Burns & Burns Records,
Scope and Content
The collection consists of the office records of Burns & Burns, Attorneys at Law, of Lebanon, Virginia. The records begin as those of Burns & Ayers until approximately 1900, when the firm changed its name to Burns & Burns and was headed by William E. Burns. The records consist of case files, legal briefs, correspondence, circuit court petitions, and collection notices. Corporate clients include the Norfolk & Western Railway Company, Clinch Valley Coal & Iron Company, the Long Pole Lumber Company, the Bassett Jewelry Company, and the Illinois Sewing Machine Company, among others. The firm also defended several people against the Commonwealth of Virginia in murder trials.
Dates
- Creation: 1871 - 1910
Creator
- Burns and Burns (Law firm) (Lebanon, Va.) (Organization)
Access Restrictions
Collection is open to research.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish from the Burns & Burns Records must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Historical Information
The collection consists of the office records of Burns & Burns, Attorneys at Law, of Lebanon, Virginia. The records begin as those of Burns & Ayers until approximately 1900, when the firm changed its name to Burns & Burns and was headed by William E. Burns.
Full Extent
2 Cubic Feet (2 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection consists of the office records of Burns & Burns, Attorneys at Law, of Lebanon, Virginia. The records consist of case files, legal briefs, correspondence, circuit court petitions, and collection notices.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged chronologically.
Acquisition Information
The Burns & Burns Records were purchased by Special Collections in 1994.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Burns & Burns Records occurred in 1996. Additional processing was completed in 1998.
- Title
- Burns & Burns Records, 1871-1910
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- © 2009 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