Nicolay, John, Papers A Guide to the John Nicolay Papers, 1792-1895 Ms.1987.027

A Guide to the John Nicolay Papers, 1792-1895 Ms.1987.027


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Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech

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Laura Katz Smith

Repository
Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech
Identification
Ms.1987.027
Title
John Nicolay Papers, 1792-1985
Quantity
1.4 Cubic Feet, 3 boxes
Creator
Nicolay, John
Language
The materials in the collection are in English.

Administrative Information

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Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open to research.

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Nicolay, John Papers, 1792-1985, Ms1987-027, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.


Biographical Note

John Nicolay was a former Blacksburg, Virginia, resident and historian. The collection consists of papers Nicolay has used for his research on the history of Montgomery County, Virginia. The topics he researched included in the collection are poverty in Montgomery County, blacks, local churches, and the Edie Family of Christiansburg, Virginia.

Scope and Contents

The types of materials in the collection include oral history tapes, slides, original documents and historical photographs of the area by Earl Palmer. In addition, there is material from Moutainside Magazine, edited by Nicolay from 1983 to 1984, such as writings by Beverly Brinlee, Jess Carr, Fred Waage, and William White.

Arrangement

The collection is arranged according to subject matter.

Separated Material

Several books were donated in 2016 as part of this collection, but were cataloged spearately for the Rare Book Collection: Nicolay, John A. Wake Forest Research Project, 2016. Nicolay, John A. An Electic History of Montgomery County, Virgina, 2018. (revised) Kessler, Clyde. Shooting Creek, 1982..


Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • Christiansburg Industrial Institute
  • Local/Regional History and Appalachian South
  • Montgomery County (Va.)

Rights Statement for Archival Description

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

Container List

Poverty in Montgomery County, Virginia
  • box-folder 1 folder: 1
    Documents
    1790-1819
  • box-folder 1 folder: 2
    Reports of Overseers of the Poor
    1799-1859
  • box-folder 1 folder: 3
    Tithables
    1805-1813
  • box-folder 1 folder: 4
    Settlements
    1805-1823
  • box-folder 1 folder: 5
    Documents
    1820-1865
  • box-folder 1 folder: 6
    Documents
    1866-1880
  • box-folder 1 folder: 7
    Miscellaneous, letters, receipts, notes
    1878
  • box-folder 1 folder: 8
    Documents
    1901-1918
  • box-folder 1 folder: 9
    Miscellaneous
    1904
box-folder 1 folder: 10
Montgomery County [VA] Order Book
1792-1793
box-folder 1 folder: 11
Montgomery County [VA] History
1880-1890
box-folder 1 folder: 12
Copies of Historical Documents Concerning the History of Montgomery County, VA
box-folder 1 folder: 13
Christiansburg Institute [I]
box-folder 1 folder: 14
Christiansburg Institute [II]
box-folder 1 folder: 15
Free Black registers for Montgomery County, VA
1806-1818
box-folder 1 folder: 16
Gentry Bigamy Case, Montgomery County, VA
1818-1827
box-folder 1 folder: 17
Warrants against Granville Page, Montgomery County, VA
1844-1858
box-folder 1 folder: 18
Summons in Case of "the Commonwealth of Virginia and Gilbert, a Slave...," Montgomery County, VA
1850
box-folder 1 folder: 19
Criminal Complaint for Assault, Montgomery County, VA
1872
box-folder 1 folder: 20
Criminal Complaint for Theft, Montgomery County, VA
1889
box-folder 1 folder: 21
Material about Charles Edie
1872-1930
box-folder 1 folder: 22
The Honorable Murder of Charlie Edie
1857-1983
box-folder 1 folder: 23
Tax Bond, Montgomery County, VA
1782
box-folder 1 folder: 24
Bills to Montgomery County, VA, for Services Rendered
1841-1846
box-folder 1 folder: 25
Letter, Chrishan to Hemings
1875
box-folder 1 folder: 26
"Devil's Den" and "Devil's Armchair" Landmarks in Montgomery County, VA, n.d.
1973
box-folder 1 folder: 27
Churches, Montgomery County, VA, n.d.
box-folder 1 folder: 28
"Draper's Meadow and Smithfield,"
1980
box-folder 1 folder: 29
Shufflebarger[?] Cabin
1973
box-folder 1 folder: 30
Allen Cabin on Brush Mountain, Montgomery County, VA, n.d.
box-folder 1 folder: 31
Kent Papers
1812-1982
box-folder 1 folder: 32
Lewis Miller
1957
box-folder 1 folder: 33
"George Hancock, Sr., of Fortheringhay,"
1972
box-folder 1 folder: 34
Craig Cemetary
1982
box-folder 1 folder: 35
"Pearisburg Gazette,"
1870
box-folder 1 folder: 36
Lynching in Smyth County, VA
1889
box-folder 1 folder: 37
Snowville, Pulaski County, VA
1937
box-folder 1 folder: 38
Wake Forest, VA: Documents
1982-1983
box-folder 1 folder: 39
Wake Forest, VA: Images, n.d.
box-folder 1 folder: 40
"Entitled: Free Papers in Appalachia,"
1978-1980
box-folder 2 folder: 1
Mountainside Magazine
1981-1983
box-folder 2 folder: 2
"West of the Blue Ridge," n.d.
box-folder 2 folder: 3
Photographs by Earl Palmer of the Montgomery County and Blue Ridge, Scenes of Past and Present, n.d.
box-folder 2 folder: 4
Photos of Production Cast of "Charlie Brown,"
1983
box-folder 2 folder: 5
Images, Miscellaneous, n.d.
Cassette Tapes
box 3 1982-1983, n.d.
  • Interviewee: Bannister, Frank
    July 23, 1982
  • Interviewee: S.B.
    January 27, 1983, n.d.
    Two cassette tapes
  • Interviewee: Johnson, Sonny
    July 15, 1982, n.d.
    Two cassette tapes
  • Interviewee: New River Symposium
    April 16, 1983
  • Interviewee: Page, Clarence
    July 6, 1982, June 15, 1982
    Three cassette tapes
  • Interviewee: Sherman, Oscar
    July 8, 1982