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

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

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
specref@vt.edu
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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

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vertical files at Special Collections and University Archives include newspaper clippings, photocopies, ephemera, unpublished and/or informal publications, and other papers relating to a specific subject area.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

Alcohol and Drugs

Alleghany County

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 County

Bedford County (2 folders)

Beer and Breweries

Bell, The

Black History (see also Race Relations; Racial and Ethnic Minorities)

Bland County

Bland County - History

Blue Ridge Folk Festival

Blue Ridge Parkway

Botetourt County

Botetourt County - History

Boy Scouts

Breweries (see Beer and Breweries)

Bristol

Buchanan County

Buchanan County - History

Buildings and Houses

Business and Industry (4 folders)

Cable TV

Carroll County

Carroll County - 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

County Organization

Covered Bridges

Coyotes (see Wildlife)

Craig County

Craig County - History

Crime and Law Enforcement

Cripple Creek

Dams

Demonstrations (see Political Activism and Demonstrations)

Dickenson County

Dickenson County - 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 Roanoke River Foundation)

Fairy Stones

Festivals (see also Blue Ridge Folk Festival; Floydfest)

Fish

Flood Control

Floods (1985)

Floods (1987 - present)

Flora

Floyd County

Floyd County - Arts and Crafts

Floyd County - Buildings and Houses

Floyd County - Business and Industry

Floyd County - History

Floyd County - Recreation

Floyd County - Rural Living

Floyd County - Schools

Floydfest (2 folders)

Folklore (see Ghosts and Folklore)

Food and Foodways (see also Agriculture)

Forest Fires

Forts

Four Wheel Club

Franklin County

Franklin County - 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 County (3 folders)

Giles County - History

Grayson County

Grayson County - History

Greenfield

Ground Zero

Harrison Heritage and Cultural Center

Health (2 folders)

Henry County

Henry County - 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 Roanoke

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 County

Lee County - History

LGBTQ+

Libraries

Literacy Volunteers of the New River Valley

"Long Way Home, The"

Lottery

McCormick Farm

Melungeons

Mental Health

Merger (see Roanoke Merger)

Military

Miller & Rhoads - Roanoke

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 County

Patrick County - 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 County (4 folders)

Pulaski County - 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)

Roanoke, 1980-1989

Roanoke, 1990- (2 folders)

Roanoke - Merger (see Roanoke County / Roanoke Merger)

Roanoke - Gainsboro Road Controversy

Roanoke - Museums

Roanoke County, 1951-1989

Roanoke County, 1990-

Roanoke County - History

Roanoke County / Roanoke Merger

Roanoke River Foundation (2 folders)

Roanoke River Parkway

Russell County - History

St. Albans

Salem

Saltville

Schools (2 folders)

Scott County

Scott County - History

Senior Citizens

September 11 Attacks

Shot Tower

Slavery (see Black History)

Smith Mountain Lake

Smyth County

Smyth County - History

Snowville

Social Services

"Southwest Corner" Index

Springs

State Museum of Natural History (see Virginia Museum of Natural History)

Tazewell County

Tazewell County - History

Telecommunications

Television

Theaters