Wells Branch Coal Company Stationary

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], Wells Branch Coal Company Stationary, Ms2021-039, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Summary

Extent:
0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder
Abstract:
This collection contains undated, blank stationary paper and empty envelopes from the Wells Branch Coal Company located in Philadephia, Pennsylvania.
Language:
The materials in this collection are in English.
Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Wells Branch Coal Company Stationary, Ms2021-039, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains blank stationary and emtpy enevlopes from the Wells Branch Coal Company located in Philadephia, Pennsylvania. The header has the names of the president, secretary, and treasurer of the company. It also has a stationary watermark stamp in the center of the pages with a design of a crane that reads, "Crane's Japanese Linen, 1892".

Biographical / historical:

The Wells Branch Coal Company was located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The president was William D. Janney, the secretary Daniel Fitler, and the treasurer C. C. Coe. The company mined and shipped splint and cannel coal.

Acquisition information:
This collection was acquired by Special Collections and University Archives prior to 2012.
Processing information:

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Wells Branch Coal Company Stationary was completed in September 2021.

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Coal mines and mining
Ephemera