Collections : [Roanoke Public Libraries]

The Ora Belle Mayberry McColman Memoir Manuscripts are comprised of twelve yellow ruled notepads of the thirteen piece collection. The first notepad in the collection was missing at time of donation. This is her fourth family history book unpublished.

The Burton/Neighbors Addendums Collection is comprised of materials related to families, landowners, and soldiers from the Botetourt County area. The collection includes a spiral bound notebook, 1 journal publication, loose leaf documents and newspaper clippings, 3 bound folders, and 11 loose folders. The information is both in print and handwritten.

The Bonnie S. Ball collection comprises 1 record storage box. The collection is made up of handwritten notes by Ball, all done on standard notebook paper; genealogical charts; an 8x12 scrapbook contains various church photos, both in color and black and white. This collection dates mainly from the late 1950s through the early 1980s.

The collection consists of 1 box with 3 folders. The date range is approximately 1923 to 1966. The box contains a photograph of Albert S. Barnes, 2 journals, an address book, and 1 sheet of letterhead for H.C. Barnes, Inc.

The Louise Bailey Collection consists of 12 record storage boxes which include family group sheets, records, correspondence, news clippings, photographs, handwritten research notes, birth, marriage and death announcements and photocopies of publications related to Mrs. Bailey’s research. Some of the primary surnames included in the research are: Bailey, Boyer, Cook, Cornett, Farley, French, Romine, Straley, Thompson, Vaught and Wright, as well as many other connected surnames from the 1600s to the early 1900s. The majority of the collection focuses on Southwest Virginia, though other parts of Virginia, other states and some European connections are represented. Mrs. Bailey maintained excellent organization of her genealogical research materials, which was further maintained in the processing of this collection. It is also important to note that in many cases, source information was provided for this thorough genealogical collection. It should also be mentioned that much of the correspondence included in the collection contains genealogical information, as Mrs. Bailey received research requests from individuals all over the country. Records included in the collection are often handwritten transcriptions for official records, but in some cases may include photocopies of the records.

The collection of First Virginia Chapter, Association of Fundraising Professionals Records 1981-1997 is contained in 5 record storage boxes, a total of 6.25 linear feet, and is located in the Virginia Room of the Roanoke Public Libraries in Roanoke, Virginia. All materials are foldered in acid free, labeled folders. The collection contains correspondence, financial records, membership lists, meeting agendas and minutes, newsletters, statements of goals and objectives, by-laws and other official records. There are many documents, programs, brochures and various records relating to institutes, conferences, workshops, and other educationally related professional activities sponsored by the chapter and other professional organizations for fund raisers, including the National Society of Fundraising Executives (NFSRE). Also included are detailed lists of presenters and attendees at institutes, workshops and various events sponsored by the chapter. Newspaper clippings related to chapter members and activities are interfiled with related materials. Some audio cassette tapes and VHS video tapes of educational programs are included among the other materials. The oldest dated run of materials in the collection coincides with the tenure of the first president of the chapter, Clai Wilcox, at the time of the founding of the chapter in 1981. The latest materials in the collection are from the tenure of chapter president Harold Uhl in 1997. The original order of the materials was retained in processing and there are several roughly chronological sequences in the collection, which mostly follow the tenures of the chapter presidents. However the order of materials is not strictly chronological and some presidential papers are not chronologically arranged. But to preserve the original order of the materials, the various series are arranged by presidential tenures as they appeared in the unprocessed AFP Collection. And the bulk of many of the materials come from the files of Jesse Kent, the second president of the chapter, who held the office in 1983, and who carefully collected and retained a large portion of the records contained in this collection throughout his association with the chapter. His records are by far the most numerous of the chapter presidents and extend far beyond his years in office into the tenures of other presidents. Some of the chapter presidents retained fewer records and so the documentation of their time in office is not as complete as others. The presidents of the First Virginia Chapter, Association of Fundraising Professionals, from the founding of the chapter through 1997, were: Clai Wilcox (1981-1982), Jesse Kent (1983), Jerry Ocorr (1984), Everett Werness (1985), J. Andreé Brooks (1986), David Prestipino (1987), Jennie Sue Murdock (1988), Donna Massey (1989), Bob Kulinski (1990), Jared (Jerry) Close (1991), Bill Bowen (1992), Linda Dodge (1993), Nancy Prillaman (1994), Gail Gregory (1995), Katherin Anderson (1996), and Harold Uhl (1997). Series are arranged under their names, but not strictly chronologically.

The collection is comprised of 4 record storage boxes. The boxes house 213 files containing different surname records and 17 files containing various miscellaneous materials. This collection is a medley of materials. There are photos, obituaries, wedding announcements, newspaper articles, letters, copies of wills, deeds, etc. Most of Mason’s work comes from the 1970s-early 90s, while the records she collected date from the 1700s-1900s. This collection consists of genealogical information relating to the Mason and Bowman families. Most of the information is regional, although correspondence regarding the search for genealogical information comes from all over the country.

The collection consists of 1 drop-front storage box containing 18 folders. In addition to loose correspondence, a scrapbook of 10 letters and a deeds for Roanoke County properties are included. Description for this small collection is at item level.

The Moulse Huff Genealogy Collection consists of seven boxes of documents – five record boxes and two oversize boxes – stored in the Special Collections in Virginia Room. Materials contained within the collection include handwritten notes and correspondence, photocopies of original records such as marriage and death certificates, snapshot and portrait photographs in black and white, color, negative, and photocopy form, memorial booklets from funerals and brochures about local places, photocopied excerpts from published books, and numerous newspaper clippings, including obituaries, marriage announcements, and articles featuring relatives. Much of the collection is pedigree charts, family trees, and family group sheets that list married couples and their offspring. Oversize materials include copies of records and very large hand-drawn Moulse family tree charts. There is also a large scrapbook featuring Moulse family history and family reunions. Also, two tintype photographs There are photocopies of document such as will and marriage licenses dating back to the early 1800s, but the earliest original documents are photographs from about 1890. There are also original marriage, will, and death records and a few pieces of correspondence from the 1930s. The bulk of the collection consists of photocopies of historic material, original notes and correspondence, color snapshots and portrait photographs, and genealogist’s family group sheets and pedigree charts created in the 1980s and 1990s. Folder titles are chosen to describe the bulk of the folder’s contents, not every name included. Although the collection is nominally organized by last name, information about surnames is actually found throughout the collection. Information about the Huff family is not found exclusively in folders labeled Huff, but may also be found in Moulse, Cannaday, and other names. Only about half of the photographs in the collection are identified. The Moulse, Mowles, Aliff, Adams and Mattox families are all well-represented in this collection. Most documents such as marriage licenses, armed service records and wills are photocopies of original records, but there are original documents for G. Hampton Moulse and some of his siblings. This collection includes invitations and informal photographs from the reunions. The Huff family married into the Cannaday, Early, and Richardson families. Most documents such as marriage licenses, armed service records and wills are photocopies of original records, but there are early photographs of the Huff and Richardson families.

Bruce J. Anderson completed extensive genealogy on his family, which is compiled in this collection. The collection contains correspondence, cards, newsletters, genealogical journals, various family genealogies, unpublished studies, lists of relatives and descendants, rubbings of tombstones, miscellaneous documents, histories, clippings, articles, excerpts from books, and a number of photographs. The bulk of the material was gathered during the 1980s. A few of the documents are photocopies of nineteenth century documents and other published studies of family histories. There is a website for the Poindexter Family Association at http://www.poindexterfamily.org, which documents the history of the American descendants of the Poingdestre Family of Jersey and Normandy. Some of the family names that appear among the materials include: Anderson, Poindexter, Puddister, Pendexter, Poingdestre, Brunner, Brown, Ohlund, Tucker, Crawford, Stray, Simmerly, Martin, Vest, Hartman, Wag, Thomas, George, Archibald and Alexander. Included among the genealogical materials are documents on the Huguenots in general and information about the claims of Cherokee related descendants against the United States government. Original order, as received, was maintained in processing and there are several roughly chronological sequences in the collection. However, the order of the materials is not strictly chronological. To maintain order, series are arranged by family name and provenance as they appeared when the collection was received by the Virginia Room.