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Includes personal and general correspondence, 1899-1928, containing information mostly on Peery's law practice in Wise and Tazewell County, Virginia; speeches, 1913-1943 and undated, to civic organizations in Virginia, as well as some campaign addresses; campaign files, 1922-1925, which include correspondence; miscellaneous records, including West Point and Naval Academy appointments, 1924-1927, and information on Peery's residence in Wise, Virginia, dated 1908-1909; and scrapbooks.

This collection (47 items) consists of two series. The first series contains records (1702-1814; 17 items) related to the Virginia Militia, including regimental returns for various militia units. This material pre-dates the establishment of the state arsenal in Lexington, Virginia, but the documents were found among Lexington Arsenal records. Two of the documents date from the British colonial period (1702). The second series (1819-1839; 30 items) contains items concerning the operation of the state arsenal in Lexington. Included are payrolls and other financial records, guard returns and muster rolls, and two enlistment documents.

The collection consists of two series. The first series contains miscellaneous records (1702; 1793-1814; 17 items) relating to the Virginia Militia, including regimental returns for various militia units. This material pre-dates the establishment of the state arsenal at Lexington, Virginia, but the documents were found among the Lexington arsenal records also contained in this collection. Two of the documents date from the British colonial period (1702).

The Office of Commonwealth Preparedness records consist of forty-seven archival boxes and are divided into seven series. Series have been designated for Appointment Calendars, Cabinet Meeting Files, Constituent Correspondence, Correspondence, Homeland Security Threat Conditions, Secure Commonwealth Panel, and Supporting Documentation. These records document the work of the Office of Commonwealth Preparedness created by Governor Mark R. Warner under the Assistant to the Governor for Commonwealth Preparedness. The bulk of the records can be found in the Supporting Documentation series related to base closings, homeland security grants, the National Capital Region, and various office projects. In addition, the series on the Secure Commonwealth Panel represents an important function of the Office of Commonwealth Preparedness which operated under the chairmanship of the Assistant to the Governor for Commonwealth Preparedness. Significant series also relate to Constituent Correspondence & Correspondence. These series are invaluable in showing the concerns and interests of citizens, government officials, and other individuals regarding security, terrorism, and various other subjects.

Norfolk County (Va.) Chancery Causes, 1718-1938, consists of cases concerning issues of equity brought largely by residents of the county and filed in the circuit court. These cases often involve the following actions: divisions of estates or land, disputes over wills, disputes regarding contracts, debt, divorce, and business disputes. Other less prevalent issues include freedom suits, permissions to sell property, and disputes concerning trespass. Predominant documents found in these chancery causes include bills (documents the plaintiff's complaint), answers (defendant's response to the plaintiff's complaint), decrees (court's decision), depositions, affidavits, correspondence, lists of heirs, deeds, plats, wills, records involving enslaved individuals, business records or vital statistics.