Montgomery County Historic Sites Survey Records

Access and use

Location of collection:
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
Newman Library
Virginia Tech
P.O. Box 90001
560 Drillfield Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24062-9001
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (540) 231-6308
Fax: (540) 231-3694
Restrictions:

The collection is open to research.

Terms of access:

The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form: http://bit.ly/scuareproduction. Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form: http://bit.ly/scuapublication. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.

Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Montgomery County Historic Sites Survey Records, Ms1986-006, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Summary

Extent:
1.2 Cubic Feet 4 boxes
Creator:
Worsham, Gibson
Abstract:
The collection includes records arising from a survey of significant architectural and/or historical sites in Montgomery County, Virginia. Includes an inventory of structures and sites, a copy of the survey's book, Montgomery County Historic Sites Survey(1986), and maps indicating locations of the inventory's structures and sites.
Language:
The materials in the collection are in English.
Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Montgomery County Historic Sites Survey Records, Ms1986-006, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

The Montgomery County Historic Sites Survey Records consist of detailed information on hundreds of individual sites cataloged during a 1985 survey of architecturally and/or historically significant buildings in Montgomery County, Virginia. The collection also contains a copy of the survey's final product, a book entitled Montgomery County Historic Sites Survey, which includes an overview of the county's history, a comprehensive register of significant structures and sites, and maps indicating the location of the inventory's sites and structures. (The book contains an index to site numbers, by which survey forms for individual sites may be located.) An oversized folder with maps showing the sites surveyed completes the collection.

Biographical / historical:

During a period of rapid area growth and development in the 1980s, the Montgomery County Planning Commission became aware of the need to preserve local historical and architectural landmarks. The commission applied for and received a matching grant from the Virginia Division of Historic Landmarks to complete a survey and inventory of such sites. The survey--headed by architect and project director Gibson Worsham-- published its results in Montgomery County Historic Sites Survey (1986, two volumes).

Source:

Montgomery County Historic Sites Survey. [Montgomery County, VA: Gibson Worsham, 1986] (2 volumes). (F232 .M7 M74 1986 Spec/ Genealogy)

Processing information:

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Montgomery County Historic Sites Survey Records was completed in 2003.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged by material type in the following series: I. survey forms (organized by site numbers), II. Montgomery County Historic Sites Survey book (two volumes), and III. oversized materials with maps showing the surveyed sites.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard