Withers and VanDevender 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], Withers and VanDevender Papers, A&M 2109, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
Collection context
Summary
- Extent:
- 3.5 Linear Feet Summary: 3 ft. 6 in. (1 document case, 5 in.); (22 wrapped packages, 3 ft. 1 in.)
- Creator:
- Withers and VanDevender
- Abstract:
- Correspondence, ledger books, account and cashbooks of the Parkersburg, West Virginia, firm of Withers and VanDevender (later Wiant and VanDevender), specializing in timber cutting, but also dealing in real estate, coal, oil, and orange growing. Subjects include timber cutting methods, costs, timber shipping, floods, freezes, droughts, log jams, timberland locations, timber purchases and sales, salaries of timber workers, and fruit groves in Florida. Counties mentioned include: Boone, Braxton, Calhoun, Gilmer, Lewis, Marshall, Mercer, Nicholas, Ritchie, Roane, and Wirt. Firms and corporations mentioned include the Copen Creek Coal Company, Gilmer Fuel Company, MCCAA Coal Company, Marietta Chair Company, Nixolette Lumber Company, and the Parkersburg Mill Company.
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Withers and VanDevender Papers, A&M 2109, 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
Agriculture
Coal mining - coal companies.
Floods
Lumber trade
Mills and mill-work
Petroleum industry and trade
Weather - Names:
- Copen Creek Coal Company
Gilmer Fuel Company
Marietta Chair Company
MCCAA Coal Company
Nixolette Lumber Company
Parkersburg Mill Company
Wiant and VanDevender
Withers and VanDevender - Places:
- Boone County (W. Va.)
Braxton County (W. Va.)
Calhoun County (W. Va.)
Florida
Gilmer County (W. Va.)
Lewis County.
Marshall County.
Mercer County (W. Va.)
Nicholas County (W. Va.)
Parkersburg.
Ritchie County (W. Va.)
Roane County (W. Va.)
Wirt County (W. Va.)