A&M 2109Withers and VanDevender Papers, 1899-1951 A&M 2109Staff of the West Virginia & Regional History CenterWest Virginia and Regional History Center

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-08-30 08:06:11 -0400.EnglishDescribing Archives: A Content Standard West Virginia and Regional History Center Withers and VanDevender Papers Withers and VanDevender A&M 2109 Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key /repositories/2/resources/5980 3.5 Linear Feet Summary: 3 ft. 6 in. (1 document case, 5 in.); (22 wrapped packages, 3 ft. 1 in.) 1899-1951 Correspondence, ledger books, account and cashbooks of the Parkersburg, West Virginia, firm of Withers and VanDevender (later Wiant and VanDevender), specializing in timber cutting, but also dealing in real estate, coal, oil, and orange growing. Subjects include timber cutting methods, costs, timber shipping, floods, freezes, droughts, log jams, timberland locations, timber purchases and sales, salaries of timber workers, and fruit groves in Florida. Counties mentioned include: Boone, Braxton, Calhoun, Gilmer, Lewis, Marshall, Mercer, Nicholas, Ritchie, Roane, and Wirt. Firms and corporations mentioned include the Copen Creek Coal Company, Gilmer Fuel Company, MCCAA Coal Company, Marietta Chair Company, Nixolette Lumber Company, and the Parkersburg Mill Company. West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/ English Conditions Governing Access

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 Boone County (W. Va.) Braxton County (W. Va.) Calhoun County (W. Va.) Florida Gilmer County (W. Va.) Lewis County. Marshall County. Mercer County (W. Va.) Nicholas County (W. Va.) Parkersburg. Ritchie County (W. Va.) Roane County (W. Va.) Wirt County (W. Va.) Account books Agriculture Coal mining - coal companies. Floods Lumber trade Mills and mill-work Petroleum industry and trade Weather Copen Creek Coal Company Gilmer Fuel Company Marietta Chair Company MCCAA Coal Company Nixolette Lumber Company Parkersburg Mill Company Wiant and VanDevender Withers and VanDevender