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Coca-Cola Bottling Company (Southwest/West Virginia) Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2026-010

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

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