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Southwest Virginia Vertical Files, 1960s-present VerticalFile.003


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Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech

Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, Virginia 24061
Business Number: 540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu
URL: http://spec.lib.vt.edu

Special Collections and University Archives Staff

Repository
Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech
Identification
VerticalFile.003
Title
Southwest Virginia Vertical Files (List of Subjects), 1960s-present
Quantity
14 Cubic Feet, 10 boxes
Language
The materials in the collection are in English.

Administrative Information

Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use

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Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [folder title], Southwest Virginia Vertical Files, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Source of Acquisition

Newman Library staff began collection materials for vertical files during the 1960s. Special Collections and University Archives staff add to existing files and continue to create new files as the need arises.

Scope and Content

In general, vertical files at Special Collections and University Archives include newspaper clippings, photocopies, ephemera, unpublished and/or informal publications, and other papers relating to a specific subject area. Files in this collection relate to the New River Valley and counties  next hit and locations throughout Southwest Virginia. Each topic below has at least one folder and many include cross references.

Arrangement

Vertical files are arranged alphabetically by subject.

Related Material

See the following collections at Virginia Tech Special Collections and University Archives:

Blacksburg Vertical Files
Montgomery previous hit County  next hit/Christiansburg Vertical Files
Biographical Vertical Files (mostly relating to Virginia Tech and/or local history)
Record Group Vertical Files (history of Virginia Tech colleges, departments, administrative units, and organizations)
Virginia Tech and Local History Mounted Clippings (precursor to the vertical files, with materials dating back to the 1870s)

Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • Local/Regional History and Appalachian South
  • Vertical files
  • Women -- History

Rights Statement for Archival Description

The guide to the Southwest Virginia Vertical Files by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your- work/public-domain/cc0/ ).

Container List

Agriculture (2 folders) (see also Food and Foodways)
Airport - previous hit Roanoke  next hit
Alcohol and Drugs
Alleghany previous hit County  next hit
Amish
Appalachian Mountains
Appalachian Power Company
Appalachian Trail
Archeology
Art Museum of Western Virginia
Arts, Crafts, Etc. (2 folders)
Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities
Atlantic Coast Pipeline
Awards and Rankings
Barter Theater
Bath previous hit County  next hit
Bedford previous hit County  next hit (2 folders)
Beer and Breweries
Bell, The
Black History (see also Race Relations; Racial and Ethnic Minorities)
Bland previous hit County  next hit
Bland previous hit County  next hit - History
Blue Ridge Folk Festival
Blue Ridge Parkway
Botetourt previous hit County  next hit
Botetourt previous hit County  next hit - History
Boy Scouts
Breweries (see Beer and Breweries)
Bristol
Buchanan previous hit County  next hit
Buchanan previous hit County  next hit - History
Buildings and Houses
Business and Industry (4 folders)
Cable TV
Carroll previous hit County  next hit
Carroll previous hit County  next hit - History
Cascades (see also Mountain Lake)
Caves
Center in the Square
Charities (see Community Organizations and Programs)
Child Abuse
Church of the Brethren
Churches (see also names of specific churches; Religion)
Civil War (2 folders)
Claytor Lake
Cloyd's Mountain
Clubs
Coal Mines (4 folders)
Coal Mines - Strikes
Coal Mines - Strikes - Pittstone Strike (1989-1990) (3 folders)
Communications
Community Colleges (see also New River Community College)
Community Organizations and Programs
Concerts and Plays (see also Performing Arts)
Conservation
previous hit County  next hit Organization
Covered Bridges
Coyotes (see Wildlife)
Craig previous hit County  next hit
Craig previous hit County  next hit - History
Crime and Law Enforcement
Cripple Creek
Dams
Demonstrations (see Political Activism and Demonstrations)
Dickenson previous hit County  next hit
Dickenson previous hit County  next hit - History
Disasters
Disasters - Blizzard of 1993
Dublin, Virginia
Economy and Economic Development (4 folders)
Education (2 folders) (see Education, Higher; Schools)
Education, Higher
Energy
Entertainment (see Recreation and Entertainment)
Environment (see also Wildlife) (2 folders)
Explore Project (see previous hit Roanoke  next hit River Foundation)
Fairy Stones
Festivals (see also Blue Ridge Folk Festival; Floydfest)
Fish
Flood Control
Floods (1985)
Floods (1987 - present)
Flora
Floyd previous hit County  next hit
Floyd previous hit County  next hit - Arts and Crafts
Floyd previous hit County  next hit - Buildings and Houses
Floyd previous hit County  next hit - Business and Industry
Floyd previous hit County  next hit - History
Floyd previous hit County  next hit - Recreation
Floyd previous hit County  next hit - Rural Living
Floyd previous hit County  next hit - Schools
Floydfest (2 folders)
Folklore (see Ghosts and Folklore)
Food and Foodways (see also Agriculture)
Forest Fires
Forts
Four Wheel Club
Franklin previous hit County  next hit
Franklin previous hit County  next hit - History
French and Indian War
Fry-Jefferson Map
Gardens and Gardening (see Agriculture)
Gay and Lesbian Groups (see LGBTQ+)
Genealogical Research - General
Geology
Ghosts and Folklore
Giles previous hit County  next hit (3 folders)
Giles previous hit County  next hit - History
Grayson previous hit County  next hit
Grayson previous hit County  next hit - History
Greenfield
Ground Zero
Harrison Heritage and Cultural Center
Health (2 folders)
Henry previous hit County  next hit
Henry previous hit County  next hit - History
Hillsville Flea Market
Historic Garden Week
Historic Homes
Historic Preservation
Home Shopping Network (see Business and Industry)
Homestead
Hospitals (2 folders)
Hot Springs
Hotel previous hit Roanoke  next hit
Housing
Indians (see Indigenous Peoples)
Indigenous Peoples
Industrial Parks and Development
Ingles Ferry
Ivanhoe
Jackson Ferry Shot Tower (see Shot Tower - Wytheville)
Jefferson National Forest
Ku Klux Klan
Labor
Landfills (see also New River Resource Authority)
Lee previous hit County  next hit
Lee previous hit County  next hit - History
LGBTQ+
Libraries
Literacy Volunteers of the New River Valley
"Long Way Home, The"
Lottery
McCormick Farm
Melungeons
Mental Health
Merger (see previous hit Roanoke  next hit Merger)
Military
Miller & Rhoads - previous hit Roanoke  next hit
Mills
Mount Rogers
Mountain Lake (3 folders)
Mountain Valley Pipeline (see MVP)
Museums
Music and Musicians (see also Performing Arts)
MVP (Mountain Valley Pipeline) (4 folders) (see also Oil and Gas)
NAACP
Narrows
Native Americans (see Indigenous Peoples)
Natural Disasters (see Disasters)
Natural History Museum (see Virginia Museum of Natural History)
New River (2 folders)
New River Community Action, Inc.
New River Community College
New River Historical Society
New River Resource Authority
New River Trail
New River Valley Airport
New River Valley Development Corporation
New River Valley Fair
New River Valley Planning District
New River Wildlife Center
Newbern
Newport
Newport - History
Newspapers and Magazines
Norfolk and Western Railway (see also Norfolk Southern Corporation; Railroads)
Norfolk and Western Railway Demonstration Train
Norfolk Southern Corporation (2 folders) (see also Norfolk and Western Railway; Railroads)
Oil and Gas (see also MVP (Mountain Valley Pipeline))
Patrick previous hit County  next hit
Patrick previous hit County  next hit - History
Peace Movements (see Protests and Peace Movements)
Performing Arts (2 folders) (see also Concerts and Plays; Music and Musicians)
Pioneer and Frontier Life
Planning, Zoning and Development
Political Activism and Demonstrations (see also Protests and Peace Movements)
Politics (see also Voting and Elections)
Population
Prisons - see Crime and Law Enforcement
Protests and Peace Movements (see also Political Activism and Demonstrations)
Pulaski - History
Pulaski - Renovation
Pulaski previous hit County  next hit (4 folders)
Pulaski previous hit County  next hit - History
Race Relations (see also Black History; Racial and Ethnic Minorities)
Racial and Ethnic Minorities (2 folders) (see also Black History; Race Relations)
Radio Stations
Railroads (2 folders) (see also Norfolk and Western Railway; Norfolk Southern Corporation)
Recreation and Entertainment (2 folders)
Religion (see also Churches)
Religion - History
Rescue Squad / Fire Dept.
Restaurants
Revolutionary War
Roads (2 folders)
previous hit Roanoke  next hit, 1980-1989
previous hit Roanoke  next hit, 1990- (2 folders)
previous hit Roanoke  next hit - Merger (see previous hit Roanoke  next hit previous hit County  next hit / previous hit Roanoke  next hit Merger)
previous hit Roanoke  next hit - Gainsboro Road Controversy
previous hit Roanoke  next hit - Museums
previous hit Roanoke  next hit previous hit County  next hit, 1951-1989
previous hit Roanoke  next hit previous hit County  next hit, 1990-
previous hit Roanoke  next hit previous hit County  next hit - History
previous hit Roanoke  next hit previous hit County  next hit / previous hit Roanoke  next hit Merger
previous hit Roanoke  next hit River Foundation (2 folders)
previous hit Roanoke  next hit River Parkway
Russell previous hit County  next hit - History
St. Albans
Salem
Saltville
Schools (2 folders)
Scott previous hit County  next hit
Scott previous hit County  next hit - History
Senior Citizens
September 11 Attacks
Shot Tower
Slavery (see Black History)
Smith Mountain Lake
Smyth previous hit County  next hit
Smyth previous hit County  next hit - History
Snowville
Social Services
"Southwest Corner" Index
Springs
State Museum of Natural History (see Virginia Museum of Natural History)
Tazewell previous hit County  next hit
Tazewell previous hit County  next hit - History
Telecommunications
Television
Theaters
Top 10 Stories of the Year
Tourism (2 folders)
Transportation
UFOs (see Wythe previous hit County  next hit)
Virginia Museum of Natural History
Virginia Museum of Transportation
Voting and Elections (see also Politics)
Washington previous hit County  next hit
Washington previous hit County  next hit - History
Water Supply
Weather
Wilderness Road
Wildlife (see also Environment)
Wine and Wineries
Wise previous hit County  next hit
Wise previous hit County  next hit - History
Women
Women's Resource Center
Wythe previous hit County  next hit (2 folders)
Wythe previous hit County - History
YMCA
Zinc Mines