G. C. Beard Business Records
Scope and Content
This collection contains 11 Ledgers with over 200 handwritten pages in each from G. C. Beard, a dealer in Fertilizers and Ground Phosphate Rock from 1907 to the 1940.. The ledgers are from New Hope, Virginia in Augusta County. This collection also includes cancelled checks and bank records.
Dates
- 1898 - 1940
Language of Materials
The material in this collection is in English.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
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Biographical Note
Gleaves Crockett Beard Jr. (1903-1955), was a dealter in fertilizer and ground phosophate in New Hope, Virginia. He is listed as a famer for himself and a clerk at Wilbergers Store in New Hope on his Draft Registration Card from 1942.
External sources:
"Gleaves Crockett Beard Jr.", findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/58867512/gleaves-crockett-beard, accessed on July 19, 2023.
"Gleaves Crockett Beard in the U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947", ancestrylibrary.com, https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/10363226:2238?tid=&pid=&queryId=12f6a7c177e9d13389482a4407e4227c&_phsrc=CUt4&_phstart=successSource, accessed on July 19, 2023.
Extent
1.4 Cubic Feet (1 box)
Abstract
This collection contains 11 Ledgers with over 200 handwritten pages in each from G. C. Beard, a dealer in Fertilizers and Ground Phosphate Rock from 1907 to the 1940.. The ledgers are from New Hope, Virginia in Augusta County. This collection also includes cancelled checks and bank records.
Arrangement
The material in this collection is arranged chronologically and by material type.
Source of Acquisition
The G. C. Beard Business Records was purchased by Special Collections and University Archives in November 2014.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
The guide to the G. C. Beard Business 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 G. C. Beard Business Records was completed in July 2023.
- Title
- G. C. Beard Business Records, c. 1898-1940
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Sterling Bryant, Student Assistant
- Date
- 2023 (CC0 1.0)
- 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