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Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Arthur W. Grove Family Papers,

0.3 Cubic Feet 1 Box
The Arthur W. Grove Family Papers consists correspondence, receipts, and other documents relating to the family from 1900 to 1957.
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Arthur W. Grove Family Papers, 0.3 Cubic Feet 1 Box

Arthur W. Grove Family (Roanoke, Va)
The Arthur W. Grove Family Papers consists correspondence, receipts, and other documents relating to the family from 1900 to 1957.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Chapman J. French Diaries

0.4 Cubic Feet 1 box
The collection contains twenty-three diaries meticulously written by Chapman J. French, a civil engineer for Norfolk & Western Railway, made during the years of 1906-1912, 1928-1935, and 1937-1944. The diaries relate French's daily activities at home and at work. They also include such items as addresses, cost accounts, and major league baseball scores.
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Chapman J. French Diaries 0.4 Cubic Feet 1 box

French, Chapman J. (Chapman Johnston)
The collection contains twenty-three diaries meticulously written by Chapman J. French, a civil engineer for Norfolk & Western Railway, made during the years of 1906-1912, 1928-1935, and 1937-1944. The diaries relate French's daily activities at home and at work. They also include such items as addresses, cost accounts, and major league baseball scores.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Chapman J. French Papers

4.2 Cubic Feet 9 boxes, 1 oversize folder
The collection contains papers of Chapman J. French, civil engineer employed by Norfolk & Western Railway from 1903 to 1950. It includes correspondence, memoranda, working notes, and specifications for projects as well as company and engineering department procedures. Also includes personal papers, largely relating to purchases for household and farm.
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Chapman J. French Papers 4.2 Cubic Feet 9 boxes, 1 oversize folder

French, Chapman J. (Chapman Johnston)
The collection contains papers of Chapman J. French, civil engineer employed by Norfolk & Western Railway from 1903 to 1950. It includes correspondence, memoranda, working notes, and specifications for projects as well as company and engineering department procedures. Also includes personal papers, largely relating to purchases for household and farm.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Farrier Family Papers

77 Cubic Feet 55 boxes

The collection includes files from the firm of Williams and Farrier, later Farrier and Farrier. Materials include copies of deeds, title searches, land transactions, estate matters, loan contracts, divorce suits, small claims collection suits, ledgers, and correspondence. Additional details of some files are included in the original inventories, available on request.

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Farrier Family Papers 77 Cubic Feet 55 boxes

Farrier, Andrew L., 1895-1972

The collection includes files from the firm of Williams and Farrier, later Farrier and Farrier. Materials include copies of deeds, title searches, land transactions, estate matters, loan contracts, divorce suits, small claims collection suits, ledgers, and correspondence. Additional details of some files are included in the original inventories, available on request.

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Floyd H. Fish Railroad Collection,

0.4 Cubic Feet 1 box
The Floyd H. Fish Railroad Collection contains articles, magazines, and newspaper clippings involving the railroad industry in the 20th century. The collection also includes books, cataloged for the Special Collections Rare Book Collection.
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Floyd H. Fish Railroad Collection, 0.4 Cubic Feet 1 box

Fish, Floyd Hamilton, Jr.
The Floyd H. Fish Railroad Collection contains articles, magazines, and newspaper clippings involving the railroad industry in the 20th century. The collection also includes books, cataloged for the Special Collections Rare Book Collection.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Norfolk and Western Railway Company Mortgage Bond Book

1 Cubic Feet 1 box
The Norfolk and Western Railway Company Mortgage Bond Book consists of a ledger containing register of sales and transfers of the company's mortgage bonds, including names of purchasers with dates and bond numbers purchased.
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Norfolk and Western Railway Company Mortgage Bond Book 1 Cubic Feet 1 box

Norfolk and Western Railway Company (1896-1982)
The Norfolk and Western Railway Company Mortgage Bond Book consists of a ledger containing register of sales and transfers of the company's mortgage bonds, including names of purchasers with dates and bond numbers purchased.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Norfolk & Western Financial Documents,

2 Cubic Feet 4 boxes
The collection contains bills and invoices from Norfolk & Western Railroad, Norfolk & Western Railway, and several subsidiaries and contracted companies.
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Norfolk & Western Financial Documents, 2 Cubic Feet 4 boxes

The collection contains bills and invoices from Norfolk & Western Railroad, Norfolk & Western Railway, and several subsidiaries and contracted companies.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Norfolk & Western Ledger

0.3 Cubic Feet 1 box
The Norfolk & Western Ledger contains summaries for all districts covered by the Norfolk & Western Railway.
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Norfolk & Western Ledger 0.3 Cubic Feet 1 box

Norfolk and Western Railway Company (1896-1982)
The Norfolk & Western Ledger contains summaries for all districts covered by the Norfolk & Western Railway.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Norfolk & Western Railway and Associated Companies Collection

3.7 Cubic Feet 6 boxes, 1 oversize folder
The Norfolk and Western Railway and Associated Companies contains a collection of records relating to the Norfolk & Western Railway and several of its predecessor and subsidiary lines and other associated enterprises, including the Atlantic & Danville Railway; Bluefield Inn; Deepwater Railway; Hotel Roanoke; New Jersey, Indiana & Illinois Railroad; New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad; Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad; Norfolk and Western Railroad; Roanoke Machine Works; Shenandoah Valley Railroad; Tidewater Railway; and the Winston-Salem Southbound Railway. Included are such materials as financial and legal documents, reports, maps, construction files, printed materials, and Norfolk & Western standard plans.
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Norfolk & Western Railway and Associated Companies Collection 3.7 Cubic Feet 6 boxes, 1 oversize folder

Norfolk and Western Railroad Company (1881-1896)
The Norfolk and Western Railway and Associated Companies contains a collection of records relating to the Norfolk & Western Railway and several of its predecessor and subsidiary lines and other associated enterprises, including the Atlantic & Danville Railway; Bluefield Inn; Deepwater Railway; Hotel Roanoke; New Jersey, Indiana & Illinois Railroad; New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad; Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad; Norfolk and Western Railroad; Roanoke Machine Works; Shenandoah Valley Railroad; Tidewater Railway; and the Winston-Salem Southbound Railway. Included are such materials as financial and legal documents, reports, maps, construction files, printed materials, and Norfolk & Western standard plans.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Preston Leech Glass Slides and Cassette Tape

4 Cubic Feet 4 boxes

Collection of 298 glass slides collected by Preston Leech, a Roanoke, Virginia, native and an employee of the Norfolk & Western Railway Company from the 1930s to the 1970s. Most of the slides are of N&W locomotives, rail routes, and stations. Other slides are of general agricultural and industrial scenes, and of the Luray Caverns in Virginia. The cassette tape is of an interview of Leech done in March 1994, where he speaks about his employment at the Norfolk & Western Railway Company, the Appalachian Trail Club, and the local Masonic Lodge. Transcript of the interview is available.

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Preston Leech Glass Slides and Cassette Tape 4 Cubic Feet 4 boxes

Leech, Preston

Collection of 298 glass slides collected by Preston Leech, a Roanoke, Virginia, native and an employee of the Norfolk & Western Railway Company from the 1930s to the 1970s. Most of the slides are of N&W locomotives, rail routes, and stations. Other slides are of general agricultural and industrial scenes, and of the Luray Caverns in Virginia. The cassette tape is of an interview of Leech done in March 1994, where he speaks about his employment at the Norfolk & Western Railway Company, the Appalachian Trail Club, and the local Masonic Lodge. Transcript of the interview is available.

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