United States Hotel Ledger
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of a single ledger maintained by the United States Hotel of Frederick Town, Maryland. Only seven of the ledger's pages (documenting guests' lodging, meal, and livery charges) remain legible. The text of the remainder of the ledger is obscured by glued-in newspaper clippings, the ledger having been used as a clippings scrapbook. The clippings, dating ca. 1898-1930, do not have a central theme but instead cover a diverse range of national and international personalities and events that the unidentified clipper seems to have found interesting or amusing.
Dates
- Creation: 1844-ca. 1930
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open to research.
Conditions Governing Use
Permission to publish material from the United States Hotel Ledger must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Biographical / Historical
Built before 1841, the United States Hotel stood on Market Street in Frederick Town, Maryland. The hotel had 50 rooms and during the Civil War would serve as a hospital for wounded soldiers. The hotel continued to operate as late as 1872 but was later abandoned and had been destroyed by fire by 1919.
Full Extent
0.2 Cubic Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Ledger maintained by the United States Hotel of Frederick Town, Maryland, later used as a scrapbook documenting national and international personalities and events.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The United States Hotel Ledger was purchased by Special Collections in 1988.
Genre / Form
- Title
- A Guide to the Henniker Boot and Shoe Company Ledgers, 1844-1930
- Subtitle
- A collection in Special Collections.
- Author
- John M. Jackson
- Date
- ©2017 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