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Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Blacksburg [Virginia] Odd Fellows Records

3.4 Cubic Feet 4 boxes
The Blacksburg [Virginia] Odd Fellows Records consist of financial records, correspondence, minute books, brochures of several annual conferences, by-laws and odd issues of the Odd Fellows Journal for the men's lodge, Tadmore Light Lodge No. 6184 of the Grand United Order of Odd Fellows. The collection also contains correspondence, minutes and financial records for the women's group, the Household of Ruth.
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Blacksburg [Virginia] Odd Fellows Records 3.4 Cubic Feet 4 boxes

Grand United Order of Odd Fellows in America. Tadmore Light Lodge #6184 (Blacksburg, Va.)
The Blacksburg [Virginia] Odd Fellows Records consist of financial records, correspondence, minute books, brochures of several annual conferences, by-laws and odd issues of the Odd Fellows Journal for the men's lodge, Tadmore Light Lodge No. 6184 of the Grand United Order of Odd Fellows. The collection also contains correspondence, minutes and financial records for the women's group, the Household of Ruth.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Black Women at Virginia Tech Oral History Project Records

0.8 Cubic Feet 4 boxes
The Black Women at Virginia Tech Oral History Project was a multi-phase research and educational collaborative program of the Virginia Tech University Libraries and the Women's Center at Virginia Tech. The collection includes audiocassette tapes, DAT tapes, floppy disks, background and biographical information, and transcripts of interviews with some of the first Black female students and employees at Virginia Tech. The interviews focus on the entry experience of the individual into the Virginia Tech community and the interviewees' perceptions of the climate and attitudes within the university community, particularly as pertains to race and gender.
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Black Women at Virginia Tech Oral History Project Records 0.8 Cubic Feet 4 boxes

Blackwell, Jacquelyn Butler
The Black Women at Virginia Tech Oral History Project was a multi-phase research and educational collaborative program of the Virginia Tech University Libraries and the Women's Center at Virginia Tech. The collection includes audiocassette tapes, DAT tapes, floppy disks, background and biographical information, and transcripts of interviews with some of the first Black female students and employees at Virginia Tech. The interviews focus on the entry experience of the individual into the Virginia Tech community and the interviewees' perceptions of the climate and attitudes within the university community, particularly as pertains to race and gender.
Library of Virginia

Brunswick County (Va.) District Court Records, 1789-1809

Brunswick County (Va.) District Court Records, 1789-1809, consist of civil suits and commonwealth causes that were heard in the District Court of Brunswick County. The majority of cases in this record series relate to matters of debt. Documents commonly found in civil suits include declarations or narratios that explain the plaintiff's complaint, executions, affidavits, and depositions. Suits may include exhibits such as wills, plats, deeds, indentures, estate inventories, and business records. Names of slaves are commonly found in the District Court records. Additional types of suits heard by the District Court include land ejectment suits and petitions for freedom made by slaves.

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Brunswick County (Va.) District Court Records, 1789-1809

Brunswick County (Va.) Circuit Court

Brunswick County (Va.) District Court Records, 1789-1809, consist of civil suits and commonwealth causes that were heard in the District Court of Brunswick County. The majority of cases in this record series relate to matters of debt. Documents commonly found in civil suits include declarations or narratios that explain the plaintiff's complaint, executions, affidavits, and depositions. Suits may include exhibits such as wills, plats, deeds, indentures, estate inventories, and business records. Names of slaves are commonly found in the District Court records. Additional types of suits heard by the District Court include land ejectment suits and petitions for freedom made by slaves.

Library of Virginia

Buckingham County (Va.) Tithable List A-G, 1764.

Buckingham County (Va.) Tithable List A-G, 1764, consists of photocopied images of a list of tithable individuals and property in the county for the year 1764.

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Buckingham County (Va.) Tithable List A-G, 1764.

Prince Edward County (Va.) Circuit Court

Buckingham County (Va.) Tithable List A-G, 1764, consists of photocopied images of a list of tithable individuals and property in the county for the year 1764.

Library of Virginia

Caroline County (Va.) Deeds, 1861-1963 (bulk 1868-1948 and 1958-1963)

Caroline County (Va.) Deeds, 1861-1963 (bulk 1868-1948 and 1958-1963) consist of deeds of bargain and sale, deeds of gift, mortgages, and deeds of trust. On presentation to the court, deeds were proved and recorded. If the deed was not witnessed, the grantor acknowledged the deed in open court. A few of the deeds include plats.

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Caroline County (Va.) Deeds, 1861-1963 (bulk 1868-1948 and 1958-1963)

Caroline County (Va.) Circuit Court

Caroline County (Va.) Deeds, 1861-1963 (bulk 1868-1948 and 1958-1963) consist of deeds of bargain and sale, deeds of gift, mortgages, and deeds of trust. On presentation to the court, deeds were proved and recorded. If the deed was not witnessed, the grantor acknowledged the deed in open court. A few of the deeds include plats.

Library of Virginia

Caroline County (Va.) Judgments (Freedom Suits), 1810

Caroline County (Va.) County Judgments (Freedom Suits), 1810, consist of one freedom suit titled Annis, etc. versus Christopher Terrell. The plaintiffs claimed their freedom next on the basis they were descendants of a Native American.

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Caroline County (Va.) Judgments (Freedom Suits), 1810

Caroline County (Va.) Circuit Court

Caroline County (Va.) County Judgments (Freedom Suits), 1810, consist of one freedom suit titled Annis, etc. versus Christopher Terrell. The plaintiffs claimed their freedom next on the basis they were descendants of a Native American.

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Charles W. Hardin Collection

0.3 Cubic Feet 1 box
This collection contains professional records and personal correspondence of Charles W. Hardin, a physician from Augusta County, Virginia.
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Charles W. Hardin Collection 0.3 Cubic Feet 1 box

Hardin, Charles W., c. 1823-1899
This collection contains professional records and personal correspondence of Charles W. Hardin, a physician from Augusta County, Virginia.
Library of Virginia

Cumberland County (Va.) List of Tithables, 1751-1781.

Cumberland County (Va.) Lists of Tithables, 1751-1781, consists of manuscript and photocopied images of the list of tithable heads of household in the county for the years 1751-1781.

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Cumberland County (Va.) List of Tithables, 1751-1781.

Cumberland County (Va.) Circuit Court

Cumberland County (Va.) Lists of Tithables, 1751-1781, consists of manuscript and photocopied images of the list of tithable heads of household in the county for the years 1751-1781.

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Edward Miller Letter to James Shaw, Jr.

0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder
The Edward Miller Letter to James Shaw, Jr. is a written correspondence regarding business matters, as well as Miller's distate for black citizens living in bigger cities.
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Edward Miller Letter to James Shaw, Jr. 0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder

Miller, Edward
The Edward Miller Letter to James Shaw, Jr. is a written correspondence regarding business matters, as well as Miller's distate for black citizens living in bigger cities.
Library of Virginia

Elizabeth City County (Va.) Deeds, 1817-1945 (bulk 1942-1945)

Elizabeth City County (Va.) Deeds, 1817-1945 (bulk 1942-1945) consist of deeds of bargain and sale, deeds of gift, mortgages, deeds of trust, and deeds of emancipation. On presentation to the court, deeds were proved and recorded. If the deed was not witnessed, the grantor acknowledged the deed in open court. A few of the deeds include plats. Except for a few years early in the eighteenth century, slaves in Virginia were considered personal property and consequently were not usually sold by deed. However, they were often transferred in deeds of gift or were the property listed in mortgages and deeds of trust.

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Elizabeth City County (Va.) Deeds, 1817-1945 (bulk 1942-1945)

Hampton (Va.) Circuit Court

Elizabeth City County (Va.) Deeds, 1817-1945 (bulk 1942-1945) consist of deeds of bargain and sale, deeds of gift, mortgages, deeds of trust, and deeds of emancipation. On presentation to the court, deeds were proved and recorded. If the deed was not witnessed, the grantor acknowledged the deed in open court. A few of the deeds include plats. Except for a few years early in the eighteenth century, slaves in Virginia were considered personal property and consequently were not usually sold by deed. However, they were often transferred in deeds of gift or were the property listed in mortgages and deeds of trust.

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