A Guide to the Roanoke Greenway Collection
FILES
Dublin Core
Title
A Guide to the Roanoke Greenway Collection
Description
The collection is contained in 8 document boxes, and 1 oversized flat box and is broadly organized as follows:
Sections I-III include documents related to the development of the Greenway, including correspondence, meeting agendas and minutes, reports, and newspaper articles originally placed in these folders. Within each subsection, folders are generally arranged chronologically. Collection contents are not comprehensive documentation of greenway commission business; the exception being the contents related to the Bernie Carter Grant fundraising effort, which include the grant application and correspondence, and comprehensive records of donor solicitation and response.
Section IV is a wide-ranging collection of newspaper and magazine articles, as well as some pamphlets and newsletters, on greenways and related issues, both in the Roanoke region and more broadly. Folder contents and headings are as received.
Sections V and VI include images mostly from 1997-2001, and just a few from later dates. Photographs primarily document greenway construction, ribbon cuttings, and events where the greenway was promoted. Some of the slides were arranged in carousels for presentation purposes, as noted; however, only one accompanying script is included. Slides were removed from carousels in the order they had been placed; in some instances, there were gaps between slides in the carousels. The remainder of the slides were received organized in sleeve pages in binders and that organization has been maintained.
Section VII includes oversized items, including planning documents and aerial images.
Sections I-III include documents related to the development of the Greenway, including correspondence, meeting agendas and minutes, reports, and newspaper articles originally placed in these folders. Within each subsection, folders are generally arranged chronologically. Collection contents are not comprehensive documentation of greenway commission business; the exception being the contents related to the Bernie Carter Grant fundraising effort, which include the grant application and correspondence, and comprehensive records of donor solicitation and response.
Section IV is a wide-ranging collection of newspaper and magazine articles, as well as some pamphlets and newsletters, on greenways and related issues, both in the Roanoke region and more broadly. Folder contents and headings are as received.
Sections V and VI include images mostly from 1997-2001, and just a few from later dates. Photographs primarily document greenway construction, ribbon cuttings, and events where the greenway was promoted. Some of the slides were arranged in carousels for presentation purposes, as noted; however, only one accompanying script is included. Slides were removed from carousels in the order they had been placed; in some instances, there were gaps between slides in the carousels. The remainder of the slides were received organized in sleeve pages in binders and that organization has been maintained.
Section VII includes oversized items, including planning documents and aerial images.
Creator
Roanoke Public Libraries
Publisher
Roanoke Public Libraries
Format
pdf
Type
Text
Identifier
RoanokeGreenwayCollection
Collection
Citation
Roanoke Public Libraries, “A Guide to the Roanoke Greenway Collection,” Virginia Room Digital Collection, accessed July 28, 2026, https://www.virginiaroom.org/digital/document/RoanokeGreenwayCollection.