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Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Randolph Family (Musical Groups) Collection

1 Cubic Feet 3 boxes
This collection contains photographs, papers, and artifacts related to the musical groups of the Randolph family of Roanoke, Virginia. The photographs feature publicity photos of the family bands and an album with private family photos. The papers include business cards, band contracts, programs and promotional posters, a newspaper article, a calendar of show dates, and copyright paperwork for the song "What it is". Also included is Alfred's stage costume with multiple bow tie options.
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Randolph Family (Musical Groups) Collection 1 Cubic Feet 3 boxes

Randolph family (Ulysses Randolph, 1920-2011)
This collection contains photographs, papers, and artifacts related to the musical groups of the Randolph family of Roanoke, Virginia. The photographs feature publicity photos of the family bands and an album with private family photos. The papers include business cards, band contracts, programs and promotional posters, a newspaper article, a calendar of show dates, and copyright paperwork for the song "What it is". Also included is Alfred's stage costume with multiple bow tie options.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Records of the Virginia Tech Black Organizations Council

5.7 Cubic Feet 11 boxes, 3 oversize folders
The Black Organizations Council (BOC) was founded on the Virginia Tech campus in 1985, and is the umbrella and resource body for the Black student organizations. According to the organization, BOC serves to ensure the betterment of the Black community through providing a unified voice for the Black community in a university population where the Black community lacks adequate representation. The collection includes documents, photos, VHS tapes, and posters.
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Records of the Virginia Tech Black Organizations Council 5.7 Cubic Feet 11 boxes, 3 oversize folders

Black Organizations Council
The Black Organizations Council (BOC) was founded on the Virginia Tech campus in 1985, and is the umbrella and resource body for the Black student organizations. According to the organization, BOC serves to ensure the betterment of the Black community through providing a unified voice for the Black community in a university population where the Black community lacks adequate representation. The collection includes documents, photos, VHS tapes, and posters.
Library of Virginia

Roanoke County (Va.) Deeds, 1838-1968 (bulk 1875-1968)

Roanoke County (Va.) Deeds, 1838-1968 (bulk 1875-1968) 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. 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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Roanoke County (Va.) Deeds, 1838-1968 (bulk 1875-1968)

Roanoke County (Va.) Circuit Court

Roanoke County (Va.) Deeds, 1838-1968 (bulk 1875-1968) 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. 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.

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Robert Chirver Registration

0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder
This collection contains one "free man of color" registration for Robert Chirver or Chirves, a resident of Petersburg, Virginia. Signed and dated May 4, 1841, at Petersburg, this form was proof of Chirver's status as a free man.
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Robert Chirver Registration 0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder

Chirver, Robert
This collection contains one "free man of color" registration for Robert Chirver or Chirves, a resident of Petersburg, Virginia. Signed and dated May 4, 1841, at Petersburg, this form was proof of Chirver's status as a free man.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Robert Younger Norman Papers

0.4 Cubic Feet 1 box
This collection contains the papers of Robert Younger Norman, a singer, laborer, and veteran. Most materials relate to the Pilgrim Gospel Singers, a Black gospel choir active in Virginia from 1951 through the 1970s, of which Norman was a member.
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Robert Younger Norman Papers 0.4 Cubic Feet 1 box

Norman, Robert Younger, 1913-1977
This collection contains the papers of Robert Younger Norman, a singer, laborer, and veteran. Most materials relate to the Pilgrim Gospel Singers, a Black gospel choir active in Virginia from 1951 through the 1970s, of which Norman was a member.
Library of Virginia

Rockbridge County (Va.) Lists of Tithables, 1778-1781.

Rockbridge County (Va.) Lists of Tithables, 1778-1781, consists of lists of tithable heads of household in the county for the years 1778-1781.

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Rockbridge County (Va.) Lists of Tithables, 1778-1781.

Rockbridge County (Va.) Circuit Court

Rockbridge County (Va.) Lists of Tithables, 1778-1781, consists of lists of tithable heads of household in the county for the years 1778-1781.

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Samuel Williams Ledger

0.2 Cubic Feet 1 box
The Samuel Williams Ledger contains a "Memorandum of the amount Paid to Each of my Children Toward Their Legacies" with accompanying pages identifying ten children by name along with associated inheritance. The names of 18 men, women, and children enslaved by Williams are listed as well as property such as horses, cows, beds, and land.
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Samuel Williams Ledger 0.2 Cubic Feet 1 box

Williams, Samuel, 1769-1840
The Samuel Williams Ledger contains a "Memorandum of the amount Paid to Each of my Children Toward Their Legacies" with accompanying pages identifying ten children by name along with associated inheritance. The names of 18 men, women, and children enslaved by Williams are listed as well as property such as horses, cows, beds, and land.
Library of Virginia

Scott County (Va.) Commonwealth Causes, 1815-1921

Scott County (Va.) Commonwealth Causes, 1815-1921 are criminal court cases and consist primarily of warrants, summons, indictments, and verdicts handed down by grand juries and other legal authorities in order to prosecute individuals who violated the penal code. These offenses ranged in severity from murder, rape, assault and battery, and larceny to tax evasion and slander. Criminal offenders and victims who appear in cases prior to the abolition of slavery in Virginia in 1865 included both free and enslaved persons.

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Scott County (Va.) Commonwealth Causes, 1815-1921

Scott County (Va.) Circuit Court

Scott County (Va.) Commonwealth Causes, 1815-1921 are criminal court cases and consist primarily of warrants, summons, indictments, and verdicts handed down by grand juries and other legal authorities in order to prosecute individuals who violated the penal code. These offenses ranged in severity from murder, rape, assault and battery, and larceny to tax evasion and slander. Criminal offenders and victims who appear in cases prior to the abolition of slavery in Virginia in 1865 included both free and enslaved persons.

Library of Virginia

Southampton County (Va.) Lists of Tithables, 1752, 1778.

Southampton County (Va.) Lists of Tithables, 1752, 1778, consists of lists of tithable heads of household in the county for the years 1752 and 1778.

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Southampton County (Va.) Lists of Tithables, 1752, 1778.

Southampton County (Va.) Circuit Court

Southampton County (Va.) Lists of Tithables, 1752, 1778, consists of lists of tithable heads of household in the county for the years 1752 and 1778.

Library of Virginia

Staunton (Va.) Deeds, circa 1839-1986

Staunton (Va.) Deeds, circa 1839-1986 consist of deeds of bargain and sale, deeds of gift, mortgages, deeds of trust, and indexes to deeds. 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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Staunton (Va.) Deeds, circa 1839-1986

Staunton (Va.) Circuit Court

Staunton (Va.) Deeds, circa 1839-1986 consist of deeds of bargain and sale, deeds of gift, mortgages, deeds of trust, and indexes to deeds. 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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