca href=\"http://bit.ly/scuareproduction\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/scuareproduction\u003c/a\u003e. Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form: \u003ca href=\"http://bit.ly/scuapublication\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/scuapublication\u003c/a\u003e. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. ","Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form:  http://bit.ly/scuareproduction . Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form:  http://bit.ly/scuapublication . Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_bacf21d33802b84cd1b3890fabe2e561\" label=\"Abstract\"\u003eMary McClintock Ryland Fessler (1912-2000) was active in Montgomery County Democratic Party, local government, and civic organizations from the late 1960s through the 1990s.  The Mary Fessler Papers span the years ca. 1940-2001, with the bulk of the material dating from 1968-1984. The collection includes personal papers and materials related to the Montgomery County League of Women Voters, Montgomery County Democratic Committee, Ninth-District Democratic Committee, Montgomery County Board of Supervisors, and Blacksburg Library Building Committee.\u003c/abstract\u003e"],"abstract_tesim":["Mary McClintock Ryland Fessler (1912-2000) was active in Montgomery County Democratic Party, local government, and civic organizations from the late 1960s through the 1990s.  The Mary Fessler Papers span the years ca. 1940-2001, with the bulk of the material dating from 1968-1984. The collection includes personal papers and materials related to the Montgomery County League of Women Voters, Montgomery County Democratic Committee, Ninth-District Democratic Committee, Montgomery County Board of Supervisors, and Blacksburg Library Building Committee."],"names_ssim":["Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech","Fessler, Mary McClintock Ryland, 1912-2000"],"corpname_ssim":["Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech"],"names_coll_ssim":["Fessler, Mary McClintock Ryland, 1912-2000"],"persname_ssim":["Fessler, Mary McClintock Ryland, 1912-2000"],"language_ssim":["The materials in the collection are in English."],"descrules_ssm":["Describing Archives: A Content Standard"],"total_component_count_is":90,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-05-21T02:16:42.472Z","collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"viblbv_repositories_2_resources_2146","ead_ssi":"viblbv_repositories_2_resources_2146","_root_":"viblbv_repositories_2_resources_2146","_nest_parent_":"viblbv_repositories_2_resources_2146","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/oai/VT/repositories_2_resources_2146.xml","title_filing_ssi":"Fessler, Mary, Papers","title_ssm":["Mary Fessler Papers"],"title_tesim":["Mary Fessler Papers"],"unitdate_ssm":["c.1940-2001"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["c.1940-2001"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["Ms.2001.012"],"text":["Ms.2001.012","Mary Fessler Papers","Blacksburg (Va.)","Local/Regional History and Appalachian South","Montgomery County (Va.)","Women -- History","The collection is open for research.","The bulk of the collection is arranged, within series, either chronologically or alphabetically by subject, as indicated in the series descriptions.","Alphabetically by subject of the correspondence.","Mary McClintock Ryland Fessler (1912-2000) was active in Montgomery County Democratic Party, local government, and civic organizations from the late 1960s through the 1990s. She was a founding member of the Montgomery County League of Women Voters, organized in 1971, and Secretary of the Montgomery County Democratic Committee in the late 1960s and early 1970s. She was appointed to the Montgomery County Board of Supervisors in 1977 and served from 1977 to 1985.","Fessler was born in Georgetown, Kentucky, on February 6, 1912. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Westhampton College (now the University of Richmond) in 1932. She taught in the North China American School in Tun Chow, China, and several American schools before moving to Blacksburg in 1951. Her husband, Donald R. Fessler, was a sociologist with the Virginia Tech Extension Service.","Sources: Jenn Burleson, \"Library Advocate Will be Missed,\"  The Roanoke Times , 9 December 2000, Current, page 1; Obituary,  The Roanoke Times , 12 December 2000, page B3.","The guide to the Mary Fessler Papers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).","The processing, arrangement, and description of the Mary Fessler Papers was completed in 2003. Additional materials were added in November 2023.","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 series spans the period 1968-1998 (bulk 1977-1984) and is the largest series in the collection. It is comprised of the following subseries: Minutes, 1977-1984; Correspondence, 1978-1985; Financial Records, 1977-1995; Subject Series, 1968-1998; Annual Reports, 1976-1982; Publications, 1974-1984; Capital Improvements Program Committee, 1978-1987; Montgomery County Community Services Organization, 1974-1979; Montgomery County Planning Commission, 1976-1989; and Montgomery County Public Service Authority, 1969-1973.","Minutes contain Fessler's copies of the official minutes of Board of Supervisor meetings for the period 1977-1984; they also include copies of agendas and official reports submitted to the Board. Correspondence is comprised of letters Fessler received pertaining to county government issues. It is organized into Incoming Correspondence, Inter-office Correspondence, both arranged chronologically; and Correspondence Regarding, arranged alphabetically by subject. Financial Records are comprised of Fessler's copies of budget requests, county revenue projections, and financial reports and analyses. The Capital Improvements Program Committee, Montgomery County Community Services Organization, Montgomery County Planning Commission, and Montgomery County Public Service Authority series are comprised of copies of records of these agencies that were sent to Fessler when she was a member of the Board of Supervisors.","Subject Series, the largest subseries within the Montgomery County Board of Supervisors series, are comprised of materials Fessler collected and filed by subject and document issues of concern to her during her tenure on the Board. They files contain a variety of materials, including copies of county government documents, correspondence with the county government staff, reports, studies, and clippings. Notable subjects include construction of the Roanoke River dam, landfills, and planning for sewage, water, and refuse.","The Montgomery County Democratic Committee series spans the period 1971-1993 and documents the committee's work in support of local, regional, and state Democratic candidates from 1867 to 1971, 1979 to 1981, and in 1993, and Democratic Party conventions. The records are comprised primarily of correspondence, get-out-the-vote materials, and newspaper clippings. Included is a file of correspondence and clippings pertaining to the activities of the state legislature from 1971 to 1974, a file on the re-drawing of magisterial districts in Montgomery County in 1972, and a folder of statistics on the race of registered voters, by precinct, in Montgomery County, 1979 to 1981.","The Ninth-District Democratic Committee series dates from 1977-1981 and is comprised primarily of correspondence from officials of the state Democratic Party and members of the local and regional committees; it also includes ephemera from Democratic campaigns from the period 1980 to 1981. A frequent correspondent is state Democratic Party Chair Richard Davis.","The Montgomery County League of Women Voters series spans the period 1948 to 1980 (bulk 1970-1980). Just one folder, it is comprised primarily of small publications put out by the League of Women Voters in the early 1970s promoting ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment.","The collection also includes a small series of Personal Papers that span the period ca. 1940-2001. They include a photograph of Fessler, ca. 1940, and a folder of thank-you letters from Virginia Governor Gerald Baliles, Lieutenant Governor Dick Davis, Delegate Rick Boucher, and Attorney General Mary Sue Terry.","The file contains a black-and-white studio photograph, ca. 1940, of Mary Fessler, and two color snapshots, n.d., of monuments to General Richard Montgomery in Quebec.","Letters from state Democratic leaders Delegate Gerald Baliles, Lieutenant Governor Richard J. Davis, and Attorney General Mary Sue Terry. Also included in the folder is a 1970 letter from Floydine Roberts of the Radford Women's Democratic Club.","Newspaper clippings on Blacksburg issues. Includes a fund-raising letter from \"Concerned Citizens for Nellie's Cave Community.\"","This small series is comprised primarily of publications put out by the League of Women Voters in the early 1970s promoting ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment.","This series is comprised primarily of correspondence and newspaper clippings, but also includes speeches and writings, campaign literature, and campaign ephemera.","Includes an organizational charts, by-laws, and fund-raising information.","This subseries is comprised of newspaper clippings, correspondence, speeches and writings, and campaign literature.","This subseries is comprised of clippings, Democratic party publicity and convention literature, correspondence, notes, and delegate lists.","This subseries is comprised of a file of newspaper clippings about State Senator Madison Marye from 1974; and two files of documents pertaining to redistricting in Montgomery County, 1979-1981, including statistics on race and registered voters in Montgomery County in 1981. Also included are campaign posters for Dick Davis, Chuck Robb, Gerald Baliles, Andy Miller, and Jimmy Carter and Walter Mondale.","This series is comprised of records of correspondence, financial records, by-laws, clippings, and campaign ephemera for Democratic candidates for statewide office in the early 1980s.","Copies of meeting minutes, agendas, and reports.","Includes a letter from Trans-Virginia Public Service Corporation in support of a proposed coal pipeline through Montgomery County and a letter pertaining to strained relations between the Montgomery County Board of Supervisors and the Montgomery-Floyd Regional Library Board.","Memoranda from County Administrator Allan Williams to the Board of Supervisors pertaining to legal and personnel policy issues.","This subseries is comprised primarily of memos from the County Administrator's office to members of the Board pertaining to proposed actions of the Board.","This file includes information pertaining to Block Grant applications, potential annexation by the Town of Christiansburg, Economic Development Commission Progress Reports, town representation on the School Board, and tensions between school administrators and the School Board.","This file also contains correspondence pertaining to other subjects, such as dog-leash laws and the construction of a new fire substation on Price's Fork Road.","This subseries is comprised mostly of annual financial reports and audits; it also includes budget requests for fiscal year 1977-1978.","This subseries is comprised of subject files Fessler kept on issues pertaining to issues before the Montgomery County board of Supervisors. The files may contain clippings, documents, studies and reports, and correspondence.","\"Comparison of Services Provided to the New River Valley by Roanoke Municipal Airport, Virginia Tech Airport, and the New River Valley Airport\"","Proposed budget for fiscal year 1983 and 1984; a map of the Land Use Plan adopted by the Blacksburg Town Council on February 26, 1985; and a map, \"Geology of the Blacksburg Quadrangle,\" created by M.J. Bartholomew and W.D. Lowry in 1979.","Includes a report, \"The Fiscal Impact of City Status for the Town of Blacksburg,\" prepared for County of Montgomery, Virginia, an analysis of the report, and clippings.","Summary of reports.","Promotional publications published by the Montgomery County Economic Development Commission.","Report compiled by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Insurance Administration.","Materials pertaining to a proposed development; include five blue-lines of site-development plans.","This subseries is comprised primarily of materials documenting construction of the Mid-County Landfill; it includes a document prepared by Olver Incorporated, Consulting Engineers and Environmental Laboratories, \"Operation and Development Manual for the Mid-County Landfill, Part III, Montgomery County, Virginia.\" Also included is a blue-line map, n.d., showing the proposed site for the landfill.","This subject series is comprised of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers water supply and flood management studies and a feasibility reports, handwritten notes, clippings, correspondence, and papers documenting the Upper Basin Public Assistance Committee.","Draft discussion paper produced by the State Water Control Board in response to passage of Senate Joint Resolution 161.","Progress report on the proposed revision of the ordinance.","Study by Anderson \u0026 Associations, Inc., Consulting Engineers.","Budget Packet.","Annual reports for Montgomery County Information and Referral Service, 1976-1977; the New River Valley Alcohol Safety Action Program, 1978-1979; and the Montgomery County Planning Commission, 1982.","Book of writings by elementary school children, with a letter of appreciation addressed to Mary Fessler.","Recommendations to the Planning Commission, project request forms, and proposed capital improvement programs for fiscal years 1982-1983 and 1986-1987.","By-laws, membership directory, minutes, reports, grant applications and correspondence, and audit.","Records documenting the work of the Montgomery County Planning Commission. Records are comprised of correspondence, reports, studies, budget requests, a 1976 draft of a proposed comprehensive plan, and a 1978 Planning Department evaluation of office space in the county. Also included is a map, \"Environmental and Cultural Features of Montgomery County,\" prepared for the Commission in 1982.","This subseries documents Fessler's work, in her capacity as a member of the Board of Supervisors, managing the activities of the Montgomery County Public Service Authority, which was created by the Board in the early 1970s to manage public utilities in the county. Records include background information on the organization of the Public Service Authority, correspondence, meeting minutes, agendas, financial statements, subject files. Also included is an oversize publication, \"Recommended Service Areas,\" 1975, prepared for the Board of Supervisors. It includes several maps showing existing and planned development and the demand it would create for expanded water and sewer lines.","Minutes, correspondence, and clippings.","The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. ","Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form:  http://bit.ly/scuareproduction . Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form:  http://bit.ly/scuapublication . 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The files may contain clippings, documents, studies and reports, and correspondence.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Comparison of Services Provided to the New River Valley by Roanoke Municipal Airport, Virginia Tech Airport, and the New River Valley Airport\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eProposed budget for fiscal year 1983 and 1984; a map of the Land Use Plan adopted by the Blacksburg Town Council on February 26, 1985; and a map, \"Geology of the Blacksburg Quadrangle,\" created by M.J. Bartholomew and W.D. 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It includes several maps showing existing and planned development and the demand it would create for expanded water and sewer lines.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMinutes, correspondence, and clippings.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content","Scope and Contents note","Scope and Contents note","Scope and Contents note","Scope and Contents note","Scope and Contents note","Scope and Contents note","Scope and Contents note","Scope and Contents note","Scope and Contents note","Scope and Contents note","Scope and Contents note","Scope and Contents note","Scope and Contents note","Scope and Contents note","Scope and Contents note","Scope and Contents note","Scope and Contents note","Scope and Contents note","Scope and Contents note","Scope and Contents note","Scope and Contents note","Scope and Contents note","Scope and Contents note","Scope and Contents note","Scope and Contents note","Scope and Contents note","Scope and Contents note","Scope and Contents note","Scope and Contents note","Scope and Contents note","Scope and Contents note","Scope and Contents note","Scope and Contents note","Scope and Contents note","Scope and Contents note","Scope and Contents note","Scope and Contents note","Scope and Contents note"],"scopecontent_tesim":["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 series spans the period 1968-1998 (bulk 1977-1984) and is the largest series in the collection. It is comprised of the following subseries: Minutes, 1977-1984; Correspondence, 1978-1985; Financial Records, 1977-1995; Subject Series, 1968-1998; Annual Reports, 1976-1982; Publications, 1974-1984; Capital Improvements Program Committee, 1978-1987; Montgomery County Community Services Organization, 1974-1979; Montgomery County Planning Commission, 1976-1989; and Montgomery County Public Service Authority, 1969-1973.","Minutes contain Fessler's copies of the official minutes of Board of Supervisor meetings for the period 1977-1984; they also include copies of agendas and official reports submitted to the Board. Correspondence is comprised of letters Fessler received pertaining to county government issues. It is organized into Incoming Correspondence, Inter-office Correspondence, both arranged chronologically; and Correspondence Regarding, arranged alphabetically by subject. Financial Records are comprised of Fessler's copies of budget requests, county revenue projections, and financial reports and analyses. The Capital Improvements Program Committee, Montgomery County Community Services Organization, Montgomery County Planning Commission, and Montgomery County Public Service Authority series are comprised of copies of records of these agencies that were sent to Fessler when she was a member of the Board of Supervisors.","Subject Series, the largest subseries within the Montgomery County Board of Supervisors series, are comprised of materials Fessler collected and filed by subject and document issues of concern to her during her tenure on the Board. They files contain a variety of materials, including copies of county government documents, correspondence with the county government staff, reports, studies, and clippings. Notable subjects include construction of the Roanoke River dam, landfills, and planning for sewage, water, and refuse.","The Montgomery County Democratic Committee series spans the period 1971-1993 and documents the committee's work in support of local, regional, and state Democratic candidates from 1867 to 1971, 1979 to 1981, and in 1993, and Democratic Party conventions. The records are comprised primarily of correspondence, get-out-the-vote materials, and newspaper clippings. Included is a file of correspondence and clippings pertaining to the activities of the state legislature from 1971 to 1974, a file on the re-drawing of magisterial districts in Montgomery County in 1972, and a folder of statistics on the race of registered voters, by precinct, in Montgomery County, 1979 to 1981.","The Ninth-District Democratic Committee series dates from 1977-1981 and is comprised primarily of correspondence from officials of the state Democratic Party and members of the local and regional committees; it also includes ephemera from Democratic campaigns from the period 1980 to 1981. A frequent correspondent is state Democratic Party Chair Richard Davis.","The Montgomery County League of Women Voters series spans the period 1948 to 1980 (bulk 1970-1980). Just one folder, it is comprised primarily of small publications put out by the League of Women Voters in the early 1970s promoting ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment.","The collection also includes a small series of Personal Papers that span the period ca. 1940-2001. They include a photograph of Fessler, ca. 1940, and a folder of thank-you letters from Virginia Governor Gerald Baliles, Lieutenant Governor Dick Davis, Delegate Rick Boucher, and Attorney General Mary Sue Terry.","The file contains a black-and-white studio photograph, ca. 1940, of Mary Fessler, and two color snapshots, n.d., of monuments to General Richard Montgomery in Quebec.","Letters from state Democratic leaders Delegate Gerald Baliles, Lieutenant Governor Richard J. Davis, and Attorney General Mary Sue Terry. Also included in the folder is a 1970 letter from Floydine Roberts of the Radford Women's Democratic Club.","Newspaper clippings on Blacksburg issues. Includes a fund-raising letter from \"Concerned Citizens for Nellie's Cave Community.\"","This small series is comprised primarily of publications put out by the League of Women Voters in the early 1970s promoting ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment.","This series is comprised primarily of correspondence and newspaper clippings, but also includes speeches and writings, campaign literature, and campaign ephemera.","Includes an organizational charts, by-laws, and fund-raising information.","This subseries is comprised of newspaper clippings, correspondence, speeches and writings, and campaign literature.","This subseries is comprised of clippings, Democratic party publicity and convention literature, correspondence, notes, and delegate lists.","This subseries is comprised of a file of newspaper clippings about State Senator Madison Marye from 1974; and two files of documents pertaining to redistricting in Montgomery County, 1979-1981, including statistics on race and registered voters in Montgomery County in 1981. Also included are campaign posters for Dick Davis, Chuck Robb, Gerald Baliles, Andy Miller, and Jimmy Carter and Walter Mondale.","This series is comprised of records of correspondence, financial records, by-laws, clippings, and campaign ephemera for Democratic candidates for statewide office in the early 1980s.","Copies of meeting minutes, agendas, and reports.","Includes a letter from Trans-Virginia Public Service Corporation in support of a proposed coal pipeline through Montgomery County and a letter pertaining to strained relations between the Montgomery County Board of Supervisors and the Montgomery-Floyd Regional Library Board.","Memoranda from County Administrator Allan Williams to the Board of Supervisors pertaining to legal and personnel policy issues.","This subseries is comprised primarily of memos from the County Administrator's office to members of the Board pertaining to proposed actions of the Board.","This file includes information pertaining to Block Grant applications, potential annexation by the Town of Christiansburg, Economic Development Commission Progress Reports, town representation on the School Board, and tensions between school administrators and the School Board.","This file also contains correspondence pertaining to other subjects, such as dog-leash laws and the construction of a new fire substation on Price's Fork Road.","This subseries is comprised mostly of annual financial reports and audits; it also includes budget requests for fiscal year 1977-1978.","This subseries is comprised of subject files Fessler kept on issues pertaining to issues before the Montgomery County board of Supervisors. The files may contain clippings, documents, studies and reports, and correspondence.","\"Comparison of Services Provided to the New River Valley by Roanoke Municipal Airport, Virginia Tech Airport, and the New River Valley Airport\"","Proposed budget for fiscal year 1983 and 1984; a map of the Land Use Plan adopted by the Blacksburg Town Council on February 26, 1985; and a map, \"Geology of the Blacksburg Quadrangle,\" created by M.J. Bartholomew and W.D. Lowry in 1979.","Includes a report, \"The Fiscal Impact of City Status for the Town of Blacksburg,\" prepared for County of Montgomery, Virginia, an analysis of the report, and clippings.","Summary of reports.","Promotional publications published by the Montgomery County Economic Development Commission.","Report compiled by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Insurance Administration.","Materials pertaining to a proposed development; include five blue-lines of site-development plans.","This subseries is comprised primarily of materials documenting construction of the Mid-County Landfill; it includes a document prepared by Olver Incorporated, Consulting Engineers and Environmental Laboratories, \"Operation and Development Manual for the Mid-County Landfill, Part III, Montgomery County, Virginia.\" Also included is a blue-line map, n.d., showing the proposed site for the landfill.","This subject series is comprised of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers water supply and flood management studies and a feasibility reports, handwritten notes, clippings, correspondence, and papers documenting the Upper Basin Public Assistance Committee.","Draft discussion paper produced by the State Water Control Board in response to passage of Senate Joint Resolution 161.","Progress report on the proposed revision of the ordinance.","Study by Anderson \u0026 Associations, Inc., Consulting Engineers.","Budget Packet.","Annual reports for Montgomery County Information and Referral Service, 1976-1977; the New River Valley Alcohol Safety Action Program, 1978-1979; and the Montgomery County Planning Commission, 1982.","Book of writings by elementary school children, with a letter of appreciation addressed to Mary Fessler.","Recommendations to the Planning Commission, project request forms, and proposed capital improvement programs for fiscal years 1982-1983 and 1986-1987.","By-laws, membership directory, minutes, reports, grant applications and correspondence, and audit.","Records documenting the work of the Montgomery County Planning Commission. Records are comprised of correspondence, reports, studies, budget requests, a 1976 draft of a proposed comprehensive plan, and a 1978 Planning Department evaluation of office space in the county. Also included is a map, \"Environmental and Cultural Features of Montgomery County,\" prepared for the Commission in 1982.","This subseries documents Fessler's work, in her capacity as a member of the Board of Supervisors, managing the activities of the Montgomery County Public Service Authority, which was created by the Board in the early 1970s to manage public utilities in the county. Records include background information on the organization of the Public Service Authority, correspondence, meeting minutes, agendas, financial statements, subject files. Also included is an oversize publication, \"Recommended Service Areas,\" 1975, prepared for the Board of Supervisors. It includes several maps showing existing and planned development and the demand it would create for expanded water and sewer lines.","Minutes, correspondence, and clippings."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eReproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form: \u003ca href=\"http://bit.ly/scuareproduction\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/scuareproduction\u003c/a\u003e. Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form: \u003ca href=\"http://bit.ly/scuapublication\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/scuapublication\u003c/a\u003e. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. ","Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form:  http://bit.ly/scuareproduction . Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form:  http://bit.ly/scuapublication . Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_bacf21d33802b84cd1b3890fabe2e561\" label=\"Abstract\"\u003eMary McClintock Ryland Fessler (1912-2000) was active in Montgomery County Democratic Party, local government, and civic organizations from the late 1960s through the 1990s.  The Mary Fessler Papers span the years ca. 1940-2001, with the bulk of the material dating from 1968-1984. The collection includes personal papers and materials related to the Montgomery County League of Women Voters, Montgomery County Democratic Committee, Ninth-District Democratic Committee, Montgomery County Board of Supervisors, and Blacksburg Library Building Committee.\u003c/abstract\u003e"],"abstract_tesim":["Mary McClintock Ryland Fessler (1912-2000) was active in Montgomery County Democratic Party, local government, and civic organizations from the late 1960s through the 1990s.  The Mary Fessler Papers span the years ca. 1940-2001, with the bulk of the material dating from 1968-1984. The collection includes personal papers and materials related to the Montgomery County League of Women Voters, Montgomery County Democratic Committee, Ninth-District Democratic Committee, Montgomery County Board of Supervisors, and Blacksburg Library Building Committee."],"names_ssim":["Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech","Fessler, Mary McClintock Ryland, 1912-2000"],"corpname_ssim":["Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech"],"names_coll_ssim":["Fessler, Mary McClintock Ryland, 1912-2000"],"persname_ssim":["Fessler, Mary McClintock Ryland, 1912-2000"],"language_ssim":["The materials in the collection are in English."],"descrules_ssm":["Describing Archives: A Content Standard"],"total_component_count_is":90,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-05-21T02:16:42.472Z"}]}},"label":"Breadcrumbs"}}},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/viblbv_repositories_2_resources_2146"}},{"id":"viblbv_repositories_2_resources_1399","type":"collection","attributes":{"title":"Mattie Lamb Tucker Papers","creator":{"id":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/viblbv_repositories_2_resources_1399#creator","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":"Tucker, Mattie Lamb, 1893-1967","label":"Creator"}},"abstract_or_scope":{"id":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/viblbv_repositories_2_resources_1399#abstract_or_scope","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":"This collection includes certificates, newspaper clippings, photographs, correspondence and miscellaneous printed material of Mattie Lamb Tucker, a Red Cross volunteer and community service worker in Blacksburg, Virginia.","label":"Abstract Or Scope"}},"breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/viblbv_repositories_2_resources_1399#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"id":"viblbv_repositories_2_resources_1399","ead_ssi":"viblbv_repositories_2_resources_1399","_root_":"viblbv_repositories_2_resources_1399","_nest_parent_":"viblbv_repositories_2_resources_1399","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/oai/VT/repositories_2_resources_1399.xml","title_filing_ssi":"Tucker, Mattie Lamb, Papers","title_ssm":["Mattie Lamb Tucker Papers"],"title_tesim":["Mattie Lamb Tucker Papers"],"unitdate_ssm":["1945-1984"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1945-1984"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["Ms.1984.176"],"text":["Ms.1984.176","Mattie Lamb Tucker Papers","Blacksburg (Va.)","Local/Regional History and Appalachian South","Montgomery County (Va.)","Women -- History","The collection is open to research.","The collection is arranged by type, and where possible, chronologically.","Mattie Lamb was born January 26, 1893, near Blacksburg, Virginia. She attended school in Blacksburg and worked for the Pedigo family before marrying Arthur Bruce Tucker on September 29, 1918. Tucker served as a volunteer with the Red Cross, a Gray Lady volunteer at the Veterans Administration hospital, and performed many social and volunteer services, such as organizing charity events for hospitalized veterans and blood drives for the Red Cross. She also served as rehabilitation chairman for the Auxiliary Unit and was a prominent member of the Methodist Church of Blacksburg. ","Arthur Bruce Tucker, was born on September 29, 1885. His first wife died in childbirth, leaving a son, William. With his father, Tucker worked on the Alexander Black farm for 40 years, until Black's death in 1935. Tucker then took a position with the Blacksburg post office, where he worked for another 20 years. Together, the Tuckers won hundreds of blue ribbons at county and community fairs. Many were won by Arthur Tucker in horse shows in Roanoke, Lynchburg and other places in Virginia; others were won by Mattie Tucker for cooking and handicrafts. The Tuckers' son, Henry Kelly Tucker, was born May 12, 1925, and enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1943; serving in the 5th Marine Division, he died in combat on Iwo Jima, March 1, 1945. ","Mattie Tucker was so regarded by her social circle and the community that several children wrote about her in their class assignments as an \"outstanding person.\" At their home at 209 Wharton Street, the Tuckers also housed Virginia Polytechnic Institute students during their stay in Blacksburg. Mattie Tucker was dubbed a \"Santa\" by local veterans, whose lives she improved by organizing gift drives and fund raisers. She was rewarded for her work and frequently featured in local newspapers. Mattie Tucker was also very active socially, organizing luncheons and parties for her circle of friends as well as the local elderly community. She died on July 20, 1985; Arthur Tucker had died on August 16, 1967. ","For more on Mattie Lamb Tucker, see her 1980 book,  Memories , edited by Devota P. Pack. ","The guide to the Mattie Lamb Tucker Papers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).","The processing, arrangement and description of the Mattie Lamb Tucker Papers commenced and was completed in November 2004.","This collection contains the papers of Mattie Lamb Tucker, a nurse who lived in Blacksburg, Virginia. The collection includes a set of certificates awarded to Tucker for her qualifications and efforts in community service work. Also included are materials relating to the World War II death of Tucker's son, Henry Tucker, comprised of such items as telegram notifications, newspaper clippings and contributions from friends for Tucker's eulogy. 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She attended school in Blacksburg and worked for the Pedigo family before marrying Arthur Bruce Tucker on September 29, 1918. Tucker served as a volunteer with the Red Cross, a Gray Lady volunteer at the Veterans Administration hospital, and performed many social and volunteer services, such as organizing charity events for hospitalized veterans and blood drives for the Red Cross. She also served as rehabilitation chairman for the Auxiliary Unit and was a prominent member of the Methodist Church of Blacksburg. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eArthur Bruce Tucker, was born on September 29, 1885. His first wife died in childbirth, leaving a son, William. With his father, Tucker worked on the Alexander Black farm for 40 years, until Black's death in 1935. Tucker then took a position with the Blacksburg post office, where he worked for another 20 years. Together, the Tuckers won hundreds of blue ribbons at county and community fairs. 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Where original order was not clear, processing staff used the Standard Series for Architecture and Landscape Design Records as guidance.","Milka Bliznakov was born in Varna, Bulgaria in 1927. She attended the State Polytechnic Institute of Sofia and graduated with a master's degree in architecture in 1951. Bliznakov began practicing architecture in Bulgaria in 1952. In 1959, Bliznakov moved her practice to France. Two years later, Bliznakov emigrated to the United States.","During her first years in the United States, Bliznakov worked as an architect and studied Soviet architecture. She earned her Ph.D in architectural history from Columbia University in 1971. She taught at the University of Texas from 1972-1974, where she co-founded the Institute of Modern Russian Culture.","In 1974, Milka Bliznakov became a professor at Virginia Polytechnic Insitute and State University's College of Architecture and Urban Planning, where she taught in the urban design program. Bliznakov became an authority on the Russian avante-garde and constructivism movements. In 1985, Bliznakov worked with the Virginia Tech University Libraries and the College of Architecture and Urban Studies to establish the International Archive of Women in Architecture. She served as the chair of the IAWA Board of Advisors from 1985-1993.","Milka Bliznakov retired in 1998 in conjunction with the establishment of the Milka Bliznakov Prize. The Milka Bliznakov Prize is awarded annually to those whose research furthers the knowledge of women's contributions to architecture and design.","Bliznakov continued to acquire and donate works to the IAWA until her death on November 4, 2010.","The guide to the  Milka T. Bliznakov Papers and Architectural Drawings by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).","The processing, arrangement, and description of the Milka T. Bliznakov Papers and Architectural Drawings was completed in February 2016.","This collection documents the activities of Milka Bliznakov (1927-2010), the founder of the International Archive of Women in Architecture (IAWA) and former chair of its board of advisors (1985-1993). It contains personal materials, including biographical information and personal correspondence. This collection also contains materials documenting Milka's prolific career as an architect and a professor emerita at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Some significant topics represented in these files are avante-garde architecture; Russian constructivism; futurist architecture in the Soviet Union; the history of Bulgaria and Bulgarian architecture; and women in art and architecture. In addition, this collection contains unique documents about the destruction of architectural structures in Croatia during the Bosnian war; Federal Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) reports on Soviet concentration camps; and detailed drawings and and project plans for Soviet infastructure. This collection also documentsd the proceedings of organizations and conferences attended by Milka Bliznakov such as L'Union Internationale des Femmes Architectes (UIFA), the International Archive of Women in Architecture (IAWA), and the Association for Slavic, Eastern European, and Eurasian Studies (AAASS). Materials are largely textual, comprising of correspondence, memoranda, minutes and agendas, legal materials, clippings, publications, reference files, blueprints, and maps. Among other formats scattered throughout the collection are photographs, negatives, and artifacts such as plaques. This collection also includes detailed drawings and specifications from Milka Bliznakov's architecture practice.","This series includes Milka Bliznakov's biographical information, personal correspondence, travel, photographs, and other personal documents. Noteworthy objects include a video cassette on Milka Bliznakov, a stock certificate, and correspondence regarding the destruction of Croatian architecture during the Yugoslav Wars.","This series consists of correspondence, writings, presentations, associations and committees, awards, research notes, reference files, and other professional works by Milka Bliznakov. These materials reflect Milka's work as a professor and architectural historian at Virginia Tech, as well as her broader network of women in architecture through the IAWA. Other noteworthy items include Milka's portfolio of work and exhibition posters collected from events.","This series consists of faculy papers such as administrative materials, course materials, research notes, and reference files. While most of the series consists of materials from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, there are some materials from the University of Colombia. The content in this series expands from 1974-1996.","This series consists of Milka Bliznakov's architectural records for various residential projects. Content in this series extends from 1946-1983.","This series consists of art and artifacts donated to the Milka Bliznakov collection. Within this series, there is a metal file cabinet containing contact information. The cabinet contains contact information of Milka's friends, family, acquaintances, and colleagues. In addition, there are two large, framed awards and a t-shaped wooden utensil for drawing purposes. One of the awards is dated in 2007, but the other awards are not dated.","Book by Dobrina Zheleva-Martins. Book paired with printed email exchange (in Bulgarian) between Bliznakov and Zheleva-Martins and Zheleva-Martins' curriculum vitae (in English), indicating that Bliznakov may have wanted to submit this to the archive as documentation of Zheleva-Martins' work.","Two volumes were returned to the Library of Columbia University. The following books were separated from the collection to be cataloged for the Rare Book Collection:","Watkins, R.N.  The Ideal Communist City . New York: Braziller, 1968. Lloyd, P. \u0026 Collie, K.  San Francisco: a guide to recent architecture . London: Ellipsis, 1997. Markelin, U. Profiles: Pioneering Women Architects from Finland . Museum of Finnish Architecture, 1983.  Use of Tradition in Russian \u0026 Soviet Architecture , guest edited by Cooke, C. \u0026 Kudriavtsev, A. Architectural Design journal, v. 57, no. 7/8. London: Architectural Design, 1987. Brumfield, W.C. Reshaping Russian Architecture: Western Technology, Utopian Dreams . New York : Cambridge University Press, 1990.  Somaya, B., Mehta, U., \u0026 Hecar Foundation An Emancipated Place: the proceedings of the conference and exhibitino held in mumbai, February 2000 . Mumbai : Hecar Foundation, 2000. Kuperus, M., \u0026 Meinsma, H.C. Architectes . Amsterdam: Uitgeverij Thoth, 1990. Boutelle, S.H. \u0026 Morgan, J. Julia Morgan, Architect .  New York : Abbeville Press, 1988.  Poem about Trees .  (ISBN: 9785090245890),  The American Glossary of Architectural Terms  .  Illustrated Garnsey .  La Realidad Sovietica .  Construction and Reconstruction of Towns .  Working Architectural Studios I-Design Department of the Moscow Soviet .  Working Architectural Studios II-Design Department of the Moscow Soviet .  Russian Formalism . ","The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. 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Some significant topics represented in these files are avante-garde architecture; Russian constructivism; futurist architecture in the Soviet Union; the history of Bulgaria and Bulgarian architecture; and women in art and architecture. In addition, this collection contains unique documents about the destruction of architectural structures in Croatia during the Bosnian war; Federal Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) reports on Soviet concentration camps; and detailed drawings and and project plans for Soviet infastructure. This collection also documentsd the proceedings of organizations and conferences attended by Milka Bliznakov such as L'Union Internationale des Femmes Architectes (UIFA), the International Archive of Women in Architecture (IAWA), and the Association for Slavic, Eastern European, and Eurasian Studies (AAASS). 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Bliznakov became an authority on the Russian avante-garde and constructivism movements. In 1985, Bliznakov worked with the Virginia Tech University Libraries and the College of Architecture and Urban Studies to establish the International Archive of Women in Architecture. She served as the chair of the IAWA Board of Advisors from 1985-1993.","Milka Bliznakov retired in 1998 in conjunction with the establishment of the Milka Bliznakov Prize. The Milka Bliznakov Prize is awarded annually to those whose research furthers the knowledge of women's contributions to architecture and design.","Bliznakov continued to acquire and donate works to the IAWA until her death on November 4, 2010.","The guide to the  Milka T. Bliznakov Papers and Architectural Drawings by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).","The processing, arrangement, and description of the Milka T. 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In addition, this collection contains unique documents about the destruction of architectural structures in Croatia during the Bosnian war; Federal Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) reports on Soviet concentration camps; and detailed drawings and and project plans for Soviet infastructure. This collection also documentsd the proceedings of organizations and conferences attended by Milka Bliznakov such as L'Union Internationale des Femmes Architectes (UIFA), the International Archive of Women in Architecture (IAWA), and the Association for Slavic, Eastern European, and Eurasian Studies (AAASS). Materials are largely textual, comprising of correspondence, memoranda, minutes and agendas, legal materials, clippings, publications, reference files, blueprints, and maps. Among other formats scattered throughout the collection are photographs, negatives, and artifacts such as plaques. This collection also includes detailed drawings and specifications from Milka Bliznakov's architecture practice.","This series includes Milka Bliznakov's biographical information, personal correspondence, travel, photographs, and other personal documents. Noteworthy objects include a video cassette on Milka Bliznakov, a stock certificate, and correspondence regarding the destruction of Croatian architecture during the Yugoslav Wars.","This series consists of correspondence, writings, presentations, associations and committees, awards, research notes, reference files, and other professional works by Milka Bliznakov. These materials reflect Milka's work as a professor and architectural historian at Virginia Tech, as well as her broader network of women in architecture through the IAWA. Other noteworthy items include Milka's portfolio of work and exhibition posters collected from events.","This series consists of faculy papers such as administrative materials, course materials, research notes, and reference files. While most of the series consists of materials from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, there are some materials from the University of Colombia. The content in this series expands from 1974-1996.","This series consists of Milka Bliznakov's architectural records for various residential projects. Content in this series extends from 1946-1983.","This series consists of art and artifacts donated to the Milka Bliznakov collection. Within this series, there is a metal file cabinet containing contact information. The cabinet contains contact information of Milka's friends, family, acquaintances, and colleagues. In addition, there are two large, framed awards and a t-shaped wooden utensil for drawing purposes. One of the awards is dated in 2007, but the other awards are not dated.","Book by Dobrina Zheleva-Martins. Book paired with printed email exchange (in Bulgarian) between Bliznakov and Zheleva-Martins and Zheleva-Martins' curriculum vitae (in English), indicating that Bliznakov may have wanted to submit this to the archive as documentation of Zheleva-Martins' work.","Two volumes were returned to the Library of Columbia University. The following books were separated from the collection to be cataloged for the Rare Book Collection:","Watkins, R.N.  The Ideal Communist City . New York: Braziller, 1968. Lloyd, P. \u0026 Collie, K.  San Francisco: a guide to recent architecture . London: Ellipsis, 1997. Markelin, U. Profiles: Pioneering Women Architects from Finland . Museum of Finnish Architecture, 1983.  Use of Tradition in Russian \u0026 Soviet Architecture , guest edited by Cooke, C. \u0026 Kudriavtsev, A. Architectural Design journal, v. 57, no. 7/8. London: Architectural Design, 1987. Brumfield, W.C. Reshaping Russian Architecture: Western Technology, Utopian Dreams . New York : Cambridge University Press, 1990.  Somaya, B., Mehta, U., \u0026 Hecar Foundation An Emancipated Place: the proceedings of the conference and exhibitino held in mumbai, February 2000 . Mumbai : Hecar Foundation, 2000. Kuperus, M., \u0026 Meinsma, H.C. Architectes . Amsterdam: Uitgeverij Thoth, 1990. Boutelle, S.H. \u0026 Morgan, J. Julia Morgan, Architect .  New York : Abbeville Press, 1988.  Poem about Trees .  (ISBN: 9785090245890),  The American Glossary of Architectural Terms  .  Illustrated Garnsey .  La Realidad Sovietica .  Construction and Reconstruction of Towns .  Working Architectural Studios I-Design Department of the Moscow Soviet .  Working Architectural Studios II-Design Department of the Moscow Soviet .  Russian Formalism . ","The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form:  http://bit.ly/scuareproduction . Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form:  http://bit.ly/scuapublication . Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.","Milka Bliznakov was a Bulgarian architect, architectural historian, and professor who practiced in Bulgaria, France, and the United States. 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Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form:  http://bit.ly/scuapublication . Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form."],"acqinfo_ssim":["The Milka T. Bliznakov Papers and Architectural Drawings Collection was donated to the IAWA at Special Collections in 2002 by Dr. Milka Bliznakov. 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She served as the chair of the IAWA Board of Advisors from 1985-1993.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMilka Bliznakov retired in 1998 in conjunction with the establishment of the Milka Bliznakov Prize. The Milka Bliznakov Prize is awarded annually to those whose research furthers the knowledge of women's contributions to architecture and design.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eBliznakov continued to acquire and donate works to the IAWA until her death on November 4, 2010.\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical Note"],"bioghist_tesim":["Milka Bliznakov was born in Varna, Bulgaria in 1927. She attended the State Polytechnic Institute of Sofia and graduated with a master's degree in architecture in 1951. Bliznakov began practicing architecture in Bulgaria in 1952. In 1959, Bliznakov moved her practice to France. Two years later, Bliznakov emigrated to the United States.","During her first years in the United States, Bliznakov worked as an architect and studied Soviet architecture. She earned her Ph.D in architectural history from Columbia University in 1971. She taught at the University of Texas from 1972-1974, where she co-founded the Institute of Modern Russian Culture.","In 1974, Milka Bliznakov became a professor at Virginia Polytechnic Insitute and State University's College of Architecture and Urban Planning, where she taught in the urban design program. Bliznakov became an authority on the Russian avante-garde and constructivism movements. In 1985, Bliznakov worked with the Virginia Tech University Libraries and the College of Architecture and Urban Studies to establish the International Archive of Women in Architecture. She served as the chair of the IAWA Board of Advisors from 1985-1993.","Milka Bliznakov retired in 1998 in conjunction with the establishment of the Milka Bliznakov Prize. The Milka Bliznakov Prize is awarded annually to those whose research furthers the knowledge of women's contributions to architecture and design.","Bliznakov continued to acquire and donate works to the IAWA until her death on November 4, 2010."],"odd_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe guide to the  Milka T. Bliznakov Papers and Architectural Drawings by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (\u003ca href=\"https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/\"\u003ehttps://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/\u003c/a\u003e).\u003c/p\u003e"],"odd_heading_ssm":["Rights Statement for Archival Description"],"odd_tesim":["The guide to the  Milka T. 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A visitor's center and amphitheatre have also been built on the park grounds."],"odd_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe guide to the Natural Tunnel, Scott County, Virginia, Collection by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (\u003ca href=\"https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/\"\u003ehttps://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/\u003c/a\u003e).\u003c/p\u003e"],"odd_heading_ssm":["Rights Statement for Archival Description"],"odd_tesim":["The guide to the Natural Tunnel, Scott County, Virginia, Collection by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ )."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eResearchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Natural Tunnel, Scott County, Virginia, Collection, Ms2009-085, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Natural Tunnel, Scott County, Virginia, Collection, Ms2009-085, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va."],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe processing, arrangement, and description of the Natural Tunnel, Scott County, Virginia, Collection commenced in and was completed in May 2009.\u003c/p\u003e"],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Processing Information"],"processinfo_tesim":["The processing, arrangement, and description of the Natural Tunnel, Scott County, Virginia, Collection commenced in and was completed in May 2009."],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eVirginia Tech Special Collections and University Archives has a copy of the book: Bryant, William Cullen, and Oliver Bell Bunce. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003ePicturesque America, or, The Land We Live in: A Delineation by Pen and Pencil of the Mountains, Rivers, Lakes, Forests, Water-Falls, Shores, Canyons, Valleys, Cities, and Other Picturesque Features of Our Country.\u003c/title\u003e New York: D. Appleton and Co, 1872. E168 .B89 Spec Folio.\u003c/p\u003e"],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related Archival Materials"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["Virginia Tech Special Collections and University Archives has a copy of the book: Bryant, William Cullen, and Oliver Bell Bunce.  Picturesque America, or, The Land We Live in: A Delineation by Pen and Pencil of the Mountains, Rivers, Lakes, Forests, Water-Falls, Shores, Canyons, Valleys, Cities, and Other Picturesque Features of Our Country.  New York: D. Appleton and Co, 1872. E168 .B89 Spec Folio."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe Natural Tunnel, Scott County, Virginia, Collection consists of a wood postcard printed with a sketch of the tunnel and a photocopy of a sketch of Natural Tunnel from a book by William Cullen Bryant and Oliver Bell Bunce.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eWooden postcards were somewhat of a novelty in the 20\u003cemph render=\"super\"\u003eth\u003c/emph\u003e century. While many wooden cards date back to the early-1900s, the most probable time period for this particular wooden postcard is c.1932-1958. During this time, wooden postcards could be sent with a single $0.03 first-class postage stamp as this particular postcard was. The postcard was produced by Dixie Novelty Company of Asheville, North Carolina. The note to Mrs. Chaz Etter of Rural Retreat, Virginia, thanks her and advises her to visit the tunnel. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe photocopy of a sketch of Natural Tunnel comes from the following book: Bryant, William Cullen, and Oliver Bell Bunce. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003ePicturesque America, or, The Land We Live in: A Delineation by Pen and Pencil of the Mountains, Rivers, Lakes, Forests, Water-Falls, Shores, Canyons, Valleys, Cities, and Other Picturesque Features of Our Country.\u003c/title\u003e New York: D. Appleton and Co, 1872. While the date of the photocopy is uncertain, the original sketch dates to 1872.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content"],"scopecontent_tesim":["The Natural Tunnel, Scott County, Virginia, Collection consists of a wood postcard printed with a sketch of the tunnel and a photocopy of a sketch of Natural Tunnel from a book by William Cullen Bryant and Oliver Bell Bunce.","Wooden postcards were somewhat of a novelty in the 20 th  century. While many wooden cards date back to the early-1900s, the most probable time period for this particular wooden postcard is c.1932-1958. During this time, wooden postcards could be sent with a single $0.03 first-class postage stamp as this particular postcard was. The postcard was produced by Dixie Novelty Company of Asheville, North Carolina. The note to Mrs. Chaz Etter of Rural Retreat, Virginia, thanks her and advises her to visit the tunnel. ","The photocopy of a sketch of Natural Tunnel comes from the following book: Bryant, William Cullen, and Oliver Bell Bunce.  Picturesque America, or, The Land We Live in: A Delineation by Pen and Pencil of the Mountains, Rivers, Lakes, Forests, Water-Falls, Shores, Canyons, Valleys, Cities, and Other Picturesque Features of Our Country.  New York: D. Appleton and Co, 1872. While the date of the photocopy is uncertain, the original sketch dates to 1872."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eReproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form: \u003ca href=\"http://bit.ly/scuareproduction\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/scuareproduction\u003c/a\u003e. Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form: \u003ca href=\"http://bit.ly/scuapublication\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/scuapublication\u003c/a\u003e. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. ","Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form:  http://bit.ly/scuareproduction . Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form:  http://bit.ly/scuapublication . Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_aea02bc8583391683938da54fdfd4a3f\" label=\"Abstract\"\u003eThe Natural Tunnel, Scott County, Virginia, Collection consists of a wood postcard printed with a sketch of the tunnel. On the back is a message to Mrs. Chaz Etter in Rural Retreat, Virginia. The photocopy of a sketch of Natural Tunnel comes from a book by William Cullen Bryant and Oliver Bell Bunce, originally published in 1872.\u003c/abstract\u003e"],"abstract_tesim":["The Natural Tunnel, Scott County, Virginia, Collection consists of a wood postcard printed with a sketch of the tunnel. On the back is a message to Mrs. Chaz Etter in Rural Retreat, Virginia. 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Chiswell mined lead ore on the New River in Augusta County (now Wythe County) from 1760 to 1766, and furnished large supplies of lead to Virginia during the French and Indian War. A fort and trading post were sut up at this time near the mines. Chiswell died in 1766, and ownership of the mines was trasnferred to William Byrd. The mines were leased to the state during the Revolutionary War. ","In 1789 Moses and Stephen Austin contacted for the lead mines and bought them from the Commonwealth of Virginia. Due to mismanagement, the lead mines reverted back to the state in 1802. In 1806, Thomas Jackson bought the proerty, now in the town of Austinville, in Wythe County, at a public auction in Richmond. He constructed a shot-tower on the New River, which operated from 1812 to 1830 and still stands today. ","From 1830 to 1898, the property was mined by Daniel Sheffey and David Pierce or their descendants. From 1838 to the 1850s, the firm was called the Wythe Lead Mines Company. The Union Lead Mine Company, as it was called in 1860, contributed more than 2,000 tons of lead to Confederate troops in the Civil War. After the discovery of zinc in the 1860s, the Union Lead Company formed the Wythe Lead and Zinc Company.","The Wythe Lead and Zinc Company sold all of its ore in 1898 to the Bertha Mineral Company, which operated in Pulaski, six miles northeast of Austinville. In 1902, the New Jersey Zinc Corporation purchased Bertha holdings and the Austinville property.","For more information on the early history of the Austinville lead and zinc mines, see: Austin, Vera Lee. 1977.  The Southwest Virginia Lead Works, 1756-1802 . Thesis (M.A.)--Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1977.","The guide to the New Jersey Zinc Corporation [Austinville, Virginia] Records by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).","The majority of the New Jersey Zinc Corporation [Austinville, Virginia] Records are unprocessed. A preliminary inventory was created in 1991, and the maps and blueprints were added in 2018.","See the  New Jersey Zinc Corporation (Austinville, VA) Records II, Ms2011-037  also at Virginia Tech Special Collections and University Archives.","The collection consists of maps, blueprints, and files of the New Jersey Zinc Corporation operations in Austinville, Virgina. Maps in the collection, dating from the 1930s-1960s, describe the geological plans, the Ivanhoe mines, hydrology, ore reserves, and geochemistry of the area, including portions of North Carolina. Eight rolls of blueprints depict equipment and furnace works. ","Files include superintendent memos, tenant applications, Ivanhoe property records, employment records and correspondence, senoirity lists, unemployment compensation forms, contracts, deeds, death claims, and company rules and regulations. The collection also has some information on the Ivanhoe Furnace Company (1911-1913). ","In addition, there are 31 volumes (1888-1908) of published materials: American Society of Mechanical Engineers. 1880.  Transactions of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers . New York City: The Society.","Please note:  The majority of this collection is unprocessed, and the inventory is preliminary only.","-Personnel Dept. reports, montly and annual (c. 1949-1969)\n-Applications for employment (c. June 1920-April 1923)\n-Austinville property\n-1965 VICC Company property\n-Chaffin: folders dated 1951-1958\n-Chaffin: illustration\n-Chaffin: outstanding interests\n-Chaffin estate","-Business correspondence and legal documents\n-Wythe and Carroll County properties\n-Carter lands\n-Middletown and Frederick County materials\n-Timbervill\n-Options agreements: Georgia pyrite area\n-North Carolina\n-Stafford County\n-Bertha mines\n-Stoots-Trepass suit\n-Chaffin","-Rent statements for Bertha Mineral Company (12/1913-12/1939)\n-Business correspondence","American Society of Mechanical Engineers. 1880.  Transactions of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers . New York City: The Society.","-Plot plans: Austinville Elementary School. 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Transactions of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers . New York City: The Society.","-Rent statements (c.Jan 1940-Dec 1944)\n-Recreation (c.1926-1958)\n-Exploration department: payroll changes, requests for forms, exams, compensation\n-Documents regarding garnishments, arbitration, grievances, pay practices, and union matters","American Society of Mechanical Engineers. 1880.  Transactions of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers . New York City: The Society.","-Possible index to maps and drawings\n-Ivanhoe headframe steel drawings\n-Accident reports (Jan 1926-Dec 1926)\n-Residential inspections\n-Property rights and holdings of NJ Zinc (1958?)\n-Geochemical results for Northeast Hill Belt, Smyth and Bland Counties, Va","No inventory","-Personnel records, including work program\n-Embree Slimes\n-Correspondence, insurance agreements, purchase agreements\n-Sanders Mine/property\n-Carter Jackson files\n-Maps\n-W. M. 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He constructed a shot-tower on the New River, which operated from 1812 to 1830 and still stands today. ","From 1830 to 1898, the property was mined by Daniel Sheffey and David Pierce or their descendants. From 1838 to the 1850s, the firm was called the Wythe Lead Mines Company. The Union Lead Mine Company, as it was called in 1860, contributed more than 2,000 tons of lead to Confederate troops in the Civil War. After the discovery of zinc in the 1860s, the Union Lead Company formed the Wythe Lead and Zinc Company.","The Wythe Lead and Zinc Company sold all of its ore in 1898 to the Bertha Mineral Company, which operated in Pulaski, six miles northeast of Austinville. In 1902, the New Jersey Zinc Corporation purchased Bertha holdings and the Austinville property.","For more information on the early history of the Austinville lead and zinc mines, see: Austin, Vera Lee. 1977.  The Southwest Virginia Lead Works, 1756-1802 . Thesis (M.A.)--Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1977."],"odd_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe guide to the New Jersey Zinc Corporation [Austinville, Virginia] Records by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (\u003ca href=\"https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/\"\u003ehttps://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/\u003c/a\u003e).\u003c/p\u003e"],"odd_heading_ssm":["Rights Statement for Archival Description"],"odd_tesim":["The guide to the New Jersey Zinc Corporation [Austinville, Virginia] Records by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ )."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eResearchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], New Jersey Zinc Corporation [Austinville, Virginia] Records, Ms1991-032, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], New Jersey Zinc Corporation [Austinville, Virginia] Records, Ms1991-032, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va."],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe majority of the New Jersey Zinc Corporation [Austinville, Virginia] Records are unprocessed. A preliminary inventory was created in 1991, and the maps and blueprints were added in 2018.\u003c/p\u003e"],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Processing Information"],"processinfo_tesim":["The majority of the New Jersey Zinc Corporation [Austinville, Virginia] Records are unprocessed. A preliminary inventory was created in 1991, and the maps and blueprints were added in 2018."],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eSee the \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=oai/lib.vt.edu/repositories/2/resources/2677.oai_ead.xml\"\u003eNew Jersey Zinc Corporation (Austinville, VA) Records II, Ms2011-037\u003c/a\u003e also at Virginia Tech Special Collections and University Archives.\u003c/p\u003e"],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related Archival Materials"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["See the  New Jersey Zinc Corporation (Austinville, VA) Records II, Ms2011-037  also at Virginia Tech Special Collections and University Archives."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe collection consists of maps, blueprints, and files of the New Jersey Zinc Corporation operations in Austinville, Virgina. Maps in the collection, dating from the 1930s-1960s, describe the geological plans, the Ivanhoe mines, hydrology, ore reserves, and geochemistry of the area, including portions of North Carolina. Eight rolls of blueprints depict equipment and furnace works. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eFiles include superintendent memos, tenant applications, Ivanhoe property records, employment records and correspondence, senoirity lists, unemployment compensation forms, contracts, deeds, death claims, and company rules and regulations. The collection also has some information on the Ivanhoe Furnace Company (1911-1913). \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eIn addition, there are 31 volumes (1888-1908) of published materials: American Society of Mechanical Engineers. 1880. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eTransactions of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers\u003c/title\u003e. New York City: The Society.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003ePlease note:\u003c/emph\u003e The majority of this collection is unprocessed, and the inventory is preliminary only.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e-Personnel Dept. reports, montly and annual (c. 1949-1969)\n-Applications for employment (c. 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","Files include superintendent memos, tenant applications, Ivanhoe property records, employment records and correspondence, senoirity lists, unemployment compensation forms, contracts, deeds, death claims, and company rules and regulations. The collection also has some information on the Ivanhoe Furnace Company (1911-1913). ","In addition, there are 31 volumes (1888-1908) of published materials: American Society of Mechanical Engineers. 1880.  Transactions of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers . New York City: The Society.","Please note:  The majority of this collection is unprocessed, and the inventory is preliminary only.","-Personnel Dept. reports, montly and annual (c. 1949-1969)\n-Applications for employment (c. June 1920-April 1923)\n-Austinville property\n-1965 VICC Company property\n-Chaffin: folders dated 1951-1958\n-Chaffin: illustration\n-Chaffin: outstanding interests\n-Chaffin estate","-Business correspondence and legal documents\n-Wythe and Carroll County properties\n-Carter lands\n-Middletown and Frederick County materials\n-Timbervill\n-Options agreements: Georgia pyrite area\n-North Carolina\n-Stafford County\n-Bertha mines\n-Stoots-Trepass suit\n-Chaffin","-Rent statements for Bertha Mineral Company (12/1913-12/1939)\n-Business correspondence","American Society of Mechanical Engineers. 1880.  Transactions of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers . New York City: The Society.","-Plot plans: Austinville Elementary School. 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Transactions of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers . New York City: The Society.","-Rent statements (c.Jan 1940-Dec 1944)\n-Recreation (c.1926-1958)\n-Exploration department: payroll changes, requests for forms, exams, compensation\n-Documents regarding garnishments, arbitration, grievances, pay practices, and union matters","American Society of Mechanical Engineers. 1880.  Transactions of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers . New York City: The Society.","-Possible index to maps and drawings\n-Ivanhoe headframe steel drawings\n-Accident reports (Jan 1926-Dec 1926)\n-Residential inspections\n-Property rights and holdings of NJ Zinc (1958?)\n-Geochemical results for Northeast Hill Belt, Smyth and Bland Counties, Va","No inventory","-Personnel records, including work program\n-Embree Slimes\n-Correspondence, insurance agreements, purchase agreements\n-Sanders Mine/property\n-Carter Jackson files\n-Maps\n-W. M. 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Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. ","Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form:  http://bit.ly/scuareproduction . Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form:  http://bit.ly/scuapublication . Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_7d60796df329cdb1fc5d57b3798a3cf2\" label=\"Abstract\"\u003eThe collection consists of maps, blueprints, and files of the New Jersey Zinc Corporation operations in Austinville, Virgina.\u003c/abstract\u003e"],"abstract_tesim":["The collection consists of maps, blueprints, and files of the New Jersey Zinc Corporation operations in Austinville, Virgina."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc id=\"aspace_029cec61b1c4670f4efdb54a48db9f29\"\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003ePlease note:\u003c/emph\u003e All boxes of this collection are in off-site storage and require 1-3 days notice for retrieval. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives for more information.\u003c/physloc\u003e"],"physloc_tesim":["Please note:  All boxes of this collection are in off-site storage and require 1-3 days notice for retrieval. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives for more information."],"names_coll_ssim":["Bertha Mineral Company","New Jersey Zinc Company","Union Lead Mining Company (Austinville, Va.)","Wythe Lead and Zinc Mine Company"],"names_ssim":["Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech","New Jersey Zinc Company","Bertha Mineral Company","Union Lead Mining Company (Austinville, Va.)","Wythe Lead and Zinc Mine Company"],"corpname_ssim":["Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech","New Jersey Zinc Company","Bertha Mineral Company","Union Lead Mining Company (Austinville, Va.)","Wythe Lead and Zinc Mine Company"],"language_ssim":["The materials in the collection are in English."],"descrules_ssm":["Describing Archives: A Content Standard"],"total_component_count_is":70,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-05-21T02:44:07.594Z","collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"viblbv_repositories_2_resources_1841","ead_ssi":"viblbv_repositories_2_resources_1841","_root_":"viblbv_repositories_2_resources_1841","_nest_parent_":"viblbv_repositories_2_resources_1841","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/oai/VT/repositories_2_resources_1841.xml","title_filing_ssi":"New Jersey Zinc Corporation [Austinville, Virginia] Records","title_ssm":["New Jersey Zinc Corporation [Austinville, VA] Records"],"title_tesim":["New Jersey Zinc Corporation [Austinville, VA] Records"],"unitdate_ssm":["1850-1969"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1850-1969"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["Ms.1991.032"],"text":["Ms.1991.032","New Jersey Zinc Corporation [Austinville, VA] Records","Coal mines and mining","Local/Regional History and Appalachian South","Science and Technology","The collection is open for research.","The collection is in its original order.","The lead mines of southwest Virginia were first discovered by Colonel John Chiswell in 1756. Chiswell mined lead ore on the New River in Augusta County (now Wythe County) from 1760 to 1766, and furnished large supplies of lead to Virginia during the French and Indian War. A fort and trading post were sut up at this time near the mines. Chiswell died in 1766, and ownership of the mines was trasnferred to William Byrd. The mines were leased to the state during the Revolutionary War. ","In 1789 Moses and Stephen Austin contacted for the lead mines and bought them from the Commonwealth of Virginia. Due to mismanagement, the lead mines reverted back to the state in 1802. In 1806, Thomas Jackson bought the proerty, now in the town of Austinville, in Wythe County, at a public auction in Richmond. He constructed a shot-tower on the New River, which operated from 1812 to 1830 and still stands today. ","From 1830 to 1898, the property was mined by Daniel Sheffey and David Pierce or their descendants. From 1838 to the 1850s, the firm was called the Wythe Lead Mines Company. The Union Lead Mine Company, as it was called in 1860, contributed more than 2,000 tons of lead to Confederate troops in the Civil War. After the discovery of zinc in the 1860s, the Union Lead Company formed the Wythe Lead and Zinc Company.","The Wythe Lead and Zinc Company sold all of its ore in 1898 to the Bertha Mineral Company, which operated in Pulaski, six miles northeast of Austinville. In 1902, the New Jersey Zinc Corporation purchased Bertha holdings and the Austinville property.","For more information on the early history of the Austinville lead and zinc mines, see: Austin, Vera Lee. 1977.  The Southwest Virginia Lead Works, 1756-1802 . Thesis (M.A.)--Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1977.","The guide to the New Jersey Zinc Corporation [Austinville, Virginia] Records by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).","The majority of the New Jersey Zinc Corporation [Austinville, Virginia] Records are unprocessed. A preliminary inventory was created in 1991, and the maps and blueprints were added in 2018.","See the  New Jersey Zinc Corporation (Austinville, VA) Records II, Ms2011-037  also at Virginia Tech Special Collections and University Archives.","The collection consists of maps, blueprints, and files of the New Jersey Zinc Corporation operations in Austinville, Virgina. Maps in the collection, dating from the 1930s-1960s, describe the geological plans, the Ivanhoe mines, hydrology, ore reserves, and geochemistry of the area, including portions of North Carolina. Eight rolls of blueprints depict equipment and furnace works. ","Files include superintendent memos, tenant applications, Ivanhoe property records, employment records and correspondence, senoirity lists, unemployment compensation forms, contracts, deeds, death claims, and company rules and regulations. The collection also has some information on the Ivanhoe Furnace Company (1911-1913). ","In addition, there are 31 volumes (1888-1908) of published materials: American Society of Mechanical Engineers. 1880.  Transactions of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers . New York City: The Society.","Please note:  The majority of this collection is unprocessed, and the inventory is preliminary only.","-Personnel Dept. reports, montly and annual (c. 1949-1969)\n-Applications for employment (c. June 1920-April 1923)\n-Austinville property\n-1965 VICC Company property\n-Chaffin: folders dated 1951-1958\n-Chaffin: illustration\n-Chaffin: outstanding interests\n-Chaffin estate","-Business correspondence and legal documents\n-Wythe and Carroll County properties\n-Carter lands\n-Middletown and Frederick County materials\n-Timbervill\n-Options agreements: Georgia pyrite area\n-North Carolina\n-Stafford County\n-Bertha mines\n-Stoots-Trepass suit\n-Chaffin","-Rent statements for Bertha Mineral Company (12/1913-12/1939)\n-Business correspondence","American Society of Mechanical Engineers. 1880.  Transactions of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers . New York City: The Society.","-Plot plans: Austinville Elementary School. 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Transactions of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers . New York City: The Society.","-Rent statements (c.Jan 1940-Dec 1944)\n-Recreation (c.1926-1958)\n-Exploration department: payroll changes, requests for forms, exams, compensation\n-Documents regarding garnishments, arbitration, grievances, pay practices, and union matters","American Society of Mechanical Engineers. 1880.  Transactions of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers . New York City: The Society.","-Possible index to maps and drawings\n-Ivanhoe headframe steel drawings\n-Accident reports (Jan 1926-Dec 1926)\n-Residential inspections\n-Property rights and holdings of NJ Zinc (1958?)\n-Geochemical results for Northeast Hill Belt, Smyth and Bland Counties, Va","No inventory","-Personnel records, including work program\n-Embree Slimes\n-Correspondence, insurance agreements, purchase agreements\n-Sanders Mine/property\n-Carter Jackson files\n-Maps\n-W. M. Cornett estate\n-Patterson area, Va\n-Introduction cards\n-Labor/union agreements\n-Group picture: White House reception (10/4/1929)\n-Lease agreements, including Ivanhoe Mining \u0026 Smelting Company, others\n-Maps and plats","-Group picture: N\u0026W Railway Systems Efficienty Meeting, Bluefield, WV (October 22-23, 1929)\n-Group pictures: Association of Railway Claim Agents\n-Geologic maps for part of Virginia","-Geological surveys of the United States for various counties\n-Maps\n-Charts\n-Technical documents","-\"Adventure to Baltimore,\" list of lead buyers, 1850\n-Wythe Lead and Zinc Mine Company, capital stock certificates, 1889-1893\n-Copies and transcripts of historical documents and data, 1901-1948\n-Recreation, 1912-1915, 1916-1918\n-Schools and churches, 1913-1919, 1921-1926\n-Applications for employment, including correspondence, 1914-1915\n-Employment applications, 1916-1919\n-State tax returns, 1916-1935\n-Recreation and zinc publications, 1941-1943\n-Tax returns, 1936-1969\n-Recreation and trade publications, 1944-1946, 1947-1949\n-College recruitment program, 1951-1952\n-Applications - salary (rejected), 1952\n- Labor Policy and Practice: Bulletin to Management , 1952-1953\n-Wage surveys, 1952\n-Employment records, including correspondence, 1952-1959","-Monthly payroll, accident and compensation reports, 1917-1928, 1929-1948\n-Market development division, 1944-1949, 1950-1954\n-Property sales, 1952-1959\n-- Labor Policy and Practice: Bulletin to Management , 1953-1954\n-Wage surveys, 1955-1956, 1957-1959\n-Employment correspondence, 1920\n-Report and analysis of financial condition and productivity of Wythe Lead and Zinc Company, 1883\n-Lead mine history, 1917\n-\"The Story of Austinville,\" by W. O. Borchedt, 1950\n-Lot sales, Little Mountain subdivision, 1931-1941\n-\"The Story of the New Jersey Zinc Company,\" by G. B. Hechel, 1934","The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. ","Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form:  http://bit.ly/scuareproduction . Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form:  http://bit.ly/scuapublication . Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.","The collection consists of maps, blueprints, and files of the New Jersey Zinc Corporation operations in Austinville, Virgina.","Please note:  All boxes of this collection are in off-site storage and require 1-3 days notice for retrieval. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives for more information.","Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech","New Jersey Zinc Company","Bertha Mineral Company","Union Lead Mining Company (Austinville, Va.)","Wythe Lead and Zinc Mine Company","The materials in the collection are in English."],"unitid_tesim":["Ms.1991.032"],"normalized_title_ssm":["New Jersey Zinc Corporation [Austinville, VA] Records"],"collection_title_tesim":["New Jersey Zinc Corporation [Austinville, VA] Records"],"collection_ssim":["New Jersey Zinc Corporation [Austinville, VA] Records"],"repository_ssm":["Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University"],"repository_ssim":["Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University"],"creator_ssm":["New Jersey Zinc Company"],"creator_ssim":["New Jersey Zinc Company"],"creator_corpname_ssim":["New Jersey Zinc Company"],"creators_ssim":["New Jersey Zinc Company"],"access_terms_ssm":["The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. ","Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form:  http://bit.ly/scuareproduction . Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form:  http://bit.ly/scuapublication . Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form."],"acqinfo_ssim":["The New Jersey Zinc Corporation [Austinville, Virginia] Records were donated to Special Collections and University Archives in 1991."],"access_subjects_ssim":["Coal mines and mining","Local/Regional History and Appalachian South","Science and Technology"],"access_subjects_ssm":["Coal mines and mining","Local/Regional History and Appalachian South","Science and Technology"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"extent_ssm":["55 Cubic Feet 58 boxes; 3 oversize folders"],"extent_tesim":["55 Cubic Feet 58 boxes; 3 oversize folders"],"date_range_isim":[1850,1851,1852,1853,1854,1855,1856,1857,1858,1859,1860,1861,1862,1863,1864,1865,1866,1867,1868,1869,1870,1871,1872,1873,1874,1875,1876,1877,1878,1879,1880,1881,1882,1883,1884,1885,1886,1887,1888,1889,1890,1891,1892,1893,1894,1895,1896,1897,1898,1899,1900,1901,1902,1903,1904,1905,1906,1907,1908,1909,1910,1911,1912,1913,1914,1915,1916,1917,1918,1919,1920,1921,1922,1923,1924,1925,1926,1927,1928,1929,1930,1931,1932,1933,1934,1935,1936,1937,1938,1939,1940,1941,1942,1943,1944,1945,1946,1947,1948,1949,1950,1951,1952,1953,1954,1955,1956,1957,1958,1959,1960,1961,1962,1963,1964,1965,1966,1967,1968,1969],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe collection is open for research.\u003c/p\u003e"],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Access"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["The collection is open for research."],"arrangement_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe collection is in its original order.\u003c/p\u003e"],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Arrangement"],"arrangement_tesim":["The collection is in its original order."],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe lead mines of southwest Virginia were first discovered by Colonel John Chiswell in 1756. Chiswell mined lead ore on the New River in Augusta County (now Wythe County) from 1760 to 1766, and furnished large supplies of lead to Virginia during the French and Indian War. A fort and trading post were sut up at this time near the mines. Chiswell died in 1766, and ownership of the mines was trasnferred to William Byrd. The mines were leased to the state during the Revolutionary War. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eIn 1789 Moses and Stephen Austin contacted for the lead mines and bought them from the Commonwealth of Virginia. Due to mismanagement, the lead mines reverted back to the state in 1802. In 1806, Thomas Jackson bought the proerty, now in the town of Austinville, in Wythe County, at a public auction in Richmond. He constructed a shot-tower on the New River, which operated from 1812 to 1830 and still stands today. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eFrom 1830 to 1898, the property was mined by Daniel Sheffey and David Pierce or their descendants. From 1838 to the 1850s, the firm was called the Wythe Lead Mines Company. The Union Lead Mine Company, as it was called in 1860, contributed more than 2,000 tons of lead to Confederate troops in the Civil War. After the discovery of zinc in the 1860s, the Union Lead Company formed the Wythe Lead and Zinc Company.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe Wythe Lead and Zinc Company sold all of its ore in 1898 to the Bertha Mineral Company, which operated in Pulaski, six miles northeast of Austinville. In 1902, the New Jersey Zinc Corporation purchased Bertha holdings and the Austinville property.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eFor more information on the early history of the Austinville lead and zinc mines, see: Austin, Vera Lee. 1977. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eThe Southwest Virginia Lead Works, 1756-1802\u003c/title\u003e. Thesis (M.A.)--Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1977.\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Historical Note"],"bioghist_tesim":["The lead mines of southwest Virginia were first discovered by Colonel John Chiswell in 1756. Chiswell mined lead ore on the New River in Augusta County (now Wythe County) from 1760 to 1766, and furnished large supplies of lead to Virginia during the French and Indian War. A fort and trading post were sut up at this time near the mines. Chiswell died in 1766, and ownership of the mines was trasnferred to William Byrd. The mines were leased to the state during the Revolutionary War. ","In 1789 Moses and Stephen Austin contacted for the lead mines and bought them from the Commonwealth of Virginia. Due to mismanagement, the lead mines reverted back to the state in 1802. In 1806, Thomas Jackson bought the proerty, now in the town of Austinville, in Wythe County, at a public auction in Richmond. He constructed a shot-tower on the New River, which operated from 1812 to 1830 and still stands today. ","From 1830 to 1898, the property was mined by Daniel Sheffey and David Pierce or their descendants. From 1838 to the 1850s, the firm was called the Wythe Lead Mines Company. The Union Lead Mine Company, as it was called in 1860, contributed more than 2,000 tons of lead to Confederate troops in the Civil War. After the discovery of zinc in the 1860s, the Union Lead Company formed the Wythe Lead and Zinc Company.","The Wythe Lead and Zinc Company sold all of its ore in 1898 to the Bertha Mineral Company, which operated in Pulaski, six miles northeast of Austinville. In 1902, the New Jersey Zinc Corporation purchased Bertha holdings and the Austinville property.","For more information on the early history of the Austinville lead and zinc mines, see: Austin, Vera Lee. 1977.  The Southwest Virginia Lead Works, 1756-1802 . Thesis (M.A.)--Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1977."],"odd_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe guide to the New Jersey Zinc Corporation [Austinville, Virginia] Records by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (\u003ca href=\"https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/\"\u003ehttps://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/\u003c/a\u003e).\u003c/p\u003e"],"odd_heading_ssm":["Rights Statement for Archival Description"],"odd_tesim":["The guide to the New Jersey Zinc Corporation [Austinville, Virginia] Records by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ )."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eResearchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], New Jersey Zinc Corporation [Austinville, Virginia] Records, Ms1991-032, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], New Jersey Zinc Corporation [Austinville, Virginia] Records, Ms1991-032, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va."],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe majority of the New Jersey Zinc Corporation [Austinville, Virginia] Records are unprocessed. A preliminary inventory was created in 1991, and the maps and blueprints were added in 2018.\u003c/p\u003e"],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Processing Information"],"processinfo_tesim":["The majority of the New Jersey Zinc Corporation [Austinville, Virginia] Records are unprocessed. A preliminary inventory was created in 1991, and the maps and blueprints were added in 2018."],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eSee the \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=oai/lib.vt.edu/repositories/2/resources/2677.oai_ead.xml\"\u003eNew Jersey Zinc Corporation (Austinville, VA) Records II, Ms2011-037\u003c/a\u003e also at Virginia Tech Special Collections and University Archives.\u003c/p\u003e"],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related Archival Materials"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["See the  New Jersey Zinc Corporation (Austinville, VA) Records II, Ms2011-037  also at Virginia Tech Special Collections and University Archives."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe collection consists of maps, blueprints, and files of the New Jersey Zinc Corporation operations in Austinville, Virgina. Maps in the collection, dating from the 1930s-1960s, describe the geological plans, the Ivanhoe mines, hydrology, ore reserves, and geochemistry of the area, including portions of North Carolina. Eight rolls of blueprints depict equipment and furnace works. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eFiles include superintendent memos, tenant applications, Ivanhoe property records, employment records and correspondence, senoirity lists, unemployment compensation forms, contracts, deeds, death claims, and company rules and regulations. The collection also has some information on the Ivanhoe Furnace Company (1911-1913). \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eIn addition, there are 31 volumes (1888-1908) of published materials: American Society of Mechanical Engineers. 1880. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eTransactions of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers\u003c/title\u003e. 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","Files include superintendent memos, tenant applications, Ivanhoe property records, employment records and correspondence, senoirity lists, unemployment compensation forms, contracts, deeds, death claims, and company rules and regulations. The collection also has some information on the Ivanhoe Furnace Company (1911-1913). ","In addition, there are 31 volumes (1888-1908) of published materials: American Society of Mechanical Engineers. 1880.  Transactions of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers . New York City: The Society.","Please note:  The majority of this collection is unprocessed, and the inventory is preliminary only.","-Personnel Dept. reports, montly and annual (c. 1949-1969)\n-Applications for employment (c. June 1920-April 1923)\n-Austinville property\n-1965 VICC Company property\n-Chaffin: folders dated 1951-1958\n-Chaffin: illustration\n-Chaffin: outstanding interests\n-Chaffin estate","-Business correspondence and legal documents\n-Wythe and Carroll County properties\n-Carter lands\n-Middletown and Frederick County materials\n-Timbervill\n-Options agreements: Georgia pyrite area\n-North Carolina\n-Stafford County\n-Bertha mines\n-Stoots-Trepass suit\n-Chaffin","-Rent statements for Bertha Mineral Company (12/1913-12/1939)\n-Business correspondence","American Society of Mechanical Engineers. 1880.  Transactions of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers . New York City: The Society.","-Plot plans: Austinville Elementary School. 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Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. ","Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form:  http://bit.ly/scuareproduction . Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form:  http://bit.ly/scuapublication . 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