Blacksburg Post Office Record Books,
Scope and Content
The collection consists of five record books taken from the Blacksburg Post Office, dating July, 1914 to April 25, 1922. One volume consists of the Postmaster's Account and Record Book, and the other four volumes are cash books of the International Money Order Office, without individual names.
Dates
- Creation: 1914 - 1922
Creator
- Blacksburg Post Office (Blacksburg, Va.) (Organization)
Access Restrictions
Collection is open to research.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish material from the Blacksburg Post Office Record Books must be obtained by Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Historical Information
The Blacksburg Post Office was initially established as "Blacksburgh" on April 9, 1827, changing its name to Blacksburg on April 15, 1893. The post office had many locations around Blacksburg, including the corner of South Main and East Washington Street, the Lancaster house on the west side of Main Street, and for many years located on College Avenue, before the current location on Main Street was constructed in 1935.
Full Extent
0.5 Cubic Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection consists of five record books taken from the Blacksburg Post Office, dating July, 1914 to April 25, 1922
Arrangement
This collection is arranged chronologically.
Acquisition Information
The Blacksburg Post Office Record Books were donated to Newman Library in November 1973.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Blacksburg Post Office Record Books was completed in 2004.
Subject
- Blacksburg Post Office (Blacksburg, Va.) (Organization)
- Title
- A Guide to the Blacksburg Post Office Record Books 1914-1922
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Clayton McGahee
- Date
- © 2004 By Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Description is in English
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