Harkrader Produce Company Account Books,
Scope and Content Note
This collection consists of three daybooks from the Harkrader Produce Company, a Christiansburg, Virginia wholesaler of feed, seed and other agricultural products. Each volume contains entries detailing transaction dates, names of purchasers, goods purchased, and prices.
Dates
- Creation: 1923 - 1936
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish material from the Harkrader Produce Company Account Books must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Historical Note
The Harkrader Produce Company was established by Robert R. and Paul D. Hardrader at 106 North Franklin Street in Christiansburg, Virginia in the 1920s. The business seems to have been a wholesaler, emphasizing on seed, but also sold feed, fertilizer, poultry and other agricultural products. Harkrader Produce Company closed in 1973.
Full Extent
0.5 Cubic Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Three daybooks from Christiansburg wholesaler in feed, seed and other agricultural products, providing names, dates, goods purchased, and prices for each transaction.
Acquisition Information
The Harkrader Produce Company Account Books were aquired by Newman Library prior to 1941.
Physical Characteristics
0.5 cu. ft. 1 box
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Harkrader Produce Company Account Books commenced and was completed in February, 2011.
- Title
- A Guide to the Harkrader Produce Company Account Books, 1923-1936
- Subtitle
- A collection in Special Collections.
- Author
- John M. Jackson
- Date
- ©2011 By Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. All rights reserved.
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections, Virginia Tech Repository
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu