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Transcript of Prestons at Special Collections, May 2014
The Prestons at Virginia Tech
Special CollectionsKira A. DietzAcquisitions and Processing Archivist [email protected]
A little about Special Collections
• We have a lot in common with the rest of the university libraries, but we’re more than a little bit different, too
• We are home to the university’s: • Rare Book Collection• Historical Manuscripts• University Archives• Records Management
• We also house photograph, map, art, and artifact collections• We work hard to dispel the myths that we are a museum, a
treasure room, or some secret hoard of forbidden materials
Why you might want to know about us
• We have a LOT of cool materials• We are a library department that is open not only the
campus community, but the national and global research community
• We are actively collecting materials in six major areas:• Local History (Blacksburg, Montgomery County, SW VA, &
Southern Appalachia)• the American Civil War• the History of Food & Drink• Science & Technology History• Speculative Fiction/Science Fiction• the History of Women in Architecture
• Oh, and we might have a little something about the Prestons
Preston Family Collections• Preston Family (Alice Preston Moore Collection) Papers,
1745-1882 (Ms1962-004)• Preston Family (Charles Peale Didier Collection) Papers,
1747-1897 (Ms1985-020)• Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities,
Montgomery County Branch Papers, 1754-1966 (Ms1962-001)
• William Preston Land Grant, 1773 (Ms1994-027)• Smithfield Preston Foundation Papers, 1784-1881, n.d
(Ms1997-002)• Francis Preston Receipt, 1791 (Ms2013-067)• John Preston Papers, 1796-1844 (Ms1994-034)
Preston Family Collections• John Preston Deed, 1826 (Ms2005-014)• Saran Buchanan Campbell Preston Land Deed, 1835
(Ms1987-034)• Robert Taylor Preston Papers, 1849-1871 (Ms1992-003)• Thomas L. Preston Letter, 1860 (Ms2008-041)• Preston Family Correspondence,1861, 1872 (Ms2010-070)
Preston-Related Collections• Anne Judkins Hager Papers, 1828-1990 (Ms1995-008)• Patricia Givens Johnson Papers, 1920-1986 (Ms1988-007)• Anna Whitehead Kenney Papers, 1965-1972 (Ms1991-
022)• Dorothy McCombs Papers, 1970-1989 (Ms1995-006)• Willard Preston Genealogy, c.1998 (Ms2009-121)• Smithfield Plantation House Architectural Drawings
(Ms2011-053)
Published Preston-Related Materials
• Books• Genealogies/family histories• Memoirs• Historical research about the family, lands, and properties
• Journals• Microfilmed collections of papers from other institutions
Other Materials in Special Collections
• Biographical research files:• James Patton• The Preston family generally
• Subject research files:• Smithfield• Blacksburg & Montgomery County• Greenfield
• Historical photographs• Historical maps
Ms1994-027, William Preston Land Grant, 1773
Gordon Cloyd to John Preston at Smithfield, concerning the land surveys at Horseshoe, Aug. 3, 1799 (Ms1985-020, Preston Family
[Charles Peale Didier Collection] Papers)
William Preston to Col. John Preston in Montgomery County, Sept. 25, 1797 (Ms1985-020, Preston Family [Charles Peale Didier
Collection] Papers)
William Preston to Col. John Preston in Montgomery County, Sept. 25, 1797 (Ms1985-020, Preston Family [Charles Peale Didier
Collection] Papers)
William Preston at home to James McDowell, December 5, 1801 (Ms1997-002, Smithfield Preston Foundation Papers, 1781-1881,
n.d.)
William Preston at home to James McDowell, December 5, 1801 (Ms1997-002, Smithfield Preston Foundation Papers, 1781-1881,
n.d.)
William Preston at home to James McDowell, December 5, 1801 (Ms1997-002, Smithfield Preston Foundation Papers, 1781-1881,
n.d.)
William Preston at home to James McDowell, December 5, 1801 (Ms1997-002, Smithfield Preston Foundation Papers, 1781-1881,
n.d.)
Ms2005-014, John Preston Deed, 1826
Ms2005-014, John Preston Deed, 1826
Ms2005-014, John Preston Deed, 1826
James Patton Preston at Smithfield to James McDowell in Lexington, October 16, 1831 (Ms1997-002, Smithfield Preston
Foundation Papers, 1781-1881, n.d.)
James Patton Preston at Smithfield to James McDowell in Lexington, October 16, 1831 (Ms1997-002, Smithfield Preston
Foundation Papers, 1781-1881, n.d.)
James Patton Preston at Smithfield to James McDowell in Lexington, October 16, 1831 (Ms1997-002, Smithfield Preston
Foundation Papers, 1781-1881, n.d.)
Ms1987-034, Sarah Buchanan Campbell Preston Land Deed, 1835
Ms1987-034, Sarah Buchanan Campbell Preston Land Deed, 1835
Ms1987-034, Sarah Buchanan Campbell Preston Land Deed, 1835
James Francis Preston to Sarah Caperton, after the First Battle of Bull Run, July 28, 1861 (Ms2010-070, Preston Family
Correspondence)
James Francis Preston to Sarah Caperton, after the First Battle of Bull Run, July 28, 1861 (Ms2010-070, Preston Family
Correspondence)
Robert Taylor Preston’s “Call to arms,” written May 15, 1863 (Ms1997-002, Robert Taylor Preston Papers)
Robert Taylor Preston’s “Call to arms,” written May 15, 1863 (Ms1997-002, Robert Taylor Preston Papers)
Robert Taylor Preston’s pardon from Andrew Johnson, September 1865 (Ms1997-002, Robert Taylor Preston Papers)
Robert Taylor Preston’s pardon from Andrew Johnson, September 1865 (Ms1997-002, Robert Taylor Preston Papers)
Sarah Caperton Preston to Colonel Grabowski at VMI, May 15, 1872 (Ms2010-070, Preston Family Correspondence)
Sarah Caperton Preston to Colonel Grabowski at VMI, May 15, 1872 (Ms2010-070, Preston Family Correspondence)
Questions?
Want to ask me a question later? Curious to learn more about Special Collections? Wondering more about me?
You can find me lots of places:Email: [email protected]: 540-231-3810Twitter: @archivistkiraSpecial Collections blog (Wordpress): http://vtspecialcollections.wordpress.com/
