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Detail of the entrance to the Stone House, located at 914 13th Street next to Black Dog Salvage.
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The Stone House, located at 914 13th Street next to Black Dog Salvage.
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A view of Henry Street. The Palace Hotel can be seen in the background.
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A Guide to the 1967 Roanoke River Water Quality Standards Collection
The collection includes: correspondence with agencies and elected officials; newspaper articles; background information on water quality; and the public hearing record from the May 16, 1967 event.
Norsemen 1979
The Norsemen is the annual for Northside Middle School.
A Guide to the Roanoke Valley Preservation Foundation Records
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…
A Guide to the Fred and Katherine Settle Wright Genealogical Collection
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…
A Guide to the Virginia Room Map and Oversized Materials Collection
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…
A Guide to the Sonny Boyd Collection
This collection consists of genealogical research compiled by Charles “Sonny” Everette Boyd, Jr. Surnames most frequently researched include Hardaway, Harvey, Livesay, Elam, and Tucker. Box one contains legal sized pedigree charts arranged…
Interments in Old Lick, First Baptist Church, and City Farm Cemeteries, 1912-1960
This is a guide to a collection of death certificates of individuals buried in Old Lick, First Baptist Church, and City Farm cemeteries beginning with the earliest available certificates in 1912 and concluding with 1960 when burials at the cemeteries…
A Guide to the Evelyn Bodine Collection
This collection consists of genealogical research compiled by Evelyn Ashworth Bodine. Ms. Bodine compiled records on a number of surnames, primarily Ashworth, Bodine, Burgess, Ferguson-Phelps, Hiett, and Thornton-Gadd. Each folder included on the…
A Guide to the Smith-Riffe Collection
The Smith-Riffe Collection represents a half century of
genealogical and local history research in the New River counties of southern West Virginia and adjacent Virginia.
genealogical and local history research in the New River counties of southern West Virginia and adjacent Virginia.
A Guide to the Manuscripts of Grady Garrett
The Manuscripts of Grady Garrett consists of 12 reels of microfilm containing genealogical research on families of Virginia and North Carolina.
Roanoke Valley Real Estate Multiple Listings Service Photograph Collection
This is a guide to photographs included in the Roanoke Real Estate Multiple Listings Service Photograph Collection. Photos include many Roanoke Valley homes on the market or new construction between 1989 and 1999. All photos are single family…
Historic Garden Week in Virginia Homes Index
An index to homes from Roanoke, Salem, and the surrounding areas profiled in Historic Garden Week in Virginia, 1938-2010.
A Guide to the Burton-Neighbors Addenda
The Burton/Neighbors Addenda Collection is comprised of materials related to families, landowners, and soldiers from the Botetourt County area. The collection includes a spiral bound notebook, 1 journal publication, loose leaf documents and newspaper…
A Guide to the Marsteller Corporation Records Collection
The Marsteller Corporation Records Collection contains acknowledgements of orders placed for grave markers. Orders in this collection begin in 1911 and continue through 1960; missing orders include the years 1915 and 1916, 1920-1924, 1938-1941…
A Guide to the David H. Steinberg Streetcar Manuscripts
The collection consists of 1 box containing 12 folders. Included in the box are the original manuscript and photocopies of the typed 318 pages, photocopies of trolley photographs, and correspondence about the collection. The manuscript compilation…
A Guide to the Junior League of the Roanoke Valley Records Collection
The Junior League of the Roanoke Valley (JLRV) Records Collection consists of materials generated by the League throughout its existence. Items include administrative documents, annual reports, new clippings, newsletters, information regarding JLRV…
A Guide to the Glenna Garner Collection
The Glenna Garner Collection is arranged into two series: Series I contains research compiled by family groups arranged alphabetically by surname; Series II contains records arranged alphabetically by document type. Series I focuses on Glenna…
Throckmorton Negative Collection Inventory
Inventory of negatives included in the Throckmorton Negative Collection, Images containing group and individual negatives are not identified beyond the names of the groups.
A Guide to the Dorothy Gibboney Collection
The Dorothy Gibboney Collection consists of materials collected by Gibboney from 1966-1980. Materials include correspondence, news clippings, awards, photographs, and programs and speaking engagements. Most of the correspondence was received during…
A Guide to the Pan Philian Club Records Collection
The Pan Philian Club Records collection consists of records generated by the club from its inception in 1920 through the 1960s. Records include meeting minutes, correspondence, news clippings, programs, and projects. Materials are arranged…
A Guide to the Fortnightly Club Records Collection
The Fortnightly Club Records Collection consists of records created by the club since it was founded in 1913 as a literary club for women in the Roanoke Valley. Materials include yearbooks, meeting minutes, program materials, scrapbooks,…
A Guide to the Dudley Family Genealogical Collection
Materials included in the Dudley Family Genealogical Collection were compiled by Naoma Dudley Slone in two three-ring binders with photographs compiled in a separate album. The primary focus of Mrs. Slone’s research relates to the Dudley and allied…
A Guide to the Giles County Tithe Books Collection
This a guide to the Tithe books for Giles County, which cover the time period of 1820-1845. The tithe books were entitled “Tithe Book” or “List of Taxable Property” or “List of Revenue.” Tithes were small taxes or assessments that were collected…
A Guide to the Giles County Poll Books Collection, 1809-1923
This is a guide to the poll books of Giles County, which cover the years 1809-1923. Poll books contain election returns for local, state, and national government; votes on state issues include infrastructure improvements to bridges, roads, the…
A Guide to the Mary Burks Dean Collection
This collection consists of 6 record storage boxes of genealogical information compiled by Mary Burks Dean over the course of many years. Included is research on her ancestral lines as well as those of others. The information herein is arranged as…
A Guide to the William Trippeer Genealogical Collection
The William Trippeer Genealogical Collection is housed in 2 record storage boxes. The main families included in this collection are Nelms, Dameron, Dickenson, Berger, Trippeer, Mowbray, Edwards, Gaeb, and Fenimore. Materials which comprise the…
Roanoke Times Obituary Index: 1960-1965
An index of Roanoke Times obituaries for the years 1960-1965.
Roanoke Times Obituary Index: 1955-1959
An index of obituaries from the Roanoke Times for the years 1955-1959.
E. Marvin Raney Collection Index
This index includes surnames found in the E. Marvin Raney Collection. The majority of Raney's research focuses on the families of Bedford and Franklin Counties, though surnames from other counties are represented. Raney worked extensively with Mae…
A Guide to the County of Roanoke Circuit Court Annexation Records Collection
This is a guide to the County of Roanoke Circuit Court Annexation Records Collection, This record collection consists of 2 record storage boxes containing transcripts of court proceedings for the 1974 Roanoke Valley consolidated annexation case. …
A Guide to the Urban Renewal Collection of Mary Bishop
This collection is housed in three record storage boxes. Content consists of all of Mary Bishop’s research for “Street by Street, Block by Block: How Urban Renewal Uprooted Black Roanoke”. The collection is arranged into four series:
• Series I:…
• Series I:…
Index to Raymond Barnes News Articles
This is an index of articles written by Raymond Barnes for the Roanoke World News. Barnes' feature articles, entitled "Echoes of Roanoke", ran from 1958-1969 and covered an array of historical topics related to the Roanoke Valley.
A Guide to the Valley Baptist Association Women’s Auxiliary Collection
This is a guide to the Valley Baptist Association Women's Auxiliary Collection. The Valley Baptist Association Women’s Auxiliary Collection consists of materials related to the organization’s history, mission work, and programs. Included are…
A Guide to the Valley Beautiful Foundation Records Collection
This is a guide to the Valley Beautiful Foundation Records Collection. The Valley Beautiful Foundation was organized in 1981 in order to promote the beautification of the Roanoke Valley. It set about its goal by planting trees in the city,…
Roanoke Times/World News Scrapbook Index
This index was compiled from a number of scrapbooks of Roanoke Times and Roanoke World News articles maintained by library staff over many years. Articles are arranged roughly under various subject headings and include the date and edition of the…
A Guide to the Papers of D. Saylor Good
This is a guide to the Papers of D. Saylor Good which primarily contains correspondence. Good wrote letters to members of his extended family throughout the country in an effort to trace the following ancestors: William Good (Guth, Goode), Jacob…
A Guide to the Papers of the Spade and Trowel Garden Club
This is a guide to the Papers of the Spade and Trowel Garden Club, which consists of organizational records throughout the club’s existence. Records in this collection include meeting minutes, treasurer’s reports, club yearbooks, news clippings,…
A Guide to the Raleigh Court Elementary School Scrapbook Collection
This is a guide to the Raleigh Court Elementary School Scrapbook Collection. The Raleigh Court Elementary School scrapbook collection consists of scrapbooks from each school year or range of years from 1960-1996, with some years missing. Scrapbooks…
A Guide to the George E. Wade Collection
This is a guide to the George E. Wade Collection. The collection conists ofpersonal notes, newspaper clippings, magazine articles, business receipts, photographs, postcards, programs, and historical artifacts which are largely from the Roanoke area.…
A Guide to the Hazel Harvey Genealogical Collection
This is a guide to the Hazel Harvey Genealogical Collection. The Hazel Harvey Genealogical Collection contains research about the Bradford, Graham, Vaden, and related families of Montgomery and Roanoke Counties and the surrounding area. The notes,…
Index to the Journal of the Historical Society of Western Virginia
This document is a subject index to the Journal of the Historical Society of Western Virginia. Originally called the Journal of the Roanoke Historical Society, on February 15, 1972, the Historical Society changed its name to the Roanoke Valley…
A Guide to the Science Fiction Fantasy Fanzine Collection
This collection consists of 1 document storage case of materials related to Roanoke Valley sci-fi fantasy fanzines. Included are issues of the Jinnia Clan Journal, Jinnia Clan Journal Junior, Wyrd, Overflow, and Marturian. Programs from early…
A Guide to the Howell Family Genealogical Collection
This is a guide to the Howell Family Genealogical Collection. The Howell Family Genealogical Collection consists of research materials documenting the John and Mary Howell Family of Aberystwyth, Wales who settled in Virginia and their descendants.…
A Guide to the Clifton A. Woodrum Collection
The is a guide to the the Clifton A. Woodrum Collection. This collection consists of one record storage box of material, presumably collected by Woodrum over the course of his life. It is known that at least some of the material was collected by…
A Guide to the Anita M. Cranford Collection
The Anita M. Cranford Collection consists of Ms. Cranford's genealogical research on the Myers, (von) Rieppel and Morsack families. In addition to family charts, there are a number of original photographs of various family members.
Roanoke Times Obituary Index: 1960-1965
Obituary Index for the Roanoke Times from January 1960-December 1965.
A Guide to the SAR Fincastle Resolutions Chapter Records
This is a guide to the records of the Sons of the American Revolution, Fincastle Resolutions Chapter Records. This collection consists of records of the Sons of the American Revolution Fincastle Resolutions Chapter beginning in 1967 through 2009,…
Neighborhood History Interview with Ruth Bennett
Neighborhood History Interview with Ruth Bennett
Interviewer: Brent Weigel
Date: 23 February 2008
Location: Jerusalem Baptist Church
Total Duration: 27:35
Transcription prepared by: Chelsea Seddon
Interviewer: Brent Weigel
Date: 23 February 2008
Location: Jerusalem Baptist Church
Total Duration: 27:35
Transcription prepared by: Chelsea Seddon
Neighborhood History Interview with Marcus and Danielle Preston
Neighborhood History Interview with Marcus and Danielle Preston
Interviewer: Kellie Thomas
Date: 23 October 2007
Location: Main Library
Total Duration: 37:31
Interviewer: Kellie Thomas
Date: 23 October 2007
Location: Main Library
Total Duration: 37:31
Neighborhood History Interview with Gloria A. Dowe
Neighborhood History Interview with Gloria A. Dowe
Interviewer: Chris Fetterman
Date: 17 March 2010
Location: Lucy Addison Middle School
Total Duration: 35:52
Interviewer: Chris Fetterman
Date: 17 March 2010
Location: Lucy Addison Middle School
Total Duration: 35:52
Neighborhood History Interview with Virginia Mignon Chubb-Hale
Neighborhood History Interview with Virginia Mignon Chubb-Hale
Interviewer: Chris Boucher
Date: 16 March 2010
Location: Lucy Addison Middle School
Total Duration: 35:24
Interviewer: Chris Boucher
Date: 16 March 2010
Location: Lucy Addison Middle School
Total Duration: 35:24
Neighborhood History Interview with Peggy Sue Mason
Neighborhood History Interview with Peggy Sue Mason
Interviewer: Mary Blitz
Date: 16 March 2010
Location: Lucy Addison Middle School
Total Duration: 41:56
Interviewer: Mary Blitz
Date: 16 March 2010
Location: Lucy Addison Middle School
Total Duration: 41:56
Neighborhood History Interview with Caralene Mathis Lewis
Neighborhood History Interview with Caralene Mathis Lewis
Interviewer: Nick Potts
Date: 15 March 2010
Location: Lucy Addison Middle School
Total Duration: 29:19
Interviewer: Nick Potts
Date: 15 March 2010
Location: Lucy Addison Middle School
Total Duration: 29:19
Neighborhood History Interview with Delois C. Broady
Neighborhood History Interview with Delois C. Broady
Interviewer: Robert Dulin
Date: 15 March 2010
Location: Lucy Addison Middle School
Total Duration: 30:24
Transcription prepared by: Chelsea Seddon
Interviewer: Robert Dulin
Date: 15 March 2010
Location: Lucy Addison Middle School
Total Duration: 30:24
Transcription prepared by: Chelsea Seddon
Neighborhood History Interview with Charles Anderson
Neighborhood History Interview with Charles Anderson
Interviewers: Peter Townsend; Alijah Webb; Elijah Williams
Date: 10 March 2010
Location: Lucy Addison Middle School
Total Duration: 43:08
Interviewers: Peter Townsend; Alijah Webb; Elijah Williams
Date: 10 March 2010
Location: Lucy Addison Middle School
Total Duration: 43:08
Neighborhood History Interview with Antinette Beane
Neighborhood History Interview with Antinette Beane
Interviewer: C.L. Bohannon
Date: 5 November 2009
Location: Main Library
Total Duration: 38:42
Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Interviewer: C.L. Bohannon
Date: 5 November 2009
Location: Main Library
Total Duration: 38:42
Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Neighborhood History Interview with Cecil "Duke" Brown
Neighborhood History Interview with Cecil "Duke" Brown
Interviewer: Alicia Sell
Date: 25 June 2009
Location: Melrose Branch Library
Total Duration: 55:07
Transcription prepared by: Krissy Price
Interviewer: Alicia Sell
Date: 25 June 2009
Location: Melrose Branch Library
Total Duration: 55:07
Transcription prepared by: Krissy Price
Neighborhood History Interview with Perneller Chubb-Wilson
Neighborhood History Interview with Perneller Chubb-Wilson
Interviewer: Carla Lewis
Date: 18 June 2009
Location: Gainsboro Branch Library
Total Duration: 1:22:12
Interviewer: Carla Lewis
Date: 18 June 2009
Location: Gainsboro Branch Library
Total Duration: 1:22:12
Neighborhood History Interview with Sandra Smith Jordan
Neighborhood History Interview with Sandra Smith Jordan
Interviewer: Carla Lewis
Date: 9 March 2009
Location: Gainsboro Branch Library
Total Duration: 1:26:54
Interviewer: Carla Lewis
Date: 9 March 2009
Location: Gainsboro Branch Library
Total Duration: 1:26:54
Neighborhood History Interview with Francis J. Gill
Neighborhood History Interview with Francis J. Gill
Interviewer: Theresa Gill-Walker
Date: 9 March 2009
Location: Gainsboro Branch Library
Total Duration: 42:54
Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Interviewer: Theresa Gill-Walker
Date: 9 March 2009
Location: Gainsboro Branch Library
Total Duration: 42:54
Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Neighborhood History Interview with Lular Ree Clark Lucky
Neighborhood History Interview with Lular Ree Clark Lucky
Interviewer: Ashley Maynor
Date: 26 June 2008
Location: Private residence of Ms. Lucky
Total Duration: 1:20:36
Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Interviewer: Ashley Maynor
Date: 26 June 2008
Location: Private residence of Ms. Lucky
Total Duration: 1:20:36
Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Neighborhood History Interview with Carolyn Ann Johnson Jones
Neighborhood History Interview with Carolyn Ann Johnson Jones
Interviewer: Sarah Lavender
Date: 11 June 2008
Location: Main Library
Total Duration: 1:37:02
Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Interviewer: Sarah Lavender
Date: 11 June 2008
Location: Main Library
Total Duration: 1:37:02
Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Neighborhood History Interview with Michael Franklin
Neighborhood History Interview with Michael Franklin
Interviewer: Brian Clark
Date: 14 April 2008
Location: Mountain View Recreation Center
Total Duration: 34:05
Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Interviewer: Brian Clark
Date: 14 April 2008
Location: Mountain View Recreation Center
Total Duration: 34:05
Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Neighborhood History Interview with Frederick Douglas Hairston, Jr.
Neighborhood History Interview with Frederick Douglas Hairston
Interviewer: Carla Lewis
Date: 4 May 2008
Location: Gainsboro Branch Library
Total Duration: 28:53
Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Interviewer: Carla Lewis
Date: 4 May 2008
Location: Gainsboro Branch Library
Total Duration: 28:53
Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Neighborhood History Interview with Vivian Woody
Neighborhood History Interview with Vivian Woody
Interviewer: Arleen Ollie
Date: 23 February 2008
Location: Jerusalem Baptist Church
Total Duration: 29:16
Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Interviewer: Arleen Ollie
Date: 23 February 2008
Location: Jerusalem Baptist Church
Total Duration: 29:16
Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Neighborhood History Interview with Gloria Jean Wilson
Neighborhood History Interview with Gloria Jean Wilson
Interviewer: Alicia Sell
Date: 23 February 2008
Location: Jerusalem Baptist Church
Total Duration: 29:05
Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Interviewer: Alicia Sell
Date: 23 February 2008
Location: Jerusalem Baptist Church
Total Duration: 29:05
Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Neighborhood History Interview with Laura Toliver
Neighborhood History Interview with Laura Toliver
Interviewer: Alicia Sell
Date: 23 February 2008
Location: Jerusalem Baptist Church
Total Duration: 12:52
Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Interviewer: Alicia Sell
Date: 23 February 2008
Location: Jerusalem Baptist Church
Total Duration: 12:52
Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Neighborhood History Interview with Sarah Showalter
Neighborhood History Interview with Sarah Showalter
Interviewer: Pam Young
Date: 23 February 2008
Location: Jerusalem Baptist Church
Total Duration: 23:14
Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Interviewer: Pam Young
Date: 23 February 2008
Location: Jerusalem Baptist Church
Total Duration: 23:14
Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Neighborhood History Interview with B. Ray Phanelson
Neighborhood History Interview with B. Ray Phanelson
Interviewer: Pam Young
Date: 23 February 2008
Location: Jerusalem Baptist Church
Total Duration: 49:09
Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Interviewer: Pam Young
Date: 23 February 2008
Location: Jerusalem Baptist Church
Total Duration: 49:09
Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Neighborhood History Interview with Gilmore Perry, Jr. with Lawrence Mitchell
Neighborhood History Interview with Gilmore Perry, Jr. with Lawrence Mitchell
Interviewer: Cheryl Ramsey
Date: 23 February 2008
Location: Jerusalem Baptist Church
Total Duration: 36:35
Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Interviewer: Cheryl Ramsey
Date: 23 February 2008
Location: Jerusalem Baptist Church
Total Duration: 36:35
Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Neighborhood History Interview with Regina Holmes Peeks
Neighborhood History Interview with Regina Holmes Peeks
Interviewer: Cheryl Ramsey
Date: 23 February 2008
Location: Jerusalem Baptist Church
Total Duration: 43:02
Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Interviewer: Cheryl Ramsey
Date: 23 February 2008
Location: Jerusalem Baptist Church
Total Duration: 43:02
Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Neighborhood History Interview with Lawrence Mitchell
Neighborhood History Interview with Lawrence Mitchell with Gilmore Perry
Interviewer: Cheryl Ramsey
Date: 23 February 2008
Location: Jerusalem Baptist Church
Total Duration: 36:42
Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Interviewer: Cheryl Ramsey
Date: 23 February 2008
Location: Jerusalem Baptist Church
Total Duration: 36:42
Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Neighborhood History Interview with Alice Johnson
Neighborhood History Interview with Alice Johnson
Interviewer: Tanya Weigel
Date: 23 February 2008
Location: Jerusalem Baptist Church
Total Duration: 27:16
Interviewer: Tanya Weigel
Date: 23 February 2008
Location: Jerusalem Baptist Church
Total Duration: 27:16
Neighborhood History Interview with Madeleine Daniels
Neighborhood History Interview with Madeleine Daniels
Interviewer: Brenda Finley
Date: 23 February 2008
Location: Jerusalem Baptist Church
Total Duration: 8:22 (in two parts)
Transcription prepared by: Sarah Lavender
Interviewer: Brenda Finley
Date: 23 February 2008
Location: Jerusalem Baptist Church
Total Duration: 8:22 (in two parts)
Transcription prepared by: Sarah Lavender
Neighborhood History Interview with Charlotte and Evelyn Clements
Neighborhood History Interview with Charlotte and Evelyn Clements
Interviewer: Cheryl Ramsey
Date: 23 February 2008
Location: Jerusalem Baptist Church
Total Duration: 36:38
Interviewer: Cheryl Ramsey
Date: 23 February 2008
Location: Jerusalem Baptist Church
Total Duration: 36:38
Neighborhood History Interview with Gladys Hilton Buckner
Neighborhood History Interview with Gladys Hilton Buckner
Interviewer: Tanya Weigel
Date: 23 February 2008
Location: Jerusalem Baptist Church
Total Duration: 28:48
Transcription prepared by: Krissy Price
Interviewer: Tanya Weigel
Date: 23 February 2008
Location: Jerusalem Baptist Church
Total Duration: 28:48
Transcription prepared by: Krissy Price
Neighborhood History Interview with Sheila Anderson
Neighborhood History Interview with Sheila Anderson
Interviewer: Cheryl Ramsey
Date: 23 February 2008
Location: Jerusalem Baptist Church
Total Duration: 23:17
Transcription prepapred by: Amy Burns
Interviewer: Cheryl Ramsey
Date: 23 February 2008
Location: Jerusalem Baptist Church
Total Duration: 23:17
Transcription prepapred by: Amy Burns
Neighborhood History Interview with James Bullington
Neighborhood History Interview with James Bullington
Interviewer: Ashley Maynor and Pam Young
Date: 5 February 2008
Location: Private residence of James Bullington
Total Duration: 59:75 (in two parts)
Interviewer: Ashley Maynor and Pam Young
Date: 5 February 2008
Location: Private residence of James Bullington
Total Duration: 59:75 (in two parts)
Neighborhood History Interview with Virginia Wolfe
Neighborhood History Interview with Virginia Wolfe
Interviewer: Kellie Thomas
Date: 29 August 2007
Location: Gainsboro Branch Library
Total Duration: 1:02:18
Interviewer: Kellie Thomas
Date: 29 August 2007
Location: Gainsboro Branch Library
Total Duration: 1:02:18
Neighborhood History Interview with A. Byron Smith
Neighborhood History Interview with A. Byron Smith
Interviewer: Kellie Thomas
Date: 29 August 2007
Location: Gainsboro Branch Library
Total Duration: 42:41
Transcription prepared by: unknown
Interviewer: Kellie Thomas
Date: 29 August 2007
Location: Gainsboro Branch Library
Total Duration: 42:41
Transcription prepared by: unknown
Neighborhood History Interview with Corbin Wilson
Neighborhood History Interview with Corbin Wilson
Interviewer: Brian Clark
Date: 17 December 2007
Location: Gainsboro Branch Library
Total Duration: 1:03:15
Interviewer: Brian Clark
Date: 17 December 2007
Location: Gainsboro Branch Library
Total Duration: 1:03:15
Neighborhood History Interview with Emerson Lamb
Neighborhood History Interview with Emerson Lamb
Interviewer: Brian Clark
Date: 26 November 2007
Location: Our Lady of the Valley
Total Duration: 1:07:04
Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Interviewer: Brian Clark
Date: 26 November 2007
Location: Our Lady of the Valley
Total Duration: 1:07:04
Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Neighborhood History Interview with William Highfill, III
Neighborhood History Interview with William Highfill, III
Interviewer: Brian Clark
Date: 19 November 2007
Location: Private residence of William Highfill
Total Duration: 1:07:05
Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Interviewer: Brian Clark
Date: 19 November 2007
Location: Private residence of William Highfill
Total Duration: 1:07:05
Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Neighborhood History Interview with Dian Tapscott
Neighborhood History Interview with Dian Tapscott
Interviewer: Brian Clark
Date: 3 October 2007
Location: Private residence of Dian Topscott
Total Duration: 26:17
Transcription prepared by: Brian Clark
Interviewer: Brian Clark
Date: 3 October 2007
Location: Private residence of Dian Topscott
Total Duration: 26:17
Transcription prepared by: Brian Clark
Neighborhood History Interview with Claudia Akers
Neighborhood History Interview with Claudia Akers
Interviewer: Brian Clark
Date: 17 September 2007
Location: Our Lady of the Valley
Total Duration: 1:04:07
Transcription prepared by: Brian Clark
Interviewer: Brian Clark
Date: 17 September 2007
Location: Our Lady of the Valley
Total Duration: 1:04:07
Transcription prepared by: Brian Clark
Neighborhood History Interview with Wilma Warren
Neighborhood History Interview with Wilma Warren
Interviewer: Brian Clark
Date: 17 September 2007
Location: Our Lady of the Valley
Total Duration: 1:21:30
Transcription prepared by: Brian Clark
Interviewer: Brian Clark
Date: 17 September 2007
Location: Our Lady of the Valley
Total Duration: 1:21:30
Transcription prepared by: Brian Clark
Neighborhood History Interview with Marie McGeorge
Neighborhood History Interview with Marie McGeorge
Interviewer: Kellie Thomas
Date: 21 August 2007
Location: Jackson Park Branch Library
Total Duration: 25:20
Interviewer: Kellie Thomas
Date: 21 August 2007
Location: Jackson Park Branch Library
Total Duration: 25:20
Neighborhood History Interview with Westley Rogers
Neighborhood History Interview with Westley Rogers
Interviewer: Arleen Ollie
Date: 2 July 2007
Location: Gainsboro Branch Library
Total Duration: 1:49:29
Interviewer: Arleen Ollie
Date: 2 July 2007
Location: Gainsboro Branch Library
Total Duration: 1:49:29
Neighborhood History Interview with Katherine Pullens
Neighborhood History Interview with Katherine Pullens
Interviewer: Carla Lewis
Date: 24 March 2008
Location: Private residence of Katherine Pullens
Total Duration: 57:40
Interviewer: Carla Lewis
Date: 24 March 2008
Location: Private residence of Katherine Pullens
Total Duration: 57:40
Neighborhood History Interview with Shirley Hudgins
Neighborhood History Interview with Shirley Hudgins
Interviewer: Alicia Sell
Date: 18 June 2007
Location: Main Library
Total Duration: 23:41
Interviewer: Alicia Sell
Date: 18 June 2007
Location: Main Library
Total Duration: 23:41
Neighborhood History Interview with Robert Garland
Neighborhood History Interview with Robert Garland
Interviewer: Alicia Sell
Date: 12 June 2007
Location: Private residence of Robert Garland
Total Duration: 1:36:18
Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Interviewer: Alicia Sell
Date: 12 June 2007
Location: Private residence of Robert Garland
Total Duration: 1:36:18
Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Neighborhood History Interview with Rodolph Wakim
Neighborhood History Interview with Rodolph Wakim
Interviewer: Alicia Sell
Date: 8 June 2007
Location: St. Elias Church
Total Duration: 26:43
Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Interviewer: Alicia Sell
Date: 8 June 2007
Location: St. Elias Church
Total Duration: 26:43
Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Neighborhood History Interview with Janice Hale
Neighborhood History Interview with Janice Hale
Interviewer: Alicia Sell
Date: 8 June 2007
Location: Gainsboro Branch Library
Total Duration: 31:14
Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Interviewer: Alicia Sell
Date: 8 June 2007
Location: Gainsboro Branch Library
Total Duration: 31:14
Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Neighborhood History Interview with Harold Bowman
Neighborhood History Interview with Harold Bowman
Interviewer: Alicia Sell
Date: 8 June 2007
Location: Mountain View Recreation Center
Total Duration: 36:21
Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Interviewer: Alicia Sell
Date: 8 June 2007
Location: Mountain View Recreation Center
Total Duration: 36:21
Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Neighborhood History Interview with Ann C. Keffer
Neighborhood History Interview with Ann C. Keffer
Interviewer: Kellie Thomas
Date: 29 March 2007
Location: Main Library
Total Duration: 46:29
Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Interviewer: Kellie Thomas
Date: 29 March 2007
Location: Main Library
Total Duration: 46:29
Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Neighborhood History Interview with Rebecca Raper Austin
Neighborhood History Interview with Rebecca Raper Austin
Interviewer: Arleen Ollie
Date: 23 March 2007
Location: Main Library
Total Duration: 55:47
Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Interviewer: Arleen Ollie
Date: 23 March 2007
Location: Main Library
Total Duration: 55:47
Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Neighborhood History Interview with Rev. Carl Tinsley
Neighborhood History Interview with Rev. Carl Tinsley
Interviewer: Kellie Thomas
Date: 22 March 2007
Location: Private residence of Carl Tinsley
Total Duration: 1:29:25
Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Interviewer: Kellie Thomas
Date: 22 March 2007
Location: Private residence of Carl Tinsley
Total Duration: 1:29:25
Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Neighborhood History Interview with Walter Melvin Bryant
Neighborhood History Interview with Walter Melvin Bryant
Interviewer: Kellie Thomas
Date: 20 March 2007
Location: Private residence of Walter Bryant
Total Duration: 55:52
Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Interviewer: Kellie Thomas
Date: 20 March 2007
Location: Private residence of Walter Bryant
Total Duration: 55:52
Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Neighborhood History Interview with Evelyn Bethel and Helen Davis
Neighborhood History Interview with Evelyn Bethel and Helen Davis
Interviewer: Carla Lewis
Date: 15 March 2007
Location: Gainsboro Branch Library
Total Duration: 1:16:44
Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Interviewer: Carla Lewis
Date: 15 March 2007
Location: Gainsboro Branch Library
Total Duration: 1:16:44
Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Neighborhood History Interview with Florence Farley
Neighborhood History Interview with Florence Farley
Interviewer: Carla Lewis
Date: 26 February 2007
Location: Gainsboro Branch Library
Total Duration: 1:12:42
Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Interviewer: Carla Lewis
Date: 26 February 2007
Location: Gainsboro Branch Library
Total Duration: 1:12:42
Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Neighborhood History Interview with Mary Divers Hackley
Neighborhood History Interview with Mary Divers Hackley
Interviewer: Alicia Sell
Date: 14 February 2007
Location: Gainsboro Branch Library
Total Duration: 56:24
Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Interviewer: Alicia Sell
Date: 14 February 2007
Location: Gainsboro Branch Library
Total Duration: 56:24
Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Neighborhood History Interview with E. Elizabeth Spoelma
Neighborhood History Interview with E. Elizabeth Spoelma
Interviewer: Alicia Sell
Date: 7 February 2007
Location: Friendship Manor
Total Duration: 42:19
Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Interviewer: Alicia Sell
Date: 7 February 2007
Location: Friendship Manor
Total Duration: 42:19
Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Neighborhood History Interview with Mary Jane Callahan
Neighborhood History Interview with Mary Jane Callahan
Interviewer: Alicia Sell
Date: 10 January 2007
Location: Gainsboro Branch Library
Total Duration: 35:08
Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Interviewer: Alicia Sell
Date: 10 January 2007
Location: Gainsboro Branch Library
Total Duration: 35:08
Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Neighborhood History Interview with Virginia M. Chubb-Hale
Neighborhood History Interview with Virginia M. Chubb-Hale
Interviewer: Carla Lewis
Date: 11 January 2007
Location: Gainsboro Branch Library
Total Duration: 28:20
Interviewer: Carla Lewis
Date: 11 January 2007
Location: Gainsboro Branch Library
Total Duration: 28:20
Neighborhood History Interview with Robert Hale
Neighborhood History Interview with Robert Hale
Interviewer: Mary Bishop
Date: 16 December 2006
Location: Harrison Museum of African American Culture
Total Duration: 48:47
Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Interviewer: Mary Bishop
Date: 16 December 2006
Location: Harrison Museum of African American Culture
Total Duration: 48:47
Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Neighborhood History Interview with Dr. Walter Claytor
Neighborhood History Interview with Dr. Walter Claytor
Interviewer: Carla Lewis
Date: 16 December 2006
Location: Harrison Museum of African American Culture
Total Duration: 59:49
Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Interviewer: Carla Lewis
Date: 16 December 2006
Location: Harrison Museum of African American Culture
Total Duration: 59:49
Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Neighborhood History Interview with Beatrice Burwell
Neighborhood History Interview with Beatrice Burwell
Interviewer: Alicia Sell
Date: 8 November 2006
Location: Elm Park Estates
Total Duration: 1:03:34
Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Interviewer: Alicia Sell
Date: 8 November 2006
Location: Elm Park Estates
Total Duration: 1:03:34
Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Neighborhood Oral History Interview with Jeanette Willis
Neighborhood Oral History Interview with Jeanette Willis
Interviewer: Arleen Ollie
Date: 30 October 2006
Location: Gainsboro Branch Library
Total Duration: 41:03
Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Interviewer: Arleen Ollie
Date: 30 October 2006
Location: Gainsboro Branch Library
Total Duration: 41:03
Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Neighborhood History Interview with Delvis "Mac" McCadden
Neighborhood History Interview with Delvis "Mac" McCadden
Interviewer: Arleen Ollie
Date: 30 October 2006
Location: Gainsboro Branch Library
Total Duration: 42:46
Transcription prepared by: unknown
Interviewer: Arleen Ollie
Date: 30 October 2006
Location: Gainsboro Branch Library
Total Duration: 42:46
Transcription prepared by: unknown
Neighborhood History Interview with Dr. Reginald Shareef
Neighborhood History Interview with Dr. Reginald Shareef
Interviewer: Anne Beckett
Date: 19 October 2016
Location: Gainsboro Branch Library
Total Duration: 59:17
Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Interviewer: Anne Beckett
Date: 19 October 2016
Location: Gainsboro Branch Library
Total Duration: 59:17
Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Neighborhood History Interview with Christine Payne
Neighborhood History Interview with Christine Payne
Interviewer: Carla Lewis
Date: 10 January 2007
Location: Private residence of Christine Payne
Total Duration: 25:13
Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Interviewer: Carla Lewis
Date: 10 January 2007
Location: Private residence of Christine Payne
Total Duration: 25:13
Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Neighborhood History Interview with Ernell Glasby
Neighborhood History Interview with Ernell Glasby
Interviewer: Hazel Law
Date: 6 November 2006
Location: Gainsboro Branch Library
Total Duration: 31:22
Transcription prepaperd by: Andrew Sterling
Interviewer: Hazel Law
Date: 6 November 2006
Location: Gainsboro Branch Library
Total Duration: 31:22
Transcription prepaperd by: Andrew Sterling
Neighborhood History Interview with James Beverly Keeling
Neighborhood History Interview with James Beverly Keeling
Interviewer: Arleen Ollie
Date: 19 October 2006
Location: Gainsboro Branch Library
Total Duration: 19:06
Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Interviewer: Arleen Ollie
Date: 19 October 2006
Location: Gainsboro Branch Library
Total Duration: 19:06
Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Neighborhood History Interview with Alphonzo L. Holland, Sr.
Neighborhood History Interview with Alphonzo L. Holland, Sr.
Interviewer: Arleen Ollie
Date: 19 October 2006
Location: Gainsboro Branch Library
Total Duration: 56:02
Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Interviewer: Arleen Ollie
Date: 19 October 2006
Location: Gainsboro Branch Library
Total Duration: 56:02
Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Neighborhood History Interview with Richard Chubb
Neighborhood History Interview with Richard Chubb
Interviewer: Alicia Sell
Date: 19 October 2006
Location: Gainsboro Branch Library
Total Duration: 53:41
Interviewer: Alicia Sell
Date: 19 October 2006
Location: Gainsboro Branch Library
Total Duration: 53:41
Neighborhood History Interview with George E. Rogers
Neighborhood History Interview with George E. Rogers
Interviewer: Mary Bishop
Date: 12 October 2006
Location: Gainsboro Branch Library
Total Duration: 1:05:27
Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Interviewer: Mary Bishop
Date: 12 October 2006
Location: Gainsboro Branch Library
Total Duration: 1:05:27
Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Neighborhood History Interview with Edward T. Burton
Neighborhood History Interview with Edward T. Burton
Interviewer: Arleen Ollie
Date: 19 October 2006
Location: Gainsboro Branch Library
Total Duration: 18:59
Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Interviewer: Arleen Ollie
Date: 19 October 2006
Location: Gainsboro Branch Library
Total Duration: 18:59
Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Neighborhood History Interview with Earl B. Reynolds, Jr.
Neighborhood History Interview with Earl B. Reynolds, Jr.
Interviewer: Carla Lewis
Date: 12 October 2006
Location: Gainsboro Branch Library
Total Duration: 1:00:39
Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Interviewer: Carla Lewis
Date: 12 October 2006
Location: Gainsboro Branch Library
Total Duration: 1:00:39
Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Neighborhood History Interview with Freeland O. Pendleton, Sr.
Neighborhood History Interview with Freeland O. Pendleton, Sr.
Interviewer: Laura Wickstead
Date: 12 October 2006
Location: Gainsboro Branch Library
Total Duration: 1:00:17
Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Interviewer: Laura Wickstead
Date: 12 October 2006
Location: Gainsboro Branch Library
Total Duration: 1:00:17
Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Neighborhood History Interview with Lewis Peery
Neighborhood History Interview with Lewis Peery
Interviewer: Mary Bishop
Date: 12 October 2006
Location: Gainsboro Branch Library
Total Duration: 57:13
Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Interviewer: Mary Bishop
Date: 12 October 2006
Location: Gainsboro Branch Library
Total Duration: 57:13
Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Neighborhood History Interview with Charles Wesley Day
Neighborhood History Interview with Charles Wesely Day
Interviewer: Dr. Reginald Shareef
Date: 5 October 2006
Location: Gainsboro Branch Library
Total Duration: 1:00:51
Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Interviewer: Dr. Reginald Shareef
Date: 5 October 2006
Location: Gainsboro Branch Library
Total Duration: 1:00:51
Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Neighborhood History Interview with Claudia Whitworth
Neighborhood History Interview with Claudia Whitworth
Interviewer: Dr. Reginald Shareef
Date: 5 October 2006
Location: Gainsboro Branch Library
Total Duration: 1:20:51
Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Interviewer: Dr. Reginald Shareef
Date: 5 October 2006
Location: Gainsboro Branch Library
Total Duration: 1:20:51
Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Neighborhood History Interview with Maxine N. Hunt
Neighborhood History Interview with Maxine N. Hunt
Interviewer: Dr. Reginald Shareef
Date: 5 October 2006
Location: Gainsboro Branch Library
Total Duration: 1:08:00
Transcription prepared by Andrew Sterling
Interviewer: Dr. Reginald Shareef
Date: 5 October 2006
Location: Gainsboro Branch Library
Total Duration: 1:08:00
Transcription prepared by Andrew Sterling
Neighborhood History Interview with Gloria Jean Coan
Neighborhood History Interview with Gloria Jean Coan
Interviewer: Michael Blankenship
Date: 30 September 2006
Location: Gainsboro Branch Library
Total Duration: 1:02:00
Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Interviewer: Michael Blankenship
Date: 30 September 2006
Location: Gainsboro Branch Library
Total Duration: 1:02:00
Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Neighborhood History Interview with A. Gordon Thornton, Jr.
Neighborhood History Interview with Andrew Gordon Thornton, Jr.
Interviewer: unknown
Date: 20 May 2006
Location: Greater Raleigh Court Civic League Block Party
Total Duration: 40:14
Interviewer: unknown
Date: 20 May 2006
Location: Greater Raleigh Court Civic League Block Party
Total Duration: 40:14
Neighborhood History Interview with James Atkinson
Neighborhood History Interview with James Atkinson
Interviewer: Claire Hunter
Date: 20 May 2006
Location: Greater Raleigh Court Civic League Block Party
Transcription prepared by: Susan Hensley
Interviewer: Claire Hunter
Date: 20 May 2006
Location: Greater Raleigh Court Civic League Block Party
Transcription prepared by: Susan Hensley
Davis Portrait Inventory
This is an alphabetical inventory of portraits included in the Davis Photographic Collection. Group portraits of companies and organizations are included, but individuals in group portraits are not identified. Dates were provided where known. …
A Guide to the Mae Moore Papers
The Mae Moore Papers is a collection of genealogical research materials collected by Mae Dillon Moore over the course of more than 30 years. The bulk of the material relates to the Akers, Altick, Blankenship, Dillon, Ferguson, Greer, Perdue and…
A Guide to the William Hubard Papers
This is a guide to the William Hubard Papers, which consist of genealogical research compiled by William Stebbins Hubbard. Included are official records, family files consisting of a variety of items, such as descendancy charts, photocopies from…
A Guide to the Brickey Bible Papers
A guide to the Brickey Bible Papers, which consists of an 1815 leather-bound Bible, Brickey Family genealogical materials compiled by members of the family, photographs and other materials related to the Brickey Family.
Roanoke Times Obituary Index: 1951-1954
An index of obituaries from the Roanoke Times for the years 1951-1954. Please note that the following months and years are not included: February-December 1951; February-June 1952.
Roanoke Times Index - July 1924-December 1925
Partial scan of the Virginia Room's Roanoke Times Index composed by library staff over many years.
Roanoke Times Index - April 1923-June 1924
Partial scan of the Virginia Room's Roanoke Times Index composed by library staff over many years.
A Guide to the Women's Guild Scrapbook
This is a guide to the Women's Guild Scrapbook. This scrapbook contains ephemera, photographs, brochures, newspaper clippings, and correspondence related to the guild. Contents of the scrapbook are arranged chronologically.
A Guide to the Papers of Julian Wise
This is a guide to the papers of Julian Stanley Wise. This collection contains material directly related to Julian Wise or the Rescue Squad movement in the United States and/or Virginia. Personal correspondence, articles and awards comprise the…
A Guide to the Stephen Warren Collection
This is a guide to the Stephen Warren Collection. The Stephen Warren Collection is a collection of photographs, correspondence, scrapbooks, and miscellaneous items of the Bryant, Mullins, Caldwell, and McManaway families.
A Guide to the Papers of Marguerite Tise
This is a guide to the papers of Marguerite Tise. The collection consists of historical and genealogical materials related to Floyd County, Virginia, and limited research of other localities. The majority of the collection is composed of…
A Guide to the Enrollment Records of St. Andrews Catholic School
This is a guide to the enrollment records of St. Andrews Catholic School. St. Andrew’s School Enrollment Records document the names of students who attended the school circa 1897-1941, 1944-1953. Lists of high school graduates are documented from…
A Guide to the Roanoke Railway & Electric Company Records
This is a guide to the records of the Roanoke Railway & Electric Company. The collection includes correspondence, photographs, general histories and newspaper articles.
A Guide to the Roanoke Area Scouting History Collection
This is a guide to the Roanoke Area Scouting History Collection. This collection contains the papers and personal documents of several notable leaders in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) from the Roanoke, Virginia area. The bulk of the collection…
A Guide to the Roanoke Drug Company Collection
This is a guide to the Roanoke Drug Company Collection. The Roanoke Drug Company collection contains various articles related to Roanoke Drug Company and the various companies related to it, both before and after the company was known as Roanoke…
A Guide to the Diaries of Mary Louise Riley Harmon and Celia Riley
This is a guide to the diaries of Mary Louise Riley Harmon and Celia Riley. This collection of diaries relates the daily thoughts and actions of Celia Riley and Mary Riley Harmon. Those kept by Celia span the years 1928 through 1933 and 1946 and…
A Guide to the Ernest F. Reynolds Collection
This is a guide to the Ernest F. Reynolds Collection. The collection is comprised of various materials related to coal mining in West Virginia and Virginia and other miscellaneous historical topics of interest to the creator. Originally housed in…
A Guide the Congressman Richard H. Poff Collection
This is a guide to the Congressman Richard H. Poff Collection. This collection contains Virginia’s 6th District US Congressman Richard H. Poff’s “Report from Washington” from 1954 through 1971. These are newsletters sent by the Congressman to…
A Guide to the Pennsylvania Archives Maps
This is a guide to the Virginia Room holdings of the Pennsylvania Archives Maps. The Pennsylvania Archives Maps are comprised of twenty one folded paper maps of the twenty five piece collection and a photocopy of the index entitled, “An index to…
A Guide to the Nathaniel Parrish Manuscript Register
This is a guide to the Nathaniel Parrish Manuscript Register. This manuscript contains a collection of the professional and personal communications of Nathaniel R. Parrish. The documents date from 1916 to 1929. The collection is contained in one box…
A Guide to the Original Letters Collection
This is a guide to the Original Letters Collection. The collection contains various correspondences from numerous authors at different dates. The letters that pertain to Roanoke are those of John Randolph, who resided here in the 1800s, the majority…
A Guide to the Moulse-Huff Genealogy Collection
This is a guide to the Moulse-Huff Genealogy Collection. The Moulse-Huff Genealogy Collection was created and collected in the course of Helen Huff Moulse’s family history research in the 1970s, 80s, and 90s. It contains completed genealogy forms,…
A Guide to the McKendrie-Day Papers, 1920-1930
The documents in the McKendrie Day Family Papers include family history documents and materials relating to Charles and Sarah McKendrie’s four daughters, Grace, Mabel, Jessie “Boots,” and Hilda “Irene.” The majority of the materials focus on Mabel,…
A Guide to the Memoirs of Ora Belle Mayberry McColman
This is a guide to the memoirs of Ora Belle Mayberry McColman. The Ora Belle Mayberry McColman Memoir Manuscripts are comprised of twelve yellow ruled notepads of the thirteen piece collection. The first notepad in the collection was missing at time…
A Guide to the LaRue Mason Collection
This is a guide to the LaRue Mason Collection. This collection consists of genealogical information relating to the Mason and Bowman families. Most of the information is regional, although correspondence regarding the search for genealogical…
A Guide to the Papers of Dr. John Kern
This is a guide to the Papers of Dr. John Kern. The Kern Papers are comprised of documents, photographs, and newspaper articles that are a product of the research done by Kern during his time as Roanoke Regional Director for the Virginia Department…
A Guide to the Records of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Lignite Lodge No. 185
This is a guide to record books for the Lignite Lodge #185, based out of Oriskany, VA, and one folder with the original deed for the Lignite Lodge Property in Oriskany, Botetourt County, Virginia.
A Guide to the Contents of the Huff Lane Time Capsule
This is a guide to the contents of the Huff Lane time capsule. The collection is comprised of items that were set in a cornerstone of Huff Lane Intermediate School in the City of Roanoke in 1950. The creator of the collection chose items that…
A Guide to the Papers of Gayle Fisher
This is a guide to the papers of Gayle Fisher. This is a genealogical collection of 49 family names that have been arranged by Mrs. Gayle Fisher. The collection includes computer printouts of Bible records, research by others, obituaries,…
A Guide to the Records of the Elmwood Park Century Project
This is a guide to the records of the Elmwood Park Century Project. In 1978, the City of Roanoke and downtown business community commissioned a $100,000 study to evaluate the development potential of Roanoke’s downtown core area and to prepare a plan…
A Guide to the Ellison Family Papers
This is a guide to the Ellison Family Papers. This collection contains the correspondence of members of the Ellison family, as well as other documents, records, manuscripts, publications and printed materials related to and belonging to family…
A Guide to the Ruth Davis Manuscript Register
This is a guide to the Ruth Davis Manuscript Register. This manuscript is a collection of materials related to Ruth Davis’ enrollment in the Jefferson Hospital School of Nursing from which she graduated in 1926. The collection includes five folders…
A Guide to the Papers of Bruce J. Anderson
This is a guide to the papers of Bruce J. Anderson. This collection contains genealogical research compiled by Bruce J. Anderson on his own family, in particular the Poindexter family. The papers and personal documents of a number of relatives are…
A Guide to the Papers of Steve Brody
This item is a guide to the Papers of Steve Brody. The Brody Papers are comprised of documents, photographs, and artifacts that relate to community work done by Steve Brody in Roanoke from 1935-1978. Documents include a biographical timeline of…
A Guide to the Raymond Barnes Manuscripts
The Raymond Barnes Manuscript Collection consists of Barnes’ research notes and drafts used to compile "A History of Roanoke". Also included are several personal items, including a journal kept by Barnes in 1966, a journal kept by Barnes’ brother,…
A Guide to the Bonnie S. Ball Collection
A guide to the Bonnie S. Ball Collection, which highlights the extensive genealogical research done by Mrs. Bonnie S. Ball, who worked primarily in Southwestern Virginia historical records. Contained in the collection are notes for merely a handful…
A Guide to the Papers of M. Carl Andrews
A guide to the Papers of M. Carl Andrews, which consists of seventeen file folders including typescripts, clippings and photocopies of newspaper articles and columns, letters, invitations, event programs, committee reports, and both personal and…
A Guide to the Association of Fundraising Professionals Records
A guide to the records of the presidents of the First Virginia Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP), earlier known as the National Society of Fundraising Executives (NSFRE). The collection extends from the founding of the…
A Guide to the 1952 All-America City Award Records
A finding aid for the 1952 All-America City Award Records, which were created and/or collected and compiled by M. Carl Andrews, Editor of the Roanoke Times & World News. Items include correspondence to and from Andrews in reference to the award and…
Vertical Files Index
The Vertical File Index is an alphabetical list of over 3300 topical files. Vertical files may include pamphlets, news clippings and other materials that do not merit a call number, but are arranged for ready reference on a given topic.
Surname Files Index
The Surname File Index alphabetically lists all of the roughly 3,000 surnames for which there is a file in the Virginia Room.
A Guide to the Harry E. Silcox Genealogical Collection
This is a guide to the Harry E. Silcox Genealogical Collection. The collection consists of one document storage case containing 11 folders. Some of the material included in the collection is correspondence, family group records, handwritten notes,…
PC 99.9 Virginia Heights Baptist
"Virginia Heights Baptist Church, organized 1919. Educational building erected 1922; The auditorium of Colonial design throughout, with complete cooling system, was erected in 1938. Located in the Magic City of Roanoke, Virginia, the gateway to…
PC 140.0 Lakeside
"Lakeside Amusement Park, Route No. 11, Salem, Virginia. Just one of many rides at the park, Lakeside's famous Sky-lift, taking people on a 9 minute, 1800 ft. panoramic trip high above the park."
PC 132.5 View of Roanoke
"Roanoke, Virginia is the third largest city in Virginia, situated in a natural bowl between the Blue Ridge and Alleghany Mountains. Mill Mountain, a city park in the heart of the city rises 1,000 feet above the city, Hollins College is nestled at…
PC 119.14 Mill Mountain Zoo
Willie the Blue Whale, one of many features of Children's Zoo - Roanoke, Virginia. Located on beautiful Mill Mountain, 800 feet above the city. A zoo especially built for children with real live animals in a setting of Mother Goose and othe familiar…
PC 119.13 Mill Mountain Zoo
"Noah's Ark, one of the many features of Children's Zoo - Roanoke, Virginia. Located on beautiful Mill Mountain, 800 feet above the city. A zoo especially built for children with real live animals in a setting of Mother Goose and other familiar…
PC 119.111 Mill Mountain Zoo
"There was an old woman who lived in a shoe... Famous entrance to Children's Zoo - Roanoke, Virginia. Located on beautiful Mill Mountain, 800 feet above the city. A zoo built especially for children with real live animals in a setting of Mother Goose…
PC 119.2 Mill Mountain
"Roanoke, Virginia as seen from atop Mill Mountain, almost a thousand feet above the city. The lookout structure in center provides a vantage point for the excellent view of the superbly beautiful Roanoke Valley."
PC 116.77 Ponce de Leon
"The Ponce de Leon Hotel located in the center of the business and shopping district, Roanoke, Virginia. All rooms air-conditioned. Coffee shop and private dining rooms with free guest parking lot adjacent, make this one of the city's most attractive…
PC 114.23 Charles Cocke Memorial Library
"Charles L. Cocke Memorial Library, Hollins College, Hollins, Virginia. Named in honor of the central figure in the history of Hollins College through the nineteenth century."
PC 99.7 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
"Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. 2015 Grandin Road, SW, Roanoke, Virginia."
PC 99.5 Raleigh Court Methodist
"Raleigh Court Methodist Church, 1706 Grandin Road, SW, Roanoke, Virginia."
PC 99.4 St. Marks Lutheran
"St. Mark's Lutheran Church, corner of Highland and Franklin Road, SW, Roanoke, Virginia."
PC 98.2 Carvin's Cove Spillway
"Spillway Carvin's Cove Lake, municipally owned reservoir near Roanoke, Virginia. Carvin's Cove is a five-mile artificial lake in Roanoke and Botetourt Counties, Virginia and can furnish 12,000,000 gallons of water daily to the nearby City of…
PC 96.0 Shenandoah Life
"The air-conditioned home office building of the Shenandoah Life Insurance Company, Erected 1949. Located on US 221 West. 3 1/2 miles from the center of Roanoke; contains 75,000 square feet of floor space and all modern conveniences including…
The Acorn 1924
The Acorn was the annual for Roanoke High School.
Acorns of Roanoke 1923
Acorns of Roanoke was the annual for Roanoke High School.
Acorns of Roanoke 1922
Acorns of Roanoke was the annual for Roanoke High School.
Acorns of Roanoke 1921
Acorns of Roanoke was the annual for Roanoke High School.
Acorns of Roanoke 1920
Acorns of Roanoke was the annual for Roanoke High School.
Acorns of Roanoke 1919
Acorns of Roanoke was the annual for Roanoke High School.
Acorns of Roanoke 1918
Acorns of Roanoke was the annual for Roanoke High School.
Acorns of Roanoke 1917
Acorns of Roanoke was the annual for Roanoke High School.
Acorns of Roanoke 1916
Acorns of Roanoke was the annual for Roanoke High School.
Acorns of Roanoke 1915
Acorns of Roanoke was the annual for Roanoke High School.
Acorns of Roanoke 1914
Acorns of Roanoke was the annual for Roanoke High School.
Acorns of Roanoke 1913
Acorns of Roanoke was the annual for Roanoke High School.
Acorns of Roanoke 1912
Acorns of Roanoke was the annual for Roanoke High School.
Acorns of Roanoke 1911
Acorns of Roanoke was the annual for Roanoke High School.
Acorns of Roanoke 1910
Acorns of Roanoke was the annual for Roanoke High School.
The Roanoke Diamond Jubilee: A Souvenir Program and History, Celebrating Seventy-Five Years of Progress, June 14-23, 1957
The Roanoke Diamond Jubilee Celebration consisted of a number of special events commemorating the City of Roanoke's 75th Anniversary. This souvenir program includes the schedule of events, lists of participants, historical information, including…
A Souvenir of the Decennial Celebration of Roanoke City, Virginia
Souvenir booklet created for the 10th Anniversary of Roanoke.
BM 108 Pine Hill School Deed
Deed to Pine Hill School, formerly located on Twelve O’Clock Knob Road.
A Guide to the Roanoke Chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy Collection.
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…
Roanoke, Virginia: A City of Enterprise, Energy and Progress
Promotional pamphlet for the City of Roanoke, including photographs and descriptive information.
A Guide to the Roanoke Association for the Exhibition and Sale of Livestock Minute Book
One minute book of the Roanoke Association for the Exhibition and Sale of Live Stock from Virginia and Other States, covering May 1883 through October1887. Numerous pages have been removed from the book. Those that remain are primarily minutes of…
GB107
Group of children in front of the Gainsboro Library.
PC 114.21 Charles Cocke Memorial Library
"Charles L. Cocke Memorial Library, Hollins Institute, Virginia."
PC 103.2 Crystal Spring
"Crystal Spring Reservoir. Just below Crystal Spring, the Roanoke Gas and Water Company have built a fine reservoir of concrete, about 225 by 175 by 20 feet in size; it is surrounded by an iron fence and adorned with an artistic fountain. Roanoke is…
PC 99.26 St. Andrews
"St. Andrew's Church. St. Andrew's Roman Catholic Church is located on top of a high hill and surrounded by beautiful grounds. It has several fine memorial windows and the altar is most beautiful. The congregation is very large, numbering about…
YMCA 066
William A. Hunton Branch YMCA
YMCA 052
William A. Hunton Branch YMCA
At podium: Shirley Stuart
At podium: Shirley Stuart
YMCA 047
William A. Hunton Branch YMCA
Back of photograph: "Football Banquet 1957"
Back of photograph: "Football Banquet 1957"
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William A. Hunton Branch YMCA
Gordon Williams on right.
Gordon Williams on right.
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William A. Hunton Branch YMCA
Back of photograph: "Father and Son Banquet 1968."
Back of photograph: "Father and Son Banquet 1968."
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William A. Hunton Branch YMCA
Back of photograph: "Father and Son Banquet."
Moorman Heller on left.
Back of photograph: "Father and Son Banquet."
Moorman Heller on left.
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William A. Hunton Branch YMCA
Back of Photograph: "Father and Son Annual Banquet."
Back of Photograph: "Father and Son Annual Banquet."
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William A. Hunton Branch YMCA
Back of Photograph: "1969 Annual Meeting."
Back of Photograph: "1969 Annual Meeting."
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William A. Hunton Branch YMCA