Contents List

• Series I: Correspondence, 1958-1988.
• Correspondence to APVA members, 1961-1970. Box-folder: 1:1
  
• Correspondence about the Civil War Centennial, 1958-1964. Box-folder: 1:2
  
• Correspondence and photographs to and from Howe P. Cochran, 1962-1964. Box-folder: 1:3
  
• Correspondence to/from Charles W. Crush, 1962-1964. Box-folder: 1:4
  
• Correspondence to/from and newspaper articles about the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), 1962-64, and DAR May 1961 and August-September 1963 magazines. Box-folder: 1:5
  
• Correspondence to/from Preston Davie, 1961-1965. Box-folder: 1:6
  
• Correspondence to/from Virginia Drewry, 1960-1965. Box-folder: 1:7
  
• Correspondence to/from Virginia Farrier, Marion Fuller, Mary Fray, and Preston Fox III, 1960-1963. Box-folder: 1:8
  
• Correspondence to/from and newspaper articles about the Garden Club of Virginia, 1969-1894. Box-folder: 1:9
  
• Correspondence to/from Preston P. Joyes, 1960-1965. Box-folder: 1:10
  
• Correspondence to/from Mrs. Lamb (includes newspaper articles about her death), 1958-1965. Box-folder: 1:11
  
• Correspondence to/from Brockenbrough Lamb Jr. (includes newspaper articles about his death), 1960-1964. Box-folder: 1:12
  
• Correspondence on Cyrus Hall McCormick Historical Site, 1958-1959. Box-folder: 1:13
  
• Correspondence to/from William Tayloe Munford (Smithfield Plantation interior decorator), 1963-1965. Box-folder: 1:14
  
• Correspondence about the National Trust for Historic Preservation, 1959-1963. Box-folder: 2:1
  
• Correspondence to/from Sarah Caperton Preston and Nelly C. Preston, 1961-1964. Box-folder: 2:2
  
• Correspondence to/from Marguerite Stuart Quarles, 1958-1960. Box-folder: 2:3
  
• Correspondence about the National Trust Summer School (summer study abroad programs), 1958-1964. Box-folder: 2:4
  
• Correspondence to/from Mrs. W. Taliaferro Thompson, 1963-1965. Box-folder: 2:5
  
• Miscellaneous correspondence to/from George Shackelford, 1957-1959. Box-folder: 2:6
  
• Miscellaneous correspondence to/from George Shackelford, 1960. Box-folder: 2:7
  
• Miscellaneous correspondence to/from George Shackelford, 1961. Box-folder: 2:8
  
• Miscellaneous correspondence to/from George Shackelford (includes photographs of paintings, misc.), 1962. Box-folder: 2:9
  
• Miscellaneous correspondence to/from George Shackelford, 1963. Box-folder: 2:10
  
• Miscellaneous correspondence to/from George Shackelford, 1964. Box-folder: 2:11
  
• Miscellaneous correspondence to/from George Shackelford, 1965. Box-folder: 2:12
  
• Miscellaneous correspondence to/from George Shackelford, 1967-1970. Box-folder: 3:1
  
• Miscellaneous correspondence to/from George Shackelford, 1975-1979. Box-folder: 3:2
  
• Miscellaneous correspondence to/from George Shackelford (includes obituaries of William P. Mounfield), 1980-1988. Box-folder: 3:3
  
• Miscellaneous correspondence to/from George Shackelford, n.d. Box-folder: 3:4
  
• Series II: Publications, 1959-1989.
• Newspaper articles about Smithfield Plantation, 1959-1969. Box-folder: 3:5
  
• Copies of newspaper articles about Smithfield Plantation, 1960-1963. Box-folder: 3:6
  
• Newspaper articles about Smithfield Plantation, 1970-1973. Box-folder: 3:7
  
• Newspaper articles about Smithfield Plantation, 1980-1984. Box-folder: 3:8
  
• APVA Discovery magazines, [Fall 1977; Spring and Fall 1978; Spring and Fall 1980; Summer 1981; Fall/Winter 1982; Winter 1982; Winter 1983; 1984-85 annual reports; 1986-88; and Centennial 1989], 1977-1989. Box-folder: 3:9
  
• APVA newsletters (Vol. I, no. 1 through Vol. VI, no. 3), 1983-1988. Box-folder: 3:10
  
• Montgomery County Branch APVA newsletters, [Jan. 1981; Feb. 1983; Jan. 1984; May 1985; Jan. 1986; Mar. and Oct. 1987; Mar., Jun., and Nov. 1988; and Jun. 1989], 1981-1989. Box-folder: 3:11
  
• Series III: Smithfield Plantation Renovation, 1899-1989.
• Photographs and negatives of Smithfield Plantation, 1899-1967. Box-folder: 4:1
  
• Smithfield Plantation titles, copies of deeds, appraisals, and plats, 1904-1963. Box-folder: 4:2
  
• Acquisition of Smithfield Plantation property (initial proposal, APVA acceptance, Montgomery County Branch APVA Constitution & By-Laws), 1958-1962. Box-folder: 4:3
  
• Correspondence to/from G.E. Trout & Sons, General Contractors at Smithfield Plantation, 1959-1963. Box-folder: 4:4
  
• Smithfield Plantation historical information, restoration plan, and budget plan for operations, 1960. Box-folder: 4:5
  
• Roof shingles for Smithfield Plantation, 1960. Box-folder: 4:6
  
• Financing for the restoration of Smithfield Plantation, 1960-1963. Box-folder: 4:7
  
• Process of renovation at Smithfield Plantation (architect and contractor correspondence), 1960-1964. Box-folder: 4:8
  
• Photocopies of layouts and blueprints for Smithfield Plantation, 1960-1982. Box-folder: 4:9
  
• Correspondence about refurnishing Smithfield Plantation, 1961-1981. Box-folder: 4:10
  
• Notepaper and postal cards for Smithfield Plantation, 1962-1963. Box-folder: 5:1
  
• Correspondence from Guerrant & Mounfield, architects for Smithfield Plantation restoration, 1962-1964. Box-folder: 5:2
  
• Smithfield Plantation restoration correspondence, sketches, and photographs, 1962-1964. Box-folder: 5:3
  
• Smithfield Plantation restoration bills and correspondence, 1962-1965. Box-folder: 5:4
  
• Information about furniture (appraisals, gifts, purchases, shipping orders, and photographs), 1962-1965. Box-folder: 5:5
  
• "Specifications for Restoration of Smithfield Plantation House," copy 1, by Guerrant & Mounfield, A.I.A. Architects, 1963. Box-folder: 5:6
  
• "Specifications for Restoration of Smithfield Plantation House," duplicate of copy 1, by Guerrant & Mounfield, A.I.A. Architects, 1963. Box-folder: 5:7
  
• "Proposed Landscape Plan for Smithfield Plantation" by Philip John Markham, 1967. Box-folder: 5:8
  
• Montgomery County Branch APVA archeological project at Smithfield Plantation, 1967-1975. Box-folder: 5:9
  
• "A Report on an Excavation at Smithfield Plantation House" (trench excavation along the south side of the main house and office excavation) by K.R. Bonnett and J.D. Lahendro, and Quarterly Bulletin of Archeological Society of Virginia, 1975-1976. Box-folder: 5:10
  
• Smithfield Plantation proposal for public restroom sites, 1977. Box-folder: 6:1
  
• Smithfield Plantation Accessions Committee Report. Accession are of furniture, "Janie Preston" doll, rugs from Howe Preston Cockran, and Indian artifacts, donated to Smithfield, 1980. Box-folder: 6:2
  
• "Archeological Testing of 44MY97, Smithfield Plantation" (location of cultural deposits on grounds north of main house) by Herbert G. Fisher, 1982. Box-folder: 6:3
  
• Smithfield Plantation capital funds drive, 1982. Box-folder: 6:4
  
• Smithfield Plantation improvements for water and sewer, 1982. Box-folder: 6:5
  
• Smithfield Plantation reconstruction notes and fees, 1982-1984. Box-folder: 6:6
  
• Smithfield Plantation restroom project, 1982-1986. Box-folder: 6:7
  
• "Archeological Testing of Walkway Feature 44MY97, Smithfield Plantation" by Herbert G. Fisher (includes slides and photographs), 1983. Box-folder: 6:8
  
• Smithfield Plantation building committee report, 1984. Box-folder: 6:9
  
• Smithfield Plantation building committee, 1984. Box-folder: 6:10
  
• Smithfield Plantation contracts with Don Loop, Inc., Masonry and building contractor, 1984-1986. Box-folder: 6:11
  
• Smithfield Plantation air conditioning correspondence (includes photographs), 1984-1989. Box-folder: 6:12
  
• Smithfield Plantation storm window specs and catalogs; possible donations for windows, 1985. Box-folder: 6:13
  
• Smithfield Plantation organization and operations, 1985. Box-folder: 7:1
  
• Smithfield Plantation building committee (includes photographs), 1985-1986. Box-folder: 7:2
  
• Smithfield Plantation budgets and plans, 1985-1989. Box-folder: 7:3
  
• "Air Conditioning Study for Smithfield Plantation Main House" by Mills, Oliver, & Webb, Inc., Architects, 1986. Box-folder: 7:4
  
• Smithfield Plantation curator contract, 1986-1988. Box-folder: 7:5
  
• Smithfield Plantation building committee, 1986-1990. Box-folder: 7:6
  
• Smithfield Plantation pest control records, 1986-1990. Box-folder: 7:7
  
• Smithfield Plantation well abandonment, Roanoke Pump Sales & Service, 1987. Box-folder: 7:8
  
• "Central Chimney Base Excavation, Smithfield Plantation" by Woods River Construction Co. (includes photographs), 1987. Box-folder: 7:9
  
• Smithfield Plantation beam reinforcement (includes photographs), 1987. Box-folder: 8:1
  
• Information on cedar shingles and shakes for Smithfield Plantation, 1987. Box-folder: 8:2
  
• "New Air Conditioning System, Smithfield Plantation" by Mills, Oliver, & Webb, Inc., Architects, 1987. Box-folder: 8:3
  
• Smithfield Plantation waterproofing (includes photographs and negatives), 1987-1988. Box-folder: 8:4
  
• Smithfield Plantation air conditioning, Mills, Oliver, & Webb Inc., Architects, 1987-19883 Box-folder: 8:5
  
• Smithfield Plantation air conditioning, Woods River Company, 1987-1988. Box-folder: 8:6
  
• Smithfield Plantation air conditioning controls and schematics, 1987-1989. Box-folder: 8:7
  
• Smithfield Plantation building committee, bills paid, 1987-1990. Box-folder: 8:8
  
• Smithfield Plantation air conditioning, Air Control Corporation, 1987-1990. Box-folder: 9:1
  
• Smithfield Plantation painting specifications and catalogs, 1988-1989. Box-folder: 9:2
  
• Smithfield Plantation interior painting, 1988-1989. Box-folder: 9:3
  
• "Smithfield Plantation, Historic Paint Research Report: The Interior Woodwork" by Matthew John Mosca, 1989. Box-folder: 9:4
  
• Smithfield Plantation letterhead and envelopes. Box-folder: 9:5
  
• "Specifications for the Restoration of Smithfield Plantation House" by Mounfield and Nichols, A.I.A. Architects. Box-folder: 9:6
  
• Smithfield Plantation Restoration booklet. Box-folder: 9:7
  
• Smithfield Plantation blueprint and sketches for the relocation of heat pumps. Box-folder: 9:8
  
• Series IV: Renovations of other Smithfield Plantation Buildings, 1970-1986.
• Smithfield Plantation Cook's Cabin restoration, 1970. Box-folder: 9:9
  
• "Restoration of Miller's Log House, Establishment of Water Source for Mill, and Eventual Reconstruction of Grist Mill" by William L. Favrao, 1976. Box-folder: 9:10
  
• "Outline Specifications for Restoration and Remodeling of the Miller's House and Site Water and Sewer Lines" by Rogers & Reynolds Architects, Inc., 1982. Box-folder: 9:11
  
• Application for funds for Cook's Cabin, Miller's House, and water and sewer, 1982. Box-folder: 9:12
  
• "Outline Specifications for 1) Restoration and Remodeling of the Miller's House and 2) Site Water and Sewer Lines, Smithfield Plantation" by Rogers & Reynolds Architects, Inc. (includes photographs), 1982. Box-folder: 9:13
  
• Smithfield Plantation Smokehouse contract, 1985-1986. Box-folder: 9:14
  
• Smithfield Plantation Cook's Cabin and Smokehouse restoration, 1986. Box-folder: 10:1
  
• Contract Documents, Cook's Cabin Enclosure, Smithfield Plantation, 1986. Box-folder: 10:2
  
• Smithfield Plantation enclosure of Cook's Cabin and restoration of Weaver's Cabin, 1986-1990. Box-folder: 10:3
  
• Photographs of the Miller's Log House. Box-folder: 10:4
  
• Series V: AVPA General Files, 1899-1989.
• APVA Souvenir of the Midsummer Night's Dream (souvenir book containing history and board members of APVA, play committees, and advertisements), 1899. Box-folder: 10:5
  
• Montgomery County Branch APVA membership and financial records, 1957-1970. Box-folder: 10:6
  
• Montgomery County Branch APVA Constitution & By-laws, annual reports, meeting agendas/notes, membership list, 1957-1971. Box-folder: 10:7
  
• Montgomery County Branch APVA minutes and records (bound book), 1959-1963. Box-folder: 10:8
  
• APVA mailing lists, 1960-1962 Box-folder: 11:1
  
• Montgomery County Branch APVA minutes, 1963-1979. Box-folder: 11:2
  
• Newspaper clippings about Smithfield Plantation, 1973-1988. Box-folder: 11:3
  
• Purchase of 7.11 acres of Smithfield Plantation property from estate of Janie B. Lamb, 1979. Box-folder: 11:4
  
• Montgomery County Branch APVA minutes, 1979-1894. Box-folder: 11:5
  
• APVA accessions policy and accessions of items for Smithfield Plantation, 1980-1989. Box-folder: 11:6
  
• Montgomery County Branch APVA minutes, financial reports, and building committee reports, 1981-1983. Box-folder: 11:7
  
• Montgomery County Branch APVA handbook (minutes, budgets and budget reports, members, by-laws, maps, and copies of photographs), 1984-1990. Box-folder: 11:8
  
• Montgomery County Branch APVA amended by-laws, 1985. Box-folder: 12:1
  
• Montgomery County Branch APVA minutes, 1985-1986. Box-folder: 12:2
  
• APVA Branch Operating Manual prepared for the Montgomery County Branch, 1987. Box-folder: 12:3
  
• Information about the APVA Centennial Celebration, 1989. Box-folder: 12:4
  
• Series VI: Historical Documents, 1754-1826.
• Manuscript account book of William Preston of Greenfield, 1754-1759. Box-folder: 12:5
  
• Manuscript account book of William Preston of Greenfield, 1755-1763. Box-folder: 12:6
  
• Original document of tax document on William Preston's estate, 1805. Box-folder: 12:7
  
• Manuscript pages detailing work done by a wheelright, 1845-1850. Box-folder: 12:8
  
• James Cochran's handwritten copy of Mrs. Letitia Floyd's 1843 manuscript of History of the Preston Family, done by Cochran in 1848. Includes a typescript transcription by June Stubbs, 1996. Box-folder: 12:9
  
• Obituary notice of Mrs. Louisa Penelope Preston, 1853. Box-folder: 12:10
  
• E.L. Hawkins manuscript book of his Blacksburg business general ledger accounts, 1895. Box-folder: 12:11
  
• Envelope with piece of flax spun by Margaret Buchanan Campbell (the envelope has a written account of the history of the flax--"Charles Campbell was placed in jail because he was unable to pay all his taxes. His wife, Margaret, spun flax thread to sell. She was able to get her husband out of jail and pay their taxes with the money she made from the thread"), 1907. Box-folder: 12:12
  
• Letter to Mrs. J.S. Grasty from Monica McPherson, 1932. Box-folder: 12:13
  
• Poem by Kathleen Shelor Bibb, "Smithfield" Ancestor of V.P.I., 1964. Box-folder: 12:14
  
• Typed copy of The Will of Colonel William Preston, The Radford Review, Faculty Research Issue, 1972. Box-folder: 12:15
  
• Inventory of Preston papers and correspondence about appraisals, 1985. Box-folder: 12:16
  
• "Archeological Investigation of the Governor John Floyd and Letitia Preston Floyd Graves, Sweet Springs, Monroe County, West Virginia" by Kenneth W. Robinson, 1988. Box-folder: 12:17
  
• Geneology of the Preston family. Box-folder: 12:18
  
• Copy of text written on John Preston's monument at Tinkling Spring Cemetery. Box-folder: 12:19
  
• Photograph copy of the Preston Family and the Civil War. Box-folder: 12:20
  
• Typescript list of the account of property William Preston owned when he died on June 28, 1793. Box-folder: 12:21
  
• Photocopy of list of the personal estate of Jamis P. Preston. Box-folder: 12:22
  
• Photocopies of Susanna Smith Preston's last will and testament (1822), inventory of goods (1825), and account of property sold (1826). Box-folder: 12:23
  
• Colonel William Preston and His Illustrious Progeny, by George Shackelford. Box-folder: 12:24
  
• Smithfield Plantation. Box-folder: 12:25
  
• Poem by Hyde Fowlkes, Smithfield. Box-folder: 12:26
  
• Photograph of Thomas Lewis Preston. Box-folder: 12:27
  
• Copies of drawings of William Lynn Lewis, Mary Preston Lewis, Margaret Lynn Lewis Cochran, John Cochran, with a brief history on the back of each. Box-folder: 12:28
  
• Series VII: Miscellaneous Documents, 1959-1986.
• National Trust for Historic Preservation printed material, 1959-1964. Box-folder: 13:1
  
• Information about the tourist industry from the U.S. Department of Commerce and correspondence about creating a commission to study the tourist industry, 1964-1965. Box-folder: 13:2
  
• Acceptance and thank you notes to the Preservation of Restored Grounds and Garden of Smithfield Plantation, hosted by the Garden Club of Virginia, 1984. Box-folder: 13:3
  
• Resume and letter of recommendation for Jeffrey Clayton Turner, Smithfield Plantation resident curator, 1985. Box-folder: 13:4
  
• Notes on Virginia publications, 1985-1987. Box-folder: 13:5
  
• "Williams Mill Report" (Valley Roller Mill restoration, includes photographs and negatives), 1986. Box-folder: 13:6
  
• Typed geneology on the Montgomery and Graham family. Box-folder: 13:7
  
• Copy of historical map of Montgomery County. Box-folder: 13:8
  
• Photographs and negatives of Cane Mill at Mabry Mill. Box-folder: 13:9
  
• iscellaneous unidentified pen sketches of lake scenes and trees (artist unknown). Box-folder: 13:10
  
• Copy of "Park Planning Guidelines" by George E. Fogg. Box-folder: 13:11
  
• Brochures and pamphlets about Jamestown (historic property owned by APVA). Box-folder: 13:12
  
• Old Church Tower at Jamestown by Chas. W. Smith. Box-folder: 13:13
  
• Oversize Folders, 1962-1990.
• Smithfield Plantation restoration blueprints, 1962-1963. Folder: 1
  
• Smithfield Plantation restoration drawings, 1962-1965. Folder: 2
  
• Smithfield Plantation restoration drawings, 1963-1965. Folder: 3
  
• Smithfield Plantation restoration blueprints, 1963-1965. Folder: 4
  
• Smithfield Plantation Miller's Cabin restoration drawings, 1980-1982. Folder: 5
  
• Smithfield Plantation restoration blueprints, 1982-1990. Folder: 6
  
• Smithfield Plantation Log Cabin restoration blueprints, 1990. Folder: 7