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    Proceedings of the Rockbridge Historical Society, Volume 10 (1980-1989)

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    Date
    1990
    Author
    Brooke, George M., Jr.
    Simpson, Pamela H. (Pamela Hemenway), 1946-2011
    Mason, Mary Moore Montgomery
    Heffelfinger, Jen Wade
    Whipple, Mollie Sue
    Stearns, Laura Moore
    DeLaney, Theodore C., Jr. (Ted)
    Latture, Rupert Nelson
    Heflin, "Sam"
    Clark, Carmen E., 1914-
    Hotinger, Agnes L.
    Potter, Emory M.
    Potter, Charles A.
    Ax, George B.
    Paxton, Matthew W., Jr.
    McDaniel, John M.
    Adams, James T., Jr.
    Ray, Randall
    Coulling, Mary P.
    Raynal, H. Middleton
    Dooley, Edwin L., Jr., 1942-
    Luck, Barbara R.
    Sanders, I. Taylor (Irwin Taylor), 1943-
    Gaines, James E., Jr
    Lyle, Katie Letcher, 1938-
    Brundage, W. Fitzhugh (William Fitzhugh), 1959-
    Brady, Douglas E., Jr. 1916-2001
    Letcher, John Seymour, 1941-
    Simpson, Pamela H. (Pamela Hemenway), 1946-2011
    Hadsel, Winifred, 1917-
    Turner, Charles W. (Charles Wilson), 1916-1999
    Morrison, James B.
    Crawford, Barbara L.
    Lyle, Royster, Jr., 1933-2007
    Davis, Thomas W. (Thomas Webster), 1942-
    Hunter, Robert F., 1921-
    Russ, Kurt C.
    Ryan, Laurence K.
    Bland, Larry I.
    Wilson, Paul C.
    Seeger, Mike, 1933-2009
    Blair, Louis
    Miller, William McElwee
    Vaisey, David G.
    McClung, Hunter
    Pusey, Mary Hope
    Buchanan, William, 1918-2003
    Hunter, Robert
    Cummings, Mary Frances
    Huntley, Robert E. R, 1929-
    Subject
    History -- Societies, etc.
    Conference papers and proceedings
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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
     
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