White Flint Farm records

Access and use

Location of collection:
University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
University of Virginia
P.O. Box 400110
160 McCormick Rd
Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Brenda Gunn
Phone: (434) 924-1037
Phone: (434) 243-1776
Fax: (434) 924-4968
Restrictions:

The collections is open for research use.

Preferred citation:

MSS 16271, White Flint Farm records, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
1.5 Cubic Feet 2 document boxes, 1 oversize folder, 7 ledgers
Language:
Materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

MSS 16271, White Flint Farm records, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

The White Flint Farm records (1861-1969; 1.5 cubic feet) document the titular farm's business purchases and tobacco sales. Materials primarily consist of account ledgers and various receipts of purchase and sale, all primarily from the Danville area.

Biographical / historical:

White Flint Farm, formerly White Flint Plantation, is located in present-day Keeling, Virginia, part of Pittsylvania County. Over its history, the farm has chiefly grown tobacco, though its current products also include eggs and produce. The farm has been part of the same family for at least six generations, dating back to at least Abraham Cooper White (1853-1920) and his wife Alice Sparrow White (1864-1922).

Source: Materials within collection; Virginia state tourism website.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Tobacco industry -- Virginia