Attorney's Suit and Collection Record,
Scope and Content
The Attorney's Suit and Collection Record is a business log covering litigation for the area of Blacksburg, Virginia, during the late nineteenth to early twentieth centuries. The record provides names of primary parties involved in cases along with witnesses and participants, dates, charges and payments, and cursory personal remarks. Mentioned litigants include (but are not limited to): the Bank of Blacksburg, John M. Price, A. Black, C. W. Black, E. P. Williams, J. H. Kipps, Jas T. Hardwick, John S. Lawson, Pratt Food Company, R. A. Dehart and Co., and "V. P. Institute" (VPI, now Virginia Tech).
Dates
- Creation: 1896 - 1929
Access Restrictions
Collection is open to research.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish material from the Attorney's Suit and Collection Record must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Biographical Information
The creator of the record remains unnamed; therefore, no biographical information exists.
Full Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Attorney's Suit and Collection Record is a business log covering litigation for the area of Blacksburg, Virginia, during the late nineteenth to early twentieth centuries. The author remains unknown, but prominent Blacksburg families and institutions appear in the record, such as the Black family, VPI, and the Bank of Blacksburg.
Acquisition Information
The Attorney's Suit and Collection Record was donated to Special Collections in 2000.
General Physical Description note
1 folder; 0.1 cu. ft.
Processing Information
The processing and description of the Attorney's Suit and Collection Record occurred in July, 2008.
- Title
- A Guide to the Attorney's Suit and Collection Record, 1896-1929
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Emily Cook
- Date
- © 2008 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