Rural Retreat Water Mills Ledger,

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:

Collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

Permission to publish material from Rural Retreat Water Mills Ledger must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.

Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Rural Retreat Water Mills Ledger, Ms2015-010, Special Collections, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Summary

Extent:
0.2 Cubic Feet 1 box
Creator:
Newland, Robert R., 1860-1936 and Rural Retreat Water Mills (Rural Retreat, Va.)
Abstract:
Rural Retreat Produce & Milling Company until 1911, then Rural Retreat Water Mills. Ledger begins in 1915 and includes more than 200 customer names and accounts, plus records of items purchased.
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Rural Retreat Water Mills Ledger, Ms2015-010, Special Collections, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection includes a ledger from the Rural Retreat Water Mills, containing more than 200 customer names and accounts, plus records of items purchased. First known as the Rural Retreat Produce & Milling Company until 1911, the company later became the Rural Retreat Water Mills.

The ledger also contained ephemeral items and documents (mostly photocopies) relating to multiple sales of the mill in the 19th and 20th centuries. The ephemera includes an Arm and Hammer ad, draft of a contract related to the leasing of a farm listed 2 miles from Rural Retreat on Wytheville Pike, an inventory slip, and a credit slip.

Acquisition information:
The Rural Retreat Water Mills Ledger was purchased by Special Collections in 2013.
Processing information:

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Rural Retreat Water Mills Ledger was completed in March 2015.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged by material type.