Virginia Iron, Coal and Coke Company Receipts

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], Virginia Iron, Coal and Coke Company Receipts, Ms2009-046, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Summary

Extent:
0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder
Creator:
Virginia Iron, Coal and Coke Company
Abstract:
The collection includes receipts issued to the Virginia Iron, Coal and Coke Company for various purchases.
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], Virginia Iron, Coal and Coke Company Receipts, Ms2009-046, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains receipts issued to the Virginia Iron, Coal and Coke Company for various purchases. While many of the purchases were made from businesses in Lynchburg, Virginia and Bristol, Tennessee, others originate from such cities as Kansas City, Philadelphia and Baltimore.

Biographical / historical:

The Virginia Iron, Coal and Coke Company was organized in 1899, when it acquired several plants previously owned by the Carter Coal and Coke Company in Pulaski and Wythe counties, Virginia, as well as furnaces at Roanoke, Radford, and Max Meadows, in addition to operations in other parts of Virginia, Kentucky and Tennessee. The company was forced into receivership in 1901 but emerged in 1903 and continued to operate, expanding its operations to include two rail lines and numerous coal mines.

Acquisition information:
The Virginia Iron, Coal and Coke Company Receipts were purchased by Special Collections in 2009. The receipts had been part of a larger group of railroad-related materials compiled by a collector, then sold to a dealer (see "separated material" section).
Processing information:

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Virginia Iron, Coal and Coke Company Receipts commenced and was completed in March 2009.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged in chronological order.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard