Stone Printing & Manufacturing Ephemera,
Scope and Content
The collection includes ephemera printed by Stone Printing & Manufacturing, as well as some business materials: correspondence, mailings, pamphlets, illustrations, and a file of mounted newspaper clippings. Dated materials range from 1897 to 1950, though most of the items are undated.
The pamphlets and publications include advertising materials and newsletters. The correspondence is between Mr. Edward L. Stone, Mr H. H. Harris, Mr. C.S. Mullen, Mr. B.F. Moomaw, and Mr. L. Franklin Moore, regarding maps of new roadways/shipping routes to and from Roanoke and throughout Virginia and its borders. The newspaper clippings are from the summer of 1930 and trace a visit to England by a delegation of the Virginia State Chamber of Commerce, which included Mr. Edward L. Stone of Roanoke.
Dates
- 1897-1950, undated
Creator
- Stone Printing and Manufacturing Company (Roanoke, Va.) (Organization)
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish material from Stone Printing & Manufacturing ephemera must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Historical Note
The Stone Printing & Manufacturing Co. of Roanoke, VA sent out these publications between c.1910-1940. The newspaper clippings are from the summer of 1930 and trace a visit to England by a delegation of the Virginia State Chamber of Commerce, which included Mr. Edward L. Stone of Roanoke.
Extent
0.2 Cubic Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Collection includes ephemera printed by Stone Printing & Manufacturing, as well as some business materials: correspondence, mailings, pamphlets, illustrations, and a file of mounted newspaper clippings.
Acquisition Information
This collection was purchased from a dealer by Special Collections.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Stone Printing & Manufacturing ephemera was completed in September 2012.
- Title
- A Guide to the Stone Printing & Manufacturing Ephemera, 1897-1950, undated
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Alison Hight, Graduate Assistant, and Kira A. Dietz, Archivist
- Date
- © Virginia Tech. All rights reserved.
- 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