A Guide to the Virginia Canals and Navigations Society Records, 1966-2009
A Collection in
the Library of Virginia
Accession Number 36741
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Preferred Citation
Virginia Canals and Navigations Society Records, 1966-2009. Accession 36741. Organization records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Philip L. Eckman, Virginia Canals and Navigations Society, Richmond.
Historical Information
The Virginia Canals and Navigations Society was formed in 1977 to preserve and enhance Virginia's rich inland waterways heritage in all its aspects, including history, exploration, archaeology, modeling, local lore and legend, restoration, preservation, park and trail development. The Society became organized in 1980 with a constitution, by-laws, and elected trustees. In 1982 it was chartered by the state as a non-stock corporation, and by the federal government as a non-profit organization. Its headquarters are in Alexandria, Virginia.
Scope and Content
Records, 1966-2009, of the Virginia Canals and Navigations Society, including correspondence, financial records, minutes, reports, meeting information, membership lists, President's papers, newsletters, publications, project files, photographs, and clippings.
The VCNS FOUNDING PAPERS include biographies of some of the founders of the Society, its constitution, by-laws, and charter, and IRS information. The VCNS HISTORIC FILES contain policy statement, annual meeting files, membership rosters, Board meeting minutes, files of former presidents of the Society, including Robert O. Bush, George W. Higgs, Jr., William E. Trout III, Samuel L. Hopper, Myles R. Howlett, Vivienne Mitchell, Wyn Price, Nancy Dunnavant, and Ruth P. Harris. There is a substantial amount of information on the Patowmack Canal near Great Falls, Virginia. This series also includes treasurer's files containing correspondence, bills, receipts, account information, balance sheets, and treasurer's reports, as well as archivists' files, copies of the Society's newsletter, trustee's files, information on various chapters, certificates of appreciation, and special events material. The VCNS PUBLICATIONS series includes copies of various pamphlets, atlases, books, and leaflets published by the Society, including its magazine, "THE TILLER."
The VCNS PROJECTS series contains information on projects in which the Society was active, including restoration projects, festivals, a film on the James River, an essay contest, development of its Web page, riverfront development projects, the disposition of its archives, and outreach. The VIRGINIA WATERWAYS REGISTER files contain information on locks, dams, and canals that were nominated for the National Register of Historic Places, as well as material on the status of Virginia canals. The OTHER SOURCE INFO series includes copies of bibliographies on canals from other institutions, exhibit information, a shelf list of the James River and Kanawha Canal Library Collection, directories, and other reference sources. The MANUSCRIPT COLLECTION contains copies of manuscripts, essays, and other canal-related documents from various institutions.
The CANAL SOCIETIES PERIODICALS series consists of periodicals from other canal societies throughout the United States and Canada. The VIRGINIA CANALS AND RIVERS series includes published articles, brochures, pamphlets, maps, and other information on various canals and rivers in the state. Similar information can be found in the U.S. AND FOREIGN CANALS series.
Also included in this collection are photographs of models, dioramas, and displays put together by the Society, as well as canal-related prints and music, clippings, ephemera, and miscellaneous publications.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged into the following record groups, based on the original order and numbering system:
R.G. 0. Founding Papers. R.G. 1. Historic Files. R.G. 2. Publications. R.G. 3. Projects. R.G. 4. Virginia Waterways Register. R.G. 5. Other Source Info. R.G. 6. Manuscript Collection. R.G. 7. Photograph Collection. R.G. 8. Canal Societies Periodicals. R.G. 9. Virginia Canals and Rivers. R.G. 10. U.S. and Foreign Canals. R.G. 11. Models/Dioramas Collection. R.G. 12. Archaelogical Artifacts. R.G. 13. Artworks Collection. R.G. 14. Map Collection. R.G. 15. Newspaper Clippings. R.G. 16. Video Collection. R.G. 17. Ephemera Collection. R.G. 18. Special Collections.Contents List
- Box 1
Folder 1
R.G. 0-1 - Founders' Biographies - Higgs, George W., Jr .
- Box 1
Folder 2
R.G. 0-1 - Founders' Biographies - Trout, William E. III .
- Box 1
Folder 3
R.G. 0-1 - Founders' Biographies - Rich Davis (Founders Papers) .
- Box 1
Folder 4
R.G. 0-1 - Founders' Biographies - Harding, Russell (Founders Papers) .
- Box 1
Folder 5
R.G. 0-2 - Organizing Committee .
- Box 1
Folder 6
R.G. 0-3 - Contitution, By-Laws, Charter - Proposed Changes to Constitution .
- Box 1
Folder 7-8
R.G. 0-3 - Contitution, By-Laws, Charter .
- Box 1
Folder 9
R.G. 0-4 - IRS Tax Status - IRS Report, 17 May 1990 .
- Box 1
Folder 10
R.G. 0-4 - IRS/Taxes, 1981-1990 .
- Box 1
Folder 11
R.G. 1-0 - Policy Statements .
- Box 1
Folder 12
R.G. 1-1 - Annual General Meeting - Richmond, 1978.
- Box 1
Folder 13
R.G. 1-1 - Annual General Meeting - Warrenton, 1979.
- Box 1
Folder 14
R.G. 1-1 - Annual General Meeting - Great Falls, 1980.
- Box 1
Folder 15
R.G. 1-1 - Annual General Meeting - Lynchburg, 1981.
- Box 1
Folder 16
R.G. 1-1 - Annual General Meeting - Newport News, 1982.
- Box 1
Folder 17
R.G. 1-1 - Annual General Meeting - Lexington, 1983.
- Box 1
Folder 18
R.G. 1-1 - Annual General Meeting - Fluvanna County, 1984.
- Box 1
Folder 19
R.G. 1-1 - Annual General Meeting - Richmond, 1985.
- Box 1
Folder 20
R.G. 1-1 - Annual General Meeting - Lynchburg, 1986.
- Box 1
Folder 21
R.G. 1-1 - Annual General Meeting - Alexandria/Great Falls, 1987.
- Box 1
Folder 22
R.G. 1-1 - Annual General Meeting - Fredericksburg, 1988.
- Box 1
Folder 23
R.G. 1-1 - Annual General Meeting - Buchanan, 1989.
- Box 2
Folder 1
R.G. 1-1 - Annual General Meeting - Petersburg, 1990.
- Box 2
Folder 2
R.G. 1-1 - Annual General Meeting - Goose Creek/Leesburg, 1991.
- Box 2
Folder 3
R.G. 1-1 - Annual General Meeting - Roanoke Rapids, NC, 1992.
- Box 2
Folder 4
R.G. 1-1 - Annual General Meeting - Dismal Swamp, 1993.
- Box 2
Folder 5
R.G. 1-1 - Annual General Meeting - Harpers Ferry, WV, 1994.
- Box 2
Folder 6
R.G. 1-1 - Annual General Meeting - Roanoke, 1995.
- Box 2
Folder 7
R.G. 1-1 - Annual General Meeting - Goochland, 1996.
- Box 2
Folder 8
R.G. 1-1 - Annual General Meeting - Northern Virginia/C & O Canal, 1997.
- Box 2
Folder 9
R.G. 1-1 - Annual General Meeting - Rivanna River/Charlottesville, 1998.
- Box 2
Folder 10
R.G. 1-1 - Annual General Meeting - Lexington, 1999.
- Box 2
Folder 11
R.G. 1-1 - Annual General Meeting - Richmond, 2000.
- Box 2
Folder 12
R.G. 1-1 - Annual General Meeting - Fredericksburg, 2001.
- Box 2
Folder 13
R.G. 1-1 - Annual General Meeting - Scottsville, 2002.
- Box 2
Folder 14
R.G. 1-1 - Annual General Meeting - Danville, 2003.
- Box 2
Folder 15
R.G. 1-1 - Annual General Meeting - Chesapeake, 2005.
- Box 2
Folder 16
R.G. 1-1 - Annual General Meeting - Roanoke Rapids, NC, 2006.
- Box 2
Folder 17
R.G. 1-1 - Annual General Meeting - Petersburg, 2007.
- Box 2
Folder 18
R.G. 1-1 - Annual General Meeting - Wakefield, 2008.
- Box 2
Folder 19
R.G. 1-2 - Membership Rosters, 1979-1980.
- Box 2
Folder 20
R.G. 1-2 - Membership Rosters, 1981-1985.
- Box 2
Folder 21
R.G. 1-2 - Membership Rosters, 1986-1990.
- Box 3
Folder 1
R.G. 1-2 - Membership Rosters, 1991-1995.
- Box 3
Folder 2
R.G. 1-2 - Membership Rosters, 1996-2000.
- Box 3
Folder 3
R.G. 1-2 - Membership Rosters, 2001-2008.
- Box 3
Folder 4
R.G. 1-3 - Board Meeting Minutes, 1979-1980.
- Box 3
Folder 5
R.G. 1-3 - Board Meeting Minutes, 1981-1985.
- Box 3
Folder 6
R.G. 1-3 - Board Meeting Minutes, 1986-1990.
- Box 3
Folder 7
R.G. 1-3 - Board Meeting Minutes, 1991-1995.
- Box 3
Folder 8-9
R.G. 1-3 - Board Meeting Minutes, 1996-2000.
- Box 3
Folder 10
R.G. 1-3 - Board Meeting Minutes, 2001-2008.
- Box 3
Folder 11
R.G. 1-3 - Board Meeting Minutes - Summary of Activities Extracted from the Minutes of the Board of Governors/Directors' Meetings, 1979-1998.
- Box 3
Folder 12
R.G. 1-4 - President's Files (Bush, Robert O.) - Correspondence - General Incoming, 1977-1980.
- Box 3
Folder 13
R.G. 1-4 - President's Files (Bush, Robert O.) - Hobbs, Gibson (Lynchburg) .
- Box 3
Folder 14
R.G. 1-4 - President's Files (Bush, Robert O.) - Fletcher, Richard R. (Rockbridge Co.)
- Box 3
Folder 15
R.G. 1-4 - President's Files (Bush, Robert O.) - Trout, William E. III .
- Box 3
Folder 16
R.G. 1-4 - President's Files (Bush, Robert O.) - Membership Growth
- Box 4
Folder 1
R.G. 1-4 - President's Files (Bush, Robert O.) - Miscellaneous Canal Information 1977-1980.
- Box 4
Folder 2
R.G. 1-4 - President's Files (Bush, Robert O.) - Parkinson, William W. (Warrenton) 1977-1980.
- Box 4
Folder 3
R.G. 1-4 - President's Files (Bush, Robert O.) - Outgoing Correspondence .
- Box 4
Folder 4
R.G. 1-4 - President's Files (Bush, Robert O.) - VCNS Fouding, Special Notices, Rosters .
- Box 4
Folder 5
R.G. 1-4 - President's Files (Higgs, George W., Jr.) - National Park Service Legislation and Regulations .
- Box 4
Folder 6
R.G. 1-4 - President's Files (Higgs, George W., Jr.) - Potomac Canal Talk and Slide Show .
- Box 4
Folder 7
R.G. 1-4 - President's Files (Higgs, George W., Jr.) - Meetings .
- Box 4
Folder 8
R.G. 1-4 - President's Files (Higgs, George W., Jr.) - Bazuin, Sybil .
- Box 4
Folder 9
R.G. 1-4 - President's Files (Higgs, George W., Jr.) - Alexandria Canal .
- Box 4
Folder 10
R.G. 1-4 - President's Files (Higgs, George W., Jr.) - Haxall, Theodore (Boats) .
- Box 4
Folder 11
R.G. 1-4 - President's Files (Higgs, George W., Jr.) - Bush, Bob .
- Box 4
Folder 12
R.G. 1-4 - President's Files (Higgs, George W., Jr.) - Lewis, John G. .
- Box 4
Folder 13
R.G. 1-4 - President's Files (Higgs, George W., Jr.) - Public Relations .
- Box 4
Folder 14
R.G. 1-4 - President's Files (Higgs, George W., Jr.) - Shank, Bill - American Canal Society .
- Box 4
Folder 15
R.G. 1-4 - President's Files (Higgs, George W., Jr.) - Arlington County .
- Box 4
Folder 16
R.G. 1-4 - President's Files (Higgs, George W., Jr.) - Fairfax County .
- Box 4
Folder 17
R.G. 1-4 - President's Files (Higgs, George W., Jr.) - Patowmack Canal - Archaelogical Reports .
- Box 4
Folder 18
R.G. 1-4 - President's Files (Higgs, George W., Jr.) - Great Falls - Patowmack Canal .
- Box 4
Folder 19
R.G. 1-4 - President's Files (Higgs, George W., Jr.) - Antiquity Act Permit - Patowmack Canal .
- Box 4
Folder 20
R.G. 1-4 - President's Files (Higgs, George W., Jr.) - Bush, Bob .
- Box 4
Folder 21
R.G. 1-4 - President's Files (Higgs, George W., Jr.) - Harbaugh Journal .
- Box 4
Folder 22
R.G. 1-4 - President's Files (Higgs, George W., Jr.) - Annual Meetings .
- Box 4
Folder 23
R.G. 1-4 - President's Files (Higgs, George W., Jr.) - Virginia Constitution Bicentennial Commission .
- Box 4
Folder 24
R.G. 1-4 - President's Files (Higgs, George W., Jr.) - Pennsylvania Canal Society Spring Tour at Potomac Canal, 1995.
- Box 5
Folder 1
R.G. 1-4 - President's Files (Higgs, George W., Jr.) - Great Falls Park GIS Map - Index .
- Box 5
Folder 2
R.G. 1-4 - President's Files (Higgs, George W., Jr.) - Patowmack Canal Workshop, 4-5 May 1983 .
- Box 5
Folder 3
R.G. 1-4 - President's Files (Higgs, George W., Jr.) - Patowmack Canal Correspondence to W. E. Trout .
- Box 5
Folder 4
R.G. 1-4 - President's Files (Higgs, George W., Jr.) - Patowmack Canal Congressional Correspondence .
- Box 5
Folder 5
R.G. 1-4 - President's Files (Higgs, George W., Jr.) - Patowmack Canal - Fitzsimons, Neal .
- Box 5
Folder 6
R.G. 1-4 - President's Files (Higgs, George W., Jr.) - Patowmack Canal - Hobbs, Gibson .
- Box 5
Folder 7
R.G. 1-4 - President's Files (Higgs, George W., Jr.) - Patowmack Canal - Warner, Sen. John .
- Box 5
Folder 8
R.G. 1-4 - President's Files (Higgs, George W., Jr.) - Patowmack Canal - Trible, Sen. Paul .
- Box 5
Folder 9
R.G. 1-4 - President's Files (Higgs, George W., Jr.) - Patowmack Canal - Great Falls Historical Society .
- Box 5
Folder 10
R.G. 1-4 - President's Files (Higgs, George W., Jr.) - Patowmack Canal - Parris, Stan .
- Box 5
Folder 11
R.G. 1-4 - President's Files (Higgs, George W., Jr.) - Patowmack Canal - National Park Service Proposals .
- Box 5
Folder 12-13
R.G. 1-4 - President's Files (Higgs, George W., Jr.) - Patowmack Canal - National Park Service .
- Box 5
Folder 14
R.G. 1-4 - President's Files (Higgs, George W., Jr.) - Patowmack Canal - Stock Ledger, National Archives .
- Box 5
Folder 15
R.G. 1-4 - President's Files (Higgs, George W., Jr.) - Patowmack Canal - Northern Virginia Association of Historians .
- Box 5
Folder 16
R.G. 1-4 - President's Files (Higgs, George W., Jr.) - Patowmack Canal - ASCE History and Heritage Committee .
- Box 5
Folder 17
R.G. 1-4 - President's Files (Higgs, George W., Jr.) - Patowmack Canal - McGrail, Thomas H. .
- Box 6
Folder 1
R.G. 1-4 - President's Files (Higgs, George W., Jr.) - Patowmack Canal - Iaccoca, Lee .
- Box 6
Folder 2
R.G. 1-4 - President's Files (Higgs, George W., Jr.) - Patowmack Canal - Restoration II .
- Box 6
Folder 3
R.G. 1-4 - President's Files (Higgs, George W., Jr.) - Potomac Canal Basin Consortium .
- Box 6
Folder 4
R.G. 1-4 - President's Files (Higgs, George W., Jr.) - Patowmack Canal - ASCE Meetings and Reports .
- Box 6
Folder 5
R.G. 1-4 - President's Files (Higgs, George W., Jr.) - Patowmack Canal - Virginia Society of Professional Engineers .
- Box 6
Folder 6
R.G. 1-4 - President's Files (Higgs, George W., Jr.) - Patowmack Canal - Various Government Agencies .
- Box 6
Folder 7
R.G. 1-4 - President's Files (Higgs, George W., Jr.) - Batteau Fest (Joe Ayers) .
- Box 6
Folder 8
R.G. 1-4 - President's Files (Higgs, George W., Jr.) - John Lewis - Goose Creek .
- Box 6
Folder 9-10
R.G. 1-4 - President's Files (Higgs, George W., Jr.) - Patowmack Canal - Correspondence and Reports .
- Box 6
Folder 11
R.G. 1-4 - President's Files (Higgs, George W., Jr.) - Burke Dam .
- Box 6
Folder 12
R.G. 1-4 - President's Files (Higgs, George W., Jr.) - Gude, Gilbert .
- Box 6
Folder 13
R.G. 1-4 - President's Files (Higgs, George W., Jr.) - Essay Contest - "From Canal to Constitution" .
- Box 6
Folder 14
R.G. 1-4 - President's Files (Higgs, George W., Jr.) - Speech to Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority .
- Box 6
Folder 15
R.G. 1-4 - President's Files (Higgs, George W., Jr.) - Donation Campaign - Buchanan Flood, 1985 .
- Box 6
Folder 16
R.G. 1-4 - President's Files (Higgs, George W., Jr.) - Miscellaneous .
- Box 7
Folder 1-2
R.G. 1-4 - President's Files (Trout, William E. III) - Annual Meeting, 1984 .
- Box 7
Folder 3
R.G. 1-4 - President's Files (Trout, William E. III) - FFV (Float Fishermen of Virginia) .
- Box 7
Folder 4
R.G. 1-4 - President's Files (Trout, William E. III) - Virginia List of Rivers .
- Box 7
Folder 4
R.G. 1-4 - President's Files (Trout, William E. III) - Virginia List of Rivers .
- Box 7
Folder 5-8
R.G. 1-4 - President's Files (Trout, William E. III) - Harding, Russ .
- Box 7
Folder 4
R.G. 1-4 - President's Files (Trout, William E. III) - Virginia List of Rivers .
- Box 7
Folder 4
R.G. 1-4 - President's Files (Trout, William E. III) - Virginia List of Rivers .
- Box 7
Folder 9
R.G. 1-4 - President's Files (Trout, William E. III) - Fluvanna Meeting, 1984 .
- Box 7
Folder 10-11
R.G. 1-4 - President's Files (Trout, William E. III) - VCNS Flyer .
- Box 8
Folder 1
R.G. 1-4 - President's Files (Trout, William E. III) - VCNS Logo .
- Box 8
Folder 2-10
R.G. 1-4 - President's Files (Trout, William E. III) - VCNS .
- Box 8
Folder 11-12
R.G. 1-4 - President's Files (Trout, William E. III) - Miscellaneous .
- Box 9
Folder 1
R.G. 1-4 - President's Files (Howlett, Myles R.) - Reports and Correspondence from W.E. Trout III .
- Box 9
Folder 2
R.G. 1-4 - President's Files (Howlett, Myles R.) - Incoming Correspondence, 1988-1995 .
- Box 9
Folder 3
R.G. 1-4 - President's Files (Howlett, Myles R.) - Canal Restoration Commentary (Morant) .
- Box 9
Folder 4
R.G. 1-4 - President's Files (Howlett, Myles R.) - Canal Conferences .
- Box 9
Folder 5-8
R.G. 1-4 - President's Files (Howlett, Myles R.) - Patowmack Canal Restoration .
- Box 9
Folder 9
R.G. 1-4 - President's Files (Howlett, Myles R.) - Essay Contest - "From Canal to Constitution" .
- Box 9
Folder 10
R.G. 1-4 - President's Files (Howlett, Myles R.) - Miscellaneous .
- Box 10
Folder 1-3
R.G. 1-4 - President's Files (Mitchell, Vivienne) - Miscellaneous .
- Box 10
Folder 4
R.G. 1-4 - President's Files (Price, Wyn) - Miscellaneous .
- Box 10
Folder 5
R.G. 1-4 - President's Files (Dunnavant, Nancy R.) - Miscellaneous .
- Box 10
Folder 6
R.G. 1-4 - President's Files (Harris, Ruth P.) - Miscellaneous .
- Box 10
Folder 7-9
R.G. 1-4 - President's Files (Kastner, Thomas M.) - Miscellaneous .
- Box 11
Folder 1
R.G. 1-6 - Treasurer's Files - Bank (Bob Bush), 1978-1980 .
- Box 11
Folder 2
R.G. 1-6 - Treasurer's Files - Savings Account, 4 June - 29 December 1980 .
- Box 11
Folder 3
R.G. 1-6 - Treasurer's Files - Balance Sheets, 1980-1990 .
- Box 11
Folder 4
R.G. 1-6 - Treasurer's Files - Checking Account, Bank Statements, Cancelled Checks, 1980-1986 .
- Box 11
Folder 5
R.G. 1-6 - Treasurer's Files - Bills and Receipts, 1981 .
- Box 11
Folder 6
R.G. 1-6 - Treasurer's Files - Bank Statements/Deposit Stubs, 1981-1982 .
- Box 11
Folder 7
R.G. 1-6 - Treasurer's Files - Bills and Receipts, 1982-1983 .
- Box 11
Folder 8
R.G. 1-6 - Treasurer's Files - Bank Statements, 1983-1984 .
- Box 11
Folder 9
R.G. 1-6 - Treasurer's Files - Savings Account, 1983-1986 .
- Box 11
Folder 10
R.G. 1-6 - Treasurer's Files - Bills and Receipts, 1984 .
- Box 11
Folder 11
R.G. 1-6 - Treasurer's Files - Insurance, 1985 .
- Box 11
Folder 12
R.G. 1-6 - Treasurer's Files - Bank, 1986 .
- Box 11
Folder 13
R.G. 1-6 - Treasurer's Files - Correspondence, 1986 .
- Box 12
Folder 1
R.G. 1-6 - Treasurer's Files - Receipts, 1986 .
- Box 12
Folder 2-4
R.G. 1-6 - Treasurer's Files - Cancelled Checks (1001-1242), 24 June 1986 - 24 July 1991 .
- Box 12
Folder 5
R.G. 1-6 - Treasurer's Files - Bank, 1987 .
- Box 12
Folder 6
R.G. 1-6 - Treasurer's Files - Correspondence, 1987 .
- Box 12
Folder 7
R.G. 1-6 - Treasurer's Files - Receipts, 1987 .
- Box 12
Folder 8
R.G. 1-6 - Treasurer's Files - Check Registers, 1987-1991 .
- Box 12
Folder 9
R.G. 1-6 - Treasurer's Files - Bank (First American Bank)/Seligman Group, 1988 .
- Box 13
Folder 1-2
R.G. 1-6 - Treasurer's Files - Correspondence, 1988 .
- Box 13
Folder 3
R.G. 1-6 - Treasurer's Files - Internal Revenue Service, 1988 .
- Box 13
Folder 4
R.G. 1-6 - Treasurer's Files - Receipts, 1988 .
- Box 13
Folder 5
R.G. 1-6 - Treasurer's Files - First American Bank/Seligman Group, 1989 .
- Box 13
Folder 6
R.G. 1-6 - Treasurer's Files - Correspondence, 1989 .
- Box 13
Folder 7
R.G. 1-6 - Treasurer's Files - Receipts, 1989 .
- Box 13
Folder 8
R.G. 1-6 - Treasurer's Files - Correspondence, 1990 .
- Box 13
Folder 9
R.G. 1-6 - Treasurer's Files - First American Bank/Seligman Group, 1990 .
- Box 13
Folder 10
R.G. 1-6 - Treasurer's Files - Receipts, 1990 .
- Box 13
Folder 11-12
R.G. 1-6 - Treasurer's Files - Membership Applications .
- Box 14
Folder 1
R.G. 1-6 - Treasurer's Files - Reports, 1985-1989 .
- Box 14
Folder 2
R.G. 1-6 - Treasurer's Files - Reports, 1990-1998 .
- Box 14
Folder 3
R.G. 1-6 - Treasurer's Files - Reports, 1999-2001 .
- Box 14
Folder 4
R.G. 1-6 - Treasurer's Files - Howlett, Lynn 1985-1989 .
- Box 14
Folder 5
R.G. 1-6 - Treasurer's Files - Bank Statements .
- Box 14
Folder 6
R.G. 1-6 - Treasurer's Files - First American Bank/Seligman Fund .
- Box 14
Folder 7-11
R.G. 1-7 - Archivist's Files - Reports and Correspondence .
- Box 15
Folder 1
R.G. 1-8 - "Tiller" Editor Files .
- Box 15
Folder 2
R.G. 1-9 - Special Notices .
- Box 15
Folder 3
R.G. 1-10 - "The Sweep" VCNS Newsletter, 1985-2000 .
- Box 15
Folder 4
R.G. 1-10 - "The Sweep" VCNS Newsletter, 2001-2007 .
- Box 15
Folder 5
R.G. 1-11 - Calendar of Events, 1997 .
- Box 15
Folder 6
R.G. 1-12 - VCNS Districts .
- Box 15
Folder 7
R.G. 1-13 - Certificates of Appreciation .
- Box 15
Folder 8
R.G. 1-13-1 - Memorials .
- Box 15
Folder 9
R.G. 1-14 - Trustee's Files (Hobbs, Thomas Gibson, Jr.) .
- Box 15
Folder 10
R.G. 1-14 - Trustee's Files - Miscellaneous .
- Box 15
Folder 11-13
R.G. 1-14 - Trustee's Files (McGehee, Minnie Lee) - Essays by William E. Trout III .
- Box 15
Folder 14
R.G. 1-15 - VCNS Chapters .
- Box 15
Folder 15
R.G. 1-15 - Potomac Chapter Meetings, 1986 .
- Box 15
Folder 16
R.G. 1-16 - Special Events .
- Box 15
Folder 17
R.G. 1-17 - James River Batteau Festival - Agendas, Minutes, Financial Records, etc .
- Box 16
Folder 1
R.G. 2-1 - Index to VCNS Publications .
- Box 16
Folder 2-9
R.G. 2-2 - "The Tiller," vol. 1, no. 1 - vol. 24, no. 3 (Spring, 1980 - Fall, 2003) .
- Box 17
Folder 1-2
R.G. 2-2 - "The Tiller," vol. 25, no. 1 - vol. 30, no. 2 (Spring, 2004 - Summer, 2009) .
- Box 17
Folder 3
R.G. 2-2 - "The Tiller" - Index .
- Box 17
Folder 4
R.G. 2-3 - "Headwaters to the Sea" Pamphlet .
- Box 17
Folder 5
R.G. 2-4 - "Canal Parks in Old Virginia" Leaflet .
- Box 17
Folder 6
R.G. 2-5 - "The Bateauman's Guide to the James" .
- Box 17
Folder 7
R.G. 2-6 - "Touring Richmond's Canal" Pamphlet .
- Box 17
Folder 8
R.G. 2-7 - "The Aged Pilot Man" Pamphlet .
- Box 17
Folder 9
R.G. 2-8 - "James River Batteau Festival Trail" Atlas .
- Box 17
Folder 10
R.G. 2-9 - "A Guide to the Works of the James River and Kanawha Company" .
- Box 17
Folder 11
R.G. 2-10 - "The James River and Kanawha Canal - Guide from Byrd Park to Tidewater" .
- Box 17
Folder 12
R.G. 2-11 - "The Patowmack Canal" Pamphlet .
- Box 17
Folder 13
R.G. 2-12 - "The Appomattox River Atlas" .
- Box 17
Folder 14
R.G. 2-13 - "The Maury River Atlas" .
- Box 17
Folder 15
R.G. 2-14 - "The Rappahannock Scenic River Atlas" .
- Box 17
Folder 16
R.G. 2-15 - "Appomattox River Seay Stories" Book .
- Box 17
Folder 17
R.G. 2-16 - "The Rivanna River Atlas" .
- Box 17
Folder 18
R.G. 2-17 - "The Glorious Adventure" Pamphlet .
- Box 17
Folder 19
R.G. 2-18 - "The Slate and Willis's Rivers Atlas" .
- Box 18
Folder 1
R.G. 2-19 - "The Goose Creek Scenic River Atlas" .
- Box 18
Folder 2
R.G. 2-20 - "The Dismal Swamp Canal Atlas" .
- Box 18
Folder 3
R.G. 2-20-1 - "The Dismal Swamp Canal Atlas" - Reprint .
- Box 18
Folder 4
R.G. 2-21 - "The Upper James Atlas" .
- Box 18
Folder 5
R.G. 2-22 - "Goochland County's Historic Canals" .
- Box 18
Folder 6
R.G. 2-23 - "Fall of the James Atlas" .
- Box 18
Folder 7
R.G. 2-24 - "River Boat Echoes" Book .
- Box 18
Folder 8
R.G. 2-25 - "Falls of the Appomattox Atlas" .
- Box 18
Folder 9
R.G. 2-26 - "The Patowmack Canal: From Canal to Constitution" Pamphlet .
- Box 18
Folder 10
R.G. 2-27 - "The Shenandoah River Atlas" .
- Box 18
Folder 11
R.G. 2-28 - The Lockhouse at Nine Mile Locks .
- Box 18
Folder 12
R.G. 2-29 - Stone Mileposts Along the Dismal Swamp Canal .
- Box 18
Folder 13
R.G. 2-30 - "The Dan River Atlas" .
- Box 18
Folder 14
R.G. 2-31 - "The New River Atlas" .
- Box 18
Folder 15
R.G. 2-32 - "The Blackwater, Nottoway and Meherrin Rivers Atlas" .
- Box 19
Folder 1
R.G. 3-1 - VCNS Projects - Great Falls (Patowmack Canal) Restoration .
- Box 19
Folder 2-3
R.G. 3-2 - VCNS Projects - James River Batteau Festival .
- Box 19
Folder 4
R.G. 3-3 - VCNS Projects - Burke Dam Project .
- Box 19
Folder 5
R.G. 3-4 - VCNS Projects - Byrd Park Pump House .
- Box 19
Folder 6
R.G. 3-5 - VCNS Projects - Tidewater Lock Stones .
- Box 19
Folder 7
R.G. 3-6 - VCNS Projects - Bibliography of Virginia Canals .
- Box 19
Folder 8
R.G. 3-7 - VCNS Projects - History of VCNS .
- Box 19
Folder 9-14
R.G. 3-8 - VCNS Projects - James River Film .
- Box 20
Folder 1
R.G. 3-9 - VCNS Projects - Ben Salem Lock Model Exhibit .
- Box 20
Folder 2
R.G. 3-10 - VCNS Projects - "From Canal to Constitution" Essay Contest, 1987 .
- Box 20
Folder 3
R.G. 3-11 - VCNS Projects - Adopt-a-Lock .
- Box 20
Folder 4
R.G. 3-12 - VCNS Projects - Dismal Swamp Canal Superintendent's/Toll House Restoration .
- Box 20
Folder 5
R.G. 3-13 - VCNS Projects - Goochland County, James River and Kanawha Canal Exhibit .
- Box 20
Folder 6
R.G. 3-14 - VCNS Projects - VCNS Web Page .
- Box 20
Folder 7
R.G. 3-15 - VCNS Projects - Richmond Riverfront Development .
- Box 20
Folder 8
R.G. 3-16 - VCNS Projects - Appomattox Riverwalk .
- Box 20
Folder 9
R.G. 3-17 - VCNS Projects - Virginia Museum of Trasportation Canal Exhibit .
- Box 20
Folder 10
R.G. 3-18 - VCNS Projects - Alexandria Tidelock Historical Marker .
- Box 20
Folder 11
R.G. 3-19A - VCNS Projects - VCNS Institutional Home - The Library of Virginia .
- Box 20
Folder 12
R.G. 3-19B - VCNS Projects - VCNS Institutional Home - Lynchburg College .
- Box 21
Folder 1
R.G. 3-20 - VCNS Projects - "Tiller" Binder Sales .
- Box 21
Folder 2
R.G. 3-21 - VCNS Projects - River Mileage System .
- Box 21
Folder 3
R.G. 3-22 - VCNS Projects - "George Washington's Canal at Great Falls, Virginia" by Tom Hahn .
- Box 21
Folder 4
R.G. 3-23- VCNS Projects - Publication Outreach .
- Box 21
Folder 5-6
R.G. 3-24 - VCNS Projects - Merger of VCNS and JRBF .
- Box 21
Folder 7
R.G. 3-25 - VCNS Projects - Great Bridge Lock Medallion .
- Box 21
Folder 8
R.G. 4-1 - Virginia Waterways Register - Status of Virginia Canals .
- Box 21
Folder 9
R.G. 4-2 - Virginia Waterways Register - Virginia Canals Structures Inventory .
- Box 21
Folder 10
R.G. 4-3-1 - Virginia Waterways Register - National Historic Register Nominations - Patowmack Canal .
- Box 21
Folder 11-12
R.G. 4-3-2 - Virginia Waterways Register - National Historic Register Nominations - Goose Creek Locks .
- Box 21
Folder 13
R.G. 4-3-3 - Virginia Waterways Register - National Historic Register Nominations - Gilmerton Lock (Dismal Swamp) .
- Box 21
Folder 14
R.G. 4-3-4 - Virginia Waterways Register - National Historic Register Nominations - Varney's Falls Dam .
- Box 21
Folder 15
R.G. 4-3-5 - Virginia Waterways Register - National Historic Register Nominations - Palmyra Ruins .
- Box 21
Folder 16
R.G. 4-3-6 - Virginia Waterways Register - National Historic Register Nominations - Union Mills Canal Outlet Locks .
- Box 21
Folder 17
R.G. 4-3-7 - Virginia Waterways Register - National Historic Register Nominations - Rivanna Navigation .
- Box 22
Folder 1
R.G. 4-6 - Corps of Engineers Drawing, James River and Kanawha Canal, Charles Ellet, Jr., Chief Engineer .
- Box 22
Folder 2
R.G. 5-1 - Other Source Info - Canal Organizations in U.S. and Canada .
- Box 22
Folder 3
R.G. 5-2 - Other Source Info - George Washington Papers, Minnesota Historical Society .
- Box 22
Folder 4
R.G. 5-3 - Other Source Info - Thomas F. Hahn Book Collection, Lyceum Museum, Alexandria .
- Box 22
Folder 5
R.G. 5-4 - Other Source Info - Bibliography: "The Patowmack Canal," National Geographic Society .
- Box 22
Folder 6
R.G. 5-5 - Other Source Info - Biblography: Mariner's Museum, Newport News .
- Box 22
Folder 7
R.G. 5-6 - Other Source Info - "Canal Boat Construction Index," ACS .
- Box 22
Folder 8
R.G. 5-7 - Other Source Info - Bibliography: "Backsights," VDOT .
- Box 22
Folder 9
R.G. 5-8 - Other Source Info - Bibliography: The Library of Virginia .
- Box 22
Folder 10
R.G. 5-9 - Other Source Info - James River and Kanawha Canal Library Collections Shelf List .
- Box 22
Folder 11-13
R.G. 5-10 - Other Source Info - Reynolds Canal Center .
- Box 22
Folder 14
R.G. 5-11 - Other Source Info - Haxall, Theodore, Canal Boat Records Index, Valentine Museum, Richmond .
- Box 22
Folder 16
R.G. 5-12 - Other Source Info - Virginia State Library Canal Exhibit, January-March, 1994.
- Box 22
Folder 16
R.G. 5-13 - Other Source Info - Canal Information, Special Collections, Duke University .
- Box 22-23
R.G. 5-14 - Other Source Info - PASCL Photograph Directory, Temple University .
- Box 23
Folder 1
R.G. 5-15 - Other Source Info - "The Virginia Genealogist" - Various Canal References .
- Box 23
Folder 2
R.G. 5-16 - Other Source Info - "A Guide to Canal Records in the New York State Archives" .
- Box 23
Folder 3
R.G. 6-1 - "Thomas Harbaugh's Journal" (C & O) .
- Box 23
Folder 4
R.G. 6-2 - "The Rappahannock Canal" by Donald S. Callaham .
- Box 23
Folder 5
R.G. 6-3 - "Patowmack Canal Preservation Alternatives" - National Park Service .
- Box 23
Folder 6
R.G. 6-4 - "The James River Batteau: Tobacco Transport in Virginia" by Bruce G. Terrell .
- Box 23
Folder 7
R.G. 6-5 - Batteau Construction Notes .
- Box 23
Folder 8
R.G. 6-6 - "1823 Survey of the River Potomac" .
- Box 23
Folder 9
R.G. 6-7 - "1785 Compact and Boundary Between Virginia and Maryland" .
- Box 23
Folder 10
R.G. 6-8 - "Reminders of Commerce on Potomac River" by Osgood R. Smith .
- Box 23
Folder 11
R.G. 6-9 - "Lynchburg and its People" by W. Asbury Christian .
- Box 23
Folder 12
R.G. 6-10 - "Richmond and Alleghany Railroad Water Rents Ledger, 1882" .
- Box 23
Folder 13
R.G. 6-11 - "The Checkered Career of Tobias Lear" by Ray Brighton .
- Box 23
Folder 14
R.G. 6-12 - "The Transfer of Early Industrial Technologies to America" .
- Box 23
Folder 15
R.G. 6-13 - "History of Allegany County, Maryland" .
- Box 23
Folder 16
R.G. 6-14 - "The Unseen River" by Garvey Winegar .
- Box 23
Folder 17
R.G. 6-15 - "Coton" - Home of Thomas Ludwell Lee, 1803, Goose Creek, Virginia .
- Box 23
Folder 18
R.G. 6-16 - 1807 Acts Passed by the Virginia General Assembly - Proposed Meherrin River Canal .
- Box 23
Folder 19
R.G. 6-17 - "Backsights" by Howard Newlon, VDOT .
- Box 24
Folder 1-2
R.G. 6-18 - Wooling Family Papers .
- Box 24
Folder 3
R.G. 6-19 - Rappahannock Canal System, 1988 .
- Box 24
Folder 4
R.G. 6-20 - "The Fate of Washington's Bequest to a National University" Essay .
- Box 24
Folder 5
R.G. 6-21 - "Economic History of the James River and Kanawha Canal" by Homer Marshall, Jr .
- Box 24
Folder 6
R.G. 6-22 - "North River Navigation Company" by Douglas E. Brady .
- Box 24
Folder 7
R.G. 6-23 - "Journey on the James" .
- Box 24
Folder 8
R.G. 6-24 - Woolen Mills Dam, Charlottesville .
- Box 24
Folder 9
R.G. 7 - VCNS Photograph Collection .
- Box 24
Folder 10-13
R.G. 8-1 - Canal Societies Periodicals - American Canal Society - "American Canals" .
- Box 25
Folder 1
R.G. 8-2 - Canal Societies Periodicals - Illinois Canal Society Newsletter .
- Box 25
Folder 2-3
R.G. 8-3 - Canal Societies Periodicals - Canal Society of Indiana - "Indiana Canals" .
- Box 25
Folder 4-6
R.G. 8-4 - Canal Societies Periodicals - Canal Society of Indiana Newsletter .
- Box 25
Folder 7-8
R.G. 8-5 - Canal Societies Periodicals - Middlesex (Mass.) Canal Association - "Towpath Topics" .
- Box 26
Folder 1-3
R.G. 8-6 - Canal Societies Periodicals - C & O Canal Association - "Along the Towpath" .
- Box 26
Folder 4-6
R.G. 8-7 - Canal Societies Periodicals - Calvert Marine Museum - "Bugeye Times" .
- Box 26
Folder 7-8
R.G. 8-8 - Canal Societies Periodicals - Canal Society of New Jersey - "On the Level" .
- Box 26
Folder 9-10
R.G. 8-9 - Canal Societies Periodicals - Canal Society of New York State - "Bottoming Out" .
- Box 26
Folder 11
R.G. 8-10 - Canal Societies Periodicals - Canal Museum Associates - "Canal Packet" .
- Box 26
Folder 12
R.G. 8-11 - Canal Societies Periodicals - Neversink Valley Area Museum - "The Towpath" .
- Box 27
Folder 1-4
R.G. 8-12 - Canal Societies Periodicals - Canal Society of Ohio - "Towpaths" .
- Box 27
Folder 5
R.G. 8-13 - Canal Societies Periodicals - Canal Society of Ohio Newsletter .
- Box 27
Folder 6
R.G. 8-14 - Canal Societies Periodicals - Pennsylvania Canal Society - "Canal Currents" .
- Box 27
Folder 7
R.G. 8-15 - Canal Societies Periodicals - Hugh Moore Historical Park and Museums (PA) - "The Locktender" .
- Box 27
Folder 8
R.G. 8-16 - Canal Societies Periodicals - James River Batteau Festival - "Virginia Batteau Journal" .
- Box 27
Folder 9
R.G. 8-17 - Canal Societies Periodicals - James River Batteau Festival - "Quarterly Review" .
- Box 27
Folder 10
R.G. 8-18 - Canal Societies Periodicals - Great Falls Park (National Park Service) - "Sharper" .
- Box 27
Folder 11
R.G. 8-19 - Canal Societies Periodicals - Savannah-Ogeechee Canal Society (GA) Newsletter .
- Box 27
Folder 12-13
R.G. 8-20 - Canal Societies Periodicals - Rideau Canal (Canada) - "Steam and Stone" .
- Box 28
Folder 1-4
R.G. 8-20 - Canal Societies Periodicals - Rideau Canal (Canada) - "Steam and Stone" .
- Box 28
Folder 5
R.G. 9-0 - Virginia Canals and Rivers - Alexandria Canal .
- Box 28
Folder 6
R.G. 9-1 - Virginia Canals and Rivers - Appomattox River .
- Box 28
Folder 7
R.G. 9-2 - Virginia Canals and Rivers - Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal .
- Box 28
Folder 8-10
R.G. 9-3 - Virginia Canals and Rivers - Dismal Swamp Canal .
- Box 28
Folder 11
R.G. 9-4 - Virginia Canals and Rivers - Goose Creek .
- Box 28
Folder 12-13
R.G. 9-5 - Virginia Canals and Rivers - James River .
- Box 29
Folder 1
R.G. 9-6 - Virginia Canals and Rivers - Maury (North) River .
- Box 29
Folder 2
R.G. 9-7 - Virginia Canals and Rivers - Potomac River .
- Box 29
Folder 3
R.G. 9-8 - Virginia Canals and Rivers - Potowmack Canal .
- Box 29
Folder 4
R.G. 9-9 - Virginia Canals and Rivers - Rappahannock River .
- Box 29
Folder 5
R.G. 9-10 - Virginia Canals and Rivers - Rivanna River .
- Box 29
Folder 6
R.G. 9-11 - Virginia Canals and Rivers - Shenandoah River .
- Box 29
Folder 7
R.G. 9-12 - Virginia Canals and Rivers - Slate and Willis's Rivers .
- Box 29
Folder 8
R.G. 10-0 - U.S. and Foreign Canals - "Canals and Railroads of the Mid-Atlantic States, 1800-1860" by Christopher T. Baer .
- Box 29
R.G. 10-1 - U.S. and Foreign Canals - American Canal Guide .
- Box 29
Folder 9
R.G. 10-3 - U.S. and Foreign Canals - Indiana Canals .
- Box 29
Folder 10
R.G. 10-4 - U.S. and Foreign Canals - Maryland Canals .
- Box 29
Folder 11
R.G. 10-5 - U.S. and Foreign Canals - Maine Canals .
- Box 29
Folder 12
R.G. 10-7 - U.S. and Foreign Canals - New Jersey Canals .
- Box 29
Folder 13
R.G. 10-8 - U.S. and Foreign Canals - New York Canals .
- Box 30
Folder 1
R.G. 10-9 - U.S. and Foreign Canals - Ohio Canals .
- Box 30
Folder 2
R.G. 10-10 - U.S. and Foreign Canals - Pennsylvania Canals .
- Box 30
Folder 3
R.G. 10-19 - U.S. and Foreign Canals - Belgian Canals .
- Box 30
Folder 4
R.G. 10-20 - U.S. and Foreign Canals - Canadian Canals .
- Box 30
Folder 5
R.G. 10-20A - U.S. and Foreign Canals - Rideau Canal .
- Box 30
Folder 6
R.G. 10-20B - U.S. and Foreign Canals - Welland Canal .
- Box 30
Folder 7
R.G. 10-22 - U.S. and Foreign Canals - English Canals .
- Box 30
Folder 8
R.G. 10-25 - U.S. and Foreign Canals - Panama Canal .
- Box 30
Folder 9
R.G. 11 - Models/Dioramas Collection .
- Box 30
Folder 10
R.G. 11-1 - Model - Tugboat, T. Haxall .
- Box 30
Folder 11
R.G. 11-2 - Model - Schooner "America," T. Haxall .
- Box 30
Folder 12
R.G. 11-3 - Diorama - Scottville Basin .
- Box 30
Folder 13
R.G. 11-4 - Model - Indiantown Creek Aquaduct, Appomattox Canal .
- Box 30
Folder 14
R.G. 11-5 - Lock Demonstration Model (Watered) .
- Box 30
Folder 15
R.G. 11-6 - Buena Vista Aquaduct Model .
- Box 30
Folder 16
R.G. 11-9 - Diorama - Byrd Creek Aquaduct/Culvert .
- Box 30
Folder 17
R.G. 11-10 - Diorama - Cedar Point Lock Keepers House and Lock #7, James River and Kanawha Canal .
- Box 30
Folder 18
R.G. 12 - Archaelogical Artifacts .
- Box 30
Folder 19
R.G. 12-1 - Richmond Basin Artifacts Display .
- Box 30
Folder 20
R.G. 12-2 - Batteau Artifacts Display (Jim Seay) .
- Box 30
Folder 21
R.G. 12-5 - Pig Iron "Liberty Furnace" .
- Box 30
Folder 22
R.G. 12-7 - Skip Pan Tool .
- Box 30
Folder 23
R.G. 13 - Artworks Collection .
- Box 30
Folder 24
R.G. 13-1 - Print - "Richmond at Dawn" .
- Box 30
Folder 25
R.G. 13-6 - Music - "The Canaller's Songbook" .
- Box 30
Folder 26
R.G. 13-7 - Music - "Minstrel Show" .
- Box 30
Folder 27
R.G. 13-12 - Print - "Richmond Packet Office" .
- Box 30
Folder 28
R.G. 13-14 - Lyrics .
- Box 30
Folder 29
R.G. 14 - Map Collection .
- Map-case 2
Drawer 12
R.G. 14-11 - Coast and Geodetic Survey Maps, James River (3 sheets), 1911 .
- Box 31
Folder 1-3
R.G. 15-1 - Newspaper Clippings - Virginia Canals/Navigations .
- Box 31
Folder 4-6
R.G. 15-1 - Newspaper Clippings - Virginia Canals/Navigations (Not Sorted) .
- Box 31
Folder 7-8
R.G. 15-2 - Newspaper Clippings - Batteaux .
- Box 31
Folder 9
R.G. 15-3 - Newspaper Clippings - Other Canals .
- Box 31
Folder 10
R.G. 16 - Video Collection .
- Box 31
Folder 11
R.G. 17 - Ephemera Collection .
- Box 31
Folder 12
R.G. 17-1 - VCNS Cloth Patch .
- Box 31
Folder 13
R.G. 17-7 - James River and Kanawha Canal Company Stock Certificate, 1861.
- Box 31
Folder 14
R.G. 17-8 - Copy of Stock Certificate - James River Canal Packet Company .
- Box 31
Folder 15
R.G. 17-9 - Copy of Virginia State Navigation Lottery Ticket, 1827 .
- Box 31
Folder 16
R.G. 18-2 - VCNS Research Library .
- Box 32
Miscellaneous Publications .
- Box 33
Accessions Card File, James River and Kanawha Company Library Card Catalog, Slides (George Washington Potomac Canal, 1982-1983), Cassette Tapes of National Park Service and VCNS Meeting, 1985 .