Virginia Iron, Coal and Coke Company Receipts
Scope and Content
This collection contains receipts issued to the Virginia Iron, Coal and Coke Company for various purchases. While many of the purchases were made from businesses in Lynchburg, Virginia and Bristol, Tennessee, others originate from such cities as Kansas City, Philadelphia and Baltimore.
Dates
- Creation: 1902 - 1909
Creator
- Virginia Iron, Coal and Coke Company (Organization)
Access Restrictions
Collection is open to research.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish material from the Virginia Iron, Coal and Coke Company Receipts must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Historical Information
The Virginia Iron, Coal and Coke Company was organized in 1899, when it acquired several plants previously owned by the Carter Coal and Coke Company in Pulaski and Wythe counties, Virginia, as well as furnaces at Roanoke, Radford, and Max Meadows, in addition to operations in other parts of Virginia, Kentucky and Tennessee. The company was forced into receivership in 1901 but emerged in 1903 and continued to operate, expanding its operations to include two rail lines and numerous coal mines.
Full Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Receipts issued to the Virginia Iron, Coal and Coke Company for various purchases.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged in chronological order.
Acquisition Information
The Virginia Iron, Coal and Coke Company Receipts were purchased by Special Collections in 2009. The receipts had been part of a larger group of railroad-related materials compiled by a collector, then sold to a dealer (see "separated material" section).
Separated Material
The Virginia Iron, Coal and Coke Company Receipts were acquired as part of a larger collection of railway-related material that had been compiled by a collector, then sold to a dealer. In the course of processing, the receipts were removed to a separate collection. The acquisition of which these receipts were a part also included:
General Physical Description note
1 container; 0.1 cu. ft.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement and description of the Virginia Iron, Coal and Coke Company Receipts commenced and was completed in March 2009.
- Title
- A Guide to the Virginia Iron, Coal and Coke Company Receipts, 1902-1909
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- John M. Jackson
- 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