Henly Fugate Business Records
Scope and Content
This collection consists of correspondence and records regarding the business concerns of Henly Fugate. These businesses included Trigg, Fugate, and Company (lumber); H. Fugate and Company (lumber); and the Raven Red Ash Coal Company (coal).
Dates
- Creation: 1879 - 1918
Creator
- Fugate, Henly, 1843-1913 (Person)
Access Restrictions
Collection is open to research.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish material from the Henly Fugate Business Records must be obtained from the Special Collections, Virginia Tech
Biographical Information
Born on May 22, 1843, in Claiborne County, Tennessee, Henly Fugate rose to the level of captain in the army of the Confederate States of America (company A of the 63rd Regiment, Tennessee Infantry). Following the Civil War, Fugate moved to Abingdon, Virginia in 1873 where he started and operated businesses involving lumber and coal. He also served as a trustee of the Stonewall Jackson Institute and the Abingdon Male Academy until his death in 1913.
Full Extent
5 Cubic Feet (4 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection contains business records and personal financial records generated by Henly Fugate.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged in the following series: Series I, Trigg, Fugate, and Company; Series II, H. Fugate and Company; Series III, Raven Red Ash Coal Company; Series IV, Personal Records. Files within each series are arranged alphabetically by subject.
Acquisition Information
The Henly Fugate Business Records were donated to the Special Collections in 1978.
General Physical Description note
3 Boxes; 3.0 cu. ft.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Henly Fugate Business Records commenced in January 2007 and was completed in February 2007.
Subject
- Fugate, Henly, 1843-1913 (Person)
- Trigg, Fugate, and Company (Organization)
- Title
- A Guide to the Henly Fugate Business Records, 1879-1918
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Sam Walters
- Date
- © 2006 By Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. All rights reserved.
- Language of description
- English
- 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