A finding aid is defined as "a description that typically consists of contextual and structural information about an archival resources."

Shenandoah County Library's Truban Archives maintains a series of Finding Aids describing certain collections of materials. These only represent a small portion of our holdings, but tend to be our newer collections and are often uncataloged. Search each for a full inventory, description of the collection, provenance, and more. 

 

-Samuel G. Clark, Liberty Furnace Collection Finding Aid

-Shenandoah County Fair Collection Finding Aid

-Ben Ritter Photograph Collection Finding Aid

-Nonna Good Collection Finding Aid

-Joseph M. Hines Collection Finding Aid

-Shenandoah County Government Collection Finding Aid

-LM and SW Hisey Business Collection Finding Aid

-Advisory Committee Research Collection Finding Aid

-Woodstock Chamber of Commerce Finding Aid

-Powhatan Ruritan Club Collection Finding Aid

-Lemual Borden Collection Finding Aid

-Mary Lou Odum Newspaper Collection Finding Aid

-Guide to the Lena F. Fuller Collection

-A Guide to the Mountain Courier Collection

-A Guide to the Baker Store Collection

-A Guide to the Mt. Zion Lutheran Church Collection

-A Guide to the Jr. Order of American Mechanics Collection

-A Guide to the W.J. Foltz Ledger CollectionA Guide to the Conicville History Collection

-A Guide to the St. Luke-Fairview Ruritan Club Collection

-A Guide to the Dilbert Fadley Ledger Collection

-A Guide to the L.L. Snarr Flour Bag Collection

-A Guide to the Strasburg Class of 1931 Graduation Photograph Collection

-A Guide to the Toms Brook High School Class Register Collection

-A Guide to the Zepp Post Office Collection

-A Guide to the M.L. Wisman Ledger Collection

-A Guide to the Wissler Letters Collection

-A Guide to the Fair and Track Ribbon Collection

-A Guide to the G.H. Ritenour Collection

-A Guide to the Barbara Beydler Collection

-A Guide to the Charles E. Cooley Collection

-A Guide to the Susan Holsinger Collection

-A Guide to the Jack Bauserman Collection

-A Guide to the Luther Funkhouser Blacksmith Ledger Collection

-A Guide to the Schmitt Drugstore Ledger Collection

-A Guide to the Mary Ann Williamson Collection

-A Guide to the Strasburg Library Collection

-A Guide to the Shenandoah County Library System Collection

-A Guide to the Fravel Collection

-A Guide to the Michael Thomas Collection

-A Guide to the 2018 Ephemera Collection

-A Guide to the Margaret Hoffman Collection

-A Guide to the Warrick Burruss Collection

-A Guide to the Anna Mae Ortgies Collection

-A Guide to the George William Smith Collection

-A Guide to the Dellinger Family Photograph Collection

-A Guide to the Shenandoah County Historical Society Collection

-A Guide to the Valley Business Collection

-A Guide to the Shenandoah County Election Collection

-A Guide to the Bonnie Painter Collection

-Mary Jo Sweeney Collection