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Ms1994-034. \u003ca href=\"https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=oai/lib.vt.edu/repositories/2/resources/1986.oai_ead.xml\" title=\"Finding aid\"\u003eFinding aid\u003c/a\u003e available online.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePreston Family (Alice Preston Moore Collection) Papers, 1745-1882. Ms1962-004. \u003ca href=\"https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=oai/lib.vt.edu/repositories/2/resources/1219.oai_ead.xml\" title=\"Finding aid\"\u003eFinding aid\u003c/a\u003e available online.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePreston Family (Charles Peale Didier Collection) Papers, 1747-1897. Ms1985-020. \u003ca href=\"https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=oai/lib.vt.edu/repositories/2/resources/1425.oai_ead.xml\" title=\"Finding aid\"\u003eFinding aid\u003c/a\u003e available online.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRobert Taylor Preston Papers, 1829-1871, n.d. Ms1992-003. \u003ca href=\"https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=oai/lib.vt.edu/repositories/2/resources/1884.oai_ead.xml\" title=\"Finding aid\"\u003eFinding aid\u003c/a\u003e available online. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSmithfield Preston Foundation Papers, 1784-1881. Ms1997-002. \u003ca href=\"https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=oai/lib.vt.edu/repositories/2/resources/2038.oai_ead.xml\" title=\"Finding aid\"\u003eFinding aid\u003c/a\u003e available online. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliam Preston Land Grant, 1773. Ms1994-027. \u003ca href=\"https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=oai/lib.vt.edu/repositories/2/resources/1979.oai_ead.xml\" title=\"Finding aid\"\u003eFinding aid\u003c/a\u003e available online.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWillard Preston Genealogy, c.1998. Ms2009-121. \u003ca href=\"https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=oai/lib.vt.edu/repositories/2/resources/2540.oai_ead.xml\" title=\"Finding aid\"\u003eFinding aid\u003c/a\u003e available online.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related Archival Materials"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["Virginia Tech Special Collections and University Archives is home to several collections relating to branches of the Preston family from Blacksburg, Montgomery County, and Abingdon, Virginia:","Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities, Montgomery County Branch Papers, 1754-1996. Ms1962-001. Finding aid available online.","George Green Shackelford Papers, 1899-1990. Ms1983-008. Finding aid available online.","John Preston Deed, 1826. Ms2005-014. Finding aid available online.","John Preston Papers, 1806-1830, 1844, n.d. Ms1994-034. Finding aid available online.","Preston Family (Alice Preston Moore Collection) Papers, 1745-1882. Ms1962-004. Finding aid available online.","Preston Family (Charles Peale Didier Collection) Papers, 1747-1897. Ms1985-020. Finding aid available online.","Robert Taylor Preston Papers, 1829-1871, n.d. Ms1992-003. Finding aid available online.","Smithfield Preston Foundation Papers, 1784-1881. Ms1997-002. Finding aid available online.","William Preston Land Grant, 1773. Ms1994-027. Finding aid available online.","Willard Preston Genealogy, c.1998. Ms2009-121. Finding aid available online."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePapers consist of the files she created while Kenney worked at Smithfield, with historical and biographical information about the Preston family and other pioneer families of Blacksburg.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Papers consist of the files she created while Kenney worked at Smithfield, with historical and biographical information about the Preston family and other pioneer families of Blacksburg."],"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","\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\" target=\"_blank\"\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\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/scuapublication\u003c/a\u003e. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (\u003ca href=\"mailto:specref@vt.edu\"\u003especref@vt.edu\u003c/a\u003e 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_1fc051a809dd512e75a8e3f41154c152\" label=\"Abstract\"\u003eThe Anna Whitehead Kenney Papers contains a collection of biographical information about local families compiled by Kenney during her time as a curator at Smithfield Plantation.\u003c/abstract\u003e\n    "],"abstract_tesim":["The Anna Whitehead Kenney Papers contains a collection of biographical information about local families compiled by Kenney during her time as a curator at Smithfield Plantation."],"corpname_ssim":["Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech","Smithfield Plantation House (Blacksburg, Va.)"],"names_coll_ssim":["Smithfield Plantation House (Blacksburg, Va.)","Preston family (Abingdon, Va.)","Preston family (Montgomery County, Va.)","Preston family (Solitude, Blacksburg, Va.)","Preston, William, 1729-1783","Preston, Susanna Smith, 1740-1823"],"famname_ssim":["Preston family (Abingdon, Va.)","Preston family (Montgomery County, Va.)","Preston family (Solitude, Blacksburg, Va.)"],"persname_ssim":["Kenney, Anna Whitehead","Preston, William, 1729-1783","Preston, Susanna Smith, 1740-1823"],"names_ssim":["Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech","Smithfield Plantation House (Blacksburg, Va.)","Preston family (Abingdon, Va.)","Preston family (Montgomery County, Va.)","Preston family (Solitude, Blacksburg, Va.)","Kenney, Anna Whitehead","Preston, William, 1729-1783","Preston, Susanna Smith, 1740-1823"],"language_ssim":["The materials in the collection are in English."],"descrules_ssm":["Describing Archives: A Content Standard"],"total_component_count_is":48,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-06-23T06:45:59.287Z"}]}},"label":"Breadcrumbs"}}},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/viblbv_repositories_2_resources_1832"}},{"id":"viblbv_repositories_2_resources_1216","type":"collection","attributes":{"title":"Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities, Montgomery County Branch Papers, 1754/1996, bulk 1958/1983","creator":{"id":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/viblbv_repositories_2_resources_1216#creator","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":"Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities (APVA) (1889-2009)","label":"Creator"}},"abstract_or_scope":{"id":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/viblbv_repositories_2_resources_1216#abstract_or_scope","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":"The records largely document the recent history of Smithfield Plantation, ancestral home of the Preston family, focusing particularly on its restoration beginning in 1962. 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Restoration of the building was begun in 1962 when the APVA's Montgomery County Branch raised the funds for renovation and contracted with architects and contractors. Since its foundation, and in more recent years, the organization has had some changes, including the dissolution of branches and the combination of the Montgomery County Branch with the Smithfield Preston Foundation. In 2009, the name was changed to Preservation Virgina.","Smithfield Plantation is the historic home of the Preston family, one of the founding families of Blacksburg and Montgomery County, Virginia. It was built by William Preston (1729-1783), who emigrated from northern Ireland with his family in 1737. He married Susanna Smith in 1761 and settled at Greenfield in Botetourt County in 1769. Preston established himself as a leader in the Virginia frontier by serving in the militia in the French and Indian and Revolutionary wars, in the House of Burgesses representing Augusta County from 1766 to 1768 and Botetourt County in 1769, and as County Lieutenant of Fincastle and Montgomery. He was appointed surveyor of Fincastle County in 1772 and moved his family to that area. He built Smithfield, named in honor of his wife, in 1773. 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Both names have been added to the corporate names associated with this collection.","The guide to the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities, Montgomery County Branch Papers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/).","Processing was completed in September 1996, after initial processing in the 1980s. Additional description was completed in October 2009.","Virginia Tech Special Collections and University Archives houses a number of other collections containing information on the Preston family and Smithfield Plantation:","John Preston Deed, Ms2005-014","John Preston Papers, Ms1994-034","Preston Family (Alice Preston Moore Collection) Papers, Ms1962-004","Preston Family (Charles Peale Didier Collection) Papers, Ms1985-020","Robert Taylor Preston Papers, Ms1992-003","William Preston Land Grant, Ms1994-027","George Green Shackelford Papers, Ms1983-008","The records largely document the recent history of Smithfield Plantation, ancestral home of the Preston family, focusing particularly on its restoration beginning in 1962. 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Since its foundation, and in more recent years, the organization has had some changes, including the dissolution of branches and the combination of the Montgomery County Branch with the Smithfield Preston Foundation. In 2009, the name was changed to Preservation Virgina.","Smithfield Plantation is the historic home of the Preston family, one of the founding families of Blacksburg and Montgomery County, Virginia. It was built by William Preston (1729-1783), who emigrated from northern Ireland with his family in 1737. He married Susanna Smith in 1761 and settled at Greenfield in Botetourt County in 1769. Preston established himself as a leader in the Virginia frontier by serving in the militia in the French and Indian and Revolutionary wars, in the House of Burgesses representing Augusta County from 1766 to 1768 and Botetourt County in 1769, and as County Lieutenant of Fincastle and Montgomery. He was appointed surveyor of Fincastle County in 1772 and moved his family to that area. 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Both names have been added to the corporate names associated with this collection."],"odd_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe guide to the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities, Montgomery County Branch 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 Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities, Montgomery County Branch 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], Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities, Montgomery County Branch Papers, Ms1962-001, 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], Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities, Montgomery County Branch Papers, Ms1962-001, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va."],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eProcessing was completed in September 1996, after initial processing in the 1980s. 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While much of the renovation occurred in the 1960s, many of the records detail other renovation projects done in the 1970s and 1980s.","The collection is organized into seven series: Series I: Correspondence(largely from and to George Shackelford); Series II: Publications, including APVA and Montgomery County branch newsletters and APVA Discovery magazines; Series III: Smithfield Plantation Renovation, including appraisals, reports, and receipts; Series IV: Renovations of other Smithfield Plantation Buildings, including information about the renovations of other structures on the Smithfield property, (the cook's cabin, the miller's log house, and the smokehouse); Series V: AVPA General Files, including meeting minutes, financial reports, and building committee reports; Series VI: Historical Documents from dating from the original Preston family's residence at Smithfield (materials include manuscript account books (1754-1763) of William Preston while residing at Greenfield, manuscript pages detailing work done by a wheelright (1845-1850); and genealogical information about the Preston family); and Series VII: Miscellaneous Documents, which includes materials relating to historic Montgomery County and the Smithfield Plantation. The collection also contains Series VIII: Oversize Documents, containing blueprints and architectural drawings."],"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","\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_99892500d53aacc16f6cb32c28f38312\" label=\"Abstract\"\u003eThe records largely document the recent history of Smithfield Plantation, ancestral home of the Preston family, focusing particularly on its restoration beginning in 1962. While much of the renovation occurred in the 1960s, many of the records detail other renovation projects done in the 1970s and 1980s. The collection also includes historical and other related documents dating from before the original Preston family's residence at Smithfield.\u003c/abstract\u003e\n    "],"abstract_tesim":["The records largely document the recent history of Smithfield Plantation, ancestral home of the Preston family, focusing particularly on its restoration beginning in 1962. 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The collection also includes historical and other related documents dating from before the original Preston family's residence at Smithfield."],"corpname_ssim":["Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech","Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities (APVA) (1889-2009)","Preservation Virginia (2009-)","Smithfield Plantation House (Blacksburg, Va.)"],"names_coll_ssim":["Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities (APVA) (1889-2009)","Smithfield Plantation House (Blacksburg, Va.)","Preston family (Montgomery County, Va.)"],"famname_ssim":["Preston family (Montgomery County, Va.)"],"names_ssim":["Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech","Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities (APVA) (1889-2009)","Preservation Virginia (2009-)","Smithfield Plantation House (Blacksburg, Va.)","Preston family (Montgomery County, Va.)"],"language_ssim":["The materials in the collection are in English."],"descrules_ssm":["Describing Archives: A Content Standard"],"total_component_count_is":174,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-06-23T06:44:34.154Z","collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"viblbv_repositories_2_resources_1216","ead_ssi":"viblbv_repositories_2_resources_1216","_root_":"viblbv_repositories_2_resources_1216","_nest_parent_":"viblbv_repositories_2_resources_1216","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/oai/VT/repositories_2_resources_1216.xml","title_filing_ssi":"Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities, Montgomery County Branch Papers","title_ssm":["Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities, Montgomery County Branch Papers"],"title_tesim":["Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities, Montgomery County Branch Papers"],"unitdate_ssm":["1754-1996","1958-1983"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1754-1996"],"unitdate_bulk_ssim":["1958-1983"],"normalized_date_ssm":["1754/1996, bulk 1958/1983"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities, Montgomery County Branch Papers, 1754/1996, bulk 1958/1983"],"text":["Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities, Montgomery County Branch Papers, 1754/1996, bulk 1958/1983","Ms.1962.001","Blacksburg (Va.)","Local/Regional History and Appalachian South","Montgomery County (Va.)","Women -- History","The collection is open to research.","Some of this collection has been digitized and is available online.","The collection is arranged into eight series. 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Since its foundation, and in more recent years, the organization has had some changes, including the dissolution of branches and the combination of the Montgomery County Branch with the Smithfield Preston Foundation. In 2009, the name was changed to Preservation Virgina.","Smithfield Plantation is the historic home of the Preston family, one of the founding families of Blacksburg and Montgomery County, Virginia. It was built by William Preston (1729-1783), who emigrated from northern Ireland with his family in 1737. He married Susanna Smith in 1761 and settled at Greenfield in Botetourt County in 1769. Preston established himself as a leader in the Virginia frontier by serving in the militia in the French and Indian and Revolutionary wars, in the House of Burgesses representing Augusta County from 1766 to 1768 and Botetourt County in 1769, and as County Lieutenant of Fincastle and Montgomery. He was appointed surveyor of Fincastle County in 1772 and moved his family to that area. He built Smithfield, named in honor of his wife, in 1773. Smithfield was the birthplace and home of three Virginia governors, including James Patton Preston (son of William), and John Buchanan Floyd and John Floyd, Jr. (grandsons of William).","George Green Shackelford, a professor of history from 1954 to 1986 (now Emeritus) at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, or Virginia Tech, which is adjacent to the Smithfield property, spearheaded the restoration by forming the Montgomery County branch and adopting the project of preserving and restoring the Smithfield residence.","The APVA changed their name to Preservation Virginia in 2009. However, since the mateirals in this collection were created under the previous name, we have retained that for the collection title. Both names have been added to the corporate names associated with this collection."],"odd_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe guide to the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities, Montgomery County Branch 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 Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities, Montgomery County Branch 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], Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities, Montgomery County Branch Papers, Ms1962-001, 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], Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities, Montgomery County Branch Papers, Ms1962-001, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va."],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eProcessing was completed in September 1996, after initial processing in the 1980s. 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Additional description was completed in October 2009."],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eVirginia Tech Special Collections and University Archives houses a number of other collections containing information on the Preston family and Smithfield Plantation:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=oai/lib.vt.edu/repositories/2/resources/2286.oai_ead.xml\"\u003eJohn Preston Deed, Ms2005-014\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=oai/lib.vt.edu/repositories/2/resources/1986.oai_ead.xml\"\u003eJohn Preston Papers, Ms1994-034\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=oai/lib.vt.edu/repositories/2/resources/1219.oai_ead.xml\"\u003ePreston Family (Alice Preston Moore Collection) Papers, Ms1962-004\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=oai/lib.vt.edu/repositories/2/resources/1425.oai_ead.xml\"\u003ePreston Family (Charles Peale Didier Collection) Papers, Ms1985-020\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=oai/lib.vt.edu/repositories/2/resources/1884.oai_ead.xml\"\u003eRobert Taylor Preston Papers, Ms1992-003\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=oai/lib.vt.edu/repositories/2/resources/1979.oai_ead.xml\"\u003eWilliam Preston Land Grant, Ms1994-027\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=oai/lib.vt.edu/repositories/2/resources/1388.oai_ead.xml\"\u003eGeorge Green Shackelford Papers, Ms1983-008\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e  "],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related Archival Material"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["Virginia Tech Special Collections and University Archives houses a number of other collections containing information on the Preston family and Smithfield Plantation:","John Preston Deed, Ms2005-014","John Preston Papers, Ms1994-034","Preston Family (Alice Preston Moore Collection) Papers, Ms1962-004","Preston Family (Charles Peale Didier Collection) Papers, Ms1985-020","Robert Taylor Preston Papers, Ms1992-003","William Preston Land Grant, Ms1994-027","George Green Shackelford Papers, Ms1983-008"],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe records largely document the recent history of Smithfield Plantation, ancestral home of the Preston family, focusing particularly on its restoration beginning in 1962. 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While much of the renovation occurred in the 1960s, many of the records detail other renovation projects done in the 1970s and 1980s.","The collection is organized into seven series: Series I: Correspondence(largely from and to George Shackelford); Series II: Publications, including APVA and Montgomery County branch newsletters and APVA Discovery magazines; Series III: Smithfield Plantation Renovation, including appraisals, reports, and receipts; Series IV: Renovations of other Smithfield Plantation Buildings, including information about the renovations of other structures on the Smithfield property, (the cook's cabin, the miller's log house, and the smokehouse); Series V: AVPA General Files, including meeting minutes, financial reports, and building committee reports; Series VI: Historical Documents from dating from the original Preston family's residence at Smithfield (materials include manuscript account books (1754-1763) of William Preston while residing at Greenfield, manuscript pages detailing work done by a wheelright (1845-1850); and genealogical information about the Preston family); and Series VII: Miscellaneous Documents, which includes materials relating to historic Montgomery County and the Smithfield Plantation. 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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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Series include: Brochures; Maps; Subject Files; Publications (in two suberies--Publications by McCombs and Publications by Others); Notes; Census Records; Textiles/Arts \u0026 Crafts; Library Materials; and Professional and Personal Papers.","Within each series, materials are arranged alphabetically by folder title. Whenever possible, original folder titles, created by McCombs, were retained. Unfoldered materials were described by Special Collections staff.","Dorothy McCombs graduated from VPI in 1976. She went on to work in the libraries as a reference librarian and Appalachian history bibliographer until 1990. Over the course of her career, she researched genealogy, local history/Appalachian history, textiles, and more.","The guide to the  Dorothy McCombs Collection by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/).","Some initial description was completed in 1995. The  majority of the processing, arrangement, and description of the Dorothy McCombs Collection was completed in October and November 2014.","The collection contains personal research notes, subject files, and writings; materials relating to the Virginia Tech University Libraries; course notes;  dissertation research; work on textiles and arts \u0026 crafts history; genealogy notes; brochures on historic sites around Virginia; and maps collected by Dorothy McCombs. Materials date from about 1970-1989.","Although materials cover a wide range of topics and regions, particular emphases include research notes on Appalachian textile production, information on historic Blacksburg and Montgomery County, notes on the Preston family and the Smithfield Plantation, and local/regional genealogy. There are also papers relating to McCombs tenure as a reference librarian at Virginia Tech.","McCombs extensively researched textiles, of which she published \"National Context and the Local Experience of Domestic Textile Manufacture in Montgomery County, VA 1776-1830.\"  Several other publications found in this collection include \"Local History and Genealogical Research in University Libraries,\" and her thesis, \"Virginia Cloth, Early Textiles in Virginia: Particularly in the Backcountry between the Blue Ridge and Alleghany Mountains until 1830\". There is also a copy of her unpublished manuscript, \"Virginia Cloth: Early Textiles in Montgomery County, 1776-1830\" in the collection as well.","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. 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Topographical maps are labeled \"Virginia Polytechnic Insitute and State University Physical Plant.\""],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePermission to publish material from the Smithfield Plantation House Architectural Drawings must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Use Restrictions"],"userestrict_tesim":["Permission to publish material from the Smithfield Plantation House Architectural Drawings must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_1a2500fde42b336ac033ef9b3b18cec9\" label=\"Abstract\"\u003eSmithfield Plantation is the historic home of the Preston family, one of the founding families of Blacksburg and Montgomery County, Virginia.  In November 1958 the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities (APVA) authorized the organization of the Montgomery County branch for the specific purpose of acquiring and restoring Smithfield Plantation.  Restoration of the building was begun in 1962 when the APVA's Montgomery County Branch raised the funds for renovation and contracted with architects and contractors.  The APVA is now known as Preservation Virginia.  The drawings include of five sheets of elevations and floorplans of the Smithfield Plantation House in Blacksburg, VA.  Drawings are attributed to architects H.A. Elarth, AIA and C.S. Worley Jr., AIA of Blacksburg, VA.\u003c/abstract\u003e\n    "],"abstract_tesim":["Smithfield Plantation is the historic home of the Preston family, one of the founding families of Blacksburg and Montgomery County, Virginia.  In November 1958 the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities (APVA) authorized the organization of the Montgomery County branch for the specific purpose of acquiring and restoring Smithfield Plantation.  Restoration of the building was begun in 1962 when the APVA's Montgomery County Branch raised the funds for renovation and contracted with architects and contractors.  The APVA is now known as Preservation Virginia.  The drawings include of five sheets of elevations and floorplans of the Smithfield Plantation House in Blacksburg, VA.  Drawings are attributed to architects H.A. Elarth, AIA and C.S. 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It was built by William Preston (1729-83), who emigrated from northern Ireland with his family in 1737. He married Susanna Smith in 1761 and settled at Greenfield in Botetourt County in 1769. Preston established himself as a leader in the Virginia frontier by serving in the militia in the French and Indian and Revolutionary wars, in the House of Burgesses representing Augusta County from 1766 to 1768 and Botetourt County in 1769, and as County Lieutenant of Fincastle and Montgomery. He was appointed surveyor of Fincastle County in 1772 and moved his family to that area. He built Smithfield, named in honor of his wife, in 1773. Smithfield was the birthplace and home of three Virginia governors, including James Patton Preston (son of William), and John Buchanan Floyd and John Floyd, Jr. (grandsons of William).","Smithfield Plantation remained in the family for generations and is currently maintained by the Montgomery County branch of the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities. 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Minor updates to the finding aid were made in 2020.","There are several collections in Special Collections related to the Smithfield Plantation and the Preston family in Special Collections and University Archives and the University Libraries. Links and descriptions can be found on thePreston Family Resoures Research Guide.","The Smithfield Preston Foundation Papers consist of 200 letters written almost exclusively by two generations of members of the Preston family of southwest Virginia, Kentucky, and South Carolina, to James and Sarah Preston McDowell of Rockbridge County, Virginia. The collection also includes a will of William Campbell Preston, an obituary of John Smith Preston and his photograph, and a circular asking for funds for a memorial in honor of John Smith Preston.","Many of the correspondents are the children and grandchildren of William (1729-83) and Susanna Smith (1740-1825) Preston, settlers of Botetourt and then Montgomery County, Virginia. 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