Records, 1740-1950.

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Records, 1740-1950.

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Contains approx. 1,500 items comprised of a wide variety of legal, governmental, business, school, and church records, as well as personal/family papers, all primarily from the Central Shenandoah Valley (Rockingham, Shenandoah, Augusta, and Page Counties). Most are primary source documents, although some photocopies are included. All documents were donated over the years to the Society.

4 1/2 Hollinger boxes; 1 flat oversize box (76 folders)

James Madison University Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 6997559

James Madison University Libraries

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Harrisonburg-Rockingham Historical Society

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Civil War records within the collection were issued by government entities, including the Department of the Interior and the Treasury Department, along with various war offices. Notable individuals with papers represented in this collection include local Shenandoah Valley historian John W. Wayland, 1872-1962, and Cassie Moncure Lyne, 1875-1955, a Civil War writer and poet from Virginia. From the guide to the Civil War Miscellaneous Collection, 1860-2005, (Special Collections, James M...