Hunt Family Papers

Access and use

Location of collection:
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
Newman Library
Virginia Tech
P.O. Box 90001
560 Drillfield Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24062-9001
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (540) 231-6308
Fax: (540) 231-3694
Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

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Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Hunt Family Papers, Ms1990-034, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Summary

Extent:
0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder
Creator:
Hunt family
Abstract:
Microfilm roll containing correspondence, legal documents and financial records of the Hunt family of Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
Language:
The materials in the collection are in English.
Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Hunt Family Papers, Ms1990-034, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists of a single roll of microfilm identified alternately as the "Hunt Family Papers" and the "Hunt Collection," apparently housed at the University of Virginia, which provided the microfilm images, ca. 1957. A page near the beginning of the roll lists the contents as Letters, 1850-1922; Business Records [and] Receipts, 1806-1933; Land Sale Notices [and] Memoranda, 1841-1874; I[n]dentures, Deeds, Surveys, 1760-1921; Wills, 1791-1906; Genealogy [and] Family History; Miscellaneous; Account Books (5), 1842-1[8]62; and Chatham Presbyterian Church Centennial (1846-1946).

Biographical / historical:

The Hunt family lived in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

Acquisition information:
The Hunt Family Papers were acquired by Special Collections and University Archives in July 1990.
Processing information:

The processing and description of the Hunt Family Papers commenced and was completed in September, 2022.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard