Letters, 1924
Scope and Content
This collection contains correspondence of Craig Healing Springs, a health resort located in Craig County, Virginia. The collection contains typescript carbon copies of letters dictated between May 3 and July 17, 1924, most by the resort's manager (G. B. Braswell) in response to inquiries. In most cases, the incoming letter is glued to the back of the outgoing response. The collection is comprised of 75 letters, nearly all consisting of routine inquiries regarding accommodation rates, descriptions of the property, transportation to the resort, curative properties of the waters, requests for promotional booklets, and prices on bottled water from the springs. Among the more noteworthy pieces of correspondence: an inquiry written on a postcard picturing Earnest Williams Viaduct of Lynchburg, Virginia; exchanges of letters with the Hotel Ponce de Leon of Roanoke, Virginia, and Buffalo Lithia Springs, Virginia; an inquiry from Mattie L. Stieff of Dunbar, Virginia, regarding the accommodation of African American resort guests and employment of African American resort staff; a request for reduced rates from Mrs. J. E. Townes of Salem, Virginia; and plans for a Virginia Press Association dinner at the resort.
Dates
- 1924
Creator
- From the Collection: Craig Healing Springs (Craig County, Va.) (Organization)
Language of Materials
The materials in the collection are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open to research.
Extent
From the Collection: 0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech Repository
Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu