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John W. Davis Papers
This collection consists of a typescript of a speech delivered at Martinsburg, West Virginia (January 4, 1905); law license (1895); statements of assets (1904-1917); correspondence, and a legal document for the purchase of real estate (1898-1930).
Joseph Fauber Shaner Correspondence
The collection consists mainly of photocopies of American Civil War letters written to and from Joseph Shaner and his family. It also includes a portion of Shaner's 1862 diary, his service records, one photograph, obituaries, history, reminiscences, and genealogies (1754-1978) pertaining to the Shaner family and other Rockbridge County families.
Joseph McClung Receipt of Sale
This receipt of sale for two slaves owned by Joseph McClung, one named Annie and the other named Bob, is dated November 30, 1802.
Lee Endowment Fund records
This collection consists of subscriber lists, financial reports, printed material, and correspondence related to the Lee Endowment Fund.
Lee Memorial Association Records
Lexington Presbyterian Church Records
This collection contains the records of various women's missionary societies in the Lexington Presbyterian Church (Lexington, Virginia), including minutes written by Margaret Junkin Preston and Ellen Glasgow. There is also a handwritten history (one page, front and back) of the Presbytery that explains the connection between Washington College, Lexington Presbyterian Church, and the Presbytery, which was written circa 1824.
M. H. Achord American Civil War Reminiscences Collection
Collection contains mainly correspondence about American civil war historical matters as well as a typed copy of a muster roll of the Colyell Guards (Company G., 9th Louisiana Infantry, Livingston Parrish), which were commanded by Captain J.S. Gardner, and a newspaper clipping.
Muchland Surrender of Admittance
Legal document from Robert Atkinson to Samuel Hunter and Richard Simpson.
New Monmouth Presbyterian Church records
This collection includes deacons' minutes, sunday school records, the church register, cemetery records, congregational meeting minutes, and financial records of New Monmouth Presbyterian Church. Also includes some issues of the New Monmouth News/Newsletter, August 1979 - December 1981, March 1984, December 1987, May 2001, no date.
Oscar B. Barker, Jr. Collection
Poverty Series Records
Papers include funding requests, planning documents, conference reports, annual reports, and financial statements from the programs and projects supported by the Total Action against Poverty organization in Roanoke Valley and the Cabell Brand Center for International Poverty and Resource Studies. These programs and projects include Harrison Museum of African American Culture, Human Resource Foundation, Project Discovery, Second Harvest, Virginia CARES, and Virginia Water Project.
Rice Hotinger Ledger and Will
This accounting ledger contains records of the Hotingers' Mountain View Farm in Rockbridge County, Virginia.
Robert Seager Typescript
This collection contains Robert Seager II's typed summaries, quotations and annotations about the family papers from the Sherwood Forest estate comprising correspondence of the Gardiner and Tyler families.
Rockbridge Baths Hotel Ledger
This register contains names of guests who visited the Rockbridge Baths, Virginia hotel between June 1871 and May 1882. Among them were many prominent faculty members of Washington and Lee University and Virginia Military Institute, as well as guests from the city of Lexington, Virginia.
Rockbridge County Bible Society Account book
Contains accounts of expenditures, membership list (1846), and records of Bibles distributed.
Rockbridge County, County Court memorandum book
This memorandum book contains entries in various hands of fines paid and damages assessed in court cases, including slander, property damage, and liability suits.
Rockbridge County Militia, 1st Battalion, 8th Regiment Records
This collection consists of rosters of the Rockbridge County Militia, 1st Battalion, 8th Regiment.
Rockbridge County records
This collection consists of Rockbridge County records, including tax lists, ordinary licenses, muster rolls, lists of enslaved people, court cases, and election polls.
Rockbridge Rifles records
This collection contains a manuscript copy of the company's constitution and bylaws, which mentions that they quelled a rebellion at John Brown's raid. There is also a circa 1860 imprint of this document.
Sons of Temperance, Lexington Division Records
This collection contains financial records of the Lexington Division of the Sons of Temperance's treasurer, R. J. White, resolutions adopted, and an imprint of minutes from 1852.
Stuart MacCorkle Collection
Superintendent of Schools for Rockbridge County, Virginia reports
This collection is an AMS notebook (120 p.) that contains clippings, financial reports, reports of teacher examinations, and lists of school committees. The notebook contains records from 1870-1876.
Theodore C. (Ted) DeLaney, Jr. Collection
United Daughters of the Confederacy, Winnie Davis Chapter Minute Book
This minute book of the Winnie Davis Chapter dates from 1938 to 1951 and includes a group photo dated 1937. It also includes four pages of notes concerning the history of the Buena Vista Chapter.
Virginia Militia 144th Regiment Record Book
This collection consists of a record book with accounts of fines, battalion count, and regiment count.