Tidewater/Virginia Railway Company Records
Scope and Content
The collection consists of financial records of the Tidewater/Virginia Railway Company in the early days of the railway system. The bulk of the collection is made up of expense reports, bills, receipts, and vouchers for the railway employees. The bulk of the material dates from August and September 1905.
Dates
- 1905 - 1906
Creator
- Virginian Railway (Organization)
- Tidewater Railway Company (1904-1907) (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
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Historical Note
The Tidewater Railway System was built in 1904 as an intrastate highway by William Nelson Page and Henry Huttleson Rogers in order to connect the Hampton Roads area with the coal mining regions and railroads of West Virginia. In 1907, Tidewater Railway was renamed the Virginia Railway Company. Known for its success and use of modern technologies, the Virginia Railway company became known as the "Richest Little Railroad in the World." Eventually, the Virginia Railway Company merged with the Norfolk and Western Railway in 1959. Today, the lines of the Virginia Railway Company operate under Norfolk and Western's successor, Norfolk and Southern.
Extent
1.3 Cubic Feet (3 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection consists of financial receipts and records of the Tidewater/Virginia Railway Company in the early days of the railway system.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged in its original, semi-chronological, order.
Source of Acquisition
The collection was purchased by Special Collection in 2011.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
The guide to the Tidewater/Virginia Railway Company Records 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 Tidewater/Virginia Railway Company Records was completed in May 2011.
- Title
- Tidewater/Virginia Railway Company Records, 1905-1906
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Kimberly Staub
- Date
- 2011 CC0 1.0
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- 2025-04-17: Kat Zinn added folder inventory and updated finding aid notes to department standards.
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