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Acc. 2009.451: F. S. Royster Guano Co. (Norfolk, Va.) pocket notebooks Box 1

Scope and Contents Includes 2 pocket-size notebooks from the F.S. Roster Guano Co. in Norfolk, Virginia. The following descriptions were provided by the seller: Notebook 1929: "This is a 1929 5 1/2" x 3" blue lined notebook of Green, White and Black. It was put out to advertise F. S. Royster Guano Company located in Norfolk, Virginia. There is a 1929 and 1930 calendar on both the front and back inside cover. The back has a list of Offices and Factories. There is also other information inside the book such as: Satisfactory Customer Comments, Information on what minerals do to plants (Nitrogen, Potash, Calcium, Magnesium)." Notebook, 1940: "This is a 1940 5 1/2" x 3" blue lined notebook of Red, White and Black. It was put out to advertise Royster Premium Fertilizers, distributed by the F. S. Royster Guano Company located in Norfolk, Virginia. There is a 1940 and 1941 calendar on both the front and back inside cover. The back has a list of Plants and Offices of this fertilizer company, as well as the Main Office located in Norfolk, VA. There is also other information inside the book such as: Satisfactory Customer Comments, Information on what minerals do to plants (Nitrogen, Potash, Calcium, Magnesium).

  1. College of William and Mary
  2. Ephemera Collection
  3. Series 1: Ongoing Accessions
  4. Box 1

Ephemera Collection 5 Linear Feet

The Ephemera Collection contains material primarily acquired for teaching. It includes material in various formats, most of which have been previously published. The collection is currently being processed and new items will be added on an ongoing basis. For this reason, the indicated date range is approximate at this point.

  1. College of William and Mary

Ephemera Collection 3.8 Linear Feet 3 ft. 9 1/2 in. (7 document cases, 5 in. each); (3 document cases, 2 1/2 in. each); (1 small flat storage box, 3 in.); (1 oversize folder)

Paper ephemera, including: illustrated letterhead titled "Offices of J.W. Wiles" featuring portrait of J.W. Wiles and photo of the "Wiles Block" building in Morgantown, WV; there is also letterhead for the "Star Glass Company" and "Union Realty and Development Co.," both of Morgantown; illustrated envelopes for the "Hotel Morgan" of Morgantown, "The Waldo" of Clarksburg, and "The Ruffner" of Charleston. Signed calling card of J.W. Wiles. There is an extensive collection of greeting cards, including Valentines. There is also a printed invitation card for a luncheon with President and Mrs. Taft (1912). Addendum of 2019/06/17 includes four greeting cards from the Young family of Morgantown, including two large Valentine cards (including windmill and seesaw graphics; undated), one small Valentine card (undated), and one Christmas card (booklet, "One Christmas Back in Grandfather's Time"; 1952).
  1. West Virginia and Regional History Center

Transportation Maps and Schedules - Highway and Airlines Box 8, Folder 2

1926 and 1935 highway maps of Virginia, 1938 and 1942 schedules for the Pennsylvania Central Airlines, undated Conoco highway map of "Delaware-Maryland-Virginia-W. Virginia," 1939 Standard Old Company (Esso) highway map of "Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland and Delaware," and undated Sinclair Road Map of "Delaware, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia."

  1. College of William and Mary
  2. Ephemera Collection
  3. Series 2: Backlog Accessions
  4. Box 8: Ephemera from the Backlog (2008.230)

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