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Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Rosemont Corporation Ledgers, Ms1987-029, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
The Rosemont Corporation Ledgers were purchased by Special Collections in 1987.
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Rosemont Corporation Ledgers commenced and was completed in March, 2013.
Rosemont Corporation was founded in Marion, Virginia, by Laura Lu Scherer Copenhaver (1868-1940), mother-in-law of writer Sherwood Anderson. With a view toward improving the standard of living for farm families of southwestern Virginia, Copenhaver advocated cooperative marketing strategies to sell locally made goods. In establishing Rosemont, Copenhaver coordinated the production of textiles by local women in her home, Rosemont. Initially offering coverlets made from local wool and based on traditional patterns, Rosemont soon expanded its production line to rugs, bed canopies, and other hand- and machine-made items. The company boasted a worldwide customer base. Following Copenhaver's death, Minerva May Scherer, dean of Marion College and sister of Copenhaver, served as Rosemont's director. In 1960, Copenhaver's children incorporated the company as Laura Copenhaver Industries, Inc. The company continued into the 21st century to manufacture and sell textiles.
This collection consists of two ledgers maintained by Rosemont Corporation, a Marion, Virginia, manufacturer and seller of textiles. The first ledger, arranged in a rough alphabetical order by customer name, records date of order fulfillment, product name, price paid, and customer name and address. The second ledger, titled "Checks Written," details the company's expenses. For each month, the ledger lists checks issued by the company, providing check number, date, recipient, description of purchase, and amount paid. At the end of each monthly list of checks is a summary of the company's monthly expenses.
The collection is arranged by ledger type.
Virginia Tech Special Collections and University Archives also holds several collections related to Eleanor Copenhaver Anderson and Sherwood Anderson.
The guide to the Rosemont Corporation Ledgers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/).