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Acker Family Diaries.
SC# 2050. Rockingham Cty., VA; 1880-1905. 1 Hol. box.
Agricultural and daily life diaries of father Isaac and son David Acker, farmers near Broadway. Indexes available through Eastern Mennonite University.
Affidavits for Ardent Spirits Collection.
SC# FLAT 2035. Rockingham Cty., VA; 1916-1917. 1 Flat box.
Affidavits of monthly alcohol inventories in business establishments.
*JMU Faculty Papers*Arthur, Thomas H. Papers, 1921-1982, and undated.
SC# 2023. 1 Hol. box.
Letters, notes, copies of programs, & other materials relevant to JMU faculty member Arthur's work on See You At The Movies: The Autobiography of Melvyn Douglas (1986).
Ashby, Turner. Letters.
SC# 2087. VA; 1852-1863. 3 folders.
Petition, two photographs of T.A. portraits, and 28 letters among Ashby family members.
Avtex Fibers, Inc. Newsclippings.
SC# 4017. VA; 1989-1999. 1 folder.
Newsclippings on attempts to clean up Superfund toxic site on Shenandoah River.
Bowman Family Papers.
SC# 4019. Rockingham Cty., VA; 1765-1998. 3 folders.
Deeds, financial records, and wills relevant to the John Bowman family, and subscription rolls for a new Rader's Church, 1878-79.
Bowman, Sam. Papers.
SC# 3092. Rockingham Cty., VA; 1845-[1941]-1967. 1 Hol. box.
Ledgers and misc. materials documenting a family dairy farm.
Bowman, William H., Collection, 1856-1897.
SC# 2020. Rockingham Cty., VA; 1/2 Hol. box.
Bills, receipts, and legal documents showing Bowman's work as Treasurer of Undine Lodge and Justice of the Peace.
Breen, Virginia Wise. Collection.
SC# 2084. Rockingham Cty., VA: 1842-1863. 1 folder.
Three items: 1842 letter from C. Freeman in TN concerning price of cattle; 1861 letter from M. Flook at Camp Guin [?]; 1863 exemption from duty due to substitute J. Breen.
Bridgewater Voter Roll.
SC FLAT #3013. Bridgewater, VA: 1910-1948. 1 bound vol.
Alphabetical handwritten ledger listing white male voters.
Bridgewater Women Voters Roll.
SC FLAT #3016. Bridgewater, VA: 1920-[1922-1948]-1951. 1 bd. vol.
Alphabetical handwritten ledger listing white women voters.
Brown Family Collection, 1872-1919.
SC# 1751. Bridgewater, VA; 32 items in 3 folders; .21 linear feet.
Consists of correspondence and other materials pertaining to the Brown Family of the Shenandoah Valley, Virginia. Also included are photographs, printing blocks, and a typescript copy of Johannes Braun's 1818 "Treatise on slavery and serfdom."Johannes Braun or John Brown, born 1771 in Germany and later settling in the Shenandoah Valley, became the leading minister of the German Reformed Church in VA.
Burruss, Margaret B. Collection.
SC# 2097. VA; 1786-(1861-1865)-1912. 2 1/2 Hol. boxes.
Civil War letters (with transcriptions) between Reuben A. Scott (10th Reg. VA Inf.) and his fiancee/wife Mary C. Saufley, both of Port Republic. Also items of Scott, Saufley, and related family history.
*JMU Alum Papers*Carroll, Elizabeth Arrena. Scrapbook.
SC# 5011. Harrisonburg, VA, James Madison University; 1921-1925. 1/2 Hollinger box. One scrapbook compiled during Miss Carroll's enrollment in professional courses at the State Normal School for Women in Harrisonburg, Virginia.
Chalker, Oliver H. Collection.
SC# 2082. VA; 1864. 1 folder.
Two letters: one from Jim Wommack at Camp near Orange C.H.; second from R.A. Wommack at Camp Ramsaur [?].
Chesapeake Western Railway Co. Records.
SC# 4010. Shenandoah Valley; 1928-1982. 15 records storage boxes and 32 large unboxed volumes.
Operating records of the railroad that began in 1895 with development of timber and coal resources near Stokesville and carried passengers and freight through Harrisonburg to Elkton.
Civil War Miscellaneous Collection
SC# 3050. Various locations; 1860-1965. 1/2 Hol. box.
Misc. primary documents include muster rolls of Union regiments in IL, NH, convalescents in VA and Capt. G.A. Foster's Co. E, 20th Reg. of U.S. Colored Infantry; local items incl. notes by historian John Wayland, lists of companies organized in Rockingham Cty., & letters on a Confederate Monument in Harrisonburg; & misc. pamphlets.
Clatterbuck, Debra S. Collection.
SC# 2083. Pendleton Cty., WV; 1861-1866. 1 folder.
Three documents relevant to settling the estate of Michael Henkle, incl. sale of slaves.
Coxe, John V. Papers.
SC# 3098. Shenandoah National Park, VA; 1933-87. 3 folders.
Scrapbook of photos and clippings documenting Civilian Conservation Corp Camp 3, Company 1387, in Shenandoah National Park, 1933-34.
Custer, Elizabeth "Libby" Collection c.1930s-1997.
SC#2002. Hinton, VA; 1/2 Hollinger box.
Consists of business and personal records relating to the Custer family business, Virginia Valley Processors, Inc. Digitized images also available in Special Collections.
*JMU Alum Papers* Daniels, Linda Lee Nichols Papers.
SC# 5010. Harrisonburg, VA; James Madison University, 1957-1959. One folder.
Programs, play scripts, images.
Dickerman, Ernest M. Papers.
SC# 3085. Western VA; 1969-1995. 2 records stor. boxes.
Files of the VA Wilderness Committee, a grass roots group advocating wilderness designation according to the 1964 Wilderness Act, of which Dickerman was president 1976-79 and guiding spirit for many years before and after.
*JMU Alum Papers* Etter, Mary Spitzer. Papers.
SC# 5012. Harrisonburg, VA: James Madison University,1924 [1969] 1976. One Holl. box.
Contains correspondence, minutes, and accounting records that document Mary Spitzer Etter's (1934) work for the James Madison University Alumni Association.
*JMU Alum Papers* Fenlon, Virginia Elizabeth Tisdale, Collection, 1925-1934.
SC# 4058. Harrisonburg, VA: James Madison University; 1 legal sized Hollinger box.
Consists of one scrapbook compiled while attending State Teachers College in Harrisonburg, VA, and one folder containing photographs of Virginia from childhood and while attending HSTC.
Forrer, John J. Papers.
SC# 1760. VA; 1939. 1 folder.
Manuscript entitled, "Maintenance of Colonial Roads in VA," and notes. Forrer was maintenance engineer, VA Dept. of Highways.
Garber, Marianne L. Collection.
SC# 3066. Rockingham, Shenandoah Counties, VA; 1780-1899. 3 folders.
Land deeds & misc. legal & business documents; daily farm journal (some gaps), 1847-1861.
Geier, Clarence, R. Bank Ledger.
SC FLAT #3096. Harrisonburg-Rockingham Cty., VA; 1910-1915. One large ledger of monetary entries, variously named "Mt. Solon Bank" and "Peoples Bank, Harrisonburg, VA."
Glick, Edward M. Papers.
SC# 3070. 1951-1960. 1 folder and 2 paperback books.
18 speeches written for members of the Truman and Eisenhower presidential administrations.
*JMU Alum Papers*Hall, Mary Margaret. Papers.
SC# 5009. Harrisonburg, VA; James Madison Univ. 1959-1963. 1 folder.
Madison College related letters and receipts, class schedules, programs and laboratory directions.
Harris, John T. Papers, 1771-1937 (bulk 1850-1900).
SC# 2025. Harrisonburg, VA; 7 Hol. boxes, 2 oversize folders; 2.95 linear feet.
Personal and political documents relevant to the life and career of John T. Harris. The bulk of the collection is comprised of letters of John T. Harris and his family, and of Peyton Randolph and his family. Several letters discuss Southern secession and the American Civil War. Also included are Randolph family letters, James Clarkson Papers, Civil War documents and Harris genealogy.
*JMU Alum Papers*Harris, Marian Colton Smith. Papers.
SC# 5008. Harrisonburg, VA: James Madison University, 1932-1938. 1 folder.
Contains memorabilia from the State Teachers College at Harrisonburg including letters, a teaching contract, application for teaching, and photographs.
Harrisonburg Town Council Minutes, 1849-1859.
SC# 4048. 1849-1859. Harrisonburg, VA; 1 CD-ROM.
Contains several files: images of the ledger, transcription of the first year of incorporation (1849-1850), and a May 1, 2007 press release describing the digital project.
Harrisonburg-Rockingham County Day Care Center. Records.
SC# 3055. Rockingham Cty., VA; 1969-1991. 2 Hol. boxes.
Minutes, by-laws, and other office records and history of one of the first community day care facilities in the area.
Harrisonburg-Rockingham Historic Properties Collection, 1989-2006.
SC# 5016. Harrisonburg, VA; 2.8 linear feet; 3 Hollinger boxes and 1 oversized box.
National Register of Historic Places nomination forms and supporting documents; maps, floor plans and images for properties in the vicinity of Rockingham County and the City of Harrisonburg generated by students in James Madison University's Historic Preservation class.
Harrisonburg-Rockingham Historical Society. Collection.
SC# 2095. Central Shenandoah Valley; 1740-1950. 5 Hol. boxes & 1 Flat box.
Wide variety of legal, business, school, and church records; also personal papers. Organized into Legal/Governmental, Business/Institutional, and Family series.
Harter, Dale F., comp. Undocumented Deeds: An Exhibit on the History of Harrisonburg's African-American Community. Collection.
SC# 2085. Harrisonburg, VA; 1930-1985. 1 folder.
Photocopies of news clippings, school reunion programs, portions of church histories, scrapbooks, newsletters, photos, etc. used in the Harrisonburg-Rockingham Historical Society's 1991 exhibit on African-Americans in Harrisonburg.
Heatwole, John L. Collection.
SC# 2040. Central Shenandoah Valley; 1802-1901. 2 folders.
Misc. documents that by virtue of signer, letterhead, printer, location or some other characteristic have significance for Shenandoah Valley history.
Heatwole, John L. Papers.
SC# 2075. Rockingham Cty. VA; 1973-1989. 1 Hol. box & 1 Flat box.
Diaries, incoming letters, and business documents relevant to Heatwole's work as a sculptor of Shenandoah Valley folk themes.
Hedrick Family Collection, 1856-1959.
SC# 4043. Rockingham Cty. VA. 2.09 linear feet; 1/2 Hol. box; 6 folders.
Correspondence and business papers documenting the Hedrick family, which has been part of the Elkton community for generations.
Heischman, Jacob, Daybook, 1879-1880.
SC# 2006. Shenandoah Cty, VA. 1 bound daybook.
Daily entries by purchaser of groceries and general merchandise from Heischman's Mount Clifton, Virginia, general store from March 3, 1879 to March 30, 1880.
Henkel Family. Papers.
SC# 2065. Shenandoah Cty. VA; 1783-1916. 2 Hol. boxes & 1 Flat box.
Letters, business and religious documents, and family history materials of Paul, Ambrose, Socrates and other Henkel family members; newspapers and advertisements printed by Henkel Press.
Houck Tannery Records.
See McHone Brothers (LLC) Collection of Houck Tannery Records, SC# 4044
Hoak Ledger.
SC# 4023. Page Cty ?, VA: 1794-1855. 1 folder.
One ledger, mostly in German script.
Hoepfner, Christine. Collection. , 1911-2000
SC# 4042. Shenandoah National Park, VA; 1911-2000. 1 1/2 Hol. boxes.
Photocopies of letters, reports, and news stories, mostly from the National Archives and the Shenandoah National Park Archives, that deal with the removal of families from the Park.
Hoover, Mr. & Mrs. James. Collection.
SC# 2062. Page Cty., VA; 1770-1963. 2 Hol. boxes & 1 Oversize folder.
Business and legal documents, genealogy, and letters of the Strickler family, one of the first to settle Page County. Incl. Civil War letters from 10th VA Reg., letters on mining in the West, and items relevant to Reuben T., Joseph, Joseph T., and two Mary Stricklers. See also Milbourne, L.R. Letters. SC# 2088.
Iron Foundry Ledger, New Market, VA, 1797-1798.
SC# 4036. Shenandoah Cty., VA. 1/2 Hol. box.
Photocopy of a ledger believed to be from one of the iron foundries along Smith Creek near New Market, VA., dated 1797-1798.
*JMU Faculty Papers*Jenkins, Marie H. Papers.
SC# 5001. Harrisonburg, VA; 1963-1974. 5 Hol. boxes.
Materials documenting Dr. Jenkin's pioneering research on planarians, mostly at JMU, & correspondence.
*JMU Papers*Jones, Nancy B. Collection.
SC#5013. Harrisonburg, VA;1909-(1993-2000). 1/2 Hol. box.
Responses to requests for memories for Jones' history of JMU, published 2004. Also contains letters and images.
Jordan, Mary. Diary.
SC# 4025. Harrisonburg, VA; 1879. 1 item.
Diary documents daily life.
Keister, William H. Collection.
SC# 3015. Harrisonburg, VA; 1941-1944l; 1994. 1/2 Hol. box.
Letters of appreciation for Wm. Keister's fifty years of service in the Harrisonburg school system; 1994 high school centennial info.
*JMU Alum Papers*Kellam, Alice Virginia. Scrapbook.
SC# 5004. Harrisonburg, VA, James Madison University; 1923-1925. 1/2 Hollinger box. One scrapbook compiled during Miss Kellam's enrollment in professional courses at the State Normal School for Women in Harrisonburg, Virginia.
Kemper, George W., Jr. Medical Ledger.
SC# FLAT 3093. Rockingham Cty, VA; 1857-[1861-68]-1892. 1 item.
Entries by name with brief notations on treatment (little direct mention of Civil War).
Lanier Garden Club. Records.
SC FLAT #2080. Harrisonburg, VA; 1955-1989. 3 Flat boxes.
Ten scrapbooks of clippings, photos, programs.
*JMU Alum Papers*Lee, Emily. Papers.
SC# 5007. Harrisonburg, VA, James Madison University; 1943-2001. 2 Hol. boxes.
Documents Emily Lewis Lee's work with JMU Alumni Assoc. and Board of Visitors, including reunions of class of 1943, class gift of University mace, appointments and awards.
Liskey Collection of Heavner Family Papers, 1797-1967.
SC# 5006. 1 Hollinger box; .44 linear feet.
Personal correspondence, business and personal financial records, and various other items pertaining to the William Heavner family, documented through the maternal side. Names include Aubrey, Breneman, Liskey, Hughes, Brake, Dove, Hess, and Trumbo.
Long’s Store Account Books, 1869-1921.
SC# 4056. 1869-1921. Nine books varying in size and length.
The collection consists of nine account ledgers: eight for Long's Store in Mt. Clinton, 1900-1921 (with gaps), and one for Long's Store in Green Mount, Va., 1869-1871.
Long’s Store Records, Mt. Clinton, VA, 1877-1929.
SC# 4032. ½ Hollinger box.
Bills for merchandise purchased to supply the store and receipts for comestibles the store supplied to other, more urban stores.
Lumber Ledgers.
SC #2090. Central Shenandoah Valley; 1883-1890. 2 small ledgers.
Documents a small sawmill and tanbark peeling operation.
Madison, James. Memorabilia.
SC# 2099. VA; 1796-1951. 1 Hol. box & 1 Flat box.
Misc. items alleged to be related to James Madison; none of James Madison's papers are included.
Manley, George W. Collection, 1707-1953.
SC# 2010. Augusta, Franklin Counties, VA; Marion Cty, WV. 1 Hol. box & 1 Flat box.
Various documents pertaining to the Manley family's personal, genealogical, and business papers, covering several Virginia and West Virginia counties. Included in the collection are letters written by family members and an assortment of legal papers detailing taxes and land deeds.
Martin, Christopher B., Oral History Collection, c. 1980s.
SdArch 31 (formerly SC# 1763). Rockingham Cty. VA; 1980s. 2 folders.
Transcripts of oral history interviews with F. Everette Smith, president of the local Farm Bureau Assn. (SdArch 31-1), and Eugene Souder, pastor (SdArch 31-2), concerning the coming of the Coors Beer Company to the county.
Massanutten Chapter, National Society of Daughters of the American Revolution Collection, 1885-2005 (bulk 1970s-1980s).
SC# 2001. Rockingham Cty, VA; 4 Hol. boxes & 1 Oversize Hol. box; 2.6 linear feet.
Consists of official papers of the Chapter: minutes, reports, yearbooks, and a small number of correspondence and subject files. Also included are 4 scrapbooks of clippings and notes.
Mathematical Practice Books, ca. 1781-1853, 1869.
SC# 4046. Harrisonburg, Rockingham Cty., VA. Two bound volumes.
Contains handwritten mathematical problems on weights, measures, interest, discounts, barter, loss and gain, and other practical accountancy problems. Appear to have been used by the Harrison family.
May, George E. Papers.
SC# 2055. Port Republic, VA; [1930s]. 1 Hol. box.
Typescript and autograph materials on the history of Port Republic in 31 chapters.
McHone Brothers (LLC) Collection of Houck Tannery Records.
SC# 4044. Harrisonburg, VA; 1870-1913. 6 record storage boxes, 1 Hollinger box, and 1 oversized flat box; 8.5 linear feet.
This collection documents the operations of the Houck Tannery and the J.P. Houck Store in Harrisonburg, Virginia, from 1870-1913, chiefly from 1890 to 1913. The collection contains: account ledgers, registries, correspondence, and financial and transportation documents that record this turn of the century industry.
McPheeters, Harper, and Swartzle. Collection.
SC# 4021. Augusta County, VA; 1849-75.
Three documents: VA Central Agricultural Society certificate; inventory of deceased person; article of agreement concerning farming.
Middle Ground Institute. Collection.
SC# 3068. Page County, VA; 1861-1897. 3 folders.
Typescripts of Civil War and other letters, and a published slave narrative.
Milbourne, L.R. Letters.
SC# 2088. Luray, VA; 1886-1906. 1 folder.
Letters from preacher Milbourne to fiancée Virginia Strickler, and Strickler's wardrobe expense book. Supplements Strickler family materials in Hoover, Mr. & Mrs. James. Collection. SC# 2062
Miller, Don C. Collection.
SC# 4049. New Market, VA; 1795-1799. Digital images of 1 bound volume.
Consists of digital images of one ledger from the Pine Forge / Pennybacker iron furnace near New Market, VA.
*JMU Alum Papers* Miller, Betty Clougherty Papers.
SC# 5010.5 Harrisonburg, VA; James Madison University; 1945-2000. Alumni Reunions 1995, 2000, German Cotillion, 1945.
Miller, Gordon W. Collection.
SC# 5014. Bridgewater, VA; 1787-2005. 2/3s of 1 records storage box.
An original publication and research materials documenting Gabriel T. Barbee's influence in the Virginia Farmers' Alliance, 1887-1894.
Miller, Mrs. John. Collection.
SC# FLAT 2061. New Market, VA; 1791-1873. 1 folder.
Photocopies of 1791 plat, 1806 resurvey of Palsel plat, 1873 map, all of New Market.
Milling Company Daybook.
SC# FLAT 2081. Woodstock, VA; 1891. Daily entries by name for "elect," "bran," "champ," as well as "fert," "coal," and other goods.
*JMU Faculty Papers*Morley-Mower, Geoffrey. Collection.
SC # 5015. Harrisonburg, VA; 1999-2001. Final draft of Flying Blind and correspondence with illustrator, Richard K. McNealy.
Mt. Clinton Post Office Records, 1879-1893.
SC #4057. 1879-1893. Mt. Clinton, VA.
Three post office record books documenting postal transactions through the Mt. Clinton Post Office.
Mt. Clinton Telephone Company Ledger, 1916-1952.
SC #3038. Mt. Clinton, VA.
Contains names with assessed and paid amounts for people who had telephone service. Also includes notes on who shared lines and owned stock.
Myers, Virginia Hisey. Collection.
SC# 2068. Shenandoah Cty, VA; 1894-1900. 2 Hol. boxes.
Ledgers from L. M. Hisey & Co. and Wightman & Hisey, dealers in farm products and implements.
New Market Climate Data.
SC# 3067. New Market, VA; 1902-1920. 1 folder.
One small notebook noting temperature and occasional other weather details.
New Market Ledger.
SC# FLAT 3094. New Market, VA: 1879-91. 1 ledger.
Unidentified general store.
New Market Poll Books.
SC# 2089. New Market, VA; 1873-1879. 1 folder.
Bound books contain oaths of judges and clerks and signatures of electors in Lee Magisterial District.
O'Ferrall, Charles Triplett, Collection, 1870-1893.
SC# 2015. Harrisonburg, VA; 1/2 Hol. and 1 Flat box.
Mostly personal and legal letters to Judge O'Ferrall when he resided in Harrisonburg, VA, before being elected Gov. Also small amount of misc. legal and financial documents.
Plains District, Rockingham County School Ledger, 1886-1892.
SC# FLAT 4041. Rockingham Cty, VA. One bound ledger, 15” x 9 ¾”.
Contains daily and term records of attendance listing pupils by name, sex, age, and pursued subject studies with lists of textbooks and authors in addition to a brief visitors’ log for Plains District School(s).
Project Concern, Inc. Records, 1969-1982.
SC# 4011. Rockingham Cty, VA. 9 Hollinger Boxes.
The records and documentation of Project Concern, Inc., including minutes, projects and programs, as well as information on local transactions and relationships with other organizations.
Recipe Book, 1855.
SC# 4035. Rockingham Cty., VA; 1855. One item.
A book of handwritten recipes for breads, cakes, puddings, pickles, and other foods.
Reed, Margaret Collection, 1902-1914.
SC# 2041 Various locations; One legal-sized folder containing a handwritten letter from Charles T. O'Ferrall to Mary "Mayme" Clarke Robinson, typed transcript of letter, and a photocopy of Mayme Clarke Robinson's DAR application.
*JMU Faculty Papers*Riley, James Rex. Papers.
SC# 5003. Various locations; 1970-1985. 1 1/2 Hol. boxes and 3 Flat boxes.
Manuscripts and recordings of Dr. Riley's musical compositions, many done while he was a faculty member at JMU (1981-1987).
Ritchie, Patricia Turner, comp. Brocks Gap Collection.
SC# 3088. Rockingham Cty. VA; 1750-1990s. 2 and 1/2 Hol. boxes.
Photocopies of deeds, wills, surveys, patents, road agreements, accounts, letters, etc. compiled by P.T. Ritchie. Incl. annotated indexes.
Rockingham County Circuit Court Receipts.
SC# 3086. Rockingham Cty. VA; 1875-1882. 4.5 inches.
Receipts for "order and continuance" and other court fees.
Rockingham County Legal Documents Collection.
SC# 4039. Rockingham County, VA: 1866-1935. 40 documents, 1 fold.
Deeds, surveys, wills, etc. pertaining to farmland near Keezletown.
Rockingham Public Library. Collection.
SC# 3060. Rockingham Cty., VA; 1767-1873. 1 Hol. box.
Mostly legal materials documenting early governance of the county.
Rockingham Union Lodge No. 27 A.F. & A.M. Collection, 1847-1905.
SC# 4052. Rockingham Cty., VA; 1 Flat box.
Consists of photocopies and digital images of materials removed from the cornerstone of Rockingham Union Lodge No. 27 located at 114 South Main Street, Harrisonburg, on November 28, 2006.
*JMU Alum Papers*Roop, V. Inez Graybeal. Collection.
SC# 5005. Harrisonburg, VA; James Madison University, 1913-2005. 4 Holl boxes.
Correspondence, programs, photos, & other materials documenting the services that Mrs. Roop, a 1935 alumna, has performed for JMU.
*JMU Faculty Papers*Sawhill, John A. Collection, 1756-1848.
SC# 1765. VA; 1 folder.
Contains seven miscellaneous documents of American and British origin, including
VA land grants and commissions; two issues of the London Whitehall Evening Post.
Scothern, Geo. W.W. Ledgers.
SC # 3071. Shenandoah County, VA: 1905-09. Two ledgers.
One ledger is a photographer's account record; second lists general merchandise.
Shacklett, Samuel. Store Daybooks.
SC# FLAT 4040. Harrisonburg, VA: 1845-1866.
Three daybooks documenting purchases of a wide range of materials.
Shenandoah County Mill Ledger, 1869-1944.
SC# 4053. Shenandoah County, VA.; 1869-1944.
Account ledger documents the business transactions of a Shenandoah County grist or sawmill. It may be Manor Mill or another mill west of New Market, perhaps near Quicksburg, on the Shenandoah River.
Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection.
SC# 4030 (SdArch SNP). Shenandoah Natl. Park, VA.; 1964-2000.
Approximately ninety accessible transcripts (135 total) of people removed from their homes in the Blue Ridge Mountains when the Park was created in the 1930s.
Shenandoah Valley Legal Documents.
SC# 4051. Central Shenandoah Valley; 1751-1968. 1/2 Hol. box. Legal documents, primarily deeds pertaining to the Riddel Family in Rockingham County. Also includes Plains District real estate tax receipts.
Shenandoah Valley Miscellaneous Ledgers, Minute Books, and Registers, 1804-1933 (bulk 1820s-1890s).
SC# 2005. Central Shenandoah Valley; 6 Hol. boxes, 3 oversize manuscript boxes, and 1 flat item; 4.6 linear feet.
The Shenandoah Valley Miscellaneous Ledgers, Minute Books and Registers collection, 1804-1933, is comprised of an assortment of bound record books from various organizations and individuals, documenting a variety of agricultural, social, commercial, and educational endeavors in Harrisonburg and surrounding counties in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Shenandoah Valley Oral History Project, 2005-2006.
SdArch 29. Shenandoah Valley, 2005-2006; consists of audio interviews, transcripts, and background material dating from 2005-2006 conducted by James Madison University students in Professor Daniel Kerr's course Selected Themes in U.S. History, HIST 339. Interviewees were primarily from Rockingham and Augusta Counties. Topics range from labor and civil rights activism, Native Americans, Latino immigrants, ex-offenders, the homeless, and gays, lesbians and bisexuals.
Smals, Henry. Papers.
SC# 2059. Bridgewater, VA; 1871-1891. 1 1/2 Hol. boxes and 1 Flat box.
18 diaries of small town news and activities. A partial index and a list of highlights provide some access.
*JMU Faculty Papers*Smith, Elmer L. Collection.
SC# 4038. Shenandoah Valley, VA; undated (20th century). 6 folders.
Contains handwritten and typed notes on folk healing, conjuring, ghosts, superstitions, and other aspects of Shenandoah Valley folklore.
Snell Grocery and Hardware Company Ledger, 1913-1916.
SC# 5017. 1913-1916. Harrisonburg, VA.
One 10 3/4" x 16" x 2 1/4" account ledger for Snell Grocery and Hardware Company in Harrisonburg, Virginia, from 1913-1916.
Sons of Confederate Veterans. Collection.
SC# 3040. Harrisonburg, VA; 1896-1964. 1 Hol. box.
Misc. items from national and state headquarters; membership and other records from D.H. Lee Martz Camp 10 in Harrisonburg; membership applications; annual reports of other camps in VA.
Spitzer, Charles. Letters.
SC# 3065. New Market, VA; 1833-1886. 1 folder.
Mostly letters among members of Spitzer family, dealing with day to day matters; two deal with gunsmith business.
Spotswood Garden Club. Papers.
SC# 3090. Harrisonburg, VA; 1926-1995. 1 records box.
Minutes and history of the club, which promoted conservation of and beautification through flowers and trees.
Staunton Academy Collection, 1808-1828.
SC# 1758. Staunton, VA; 1 folder; 10 items.
The collection consists primarily of minutes from the board of trustees' meeting of the Staunton Academy as well as correspondence and issues addressed at said meetings.
*JMU Faculty Papers*Stewart, John G., Collection, 1790-1992.
SC# 4016. Rockingham Cty. VA and Pendleton Cty, VA; 2.5 Hol. boxes; 1.25 linear feet.
Research materials and topical files, in English and German, pertaining to Shenandoah Valley folk culture, including recipes, cures for ailments, folklore stories, and other traditions gathered and documented by John G. Stewart and Elmer Smith, former professors at Madison College during the 1960s.
Strickler, Mr. & Mrs. Robert H. Collection.
SC# 3025. Rockingham Cty. VA; 1816-1903. 5 1/2 Hol. boxes and 1 Flat box.
Daybooks and ledgers from the Zigler's family tannery, pottery, saw mill and other businesses in Timberville. Business interests changed over time, with later entries suggesting blacksmithing and farm supplies. Some entries identify African-Americans.
Thomas, Leri M. Papers.
SC# 4015. Central Shenandoah Valley; 1926-1995. 1 Hol. box.
Varied documents reflecting relationship between Shenandoah National Park and residents of surrounding counties.
Thompson, Mary A. Papers.
SC# 3097. Harrisonburg, VA; 1893-1974. 1 Hol. box.
Household finances and small amt. of family, local and church records.
Timberville Farmers Exchange Minute Book, 1919-1929.
SC# 5018. 1919-1929. Timberville, VA.
One 8 3/4" x 14" x 1 1/4" minute book and one folder of loose recorded minutes and other insserts, 1919-1929.
United Confederate Veterans. Collection.
SC# 3045. Harrisonburg, VA;1893-1938. 1 Hol. box.
Misc. items from national and state headquarters, and membership and other records from S.B. Gibbons Camp 438, incl. roll of Woodson's Co., McNiell's Partisan Rangers.
United Daughters of the Confederacy. Southern Cross of Honor Documents.
SC# 2060. Shenandoah Valley; 1905-1941. 1/2 Hol. box and 1 Oversize folder.
Records and applications of Shenandoah Valley residents who received the Southern Cross of Honor and the Cross of Military Service from the UDC.
United Daughters of the Confederacy. Turner Ashby Chapter. Records.
SC# 3010. Central Shenandoah Valley; 1896-1991. 1 Hol. box and 2 Flat boxes.
Mostly membership applications; also charters, programs, scrapbooks, yearbooks, and interviews on Valley history.
U.S. Forest Service. George Washington National Forest. Lost River and Massanutten.
SC# 2086. Frederick, Rockingham, Page, and Shenandoah counties, VA; Hampshire and Hardy counties, WV; 1912-1940. 1 fold.
Four reports, on Massanutten and Lost River Working Circles, giving condition and history of portions of the northern part of what is now George Washington National Forest.
U.S. Forest Service. George Washington National Forest. Dry River District.
SC# 3014. Rockingham & Augusta Cties, VA; 1917-1994. 1 Hol. box and 12 maps.
Most materials concern fire suppression; also some recreational and historical information.
Varner Family. Papers.
SC# 3035. Page Cty. VA; 1807-1933. 1 Hol. box.
Personal letters, incl. a few concerning the Civil War; tax receipts and other legal and financial documents; and a small body of papers dealing with the Varner distillery, 1869-1893.
Virginia Theatre & New Virginia Theatre. Playbills.
SC# FLAT 3011. Harrisonburg, VA; 1914-24. 1 folder.
Nine playbills giving program titles, actors, producers, and local advertisers.
Walton and Walton Collection, 1859-1900.
SC# 1755. Woodstock, VA; 1859-1900. 1 folder; 47 items.
Consists primarily of client correspondence, notes, summaries of legal cases (including Walton vs. Williams, Allen vs. Walton), and the settlement of the Jacob Dinges Estate of Woodstock, VA. Several documents in this collection involve John Edwin Roller, 1845-1918, lawyer, soldier, lecturer, and antiquarian of Rockingham County.
Wampler, Charles W., Jr. Collection.
SC# 3095. Rockingham Cty., VA; 1798-1962. 5 fold.
Tax and financial receipts, deeds, and letters related to Wampler family; some agricultural notes, especially on poultry raising.
Weaver, Margaret Grattan. Collection.
SC# 2030. Rockingham Cty. VA; 1753-1992. 1 Hol. box and 2 Oversize folders.
Materials relevant to local and religious history collected by lawyer and antiquarian John E. Roller, incl. speeches, misc. Civil War documents, notes on catechisms; and genealogy of Roller and Grattan families.
Wenger, Elizabeth A. Collection, 1884-1951.
SC# 4034. Dayton, VA. 4 folders.
Letters and postcards to E.A. Wenger from relatives and friends, concerning daily life.
West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company Logging Photographs, 1927-1931.
SC# 3037. VA, NC and Unknown locations. 1 fold. of 36 photos.
Photographs of loggers (including African-American and child workers) cutting trees and peeling bark for pulpwood.
Wilson, John W. Collection.
SC# 3012. Rockingham Cty. VA and nearby counties; 1766-1963. 1/2 Hol. box & 1 Oversize folder.
A variety of documents (receipts, deeds, accounts, letters) relating mostly to Jacob Bear, Benjamin Graves, Jacob Sipe, and the Dean (Deane, Deen) and Harnsberger (Hansberger) families. |
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