viblbv00198Slusser Family PapersSlusser Family Papers, 1852-1912 Ms.1960.001Special Collection and University Archives StaffSpecial Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech

2006 (CC0 1.0)

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-10-09 07:02:46 -0400.Description is written in: English, Latin script.Describing Archives: A Content Standard Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech Slusser Family Papers Slusser family Ms.1960.001 0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder 1852-1912 This collection contains loose ledger sheets for the household expenditures of Dr. John B. Slusser, an advertisement from the Pressed Steel Car Company, a reciept from the Virginia Tech dining hall, a United States patent application for a nut-lock invented by Murray C. and William J. Slusser, and pages from a personal account book. The materials in the collection are in English. Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open to research.

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Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Slusser Family Papers, Ms1960-001, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Source of Acquisition

This collection was donated to Special Collections and University Archives in 1960.

Processing Information

The processing, arrangement and description of this collection commenced and completed in September 2006. Preliminary processing took place in 1960.

Scope and Content

Collection consists of materials dating from 1852 to 1912 and includes loose ledger sheets for the household expenditures of Dr. John B. Slusser, an advertisement from the Pressed Steel Car Company, a receipt from the Virginia Tech dining hall, a United States patent application for a nut-lock invented by Murray C. and William J. Slusser, and pages from a personal account book.

Rights Statement for Archival Description

The guide to the Slusser Family Papers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/).

Local/Regional History and Appalachian South Montgomery County (Va.) University History Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (1896-1944) Slusser Family Paper1852-19121Patent ApplicationJanuary 30, 1894By Murray C. and William J. Slusser for inventing "a new and useful improvement in Nut Locks"Advertisement for a mine car produced by Pressed Steel Car CompanyTorn Ledger sheetReceipt from the "Dining Hall of VPI"Incomplete Account Ledger1852-1858Incomplete Account Ledger for Farm1896-1912Includes notations on the farm's production levels and expenses as well as brief diary type entries (page 65)