Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech
New River Valley Planning District Commission Records,
New River Valley Planning District Commission
Ms.1998.024
3 Cubic Feet
3 boxes
1959-1991, n.d.
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The New River Valley Planning District Commission records consist of reports, files, and other literature gathered and used by the commission to aid their planning for the New River Valley of Virginia.
The materials in the collection are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
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Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], New River Valley Planning District Commission Records, Ms1998-024, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
Source of Acquisition
The New River Valley Planning District Commission Records were donated to Special Collections in December 1998.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the New River Valley Planning District Commission Records was completed in January and February 1999 by Sarah Gouger, student assistant, and Laura Katz Smith, Manuscripts Curator. Additional description was completed in March 2011, when the html guide was converted to an EAD finding aid.
Historical Note
The New River Valley Planning District is one of twenty one planning districts in Virginia whose commissions are chartered under Virginia law. Also known as PDC 4, the organization encompasses the counties of Floyd, Giles, Montgomery, and Pulaski, and the City of Radford.
The commission serves the local governments in the area and their citizenry by providing a number of different services ranging from economic development to regional recycling. The purpose of the planning district commission is to promote regional cooperation, to coordinate the activities and policies of member local governments, and to provide planning assistance to local governments. The commission is financed by a combination of local, state, and federal funds.
Information from the "About New River Valley Planning District Commission" website: http://www.nrvpdc.org/aboutpdc.html
NRVPDC homepage: http://www.nrvpdc.org/index.html
Scope and Contents
The New River Valley Planning District Commission records consist of reports, files, and other literature gathered and used by the commission to aid their planning for the New River Valley of Virginia. Some of the records, spanning from 1959 to 1991, deal with forestation, wilderness management, water systems, economic concerns, and housing in the New River Valley and other areas of southern Appalachia. Also includes several publications from the Appalachian Regional Commission.
Arrangement
Materials in the collection are in chronological order, with undated items at the end.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
The guide to the New River Valley Planning District Commission Records by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/).
Local/Regional History and Appalachian South
Bulletin of VPI, Geology and Mineral Resources of Floyd County,195911-2Public Law 86 - 577, 88th Congress S.4,196413Economic Activity Areas in Appalachia Pennsylvania,196914Summary of Changes in Volume 25 of the Appalachia Report,196915Report for Development of Water Resources in Appalachia,197016Planning Advisory Service, Manual, January197017Unit Plan Number One, Poverty Creek, Jefferson National Forest, Blacksburg Ranger District,197118Planning Advisory Service, Reports Numbers 276, 268,197119Planning Advisory Service, Reports Numbers 269, 270,1971110Planning Advisory Service, Reports Numbers 272, 273, 274, 1971111Information sent to State Representatives from the Appalachian Regional Commission,1972-1973112ARC, Development Directory,1972-1973113Appalachian Regional Commission Appropriations,1972-1973114Information sent to Commission Members from the Appalachian Regional Commission, 1972-1973115Department of Housing and Urban Development, Improvement of Costs,1972116Annual Report of the Appalachian Regional Commission,1972117Planning Advisory Service, Report Numbers 278, 281,1972118Planning Advisory Service, Report Numbers 282, 283,1972119Planning Advisory Service, Report Numbers 284, 285, 286, index,1972120Planning Advisory Service, Report Numbers 287, 288, 289, 290,1973121Planning Advisory Service, Report Numbers 292, 293,1973122Health Continuation Burden Summary, Fiscal Year 1973,1973123Planning Advisory Services, Reports Numbers 295, 296, 297,1973124Summary of Actions taken at Commission Meeting,1973125Planning Advisory Services, Reports Numbers 298, 300, 302, 304,1974126Virginia's Development Strategy, Appalachian Region, Preliminary Draft,1974127-28Public Law 93_662, 93rd Congress S.3433,1975129Appalachian Regional Commission Project Preparation Guidelines,1975130-31Consulting Engineering, A Guide for the Engagement of Engineering Services1975132Planning Advisory Services, Memos,1976133Report Number 329; Index of Planning Advisory Service Projects,1977134Planning Advisory Service Memos,1977135Planning Advisory Service Memos,1978136Best Management Practices Handbook, Agriculture,1979137-38Planning Advisory Service Memos,1979139Appalachian Regional Commission, Annual Implementing Investment Program,1979140Appalachian Regional Commission Annual Report,1979141Planning Assistance Bulletins,1979-1982142Development Strategy for the Appalachian Region of Virginia,1978143Development Strategy for the Appalachian Region of Virginia,197821Housing Innovation Handbook for Appalachia,198022-3Appalachian Regional Commission Boundary,198024Planning Advisory Service Memo,198025Appalachian Regional Commission, Research on the Cost of Public Services,198026Planning Advisory Services, Report Index 1949-1980,198027Appalachian Settlement Patterns Study, Final Report,198128Letter Regarding the Cool Springs Public Water System in Pulaski County,198229Approved Projects, Appalachian Regional Commission, 1981210Information Relating to the New River Valley Planning District Commission Budget,1982211Appalachian Regional Commission, Materials for the July 28, 1982, meeting,1982212Appalachian Regional Commission, Materials for the February 2, 1983, meeting,1983213Appalachia, Journal of the Appalachia Regional Commission,1983214Public Law 98-586, Oct. 30, 1984, 98th Congress,1984215Seventeenth Annual Report, Kentucky Area Development District,1985216Annual Report, Appalachian Regional Commission,1985217Draft, Virginia Agricultural Access Network Pilot Study; Final Report,1985218Annual Report, Appalachian Regional Commission,1986219A Call from the Wilderness,1986220Breaking New Ground in the New Development,1986221New River Valley Planning District Commission, Semi-Annual Progress Report, draft,1986222ARC Budget- first draft and total,1986-1987223Semi Annual Progress Report, April 1, 1987- September 30, 1987,1987224Best Management Practices for Forestry,1988225Appalachian Regional Commission Development District Directory,1988226Appalachian Regional Commission,1988227Annual Report, Appalachian Regional Commission,1990228New Acquisitions List, Geology Library, VA Tech March-June,1991229Planning Advisory Services, Report Numbers 305, 306.230Planning Advisory Services, Report Numbers 307, 308.231Planning Advisory Services, Report Numbers 311, 312.232Planning Advisory Services, Report Numbers 314, 315.233Planning Advisory Services, Report Numbers 322, 323.234Planning Advisory Services, Report Numbers 317, 318.235Planning Advisory Services, Report Numbers 319, 321.236Planning Advisory Services, Report Numbers 324, 325, 326, 327.237Planning Advisory Services, Report Numbers 330, 331, 332, 333.238Planning Advisory Services, Report Numbers 334, 335, 336.239Planning Advisory Services, Report Numbers 338, 339.240Planning Advisory Services, Report Numbers 342, 343, 344.241Planning Advisory Services, Report Numbers 345, 346, 347, 348.242Planning Advisory Services, Report Numbers 353, 355, 356, 357.243Planning Advisory Services, Report Numbers 358, 359, 361, 362.244Planning Advisory Services, Report Numbers 363, 364, 365.245Planning Advisory Services, Report Numbers 367, 368, 369.246Planning Advisory Services, Report Numbers 370, 371, 372.247Appalachian Regional Commission Administrative Grant Application.31Poverty Creek Plan Number 1.32Special Business Report for the National Business Incubation Association.33Unit Plan for the Management of Poverty Creek Unit.34Fiscal Year 1981 Project Package.35Appalachian Regional Commission, Part One, Organization, Administration.36Appalachian Regional Commission, Part Two, Policies, Programs, Procedures.37Best Management Practices Handbook, Forestry.38President's Appalachia Regional Commission.39Research Management, Notes numbers 5-8.310Discussion Paper on ARC Evaluation Strategy.311Geologic Map of Floyd County, VA.312Planning Advisory Service, Report Index, 1949-1982.313Planning Advisory Service, Memos numbers m-1, m-3, m-4, m-6, m-7, m-8 , m-11, m-12.314Housing Innovation Handbook, Innovative Houses; Resource Organizations and Activists.315Housing Innovation Handbook; National and Regional Resource Organizations.316Housing Innovation Handbook; Bibliography.317New River Valley Economic Development Alliance, Rules and Procedure.318New River Valley District Commission By- Laws.319The Need for Wilderness Management Philosophical Direction.320Roadless Area Evaluation.321The Need to Develop Wilderness Management Direction.322Concerns and Issues for the State Wide Groups at the Wilderness Conference.323Draft Issues and Concerns for the Wilderness Committee to spend time on.324Prescription for Management Area Number 3.325Summary of the Unit Plan for Managing the Upper Craig Creek Unit.326A Proposal, Mill Creek Wilderness. Draft Environment Impact Statement.327Pen and Ink Changes for Volumes 6-10; Explanatory Note for Volume 12.328Housing Innovation Handbook for Appalachia.329Housing Innovation Handbook; Housing Technology Briefs.330-31Program Policy Statement.332Housing Innovation Handbook for Appalachia, ARC.333-34Appalachian Regional Commission.335-36