Graham and Robinson Account Book

Access and use

Location of collection:
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
Newman Library
Virginia Tech
P.O. Box 90001
560 Drillfield Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24062-9001
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (540) 231-6308
Fax: (540) 231-3694
Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

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Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Graham and Robinson Account Book, Ms1978-013, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Summary

Extent:
0.2 Cubic Feet 1 box
Creator:
Graham and Robinson General Store (Wythe County, Va.)
Abstract:
The collection contains a ledger of Graham and Robinson, a general mercantile business of Wythe County, Virginia, providing customer names, dates of transactions, goods purchased, prices paid, and wage credits for an iron furnace with which the store was associated.
Language:
The materials in the collection are in English.
Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Graham and Robinson Account Book, Ms1978-013, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists of a single customer account book maintained by Graham and Robinson, a general mercantile business in Wythe County, Virginia, in the late 19th century. The account book details customer names, dates of transactions, goods purchased, and prices paid. Also provided are details on wage credits for employees, most of whom seem to have worked at an iron furnace with which the store was associated.

Biographical / historical:

The Graham and Robinson store was owned and operated by brothers-in-law David Peirce Graham and John W. Robinson, who as both partners and individuals were involved in various iron mining and manufacturing concerns in southwestern Virginia, including the Barren Springs and Cedar Run furnaces in Wythe County. The Graham and Robinson partnership was formed around 1870, and the company remained in operation as late as 1902, though Graham died in 1898.

Acquisition information:
The Graham and Robinson Account Book was purchased by Special Collections in 1978.
Processing information:

The processing and description of the Graham and Robinson Account Book commenced and was completed in January 2013.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard