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James J. Pandapas Audiotape and Papers, 1966/1997 1 Cubic Feet 1 folder; 1 oversize

Pandapas, James J.

Resident of Blacksburg, Virginia, born in Peabody, Massachusetts. Played a large role in the development of business and residential housing in Blacksburg by establishing Blacksburg's first industry, Electro-Tec, in 1947, and Poly-Scientific Corporation, in 1953, both manufacturers of electroplated slip-rings for radar antennae. Also developed various neighborhoods in Blacksburg, including Airport Acres (established in 1942) and Highland Park (1945). In 1948 Pandapas purchased a 500 acre track of land on Poverty Creek in Montgomery County, Virginia, as a recreational area for the employees of Electro-Tec. By the time he sold this land to the National Park Service in 1987 it was called Pandapas Pond.

  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Jimmie L. Price Papers, 1986/2003 0.3 Cubic Feet 1 box

Price, Jimmie L.

His collection consists of four videotapes of interviews conducted by Price with Montgomery County residents, including an interview in 1986 with Elizabeth Kent Adams about the Kentland property; interviews conducted in 1987 with four Montgomery County residents, including Robert H. Surface, Albert Hamlin, Evans Linkous, and Arnold Linkous, about coal mines and mining in the county; and an interview with Frank Bannister of Montgomery County, whose ancestors were slaves and later servants at Kentland, and an interview (7 August 2003) with Josephine Scrivenor, who lived at Kentland as a girl. Also includes sketches of Kentland and coal operations, drawn by Price as described by the interviewees.

  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Leonard J. Currie Papers,, 1920/2001 10 Cubic Feet 14 boxes; 30 oversize folders--processed materials ONLY

Currie, Leonard J. (Leonard James), 1913-1996
Please note: this collection is currently being processed. Portions of the collection which are fully processed are listed in this finding aid. This includes photographs and negatives, flat files and oversize drawings from personal and professional projects, and a few artifacts. As more materials are processed, additional series and subseries will be published. Other portions of the collection may be available for research--contact Special Collections (specref@vt.edu) for more information.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Lindsay West Papers, 1975/1996 1.5 Linear Feet 2 boxes; 2 oversize folders

West, Lindsay Butte, 1934-2018

The Lindsay West Papers span the years 1975-1996. The bulk of the collection is comprised of subject files West kept while she was serving on the Montgomery County Board of Supervisors in southwest Virginia. These files contain inter- and intra- office county government correspondence and memos, legal opinions, government documents, reports and studies, many of which include maps; and clippings. Most of the correspondence and documents are photocopies of county government documents distributed by the county staff to each member of the Board. The papers document Montgomery County government during a period of rapid growth and change in the New River Valley. Subjects include: annexation actions, the proposed Ingles Mountain Landfill in Radford, a proposed alternate for Route 460, and a proposal to develop a shopping mall along Route 460.

  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Map of Westview Cemetery, 1935/1991 0.1 Cubic Feet 48 x 35 in. (2 sheets)

Broyles, H. C.
Maps show individual plots in the Westview Cemetery of Blacksburg, Virginia, with an index of names. Each map contains several markings, highlighting certain plots and names. Original drawing by H. C. Broyles in 1935; part 1 revised March 29, 1990; part 2 revised Sept. 11, 1991, both by "J. R. G."
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Mary Fessler Papers, 1940/2001 5.5 Linear Feet 5 boxes, 2 oversize folders

Mary McClintock Ryland Fessler (1912-2000) was active in Montgomery County Democratic Party, local government, and civic organizations from the late 1960s through the 1990s. The Mary Fessler Papers span the years ca. 1940-2001, with the bulk of the material dating from 1968-1984. The collection includes personal papers and materials related to the Montgomery County League of Women Voters, Montgomery County Democratic Committee, Ninth-District Democratic Committee, Montgomery County Board of Supervisors, and Blacksburg Library Building Committee.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Milka T. Bliznakov Papers and Architectural Drawings, 1946/2010 32.82 Cubic Feet 37 boxes; 8 oversize; 4 artifacts

Bliznakov, Milka T., 1927-2010
Milka Bliznakov was a Bulgarian architect, architectural historian, and professor who practiced in Bulgaria, France, and the United States. The collection consists of her publications, research, correspondence, professional documentation of her practice, conference participation materials, teaching materials, and documents related to her involvement as the founder of the International Archive of Women in Architecture.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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