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Virginia Records, 1783/1863

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Church and Bible records, personal property tax lists, index to Confederate service records of Virginia soldiers, Revolutionary War public service claims, index to Revolutionary War record, Revolutionary War pension and claim [indices], index cards to Virginia legislative petitions, and index to muster rolls of the Virginia militia in the War of 1812.

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Virginia Saline Bank Records, 1813/1933

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Includes bank note; lottery ticket for the improvement of Clarksburg; title pate of "Articles of Association of the Virginia Saline Bank (Clarksburg, 1814); and a typescript copy of Boyd B. Stutler's article on the Virginia Saline Bank of Clarksburg, "Money is What you Make it," in West Virginia Review, 1933.

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Virginia Steele, Collector, Papers, 1800/1972

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Correspondence, newspaper clippings, journal articles, and pamphlets relating to the John Henry legend, John Henry ballads, and the erection of a John Henry statue at Talcott, West Virginia.

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Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets, Company A, Memorabilia, 1800/1970

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This collection includes one shoulder cord, two sets of shoulder boards, and a leather holder for sword.

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David Merle Shingleton, Jr., Author, Shingleton Family Genealogy, 2010/2011

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Five binders of genealogy material related to the William Shingleton family compiled by David Merle Shingleton, Jr. Each volume of the genealogy focuses on one child of William Shingleton, a Revolutionary War veteran, and traces that line from the late eighteenth century to the late twentieth century. These descendants inhabited parts of Hampshire, Wayne, and Taylor counties in West Virginia and Washington County, Maryland.

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Von Frieling's Salve collection, 1512/1977, bulk 1900/1932

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This collection consists of 17 folders. In addition to the untitled book, designated the "Von Frieling Sammelband," the collection contains photocopies of the book and materials related to the 20th century version of Von Frieling's green butter salve, also called Von Frieling's plaster salve. These materials include documentation and packaging for the salve, patent paperwork, correspondence, and various items related to herbal medicine and early German printing, as well as two samples of the salve itself.

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Walker-Wood families papers, 1798/2019, bulk 1900/1970

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This collection includes photographs, ephemera, clippings, correspondence, and printed material created and/or acquired by members of the Walker and Wood families, specifically Harry L. and Eliza Walker and their daughter Nannie and her husband Clarence. Subjects include the Walker-Wood Brothers meat and grocery business, the family home Blandome, properties owned by the families, First Baptist Church, and social organizations in Lexington and Roanoke such as the NAACP and the Virginia Federation of Colored Women. Several of the photographs date to the late 19th century and feature multiple generations of both families. Of particular note are photographs of Freedman's Hospital nurses and a unit of Buffalo soldiers. The families were very active in advocating for the education of African American children in Lexington, and this collection reflects that. The collection includes documents related to the advocacy for and development of Lylburn Downing School and the organization of the Home and School League.

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Wallace Family Bible Records, 1787/1925

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Photocopies and transcriptions of Bible records for the Jones, Wallace, and Testerman families. Original Bible records are in the possession of Miss Lorena Wallace, Beckley, West Virginia.

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Wallpaper collection, 1757/1840

Wampler Family Papers, 1798/1962

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The Wampler Family Papers contain family items, legal and financial documents, and agricultural information related to the Wampler family in Dayton, Virginia.

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