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Bluegrass music in the Shenandoah Valley oral history, 1991 0.07 cubic feet 1 folder, 1 audiocassette, 1 cd

Hogge, Thomas
The Bluegrass Music in the Shenandoah Valley Oral History, 1991 is comprised of an audio recording and transcript associated with an interview conducted with JMU English professor, Cameron C. Nickels, who discusses bluegrass and country music in general, and his experiences as a bluegrass musician.
  1. James Madison University

Bluemont Research Collection 1902-ca.1997

This collection is an artificially created collection including documents that were previously located in the Thomas Balch Library's Vertical Files. The collection consists of documents written by individuals with a connection to the Bluemont area. This collection gives information on the history of Bluemont and its residents.
  1. Thomas Balch Library

Blue Ridge Farm aerial photograph, 1934 0.03 Cubic Feet One folder in a document box BW 7.

Blue Ridge Farm aerial photograph, 1934, a Western Albermarle County estate, inscribed "Much love from Blanche Ortman Merry Xmas 1934" totaling 0.03 cubic feet. Sepia toned photograph inscribed in black ink on the front and captioned in pencil on the verso.

  1. University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.

Blue Ridge Library Records 1920-1933

Purcellville Public Library, Purcellville, VA
This collection consists of cancelled checks, bank statements, letters, bills, receipts, and other monetary records of the Blue Ridge Library, dating from 1920 to 1933. The checks are signed by Mrs. Mary E. Dillon (ca. 1886-n.d.), Mrs. A.C. Norman (ca. 1895-1988), and Mrs. Lillian Dillon (1874-n.d.), who were treasurers of the library respectively from 1920-1933. The bank statements record library funds deposited in and withdrawn from the Purcellville National Bank from 1920-1932. The letters include correspondence from library president Mrs. Alice P. James (1887-1946) concerning funds from a bazaar that the library hosted, correspondence with the Literary Guild of America, and correspondence with the cashier of the Purcellville National Bank. The bills are for subscriptions to the Ladies' Home Journal.
  1. Thomas Balch Library

Blue Ridge Springs Correspondence, 1895/1942 0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder

Gross, Bettie, 1875-1964
The Blue Ridge Springs Correspondence contains two letters, a small note, and seven postcards. The seven postcards dated 1910-1942 are addressed to Elizabeth "Bettie" Gross (1875-1964) of Bedford County and her husband William "Bill" Gross (1865-1946), a merchant from Bedford County. The letters and the note are from Lucy M. Thomas (1865-1933), of Bedford County, Virginia, to Joseph Ferries (1865-1955), a farmer in Blue Ridge Springs, Botetourt County, Virginia. Thomas and Ferries later married in Bedford County, Virginia, in 1907. Bettie Gross and Joseph Ferries were siblings.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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