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Civilian Conservation Corps (U. S.) Shenandoah Park (Virginia) Records

 Collection
Identifier: SC 01255
Scope and Contents Includes correspondence between CCC members of camp 2, 4 and 5 working on the Skyline Drive, Shenandoah Valley, Virginia, newspapers (1 issue of the CCC newspaper "Happy Days", Vol. 1, No. 15, 26 August, 1933; two issues of the Daily News-Record, Harrisonburg, Va., 27 October, 1934 and 8 May, 1935); photographs, and the printed report "White Pine Blister Rust" by Charles Lathrop Pack. There are approximately 35-40 photographs including group photographs of CCC members, camps and other...
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Henkel Family Papers

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Identifier: Mss. 39.1 H38
Scope and Contents Correspondence, papers, and ledgers of the Rev. Paul Henkel (1754-1825), who was a Lutheran missionary, and David Henkel, Ambrose Henkel, and Solomon Henkel of New Market, Shenandoah Co., Va. Includes woodcuts and watercolor sketches, Ambrose Henkel's account ledger (1807-1813), notebooks on the study of Hebrew, memorandum book, indentures, certificates, and other. Topics include Lutheranism, printing, Shenandoah County, immigration, merchants, and education. Mss poem with a hand...
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Kitty Kemper Memorandum Book

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Identifier: Mss. MsV Me2
Scope and Contents

Memorandum book, 1845-1897, used by [Kitty Kemper, Shenandoah Valley, Virginiaa. ?] and others. The book contains laborers' accounts and farm memoranda.

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Lambert-Sheetz Family Papers

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Identifier: 01/Mss. 65 L18
Scope and Contents

Papers, 1814-1907, of the Lambert and Sheetz families of Augusta and Shenandoah counties. Include papers of Daniel H. Lambert, Staunton, Va. including his orders as a conscript in the Confederate Army in 1864 and his Oath of Allegiance to the United States in July 1865. Also include letters received by James and Joseph L. Sheetz, Woodstock, Shenandoah County and a single page extra newspaper issued by The Valley Virginian at the time of the riot, 3 November 1883,in Danville, Va.

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John Letcher Papers

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Identifier: SC 01066
Scope and Contents

Papers; 1860-1875; of John Letcher, governor of Virginia, 1860-1864. Includes appointment, 1860, of justices of the peace for Augusta County, Virginia signed by Letcher; and letters, November 3, 1864-September 3, 1865, of Letcher, Lexington Virginia to Joseph A. Hierholzer, Richmond, Virginia. Three of the letters are negative photocopies.

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Merchant's Account Book, Shenandoah Valley

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Identifier: Mss. MsV Ame23u
Scope and Contents

Ledger, 1848-1851, of an unidentified merchant, probably in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia.

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Merchant's Journal, Shenandoah Valley

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Identifier: Mss. MsV Ame 37u
Scope and Contents

Journal, 1866-1867, of an unidentified merchant in the [Shenandoah Valley, Va. ?] which was entered in a book of printed forms for military reports of military companies of the Confederate States Army.

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New Shenandoah Company Minute Books

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Identifier: Mss. MsV Mi14-MsV Mi15
Scope and Contents

Minute books, 1815-1857, of the New Shenandoah Company, Port Republic, Rockingham Co., Va. The company was organized to open the Shenandoah River and its branches to navigation. Includes a printed copy of the company's charter, and a letter, 16 March 1856, from a stockholder.

New Shenandoah Company Meeting Minutes and other records 1815-1860 in Swem Library’s microforms area, 1 reel, call number HE631 .V8 N4.

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Solomon Bowman Ledgers

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Identifier: Mss. MsV Ac19-MsV Ac21
Scope and Contents

Ledgers, 1843-1856, of Solomon Bowman, cobbler [of the Shenandoah Valley, Va. ?]

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Wilkin Family Papers

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Identifier: Mss. 39.1 W64
Scope and Contents More than 600 items from the period 1757 to 1922, with the bulk falling between 1780 and 1870.  Most items reference members of the Wilkin/Wilkins family of Shenandoah County, Virginia, particularly Godfrey, John, Philip, Benomi, and Benjamin Wilkin.  Other surnames include Gochenauer, Layman, Funkhauser, Koock, and Miller.  Most documents are financial or legal, such as receipts, promissory notes, account statements, and probate records.  There is some correspondence, as well as a few...
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Dr. George Williamson Daybook

 Collection
Identifier: SC 00632
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of a physician's daybook kept by Dr. George Williamson of New Market, Virginia whose practice extended throughout the Shenandoah Valley. Spanning 1808-1819 the daybook records names of patients, treatments, and payments (for both Caucasians and African-Americans). Treatments range from inoculations and venereal disease to all night vigils.

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