Montgomery County/Christiansburg Vertical Files Montgomery County/Christiansburg Vertical Files, 1960s-present VerticalFile.002

Montgomery County/Christiansburg Vertical Files, 1960s-present VerticalFile.002

Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech

Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)
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Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, Virginia 24061
Business Number: 540-231-6308
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Special Collections and University Archives Staff

Repository

Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech

Identification

VerticalFile.002

Title

Montgomery County / Christiansburg Vertical Files (List of Subjects) 1960s-present

Quantity

11.2 Cubic Feet, 18 boxes

Language

The materials in the collection are in English.

Administrative Information

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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], Montgomery County/Christiansburg 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vertical files at Special Collections and University Archives include newspaper clippings, photocopies, ephemera, unpublished and/or informal publications, and other papers relating to a specific subject area.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 Christiansburg, Montgomery County, and their history. 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

Southwest Virginia 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

Christiansburg (Va.)
Local/Regional History and Appalachian South
Montgomery County (Va.)
Vertical files
Women -- History

Rights Statement for Archival Description

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

Significant Places Associated With the Collection

Christiansburg (Va.)

Container List

Abner's Knob (see History - Specific Communities)

Agriculture

Alcohol and Drug Use

Alleghany Springs

American National Red Cross

Amtrak (see Hilltopper - Amtrak)

Animal Welfare (see also Humane Society)

Annexation - Christiansburg

Arts and Crafts

B-29 Superfortress "Virginia Tech" Fund Drive

Baptist Churches (see also Schaeffer Memorial Baptist Church)

Barger Fort

Basham (see History - Specific Communities)

Belmont

Big Spring Farm (Joe Stewart) (see F232 .M7 U59 1937 v.1 Large Spec)

Blue Laws - (see also Taxes and Bonds)

Board of Supervisors (see also Government)

Brush Mountain Millstones

Budget and Financing (see also Taxes and Bonds)

Budget and Financing - Christiansburg (see also Taxes and Bonds)

Buildings and Houses

Buildings and Houses - Christiansburg

Business and Industry (2 folders) (see also Economy and Economic Development)

Business and Industry - Christiansburg (4 folders)

Cable TV

Cambria

Cemeteries (see also Ruth Hale manuscript)

Chamber of Commerce

Child Abuse

Child Care

Childress (see History - Specific Communities)

Chrisman Mill (see History - Specific Communities)

Christiansburg (2 folders)

Christiansburg - Downtown

Christiansburg - History (see History - Christiansburg)

Christiansburg Institute

Christiansburg Old Town Foundation

Christiansburg Presbyterian Church

Christmas Store

Churches (see also names of denominations and specific churches)

Clubs (see also names of specific clubs)

Coal Bank Hollow (see History - Specific Communities)

Coal Miner's Day

Coal Mines (includes gold and silver mining)

Coal Mining Heritage Park

Community Organizations and Programs

Community Organizations and Programs (1993 Summary)

Courthouse

Crime and Law Enforcement

Crockett Springs

Development (see Planning, Zoning & Development)

Devil's Den (see History - Specific Communities)

Dialogue on Race Summit

Disasters

Disasters - Intermet Explosion

Dry Valley (see History - Specific Communities)

Dumping (see Waste Management)

Echostar

Economy and Economic Development

Elections (see Voting and Elections)

Ellett

Elliston / Lafayette

Employment

Environmental

Fagg (see History - Specific Communities)

Farmers Market - Christiansburg

Festivals (includes historic) (see also names of individual festivals)

First Aid and Life Saving Crew (see Fire Department - Blacksburg)

Folklore (see Ghosts and Folklore)

Fotheringay

Four-H

Freedmen's Bureau

Genealogical Research

Ghosts and Folklore

Gingerbread House

Girl Scouts (see Boy and Girl Scouts - Blacksburg)

Gold Mines (see Coal Mines)

Government (see also Board of Supervisors)

Graysontown (see History - Specific Communities)

Health and Safety

Hi-top (see History - Specific Communities)

Highways and Transportation

Hilltopper - Amtrak

Historical Museums

History (4 folders)

History - Christiansburg

History - Specific Areas

Hospitals (2 folders)

Hotels and Motels

Housing (see also Planning, Zoning & Development)

Humane Society (see also Animal Welfare)

Intermet Explosion (see Disasters - Intermet Explosion)

Ironto

Judiciary

Kentland - VPI Farm

Lafayette (see Elliston / Lafayette)

Landfills (see Waste Management)

Libraries

LIFE Bible College

Long Shop / McCoy

Lottery

Luster's Gate (see History - Specific Communities)

Maps

Mass Transit

McCoy (see Long Shop / McCoy)

McDonald's Mill (see History - Specific Communities)

Media

Methodist Churches

Montgomery (see History - Specific Communities)

Montgomery County Board of Supervisors (see Board of Supervisors)

Montgomery County Christmas Store (see Christmas Store)

Montgomery County Courthouse (see Courthouse)

Montgomery County History (see History)

Montgomery County Hospital (see Hospitals)

Montgomery County National Guard (see National Guard)

Montgomery County WPA Inventory (see F232 .M7 U59 1937 Large Spec)

Montgomery-Floyd Regional Library (see Libraries)

Montgomery White Sulphur Springs

Museums (see also Historical Museums)

National Guard

Natural Disasters (see Disasters)

Norris Run (see History - Specific Communities)

Nuclear Power

Pandapas Pond

Performing Arts

Planning, Zoning and Development

Planning, Zoning and Development - Christiansburg

Plum Creek (see History - Specific Communities)

Police Department - Christiansburg

Politics (2 folders) (see also Voting and Elections)

Population

Post Office - Christiansburg

Price Mountain

Price's Fork

Public Service Authority

Racial and Ethnic Minorities (see also Black History)

Radford [city] (3 folders)

Radford Army Ammunition Plant (2 folders)

Radford University (2 folders)

Railroads (see also Hilltopper and Huckleberry Railroad - Blacksburg)

Recreation

Recycling

Redistricting (see Population)

Restaurants

Richard Montgomery Foundation

Riner

Rivers

Roads (2 folders)

Rogers

Rough and Ready (see History - Specific Communities)

St. Paul's Methodist Church

Schaeffer Memorial Baptist Church

Schools - pre-1980

Schools - 1980

Schools - 1981

Schools - 1982

Schools - 1983

Schools - 1984

Schools - 1985

Schools - 1986

Schools - 1987

Schools - 1988

Schools - 1989

Schools - 1990

Schools - 1991-1997

Schools - 1998-1999

Schools - 2000-2005

Schools - 2006-2012

Schools - 2013-

Scouts (see Boy and Girl Scouts - Blacksburg)

Senior Citizens

Shawsville

Sheriff's Department

Shopping Centers

Silver Mines (see Coal Mines)

Smart Road (see Smart Road - Construction / Smart Road - Technology - Blacksburg)

Social Services

Springs (see also names of specific springs)

Stroubles Creek

Sugar Grove (see History - Specific Communities)

Synthetic Fuel Plant

Taxes and Bonds

Telecommunications Towers

Texas Hollow (see History - Specific Communities)

Theatres