Coca-Cola Bottling Company (Southwest/West Virginia) Papers
Scope and Content
This collection includes over 100 letters and other documents relating to Coca-Cola Bottling Companies in Virginia and West Virginia in the 1960s-1980s. It includes, but is not limited to, information on strikes, unions, and Christmas Parties.
Dates
- 1960s-1980s
Language of Materials
The materials in this collection are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
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Extent
0.5 Cubic Feet (1 box)
Abstract
This collection includes over 100 letters and other documents relating to Coca-Cola Bottling Companies in Virginia and West Virginia in the 1960s-1980s. It includes, but is not limited to, information on strikes, unions, Christmas Parties, and day-to-day operations in Southwest Virginia and West Virginia.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged by eight folders with titles encompassing what is contained in each one. Folder one includes documents related to advertising like sketches, newspaper clippings about ecology teaching kits, and stickers. Folder two includes documents related to the companies Christmas parties. For example, letters asking for RSVPS and lists of who would or would not be attending. Folder three includes documents from business conferences like itineraries. Folder four includes documents related to internal and external corresponence. Folder five includes documents related to employee service like how long employees have worked for the company and the emblems that will be rewarded to them for their service. Folder six includes newspapers relating to articles on, and about, the company. Folder seven includes documents on the operations within the company like a map of certain plants and cooler placement evaluation forms. Folder eight includes documents related to unions. These include items dealing with voting, whether to be supported by a union or not, and what striking will cost you
Source of Acquisition
This collection was purchased by Special Collections and Univeristy Archives in 2025.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
The guide to the Coca-Cola Bottling Company (Southwest/West Virginia) Papers 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 Coca-Cola Bottling Company (Southwest/West Virginia) Papers was completed in March 2026.
- Title
- Coca-Cola Bottling Company (Southwest/West Virginia) Papers, 1960s-1980s
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Abby Bonner, Intern, and Kira Dietz, Archivist
- Date
- 2026 (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
