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Young woman posing on a stage.

Young woman posing on a stage.

Young woman posing on a stage. 1957.

Young woman posing on a stage. 1957.

Young woman posing on a stage. 1957.

Young woman posing on a stage. 1957.

Young woman posing on a stage. February 6, 1957.

"Shirley." March 1957.

Choir.

Nurse.

Candy striper, hospital volunteer.

Portrait of a Young Woman at Desk.

Portrait of a Young Woman Outside Building. February of 1956.

The Matador is the annual for James Madison Middle School.

The Matador is the annual for James Madison Middle School.

The Matador is the annual for James Madison Middle School.

The Matador is the annual for James Madison Middle School.

The Matador is the annual for James Madison Middle School.

The Matador is the annual for James Madison Middle School.

The Matador is the annual for James Madison Middle School.

Lucy Addison High School. Portrait of a group of young women.

Lucy Addison High School. Burrell Memorial Hospital School of Practical Nursing graduate.

Group portrait.

Group portrait.

Formal pageant.

Formal pageant.

Two couples in formal attire.

Dance.

Dance.

Dance.

Dance.

Lucy Addison High School, young woman posing.

The Matador is the annual for James Madison Middle School.

The Matador is the annual of James Madison Middle School.

"Grandin Court School"

The Matador is the annual for James Madison Middle School.

"Grandin Court School"

"Grandin Court School"

"Mrs. Hollyfield" and Students

Grandin Court School Band

Grandin Court School Band

Grandin Court School Band

Students Boarding Bus

Grandin Court School Choir Performance

Grandin Court Choir Group Photo

Student Group Photo

Student Group Photo

Student Group Photo, 26th of March 1952

Student Group Photo, June of 1953

Grandin Court Students at Play

Grandin Court Students at Play

Grandin Court Students at Play

Grandin Court Students at Play

The Matador is the annual for James Madison Middle School.

Grandin Court Students at Play

Grandin Court Students at Play

Grandin Court Students at Play

Grandin Court Students on Playground

Grandin Court Students on Playground

Grandin Court Students on Playground

Grandin Court Student Cowboy group photo

Grandin Court Student Cowboy group photo

Portrait of Grandin Court Teacher / Staff

Grandin Court students, May of 1952

Grandin Court students, May of 1952

The Matador is the annual for James Madison Middle School.

The Matador is the annual for James Madison Middle School.

The Matador is the annual for James Madison Middle School.

The Matador is the annual for James Madison Middle School.

The Matador is the annual for James Madison Middle School.

The Matador is the annual for James Madison Middle School.

The Matador is the annual for James Madison Middle School.

The Matador is the annual for James Madison Middle School.

The Matador is the annual for James Madison Middle School.

The Matador is the annual for James Madison Middle School.

The Matador is the annual for James Madison Middle School.

The Matador is the annual for James Madison Middle School.

The Matador is the annual for James Madison Middle School.

The Matador is the annual for James Madison Middle School.

The Matador is the annual for James Madison Middle School.

The Matador is the annual for James Madison Middle School.

The Matador is the annual for James Madison Middle School.

The Matador is the annual for James Madison Middle School.

The Matador is the annual for James Madison Middle School.

The General was the annual for Lee Junior High School.

The General was the annual for Lee Junior High School.

The General was the annual for Lee Junior High School.

The General was the annual for Lee Junior High School.

The General is the annual for Lee Junior High School.

The General was the annual for Lee Junior High School.

Articles in this issue include: Treasure TroveSome Phases of the Civil War in the Roanoke AreaThe Case of the Warrantless PrisonersTwo Ladies of the MuseumNewspaper Days, 1790The Borden Patent

Articles in this issue include: Forgotten Graveyards of the Roanoke ValleyThree-Layer Cake of Prehistoric VirginiaFincastle Springs, Resort of the '80sCivil War Comes to BuchananA Key Which Stayed HomeBuena Vista-Roanoke PlantationWilliam Fleming's…

Articles in this issue include: The South Western Turnpike RoadToll Gates in this CenturyBoyhood Collection is Remembrance of PastThomas and Tasker ToshLone Oak-1767?-1964Founding of Patrick CountyPeaks of OtterBeginnings of the Virginia Historical…

Articles in this issue include:John Nolen's Roanoke City Plan of 1907Southwest Virginia Turnpikes1753-Saga of Pioneer Pilgrimage Through the Roanoke Region You Could Take a Legal Gamble in 1796Butler in RichmondMachine Age 1832Fort Vause-The Site and…

Articles in this issue include: Shot Tower at Jackson's FerryHome Life in Virginia, 1776-1835Big Lick Home Front, 1816-1865The Society Circles Franklin CountyMountain Lake; Historic Preservation-A Challenge to Virginians

Articles in this issue include: Hollins College and the Civil WarHenry Ford and Friends on TourSearching for Your AncestorsRoanoke Valley's Early Iron MinesRecollections of Bent Mountain

Articles in this issue include: The Pennsylvania Dutch Culture of the Shenandoah Valley Interstate Interchange Covers Town of GainsboroBell Mont-the Fleming PlantationLet's All Make WhiskeyLocust LevelEarly Lutherans in Western Virginia

This is a guide to the Dr. Walter Claytor Family Collection. The collection contains items related to members of the Claytor family. The majority of the collection relates primarily to the life of Dr. Walter S. Claytor, who was a dentist, and is…

This is a guide to the Records of the Roanoke Valley Cultural Exchange. The collection consists of items related to the organizational history and administration of Roanoke Valley Cultural Exchange. The collection predominantly dates from 1998 to…

Articles in this issue include: 28th Regiment, Virginia Volunteers, 1861-1865Roanoke at the BeginningNew River: First of the Western WatersThe Teays: Ancestral River of Mid-AmericaA New Brick House for $105 and a Horse Critter Walled in by the…

Articles in this issue include: Montgomery White, 19th Century Social CenterVirginia's Neglected Soldiers28th Regiment, Virginia VolunteersSamuel Rader, 1801-1891, Botetourt Brick MasonHistory Grows in BotetourtPennsylvania Dutch Fashions and Early…

Articles in this issue include: Collectors' Items Span Four CenturiesSaving Virginia's TreasuresEdward William Johnston and Roanoke Female SeminaryIs There an Older Roanoker?Five Rivers Flow WestLongwood was Salem's CastleRoanoke's Cows in 1898

Articles in this issue include: Lewis Miller, Folk ArtistJohnny Rebs from Virginia and the Fairer SexThe Four Anderson BrothersRoanoke River: Once Called Saponi, Round Oak, Goose CreekSt. Mark's Fincastle Has Roots 200 Years OldAppalachian Dialect:…

Articles in this issue include: How the Mother County BeganFincastle-More Than a County SeatEarly CraftsmenMary Johnston, Writer of the PastCherry Tree BottomFire Destroys LandmarksThe Turnpike Through BotetourtWestern Inhabitants-An Incumbrance?The…

Articles in this issue include: The Great Flood of 1749Roanoke County in the 1840sA Misty Tour of HenryThe Town of NewbernOn Campus 70 Years AgoWoolen Mill, a Major Botetourt IndustryCivil War Draft Problems in the Shenandoah ValleyHales Ford…

Articles in this issue include: General James Breckinridge, Frontier Man for All Seasons Botetourt's Three CourthousesA Disastrous ConflagrationFire Remedy is 1,400 Years OldRoanoke's 300th AnniversaryEarly Lightning DevicesMontgomery Men in…

Articles in this issue include: The Past is Right Here for the ArchaeologistThe 51st Virginia Infantry: Farmers Turned SoldiersTurner's Creek Valley-the Land that Time ForgotLog Buildings in the Valley of VirginiaMary Harvey Trigg, an Unusual…

Articles in this issue include: Benjamin Deyerle, Builder of Fine HomesRoanoke County Barns of the 19th CenturyColonel George Plater Tayloe, a Builder of Hollins CollegeWhere the Brethren SettledDigging at Looney's FerryNo. 1 Fire Station is…

Articles in this issue include: Old Barns of AppalachiaMontane Virginia in the RevolutionRoanoke Valley MedicineRecollections of Ballad CollectingEphraim Vause was RobbedWilliam Preston, Frontier Public ServantAlexander-Withrow BuildingCherry Tree…

Articles in this issue include: Government by Families in Botetourt CountyIndians Retreat from Virginians at Battle of Point PleasantThe Fincastle Resolutions, Southwest Virginia's CommitmentThe ResolutionsWho the 15 Signers WereSettlement, Defense…

Articles in this issue include: Seeing Virginia in 1797The Big FortCures From Mountain HerbsWhat They Owned in the 1840sLexington ArchitectureThe Washington Iron WorksThe National Register of Historic PlacesBringing an Old Pump to Life

Articles in this issue include:Clifton A. Woodrum, Congressman with a FlairColonel James P. Woods, Lawyer, CongressmanJohn Hook, New London MerchantHow We BeganSpinning and Weaving in Montgomery County

Articles in this issue include: Roanoke History as Recorded in 1912Where We Were in 1864When Knights Were BoldA Jefferson Street StrollRoanoke's First Fire StationHow a Railway Clerk Saw the New CenturyLife on Highland Avenue in the Early 1900sHorace…

Articles in this issue include: Farmers Supply Transformed into Center in the SquareRoanoke's First Dairy was on Orange AvenueVinton's BeginningHow Dr. Hart Lost His SightDr. William Fleming Made House CallsBenjamin Keagy's HomeDr. Landon Cabell…

Articles in this issue include: First County Courthouse Stood from 1841-1909Fleming Backed ConstitutioRoanoke's First JudgesA Tale of Two HousesRoanoke Catholic ChurchesLetters from SchoolSalem MillsA Roanoke Visit in 1762Roanoke Fast Becoming Known…

Articles in this issue include: Roanoke County and the Valley: the Lessons of HistoryRoanoke County Communities Started Between the Mountains The Early Economy of Roanoke CountyOld City Point Railroad was N&W Forerunner in 1838Overlooked…

Articles in this issue include: Threading a Parkway through the Blue RidgeHotel Roanoke, "Large and Well-Equipped"The Railroad OfficesTotera Town ReconsideredColonel William Fleming's OriginsKentland Farm, a New River PlantationArchitecture of…

Articles in this issue include: Vice Presidential Candidate had Carvins Cove Summer Home Emma Comer, First Graduate of Roanoke City High School, 1894 Celebrating the Millennium, 1901Mrs. Breckinridge's BreweryGrowing Up and Having Fun in South…

Articles in this issue include: Railroads and Their PeopleThe Virginia & Tennessee Railroad 150 Years AgoWorking with Winston Link at the End of Steam PowerThe Turnpikes of Southwest VirginiaThe Harris Family ArchivesWhat Do We Leave…

Articles in this issue include: The Legend of Benjamin Deyerle RevisitedLest We Forget: A Vinton LandmarkThe New River on Mid-Eighteenth Century MapsThe Craft Revival in Appalachia, 1896-1937And The Mountains Sing with Joy: White Top MusicThe Great…

Articles in this issue include: No Contract Too Large or Too Small for C. Markley and SonThey Go Quietly: Agricultural Change in Franklin CountyMy Memories of Carvins Cove: A Long, Peaceful ValleyAfrican Americans Have a Proud AncestryGainsboro and…

Articles in this issue include: The Progressive Reform Movement in Roanoke, 1900-1912The Victoria Courtship of Miss Emma and Mr. TinsleyLife in 1905Roanoke Families Built Many Roads from 1950-2005Bob Childress and His Six Rock ChurchesThe Early…

Articles in this issue include: Historical Society Journal is 43Roanoke County and Valley: The Lessons of HistoryThe Past is Right Here for the ArchaeologistThe Great FloodSeeing Virginia in 1797Roanoke County in the 1840sHow the Mother County…

Articles in this issue include: A Personal History of the Hotel RoanokeDust-Clad Motorcars Arrive in Roanoke in 1909Lincoln's Virginia RootsColonel J. Sinclair Brown: Hard to BeatWhat is it about the Civil War?Images from the Old BeltResidential…

Articles in this issue include:A New Way of Looking at Old ThingsThe Career of Henry H. FowlerCol. John Smith: Unsung Hero of Virginia's Colonial FrontierOld County Courthouse is 100 Years Old16th Century Spanish Invasions of Southwest VirginiaThe…

Articles in this issue include: Defining and Dating Log Buildings in Southwest Virginia Lewis Miller: Folk Artist and Chronicler of the 19th Century Roanoke's Social Life in 1912: The Diary of Nina Quinn Blue Ridge Parkway: A Graceful Mountain Drive…

Articles in this issue include:An Interview with Carter BurgessWhere was Totera Town? A ReviewS.H. McVitty's Collection of Presidential SignaturesS.H. McVitty: Industrialist, Philanthropist, CollectorThe Late, Great Cattle BattleThe Two Michael…

Articles in this issue include:The New Day at AppomattoxRare Lee Letter Tells of "Thinning Ranks"George S. Bernard on the Causes of the Civil WarAn Army of Many Colors Trains in Salem in 1863Hollins Institute Prepares for a New Civilization in…

Articles in this issue include:Two Roads Diverged: Architectural History and Historic Preservation in the 21st CenturyCotton to Silk: An Oral HistoryHow Lyman Draper Saved HistoryDown on the MarketFurniture and Aviation History Reside in Fogotten…

Articles in this issue include:Growing Up in Roanoke in the 1920s to 1930sO. Winston Link's 100th Birthday PartyBedford BarnsFrances Benjamin Johnston, Renowned Photographer, and the George Trout Farm in NW RoanokeRunaway Slaves: Mindset of Negroes,…

Articles in this issue include: Roanoke Jews: A HistoryCrossing Roanoke Valley in Chains and HandcuffsOld Chapel Church is 247 Years OldLong Stained Glass Window is Coming to the Link MuseumRoanoke's First FlightNatural Bridge, A Landmark for the…

Articles in this issue include:Virginia's Western Counties and the Making of AmericaA New Road to be Opened: The Poplar Forest ParkwayRecalling Poplar Forest After Mr. JeffersonSegregated Souls in the Star CityThe Photographs of George Newton Wertz,…

Articles in this issue include:Armistice Ended "Greatest War in History" a Century AgoThe Humilitation of Lord BotetourtRoanoke Cotton MillsSunday Trouble on Back CreekThe Legacies of Junteenth 150 Years RunningBob Angell: An Early Mover and Shaker…

Articles in this issue include:How the Mother County BeganThe Virginia Brewing Company: Roanoke's First BreweryTrees Provide Clues to Construction of Greenfield Kitchen and Slave QuartersTrouts, Father and Son, Were Early MayorsFrom the Front Porch…

Articles in this issue include:Roanoke and the Southwest in Virginia HistoryThe Enigmatic Stone Structures of Western VirginiaOrchard HillN&W, WWIIN&W ShopsLost ColonySlavery as America's "Peculiar" InstitutionRoanoke-Norfolk Photographer,…

The General was the annual for Lee Junior High School.

The General was the annual for Lee Junior High School.

The General was the annual for Lee Junior High School.

This is a guide to the Virginia Room Map Collection, including oversized documents, architectural drawings, and original newspapers.  Most Virginia Counties and Cities are included, as well as some areas of surrounding states.  If you are interested…

The General was the annual for Lee Junior High School.

The Acorn was the annual for Jefferson High School.

The Acorn was the annual for Jefferson High School.

The Acorn was the annual for Jefferson High School.

This collection consists of two record storage boxes of genealogical research compiled by the Wrights on a number of families. Contents are arranged alphabetically by surname as they were kept by the Wrights. The majority of surnames herein have…

The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.

The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.

The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.

This collection consists of seven record storage boxes of materials generated and collected by the Roanoke Valley Preservation Foundation (RVPF). The type of material is arranged into the following series: Series I includes organizational records and…

The Pioneer is the annual for Andrew Lewis Middle School

The Pioneer is the annual for Andrew Lewis Middle School.

The Pioneer is the annual for Andrew Lewis Middle School.

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

The Pioneer is the annual for Andrew Lewis Middle School.

The Pioneer is the annual for Andrew Lewis Middle School.

The Pioneer is the annual for Andrew Lewis Middle School.

The Pioneer is the annual for Andrew Lewis Middle School.

The Pioneer is the annual for Andrew Lewis Middle School.

The Pioneer is the annual for Andrew Lewis Middle School.

The Pioneer is the annual for Andrew Lewis Middle School.

The Pioneer is the annual for Andrew Lewis Middle School.

The Pioneer is the annual for Andrew Lewis Middle School.

The Stonewall was the annual for Stonewall Jackson Middle School.

The Stonewall was the annual for Stonewall Jackson Middle School.

The Stonewall was the annual for Stonewall Jackson Middle School.

The Brigadier is the annual for James Breckinridge Middle School.

The Ruffner Rock was the annual for William Ruffner Middle School.

The Ruffner Rock was the annual for William Ruffner Middle School.

The Eyrie is the annual for Hidden Valley Middle School.

The Eyrie is the annual for Hidden Valley Middle School.

The Eyrie is the annual for Hidden Valley Middle School.

The Eyrie is the annual for Hidden Valley Middle School.

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

The Patriot is the annual for Patrick Henry High School.

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

The North Star is the annual for Northside High School

The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.

The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.

The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.

The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.

The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.

The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.

The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.

The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.

The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.

This collection consists of records generated by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society. Included are administrative records and pedigree charts. In addition, issues of Virginia Appalachian Notes were originally included with the…

The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.

The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.

The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.

The Eyrie is the annual for Hidden Valley Middle School.

The Crusader is the annual for Glenvar High School.

The Crusader is the annual for Glenvar High School.

The Eyrie is the annual for Hidden Valley Middle School.

The Crusader is annual for Glenvar High School.

The Crusader is the annual for Glenvar High School.

The Crusader is the annual for Glenvar High School.

This register includes those individuals who registered as free persons of color in Roanoke County, Virginia from 1838-1865. Two versions are included; one captured from microfilm of the records from the Library of Virginia; the other a…

The collection consists of one document storage case. It holds information regarding the history of the Starkey School, Starkey Village, and material related to the Starkey School Reunions held in 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, and 2015. Historical…

The General was the annual of Lee Junior High School.

The Squire is the annual for Cave Spring Middle School.

The Squire is the annual for Cave Spring Middle School.

The Owl is the annual for Penn Forest Elementary School.

The Owl is the annual for Penn Forest Elementary School.

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The Squire is the annual for Cave Spring Middle School.

The Squire is the annual for Cave Spring Middle School.

The Squire is the annual for Cave Spring Middle School.

The Squire is the annual for Cave Spring Middle School.

The Squire is the annual for Cave Spring Middle School.

The Squire is the annual for Cave Spring Middle School.

The Owl is the annual for Penn Forest Elementary School.

The Owl is the annual for Penn Forest Elementary School.

The Owl is the annual for Penn Forest Elementary School.

The Owl is the annual for Penn Forest Elementary School.

The Pioneer was the annual for Andrew Lewis High School.

The Patriot is the annual for Patrick Henry High School.

The Stonewall was the annual for Stonewall Jackson Middle School.

The Stonewall was the annual for Stonewall Jackson Middle School.

The Stonewall was the annual for Stonewall Jackson Middle School.

The Patriot is the annual for Patrick Henry High School.

The Stonewall was the annual for Stonewall Jackson Middle School.

The Stonewall was the annual for Stonewall Jackson Middle School.

The Patriot is the annual for Patrick Henry High School.

The Patriot is the annual for Patrick Henry High School.

The Patriot is the annual for Patrick Henry High School.

The collection includes information primarily from the 1950s into the early 1970s, as inherited, collected, and retained by Katherine T. Ellett. The bulk of the collection was amassed by Ellett during her chairmanship of the committee, beginning in…

The collection consists of one record storage box and three flat storage boxes. It is located in the Special Collections of the Virginia Room.
The collection includes club-related documents from its founding in 1952 through its dissolution in 2005.…

The Patriot is the annual for Patrick Henry High School.

The Patriot is the annual for Patrick Henry High School.

The Patriot is the annual for Patrick Henry High School.

The Patriot is the annual for Patriot Henry High School.

The Stonewall was the annual for Stonewall Jackson Middle School.

The Stonewall was the annual for Stonewall Jackson Middle School.

The Stonewall was the annual for Stonewall Jackson Middle School.

The Patriot is the annual for Patrick Henry High School.

The Norsemen is the annual for Northside Middle School.

The Norsemen is the annual for Northside Middle School.

The Norsemen is the annual for Northside Middle School.

Gainsboro Library from Gainsboro Rd., St Andrew's Church in background. Two automobiles present.

"Vacation Reading Club", "Gainsboro Branch Library" stamp, dated Dec.1959

The donated collection consisted of scrapbooks, binders, and photo albums, as well as some loose items, across the active years of the organization, though the depth of information varies. The years from the organization’s founding through the 1930s…

Gainsboro Branch Library Vacation Reading Club. Not marked as such, but is near replica of GB137. “00907”

School Picture Outside. “00907.”

School Picture Outside. “00907.”

School Book Week Set-up

Church Altar with Pulpit. Color Photograph. “Clark Studio Herman R. Clark Propriet Portrait and Commercial Photography Phone 342-3372 - Phone 342 [blurred] 20 Gilmer Ave., N.W., Roanoke, Va. 24016.”

“Old First Baptist Church & St. Andrews Catholic Church, November 3,1990-Roanoke Va.” (Reprint, library owns digital copy only, not original.)

Old First Baptist Church & St Andrews Catholic Church view from Gainsboro Rd (Reprint, library owns digital copy only, not original.)

“Ricardo C. Stovall & Bike on Patton Ave. N.E (Claytor House in Background) about 1959” (Reprint, library owns digital copy only, not original.)

“Oscar, Jr. Ronald, Patricia Jenkins Artie Lee Otey, Clarence Blake Jr. Ricardo Stovall about 1959” St Andrews Catholic Church in background (Reprint, library owns digital copy only, not original.)

The Accolade is the annual for Cave Spring High School.

The Accolade is the annual for Cave Spring High School.

The Accolade is the annual for Cave Spring High School.

The Zoo Choo in operation at the Children’s Zoo on Mill Mountain. The official name was the Jaycee Star Liner as it was sponsored by the Roanoke Jaycees.

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Singer Marian Anderson was welcomed at the N&W Railway passenger station by Roanoke Mayor A. R. Minton. Joining him were Rev. William Simmons (fifth from right) and some members of Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church.

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This 1950s postcard shows the main entrance to the Children’s Zoo. The blocks spelling out the zoo’s name were added in 1954.

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This early 1950s postcard shows the Noah’s Ark animal exhibit at the Children’s Zoo on Mill Mountain.

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This postcard depicts Archie’s Lobster House and Town House.

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In 1954, S&W Cafeteria moved from Jefferson Street to 16 Church Avenue in the former Greyhound Bus Terminal.

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The Times-World Building on Campbell Avenue.

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During her visit to Roanoke, Sheena visited local businesses. Here the “Queen of the Jungle” (center) is at the Harris & Huddleston Super Market on Pollard Street in Vinton. William Harris (left) and Warren Huddleston (right) pose with her.

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Postcard depicting the "Willy the Whale" exhibit at the Children's Zoo on Mill Mountain.

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Aerial view of Roanoke Memorial Hospital.

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The Everly Brothers perform at Lakeside Amusement Park,

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The Everly Brothers perform at Lakeside Amusement Park,

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The Everly Brothers perform at Lakeside Amusement Park,

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A view of the midway at Lakeside Amusement Park.

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Postcard depicting Lewis-Gale Hospital when it was located at the corner of 3rd Street and Luck Avenue.

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A montage of attractions at Lakeside Amusement Park.

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The Howard Johnson's Restaurant opened in January 1952 on Route 11 east of Roanoke.

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A billboard for Piedmont Airlines atop storefronts in the 500 block of South Jefferson Street Piedmont was one of the main air carriers serving the Roanoke Valley during the 1950s. The company was headquartered in Winston-Salem, NC.

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Lee-Hy Auto Court was located on Route 11 west of the Roanoke City limits.

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Riverside School was located on Riverdale Road SE. The school closed in 1952.

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Roy Minnix poses in front of his new 1951 Chevrolet in Belmont Park.

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Bradford’s Seafood Restaurant was located at 2523 Franklin Road, SW.

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Roy Kinsey (fourth from right) and his employees pose in front of the Roy C. Kinsey Sign Company at 22 Wells Avenue, NE.

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Members of the Phi Beta Sigma fraternity stand in front of the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church. Rev. William Simmons, the church’s pastor, is fifth from right.

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The collection includes genealogical information and family photographs related primarily to the Horton and Goodykoontz Families. The information is well-organized and well-documented. It includes copies of bible records, newspaper articles, and…

The Roanoke Valley Branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) was founded in 1923. The included scrapbooks were compiled by AAUW members for the years 1947 and 1948-1950.

AAUW is a nationwide network of more than 100,000…

The Norsemen is the annual for Northside Middle School.

The Norsemen is the annual for Northside Middle School.

The Norsemen is the annual for Northside Middle School.

The collection consists of Scrapbooks (ranging from 1942 to 1969) and Yearbooks (ranging from 1940 to 2000, not inclusive) compiled by the Roanoke Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. The 1960 Constitution of the organization notes…

The Blue Ridge Forum was a women’s educational organization, or study club, founded in Roanoke in 1937. Its membership largely came from the Blue Ridge Chapter of the Delphian Society (one of at least four Delphian chapters in Roanoke), whose members…

The home of William K. Andrews was located in the 600 block of Campbell Avenue.

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Belmont Elementary School was located on Dale Avenue in southeast Roanoke. The school was built in 1891 and remained in operation until 1974 when Fallon Park Elementary School was completed.

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The home of Robert A. Buckner was located at the corner of Mountain Avenue and 1st Street SW.

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Home located at 732 13th Street SW.

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The old sanctuary of St. Andrews Catholic Church. Built in 1883, the congregation outgrew the small church by 1897. The current structure was dedicated in 1902.

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Commerce Street School, also called First Ward School, was located at the corner of Church Avenue and 2nd (Commerce) Street. Built in 1890, it was razed in 1929 to make room for the post office.

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Home once located at 342 Campbell Avenue SW.

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The old First Baptist Church, formerly located on opposite side of 3rd Street from the new building.

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The home of Tipton T. Fishburn was located at 1001 Patterson Avenue SW.

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S.H. Heironimus and Company was located at 37-39 Campbell Avenue SW.

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The home of Samuel W. Jamison was located at 1016 Franklin Road SW.

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Home located at 617 6th Street SW.

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Home located at 115 Mountain Avenue SW. The home was built by John H. Marsteller.

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The original Ponce de Leon Hotel located at 131 Campbell Avenue SW. The elegant verandas are gone by the time this photograph was taken. In December 1930, the building was totally destroyed by fire, killing one resident and injuring others. It was…

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R.H. Fishburn & Co. was located at 320-322 Loudon Avenue NW.

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Roanoke Hospital was built in 1893 with the aid of Norfolk & Western and the Roanoke Gas and Water Company. Carilion Roanoke Memorial now occupies the site of the old hospital.

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The home of Henry S. Trout was located at 606 Campbell Avenue SW.

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Crowds watch the high-wire act at the United Commercial Travelers carnival.

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An interior view of the United Commercial Travelers Hall, Roanoke Council No. 174. The building was located at 320 Loudon Avenue NW.

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Virginia Brewing Company was located at 1218 Wise Avenue SE.

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A crowd is gathered in front of the Botetourt County Courthouse located at 1 W. Main Street in Fincastle for "Court Day".

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The Crawford Hotel stood on Main Street and was erected by W.D.F. Duval in 1871. It contained 40 to 50 rooms with bath tubs and running water. For a few years, the hotel was owned by the Chapman family and renamed the Lucerne.

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Cadets on the drill field in front of Barracks No. 1, now Lane Hall, on the campus of Virginia Tech.

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The home of J. Allen Watts was located at 116 Mountain Avenue SE.

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The old St. Mark's Lutheran Church was located on the corner of Campbell Avenue and 3rd Street SW. The building was built in 1889 by Greene Memorial Methodist Church. In 1902 St Mark's Lutheran traded their church building at the SE corner of Church…

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The Shenandoah Club was established in 1893 at 24 Franklin Road SW. It was later replaced by the current building.

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Rockledge Inn opened in the Spring of 1892 as a resort hotel. It featured sweeping verandas and views of the city, tennis and croquet courts, large stone fireplaces and a private coach that ran from the depot to the inn. Rockledge Inn would…

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The Times Building (left) and J.M. Oakey Funeral Home once occupied the buildings located at 122-124 Campbell Avenue SW.

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Randolph-Macon Academy (later Liberty Academy) was a Methodist preparatory school for boys. It was located in the 800 block of College Street in Bedford.

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The home of John E. Penn was located at 1301 Franklin Road SW.

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This view of the Peaks of Otter includes the Elks' National Home (left) and Randolph-Macon Academy.

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After the first N&W office building burned in 1896, this building took its place. A "twin" building was constructed in 1907.

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An artist's rendering of the casino in Mountain Park. The amusement park opened at the base of Mill Mountain around 1903 and closed in 1922.

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A large group of hikers pose on McAfee Knob. The location is one of the most photographed places along the Appalachian Trail.

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Since its inception in 1903, the Elks National Home has figured as one of the principal institutions of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, today the largest fraternal organization in the nation. The Home at first occupied the Hotel Bedford,…

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The building at 17 Campbell Avenue SW once housed the Evening World offices.

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First Presbyterian Church moved into its second location at the corner of 3rd Street and Church Avenue SW in 1875. This photo shows the 'new' building, constructed in 1888.

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The home of Dr. Joseph A. Gale was located at 616 S. Jefferson Street.

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Botetourt Hall, located on the campus of Hollins University, was built in 1890 as a dining hall.

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Home located at 1130 2nd Street SW.

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Home located at 1405 Patterson Avenue SW.

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The collection consists of meeting minutes, chapter yearbooks, additional club records, and some correspondence received. Meeting minutes begin with the club’s founding in 1930 and continue through 1972, only missing the club years 1936-37 and…

The collection consists of four scrapbooks, covering club activities from 1949-1955, and additional loose documents. The scrapbooks were compiled by Dixie Gray members and document the history of the Civil War and the activities of the club through…

The collection consists primarily of several dozen letters sent from Betty Lindamood to John W. Sutton from the time of their engagement in November 1949, up to their wedding in April 1950, while she lived in Roanoke and he in Raleigh, North…

The collection consists of four scrapbooks documenting Willis M. “Wick” Anderson’s political career from 1958 through 1969. The scrapbooks were comprised primarily of newspaper clippings glued to paper. One scrapbook was traditional in style; the…

This collection consists of 45 various punk zines alphabetically arranged by title. Most were produced in Southwest Virginia; however, there are some issues from other parts of the state. Dates range from 1982 through 2016.

The collection consists of club yearbooks spanning from the 1920s through the 1970s (not inclusive), which were given to the library over the years by various donors, and a club scrapbook for the years 1962-64, which had been in the possession of…

The collection primarily covers activities of the organization in the early 1940s, with a focus on their efforts to encourage and support the naturalization of immigrants. It includes club yearbooks from 1940-41, 1941-42, 1944-45, 1945-46, 1949-50,…

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