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Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Anna Burton Ellett Collection

0.3 Cubic Feet 1 box; 1 oversize folder
This collection contains materials relating to early residents of Southwest Virginia (particularly James Patton, William Preston, and John Preston) and the commemoration of the 200th anniversary of George Washington's birth in 1932, all collected by Anna Burton Ellett, a Blacksburg resident and active member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities.
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Anna Burton Ellett Collection 0.3 Cubic Feet 1 box; 1 oversize folder

Ellett, Anna Burton, 1886-1974
This collection contains materials relating to early residents of Southwest Virginia (particularly James Patton, William Preston, and John Preston) and the commemoration of the 200th anniversary of George Washington's birth in 1932, all collected by Anna Burton Ellett, a Blacksburg resident and active member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities.
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Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities, Montgomery County Branch Papers

ca. 9 Cubic Feet 13 boxes; 7 oversize folders; 1 oversize roll
The records largely document the recent history of Smithfield Plantation, ancestral home of the Preston family, focusing particularly on its restoration beginning in 1962. While much of the renovation occurred in the 1960s, many of the records detail other renovation projects done in the 1970s and 1980s. The collection also includes historical and other related documents dating from before the original Preston family's residence at Smithfield.
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Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities, Montgomery County Branch Papers ca. 9 Cubic Feet 13 boxes; 7 oversize folders; 1 oversize roll

Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities (APVA) (1889-2009)
The records largely document the recent history of Smithfield Plantation, ancestral home of the Preston family, focusing particularly on its restoration beginning in 1962. While much of the renovation occurred in the 1960s, many of the records detail other renovation projects done in the 1970s and 1980s. The collection also includes historical and other related documents dating from before the original Preston family's residence at Smithfield.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Black, Kent, and Apperson Family Papers

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 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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Blacksburg, Virginia, Ledger

0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder
This collection contains an account book, possibly from a Blacksburg, Virginia business.
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Blacksburg, Virginia, Ledger 0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder

This collection contains an account book, possibly from a Blacksburg, Virginia business.
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Blacksburg [Virginia] Presbyterian Church Land Deeds

0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder
Three deeds for properties purchased by or sold to the trustees of the Blacksburg [Virginia] Presbyterian Church.
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Brown Family Papers

0.5 Cubic Feet 1 box
The collection consists of receipts, bills, Promissory notes, tax notes, letters, and other various papers created between 1825 and 1912 by members of the Brown, and other related families.
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Brown Family Papers 0.5 Cubic Feet 1 box

Brown family
The collection consists of receipts, bills, Promissory notes, tax notes, letters, and other various papers created between 1825 and 1912 by members of the Brown, and other related families.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Croy Family Papers

0.5 Cubic Feet 2 boxes
The papers of the Croy and related families (especially the Dawson and Pepper families) of Montgomery County, Virginia, include correspondence, financial records, diaries, artifacts and photographs.
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Croy Family Papers 0.5 Cubic Feet 2 boxes

Croy family (Blacksburg, Va.)
The papers of the Croy and related families (especially the Dawson and Pepper families) of Montgomery County, Virginia, include correspondence, financial records, diaries, artifacts and photographs.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Dorothy H. Bodell Papers

0.8 Cubic Feet 2 boxes
The Dorothy H. Bodell Papers consists primarily of newspaper clippings, correspondence, research notes, photocopies of historical documents, and files Bodell compiled while writing her book, Montgomery White Sulphur Springs: A History of the Resort, Hospital, Cemeteries, Markers, and Monuments. The collection also includes an audiotape (1992) of an interview of Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Cox about Montgomery White Sulphur Springs, photographs of the cemetery where the Confederate dead were buried, and information about Bodell's 40th reunion of the class of 1948 from Blacksburg High School. Bodell (1931-2008) graduated from Virginia Tech and worked for Virginia Tech University Libraries.
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Dorothy H. Bodell Papers 0.8 Cubic Feet 2 boxes

Bodell, Dorothy H., 1931-2008
The Dorothy H. Bodell Papers consists primarily of newspaper clippings, correspondence, research notes, photocopies of historical documents, and files Bodell compiled while writing her book, Montgomery White Sulphur Springs: A History of the Resort, Hospital, Cemeteries, Markers, and Monuments. The collection also includes an audiotape (1992) of an interview of Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Cox about Montgomery White Sulphur Springs, photographs of the cemetery where the Confederate dead were buried, and information about Bodell's 40th reunion of the class of 1948 from Blacksburg High School. Bodell (1931-2008) graduated from Virginia Tech and worked for Virginia Tech University Libraries.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

George W. L. Kabrich Family Papers

0.25 Cubic Feet 1 box
The George W. L. Kabrich Family Papers, 1850-1947 [bulk 1850-1904], contain correspondence, legal records, financial records, and religious documents. The collection documents the personal and professional life of George W. L. Kabrich, who taught school and Sunday school, worked as Overseer of the Poor for Blacksburg Township, and was on church councils for local Lutheran churches. Items also relate to George's father-in-law John Surface, his daughter Effie Kabrich, and others. An item of note is a Rat Belt which is believed to have belonged to Robert H. Kabrich, the grandson of George's brother Issiah.
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George W. L. Kabrich Family Papers 0.25 Cubic Feet 1 box

Kabrich, George Washington Lewis, b. 1824
The George W. L. Kabrich Family Papers, 1850-1947 [bulk 1850-1904], contain correspondence, legal records, financial records, and religious documents. The collection documents the personal and professional life of George W. L. Kabrich, who taught school and Sunday school, worked as Overseer of the Poor for Blacksburg Township, and was on church councils for local Lutheran churches. Items also relate to George's father-in-law John Surface, his daughter Effie Kabrich, and others. An item of note is a Rat Belt which is believed to have belonged to Robert H. Kabrich, the grandson of George's brother Issiah.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Harvey Lee Price Papers

1.67 Cubic Feet 5 boxes and 1 oversize folder
The Harvey Lee Price Papers contain handwritten notes and genealogies of various Montgomery County families which Price used to write his four volume series Outlines of Montgomery County Families. Also included are Price's subject files on the county and Virginia and his diplomas from VPI.
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Harvey Lee Price Papers 1.67 Cubic Feet 5 boxes and 1 oversize folder

Price, Harvey Lee, 1874-1951
The Harvey Lee Price Papers contain handwritten notes and genealogies of various Montgomery County families which Price used to write his four volume series Outlines of Montgomery County Families. Also included are Price's subject files on the county and Virginia and his diplomas from VPI.

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