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Box 4

 Container

Contains 4 Results:

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

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

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