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Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Dr.
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA 26041-9001
Primary Collecting Areas:
Local/regional history (Blacksburg, Montgomery County, Southwest Virginia, and Appalachian South); the American Civil War; Science and technology history (incl. aerospace, aeronautics, engineering, and speculative fiction); History of women in architecture (incl. the International Archive of Women in Architecture); Culinary history (incl. Virginia and southern cookery, children’s cookbooks and nutrition, food production and technology, and cocktail history); University Archives
Description:
Special Collections is located in Carol M. Newman Library at Virginia Tech. Special Collections includes manuscript collections, rare books, and the University Archives, as well as state, local and historical maps and photographs. Our mission is to collect and preserve unique, historical materials and provide access to them in their original form.
Phone: (540) 231-6308
Start Over Repository Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Subjects Genealogy
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Black, Kent, and Apperson Family Papers, 1779/1984

ca. 7 Cubic Feet 21 boxes and 1 oversize folder
This collection contains the papers and artifacts of an interrelated family prominent in Blacksburg's history. It includes the American Civil War letters of Confederate surgeon Dr. Harvey Black, the Civil War diary of hospital steward John S. Apperson, cotton books and correspondence of Germanicus Kent, nineteenth-century account books of a Blacksburg general store, 1912 European travel diary, and the political scrapbooks of State Senator and Attorney General Harvey B. Apperson.
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Black, Kent, and Apperson Family Papers, 1779/1984 ca. 7 Cubic Feet 21 boxes and 1 oversize folder

This collection contains the papers and artifacts of an interrelated family prominent in Blacksburg's history. It includes the American Civil War letters of Confederate surgeon Dr. Harvey Black, the Civil War diary of hospital steward John S. Apperson, cotton books and correspondence of Germanicus Kent, nineteenth-century account books of a Blacksburg general store, 1912 European travel diary, and the political scrapbooks of State Senator and Attorney General Harvey B. Apperson.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Dishman Family Genealogy Chart, 1993

1 Cubic Feet 1 oversize folder
This collection contains a genealogy chart for the Dishman family of King George and Westmoreland counties, Virginia, originating in France (as Duchemin). The chart lists the descendants of Samuel Dishman, who immigrated to the American Colonies from France sometime before 1693. The chart was compiled by James Dallas Dishman (1926-2021) of Lynchburg, Virginia.
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Dishman Family Genealogy Chart, 1993 1 Cubic Feet 1 oversize folder

Dishman, James Dallas
This collection contains a genealogy chart for the Dishman family of King George and Westmoreland counties, Virginia, originating in France (as Duchemin). The chart lists the descendants of Samuel Dishman, who immigrated to the American Colonies from France sometime before 1693. The chart was compiled by James Dallas Dishman (1926-2021) of Lynchburg, Virginia.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Henry Wysor Family Papers

0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder
This collection has photocopies of four family record pages from the Henry Wysor family Bible. The papers list the births, deaths, and marriages of the Wysor family line from the 1770s-1960s, starting with Henry Wysor (1755-1844) and his wife Barbary An Ripseed (ca. 1758-1837).
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Henry Wysor Family Papers 0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder

Henry Wysor family
This collection has photocopies of four family record pages from the Henry Wysor family Bible. The papers list the births, deaths, and marriages of the Wysor family line from the 1770s-1960s, starting with Henry Wysor (1755-1844) and his wife Barbary An Ripseed (ca. 1758-1837).
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Hite Family Genealogy Notes

0.4 Cubic Feet 1 box
The collection consists of a daybook with notes from a genealogy on the Hans Joist Hite Family.
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Hite Family Genealogy Notes 0.4 Cubic Feet 1 box

The collection consists of a daybook with notes from a genealogy on the Hans Joist Hite Family.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

John F. Crosby Papers, 1980/1988

2.6 Cubic Feet 4 boxes
The John F. Crosby Papers collection contains John Crosby's research, letters of inquiry, correspondence, and genealogy charts pertaining to his manuscript "Brother vs. Brother: Divided Families in the Civil War.
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John F. Crosby Papers, 1980/1988 2.6 Cubic Feet 4 boxes

Crosby, John F.
The John F. Crosby Papers collection contains John Crosby's research, letters of inquiry, correspondence, and genealogy charts pertaining to his manuscript "Brother vs. Brother: Divided Families in the Civil War.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Martha Ann Hite Tant Genealogy Records, 1991

0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder
Photocopies of genealogical research and records, including family Bible records, family group sheets, and pedigree charts relating to ancestors of Martha Ann Hite Tant, including the Agee, Brown, Davenport, Davidson, Floyd, Haden, Harman, Hite/Hight, Linkous, Marrs, May, Mills, Owen(s), Preston, Salmon(s), Scott, Shelton, and Trollinger families, of Henry, Montgomery, Pittsylvania, and Tazewell counties, Virginia, and elsewhere.
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Martha Ann Hite Tant Genealogy Records, 1991 0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder

Tant, Martha Ann Hite
Photocopies of genealogical research and records, including family Bible records, family group sheets, and pedigree charts relating to ancestors of Martha Ann Hite Tant, including the Agee, Brown, Davenport, Davidson, Floyd, Haden, Harman, Hite/Hight, Linkous, Marrs, May, Mills, Owen(s), Preston, Salmon(s), Scott, Shelton, and Trollinger families, of Henry, Montgomery, Pittsylvania, and Tazewell counties, Virginia, and elsewhere.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Olive Family Genealogy Notes

0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder
The collection consists of a daybook containing the notes from a genealogy on the Olive Family.
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Olive Family Genealogy Notes 0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder

The collection consists of a daybook containing the notes from a genealogy on the Olive Family.

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