Blacksburg Post Office Record Books
Scope and Content
The collection consists of five record books taken from the Blacksburg Post Office, dating July 1914 to April 25, 1922. One volume consists of the Postmaster's Account and Record Book, and the other four volumes are cash books of the International Money Order Office, without individual names.
Dates
- 1914 - 1922
Creator
- Blacksburg Post Office (Blacksburg, Va.) (Organization)
Language of Materials
The materials in the collection are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open to research.
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form: http://bit.ly/scuareproduction. Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form: http://bit.ly/scuapublication. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.
Administrative History
The Blacksburg Post Office was initially established as "Blacksburgh" on April 9, 1827, changing its name to Blacksburg on April 15, 1893. The post office had many locations around Blacksburg, including the corner of South Main and East Washington Street, the Lancaster house on the west side of Main Street, and for many years located on College Avenue, before the current location on Main Street was constructed in 1935.
Extent
0.5 Cubic Feet (1 box)
Abstract
The collection consists of five record books taken from the Blacksburg Post Office, dating July 1914 to April 25, 1922.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged chronologically.
Source of Acquisition
The Blacksburg Post Office Record Books were donated to Newman Library in November 1973.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
The guide to the Blacksburg Post Office Record Books by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/).
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Blacksburg Post Office Record Books was completed in 2004.
- Title
- Blacksburg Post Office Record Books, 1914-1922
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Clayton McGahee, Archivist
- Date
- 2004 (CC0 1.0)
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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