Local/Regional History and Appalachian South
Found in 1973 Collections and/or Records:
J. T. Jones Ledger
Ledger of James Taswell Jones (1890-1945), a Blacksburg, Virginia meat cutter, containing payment transactions on accounts of customers, including C. W. Black, C. E. Bodell, F. B. Eames, J. K. Groseclose, Y. B. Keister, and H. L. Price.
Samuel D. Jones Letter to Henry C. Wysor
The Samuel D. Jones Letter to Henry C. Wysor is a letter written on March 10, 1893, from Jones (1856-1930) in Glade Spring, Virginia, to Wysor (1847-1927) in Dublin, Virginia. The letter details a payment for an insurance policy and is written on Southwest Virginia Institute for Young Ladies letterhead. Jones was principal of the institute, and Wysor was an agent for the New-York Life Insurance Company.
Joseph F. Ware Collection, 1900-1971 (Ms2010-022)
Joseph Funk & Sons Correspondence
The Joseph Funk & Sons Correspondence predates the American Civil War and includes two letters from a Mennonite hymnbook publisher in Rockingham County, Virginia, to a client in Lewisburg, Virginia [now West Virginia]. The letter discusses book shipments, the settlement of accounts, and the unreliability of shipping to the western counties via the railroad.
George W. L. Kabrich Family Papers
Kagey, Rosenberger & Co. Ledger
This collection consists of the collection book of Kagey, Rosenberger & Co. Ledger, a banking firm in Luray (Page County), Virginia, during the late 19th century.
Granville Skidmore Kennedy Family Papers
Anna Whitehead Kenney Papers
The Anna Whitehead Kenney Papers contains a collection of biographical information about local families compiled by Kenney during her time as a curator at Smithfield Plantation.
Jacob Kent Account Books
This collection contains two account books that belonged to Jacob Kent, a merchant and innkeeper in Shawsville, Virginia.
James Randal Kent Papers
James Randal Kent (1792-1867) was an enslaver, landowner, and farmer in Montgomery and Pulaski counties, Virginia. The collection includes court records, correspondence, titheables to the Sheriffs of Montgomery and Pulaski counties, photographs, court summons, a letter, and other notes concerning Kent's property (Kentland), his business affairs, and estate.