New River Valley Planning District Commission Records A Guide to the New River Valley Planning District Commission Records,
1959-1991, n.d. Ms.1998.024
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
Sarah Gouger, student assistant, and Laura Katz Smith, Manuscripts Curator (1999); Kira A. Dietz, Archivist (2011)
Repository
Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech
Identification
Ms.1998.024
Title
New River Valley Planning District Commission Records, 1959-1991, n.d.
Quantity
3 Cubic Feet, 3 boxes
Creator
New River Valley Planning District Commission
Location
Please note: This collection is located in off-site storage and requires 2-3 days notice for retrieval. Contact Special Collections for
more information.
Language
The materials in the collection are in English.
Abstract
The New River Valley Planning District Commission records consist of reports, files, and other literature gathered and used
by the commission to aid their planning for the New River Valley of Virginia.
The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University
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Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder],
New River Valley Planning District Commission Records, Ms1998-024, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech,
Blacksburg, Va.
Source of Acquisition
The New River Valley Planning District Commission Records were donated to Special Collections in December 1998.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the New River Valley Planning District Commission Records was completed in
January and February 1999 by Sarah Gouger, student assistant, and Laura Katz Smith, Manuscripts Curator. Additional description
was completed in March 2011, when the html guide was converted to an EAD finding aid.
The New River Valley Planning District is one of twenty one planning districts in Virginia whose commissions are chartered
under Virginia law. Also known as PDC 4, the organization encompasses the counties of Floyd, Giles, Montgomery, and Pulaski,
and the City of Radford.
The commission serves the local governments in the area and their citizenry by providing a number of different services ranging
from economic development to regional recycling. The purpose of the planning district commission is to promote regional cooperation,
to coordinate the activities and policies of member local governments, and to provide planning assistance to local governments.
The commission is financed by a combination of local, state, and federal funds.
The New River Valley Planning District Commission records consist of reports, files, and other literature gathered and used
by the commission to aid their planning for the New River Valley of Virginia. Some of the records, spanning from 1959 to 1991,
deal with forestation, wilderness management, water systems, economic concerns, and housing in the New River Valley and other
areas of southern Appalachia. Also includes several publications from the Appalachian Regional Commission.