Graham and Robinson Account Book,
Scope and Content Note
This collection consists of a single customer account book maintained by Graham and Robinson, a general mercantile business in Wythe County, Virginia in the late 19th century. The account book details customer names, dates of transactions, goods purchased, and prices paid. Also provided are details on wage credits for employees, most of whom seem to have worked at an iron furnace with which the store was associated.
Dates
- Creation: 1869 - 1873
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish material from the Graham and Robinson Account Book must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Historical Note
The Graham and Robinson store was owned and operated by brothers-in-law David Peirce Graham and John W. Robinson, who as both partners and individuals were involved in various iron mining and manufacturing concerns in southwestern Virginia, including the Barren Springs and Cedar Run furnaces in Wythe County. The Graham and Robinson partnership was formed around 1870, and the company remained in operation as late as 1902, though Graham died in 1898.
Full Extent
0.2 Cubic Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Ledger of Graham and Robinson, a general mercantile business of Wythe County, Virginia, providing customer names, dates of transactions, goods purchased, prices paid, and wage credits for an iron furnace with which the store was associated.
Acquisition Information
The Graham and Robinson Account Book was purchased by Special Collections in 1978.
Physical Characteristics
0.2 cu. ft. 1 box
Processing Information
The processing and description of the Graham and Robinson Account Book commenced and was completed in January, 2013.
- Title
- A Guide to the Graham and Robinson Account Book, 1869-1873
- Subtitle
- A collection in Special Collections.
- Author
- John M. Jackson
- Date
- ©2013 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