Christiansburg Industrial Institute Research Guide

This section of the guide lists resources that can be found outside of Virginia Tech, including archival materials found in other Virginia Universities and Libraries, online magazines, and museum websites.

A photograph of CIAA Memorial at Christiansburg Institute Campus

Christiansburg Institute Museum & Archives (CIMA)

• Website
• The John F. Banks Collection, 1910-1979 (Ms2020-01)
• The Gladys Sokolow Collection, 1900-2011 (Ms2020-02)
• The Amanda DeHart Collection, 1901-2010 (Ms2020-03)
• The School Annuals Collection, 1888-1925 (Ms2020-03)

Library of Virginia

• Website
• Correspondence and Subject Files of the Director of the Department of Historic Resources, 1966-2007 (Accession Number 43960, 45554, and 50423)
• The Deeds of Easement of the Virginia Dept. of Historic Resources, 1969-2010
• The Virginia War History Commission, 1915-1931 (Accession Number 37219, 28390, 33311, and 28057)

Montgomery County Circuit Court

• Montgomery County (VA) Chancery Causes, 1773-1912 (Index: 1773-001-1912-065, 1912-031)

National Archives and Records Administration (U.S.)

• Website
• Records of the National Park Service, 1785-2006 (Record Group 79)
  • Series: National Register of Historic Places and National Landmarks Program Records, 2013 - 2017
    • File Unit: National Register of Historic Places and National Historic Landmarks Program Records: Virginia

Swarthmore College, Friends Historical Library

• Website
• Friends Freedmen's Association Records (SFHL-RG4-024)

Virginia State University, Special Collections and Archives

• Website
• The Papers of Amanda E. DeHart, 1920, 1989 (Collection Number 1988-61)
• The Papers of John F. Banks, 1910-1959 (Collection Number 1985-34)

Christiansburg Institute

• Emancipation, Education, and the Black Freedom Movement
• Christiansburg Institute on Facebook

The Montgomery Museum

• Historic Christiansburg Walking Tour: Christiansburg Institute
• Truth & Reconciliation Coalition: African American Memory & Storyboard Project

ColorsVA Magazine

• Christiansburg Institute: Segregation, Integration, and the Gift of Education