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Start Over Date range 1837 Subjects Local/Regional History and Appalachian South

Map of the State of Virginia (facsimile) 0.1 Cubic Feet In 9 parts, each measuring 19 x 28 in.

Böÿe, Herman
Map contains an engraving depicting the central campus of the University of Virginia, and a view of Richmond (from the west). Ornamentation surrounding the title depicts Natural Bridge and Harper's Ferry flanking a depiction of the state seal and motto (Sic Semper Tyrannis). Contains brief discussion concerning the creation of the map and geological remarks. Tables include listings of Virginia's population, a list of steamboat routes, abbreviations and references, deviations from magnetic north, and altitudes. Map was originally produced in 1825, but corrections were added for the 1859 publication.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Martha L. Johnson Family Papers 0.5 Cubic Feet 1 box

Martha L. Johnson family

This collection contains the papers of the family of Martha L. Robinson Johnson, nineteenth-century matriarch of a Carroll County, Virginia family. The collection consists largely of correspondence to Johnson from various family members and friends, providing a chronicle of the life of a Southwest Virginia family during the mid-nineteenth century, mostly from a feminine perspective. The letters focus on childbirth, death, illness, folk medicine, fashion, sewing, knitting, quilting, gardening, food, spirituality and the Civil War. The letters were mailed from various locales--mostly in Virginia--including Hillsville, Copper Mines, Orange Court House, Lynchburg, Texas House, Chatham Hill, Coal Hill, Warm Springs, Red Sulphur Springs, Spring Valley, Grayson County, Cove and Hickory Grove. Though the majority of the correspondence is addressed to Martha Johnson, the collection also contains correspondence to and from her husband, Robert C. Johnson, a Carroll County tavern keeper, postmaster and commissioner of revenue.

  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Michael Kinzer Family Papers 0.1 Cubic Feet 2 folders

Kinzer family (Montgomery County, Va.)
This collection consists of documents concerned with the acquisition of land in Montgomery County, Michael Kinzer's last will and testament (1826), and a wallet from the Michael Kinzer family.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Organ Family Collection 1.9 Cubic Feet 2 boxes

Layne, David Orison, 1832-1862
The Organ Family Collection includes materials from 1836-2006. Materials concern the Organ family's experience on the homefront and in battle during the American Civil War.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Pauline E. Burks Family Papers 9 Cubic Feet 15 boxes, 4 oversize folders

Broaddus family (Amherst County, Va.)
Pauline E. Burks of Richmond, Virginia, collected genealogy materials about her husband Broaddus Vaughan Burks' family. The papers include correspondence, account books, essays, receipts, newspapers, and plats and surveys of the Broaddus, Burks, Edmonds, Taliaferro, and Vaughan families of Amherst County, Virginia. Materials focus mainly on the Vaughan and Burks families and range from 1760s land grants to 1970s family correspondence.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Pettigrew Family Papers 3.0 Cubic Feet 3 boxes

Pettigrew family (Botetourt County, Va,)
This collection includes materials from multiple generations of the Pettigrew family ranging from the 1820s to the 1940s. Materials include financial documents, legal documents, correspondence, and ephemera.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Preston Family (Alice Preston Moore Collection) Papers 1.5 Cubic Feet 4 boxes; 1 oversize

Preston, John, 1764-1827
The collection consists of family papers, receipts, correspondence, and original and photocopied materials relating to the Preston family, primarily William and Susanna Smith Preston, John Preston, and William Ballard Preston, dating from the 1740s to the 1880s. Other materials include 19th and 20th century genealogy research on the Prestons.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Preston Family (Charles Peale Didier Collection) Papers 1.5 Cubic Feet 3 boxes, 1 folder

Preston, William, 1729-1783
The Didier Collection of Preston Family Papers includes papers of James Patton, Patton's grandson William Preston, and Preston's eldest son, John Preston, all of Montgomery County, Virginia. The papers consist of business and legal documents, surveys, and correspondence.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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