Collections : [James Madison University]

James Madison University

Second Floor Room 203, MSC 1704
Carrier Library
James Madison University
880 Madison Drive
Harrisonburg, VA 22807
Primary Collecting Areas:
JMU History, Local history, Shenandoah Living Archive, Shenandoah National Park Oral Histories, Pulp Fiction Collection, Artists' Book Collection, Juvenile Collection, Rare Books and Manuscripts
Description:
JMU Special Collections documents the central Shenandoah Valley region as well as the history of James Madison University. Special Collections includes strong collections of Pulp Fiction magazines, Artists' Books, and a Juvenile Literature collection created in support of JMU's history as a teacher's college. Special Collections collaborates with faculty, alumni, liaison librarians, and community members in identifying and collecting rare and historic materials for use in instruction and research.
POC: Tiffany Cole
Phone: (540) 568-3444
Phone: (540) 568-3612
Fax: (540) 568-3405
Start Over Repository James Madison University Subjects Ledgers (account books)

J. P. Houck ledgers, 1892/1895 0.4 cubic feet 1 box

J. P. Houck Store (Harrisonburg, Va.)
Two ledgers documenting the business activities conducted by J. P. Houck, presumably on behalf of his general store and/or tannery in Harrisonburg, Virginia.
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J. W. Tate Ledgers, 1888/1905 0.2 cubic feet 5 folders

Tate, J. W. (John William), 1858-1915
The J. W. Tate Ledgers, 1888-1905, comprise four account books documenting Tate's blacksmith business in the Amberly area of Rockingham County, Virginia. Additional materials include correspondence, printed ephemera, and an incomplete autobiographical sketch of Luna Tate, J. W. Tate's daughter.
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Lumber Ledgers, 1883/1890 0.08 cubic feet 1 folder

Green Valley Auctions, Inc.
Two ledgers likely documenting a sawmill or lumber operation in western Virginia or Pendleton County, West Virginia. The surnames present in the ledgers also indicate a potential connection to Pennsylvania.
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Mary A. Thompson Papers, 1893/1974 0.4 cubic feet 1 box

Thompson, Mary A., 1903-1997
This collection documents the life and activities of members of the Thompson family of Harrisonburg and Rockingham County, Virginia, particularly John W. Thompson and his wife Elizabeth F. Thompson, and also contains items relating to the Mt. Zion Church of the Brethren in Dayton, Virginia.
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Mattie E. Mowry Farm Ledger, 1896/1926 0.1 cubic feet 2 folders

Mowry, Martha Elizabeth "Mattie" Fretwell, 1852-1924
The Mattie E. Mowry Farm Ledger, 1896-1926, includes 342 pages, of which, 213 pages are blank. Ledger begins with inventory following expense and sales trackers including grain, livestock, animal products, labor, bills, and miscellaneous. Inside the ledger were a large number of laid in papers that include calculations, personal notes, and tax statements. The back of the ledger includes multiple templates, tables, how-tos, rules, and remedies. The majority of the dates in the ledger are between 1896 and 1924, although there are some 1925 and 1926 dates.
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McHone Brothers (LLC) Collection of Houck Tannery Records, 1870/1913 6.7 cubic feet 8 boxes

Houck Tannery (Harrisonburg, Va.)
This collection consists of 6.7 cubic feet of records documenting the operations of the Houck Tannery and the J.P. Houck Store in Harrisonburg, Virginia, from 1870-1913, chiefly from 1890 to 1913. The collection contains account ledgers, registries, correspondence, and financial and transportation documents that record this turn of the century industry.
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M. E. Greene ledger, 1895/1912 0.08 cubic feet 1 bound ledger

Greene, M. E. (Milton Erastus), 1876-1942
One bound ledger documenting the business activities of wholesale lumber dealer Milton Erastus Greene who was based out of Spottswood in Augusta County, Virginia.
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Milling Company Ledger, 1891 1 bound ledger

Bookworm & Silverfish
A ledger for a presumed and unidentified milling company in Woodstock, Virginia. Entries in the ledger date from March 31, 1891 to December 10, 1891.
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Page County ledgers, 1831/1881 2.08 cubic feet 5 boxes

Davison, Elizabeth A., 1956-
Bound accounts chiefly documenting business and financial transactions in Page County, Virginia. Several ledgers have Grove family members as proprietors and other unidentified ledgers are assumed to be connected to the Grove family.
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P. Bradley & Sons Ledger, 1901/1903 0.48 cubic feet 1 box

P. Bradley & Sons
The P. Bradley & Sons Ledger, 1901-1903, documents the business activities of P. Bradley & Sons, an iron foundry in Harrisonburg, Virginia.
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