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Box 4

 Container

Contains 33 Results:

Photos of "Blandome," the Walker Family Home, 1957 - 1962

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 72
Scope and Contents

Most of the photographs in this file are from 1957-1962 of 'Blandome,' the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Walker. Also included are a few earlier photogaphs of the home, a photograph of Alex's brother, as identified on the back, and a woman, and an unidentified modern portrait.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1957 - 1962

Alex Wood's Notes - Control Folder

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 67
Scope and Contents

This file consists of Alex Wood's notes on the collection.

Dates: Inclusive 1910-1975; Majority of material found within Bulk 1910-1940

Alex Wood's speech to VMI, 2001

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 68
Scope and Contents

This file consists of Alex Wood's speech concerning the experience of Black Lexingtonians from 1900 to 1950, given at Virginia Military Institute for the Rockbridge Historical Society. Topics include social dynamics, education, economics, and religion in the Black community.

Dates: 2001

Blandome newspaper clippings

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 71
Scope and Contents

This file consists of newspaper clippings, photographs, magazine articles, and a Lexington Historical Society calendar from 1983, which all describe or depict the Blandome home. The folder also contains a copy of the registration form for the National Register of Historic Places for the Blandome home.

Dates: Inclusive 1910-1975; Majority of material found within Bulk 1910-1940

Blandome and other Walker-Wood properties and history

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 70
Scope and Contents

This file consists of real estate listings, photographs, sketches, and maps depicting the location, features, and physical characteristics of Blandome and other Walker-Wood properties.

Dates: Inclusive 1910-1975; Majority of material found within Bulk 1910-1940

C.M. Wood's biology notebook, 1918

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 73
Scope and Contents

This file consists of C.M. Wood's biology notebook.

Dates: 1918

C.M. Wood's philosophy notebook, 1918

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 74
Scope and Contents

This file consists of C.M. Wood's philosophy notebook.

Dates: 1918

C.M. Wood's Latin notebook, 1918

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 75
Scope and Contents

This file consists of C.M. Wood's Latin notebook

Dates: 1918

C.M. Wood's English literature notebook, 1918

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 76
Scope and Contents

This file consists of C.M. Wood's English literature notebook.

Dates: 1918

Miscellaneous Correspondence

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 77
Scope and Contents

This file consists of miscellaneous correspondence addressed to the Blandome home, usually addressed to Nannie Walker Wood and Clarence M. Wood. The folder includes a copy of a letter addressed to Alex Wood from the Virginia state Department of Historic Resources sharing that Blandome was entered into the national register of historic places.

Dates: Inclusive 1910-1975; Majority of material found within Bulk 1910-1940

Edwin T. Walker family, 1938

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 78
Scope and Contents

This file consists of a photograph of the Walker family at their home (7x5). The top row of the photo depicts Edwin T. Sr., Alice T., and Alice, while the bottom row depicts Eloise, Edwin T Jr., and Velma.

Dates: 1938

Miscellaneous family photos, including one that shows the slaughter house

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 79
Scope and Contents

This file consists of twenty-nine miscellaneous family photos of members of the Wood family. Includes an annotated list of photographs and family members by Alex Wood.

Dates: Inclusive 1910-1975; Majority of material found within Bulk 1910-1940

Family information. Resumes of H.L. Walker and Eliza Bannister Walker

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 80
Scope and Contents

This file consists of Harry Lee Walker's resume, photocopies of the resume, newspaper clippings regarding Nannie Walker Wood, and a program for the twenty-fifth anniversary dinner of the Rockbridge chapter of the NAACP, where Malvin R. Goode was a guest speaker.

Dates: Inclusive 1910-1975; Majority of material found within Bulk 1910-1940

Green Pastures recreation area (segregated, near Clifton Forge). C.M. Wood was administrator, then Harry Walker Wood.

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 81
Scope and Contents

This file consists of a pamphlet detailing the location and offerings of Green Pastures Recreation Area- a segregated park for Black people located near Clifton Forge- and an article from the Roanoke Times detailing the efforts to preserve the park located in the Alleghany Highlands. The pamphlet includes descriptions of the physical features of the park, available activities, hours of operation, and hand-drawn maps of the area.

Dates: Inclusive 1910-1975; Majority of material found within Bulk 1910-1940

Insurance survey by Aetna of 3 of C.M. Wood's properties, 1956

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 82
Scope and Contents

This file consists of a bound insurance survey by Aetna of Clarence M. Wood's three buildings in 1956.

Dates: 1956

Fire insurance report of C.M. Wood's properties, 1957-10

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 83
Scope and Contents

This file consists of a bound copy of a fire inspection report for the property of Clarence M. Wood and Nannie Walker Wood, submitted by R. Bruce Morrison.

Dates: 1957-10

Lexington Old Folks Home and Orphanage

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 84
Scope and Contents

This file consists of a photocopy of a proposed Lexington Old Folks Home and Orphanage, which was one of Eliza Walker's projects.

Dates: Inclusive 1910-1975; Majority of material found within Bulk 1910-1940

Miscellaneous files

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 85
Scope and Contents

This file consists of miscellaneous newspaper clippings, photograph copies, materials from the Virginia Department of Historic Resources, and two guides to the manuscript collections of the Rockbridge Historical Society and James Graham Leyburn library.

Dates: Inclusive 1910-1975; Majority of material found within Bulk 1910-1940

Nannie Walker's notebook on the Bible at Hartshorn College, 1914

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 86
Scope and Contents

This file consists of Nannie Walker Wood's notebook on the Bible at Hartshorn College in Richmond Virginia from 1914.

Dates: 1914

Nannie Walker's notebook on the Bible, 1916

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 87
Scope and Contents

This file consists of Nannie Walker Wood's notebook on the Bible from 1916.

Dates: 1916

Nannie Walker's algebra notebook, 1917

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 89
Scope and Contents

This file consists of Nannie Walker Wood's algebra notebook from 1917.

Dates: 1917

Nannie Wood - Photo of Roanoke Link, 1950

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 90
Scope and Contents

This file consists of a photo of the Roanoke, Va. Link Chapter from October 1950, of which Nannie Wood is standing in the first standing row second from the right. Other photographed members are listed on the photo.

Dates: 1950

Nannie Walker's notebook on the Bible, 1917

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 88
Scope and Contents

This file consists of Nannie Walker Wood's notebook on the Bible from 1917.

Dates: 1917

Photograph of Nannie Walker Wood, 1953

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 91
Scope and Contents

This file consists of a photograph of Nannie Walker Wood (5x7).

Dates: 1953

"A Study of the Status of Negroes in the Social Arrangement of Lexington, Va., 1949", 1949

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 92
Scope and Contents

This file consists of C.M. Wood's copy of Ellis Nathaniel Zuckerman's sociology term paper at Washington and Lee University entitled "A Study of the Status of Negroes in the Social Arrangements of Lexington, Virginia." The paper discusses debates over usage of the local hospital, "areas of contention" between Black and white residents, and dated descriptions of Black residents and their professions and education.

Dates: 1949