James Produce Company Papers
Access and use
- Location of collection:
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West Virginia & Regional History CenterWest Virginia UniversityP.O. Box 60691549 University AvenueMorgantown, WV 26506
- Contact for questions and access:
- POC: Lori HostuttlerEmail: lori.hostuttler@mail.wvu.eduPhone: (304) 293-3536Web: wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu
- Restrictions:
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No special access restriction applies.
- Terms of access:
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Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.
- Preferred citation:
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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], James Produce Company Papers, A&M 2336, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
Collection context
Summary
- Extent:
- 0.4 Linear Feet Summary: 5 in. (1 document case)
- Creator:
- James Produce Company
- Abstract:
- Copies of correspondence and business records of Charles H. James, founder of the James Produce Company, one of the first totally black owned and managed businesses in West Virginia. Correspondents include: Governor J.J. Cornwell, John W. Davis, and Theodore Roosevelt.
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], James Produce Company Papers, A&M 2336, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
Background
- Physical location:
- West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Account books
African Americans -- Business enterprises
African-Americans. SEE ALSO Coal miners - African Americans.
Armistice -- 1918
Baptists
Boy Scouts of America - Colored Boy Scouts of Charleston.
Business - African American.
Elections - 1920.
Elections - 1924.
Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1920
Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1924 - Names:
- American Expeditionary Forces in France.
Democratic National Convention
James Produce Company
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
National Afro-American Democratic League
National Negro Business League (U.S.)
Negro Democratic Club of West Virginia
West Virginia Collegiate Institute
Cornwell, John J. (John Jacob), 1867-1953
Davis, John W. (John Warren), 1888-1980
Davis, John W. (John William), 1873-1955
James, Charles H.
Morton, Ferdinand Q.
Roosevelt, Theodore.
Spaulding, C. C. (Charles Clinton), 1874-1952
Holsey, Albon L.