PUBLIC "-//Roanoke Public Libraries//TEXT (US::viro::viro00006::Raymond Barnes Manuscripts//EN" "viro00006.xml" Raymond Barnes Manuscripts1923-1966 Raymond Barnes, Manuscripts 2013.9.18.2 Roanoke Public Libraries © 2013 By the Roanoke Public Libraries. All rights reserved.

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Machine-readable finding aid derived from MS Word, created by Sarah Mundy, 31 October 2013 Description is in English 2013-12-03 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. Raymond Barnes Manuscripts1923-1966 A Collection in Roanoke Public Libraries 2013.9.18.2

Roanoke Public Libraries 2013 Special Collections Staff Roanoke Public Libraries Descriptive Summary Roanoke Public Libraries Raymond Barnes Manuscripts 2013.9.18.2 1 slim legal document case English Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Raymond Barnes Manuscripts, Accession #2013.9.18.2, Roanoke Public Libraries, Roanoke, VA

Acquisition Information

Donator unknown

 Biographical Note

Raymond Pollard Barnes was born December 10, 1898. Raymond Barnes is known as a historian who authored "A History of Roanoke", a 3 pound book that was published in 1968. He was the son of druggist H.C. Barnes, received a law degree from the University of Virginia in 1921, served as a U.S. diplomat in the Near East from 1927 to 1928, and traveled as an officer in the U.S. Maritime Service from 1943 to 1949. Raymond Barnes was also part of Roanoke's Democratic Executive Committee in the 1920s, and served as a substitute judge for Roanoke's Municipal Court from 1964 to 1965. He was married to Margaret Hart Barnes who died in 1973. Raymond Barnes died on August 29, 1983.

Scope and Content

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.

Arrangement

There is no strict arrangement for this small collection.

Adjunct Descriptive Data Contents List Photograph of Albert S. Barnes, cadet at Staunton Military Academy, ca. 1923; H.C. Barnes, Inc. letterhead; 1923 journal. 1923. 1 1966 journal. 1966. 2 Address book. 3