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Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open to research.

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Montgomery County, Virginia, Planning Study, Ms1991-060, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Source of Acquisition

The Montgomery County, Virginia, Planning Study was acquired by Special Collections and University Archives prior to 1992.

Processing Information

The processing and description of the Montgomery County, Virginia, Planning Study commenced and was completed in October, 2022.

Scope and Content

This collection consists of a draft of a planning study for Montgomery County, Virginia. Conducted by first-year graduate students in the Virginia Polytechnic Institute Department of Urban and Regional Planning, the study was completed in 1965. The draft contains approximately 70 leaves and includes figures and tabulated data. The study is arranged under the following section headings: The County Today (Regional Transition; The Land--Its Use, Misuse, and Potential; Human Resources; Transportation; Commerce; Employment; Political Aspects; and Objectives for Montgomery County Development) and Promising Patterns (Growth: Implications of Urbanization; Non-Urban Lands; Transportation; The Land Use; Shopping Distribution; Employment; Montgomery County Government; Investment Policy; Financial Implementation; Implementative System; and Land Use Controls).

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• City planning
• Local/Regional History and Appalachian South
• Montgomery County (Va.)
• University History
• Virginia Polytechnic Institute (1944-1970)

General

This collection had been accessioned and originally cataloged as the Montgomery County, Virginia, Survey, but a review of the contents during processing in 2022 suggested that Montgomery County, Virginia, Planning Study would be a more suitable title.

Rights Statement for Archival Description

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