Proceedings of the Rockbridge Historical Society, Volume 10 (1980-1989)
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This is Volume 10 of the Proceedings of the Rockbridge Historical Society, which contains the papers presented between 1980-1989 and an index. Volume 10, Table of Contents Foreword by Winifred Hadsel, page vi Preface, page viii PART ONE;
The First Fifty Years of the Rockbridge Historical Society, George M. Brooke, Jr., page 3; PART TWO;
The Architecture of Rockbridge County, Chapter l; Or, How Does a House Mean?, Pamela H. Simpson, page 77 John M. Brooke: The Lexington Years, George M. Brooke, Jr., page 87 The Village of Brownsburg, Mary Moore Montgomery Mason, Jen Wade Heffelfinger, Mollie Sue Whipple, page 105 First Years and First Families: Rockbridge County, 1735-1745, Laura Moore Stearns, page 117 Aspects of Black Religious and Educational Development in Lexington, Virginia, 1840-1928, Theodore C. DeLaney, Jr., page 139 Pre-World War I Student Life at Washington & Lee and VMI: Recollections of Rupert Latture and "Sam" Heflin, page 152 The Collierstown Story, Carmen E. Clark, Agnes L. Hotinger, Emory M. Potter, Charles A. Potter, George B. Ax, page 163 Bringing the Railroad to Lexington, 1866-1883, Matthew W. Paxton, Jr., page 180 Archaeological Interpretations of Upland Historical Sites in Rockbridge County: The Opportunities and Challenges, John McDaniel, James T. Adams, Jr., Randall Ray, page 191 Robert E. Lee's Views on Women's Education, Mary P. Coulling, page 203 The Meeting House by the Falling Spring, H. Middleton Raynal, page 221 Lexington Ledgers: A Source for Social History, Edwin L. Dooley, Jr., page 236 Lewis Miller's Virginia, Barbara R. Luck, page 245 "Zealous for the House of God": New Monmouth Presbyterian Church, Its First Two Centuries, I. Taylor Sanders II, page 273 VMis Library, 1839-1939: Its History as Shown in Local Records, James E. Gaines, Jr., page 287 "Scalded to Death by the Steam": Railroad Disasters and the Ballads Written About Them, Katie Letcher Lyle, page 299 The Episcopal Church and VMI in the Early Years, George M. Brooke, Jr., page 317 Shifting Attitudes Towards Slavery in Antebellum Rockbridge County, Fitzhugh Brundage, page 333 Views of and on East Lexington, D. E. Brady, Jr., John S. Letcher, B. P. Knight, page 345 Meet Me in St. Louis: Lexingtonians Go to the Fair, Pamela H. Simpson, page 355 Who s Who in the Streets of Lexington, Winifred Hadsel, page 365 The American Thomas Arnold: Francis H. Smith of the Virginia Military Institute, Edwin L. Dooley, Jr., page 375 Agricultural Expositions and Fairs in Rockbridge County, 1828-1891, Charles W. Turner, page 387 Social Dance in Nineteenth Century Rockbridge County, James B. Morrison, page 411 Rockbridge Artists and Artisans, Barbara Crawford and Royster Lyle, page 425 The Swing Meets the Spirit: Reflections on Collegiate Athletic History, Thomas W. Davis, page 429 New Light at the End of Crozet's Tunnel, Robert F. Hunter, page 443 The Traditional Pottery Manufacturing Industry in Virginia: Examples from Botetourt and Rockbridge Counties, Kurt C. Russ, page 453 The Constitution and the Rockbridge Delegation, Laurence K. Ryan, page 491 George C. Marshall: The Lexington Connection, Larry I. Bland, page 507 The Mystery of James Gibbs, Paul C. Wilson, page 519;
Traditional Music in Virginia, Mike Seeger, page 527 From Springfield to Zack: Communities of Rockbridge County, D. E. Brady, Jr., page 541 Old Times at Rockbridge Baths, Louis Blair and William McElwee Miller, page 551 The Joys and Rewards of Local History, David G. Vaisey, page 561 A Point of View on "Points of View," Pamela H. Simpson, page 577 1939 Remembered: Some Oral History of Fifty Years Ago, Hunter McClung, Mary Hope Pusey, William Buchanan, Robert Hunter, Mary Frances Cummings, page 585 The Way We Were, Robert E. R. Huntley, page 595 APPENDIXES I: Rockbridge Genealogy, Charles W. Turner, page 609 II: Open House Essays on Lexington Lore, page 614 III: Constitution and By-Laws of the Rockbridge Historical Society, page 620 IV: Acquisitions Policy: Manuscript Collection, page 627 V: Rockbridge Historical Society Collections Policy for Objects, page 632 VI: President's Report, 1987-1988-1989, Winifred Hadsel, page 638 VII: Memorial Resolution, Pamela H. Simpson, page 642 CUMULATIVE INDEX, Volumes 1-10, page 644