Montgomery County, Virginia, Planning Study

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
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Phone: (540) 231-6308
Fax: (540) 231-3694
Restrictions:

The collection is open to 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], Montgomery County, Virginia, Planning Study, Ms1991-060, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Summary

Extent:
0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder
Abstract:
Draft of Montgomery County, Virginia, planning study prepared by first-year graduate students in the Virginia Polytechnic Institute Department of Urban and Regional Planning, with topics including land use and misuse, transportation, commerce, employment, political aspects, non-urban lands, shopping distribution, county government, and financial implementation.
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], Montgomery County, Virginia, Planning Study, Ms1991-060, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists of a draft of a planning study for Montgomery County, Virginia. Conducted by first-year graduate students in the Virginia Polytechnic Institute Department of Urban and Regional Planning, the study was completed in 1965. The draft contains approximately 70 leaves and includes figures and tabulated data. The study is arranged under the following section headings: The County Today (Regional Transition; The Land--Its Use, Misuse, and Potential; Human Resources; Transportation; Commerce; Employment; Political Aspects; and Objectives for Montgomery County Development) and Promising Patterns (Growth: Implications of Urbanization; Non-Urban Lands; Transportation; The Land Use; Shopping Distribution; Employment; Montgomery County Government; Investment Policy; Financial Implementation; Implementative System; and Land Use Controls).

Acquisition information:
The Montgomery County, Virginia, Planning Study was acquired by Special Collections and University Archives prior to 1992.
Processing information:

The processing and description of the Montgomery County, Virginia, Planning Study commenced and was completed in October, 2022.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard