Finding aid to the W. Scott Smith Research Notes

JONES MEMORIAL LIBRARY
2311 MEMORIAL AVENUE
LYNCHBURG, VA 24501
W. SCOTT SMITH RESEARCH NOTES
The collection includes research notes on various projects in the central Virginia area,
namely the counties of Amherst and Campbell and the City of Lynchburg. There are notes on
several individuals and families associated with these projects. Additional family information
came from the History of Evansville and Vanderburgh County, Indiana, by Joseph P. Elliott.
Also included in the collection is a group of candid photos taken at Camp Monacan in Nelson
County, Virginia, 1947-1971.
BOX 1

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Brown, Matthew (1776-1851)
Dibrell, James W. (Lot 161, Lynchburg, VA)
Duffel, James (1761-1835) – Silversmith
Elliott family (Indiana and Virginia)
Gray, Francis (about 1757-1827)
Oakey, William & John - Merchant tailors
Thurman, Allen Granberry (1813-1895)
Yancey, William Tudor (1813-1889)
Farm Mills Tract (Amherst Co., VA)
Jones Family (Amherst Co., VA) 1760-2012
Pedlar Mills Rural Historic District (Amherst Co., VA)
Rucker’s Chapel (Amherst Co., VA)
Evington Road Land Study (Evington, Campbell Co., VA)
Trent Family Land Study (Campbell Co., VA)
404 Cabell Street (Lynchburg, VA) (1878-1999)
846 Church Street (Lynchburg, VA)

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708 Fifth Street (Lynchburg, VA)
827-829 Main Street (Lynchburg, VA)
211 Ninth Street (Lynchburg, VA)
1002 Wise Street (Lynchburg, VA) (1845-2005)
Krise Building, 823-825 Main Street (Lynchburg, VA)
Christ Episcopal Church (Cabell Street, Lynchburg, VA)
Kemper Street Industrial Historic District (Lynchburg, VA)
Leewood, Langhorne Road (Lynchburg, VA)
Oakland, Elmwood Avenue (Lynchburg, VA)
Peakland School, 1331 Oak Lane (Lynchburg, VA)
Presbyterian Home (Lynchburg, VA)
Salem Turnpike Tobacco Factories Land Study (Lynchburg, VA)
Correspondence - Oscar & Clyde Johnson (1945)
Gunsmiths, Early Virginia
Jefferson, Virginia, Established 1794
(Continued)
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JONES MEMORIAL LIBRARY
2311 MEMORIAL AVENUE
LYNCHBURG, VA 24501
W. SCOTT SMITH RESEARCH NOTES, Cont’d.
BOX 3

Camp Monocan (Nelson Co., VA) Photos (1947-1971)
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Miscellaneous
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Deer Lake Dam construction (1947)
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Troop 45, Bedford, VA (1948-1952)
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Gomer Jones family (1951-1956)
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Camp staff, early 1960s
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Koo Koo Ku Hoo Lodge #161 (1963-1964)
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Harold Tate photos (1960s-1971)
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Troop 2, Lynchburg, mid-1960s
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Troop 5, Lynchburg, late 1960s
3-10 Troop 29, Lynchburg, late 1960s

[NOTE: The Scout camp in Nelson County is spelled MONOCAN, and not spelled as the name
of the Monacan Indian tribe.]
WILLIAM SCOTT SMITH
An Amherst County native, Smith later moved to Campbell County and graduated from
Rustburg High School. He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Virginia and
worked in politics before beginning his career as a community planner. Scott served as
Executive Director of Bedford Main Street, Inc. from 2001- 2006, and in 2006, began working
for the Central Virginia Planning District Commission in several roles, ending as Transportation
Planning Director in 2020.
From 2005 - 2015, he and his wife Emily operated a historical and architectural research
firm (first known as The Antiquaries and then as HistoryTech). Smith served on the Lynchburg
Museum System Board of Directors followed by two terms on the City of Lynchburg Historic
Preservation Commission. He was active in community affairs and worked with the Boy Scouts
of America, Fifth Street Community Development Corporation, Marshall Lodge No. 39, AF &
AM, and St. John's Episcopal Church. With his family, Scott now lives in Columbia, Mo.

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JONES MEMORIAL LIBRARY
2311 MEMORIAL AVENUE
LYNCHBURG, VA 24501
W. SCOTT SMITH RESEARCH NOTES
The collection includes research notes on various projects in the central Virginia area,
namely the counties of Amherst and Campbell and the City of Lynchburg. There are notes on
several individuals and families associated with these projects. Additional family information
came from the History of Evansville and Vanderburgh County, Indiana, by Joseph P. Elliott.
Also included in the collection is a group of candid photos taken at Camp Monacan in Nelson
County, Virginia, 1947-1971.
[Detailed finding guide available with the collection.]

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