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Timberville, Virginia, Automotive Repair Shop Ledger

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2008-017

Scope and Content

This collection contains the accounts ledger of an unidentified automotive repair shop in Timberville, Virginia, during the 1920s. The ledger contains customer names, together with itemized descriptions for parts and labor on automobile repair and maintenance, including fuel charges. Preceding the accounts is an index to customer names M-Z (the cover and index pages A-L are lacking).

Dates

  • 1924 - 1926

Language of Materials

The materials in the collection are in English.

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for 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.

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Biographical Note

The 1917 edition of the Virginia Business Directory and Gazetteer lists only one auto shop in Timberville, a business owned by H. E. Brill. Whether the ledger held in this collection belonged to Brill's shop is unknown, and no further information is available at this time.

Extent

0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder)

Abstract

This collection includes the accounts ledger for an unidentified automotive repair shop in Timberville, Virginia, containing customer names together with itemized charges for parts and services on repairs and maintenance.

Source of Acquisition

The Timberville, Virginia, Automotive Repair Shop Ledger was purchased by Special Collections in 2008.

Rights Statement for Archival Description

The guide to the Timberville, Virginia, Automotive Repair Shop Ledger 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 Timberville, Virginia, Automotive Repair Shop Ledger commenced and was completed in April 2008.

Title
Timberville, Virginia, Automotive Repair Shop Ledger, 1924-1926
Status
Completed
Author
John M. Jackson, Archivist
Date
2008 (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

Contact:
Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308