Collections : [Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University]

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Dr.
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA 26041-9001
Primary Collecting Areas:
Local/regional history (Blacksburg, Montgomery County, Southwest Virginia, and Appalachian South); the American Civil War; Science and technology history (incl. aerospace, aeronautics, engineering, and speculative fiction); History of women in architecture (incl. the International Archive of Women in Architecture); Culinary history (incl. Virginia and southern cookery, children’s cookbooks and nutrition, food production and technology, and cocktail history); University Archives
Description:
Special Collections is located in Carol M. Newman Library at Virginia Tech. Special Collections includes manuscript collections, rare books, and the University Archives, as well as state, local and historical maps and photographs. Our mission is to collect and preserve unique, historical materials and provide access to them in their original form.
Phone: (540) 231-6308
Start Over Repository Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Subjects General stores
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

[Benton] Ledger and Scrapbook, 1854/1856

0.4 Cubic Feet 1 box
The [Benton] Ledger and Scrapbook is a single item used as both a ledger and a scrapbook. The name Benton appears at the top of pages of the ledger, which may be the location of the business, probably a general store in Benton, Holmes County, Ohio. The ledger lists goods sold and names of customers, while the newspapers include poems, short stories, marriages, obituaries, and more.
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[Benton] Ledger and Scrapbook, 1854/1856 0.4 Cubic Feet 1 box

The [Benton] Ledger and Scrapbook is a single item used as both a ledger and a scrapbook. The name Benton appears at the top of pages of the ledger, which may be the location of the business, probably a general store in Benton, Holmes County, Ohio. The ledger lists goods sold and names of customers, while the newspapers include poems, short stories, marriages, obituaries, and more.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Bergen County, New Jersey, General Store Account Book, 1838/1841

0.3 Cubic Feet 1 box
This collection contains an account ledger of unidentified general store, surmised to have operated in Bergen County, New Jersey, with Benjamin Post the possible proprietor.
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Bergen County, New Jersey, General Store Account Book, 1838/1841 0.3 Cubic Feet 1 box

Post, Benjamin
This collection contains an account ledger of unidentified general store, surmised to have operated in Bergen County, New Jersey, with Benjamin Post the possible proprietor.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Diary, 1869

0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder
This diary contains a daily log on the weather and what this unnamed person did for the day. It usually ranges from doing household chores, helping the local women with shopping, where the author works, and other activities.
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Diary, 1869 0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder

This diary contains a daily log on the weather and what this unnamed person did for the day. It usually ranges from doing household chores, helping the local women with shopping, where the author works, and other activities.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Elias Crabill Account Statement, 1861

0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder
The collection contains a bill issued to Elias Crabill by Zea & Pirkey, a Strasburg, Virginia mercantile business, for purchases of food staples, fabrics, and clothing accessories made by Crabill's sister.
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Elias Crabill Account Statement, 1861 0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder

Zea & Pirkey (Strasburg, Va.)
The collection contains a bill issued to Elias Crabill by Zea & Pirkey, a Strasburg, Virginia mercantile business, for purchases of food staples, fabrics, and clothing accessories made by Crabill's sister.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Daybook, 1823/1825

0.2 Cubic Feet 1 box
Daybook maintained by unidentified general mercantile store in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, including entries documenting sales of textiles, dry goods, tobacco, household goods, and tools.
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Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Daybook, 1823/1825 0.2 Cubic Feet 1 box

Daybook maintained by unidentified general mercantile store in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, including entries documenting sales of textiles, dry goods, tobacco, household goods, and tools.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Pulaski, Virginia, Ledger, 1887

0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder
This collection contains a store ledger, possibly a general store, from Pulaski, Virginia, with accounts of purchases, customers, and goods, such as coffee, soda, fish, salt, etc.
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Pulaski, Virginia, Ledger, 1887 0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder

This collection contains a store ledger, possibly a general store, from Pulaski, Virginia, with accounts of purchases, customers, and goods, such as coffee, soda, fish, salt, etc.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

W. D. Dehart & Sons Ledgers, 1916/1946

0.7 Cubic Feet 2 boxes
The W. D. Dehart & Sons Ledgers document the inventory and transactions of a country store in Meadows of Dan (Patrick County), Virginia, during the first half of the twentieth century. Materials include three ledgers of customer accounts and one ledger of wholesale purchases. Loose letters from customers to store proprietors also appear.
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W. D. Dehart & Sons Ledgers, 1916/1946 0.7 Cubic Feet 2 boxes

W. D. Dehart & Sons (Meadows of Dan, Patrick County, Va.)
The W. D. Dehart & Sons Ledgers document the inventory and transactions of a country store in Meadows of Dan (Patrick County), Virginia, during the first half of the twentieth century. Materials include three ledgers of customer accounts and one ledger of wholesale purchases. Loose letters from customers to store proprietors also appear.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Wood, Kasey, and Wood Account Books, 1864/1891

0.7 Cubic Feet 2 boxes
The Wood, Kasey, and Wood Account Books document the transactions of a general store and zinc distributor in Max Meadows, Virginia, during the mid- to late nineteenth century. Materials include two detailed ledgers, three day books, and one cash book.
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Wood, Kasey, and Wood Account Books, 1864/1891 0.7 Cubic Feet 2 boxes

Wood, Kasey, and Wood (Max Meadows, Va.)
The Wood, Kasey, and Wood Account Books document the transactions of a general store and zinc distributor in Max Meadows, Virginia, during the mid- to late nineteenth century. Materials include two detailed ledgers, three day books, and one cash book.

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