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Tams also discusses the Winding Gulf Collieries, the Beaver Coal Co., the Smokeless Coal Field, the N\u0026amp;W Railroad, the C\u0026amp;O Railroad, the Virginian Railroad, Baldwin-Felts Detective Agency, unions and strikes, racial relations, blacks, scrip, company stores, Atwater, and Castner, Curran and Bullitt.\u003c/abstract\u003e\n    "],"abstract_tesim":["Transcript of an interview by Richard Hadsell with Major W.P. Tams, Jr., former mine operator in the Winding Gulf coal mining region. Tams discusses his early days in coal mining, the opening of the Kanawha coal region, and coal operators and union officials such as: E.J. Berwind, Joe Beury, George Collins, Jarius Collins, Justus Collins, John J. Cornwell, Samuel Dixon, Elias Hatfield, Troy Hatfield, Isaac Mann, S.T. Patterson, J.A. Renahan, James O. Watts, and George Wolfe. Other individuals mentioned include: Henry D. Hatfield, John L. Lewis, John Mitchell, Fred Mooney, Bob Patterson, and \"Mother\" Mary Jones. Tams also discusses the Winding Gulf Collieries, the Beaver Coal Co., the Smokeless Coal Field, the N\u0026W Railroad, the C\u0026O Railroad, the Virginian Railroad, Baldwin-Felts Detective Agency, unions and strikes, racial relations, blacks, scrip, company stores, Atwater, and Castner, Curran and Bullitt."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc id=\"aspace_ccb85f010e7896b8e418cc419603f86a\"\u003eWest Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536  / URL: \u003ca href=\"https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/\"\u003eWest Virginia \u0026amp; Regional History Center\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/physloc\u003e\n    "],"physloc_tesim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. 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Includes 55 account books in 9 series: 1) Bills Payable \u0026amp; Bills Receivable (1 item); 2) Cash Books (9 items); 3) Cashier's Check Registers (9 items); 4) Check Registers and Records (5 items); 5) Day Book (1 item); 6) Journals (8 items); 7) Ledgers (4 items); 8) Petty Cash Books (2 items); 9) Sales Books and Shipping Books (16 items). These records are from company offices in Clarksburg, Curtin, and Sutton, and from logging operations in Braxton, Nicholas, and Webster counties, including the Cherry Run, Hominy, Palmer, and Sutton Mills. 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Va.)","Clarksburg (W. Va.)","Curtin.","Nicholas County (W. Va.)","Sutton Mill.","Sutton (W. Va.)","Webster County (W. Va.)","Account books","Coal mining.","Hominy Mill.","Lumber trade","Mills and mill-work","Palmer Mill.","Railroads","No special access restriction applies.","Records of the Pardee and Curtin Lumber Company. Includes 55 account books in 9 series. These records are from company offices in Clarksburg, Curtin, and Sutton, and from logging operations in Braxton, Nicholas, and Webster counties, including the Cherry Run, Hominy, Palmer, and Sutton Mills. There are also 43 photographs documenting logging and coal mining operations, including mills and railroads.","Series include:","1) Bills Payable \u0026 Bills Receivable (1 item)","2) Cash Books (9 items)","3) Cashier's Check Registers (9 items)","4) Check Registers and Records (5 items)","5) Day Book (1 item)","6) Journals (8 items)","7) Ledgers (4 items)","8) Petty Cash Books (2 items)","9) Sales Books and Shipping Books (16 items)","Series 1) Bills Payable \u0026 Bills Receivable:","Box 10; Bills Payable \u0026 Bills Receivable; 1889-1899; One book with Bills Payable in front and Bills Receivable in back; Braxton County operations. ; Bills Payable (1889-1899); Bills Receivable (1891-1897) ; not paginated","Series 2) Cash Books:","Box 21; Cash Book; 1899-1905; Payments on account; Company expenses; Sutton operations mainly but makes some reference to the Cherry River Mill (Curtin); Gives names of several employees; Driving expenses.; Mar. 2, 1899 to July 1, 1905; 299 pages (1-286 used)","Box 13; Cash Book; 1902-1912; Company expenses; Shows when certain logging camps were in operation.; June 2, 1902 to May 31, 1912; 240 pages (2-239 used)","Box 21; Cash Book; 1906-1911; Company expenses; Does not provide much useful information; Repairs; Supplies; Shows dates when particular logging camps were in operation.; Nov. 2, 1906 to May 31, 1911; 160 pages (1-158 used)","Box 13; Cash Book; 1912-1924; Pardee \u0026 Curtin Supply Company: Financial records of company store system; Debits and Credits on facing pages.; June 1, 1912 to Apr. 30, 1924; 300 pages (2-299 used)","Box 14; Cash Book; 1914-1915; Company expenses; Gives names of many employees. [Various items of interest]; June 18, 1914 to Nov. 13, 1915; 300 pages (1-299 used, with some blank)","Box 14; Cash Book; 1915-1917; Company expenses; Gives names of many employees. [Several items of interest]; Nov. 13, 1915 to Jan. 31, 1917; 300 pages (2-293 used, with some blank)","Box 15; Cash Book; 1917-1918; Company expenses; Gives names of various employees. [Various items of interest]; Feb. 1, 1917 to June 29, 1918; 300 pages (2-299 used, with some blank)","Box 15; Cash Book; 1918-1919; Company expenses; Gives names of many employees; Shows dates when particular logging camps were in operation. [Various items of interest: see pp. 23, 219 for \"salary of Italians\" {railroad track crew}]; July 1, 1918 to Dec. 18, 1919; 300 pages (1-299, with some blank)","Box 16; Cash Book; 1919-1921; Company expenses; Gives names of many employees; Shows dates when particular logging camps were in operation. [Various items of interest]; Dec. 18, 1919 to June 13, 1921; 300 pages (2-299 used, with some blank)","Series 3) Cashier's Check Registers:","Box 6; Cashier's Check Register; 1910-1911; Checks numbers 24450 to 34449 (Empire National Bank). Only dates, check numbers, and amounts are given.; May 17, 1910 to Apr. 29, 1911; not paginated","Box 6; Cashier's Check Register; 1911-1912; Checks numbers 34450 to 44449 (Empire National Bank). Only dates, check numbers, and amounts are given.; Apr. 29, 1911 to Apr. 11, 1912; not paginated","Box 7; Cashier's Check Register; 1912-1913; Checks numbers 44450 to 54449 (Empire National Bank). Only dates, check numbers, and amounts are given.; Apr. 11, 1912 to May 2, 1913; not paginated","Box 7; Cashier's Check Register; 1913-1914; Checks numbers 54450 to 64449 (Empire National Bank). Only dates, check numbers, and amounts are given.; May 2, 1913 to Apr. 9, 1914; not paginated","Box 8; Cashier's Check Register; 1914-1915; Checks numbers 64450 to 74449 (Empire National Bank). Only dates, check numbers, and amounts are given.; Apr. 9, 1914 to Aug. 6, 1915; not paginated","Box 8; Cashier's Check Register; 1915-1916; Checks numbers 74450-84449 (Empire National Bank). Only dates, check numbers, and amounts are given.; Aug. 6, 1915 to Sept. 12, 1916; not paginated","Box 9; Cashier's Check Register; 1915-1922; Checks numbers 1 to 4749 (Union National Bank). Gives names (people and companies) of recipients, dates, check numbers, and amounts; but does not indicate for what checks were issued.; Feb. 26, 1915 to Aug. 31, 1922; not paginated","Box 9; Cashier's Check Register; 1916-1917; Checks numbers 844450 to 94399 (Empire National Bank). Only dates, check numbers, and amounts are given.; Sept. 12, 1916 to Sept. 1, 1917; not paginated","Box 10; Cashier's Check Register; 1917-1918; Checks numbers 94450 to 100449 (Empire National Bank). Only dates, check numbers, and amounts are given.; Sept. 1, 1917 to Dec. 7, 1918; not paginated","Series 4) Check Registers and Records:","Box 5; Check Register; 1900-1908; Cherry River Mill (Curtin Mill): Gives names of employees in the early part of the book; Contains names of companies paid but little information about items purchased.; Aug. 8, 1900 to May 30, 1908; 160 pages (1-160 used)","Box 5; Check Register #2; 1906-1908; (5 loose papers) Curtin Mill: Gives names of several employees. ; July 14, 1906 to May 8, 1908; 240 pages (1-215 used)","Box 17; Check Record; 1911-1914; Company expenses, Curtin, W.Va.; Checks issued for supplies; P \u0026 C Supply Co.; Railroad; Machinery; Hominy Mill Mine (p. 11); Shows when certain camps were in operation. ; June 1, 1911 to Nov. 30, 1914; 160 pages (1-158 used)","Box 17; Check Register; 1914-1919; Company expenses; Shows dates when particular logging camps were in operation; Shows various supplies purchased. ; Dec. 1, 1914 to Mar. 31, 1919; 160 pages (1-160 used)","Box 17; Check Register; 1919-1923; Company expenses; Supplies; Timber; P \u0026 C Supply Co.; Railroad construction and repairs; Shows dates when particular logging camps were in operation. [Camp #57 is last one mentioned. Various items of interest]; Apr. 3, 1919 to Aug. 31, 1923; 160 pages (1-159 used)","Series 5) Day Book:","Box 2; Day Book; 1916-1928; Company's supplies from company stores; Other expenses and income; Railroad; Various camps, Mills. [Rather interesting in places]; July 26, 1916 to Dec. 31, 1928; 405 pages (3-297 used; 1-2 are missing)","Series 6) Journals:","Box 27; Journal #1; 1889-1893; (5 loose papers); Log expenses; Elk Island Boom Co.; Timber purchases; Land purchases; Holly River Boom Co.; Devereux Splash Dam; Sutton Mill expenses; Live stock; Rankin's Camp expenses. ; May 6, 1890 to June 30, 1893; 794 pages (1-783 used)","Box 29; Journal #3; 1889-1893; Company expenses and income; Lists considerable information but not in an easy form to interpret; Shows some of A. Pardee's (deceased) stock and investments as transferred to his son Barton Pardee.; Nov. 12, 1889 to May 12, 1893; 504 pages (1-207 used)","Box 2; Journal #1; 1890-1898; Barton Pardee's real estate and timber transferred (sold) to the Pardee \u0026 Curtin Lumber Co. ; Mar. 19, 1890 to May 27, 1898; 360 pages (1-17 used)","Box 28; Journal #2; 1893-1896; Company expenses and income; Elk Island Boom Co.; Hands accounts; Driving expenses; Log expenses; Lumber; Grassy Creek Improvement (to help log drives); Labor; Boomage; Holly River Coal Co.; Whiting's Camp.; July 3, 1893 to Jan. 31, 1896; 598 pages (1-582 used)","Box 30; Journal #4; 1898-1905; Company expenses and income; Log expenses; Hands accounts; Shows dates when particular logging camps were in operation.; May 18, 1898 to Aug. 25, 1905; 600 pages (1-600 used)","Box 31; Journal; 1902-1911; Company expenses and income; Salaries; Labor, Logging; Logs, Railroad; Railroad construction; Mill construction; Shows dates when particular logging camps were in operation. [Reference to a \"portable mill\" (p. 49)]; Mar. 18, 1902 to Feb. 28, 1911; 600 pages (1-600 used)","Box 32; Journal #2; 1911-1916; General expenses: Salaries; Labor; Rents; Railroad construction; Logging; Mill; P \u0026 C Supply Co; Shows dates when particular logging camps were in operation; Gives names of several employees.; Mar. 1, 1911 to Oct. 31, 1916; 600 pages (1-599 used)","Box 33; Journal #3; 1916-1924; Curtin, W. Va. operation: Lists daily expenses; Shows dates when particular logging camps were in operation; Salaries; Board; Rents; Logging costs; Railroad; W. L. McCourt (logging contractor); Panther Creek and Gauley River coal mines. ; Nov. 2, 1916 to Jan. 1, 1924; 598 pages (1-594 used)","Series 7) Ledgers:","Box 23; Ledger #3 ; 1889-1893; Payments to and from individuals and companies; Expenses; Bills receivable; Loss \u0026 gain; Lath \u0026 picket sales; Valley River Boom Co.; Mill property; Boom stock; Curtin \u0026 Durbin Co. ; Nov. 12, 1889 to May 12, 1893; 500 pages (1-225 used, with some blank)","Box 24; Ledger #1 ; 1890-1896; Cash, Bills payable/receivable; Log account; Elk Island Boom Co.; Devereux Splash Dam; Left Fork Holly; Holly River Boom Co.; Boomage; Rents; Planing mill; Driving expenses; Estate of A. Pardee; Grassy Creek logging; Lumber shipped.; May, 1890 to Apr., 1896; 800 pages (1-777 used, with some blank)","Box 25; Ledger; 1896-1901; (22 loose papers); Payments to/from individuals and companies; Few details given except dates and amounts; Some references to boxcar numbers of shipments of lumber. ; May 1, 1896 to Jan. 1, 1901; 600 pages (1-600 used)","Box 26; Ledger; 1900-1908; Consists largely of individual accounts for items purchased at company stores; Interesting because of types of goods sold and their prices.; Aug. 18, 1900 to Sept. 14, 1908; 752 pages (1-695 used, with some blank)","Series 8) Petty Cash Books:","Box 1; Petty Cash Book; 1898-1910; Although listed on its cover as a \"Petty Cash Book,\" this is more similar to a ledger insofar as it deals with some lumber, labor, etc. expenses but provides considerably less emphasis on office supplies as in the 1911-38 petty cash book. ; Aug. 18, 1898 to Jan. 1, 1911; 298 pages (36-298 used)","Box 1; Petty Cash Book; 1911-1938; Office expenses: Stamps, Cleaning; Notebooks, etc.; Continuation of Petty Cash Book 1898-1911; Somewhat interesting since it shows the prices of various items.; Jan. 1, 1911 to Dec. 31, 1938; 124 pages (2-121 used)","Series 9) Sales Books and Shipping Books:","Box 3; Shipment Book #2; 1900-1904; Cherry River Mill (Curtin Mill): Lumber Shipped including the following: Date; Our Order No.; Their Order No.; Folio; Car No.; Consignee; Amount; Destination; Kind; Grade; No. of Pieces; Size; Length; No. Feet; Price (at Mill / Delivered); Total Cost; Remarks.; Aug. 9, 1900 to Mar. 19, 1904; 119 pages (1-119 used)","Box 22; Sales Book #5; 1902-1905; Sutton Mill and Palmer Mill: Sutton Mill -- Apr. 1, 1902 to Oct. 28, 1905 (pp. 1-86); Palmer Mill -- Apr. 1, 1902 to Oct. 27, 1905 (pp. 87-159) (Palmer Mill records start at the back of the book and work forward.) Lumber Shipped including the following: Date; Our Order No.; Their Order No.; Folio; Car No.; Consignee; Amount; Destination; Kind; Grade; No. of Pieces; Size; Length; No. Feet; Price (at Mill / Delivered); Total Cost; Remarks.; Apr. 1, 1902 to Oct. 28, 1905; 159 pages (1-159 used)","Box 12; Sales Book #4; 1907-1909; Cherry River Mill (Curtin Mill) and Coal Siding Mill: Cherry River Mill (Curtin) -- Aug. 1, 1907 to Feb. 27, 1909 (pp. 1-110). Coal Siding Mill -- Aug. 2, 1907 to Feb. 27, 1909 (pp. 111-151) Coal Siding records start at the back of the book and work forward. Lumber Shipped including the following: Date; Our Order No.; Their Order No.; Folio; Car No.; Consignee; Amount; Destination; Kind; Grade; No. of Pieces; Size; Length; No. Feet; Price (at Mill / Delivered); Total Cost; Remarks.; Aug. 1, 1907 to Feb. 27, 1909; 152 pages (1-151 used)","Box 18; Lumber Purchase; 1908-1919; No specific mill indicated. Lumber Shipped including the following: Date; Our Order No.; Their Order No.; Folio; Car No.; Consignee; Amount; Destination; Kind; Grade; No. of Pieces; Size; Length; No. Feet; Price (at Mill / Delivered); Total Cost; Remarks.; Nov. 5, 1908 to Mar. 31, 1919; 79 pages (1-79 used)","Box 12; Sales Book #5; 1909-1910; Cherry River Mill (Curtin Mill) and Coal Siding Mill: Cherry River Mill (Curtin) -- Mar. 1, 1909 to June 30, 1910 (pp. 1-105). Coal Siding Mill -- Mar. 1, 1909 to June 30, 1910 (pp. 107-151) Coal Siding records start at the back of the book and work forward. Lumber Shipped including the following: Date; Our Order No.; Their Order No.; Folio; Car No.; Consignee; Amount; Destination; Kind; Grade; No. of Pieces; Size; Length; No. Feet; Price (at Mill / Delivered); Total Cost; Remarks.; Mar. 1, 1909 to June 30, 1910; 152 pages (1-105, 107-151 used)","Box 11; Sales Book #6; 1910-1913; Hominy Mill: Lumber Shipped including the following: Date; Our Order No.; Their Order No.; Folio; Car No.; Consignee; Amount; Destination; Kind; Grade; No. of Pieces; Size; Length; No. Feet; Price (at Mill / Delivered); Total Cost; Remarks.; June 8, 1910 to Sept. 30, 1913; 150 pages (1-149 used)","Box 20; Sales Book #6; 1911-1912; Curtin Mill and Coal Siding Mill: Curtin Mill -- Sept. 1, 1911 to Aug. 30, 1912 (pp. 1-115). Coal Siding Mill -- Sept. 1, 1911 to Aug. 30, 1912 (pp. 116-151). Coal Siding records start at the back of the book and work forward. Lumber Shipped including the following: Date; Our Order No.; Their Order No.; Folio; Car No.; Consignee; Amount; Destination; Kind; Grade; No. of Pieces; Size; Length; No. Feet; Price (at Mill / Delivered); Total Cost; Remarks.; Sept. 1, 1911 to Aug. 30, 1912; 152 pages (1-151 used)","Box 20; Sales Book #7; 1912-1913; Curtin Mill and Coal Siding Mill: Curtin Mill -- Aug. 29, 1912 to Sept. 30, 1913 (pp. 1-111). Coal Siding Mill -- Sept. 2, 1912 to Sept. 29, 1913 (pp. 112-151) Coal Siding records start at the back of the book and work forward. Lumber Shipped including the following: Date; Our Order No.; Their Order No.; Folio; Car No.; Consignee; Amount; Destination; Kind; Grade; No. of Pieces; Size; Length; No. Feet; Price (at Mill / Delivered); Total Cost; Remarks.; Aug. 29, 1912 to Sept. 30, 1913; 152 pages (1-151 used)","Box 20; Sales Book; 1913-1915; Curtin Mill and Coal Siding Mill: Curtin Mill -- Sept. 30, 1913 to Apr. 10, 1915 (pp. 1-112). Coal Siding Mill -- Oct. 1, 1913 to Apr. 9, 1915 (pp. 113-151) Coal Siding records start at the back of the book and work forward. Lumber Shipped including the following: Date; Our Order No.; Their Order No.; Folio; Car No.; Consignee; Amount; Destination; Kind; Grade; No. of Pieces; Size; Length; No. Feet; Price (at Mill / Delivered); Total Cost; Remarks.; Sept. 30, 1913 to Apr. 10, 1915; 152 pages (1-151 used)","Box 19; Sales Book; 1913-1917; Hominy Mill: Lumber Shipped including the following: Date; Our Order No.; Their Order No.; Folio; Car No.; Consignee; Amount; Destination; Kind; Grade; No. of Pieces; Size; Length; No. Feet; Price (at Mill / Delivered); Total Cost; Remarks.; Oct. 1, 1913 to Dec. 29, 1917; 152 pages (1-151 used)","Box 11; Lumber Purchases; 1914-1919; Lumber Shipped including the following: Date; Our Order No.; Their Order No.; Folio; Car No.; Consignee; Amount; Destination; Kind; Grade; No. of Pieces; Size; Length; No. Feet; Price (at Mill / Delivered); Total Cost; Remarks.; May 18, 1914 to Oct. 18, 1919; 152 pages (1-24 are missing; 28-99 used)","Box 18; Sales Book; 1917-1919; Curtin Mill and Coal Siding Mill: Curtin Mill -- Nov. 27, 1917 to Oct. 17, 1919 (pp. 1-120). Coal Siding Mill -- Nov. 17, 1917 to Oct. 27, 1919 (pp. 121-151) Coal Siding records start at the back of the book and work forward. Lumber Shipped including the following: Date; Our Order No.; Their Order No.; Folio; Car No.; Consignee; Amount; Destination; Kind; Grade; No. of Pieces; Size; Length; No. Feet; Price (at Mill / Delivered); Total Cost; Remarks.; Nov. 27, 1917 to Oct. 27, 1919; 152 pages (1-151 used)","Box 19; Sales Book; 1918-1923; Hominy Mill and Deer Creek Mill: Hominy Mill -- Jan. 1, 1918 to Nov. 28, 1923 (pp. 1-105). Deer Creek Mill -- Dec. 30, 1921 to Nov. 30, 1923 (pp. 107-151) Deer Creek records start at the back of the book and work forward. Lumber Shipped including the following: Date; Our Order No.; Their Order No.; Folio; Car No.; Consignee; Amount; Destination; Kind; Grade; No. of Pieces; Size; Length; No. Feet; Price (at Mill / Delivered); Total Cost; Remarks.; Jan. 1, 1918 to Nov. 30, 1923; 152 pages (1-151 used; p. 106 blank)","Box 3; Shipping Book; 1925-1930; (7 loose papers) This book shows the transition from Curtin (Nicholas Co., W.Va.) to Bergoo (Webster Co., W.Va.). Curtin Lumber Yard -- June 1, 1925 to Sept. n.d., 1927. Bergoo Lumber Yard -- Sept. 4, 1928 to July 31, 1930. Lumber Shipped including the following: Date; Our Order No.; Their Order No.; Folio; Car No.; Consignee; Amount; Destination; Kind; Grade; No. of Pieces; Size; Length; No. Feet; Price (at Mill / Delivered); Total Cost; Remarks. [Forgot to list page numbers for each lumber yard]; June 1, 1925 to July 31, 1930; 159 pages (1-159 used)","Box 4; Shipping Book; 1930-1935; (7 loose papers) Bergoo Mill: Lumber Shipped including the following: Date; Our Order No.; Their Order No.; Folio; Car No.; Consignee; Amount; Destination; Kind; Grade; No. of Pieces; Size; Length; No. Feet; Price (at Mill / Delivered); Total Cost; Remarks.; Aug. 2, 1930 to Dec. 10, 1935; 159 pages (1-159 used)","Box 4; Shipping Book; 1936-1938; (6 loose papers) Bergoo Mill: Lumber Shipped including the following: Date; Our Order No.; Their Order No.; Folio; Car No.; Consignee; Amount; Destination; Kind; Grade; No. of Pieces; Size; Length; No. Feet; Price (at Mill / Delivered); Total Cost; Remarks. Note: Pages 141-147 -- orders shipped to W.Va. Pulp \u0026 Paper Co.; Jan. 1, 1936 to Oct. 18, 1938; 159 pages (1-129; 141-147 used)","Photographs have been separated to the photograph collection, except for the panroamic photograph of the Hominy Mill Site, which was added to A\u0026M 4168, the Panoramic Photos Collection.","Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.","Records of the Pardee and Curtin Lumber Company. Includes 55 account books in 9 series: 1) Bills Payable \u0026 Bills Receivable (1 item); 2) Cash Books (9 items); 3) Cashier's Check Registers (9 items); 4) Check Registers and Records (5 items); 5) Day Book (1 item); 6) Journals (8 items); 7) Ledgers (4 items); 8) Petty Cash Books (2 items); 9) Sales Books and Shipping Books (16 items). These records are from company offices in Clarksburg, Curtin, and Sutton, and from logging operations in Braxton, Nicholas, and Webster counties, including the Cherry Run, Hominy, Palmer, and Sutton Mills. There are also 43 photographs documenting logging and coal mining operations, including mills and railroads.","West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. 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Includes 55 account books in 9 series. These records are from company offices in Clarksburg, Curtin, and Sutton, and from logging operations in Braxton, Nicholas, and Webster counties, including the Cherry Run, Hominy, Palmer, and Sutton Mills. There are also 43 photographs documenting logging and coal mining operations, including mills and railroads.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeries include:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n1) Bills Payable \u0026amp; Bills Receivable (1 item)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n2) Cash Books (9 items)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n3) Cashier's Check Registers (9 items)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n4) Check Registers and Records (5 items)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n5) Day Book (1 item)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n6) Journals (8 items)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n7) Ledgers (4 items)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n8) Petty Cash Books (2 items)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n9) Sales Books and Shipping Books (16 items)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 1) Bills Payable \u0026amp; Bills Receivable:\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBox 10; Bills Payable \u0026amp; Bills Receivable; 1889-1899; One book with Bills Payable in front and Bills Receivable in back; Braxton County operations. ; Bills Payable (1889-1899); Bills Receivable (1891-1897) ; not paginated\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 2) Cash Books:\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBox 21; Cash Book; 1899-1905; Payments on account; Company expenses; Sutton operations mainly but makes some reference to the Cherry River Mill (Curtin); Gives names of several employees; Driving expenses.; Mar. 2, 1899 to July 1, 1905; 299 pages (1-286 used)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBox 13; Cash Book; 1902-1912; Company expenses; Shows when certain logging camps were in operation.; June 2, 1902 to May 31, 1912; 240 pages (2-239 used)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBox 21; Cash Book; 1906-1911; Company expenses; Does not provide much useful information; Repairs; Supplies; Shows dates when particular logging camps were in operation.; Nov. 2, 1906 to May 31, 1911; 160 pages (1-158 used)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBox 13; Cash Book; 1912-1924; Pardee \u0026amp; Curtin Supply Company: Financial records of company store system; Debits and Credits on facing pages.; June 1, 1912 to Apr. 30, 1924; 300 pages (2-299 used)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBox 14; Cash Book; 1914-1915; Company expenses; Gives names of many employees. [Various items of interest]; June 18, 1914 to Nov. 13, 1915; 300 pages (1-299 used, with some blank)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBox 14; Cash Book; 1915-1917; Company expenses; Gives names of many employees. [Several items of interest]; Nov. 13, 1915 to Jan. 31, 1917; 300 pages (2-293 used, with some blank)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBox 15; Cash Book; 1917-1918; Company expenses; Gives names of various employees. [Various items of interest]; Feb. 1, 1917 to June 29, 1918; 300 pages (2-299 used, with some blank)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBox 15; Cash Book; 1918-1919; Company expenses; Gives names of many employees; Shows dates when particular logging camps were in operation. [Various items of interest: see pp. 23, 219 for \"salary of Italians\" {railroad track crew}]; July 1, 1918 to Dec. 18, 1919; 300 pages (1-299, with some blank)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBox 16; Cash Book; 1919-1921; Company expenses; Gives names of many employees; Shows dates when particular logging camps were in operation. [Various items of interest]; Dec. 18, 1919 to June 13, 1921; 300 pages (2-299 used, with some blank)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 3) Cashier's Check Registers:\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBox 6; Cashier's Check Register; 1910-1911; Checks numbers 24450 to 34449 (Empire National Bank). Only dates, check numbers, and amounts are given.; May 17, 1910 to Apr. 29, 1911; not paginated\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBox 6; Cashier's Check Register; 1911-1912; Checks numbers 34450 to 44449 (Empire National Bank). Only dates, check numbers, and amounts are given.; Apr. 29, 1911 to Apr. 11, 1912; not paginated\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBox 7; Cashier's Check Register; 1912-1913; Checks numbers 44450 to 54449 (Empire National Bank). Only dates, check numbers, and amounts are given.; Apr. 11, 1912 to May 2, 1913; not paginated\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBox 7; Cashier's Check Register; 1913-1914; Checks numbers 54450 to 64449 (Empire National Bank). Only dates, check numbers, and amounts are given.; May 2, 1913 to Apr. 9, 1914; not paginated\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBox 8; Cashier's Check Register; 1914-1915; Checks numbers 64450 to 74449 (Empire National Bank). Only dates, check numbers, and amounts are given.; Apr. 9, 1914 to Aug. 6, 1915; not paginated\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBox 8; Cashier's Check Register; 1915-1916; Checks numbers 74450-84449 (Empire National Bank). Only dates, check numbers, and amounts are given.; Aug. 6, 1915 to Sept. 12, 1916; not paginated\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBox 9; Cashier's Check Register; 1915-1922; Checks numbers 1 to 4749 (Union National Bank). Gives names (people and companies) of recipients, dates, check numbers, and amounts; but does not indicate for what checks were issued.; Feb. 26, 1915 to Aug. 31, 1922; not paginated\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBox 9; Cashier's Check Register; 1916-1917; Checks numbers 844450 to 94399 (Empire National Bank). Only dates, check numbers, and amounts are given.; Sept. 12, 1916 to Sept. 1, 1917; not paginated\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBox 10; Cashier's Check Register; 1917-1918; Checks numbers 94450 to 100449 (Empire National Bank). Only dates, check numbers, and amounts are given.; Sept. 1, 1917 to Dec. 7, 1918; not paginated\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 4) Check Registers and Records:\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBox 5; Check Register; 1900-1908; Cherry River Mill (Curtin Mill): Gives names of employees in the early part of the book; Contains names of companies paid but little information about items purchased.; Aug. 8, 1900 to May 30, 1908; 160 pages (1-160 used)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBox 5; Check Register #2; 1906-1908; (5 loose papers) Curtin Mill: Gives names of several employees. ; July 14, 1906 to May 8, 1908; 240 pages (1-215 used)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBox 17; Check Record; 1911-1914; Company expenses, Curtin, W.Va.; Checks issued for supplies; P \u0026amp; C Supply Co.; Railroad; Machinery; Hominy Mill Mine (p. 11); Shows when certain camps were in operation. ; June 1, 1911 to Nov. 30, 1914; 160 pages (1-158 used)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBox 17; Check Register; 1914-1919; Company expenses; Shows dates when particular logging camps were in operation; Shows various supplies purchased. ; Dec. 1, 1914 to Mar. 31, 1919; 160 pages (1-160 used)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBox 17; Check Register; 1919-1923; Company expenses; Supplies; Timber; P \u0026amp; C Supply Co.; Railroad construction and repairs; Shows dates when particular logging camps were in operation. [Camp #57 is last one mentioned. Various items of interest]; Apr. 3, 1919 to Aug. 31, 1923; 160 pages (1-159 used)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 5) Day Book:\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBox 2; Day Book; 1916-1928; Company's supplies from company stores; Other expenses and income; Railroad; Various camps, Mills. [Rather interesting in places]; July 26, 1916 to Dec. 31, 1928; 405 pages (3-297 used; 1-2 are missing)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 6) Journals:\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBox 27; Journal #1; 1889-1893; (5 loose papers); Log expenses; Elk Island Boom Co.; Timber purchases; Land purchases; Holly River Boom Co.; Devereux Splash Dam; Sutton Mill expenses; Live stock; Rankin's Camp expenses. ; May 6, 1890 to June 30, 1893; 794 pages (1-783 used)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBox 29; Journal #3; 1889-1893; Company expenses and income; Lists considerable information but not in an easy form to interpret; Shows some of A. Pardee's (deceased) stock and investments as transferred to his son Barton Pardee.; Nov. 12, 1889 to May 12, 1893; 504 pages (1-207 used)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBox 2; Journal #1; 1890-1898; Barton Pardee's real estate and timber transferred (sold) to the Pardee \u0026amp; Curtin Lumber Co. ; Mar. 19, 1890 to May 27, 1898; 360 pages (1-17 used)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBox 28; Journal #2; 1893-1896; Company expenses and income; Elk Island Boom Co.; Hands accounts; Driving expenses; Log expenses; Lumber; Grassy Creek Improvement (to help log drives); Labor; Boomage; Holly River Coal Co.; Whiting's Camp.; July 3, 1893 to Jan. 31, 1896; 598 pages (1-582 used)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBox 30; Journal #4; 1898-1905; Company expenses and income; Log expenses; Hands accounts; Shows dates when particular logging camps were in operation.; May 18, 1898 to Aug. 25, 1905; 600 pages (1-600 used)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBox 31; Journal; 1902-1911; Company expenses and income; Salaries; Labor, Logging; Logs, Railroad; Railroad construction; Mill construction; Shows dates when particular logging camps were in operation. [Reference to a \"portable mill\" (p. 49)]; Mar. 18, 1902 to Feb. 28, 1911; 600 pages (1-600 used)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBox 32; Journal #2; 1911-1916; General expenses: Salaries; Labor; Rents; Railroad construction; Logging; Mill; P \u0026amp; C Supply Co; Shows dates when particular logging camps were in operation; Gives names of several employees.; Mar. 1, 1911 to Oct. 31, 1916; 600 pages (1-599 used)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBox 33; Journal #3; 1916-1924; Curtin, W. Va. operation: Lists daily expenses; Shows dates when particular logging camps were in operation; Salaries; Board; Rents; Logging costs; Railroad; W. L. McCourt (logging contractor); Panther Creek and Gauley River coal mines. ; Nov. 2, 1916 to Jan. 1, 1924; 598 pages (1-594 used)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 7) Ledgers:\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBox 23; Ledger #3 ; 1889-1893; Payments to and from individuals and companies; Expenses; Bills receivable; Loss \u0026amp; gain; Lath \u0026amp; picket sales; Valley River Boom Co.; Mill property; Boom stock; Curtin \u0026amp; Durbin Co. ; Nov. 12, 1889 to May 12, 1893; 500 pages (1-225 used, with some blank)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBox 24; Ledger #1 ; 1890-1896; Cash, Bills payable/receivable; Log account; Elk Island Boom Co.; Devereux Splash Dam; Left Fork Holly; Holly River Boom Co.; Boomage; Rents; Planing mill; Driving expenses; Estate of A. Pardee; Grassy Creek logging; Lumber shipped.; May, 1890 to Apr., 1896; 800 pages (1-777 used, with some blank)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBox 25; Ledger; 1896-1901; (22 loose papers); Payments to/from individuals and companies; Few details given except dates and amounts; Some references to boxcar numbers of shipments of lumber. ; May 1, 1896 to Jan. 1, 1901; 600 pages (1-600 used)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBox 26; Ledger; 1900-1908; Consists largely of individual accounts for items purchased at company stores; Interesting because of types of goods sold and their prices.; Aug. 18, 1900 to Sept. 14, 1908; 752 pages (1-695 used, with some blank)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 8) Petty Cash Books:\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBox 1; Petty Cash Book; 1898-1910; Although listed on its cover as a \"Petty Cash Book,\" this is more similar to a ledger insofar as it deals with some lumber, labor, etc. expenses but provides considerably less emphasis on office supplies as in the 1911-38 petty cash book. ; Aug. 18, 1898 to Jan. 1, 1911; 298 pages (36-298 used)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBox 1; Petty Cash Book; 1911-1938; Office expenses: Stamps, Cleaning; Notebooks, etc.; Continuation of Petty Cash Book 1898-1911; Somewhat interesting since it shows the prices of various items.; Jan. 1, 1911 to Dec. 31, 1938; 124 pages (2-121 used)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 9) Sales Books and Shipping Books:\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBox 3; Shipment Book #2; 1900-1904; Cherry River Mill (Curtin Mill): Lumber Shipped including the following: Date; Our Order No.; Their Order No.; Folio; Car No.; Consignee; Amount; Destination; Kind; Grade; No. of Pieces; Size; Length; No. Feet; Price (at Mill / Delivered); Total Cost; Remarks.; Aug. 9, 1900 to Mar. 19, 1904; 119 pages (1-119 used)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBox 22; Sales Book #5; 1902-1905; Sutton Mill and Palmer Mill: Sutton Mill -- Apr. 1, 1902 to Oct. 28, 1905 (pp. 1-86); Palmer Mill -- Apr. 1, 1902 to Oct. 27, 1905 (pp. 87-159) (Palmer Mill records start at the back of the book and work forward.) Lumber Shipped including the following: Date; Our Order No.; Their Order No.; Folio; Car No.; Consignee; Amount; Destination; Kind; Grade; No. of Pieces; Size; Length; No. Feet; Price (at Mill / Delivered); Total Cost; Remarks.; Apr. 1, 1902 to Oct. 28, 1905; 159 pages (1-159 used)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBox 12; Sales Book #4; 1907-1909; Cherry River Mill (Curtin Mill) and Coal Siding Mill: Cherry River Mill (Curtin) -- Aug. 1, 1907 to Feb. 27, 1909 (pp. 1-110). Coal Siding Mill -- Aug. 2, 1907 to Feb. 27, 1909 (pp. 111-151) Coal Siding records start at the back of the book and work forward. Lumber Shipped including the following: Date; Our Order No.; Their Order No.; Folio; Car No.; Consignee; Amount; Destination; Kind; Grade; No. of Pieces; Size; Length; No. Feet; Price (at Mill / Delivered); Total Cost; Remarks.; Aug. 1, 1907 to Feb. 27, 1909; 152 pages (1-151 used)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBox 18; Lumber Purchase; 1908-1919; No specific mill indicated. Lumber Shipped including the following: Date; Our Order No.; Their Order No.; Folio; Car No.; Consignee; Amount; Destination; Kind; Grade; No. of Pieces; Size; Length; No. Feet; Price (at Mill / Delivered); Total Cost; Remarks.; Nov. 5, 1908 to Mar. 31, 1919; 79 pages (1-79 used)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBox 12; Sales Book #5; 1909-1910; Cherry River Mill (Curtin Mill) and Coal Siding Mill: Cherry River Mill (Curtin) -- Mar. 1, 1909 to June 30, 1910 (pp. 1-105). Coal Siding Mill -- Mar. 1, 1909 to June 30, 1910 (pp. 107-151) Coal Siding records start at the back of the book and work forward. Lumber Shipped including the following: Date; Our Order No.; Their Order No.; Folio; Car No.; Consignee; Amount; Destination; Kind; Grade; No. of Pieces; Size; Length; No. Feet; Price (at Mill / Delivered); Total Cost; Remarks.; Mar. 1, 1909 to June 30, 1910; 152 pages (1-105, 107-151 used)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBox 11; Sales Book #6; 1910-1913; Hominy Mill: Lumber Shipped including the following: Date; Our Order No.; Their Order No.; Folio; Car No.; Consignee; Amount; Destination; Kind; Grade; No. of Pieces; Size; Length; No. Feet; Price (at Mill / Delivered); Total Cost; Remarks.; June 8, 1910 to Sept. 30, 1913; 150 pages (1-149 used)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBox 20; Sales Book #6; 1911-1912; Curtin Mill and Coal Siding Mill: Curtin Mill -- Sept. 1, 1911 to Aug. 30, 1912 (pp. 1-115). Coal Siding Mill -- Sept. 1, 1911 to Aug. 30, 1912 (pp. 116-151). Coal Siding records start at the back of the book and work forward. Lumber Shipped including the following: Date; Our Order No.; Their Order No.; Folio; Car No.; Consignee; Amount; Destination; Kind; Grade; No. of Pieces; Size; Length; No. Feet; Price (at Mill / Delivered); Total Cost; Remarks.; Sept. 1, 1911 to Aug. 30, 1912; 152 pages (1-151 used)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBox 20; Sales Book #7; 1912-1913; Curtin Mill and Coal Siding Mill: Curtin Mill -- Aug. 29, 1912 to Sept. 30, 1913 (pp. 1-111). Coal Siding Mill -- Sept. 2, 1912 to Sept. 29, 1913 (pp. 112-151) Coal Siding records start at the back of the book and work forward. Lumber Shipped including the following: Date; Our Order No.; Their Order No.; Folio; Car No.; Consignee; Amount; Destination; Kind; Grade; No. of Pieces; Size; Length; No. Feet; Price (at Mill / Delivered); Total Cost; Remarks.; Aug. 29, 1912 to Sept. 30, 1913; 152 pages (1-151 used)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBox 20; Sales Book; 1913-1915; Curtin Mill and Coal Siding Mill: Curtin Mill -- Sept. 30, 1913 to Apr. 10, 1915 (pp. 1-112). Coal Siding Mill -- Oct. 1, 1913 to Apr. 9, 1915 (pp. 113-151) Coal Siding records start at the back of the book and work forward. Lumber Shipped including the following: Date; Our Order No.; Their Order No.; Folio; Car No.; Consignee; Amount; Destination; Kind; Grade; No. of Pieces; Size; Length; No. Feet; Price (at Mill / Delivered); Total Cost; Remarks.; Sept. 30, 1913 to Apr. 10, 1915; 152 pages (1-151 used)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBox 19; Sales Book; 1913-1917; Hominy Mill: Lumber Shipped including the following: Date; Our Order No.; Their Order No.; Folio; Car No.; Consignee; Amount; Destination; Kind; Grade; No. of Pieces; Size; Length; No. Feet; Price (at Mill / Delivered); Total Cost; Remarks.; Oct. 1, 1913 to Dec. 29, 1917; 152 pages (1-151 used)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBox 11; Lumber Purchases; 1914-1919; Lumber Shipped including the following: Date; Our Order No.; Their Order No.; Folio; Car No.; Consignee; Amount; Destination; Kind; Grade; No. of Pieces; Size; Length; No. Feet; Price (at Mill / Delivered); Total Cost; Remarks.; May 18, 1914 to Oct. 18, 1919; 152 pages (1-24 are missing; 28-99 used)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBox 18; Sales Book; 1917-1919; Curtin Mill and Coal Siding Mill: Curtin Mill -- Nov. 27, 1917 to Oct. 17, 1919 (pp. 1-120). Coal Siding Mill -- Nov. 17, 1917 to Oct. 27, 1919 (pp. 121-151) Coal Siding records start at the back of the book and work forward. Lumber Shipped including the following: Date; Our Order No.; Their Order No.; Folio; Car No.; Consignee; Amount; Destination; Kind; Grade; No. of Pieces; Size; Length; No. Feet; Price (at Mill / Delivered); Total Cost; Remarks.; Nov. 27, 1917 to Oct. 27, 1919; 152 pages (1-151 used)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBox 19; Sales Book; 1918-1923; Hominy Mill and Deer Creek Mill: Hominy Mill -- Jan. 1, 1918 to Nov. 28, 1923 (pp. 1-105). Deer Creek Mill -- Dec. 30, 1921 to Nov. 30, 1923 (pp. 107-151) Deer Creek records start at the back of the book and work forward. Lumber Shipped including the following: Date; Our Order No.; Their Order No.; Folio; Car No.; Consignee; Amount; Destination; Kind; Grade; No. of Pieces; Size; Length; No. Feet; Price (at Mill / Delivered); Total Cost; Remarks.; Jan. 1, 1918 to Nov. 30, 1923; 152 pages (1-151 used; p. 106 blank)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBox 3; Shipping Book; 1925-1930; (7 loose papers) This book shows the transition from Curtin (Nicholas Co., W.Va.) to Bergoo (Webster Co., W.Va.). Curtin Lumber Yard -- June 1, 1925 to Sept. n.d., 1927. Bergoo Lumber Yard -- Sept. 4, 1928 to July 31, 1930. Lumber Shipped including the following: Date; Our Order No.; Their Order No.; Folio; Car No.; Consignee; Amount; Destination; Kind; Grade; No. of Pieces; Size; Length; No. Feet; Price (at Mill / Delivered); Total Cost; Remarks. [Forgot to list page numbers for each lumber yard]; June 1, 1925 to July 31, 1930; 159 pages (1-159 used)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBox 4; Shipping Book; 1930-1935; (7 loose papers) Bergoo Mill: Lumber Shipped including the following: Date; Our Order No.; Their Order No.; Folio; Car No.; Consignee; Amount; Destination; Kind; Grade; No. of Pieces; Size; Length; No. Feet; Price (at Mill / Delivered); Total Cost; Remarks.; Aug. 2, 1930 to Dec. 10, 1935; 159 pages (1-159 used)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBox 4; Shipping Book; 1936-1938; (6 loose papers) Bergoo Mill: Lumber Shipped including the following: Date; Our Order No.; Their Order No.; Folio; Car No.; Consignee; Amount; Destination; Kind; Grade; No. of Pieces; Size; Length; No. Feet; Price (at Mill / Delivered); Total Cost; Remarks. Note: Pages 141-147 -- orders shipped to W.Va. Pulp \u0026amp; Paper Co.; Jan. 1, 1936 to Oct. 18, 1938; 159 pages (1-129; 141-147 used)\u003c/p\u003e  "],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Records of the Pardee and Curtin Lumber Company. Includes 55 account books in 9 series. These records are from company offices in Clarksburg, Curtin, and Sutton, and from logging operations in Braxton, Nicholas, and Webster counties, including the Cherry Run, Hominy, Palmer, and Sutton Mills. There are also 43 photographs documenting logging and coal mining operations, including mills and railroads.","Series include:","1) Bills Payable \u0026 Bills Receivable (1 item)","2) Cash Books (9 items)","3) Cashier's Check Registers (9 items)","4) Check Registers and Records (5 items)","5) Day Book (1 item)","6) Journals (8 items)","7) Ledgers (4 items)","8) Petty Cash Books (2 items)","9) Sales Books and Shipping Books (16 items)","Series 1) Bills Payable \u0026 Bills Receivable:","Box 10; Bills Payable \u0026 Bills Receivable; 1889-1899; One book with Bills Payable in front and Bills Receivable in back; Braxton County operations. ; Bills Payable (1889-1899); Bills Receivable (1891-1897) ; not paginated","Series 2) Cash Books:","Box 21; Cash Book; 1899-1905; Payments on account; Company expenses; Sutton operations mainly but makes some reference to the Cherry River Mill (Curtin); Gives names of several employees; Driving expenses.; Mar. 2, 1899 to July 1, 1905; 299 pages (1-286 used)","Box 13; Cash Book; 1902-1912; Company expenses; Shows when certain logging camps were in operation.; June 2, 1902 to May 31, 1912; 240 pages (2-239 used)","Box 21; Cash Book; 1906-1911; Company expenses; Does not provide much useful information; Repairs; Supplies; Shows dates when particular logging camps were in operation.; Nov. 2, 1906 to May 31, 1911; 160 pages (1-158 used)","Box 13; Cash Book; 1912-1924; Pardee \u0026 Curtin Supply Company: Financial records of company store system; Debits and Credits on facing pages.; June 1, 1912 to Apr. 30, 1924; 300 pages (2-299 used)","Box 14; Cash Book; 1914-1915; Company expenses; Gives names of many employees. [Various items of interest]; June 18, 1914 to Nov. 13, 1915; 300 pages (1-299 used, with some blank)","Box 14; Cash Book; 1915-1917; Company expenses; Gives names of many employees. [Several items of interest]; Nov. 13, 1915 to Jan. 31, 1917; 300 pages (2-293 used, with some blank)","Box 15; Cash Book; 1917-1918; Company expenses; Gives names of various employees. [Various items of interest]; Feb. 1, 1917 to June 29, 1918; 300 pages (2-299 used, with some blank)","Box 15; Cash Book; 1918-1919; Company expenses; Gives names of many employees; Shows dates when particular logging camps were in operation. [Various items of interest: see pp. 23, 219 for \"salary of Italians\" {railroad track crew}]; July 1, 1918 to Dec. 18, 1919; 300 pages (1-299, with some blank)","Box 16; Cash Book; 1919-1921; Company expenses; Gives names of many employees; Shows dates when particular logging camps were in operation. [Various items of interest]; Dec. 18, 1919 to June 13, 1921; 300 pages (2-299 used, with some blank)","Series 3) Cashier's Check Registers:","Box 6; Cashier's Check Register; 1910-1911; Checks numbers 24450 to 34449 (Empire National Bank). Only dates, check numbers, and amounts are given.; May 17, 1910 to Apr. 29, 1911; not paginated","Box 6; Cashier's Check Register; 1911-1912; Checks numbers 34450 to 44449 (Empire National Bank). Only dates, check numbers, and amounts are given.; Apr. 29, 1911 to Apr. 11, 1912; not paginated","Box 7; Cashier's Check Register; 1912-1913; Checks numbers 44450 to 54449 (Empire National Bank). Only dates, check numbers, and amounts are given.; Apr. 11, 1912 to May 2, 1913; not paginated","Box 7; Cashier's Check Register; 1913-1914; Checks numbers 54450 to 64449 (Empire National Bank). Only dates, check numbers, and amounts are given.; May 2, 1913 to Apr. 9, 1914; not paginated","Box 8; Cashier's Check Register; 1914-1915; Checks numbers 64450 to 74449 (Empire National Bank). Only dates, check numbers, and amounts are given.; Apr. 9, 1914 to Aug. 6, 1915; not paginated","Box 8; Cashier's Check Register; 1915-1916; Checks numbers 74450-84449 (Empire National Bank). Only dates, check numbers, and amounts are given.; Aug. 6, 1915 to Sept. 12, 1916; not paginated","Box 9; Cashier's Check Register; 1915-1922; Checks numbers 1 to 4749 (Union National Bank). Gives names (people and companies) of recipients, dates, check numbers, and amounts; but does not indicate for what checks were issued.; Feb. 26, 1915 to Aug. 31, 1922; not paginated","Box 9; Cashier's Check Register; 1916-1917; Checks numbers 844450 to 94399 (Empire National Bank). Only dates, check numbers, and amounts are given.; Sept. 12, 1916 to Sept. 1, 1917; not paginated","Box 10; Cashier's Check Register; 1917-1918; Checks numbers 94450 to 100449 (Empire National Bank). Only dates, check numbers, and amounts are given.; Sept. 1, 1917 to Dec. 7, 1918; not paginated","Series 4) Check Registers and Records:","Box 5; Check Register; 1900-1908; Cherry River Mill (Curtin Mill): Gives names of employees in the early part of the book; Contains names of companies paid but little information about items purchased.; Aug. 8, 1900 to May 30, 1908; 160 pages (1-160 used)","Box 5; Check Register #2; 1906-1908; (5 loose papers) Curtin Mill: Gives names of several employees. ; July 14, 1906 to May 8, 1908; 240 pages (1-215 used)","Box 17; Check Record; 1911-1914; Company expenses, Curtin, W.Va.; Checks issued for supplies; P \u0026 C Supply Co.; Railroad; Machinery; Hominy Mill Mine (p. 11); Shows when certain camps were in operation. ; June 1, 1911 to Nov. 30, 1914; 160 pages (1-158 used)","Box 17; Check Register; 1914-1919; Company expenses; Shows dates when particular logging camps were in operation; Shows various supplies purchased. ; Dec. 1, 1914 to Mar. 31, 1919; 160 pages (1-160 used)","Box 17; Check Register; 1919-1923; Company expenses; Supplies; Timber; P \u0026 C Supply Co.; Railroad construction and repairs; Shows dates when particular logging camps were in operation. [Camp #57 is last one mentioned. Various items of interest]; Apr. 3, 1919 to Aug. 31, 1923; 160 pages (1-159 used)","Series 5) Day Book:","Box 2; Day Book; 1916-1928; Company's supplies from company stores; Other expenses and income; Railroad; Various camps, Mills. [Rather interesting in places]; July 26, 1916 to Dec. 31, 1928; 405 pages (3-297 used; 1-2 are missing)","Series 6) Journals:","Box 27; Journal #1; 1889-1893; (5 loose papers); Log expenses; Elk Island Boom Co.; Timber purchases; Land purchases; Holly River Boom Co.; Devereux Splash Dam; Sutton Mill expenses; Live stock; Rankin's Camp expenses. ; May 6, 1890 to June 30, 1893; 794 pages (1-783 used)","Box 29; Journal #3; 1889-1893; Company expenses and income; Lists considerable information but not in an easy form to interpret; Shows some of A. Pardee's (deceased) stock and investments as transferred to his son Barton Pardee.; Nov. 12, 1889 to May 12, 1893; 504 pages (1-207 used)","Box 2; Journal #1; 1890-1898; Barton Pardee's real estate and timber transferred (sold) to the Pardee \u0026 Curtin Lumber Co. ; Mar. 19, 1890 to May 27, 1898; 360 pages (1-17 used)","Box 28; Journal #2; 1893-1896; Company expenses and income; Elk Island Boom Co.; Hands accounts; Driving expenses; Log expenses; Lumber; Grassy Creek Improvement (to help log drives); Labor; Boomage; Holly River Coal Co.; Whiting's Camp.; July 3, 1893 to Jan. 31, 1896; 598 pages (1-582 used)","Box 30; Journal #4; 1898-1905; Company expenses and income; Log expenses; Hands accounts; Shows dates when particular logging camps were in operation.; May 18, 1898 to Aug. 25, 1905; 600 pages (1-600 used)","Box 31; Journal; 1902-1911; Company expenses and income; Salaries; Labor, Logging; Logs, Railroad; Railroad construction; Mill construction; Shows dates when particular logging camps were in operation. [Reference to a \"portable mill\" (p. 49)]; Mar. 18, 1902 to Feb. 28, 1911; 600 pages (1-600 used)","Box 32; Journal #2; 1911-1916; General expenses: Salaries; Labor; Rents; Railroad construction; Logging; Mill; P \u0026 C Supply Co; Shows dates when particular logging camps were in operation; Gives names of several employees.; Mar. 1, 1911 to Oct. 31, 1916; 600 pages (1-599 used)","Box 33; Journal #3; 1916-1924; Curtin, W. Va. operation: Lists daily expenses; Shows dates when particular logging camps were in operation; Salaries; Board; Rents; Logging costs; Railroad; W. L. McCourt (logging contractor); Panther Creek and Gauley River coal mines. ; Nov. 2, 1916 to Jan. 1, 1924; 598 pages (1-594 used)","Series 7) Ledgers:","Box 23; Ledger #3 ; 1889-1893; Payments to and from individuals and companies; Expenses; Bills receivable; Loss \u0026 gain; Lath \u0026 picket sales; Valley River Boom Co.; Mill property; Boom stock; Curtin \u0026 Durbin Co. ; Nov. 12, 1889 to May 12, 1893; 500 pages (1-225 used, with some blank)","Box 24; Ledger #1 ; 1890-1896; Cash, Bills payable/receivable; Log account; Elk Island Boom Co.; Devereux Splash Dam; Left Fork Holly; Holly River Boom Co.; Boomage; Rents; Planing mill; Driving expenses; Estate of A. Pardee; Grassy Creek logging; Lumber shipped.; May, 1890 to Apr., 1896; 800 pages (1-777 used, with some blank)","Box 25; Ledger; 1896-1901; (22 loose papers); Payments to/from individuals and companies; Few details given except dates and amounts; Some references to boxcar numbers of shipments of lumber. ; May 1, 1896 to Jan. 1, 1901; 600 pages (1-600 used)","Box 26; Ledger; 1900-1908; Consists largely of individual accounts for items purchased at company stores; Interesting because of types of goods sold and their prices.; Aug. 18, 1900 to Sept. 14, 1908; 752 pages (1-695 used, with some blank)","Series 8) Petty Cash Books:","Box 1; Petty Cash Book; 1898-1910; Although listed on its cover as a \"Petty Cash Book,\" this is more similar to a ledger insofar as it deals with some lumber, labor, etc. expenses but provides considerably less emphasis on office supplies as in the 1911-38 petty cash book. ; Aug. 18, 1898 to Jan. 1, 1911; 298 pages (36-298 used)","Box 1; Petty Cash Book; 1911-1938; Office expenses: Stamps, Cleaning; Notebooks, etc.; Continuation of Petty Cash Book 1898-1911; Somewhat interesting since it shows the prices of various items.; Jan. 1, 1911 to Dec. 31, 1938; 124 pages (2-121 used)","Series 9) Sales Books and Shipping Books:","Box 3; Shipment Book #2; 1900-1904; Cherry River Mill (Curtin Mill): Lumber Shipped including the following: Date; Our Order No.; Their Order No.; Folio; Car No.; Consignee; Amount; Destination; Kind; Grade; No. of Pieces; Size; Length; No. Feet; Price (at Mill / Delivered); Total Cost; Remarks.; Aug. 9, 1900 to Mar. 19, 1904; 119 pages (1-119 used)","Box 22; Sales Book #5; 1902-1905; Sutton Mill and Palmer Mill: Sutton Mill -- Apr. 1, 1902 to Oct. 28, 1905 (pp. 1-86); Palmer Mill -- Apr. 1, 1902 to Oct. 27, 1905 (pp. 87-159) (Palmer Mill records start at the back of the book and work forward.) Lumber Shipped including the following: Date; Our Order No.; Their Order No.; Folio; Car No.; Consignee; Amount; Destination; Kind; Grade; No. of Pieces; Size; Length; No. Feet; Price (at Mill / Delivered); Total Cost; Remarks.; Apr. 1, 1902 to Oct. 28, 1905; 159 pages (1-159 used)","Box 12; Sales Book #4; 1907-1909; Cherry River Mill (Curtin Mill) and Coal Siding Mill: Cherry River Mill (Curtin) -- Aug. 1, 1907 to Feb. 27, 1909 (pp. 1-110). Coal Siding Mill -- Aug. 2, 1907 to Feb. 27, 1909 (pp. 111-151) Coal Siding records start at the back of the book and work forward. Lumber Shipped including the following: Date; Our Order No.; Their Order No.; Folio; Car No.; Consignee; Amount; Destination; Kind; Grade; No. of Pieces; Size; Length; No. Feet; Price (at Mill / Delivered); Total Cost; Remarks.; Aug. 1, 1907 to Feb. 27, 1909; 152 pages (1-151 used)","Box 18; Lumber Purchase; 1908-1919; No specific mill indicated. Lumber Shipped including the following: Date; Our Order No.; Their Order No.; Folio; Car No.; Consignee; Amount; Destination; Kind; Grade; No. of Pieces; Size; Length; No. Feet; Price (at Mill / Delivered); Total Cost; Remarks.; Nov. 5, 1908 to Mar. 31, 1919; 79 pages (1-79 used)","Box 12; Sales Book #5; 1909-1910; Cherry River Mill (Curtin Mill) and Coal Siding Mill: Cherry River Mill (Curtin) -- Mar. 1, 1909 to June 30, 1910 (pp. 1-105). Coal Siding Mill -- Mar. 1, 1909 to June 30, 1910 (pp. 107-151) Coal Siding records start at the back of the book and work forward. Lumber Shipped including the following: Date; Our Order No.; Their Order No.; Folio; Car No.; Consignee; Amount; Destination; Kind; Grade; No. of Pieces; Size; Length; No. Feet; Price (at Mill / Delivered); Total Cost; Remarks.; Mar. 1, 1909 to June 30, 1910; 152 pages (1-105, 107-151 used)","Box 11; Sales Book #6; 1910-1913; Hominy Mill: Lumber Shipped including the following: Date; Our Order No.; Their Order No.; Folio; Car No.; Consignee; Amount; Destination; Kind; Grade; No. of Pieces; Size; Length; No. Feet; Price (at Mill / Delivered); Total Cost; Remarks.; June 8, 1910 to Sept. 30, 1913; 150 pages (1-149 used)","Box 20; Sales Book #6; 1911-1912; Curtin Mill and Coal Siding Mill: Curtin Mill -- Sept. 1, 1911 to Aug. 30, 1912 (pp. 1-115). Coal Siding Mill -- Sept. 1, 1911 to Aug. 30, 1912 (pp. 116-151). Coal Siding records start at the back of the book and work forward. Lumber Shipped including the following: Date; Our Order No.; Their Order No.; Folio; Car No.; Consignee; Amount; Destination; Kind; Grade; No. of Pieces; Size; Length; No. Feet; Price (at Mill / Delivered); Total Cost; Remarks.; Sept. 1, 1911 to Aug. 30, 1912; 152 pages (1-151 used)","Box 20; Sales Book #7; 1912-1913; Curtin Mill and Coal Siding Mill: Curtin Mill -- Aug. 29, 1912 to Sept. 30, 1913 (pp. 1-111). Coal Siding Mill -- Sept. 2, 1912 to Sept. 29, 1913 (pp. 112-151) Coal Siding records start at the back of the book and work forward. Lumber Shipped including the following: Date; Our Order No.; Their Order No.; Folio; Car No.; Consignee; Amount; Destination; Kind; Grade; No. of Pieces; Size; Length; No. Feet; Price (at Mill / Delivered); Total Cost; Remarks.; Aug. 29, 1912 to Sept. 30, 1913; 152 pages (1-151 used)","Box 20; Sales Book; 1913-1915; Curtin Mill and Coal Siding Mill: Curtin Mill -- Sept. 30, 1913 to Apr. 10, 1915 (pp. 1-112). Coal Siding Mill -- Oct. 1, 1913 to Apr. 9, 1915 (pp. 113-151) Coal Siding records start at the back of the book and work forward. Lumber Shipped including the following: Date; Our Order No.; Their Order No.; Folio; Car No.; Consignee; Amount; Destination; Kind; Grade; No. of Pieces; Size; Length; No. Feet; Price (at Mill / Delivered); Total Cost; Remarks.; Sept. 30, 1913 to Apr. 10, 1915; 152 pages (1-151 used)","Box 19; Sales Book; 1913-1917; Hominy Mill: Lumber Shipped including the following: Date; Our Order No.; Their Order No.; Folio; Car No.; Consignee; Amount; Destination; Kind; Grade; No. of Pieces; Size; Length; No. Feet; Price (at Mill / Delivered); Total Cost; Remarks.; Oct. 1, 1913 to Dec. 29, 1917; 152 pages (1-151 used)","Box 11; Lumber Purchases; 1914-1919; Lumber Shipped including the following: Date; Our Order No.; Their Order No.; Folio; Car No.; Consignee; Amount; Destination; Kind; Grade; No. of Pieces; Size; Length; No. Feet; Price (at Mill / Delivered); Total Cost; Remarks.; May 18, 1914 to Oct. 18, 1919; 152 pages (1-24 are missing; 28-99 used)","Box 18; Sales Book; 1917-1919; Curtin Mill and Coal Siding Mill: Curtin Mill -- Nov. 27, 1917 to Oct. 17, 1919 (pp. 1-120). Coal Siding Mill -- Nov. 17, 1917 to Oct. 27, 1919 (pp. 121-151) Coal Siding records start at the back of the book and work forward. Lumber Shipped including the following: Date; Our Order No.; Their Order No.; Folio; Car No.; Consignee; Amount; Destination; Kind; Grade; No. of Pieces; Size; Length; No. Feet; Price (at Mill / Delivered); Total Cost; Remarks.; Nov. 27, 1917 to Oct. 27, 1919; 152 pages (1-151 used)","Box 19; Sales Book; 1918-1923; Hominy Mill and Deer Creek Mill: Hominy Mill -- Jan. 1, 1918 to Nov. 28, 1923 (pp. 1-105). Deer Creek Mill -- Dec. 30, 1921 to Nov. 30, 1923 (pp. 107-151) Deer Creek records start at the back of the book and work forward. Lumber Shipped including the following: Date; Our Order No.; Their Order No.; Folio; Car No.; Consignee; Amount; Destination; Kind; Grade; No. of Pieces; Size; Length; No. Feet; Price (at Mill / Delivered); Total Cost; Remarks.; Jan. 1, 1918 to Nov. 30, 1923; 152 pages (1-151 used; p. 106 blank)","Box 3; Shipping Book; 1925-1930; (7 loose papers) This book shows the transition from Curtin (Nicholas Co., W.Va.) to Bergoo (Webster Co., W.Va.). Curtin Lumber Yard -- June 1, 1925 to Sept. n.d., 1927. Bergoo Lumber Yard -- Sept. 4, 1928 to July 31, 1930. Lumber Shipped including the following: Date; Our Order No.; Their Order No.; Folio; Car No.; Consignee; Amount; Destination; Kind; Grade; No. of Pieces; Size; Length; No. Feet; Price (at Mill / Delivered); Total Cost; Remarks. [Forgot to list page numbers for each lumber yard]; June 1, 1925 to July 31, 1930; 159 pages (1-159 used)","Box 4; Shipping Book; 1930-1935; (7 loose papers) Bergoo Mill: Lumber Shipped including the following: Date; Our Order No.; Their Order No.; Folio; Car No.; Consignee; Amount; Destination; Kind; Grade; No. of Pieces; Size; Length; No. Feet; Price (at Mill / Delivered); Total Cost; Remarks.; Aug. 2, 1930 to Dec. 10, 1935; 159 pages (1-159 used)","Box 4; Shipping Book; 1936-1938; (6 loose papers) Bergoo Mill: Lumber Shipped including the following: Date; Our Order No.; Their Order No.; Folio; Car No.; Consignee; Amount; Destination; Kind; Grade; No. of Pieces; Size; Length; No. Feet; Price (at Mill / Delivered); Total Cost; Remarks. Note: Pages 141-147 -- orders shipped to W.Va. Pulp \u0026 Paper Co.; Jan. 1, 1936 to Oct. 18, 1938; 159 pages (1-129; 141-147 used)"],"separatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePhotographs have been separated to the photograph collection, except for the panroamic photograph of the Hominy Mill Site, which was added to A\u0026amp;M 4168, the Panoramic Photos Collection.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"separatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Separated Materials"],"separatedmaterial_tesim":["Photographs have been separated to the photograph collection, except for the panroamic photograph of the Hominy Mill Site, which was added to A\u0026M 4168, the Panoramic Photos Collection."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePermission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the \u003ca href=\"https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/visit/permissions-and-copyright\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePermissions and Copyright page\u003c/a\u003e on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_8bd14107fe29a671d30648de8d312edf\"\u003eRecords of the Pardee and Curtin Lumber Company. Includes 55 account books in 9 series: 1) Bills Payable \u0026amp; Bills Receivable (1 item); 2) Cash Books (9 items); 3) Cashier's Check Registers (9 items); 4) Check Registers and Records (5 items); 5) Day Book (1 item); 6) Journals (8 items); 7) Ledgers (4 items); 8) Petty Cash Books (2 items); 9) Sales Books and Shipping Books (16 items). These records are from company offices in Clarksburg, Curtin, and Sutton, and from logging operations in Braxton, Nicholas, and Webster counties, including the Cherry Run, Hominy, Palmer, and Sutton Mills. There are also 43 photographs documenting logging and coal mining operations, including mills and railroads.\u003c/abstract\u003e\n    "],"abstract_tesim":["Records of the Pardee and Curtin Lumber Company. Includes 55 account books in 9 series: 1) Bills Payable \u0026 Bills Receivable (1 item); 2) Cash Books (9 items); 3) Cashier's Check Registers (9 items); 4) Check Registers and Records (5 items); 5) Day Book (1 item); 6) Journals (8 items); 7) Ledgers (4 items); 8) Petty Cash Books (2 items); 9) Sales Books and Shipping Books (16 items). These records are from company offices in Clarksburg, Curtin, and Sutton, and from logging operations in Braxton, Nicholas, and Webster counties, including the Cherry Run, Hominy, Palmer, and Sutton Mills. There are also 43 photographs documenting logging and coal mining operations, including mills and railroads."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc id=\"aspace_700f8a245f62b84ff7faffa6dbe285b8\"\u003eWest Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536  / URL: \u003ca href=\"https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/\"\u003eWest Virginia \u0026amp; Regional History Center\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/physloc\u003e\n    "],"physloc_tesim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536  / URL: West Virginia \u0026 Regional History Center"],"corpname_ssim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center","Pardee-Curtin Lumber Company","Cherry Run Mill"],"names_coll_ssim":["Cherry Run Mill","Pardee-Curtin Lumber Company"],"names_ssim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center","Pardee-Curtin Lumber Company","Cherry Run Mill"],"language_ssim":["English"],"descrules_ssm":["Describing Archives: A Content Standard"],"total_component_count_is":0,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-08-14T23:08:46.649Z","collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_2921","ead_ssi":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_2921","_root_":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_2921","_nest_parent_":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_2921","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/oai/WVU/repositories_2_resources_2921.xml","aspace_url_ssi":"https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/196963","title_ssm":["Pardee and Curtin Lumber Company Records"],"title_tesim":["Pardee and Curtin Lumber Company Records"],"unitdate_ssm":["1889-1938"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1889-1938"],"normalized_date_ssm":["1889/1938"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Pardee and Curtin Lumber Company Records, 1889/1938"],"text":["Pardee and Curtin Lumber Company Records, 1889/1938","A\u0026M 0611","Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","/repositories/2/resources/2921","Braxton County (W. 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There are also 43 photographs documenting logging and coal mining operations, including mills and railroads.","Series include:","1) Bills Payable \u0026 Bills Receivable (1 item)","2) Cash Books (9 items)","3) Cashier's Check Registers (9 items)","4) Check Registers and Records (5 items)","5) Day Book (1 item)","6) Journals (8 items)","7) Ledgers (4 items)","8) Petty Cash Books (2 items)","9) Sales Books and Shipping Books (16 items)","Series 1) Bills Payable \u0026 Bills Receivable:","Box 10; Bills Payable \u0026 Bills Receivable; 1889-1899; One book with Bills Payable in front and Bills Receivable in back; Braxton County operations. ; Bills Payable (1889-1899); Bills Receivable (1891-1897) ; not paginated","Series 2) Cash Books:","Box 21; Cash Book; 1899-1905; Payments on account; Company expenses; Sutton operations mainly but makes some reference to the Cherry River Mill (Curtin); Gives names of several employees; Driving expenses.; Mar. 2, 1899 to July 1, 1905; 299 pages (1-286 used)","Box 13; Cash Book; 1902-1912; Company expenses; Shows when certain logging camps were in operation.; June 2, 1902 to May 31, 1912; 240 pages (2-239 used)","Box 21; Cash Book; 1906-1911; Company expenses; Does not provide much useful information; Repairs; Supplies; Shows dates when particular logging camps were in operation.; Nov. 2, 1906 to May 31, 1911; 160 pages (1-158 used)","Box 13; Cash Book; 1912-1924; Pardee \u0026 Curtin Supply Company: Financial records of company store system; Debits and Credits on facing pages.; June 1, 1912 to Apr. 30, 1924; 300 pages (2-299 used)","Box 14; Cash Book; 1914-1915; Company expenses; Gives names of many employees. [Various items of interest]; June 18, 1914 to Nov. 13, 1915; 300 pages (1-299 used, with some blank)","Box 14; Cash Book; 1915-1917; Company expenses; Gives names of many employees. [Several items of interest]; Nov. 13, 1915 to Jan. 31, 1917; 300 pages (2-293 used, with some blank)","Box 15; Cash Book; 1917-1918; Company expenses; Gives names of various employees. [Various items of interest]; Feb. 1, 1917 to June 29, 1918; 300 pages (2-299 used, with some blank)","Box 15; Cash Book; 1918-1919; Company expenses; Gives names of many employees; Shows dates when particular logging camps were in operation. [Various items of interest: see pp. 23, 219 for \"salary of Italians\" {railroad track crew}]; July 1, 1918 to Dec. 18, 1919; 300 pages (1-299, with some blank)","Box 16; Cash Book; 1919-1921; Company expenses; Gives names of many employees; Shows dates when particular logging camps were in operation. [Various items of interest]; Dec. 18, 1919 to June 13, 1921; 300 pages (2-299 used, with some blank)","Series 3) Cashier's Check Registers:","Box 6; Cashier's Check Register; 1910-1911; Checks numbers 24450 to 34449 (Empire National Bank). Only dates, check numbers, and amounts are given.; May 17, 1910 to Apr. 29, 1911; not paginated","Box 6; Cashier's Check Register; 1911-1912; Checks numbers 34450 to 44449 (Empire National Bank). Only dates, check numbers, and amounts are given.; Apr. 29, 1911 to Apr. 11, 1912; not paginated","Box 7; Cashier's Check Register; 1912-1913; Checks numbers 44450 to 54449 (Empire National Bank). Only dates, check numbers, and amounts are given.; Apr. 11, 1912 to May 2, 1913; not paginated","Box 7; Cashier's Check Register; 1913-1914; Checks numbers 54450 to 64449 (Empire National Bank). Only dates, check numbers, and amounts are given.; May 2, 1913 to Apr. 9, 1914; not paginated","Box 8; Cashier's Check Register; 1914-1915; Checks numbers 64450 to 74449 (Empire National Bank). Only dates, check numbers, and amounts are given.; Apr. 9, 1914 to Aug. 6, 1915; not paginated","Box 8; Cashier's Check Register; 1915-1916; Checks numbers 74450-84449 (Empire National Bank). Only dates, check numbers, and amounts are given.; Aug. 6, 1915 to Sept. 12, 1916; not paginated","Box 9; Cashier's Check Register; 1915-1922; Checks numbers 1 to 4749 (Union National Bank). Gives names (people and companies) of recipients, dates, check numbers, and amounts; but does not indicate for what checks were issued.; Feb. 26, 1915 to Aug. 31, 1922; not paginated","Box 9; Cashier's Check Register; 1916-1917; Checks numbers 844450 to 94399 (Empire National Bank). Only dates, check numbers, and amounts are given.; Sept. 12, 1916 to Sept. 1, 1917; not paginated","Box 10; Cashier's Check Register; 1917-1918; Checks numbers 94450 to 100449 (Empire National Bank). Only dates, check numbers, and amounts are given.; Sept. 1, 1917 to Dec. 7, 1918; not paginated","Series 4) Check Registers and Records:","Box 5; Check Register; 1900-1908; Cherry River Mill (Curtin Mill): Gives names of employees in the early part of the book; Contains names of companies paid but little information about items purchased.; Aug. 8, 1900 to May 30, 1908; 160 pages (1-160 used)","Box 5; Check Register #2; 1906-1908; (5 loose papers) Curtin Mill: Gives names of several employees. ; July 14, 1906 to May 8, 1908; 240 pages (1-215 used)","Box 17; Check Record; 1911-1914; Company expenses, Curtin, W.Va.; Checks issued for supplies; P \u0026 C Supply Co.; Railroad; Machinery; Hominy Mill Mine (p. 11); Shows when certain camps were in operation. ; June 1, 1911 to Nov. 30, 1914; 160 pages (1-158 used)","Box 17; Check Register; 1914-1919; Company expenses; Shows dates when particular logging camps were in operation; Shows various supplies purchased. ; Dec. 1, 1914 to Mar. 31, 1919; 160 pages (1-160 used)","Box 17; Check Register; 1919-1923; Company expenses; Supplies; Timber; P \u0026 C Supply Co.; Railroad construction and repairs; Shows dates when particular logging camps were in operation. [Camp #57 is last one mentioned. Various items of interest]; Apr. 3, 1919 to Aug. 31, 1923; 160 pages (1-159 used)","Series 5) Day Book:","Box 2; Day Book; 1916-1928; Company's supplies from company stores; Other expenses and income; Railroad; Various camps, Mills. [Rather interesting in places]; July 26, 1916 to Dec. 31, 1928; 405 pages (3-297 used; 1-2 are missing)","Series 6) Journals:","Box 27; Journal #1; 1889-1893; (5 loose papers); Log expenses; Elk Island Boom Co.; Timber purchases; Land purchases; Holly River Boom Co.; Devereux Splash Dam; Sutton Mill expenses; Live stock; Rankin's Camp expenses. ; May 6, 1890 to June 30, 1893; 794 pages (1-783 used)","Box 29; Journal #3; 1889-1893; Company expenses and income; Lists considerable information but not in an easy form to interpret; Shows some of A. Pardee's (deceased) stock and investments as transferred to his son Barton Pardee.; Nov. 12, 1889 to May 12, 1893; 504 pages (1-207 used)","Box 2; Journal #1; 1890-1898; Barton Pardee's real estate and timber transferred (sold) to the Pardee \u0026 Curtin Lumber Co. ; Mar. 19, 1890 to May 27, 1898; 360 pages (1-17 used)","Box 28; Journal #2; 1893-1896; Company expenses and income; Elk Island Boom Co.; Hands accounts; Driving expenses; Log expenses; Lumber; Grassy Creek Improvement (to help log drives); Labor; Boomage; Holly River Coal Co.; Whiting's Camp.; July 3, 1893 to Jan. 31, 1896; 598 pages (1-582 used)","Box 30; Journal #4; 1898-1905; Company expenses and income; Log expenses; Hands accounts; Shows dates when particular logging camps were in operation.; May 18, 1898 to Aug. 25, 1905; 600 pages (1-600 used)","Box 31; Journal; 1902-1911; Company expenses and income; Salaries; Labor, Logging; Logs, Railroad; Railroad construction; Mill construction; Shows dates when particular logging camps were in operation. [Reference to a \"portable mill\" (p. 49)]; Mar. 18, 1902 to Feb. 28, 1911; 600 pages (1-600 used)","Box 32; Journal #2; 1911-1916; General expenses: Salaries; Labor; Rents; Railroad construction; Logging; Mill; P \u0026 C Supply Co; Shows dates when particular logging camps were in operation; Gives names of several employees.; Mar. 1, 1911 to Oct. 31, 1916; 600 pages (1-599 used)","Box 33; Journal #3; 1916-1924; Curtin, W. Va. operation: Lists daily expenses; Shows dates when particular logging camps were in operation; Salaries; Board; Rents; Logging costs; Railroad; W. L. McCourt (logging contractor); Panther Creek and Gauley River coal mines. ; Nov. 2, 1916 to Jan. 1, 1924; 598 pages (1-594 used)","Series 7) Ledgers:","Box 23; Ledger #3 ; 1889-1893; Payments to and from individuals and companies; Expenses; Bills receivable; Loss \u0026 gain; Lath \u0026 picket sales; Valley River Boom Co.; Mill property; Boom stock; Curtin \u0026 Durbin Co. ; Nov. 12, 1889 to May 12, 1893; 500 pages (1-225 used, with some blank)","Box 24; Ledger #1 ; 1890-1896; Cash, Bills payable/receivable; Log account; Elk Island Boom Co.; Devereux Splash Dam; Left Fork Holly; Holly River Boom Co.; Boomage; Rents; Planing mill; Driving expenses; Estate of A. Pardee; Grassy Creek logging; Lumber shipped.; May, 1890 to Apr., 1896; 800 pages (1-777 used, with some blank)","Box 25; Ledger; 1896-1901; (22 loose papers); Payments to/from individuals and companies; Few details given except dates and amounts; Some references to boxcar numbers of shipments of lumber. ; May 1, 1896 to Jan. 1, 1901; 600 pages (1-600 used)","Box 26; Ledger; 1900-1908; Consists largely of individual accounts for items purchased at company stores; Interesting because of types of goods sold and their prices.; Aug. 18, 1900 to Sept. 14, 1908; 752 pages (1-695 used, with some blank)","Series 8) Petty Cash Books:","Box 1; Petty Cash Book; 1898-1910; Although listed on its cover as a \"Petty Cash Book,\" this is more similar to a ledger insofar as it deals with some lumber, labor, etc. expenses but provides considerably less emphasis on office supplies as in the 1911-38 petty cash book. ; Aug. 18, 1898 to Jan. 1, 1911; 298 pages (36-298 used)","Box 1; Petty Cash Book; 1911-1938; Office expenses: Stamps, Cleaning; Notebooks, etc.; Continuation of Petty Cash Book 1898-1911; Somewhat interesting since it shows the prices of various items.; Jan. 1, 1911 to Dec. 31, 1938; 124 pages (2-121 used)","Series 9) Sales Books and Shipping Books:","Box 3; Shipment Book #2; 1900-1904; Cherry River Mill (Curtin Mill): Lumber Shipped including the following: Date; Our Order No.; Their Order No.; Folio; Car No.; Consignee; Amount; Destination; Kind; Grade; No. of Pieces; Size; Length; No. Feet; Price (at Mill / Delivered); Total Cost; Remarks.; Aug. 9, 1900 to Mar. 19, 1904; 119 pages (1-119 used)","Box 22; Sales Book #5; 1902-1905; Sutton Mill and Palmer Mill: Sutton Mill -- Apr. 1, 1902 to Oct. 28, 1905 (pp. 1-86); Palmer Mill -- Apr. 1, 1902 to Oct. 27, 1905 (pp. 87-159) (Palmer Mill records start at the back of the book and work forward.) Lumber Shipped including the following: Date; Our Order No.; Their Order No.; Folio; Car No.; Consignee; Amount; Destination; Kind; Grade; No. of Pieces; Size; Length; No. Feet; Price (at Mill / Delivered); Total Cost; Remarks.; Apr. 1, 1902 to Oct. 28, 1905; 159 pages (1-159 used)","Box 12; Sales Book #4; 1907-1909; Cherry River Mill (Curtin Mill) and Coal Siding Mill: Cherry River Mill (Curtin) -- Aug. 1, 1907 to Feb. 27, 1909 (pp. 1-110). Coal Siding Mill -- Aug. 2, 1907 to Feb. 27, 1909 (pp. 111-151) Coal Siding records start at the back of the book and work forward. Lumber Shipped including the following: Date; Our Order No.; Their Order No.; Folio; Car No.; Consignee; Amount; Destination; Kind; Grade; No. of Pieces; Size; Length; No. Feet; Price (at Mill / Delivered); Total Cost; Remarks.; Aug. 1, 1907 to Feb. 27, 1909; 152 pages (1-151 used)","Box 18; Lumber Purchase; 1908-1919; No specific mill indicated. Lumber Shipped including the following: Date; Our Order No.; Their Order No.; Folio; Car No.; Consignee; Amount; Destination; Kind; Grade; No. of Pieces; Size; Length; No. Feet; Price (at Mill / Delivered); Total Cost; Remarks.; Nov. 5, 1908 to Mar. 31, 1919; 79 pages (1-79 used)","Box 12; Sales Book #5; 1909-1910; Cherry River Mill (Curtin Mill) and Coal Siding Mill: Cherry River Mill (Curtin) -- Mar. 1, 1909 to June 30, 1910 (pp. 1-105). Coal Siding Mill -- Mar. 1, 1909 to June 30, 1910 (pp. 107-151) Coal Siding records start at the back of the book and work forward. Lumber Shipped including the following: Date; Our Order No.; Their Order No.; Folio; Car No.; Consignee; Amount; Destination; Kind; Grade; No. of Pieces; Size; Length; No. Feet; Price (at Mill / Delivered); Total Cost; Remarks.; Mar. 1, 1909 to June 30, 1910; 152 pages (1-105, 107-151 used)","Box 11; Sales Book #6; 1910-1913; Hominy Mill: Lumber Shipped including the following: Date; Our Order No.; Their Order No.; Folio; Car No.; Consignee; Amount; Destination; Kind; Grade; No. of Pieces; Size; Length; No. Feet; Price (at Mill / Delivered); Total Cost; Remarks.; June 8, 1910 to Sept. 30, 1913; 150 pages (1-149 used)","Box 20; Sales Book #6; 1911-1912; Curtin Mill and Coal Siding Mill: Curtin Mill -- Sept. 1, 1911 to Aug. 30, 1912 (pp. 1-115). Coal Siding Mill -- Sept. 1, 1911 to Aug. 30, 1912 (pp. 116-151). Coal Siding records start at the back of the book and work forward. Lumber Shipped including the following: Date; Our Order No.; Their Order No.; Folio; Car No.; Consignee; Amount; Destination; Kind; Grade; No. of Pieces; Size; Length; No. Feet; Price (at Mill / Delivered); Total Cost; Remarks.; Sept. 1, 1911 to Aug. 30, 1912; 152 pages (1-151 used)","Box 20; Sales Book #7; 1912-1913; Curtin Mill and Coal Siding Mill: Curtin Mill -- Aug. 29, 1912 to Sept. 30, 1913 (pp. 1-111). Coal Siding Mill -- Sept. 2, 1912 to Sept. 29, 1913 (pp. 112-151) Coal Siding records start at the back of the book and work forward. Lumber Shipped including the following: Date; Our Order No.; Their Order No.; Folio; Car No.; Consignee; Amount; Destination; Kind; Grade; No. of Pieces; Size; Length; No. Feet; Price (at Mill / Delivered); Total Cost; Remarks.; Aug. 29, 1912 to Sept. 30, 1913; 152 pages (1-151 used)","Box 20; Sales Book; 1913-1915; Curtin Mill and Coal Siding Mill: Curtin Mill -- Sept. 30, 1913 to Apr. 10, 1915 (pp. 1-112). Coal Siding Mill -- Oct. 1, 1913 to Apr. 9, 1915 (pp. 113-151) Coal Siding records start at the back of the book and work forward. Lumber Shipped including the following: Date; Our Order No.; Their Order No.; Folio; Car No.; Consignee; Amount; Destination; Kind; Grade; No. of Pieces; Size; Length; No. Feet; Price (at Mill / Delivered); Total Cost; Remarks.; Sept. 30, 1913 to Apr. 10, 1915; 152 pages (1-151 used)","Box 19; Sales Book; 1913-1917; Hominy Mill: Lumber Shipped including the following: Date; Our Order No.; Their Order No.; Folio; Car No.; Consignee; Amount; Destination; Kind; Grade; No. of Pieces; Size; Length; No. Feet; Price (at Mill / Delivered); Total Cost; Remarks.; Oct. 1, 1913 to Dec. 29, 1917; 152 pages (1-151 used)","Box 11; Lumber Purchases; 1914-1919; Lumber Shipped including the following: Date; Our Order No.; Their Order No.; Folio; Car No.; Consignee; Amount; Destination; Kind; Grade; No. of Pieces; Size; Length; No. Feet; Price (at Mill / Delivered); Total Cost; Remarks.; May 18, 1914 to Oct. 18, 1919; 152 pages (1-24 are missing; 28-99 used)","Box 18; Sales Book; 1917-1919; Curtin Mill and Coal Siding Mill: Curtin Mill -- Nov. 27, 1917 to Oct. 17, 1919 (pp. 1-120). Coal Siding Mill -- Nov. 17, 1917 to Oct. 27, 1919 (pp. 121-151) Coal Siding records start at the back of the book and work forward. Lumber Shipped including the following: Date; Our Order No.; Their Order No.; Folio; Car No.; Consignee; Amount; Destination; Kind; Grade; No. of Pieces; Size; Length; No. Feet; Price (at Mill / Delivered); Total Cost; Remarks.; Nov. 27, 1917 to Oct. 27, 1919; 152 pages (1-151 used)","Box 19; Sales Book; 1918-1923; Hominy Mill and Deer Creek Mill: Hominy Mill -- Jan. 1, 1918 to Nov. 28, 1923 (pp. 1-105). Deer Creek Mill -- Dec. 30, 1921 to Nov. 30, 1923 (pp. 107-151) Deer Creek records start at the back of the book and work forward. Lumber Shipped including the following: Date; Our Order No.; Their Order No.; Folio; Car No.; Consignee; Amount; Destination; Kind; Grade; No. of Pieces; Size; Length; No. Feet; Price (at Mill / Delivered); Total Cost; Remarks.; Jan. 1, 1918 to Nov. 30, 1923; 152 pages (1-151 used; p. 106 blank)","Box 3; Shipping Book; 1925-1930; (7 loose papers) This book shows the transition from Curtin (Nicholas Co., W.Va.) to Bergoo (Webster Co., W.Va.). Curtin Lumber Yard -- June 1, 1925 to Sept. n.d., 1927. Bergoo Lumber Yard -- Sept. 4, 1928 to July 31, 1930. Lumber Shipped including the following: Date; Our Order No.; Their Order No.; Folio; Car No.; Consignee; Amount; Destination; Kind; Grade; No. of Pieces; Size; Length; No. Feet; Price (at Mill / Delivered); Total Cost; Remarks. [Forgot to list page numbers for each lumber yard]; June 1, 1925 to July 31, 1930; 159 pages (1-159 used)","Box 4; Shipping Book; 1930-1935; (7 loose papers) Bergoo Mill: Lumber Shipped including the following: Date; Our Order No.; Their Order No.; Folio; Car No.; Consignee; Amount; Destination; Kind; Grade; No. of Pieces; Size; Length; No. Feet; Price (at Mill / Delivered); Total Cost; Remarks.; Aug. 2, 1930 to Dec. 10, 1935; 159 pages (1-159 used)","Box 4; Shipping Book; 1936-1938; (6 loose papers) Bergoo Mill: Lumber Shipped including the following: Date; Our Order No.; Their Order No.; Folio; Car No.; Consignee; Amount; Destination; Kind; Grade; No. of Pieces; Size; Length; No. Feet; Price (at Mill / Delivered); Total Cost; Remarks. Note: Pages 141-147 -- orders shipped to W.Va. Pulp \u0026 Paper Co.; Jan. 1, 1936 to Oct. 18, 1938; 159 pages (1-129; 141-147 used)","Photographs have been separated to the photograph collection, except for the panroamic photograph of the Hominy Mill Site, which was added to A\u0026M 4168, the Panoramic Photos Collection.","Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.","Records of the Pardee and Curtin Lumber Company. Includes 55 account books in 9 series: 1) Bills Payable \u0026 Bills Receivable (1 item); 2) Cash Books (9 items); 3) Cashier's Check Registers (9 items); 4) Check Registers and Records (5 items); 5) Day Book (1 item); 6) Journals (8 items); 7) Ledgers (4 items); 8) Petty Cash Books (2 items); 9) Sales Books and Shipping Books (16 items). 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Includes 55 account books in 9 series. These records are from company offices in Clarksburg, Curtin, and Sutton, and from logging operations in Braxton, Nicholas, and Webster counties, including the Cherry Run, Hominy, Palmer, and Sutton Mills. There are also 43 photographs documenting logging and coal mining operations, including mills and railroads.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeries include:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n1) Bills Payable \u0026amp; Bills Receivable (1 item)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n2) Cash Books (9 items)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n3) Cashier's Check Registers (9 items)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n4) Check Registers and Records (5 items)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n5) Day Book (1 item)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n6) Journals (8 items)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n7) Ledgers (4 items)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n8) Petty Cash Books (2 items)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n9) Sales Books and Shipping Books (16 items)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 1) Bills Payable \u0026amp; Bills Receivable:\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBox 10; Bills Payable \u0026amp; Bills Receivable; 1889-1899; One book with Bills Payable in front and Bills Receivable in back; Braxton County operations. ; Bills Payable (1889-1899); Bills Receivable (1891-1897) ; not paginated\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 2) Cash Books:\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBox 21; Cash Book; 1899-1905; Payments on account; Company expenses; Sutton operations mainly but makes some reference to the Cherry River Mill (Curtin); Gives names of several employees; Driving expenses.; Mar. 2, 1899 to July 1, 1905; 299 pages (1-286 used)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBox 13; Cash Book; 1902-1912; Company expenses; Shows when certain logging camps were in operation.; June 2, 1902 to May 31, 1912; 240 pages (2-239 used)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBox 21; Cash Book; 1906-1911; Company expenses; Does not provide much useful information; Repairs; Supplies; Shows dates when particular logging camps were in operation.; Nov. 2, 1906 to May 31, 1911; 160 pages (1-158 used)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBox 13; Cash Book; 1912-1924; Pardee \u0026amp; Curtin Supply Company: Financial records of company store system; Debits and Credits on facing pages.; June 1, 1912 to Apr. 30, 1924; 300 pages (2-299 used)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBox 14; Cash Book; 1914-1915; Company expenses; Gives names of many employees. [Various items of interest]; June 18, 1914 to Nov. 13, 1915; 300 pages (1-299 used, with some blank)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBox 14; Cash Book; 1915-1917; Company expenses; Gives names of many employees. [Several items of interest]; Nov. 13, 1915 to Jan. 31, 1917; 300 pages (2-293 used, with some blank)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBox 15; Cash Book; 1917-1918; Company expenses; Gives names of various employees. [Various items of interest]; Feb. 1, 1917 to June 29, 1918; 300 pages (2-299 used, with some blank)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBox 15; Cash Book; 1918-1919; Company expenses; Gives names of many employees; Shows dates when particular logging camps were in operation. [Various items of interest: see pp. 23, 219 for \"salary of Italians\" {railroad track crew}]; July 1, 1918 to Dec. 18, 1919; 300 pages (1-299, with some blank)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBox 16; Cash Book; 1919-1921; Company expenses; Gives names of many employees; Shows dates when particular logging camps were in operation. [Various items of interest]; Dec. 18, 1919 to June 13, 1921; 300 pages (2-299 used, with some blank)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 3) Cashier's Check Registers:\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBox 6; Cashier's Check Register; 1910-1911; Checks numbers 24450 to 34449 (Empire National Bank). Only dates, check numbers, and amounts are given.; May 17, 1910 to Apr. 29, 1911; not paginated\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBox 6; Cashier's Check Register; 1911-1912; Checks numbers 34450 to 44449 (Empire National Bank). Only dates, check numbers, and amounts are given.; Apr. 29, 1911 to Apr. 11, 1912; not paginated\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBox 7; Cashier's Check Register; 1912-1913; Checks numbers 44450 to 54449 (Empire National Bank). Only dates, check numbers, and amounts are given.; Apr. 11, 1912 to May 2, 1913; not paginated\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBox 7; Cashier's Check Register; 1913-1914; Checks numbers 54450 to 64449 (Empire National Bank). Only dates, check numbers, and amounts are given.; May 2, 1913 to Apr. 9, 1914; not paginated\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBox 8; Cashier's Check Register; 1914-1915; Checks numbers 64450 to 74449 (Empire National Bank). Only dates, check numbers, and amounts are given.; Apr. 9, 1914 to Aug. 6, 1915; not paginated\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBox 8; Cashier's Check Register; 1915-1916; Checks numbers 74450-84449 (Empire National Bank). Only dates, check numbers, and amounts are given.; Aug. 6, 1915 to Sept. 12, 1916; not paginated\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBox 9; Cashier's Check Register; 1915-1922; Checks numbers 1 to 4749 (Union National Bank). Gives names (people and companies) of recipients, dates, check numbers, and amounts; but does not indicate for what checks were issued.; Feb. 26, 1915 to Aug. 31, 1922; not paginated\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBox 9; Cashier's Check Register; 1916-1917; Checks numbers 844450 to 94399 (Empire National Bank). Only dates, check numbers, and amounts are given.; Sept. 12, 1916 to Sept. 1, 1917; not paginated\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBox 10; Cashier's Check Register; 1917-1918; Checks numbers 94450 to 100449 (Empire National Bank). Only dates, check numbers, and amounts are given.; Sept. 1, 1917 to Dec. 7, 1918; not paginated\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 4) Check Registers and Records:\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBox 5; Check Register; 1900-1908; Cherry River Mill (Curtin Mill): Gives names of employees in the early part of the book; Contains names of companies paid but little information about items purchased.; Aug. 8, 1900 to May 30, 1908; 160 pages (1-160 used)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBox 5; Check Register #2; 1906-1908; (5 loose papers) Curtin Mill: Gives names of several employees. ; July 14, 1906 to May 8, 1908; 240 pages (1-215 used)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBox 17; Check Record; 1911-1914; Company expenses, Curtin, W.Va.; Checks issued for supplies; P \u0026amp; C Supply Co.; Railroad; Machinery; Hominy Mill Mine (p. 11); Shows when certain camps were in operation. ; June 1, 1911 to Nov. 30, 1914; 160 pages (1-158 used)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBox 17; Check Register; 1914-1919; Company expenses; Shows dates when particular logging camps were in operation; Shows various supplies purchased. ; Dec. 1, 1914 to Mar. 31, 1919; 160 pages (1-160 used)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBox 17; Check Register; 1919-1923; Company expenses; Supplies; Timber; P \u0026amp; C Supply Co.; Railroad construction and repairs; Shows dates when particular logging camps were in operation. [Camp #57 is last one mentioned. Various items of interest]; Apr. 3, 1919 to Aug. 31, 1923; 160 pages (1-159 used)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 5) Day Book:\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBox 2; Day Book; 1916-1928; Company's supplies from company stores; Other expenses and income; Railroad; Various camps, Mills. [Rather interesting in places]; July 26, 1916 to Dec. 31, 1928; 405 pages (3-297 used; 1-2 are missing)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 6) Journals:\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBox 27; Journal #1; 1889-1893; (5 loose papers); Log expenses; Elk Island Boom Co.; Timber purchases; Land purchases; Holly River Boom Co.; Devereux Splash Dam; Sutton Mill expenses; Live stock; Rankin's Camp expenses. ; May 6, 1890 to June 30, 1893; 794 pages (1-783 used)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBox 29; Journal #3; 1889-1893; Company expenses and income; Lists considerable information but not in an easy form to interpret; Shows some of A. Pardee's (deceased) stock and investments as transferred to his son Barton Pardee.; Nov. 12, 1889 to May 12, 1893; 504 pages (1-207 used)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBox 2; Journal #1; 1890-1898; Barton Pardee's real estate and timber transferred (sold) to the Pardee \u0026amp; Curtin Lumber Co. ; Mar. 19, 1890 to May 27, 1898; 360 pages (1-17 used)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBox 28; Journal #2; 1893-1896; Company expenses and income; Elk Island Boom Co.; Hands accounts; Driving expenses; Log expenses; Lumber; Grassy Creek Improvement (to help log drives); Labor; Boomage; Holly River Coal Co.; Whiting's Camp.; July 3, 1893 to Jan. 31, 1896; 598 pages (1-582 used)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBox 30; Journal #4; 1898-1905; Company expenses and income; Log expenses; Hands accounts; Shows dates when particular logging camps were in operation.; May 18, 1898 to Aug. 25, 1905; 600 pages (1-600 used)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBox 31; Journal; 1902-1911; Company expenses and income; Salaries; Labor, Logging; Logs, Railroad; Railroad construction; Mill construction; Shows dates when particular logging camps were in operation. [Reference to a \"portable mill\" (p. 49)]; Mar. 18, 1902 to Feb. 28, 1911; 600 pages (1-600 used)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBox 32; Journal #2; 1911-1916; General expenses: Salaries; Labor; Rents; Railroad construction; Logging; Mill; P \u0026amp; C Supply Co; Shows dates when particular logging camps were in operation; Gives names of several employees.; Mar. 1, 1911 to Oct. 31, 1916; 600 pages (1-599 used)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBox 33; Journal #3; 1916-1924; Curtin, W. Va. operation: Lists daily expenses; Shows dates when particular logging camps were in operation; Salaries; Board; Rents; Logging costs; Railroad; W. L. McCourt (logging contractor); Panther Creek and Gauley River coal mines. ; Nov. 2, 1916 to Jan. 1, 1924; 598 pages (1-594 used)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 7) Ledgers:\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBox 23; Ledger #3 ; 1889-1893; Payments to and from individuals and companies; Expenses; Bills receivable; Loss \u0026amp; gain; Lath \u0026amp; picket sales; Valley River Boom Co.; Mill property; Boom stock; Curtin \u0026amp; Durbin Co. ; Nov. 12, 1889 to May 12, 1893; 500 pages (1-225 used, with some blank)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBox 24; Ledger #1 ; 1890-1896; Cash, Bills payable/receivable; Log account; Elk Island Boom Co.; Devereux Splash Dam; Left Fork Holly; Holly River Boom Co.; Boomage; Rents; Planing mill; Driving expenses; Estate of A. Pardee; Grassy Creek logging; Lumber shipped.; May, 1890 to Apr., 1896; 800 pages (1-777 used, with some blank)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBox 25; Ledger; 1896-1901; (22 loose papers); Payments to/from individuals and companies; Few details given except dates and amounts; Some references to boxcar numbers of shipments of lumber. ; May 1, 1896 to Jan. 1, 1901; 600 pages (1-600 used)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBox 26; Ledger; 1900-1908; Consists largely of individual accounts for items purchased at company stores; Interesting because of types of goods sold and their prices.; Aug. 18, 1900 to Sept. 14, 1908; 752 pages (1-695 used, with some blank)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 8) Petty Cash Books:\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBox 1; Petty Cash Book; 1898-1910; Although listed on its cover as a \"Petty Cash Book,\" this is more similar to a ledger insofar as it deals with some lumber, labor, etc. expenses but provides considerably less emphasis on office supplies as in the 1911-38 petty cash book. ; Aug. 18, 1898 to Jan. 1, 1911; 298 pages (36-298 used)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBox 1; Petty Cash Book; 1911-1938; Office expenses: Stamps, Cleaning; Notebooks, etc.; Continuation of Petty Cash Book 1898-1911; Somewhat interesting since it shows the prices of various items.; Jan. 1, 1911 to Dec. 31, 1938; 124 pages (2-121 used)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 9) Sales Books and Shipping Books:\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBox 3; Shipment Book #2; 1900-1904; Cherry River Mill (Curtin Mill): Lumber Shipped including the following: Date; Our Order No.; Their Order No.; Folio; Car No.; Consignee; Amount; Destination; Kind; Grade; No. of Pieces; Size; Length; No. Feet; Price (at Mill / Delivered); Total Cost; Remarks.; Aug. 9, 1900 to Mar. 19, 1904; 119 pages (1-119 used)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBox 22; Sales Book #5; 1902-1905; Sutton Mill and Palmer Mill: Sutton Mill -- Apr. 1, 1902 to Oct. 28, 1905 (pp. 1-86); Palmer Mill -- Apr. 1, 1902 to Oct. 27, 1905 (pp. 87-159) (Palmer Mill records start at the back of the book and work forward.) Lumber Shipped including the following: Date; Our Order No.; Their Order No.; Folio; Car No.; Consignee; Amount; Destination; Kind; Grade; No. of Pieces; Size; Length; No. Feet; Price (at Mill / Delivered); Total Cost; Remarks.; Apr. 1, 1902 to Oct. 28, 1905; 159 pages (1-159 used)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBox 12; Sales Book #4; 1907-1909; Cherry River Mill (Curtin Mill) and Coal Siding Mill: Cherry River Mill (Curtin) -- Aug. 1, 1907 to Feb. 27, 1909 (pp. 1-110). Coal Siding Mill -- Aug. 2, 1907 to Feb. 27, 1909 (pp. 111-151) Coal Siding records start at the back of the book and work forward. Lumber Shipped including the following: Date; Our Order No.; Their Order No.; Folio; Car No.; Consignee; Amount; Destination; Kind; Grade; No. of Pieces; Size; Length; No. Feet; Price (at Mill / Delivered); Total Cost; Remarks.; Aug. 1, 1907 to Feb. 27, 1909; 152 pages (1-151 used)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBox 18; Lumber Purchase; 1908-1919; No specific mill indicated. Lumber Shipped including the following: Date; Our Order No.; Their Order No.; Folio; Car No.; Consignee; Amount; Destination; Kind; Grade; No. of Pieces; Size; Length; No. Feet; Price (at Mill / Delivered); Total Cost; Remarks.; Nov. 5, 1908 to Mar. 31, 1919; 79 pages (1-79 used)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBox 12; Sales Book #5; 1909-1910; Cherry River Mill (Curtin Mill) and Coal Siding Mill: Cherry River Mill (Curtin) -- Mar. 1, 1909 to June 30, 1910 (pp. 1-105). Coal Siding Mill -- Mar. 1, 1909 to June 30, 1910 (pp. 107-151) Coal Siding records start at the back of the book and work forward. Lumber Shipped including the following: Date; Our Order No.; Their Order No.; Folio; Car No.; Consignee; Amount; Destination; Kind; Grade; No. of Pieces; Size; Length; No. Feet; Price (at Mill / Delivered); Total Cost; Remarks.; Mar. 1, 1909 to June 30, 1910; 152 pages (1-105, 107-151 used)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBox 11; Sales Book #6; 1910-1913; Hominy Mill: Lumber Shipped including the following: Date; Our Order No.; Their Order No.; Folio; Car No.; Consignee; Amount; Destination; Kind; Grade; No. of Pieces; Size; Length; No. Feet; Price (at Mill / Delivered); Total Cost; Remarks.; June 8, 1910 to Sept. 30, 1913; 150 pages (1-149 used)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBox 20; Sales Book #6; 1911-1912; Curtin Mill and Coal Siding Mill: Curtin Mill -- Sept. 1, 1911 to Aug. 30, 1912 (pp. 1-115). Coal Siding Mill -- Sept. 1, 1911 to Aug. 30, 1912 (pp. 116-151). Coal Siding records start at the back of the book and work forward. Lumber Shipped including the following: Date; Our Order No.; Their Order No.; Folio; Car No.; Consignee; Amount; Destination; Kind; Grade; No. of Pieces; Size; Length; No. Feet; Price (at Mill / Delivered); Total Cost; Remarks.; Sept. 1, 1911 to Aug. 30, 1912; 152 pages (1-151 used)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBox 20; Sales Book #7; 1912-1913; Curtin Mill and Coal Siding Mill: Curtin Mill -- Aug. 29, 1912 to Sept. 30, 1913 (pp. 1-111). Coal Siding Mill -- Sept. 2, 1912 to Sept. 29, 1913 (pp. 112-151) Coal Siding records start at the back of the book and work forward. Lumber Shipped including the following: Date; Our Order No.; Their Order No.; Folio; Car No.; Consignee; Amount; Destination; Kind; Grade; No. of Pieces; Size; Length; No. Feet; Price (at Mill / Delivered); Total Cost; Remarks.; Aug. 29, 1912 to Sept. 30, 1913; 152 pages (1-151 used)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBox 20; Sales Book; 1913-1915; Curtin Mill and Coal Siding Mill: Curtin Mill -- Sept. 30, 1913 to Apr. 10, 1915 (pp. 1-112). Coal Siding Mill -- Oct. 1, 1913 to Apr. 9, 1915 (pp. 113-151) Coal Siding records start at the back of the book and work forward. Lumber Shipped including the following: Date; Our Order No.; Their Order No.; Folio; Car No.; Consignee; Amount; Destination; Kind; Grade; No. of Pieces; Size; Length; No. Feet; Price (at Mill / Delivered); Total Cost; Remarks.; Sept. 30, 1913 to Apr. 10, 1915; 152 pages (1-151 used)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBox 19; Sales Book; 1913-1917; Hominy Mill: Lumber Shipped including the following: Date; Our Order No.; Their Order No.; Folio; Car No.; Consignee; Amount; Destination; Kind; Grade; No. of Pieces; Size; Length; No. Feet; Price (at Mill / Delivered); Total Cost; Remarks.; Oct. 1, 1913 to Dec. 29, 1917; 152 pages (1-151 used)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBox 11; Lumber Purchases; 1914-1919; Lumber Shipped including the following: Date; Our Order No.; Their Order No.; Folio; Car No.; Consignee; Amount; Destination; Kind; Grade; No. of Pieces; Size; Length; No. Feet; Price (at Mill / Delivered); Total Cost; Remarks.; May 18, 1914 to Oct. 18, 1919; 152 pages (1-24 are missing; 28-99 used)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBox 18; Sales Book; 1917-1919; Curtin Mill and Coal Siding Mill: Curtin Mill -- Nov. 27, 1917 to Oct. 17, 1919 (pp. 1-120). Coal Siding Mill -- Nov. 17, 1917 to Oct. 27, 1919 (pp. 121-151) Coal Siding records start at the back of the book and work forward. Lumber Shipped including the following: Date; Our Order No.; Their Order No.; Folio; Car No.; Consignee; Amount; Destination; Kind; Grade; No. of Pieces; Size; Length; No. Feet; Price (at Mill / Delivered); Total Cost; Remarks.; Nov. 27, 1917 to Oct. 27, 1919; 152 pages (1-151 used)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBox 19; Sales Book; 1918-1923; Hominy Mill and Deer Creek Mill: Hominy Mill -- Jan. 1, 1918 to Nov. 28, 1923 (pp. 1-105). Deer Creek Mill -- Dec. 30, 1921 to Nov. 30, 1923 (pp. 107-151) Deer Creek records start at the back of the book and work forward. Lumber Shipped including the following: Date; Our Order No.; Their Order No.; Folio; Car No.; Consignee; Amount; Destination; Kind; Grade; No. of Pieces; Size; Length; No. Feet; Price (at Mill / Delivered); Total Cost; Remarks.; Jan. 1, 1918 to Nov. 30, 1923; 152 pages (1-151 used; p. 106 blank)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBox 3; Shipping Book; 1925-1930; (7 loose papers) This book shows the transition from Curtin (Nicholas Co., W.Va.) to Bergoo (Webster Co., W.Va.). Curtin Lumber Yard -- June 1, 1925 to Sept. n.d., 1927. Bergoo Lumber Yard -- Sept. 4, 1928 to July 31, 1930. Lumber Shipped including the following: Date; Our Order No.; Their Order No.; Folio; Car No.; Consignee; Amount; Destination; Kind; Grade; No. of Pieces; Size; Length; No. Feet; Price (at Mill / Delivered); Total Cost; Remarks. [Forgot to list page numbers for each lumber yard]; June 1, 1925 to July 31, 1930; 159 pages (1-159 used)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBox 4; Shipping Book; 1930-1935; (7 loose papers) Bergoo Mill: Lumber Shipped including the following: Date; Our Order No.; Their Order No.; Folio; Car No.; Consignee; Amount; Destination; Kind; Grade; No. of Pieces; Size; Length; No. Feet; Price (at Mill / Delivered); Total Cost; Remarks.; Aug. 2, 1930 to Dec. 10, 1935; 159 pages (1-159 used)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBox 4; Shipping Book; 1936-1938; (6 loose papers) Bergoo Mill: Lumber Shipped including the following: Date; Our Order No.; Their Order No.; Folio; Car No.; Consignee; Amount; Destination; Kind; Grade; No. of Pieces; Size; Length; No. Feet; Price (at Mill / Delivered); Total Cost; Remarks. Note: Pages 141-147 -- orders shipped to W.Va. Pulp \u0026amp; Paper Co.; Jan. 1, 1936 to Oct. 18, 1938; 159 pages (1-129; 141-147 used)\u003c/p\u003e  "],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Records of the Pardee and Curtin Lumber Company. Includes 55 account books in 9 series. These records are from company offices in Clarksburg, Curtin, and Sutton, and from logging operations in Braxton, Nicholas, and Webster counties, including the Cherry Run, Hominy, Palmer, and Sutton Mills. There are also 43 photographs documenting logging and coal mining operations, including mills and railroads.","Series include:","1) Bills Payable \u0026 Bills Receivable (1 item)","2) Cash Books (9 items)","3) Cashier's Check Registers (9 items)","4) Check Registers and Records (5 items)","5) Day Book (1 item)","6) Journals (8 items)","7) Ledgers (4 items)","8) Petty Cash Books (2 items)","9) Sales Books and Shipping Books (16 items)","Series 1) Bills Payable \u0026 Bills Receivable:","Box 10; Bills Payable \u0026 Bills Receivable; 1889-1899; One book with Bills Payable in front and Bills Receivable in back; Braxton County operations. ; Bills Payable (1889-1899); Bills Receivable (1891-1897) ; not paginated","Series 2) Cash Books:","Box 21; Cash Book; 1899-1905; Payments on account; Company expenses; Sutton operations mainly but makes some reference to the Cherry River Mill (Curtin); Gives names of several employees; Driving expenses.; Mar. 2, 1899 to July 1, 1905; 299 pages (1-286 used)","Box 13; Cash Book; 1902-1912; Company expenses; Shows when certain logging camps were in operation.; June 2, 1902 to May 31, 1912; 240 pages (2-239 used)","Box 21; Cash Book; 1906-1911; Company expenses; Does not provide much useful information; Repairs; Supplies; Shows dates when particular logging camps were in operation.; Nov. 2, 1906 to May 31, 1911; 160 pages (1-158 used)","Box 13; Cash Book; 1912-1924; Pardee \u0026 Curtin Supply Company: Financial records of company store system; Debits and Credits on facing pages.; June 1, 1912 to Apr. 30, 1924; 300 pages (2-299 used)","Box 14; Cash Book; 1914-1915; Company expenses; Gives names of many employees. [Various items of interest]; June 18, 1914 to Nov. 13, 1915; 300 pages (1-299 used, with some blank)","Box 14; Cash Book; 1915-1917; Company expenses; Gives names of many employees. [Several items of interest]; Nov. 13, 1915 to Jan. 31, 1917; 300 pages (2-293 used, with some blank)","Box 15; Cash Book; 1917-1918; Company expenses; Gives names of various employees. [Various items of interest]; Feb. 1, 1917 to June 29, 1918; 300 pages (2-299 used, with some blank)","Box 15; Cash Book; 1918-1919; Company expenses; Gives names of many employees; Shows dates when particular logging camps were in operation. [Various items of interest: see pp. 23, 219 for \"salary of Italians\" {railroad track crew}]; July 1, 1918 to Dec. 18, 1919; 300 pages (1-299, with some blank)","Box 16; Cash Book; 1919-1921; Company expenses; Gives names of many employees; Shows dates when particular logging camps were in operation. [Various items of interest]; Dec. 18, 1919 to June 13, 1921; 300 pages (2-299 used, with some blank)","Series 3) Cashier's Check Registers:","Box 6; Cashier's Check Register; 1910-1911; Checks numbers 24450 to 34449 (Empire National Bank). Only dates, check numbers, and amounts are given.; May 17, 1910 to Apr. 29, 1911; not paginated","Box 6; Cashier's Check Register; 1911-1912; Checks numbers 34450 to 44449 (Empire National Bank). Only dates, check numbers, and amounts are given.; Apr. 29, 1911 to Apr. 11, 1912; not paginated","Box 7; Cashier's Check Register; 1912-1913; Checks numbers 44450 to 54449 (Empire National Bank). Only dates, check numbers, and amounts are given.; Apr. 11, 1912 to May 2, 1913; not paginated","Box 7; Cashier's Check Register; 1913-1914; Checks numbers 54450 to 64449 (Empire National Bank). Only dates, check numbers, and amounts are given.; May 2, 1913 to Apr. 9, 1914; not paginated","Box 8; Cashier's Check Register; 1914-1915; Checks numbers 64450 to 74449 (Empire National Bank). Only dates, check numbers, and amounts are given.; Apr. 9, 1914 to Aug. 6, 1915; not paginated","Box 8; Cashier's Check Register; 1915-1916; Checks numbers 74450-84449 (Empire National Bank). Only dates, check numbers, and amounts are given.; Aug. 6, 1915 to Sept. 12, 1916; not paginated","Box 9; Cashier's Check Register; 1915-1922; Checks numbers 1 to 4749 (Union National Bank). Gives names (people and companies) of recipients, dates, check numbers, and amounts; but does not indicate for what checks were issued.; Feb. 26, 1915 to Aug. 31, 1922; not paginated","Box 9; Cashier's Check Register; 1916-1917; Checks numbers 844450 to 94399 (Empire National Bank). Only dates, check numbers, and amounts are given.; Sept. 12, 1916 to Sept. 1, 1917; not paginated","Box 10; Cashier's Check Register; 1917-1918; Checks numbers 94450 to 100449 (Empire National Bank). Only dates, check numbers, and amounts are given.; Sept. 1, 1917 to Dec. 7, 1918; not paginated","Series 4) Check Registers and Records:","Box 5; Check Register; 1900-1908; Cherry River Mill (Curtin Mill): Gives names of employees in the early part of the book; Contains names of companies paid but little information about items purchased.; Aug. 8, 1900 to May 30, 1908; 160 pages (1-160 used)","Box 5; Check Register #2; 1906-1908; (5 loose papers) Curtin Mill: Gives names of several employees. ; July 14, 1906 to May 8, 1908; 240 pages (1-215 used)","Box 17; Check Record; 1911-1914; Company expenses, Curtin, W.Va.; Checks issued for supplies; P \u0026 C Supply Co.; Railroad; Machinery; Hominy Mill Mine (p. 11); Shows when certain camps were in operation. ; June 1, 1911 to Nov. 30, 1914; 160 pages (1-158 used)","Box 17; Check Register; 1914-1919; Company expenses; Shows dates when particular logging camps were in operation; Shows various supplies purchased. ; Dec. 1, 1914 to Mar. 31, 1919; 160 pages (1-160 used)","Box 17; Check Register; 1919-1923; Company expenses; Supplies; Timber; P \u0026 C Supply Co.; Railroad construction and repairs; Shows dates when particular logging camps were in operation. [Camp #57 is last one mentioned. Various items of interest]; Apr. 3, 1919 to Aug. 31, 1923; 160 pages (1-159 used)","Series 5) Day Book:","Box 2; Day Book; 1916-1928; Company's supplies from company stores; Other expenses and income; Railroad; Various camps, Mills. [Rather interesting in places]; July 26, 1916 to Dec. 31, 1928; 405 pages (3-297 used; 1-2 are missing)","Series 6) Journals:","Box 27; Journal #1; 1889-1893; (5 loose papers); Log expenses; Elk Island Boom Co.; Timber purchases; Land purchases; Holly River Boom Co.; Devereux Splash Dam; Sutton Mill expenses; Live stock; Rankin's Camp expenses. ; May 6, 1890 to June 30, 1893; 794 pages (1-783 used)","Box 29; Journal #3; 1889-1893; Company expenses and income; Lists considerable information but not in an easy form to interpret; Shows some of A. Pardee's (deceased) stock and investments as transferred to his son Barton Pardee.; Nov. 12, 1889 to May 12, 1893; 504 pages (1-207 used)","Box 2; Journal #1; 1890-1898; Barton Pardee's real estate and timber transferred (sold) to the Pardee \u0026 Curtin Lumber Co. ; Mar. 19, 1890 to May 27, 1898; 360 pages (1-17 used)","Box 28; Journal #2; 1893-1896; Company expenses and income; Elk Island Boom Co.; Hands accounts; Driving expenses; Log expenses; Lumber; Grassy Creek Improvement (to help log drives); Labor; Boomage; Holly River Coal Co.; Whiting's Camp.; July 3, 1893 to Jan. 31, 1896; 598 pages (1-582 used)","Box 30; Journal #4; 1898-1905; Company expenses and income; Log expenses; Hands accounts; Shows dates when particular logging camps were in operation.; May 18, 1898 to Aug. 25, 1905; 600 pages (1-600 used)","Box 31; Journal; 1902-1911; Company expenses and income; Salaries; Labor, Logging; Logs, Railroad; Railroad construction; Mill construction; Shows dates when particular logging camps were in operation. [Reference to a \"portable mill\" (p. 49)]; Mar. 18, 1902 to Feb. 28, 1911; 600 pages (1-600 used)","Box 32; Journal #2; 1911-1916; General expenses: Salaries; Labor; Rents; Railroad construction; Logging; Mill; P \u0026 C Supply Co; Shows dates when particular logging camps were in operation; Gives names of several employees.; Mar. 1, 1911 to Oct. 31, 1916; 600 pages (1-599 used)","Box 33; Journal #3; 1916-1924; Curtin, W. Va. operation: Lists daily expenses; Shows dates when particular logging camps were in operation; Salaries; Board; Rents; Logging costs; Railroad; W. L. McCourt (logging contractor); Panther Creek and Gauley River coal mines. ; Nov. 2, 1916 to Jan. 1, 1924; 598 pages (1-594 used)","Series 7) Ledgers:","Box 23; Ledger #3 ; 1889-1893; Payments to and from individuals and companies; Expenses; Bills receivable; Loss \u0026 gain; Lath \u0026 picket sales; Valley River Boom Co.; Mill property; Boom stock; Curtin \u0026 Durbin Co. ; Nov. 12, 1889 to May 12, 1893; 500 pages (1-225 used, with some blank)","Box 24; Ledger #1 ; 1890-1896; Cash, Bills payable/receivable; Log account; Elk Island Boom Co.; Devereux Splash Dam; Left Fork Holly; Holly River Boom Co.; Boomage; Rents; Planing mill; Driving expenses; Estate of A. Pardee; Grassy Creek logging; Lumber shipped.; May, 1890 to Apr., 1896; 800 pages (1-777 used, with some blank)","Box 25; Ledger; 1896-1901; (22 loose papers); Payments to/from individuals and companies; Few details given except dates and amounts; Some references to boxcar numbers of shipments of lumber. ; May 1, 1896 to Jan. 1, 1901; 600 pages (1-600 used)","Box 26; Ledger; 1900-1908; Consists largely of individual accounts for items purchased at company stores; Interesting because of types of goods sold and their prices.; Aug. 18, 1900 to Sept. 14, 1908; 752 pages (1-695 used, with some blank)","Series 8) Petty Cash Books:","Box 1; Petty Cash Book; 1898-1910; Although listed on its cover as a \"Petty Cash Book,\" this is more similar to a ledger insofar as it deals with some lumber, labor, etc. expenses but provides considerably less emphasis on office supplies as in the 1911-38 petty cash book. ; Aug. 18, 1898 to Jan. 1, 1911; 298 pages (36-298 used)","Box 1; Petty Cash Book; 1911-1938; Office expenses: Stamps, Cleaning; Notebooks, etc.; Continuation of Petty Cash Book 1898-1911; Somewhat interesting since it shows the prices of various items.; Jan. 1, 1911 to Dec. 31, 1938; 124 pages (2-121 used)","Series 9) Sales Books and Shipping Books:","Box 3; Shipment Book #2; 1900-1904; Cherry River Mill (Curtin Mill): Lumber Shipped including the following: Date; Our Order No.; Their Order No.; Folio; Car No.; Consignee; Amount; Destination; Kind; Grade; No. of Pieces; Size; Length; No. Feet; Price (at Mill / Delivered); Total Cost; Remarks.; Aug. 9, 1900 to Mar. 19, 1904; 119 pages (1-119 used)","Box 22; Sales Book #5; 1902-1905; Sutton Mill and Palmer Mill: Sutton Mill -- Apr. 1, 1902 to Oct. 28, 1905 (pp. 1-86); Palmer Mill -- Apr. 1, 1902 to Oct. 27, 1905 (pp. 87-159) (Palmer Mill records start at the back of the book and work forward.) Lumber Shipped including the following: Date; Our Order No.; Their Order No.; Folio; Car No.; Consignee; Amount; Destination; Kind; Grade; No. of Pieces; Size; Length; No. Feet; Price (at Mill / Delivered); Total Cost; Remarks.; Apr. 1, 1902 to Oct. 28, 1905; 159 pages (1-159 used)","Box 12; Sales Book #4; 1907-1909; Cherry River Mill (Curtin Mill) and Coal Siding Mill: Cherry River Mill (Curtin) -- Aug. 1, 1907 to Feb. 27, 1909 (pp. 1-110). Coal Siding Mill -- Aug. 2, 1907 to Feb. 27, 1909 (pp. 111-151) Coal Siding records start at the back of the book and work forward. Lumber Shipped including the following: Date; Our Order No.; Their Order No.; Folio; Car No.; Consignee; Amount; Destination; Kind; Grade; No. of Pieces; Size; Length; No. Feet; Price (at Mill / Delivered); Total Cost; Remarks.; Aug. 1, 1907 to Feb. 27, 1909; 152 pages (1-151 used)","Box 18; Lumber Purchase; 1908-1919; No specific mill indicated. Lumber Shipped including the following: Date; Our Order No.; Their Order No.; Folio; Car No.; Consignee; Amount; Destination; Kind; Grade; No. of Pieces; Size; Length; No. Feet; Price (at Mill / Delivered); Total Cost; Remarks.; Nov. 5, 1908 to Mar. 31, 1919; 79 pages (1-79 used)","Box 12; Sales Book #5; 1909-1910; Cherry River Mill (Curtin Mill) and Coal Siding Mill: Cherry River Mill (Curtin) -- Mar. 1, 1909 to June 30, 1910 (pp. 1-105). Coal Siding Mill -- Mar. 1, 1909 to June 30, 1910 (pp. 107-151) Coal Siding records start at the back of the book and work forward. Lumber Shipped including the following: Date; Our Order No.; Their Order No.; Folio; Car No.; Consignee; Amount; Destination; Kind; Grade; No. of Pieces; Size; Length; No. Feet; Price (at Mill / Delivered); Total Cost; Remarks.; Mar. 1, 1909 to June 30, 1910; 152 pages (1-105, 107-151 used)","Box 11; Sales Book #6; 1910-1913; Hominy Mill: Lumber Shipped including the following: Date; Our Order No.; Their Order No.; Folio; Car No.; Consignee; Amount; Destination; Kind; Grade; No. of Pieces; Size; Length; No. Feet; Price (at Mill / Delivered); Total Cost; Remarks.; June 8, 1910 to Sept. 30, 1913; 150 pages (1-149 used)","Box 20; Sales Book #6; 1911-1912; Curtin Mill and Coal Siding Mill: Curtin Mill -- Sept. 1, 1911 to Aug. 30, 1912 (pp. 1-115). Coal Siding Mill -- Sept. 1, 1911 to Aug. 30, 1912 (pp. 116-151). Coal Siding records start at the back of the book and work forward. Lumber Shipped including the following: Date; Our Order No.; Their Order No.; Folio; Car No.; Consignee; Amount; Destination; Kind; Grade; No. of Pieces; Size; Length; No. Feet; Price (at Mill / Delivered); Total Cost; Remarks.; Sept. 1, 1911 to Aug. 30, 1912; 152 pages (1-151 used)","Box 20; Sales Book #7; 1912-1913; Curtin Mill and Coal Siding Mill: Curtin Mill -- Aug. 29, 1912 to Sept. 30, 1913 (pp. 1-111). Coal Siding Mill -- Sept. 2, 1912 to Sept. 29, 1913 (pp. 112-151) Coal Siding records start at the back of the book and work forward. Lumber Shipped including the following: Date; Our Order No.; Their Order No.; Folio; Car No.; Consignee; Amount; Destination; Kind; Grade; No. of Pieces; Size; Length; No. Feet; Price (at Mill / Delivered); Total Cost; Remarks.; Aug. 29, 1912 to Sept. 30, 1913; 152 pages (1-151 used)","Box 20; Sales Book; 1913-1915; Curtin Mill and Coal Siding Mill: Curtin Mill -- Sept. 30, 1913 to Apr. 10, 1915 (pp. 1-112). Coal Siding Mill -- Oct. 1, 1913 to Apr. 9, 1915 (pp. 113-151) Coal Siding records start at the back of the book and work forward. Lumber Shipped including the following: Date; Our Order No.; Their Order No.; Folio; Car No.; Consignee; Amount; Destination; Kind; Grade; No. of Pieces; Size; Length; No. Feet; Price (at Mill / Delivered); Total Cost; Remarks.; Sept. 30, 1913 to Apr. 10, 1915; 152 pages (1-151 used)","Box 19; Sales Book; 1913-1917; Hominy Mill: Lumber Shipped including the following: Date; Our Order No.; Their Order No.; Folio; Car No.; Consignee; Amount; Destination; Kind; Grade; No. of Pieces; Size; Length; No. Feet; Price (at Mill / Delivered); Total Cost; Remarks.; Oct. 1, 1913 to Dec. 29, 1917; 152 pages (1-151 used)","Box 11; Lumber Purchases; 1914-1919; Lumber Shipped including the following: Date; Our Order No.; Their Order No.; Folio; Car No.; Consignee; Amount; Destination; Kind; Grade; No. of Pieces; Size; Length; No. Feet; Price (at Mill / Delivered); Total Cost; Remarks.; May 18, 1914 to Oct. 18, 1919; 152 pages (1-24 are missing; 28-99 used)","Box 18; Sales Book; 1917-1919; Curtin Mill and Coal Siding Mill: Curtin Mill -- Nov. 27, 1917 to Oct. 17, 1919 (pp. 1-120). Coal Siding Mill -- Nov. 17, 1917 to Oct. 27, 1919 (pp. 121-151) Coal Siding records start at the back of the book and work forward. Lumber Shipped including the following: Date; Our Order No.; Their Order No.; Folio; Car No.; Consignee; Amount; Destination; Kind; Grade; No. of Pieces; Size; Length; No. Feet; Price (at Mill / Delivered); Total Cost; Remarks.; Nov. 27, 1917 to Oct. 27, 1919; 152 pages (1-151 used)","Box 19; Sales Book; 1918-1923; Hominy Mill and Deer Creek Mill: Hominy Mill -- Jan. 1, 1918 to Nov. 28, 1923 (pp. 1-105). Deer Creek Mill -- Dec. 30, 1921 to Nov. 30, 1923 (pp. 107-151) Deer Creek records start at the back of the book and work forward. Lumber Shipped including the following: Date; Our Order No.; Their Order No.; Folio; Car No.; Consignee; Amount; Destination; Kind; Grade; No. of Pieces; Size; Length; No. Feet; Price (at Mill / Delivered); Total Cost; Remarks.; Jan. 1, 1918 to Nov. 30, 1923; 152 pages (1-151 used; p. 106 blank)","Box 3; Shipping Book; 1925-1930; (7 loose papers) This book shows the transition from Curtin (Nicholas Co., W.Va.) to Bergoo (Webster Co., W.Va.). Curtin Lumber Yard -- June 1, 1925 to Sept. n.d., 1927. Bergoo Lumber Yard -- Sept. 4, 1928 to July 31, 1930. Lumber Shipped including the following: Date; Our Order No.; Their Order No.; Folio; Car No.; Consignee; Amount; Destination; Kind; Grade; No. of Pieces; Size; Length; No. Feet; Price (at Mill / Delivered); Total Cost; Remarks. [Forgot to list page numbers for each lumber yard]; June 1, 1925 to July 31, 1930; 159 pages (1-159 used)","Box 4; Shipping Book; 1930-1935; (7 loose papers) Bergoo Mill: Lumber Shipped including the following: Date; Our Order No.; Their Order No.; Folio; Car No.; Consignee; Amount; Destination; Kind; Grade; No. of Pieces; Size; Length; No. Feet; Price (at Mill / Delivered); Total Cost; Remarks.; Aug. 2, 1930 to Dec. 10, 1935; 159 pages (1-159 used)","Box 4; Shipping Book; 1936-1938; (6 loose papers) Bergoo Mill: Lumber Shipped including the following: Date; Our Order No.; Their Order No.; Folio; Car No.; Consignee; Amount; Destination; Kind; Grade; No. of Pieces; Size; Length; No. Feet; Price (at Mill / Delivered); Total Cost; Remarks. Note: Pages 141-147 -- orders shipped to W.Va. 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Includes 55 account books in 9 series: 1) Bills Payable \u0026amp; Bills Receivable (1 item); 2) Cash Books (9 items); 3) Cashier's Check Registers (9 items); 4) Check Registers and Records (5 items); 5) Day Book (1 item); 6) Journals (8 items); 7) Ledgers (4 items); 8) Petty Cash Books (2 items); 9) Sales Books and Shipping Books (16 items). These records are from company offices in Clarksburg, Curtin, and Sutton, and from logging operations in Braxton, Nicholas, and Webster counties, including the Cherry Run, Hominy, Palmer, and Sutton Mills. There are also 43 photographs documenting logging and coal mining operations, including mills and railroads.\u003c/abstract\u003e\n    "],"abstract_tesim":["Records of the Pardee and Curtin Lumber Company. Includes 55 account books in 9 series: 1) Bills Payable \u0026 Bills Receivable (1 item); 2) Cash Books (9 items); 3) Cashier's Check Registers (9 items); 4) Check Registers and Records (5 items); 5) Day Book (1 item); 6) Journals (8 items); 7) Ledgers (4 items); 8) Petty Cash Books (2 items); 9) Sales Books and Shipping Books (16 items). These records are from company offices in Clarksburg, Curtin, and Sutton, and from logging operations in Braxton, Nicholas, and Webster counties, including the Cherry Run, Hominy, Palmer, and Sutton Mills. There are also 43 photographs documenting logging and coal mining operations, including mills and railroads."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc id=\"aspace_700f8a245f62b84ff7faffa6dbe285b8\"\u003eWest Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. 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Va.)","Tucker County (W. Va.)","Canaan Valley (W. Va.)","Railroads","Lumber trade","Circus","Boxes 1, 3-6, and 9 are stored offsite. Please make an appointment before visiting.","Boxes 2, 7-8, and 10-13 cannot be retrieved for use at this time. Please contact the West Virginia \u0026 Regional History Center for more information.","Researchers may access digitized materials by visiting the link attached to each item or by requesting to view the materials in person by appointment or remotely by contacting the West Virginia \u0026 Regional History Center reference department.","George Benjamin Thompson (ca. 1870-1956) was born in New Hampshire and died in Tucker County, WV. His father, Hiram Thompson (1844-1871), died when he was young, so he grew up with is mother and his uncle, Albert Thompson (1839-1921). His uncle established the Blackwater Boom and Lumber Company in 1888, and George assisted his uncle with business. Later, when the Babcock family of Pittsburgh bought out the company, George would serve as general manager of Babcock Boom \u0026 Lumber Company from 1907 to 1918. George's son Benjamin F. Thompson (1903-1994) served as a corporal in the US Army during World War II. Additional information about the family can be found in the Chronicles of the Tucker County Highlands History and Education Project, issue no. 60 (August 2015), which can be found in the control folder for this collection.","For more information on the lumber businesses, see also: Thompson, George B, and Ben Thompson. A History of the Lumber Business at Davis, West Virginia, 1885-1924. Parsons, W.V: McClain, 1974. Print.","Business records and family papers of the Thompson family of Canaan Valley, WV. Includes genealogical information, correspondence, historical narratives, photographs, ephemera, currency, printed materials, business records, artifacts, and other material.","Includes 12 series:","Series 1. Genealogy; 1913-1921, undated; box 1, folder 1.","Series 2. Correspondence; 1887-1966, undated; box 1, folders 2-3 and box 5, folder 12 - box 6, folder 6.","Series 3. Diaries; 1891-1892; box 1, folder 4.","Series 4. Historical Narratives; 1914-1982, undated; box 1, folders 5-10 and box 5, folders 1-9.","Series 5. Photographs; 1880 - ca. 1930, ca. 1960s, undated; box1, folders 11-18 through box 4.","Series 6. Land Deeds; 1889, 1917-1946; box 5, folder 10.","Series 7. Ephemera; 1895-1953, 1985-2002, undated; box 5, folder 11.","Series 8. Currency; 1864-1874, 1900-1920, undated; box 6, folder 7.","Series 9. Printed Material; 1881-1987; box 7 - box 8, folder 2.","Series 10. Business Records; 1880-1963, undated; box 8, folder 3 - box 10.","Series 11. Artifacts; ca. 1900s-1920s, 1970s, undated; boxes 11-12.","Series 12. Oversize; 1906-1918, 1954-1976, undated; box 13 and oversize folder.","Series 1. Genealogy; 1913-1921, undated; box 1, folder 1. This series includes copies of book pages, census pages, correspondence, and typescripts, as well as original genealogy worksheets and clippings, about the genealogy of the Thompson family. Last names include Thompson, Blake, Fletcher, and more.","Series 2. Correspondence; 1887-1966, undated; box 1, folders 2-3 and box 5, folder 12 - box 6, folder 6. This series includes letters to George B. Thompson, many from family, including A. Thompson (likely his uncle Albert), and one from Arthur S. Dayton. Also included are school records, receipts, ephemera, letters, a notebook, and other items found in the lap desk in Series 11, Artifacts, box 12. Highlights of the lap desk material include school reports from George B. Thompson's time at Lyndon Institute (1887-1890) and his diploma from Lyndon Commercial College (1890). Additional correspondence can be found in Series 10, Business Records, and Series 12, Oversize.","Series 3. Diaries; 1891-1892; box 1, folder 4. This series includes two pocket diaries belonging to George B. Thompson.","Series 4. Historical Narratives; 1914-1982, undated; box 1, folders 5-10 and box 5, folders 1-9. This series includes handwritten and typescript historical narratives and reminiscences, printed material, clippings, and correspondence of George B. Thompson. Subjects include John Franklin Thompson and other family members; Herr Lands; timber business; Baltimore \u0026 Ohio Railroad; Babcock Lumber and Boom Company; Beaver Creek Railroad; history of the area of Davis, WV; Dry Fork Railroad; Canaan Valley; Thompson family history; Jacob Rumbarger; childhood in Stark, New Hampshire; and more.","Series 5. Photographs; 1880 - ca. 1930, ca. 1960s, undated; box1, folders 11-18 through box 4. This series includes photograph prints, photo postcards, mounted prints, cabinet cards, photo albums, and panoramic photos. Types of photos include indoor and outdoor portraits (group and individual), candid shots of employees, landscapes, business operations, and buildings. Subjects include river boats; haymaking; logging and lumber companies; railroads; mills; Babcock Boom and Lumber Company; dams; leisure (boating); West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company; churches; various Thompson family members; and more. Locations photographed include Blackwater River and Canyon; Davis, WV; Parsons, WV; Hambleton, WV; Elkins, WV; Canaan Valley; and more.","The two panoramic photos show the skyline view on the Seneca Trail between Thomas and Parsons, WV (ca. 1920s); and the view from North Mountain, Pendleton County, WV, looking over Germany Valley, with Spruce Knob in the distance (1926).","Series 6. Land Deeds; 1889, 1917-1946; box 5, folder 10. This series includes four land deeds (facsimiles and originals) pertaining to the Thompsons.","Series 7. Ephemera; 1895-1953, 1985-2002, undated; box 5, folder 11. This series includes railroad tickets, a tax receipt, correspondence, a memorial item, a marriage invitation, advertisements, and more. Additional ephemera can be found in Series 2, Correspondence; Series 10, Business Records; and Series 12, Oversize.","Series 8. Currency; 1864-1874, 1900-1920, undated; box 6, folder 7. This series includes 17 pieces of paper currency found inside the lap desk in Series 11, Artifacts, box 12:","one Confederate States of America $5 note (February 17, 1864),","one Sandy River National Bank of Farmington in Maine $1 note (damaged, undated),","one USA fractional currency 25 cent note featuring George Washington (ca. 1869),","one USA fractional currency 10 cent note featuring William Meredith (1874),","one USA Revenue stamp, 50 cents, life insurance (1869?),","one franc, Ville d' Angers (1915),","two complete and one partial Dominion of Canada 25 cent notes (March 1, 1870),","one Dominion of Canada 25 cent note (January 1, 1900),","one banknote (?) from Los Sres. J. Simon y Ca. for 5 centavos (Cuba, 1909),","one Banque Nationale de la Republique d' Haiti 1 gourde (1919),","one Banco de Occidente Guatemalan 20 pesos (1919),","one Banco Agricola Hipotecario Guatemalan 5 pesos (1917),","two Banco Americano de Guatemala 1 pesos (November 2, 1914 and June 15, 1920), and","one Banco Americano de Guatemala 5 pesos (May 22, 1919).","Series 9. Printed Material; 1881-1987; box 7 - box 8, folder 2. This series includes books, a journal, a circular, and more. Topics include military landscape sketching, infantry, and rifles; Camp Knox, KY ROTC; the United Fruit Company; beavers in West Virginia; and the Blackwater Canyon Railway. Additional printed material can be found in Series 12, Oversize.","Series 10. Business Records; 1880-1963, undated; box 8, folder 3 - box 10. This series includes ledgers, ephemera, correspondence, financial statements, receipts, reports, minute books, notebooks, and other business documents related to the business ventures of George B. Thomspon and the military career of his son Ben Thompson. Subjects include the Crystal Lime and Mine (?) Company, weather, the price of spruce, livestock (sheep and cattle), the Babcock Lumber and Boom Company, the coal lands of George W. Dobbins heirs, the Canaan Valley Development Company, farming, household accounts, the Canaan Valley Telephone Company, Canaan Valley Produce Incorporated, and more. Additional business records can be found in Series 12, Oversize.","Series 11. Artifacts; ca. 1900s-1920s, 1970s, undated; boxes 11-12. This series includes one Poco camera in a case with plates, one vest pocket Kodak camera, two unopened film canisters from ca. 1970s, a wood lap desk, and a brown leather wallet found in the travel desk. Other contents of the lap desk were moved to Series 2, Correspondence, box 5, folder 16 - box 6, folder 6 and to Series 8, Currency, box 6, folder 7.","Series 12. Oversize; 1906-1918, 1954-1976, undated; box 13 and oversize folder. This series includes correspondence, business records, maps, and printed material.","Correspondence includes the letter copying book of correspondence etc. of George B. Thompson, pertaining to the Thompson Lumber Company and other subjects (1906-1918) (box 13).","Business records include a ledger for Canaan Valley Produce Incorporated (1954-1958) (box 13), and a tax return (1918) (box 13) and certificate of incorporation (1914) (oversize folder) for the Canaan Valley Development Company of Tucker County, WV.","The two maps are a map of A. Thompson Lands at Lime-rock, WV (undated) (box 13) and a map of Blackwater Manor, Tucker County, WV lands owned by Addison Child and others (undated) (oversize folder).","Printed material includes the Special Bicentennial Issue of the West Virginia Hillbilly (November 27, 1976) (box 13) and the Davis Industrial Edition of the Tucker County Republican from August 9, 1895 (undated) (oversize folder).","Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.","Business records and family papers of the Thompson family of Canaan Valley, WV. Includes genealogical information, correspondence, historical narratives, photographs, ephemera, currency, printed materials, business records, artifacts, and other material. See Scope and Content note for more information.","West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536  / URL: West Virginia \u0026 Regional History Center","West Virginia and Regional History Center","Lyndon Institute (Lyndon Center, Vt.)","Canaan Valley Development Company","Canaan Valley Produce, Inc.","Babcock Boom and Lumber Company","Thompson family","Thompson, Benjamin F. (1903-1994)","Thompson, George Benjamin, circa 1870-1956","English\n."],"collection_title_tesim":["Thompson Family of Canaan Valley Business and Family Papers, 1863/2002, bulk 1880/1930"],"collection_ssim":["Thompson Family of Canaan Valley Business and Family Papers, 1863/2002, bulk 1880/1930"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["A\u0026M 4151","Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","/repositories/2/resources/3620"],"unitid_tesim":["A\u0026M 4151","Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","/repositories/2/resources/3620"],"repository_ssm":["West Virginia and Regional History Center"],"repository_ssim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center"],"geogname_ssm":["Davis (W. Va.)","Tucker County (W. Va.)","Canaan Valley (W. Va.)"],"geogname_ssim":["Davis (W. Va.)","Tucker County (W. Va.)","Canaan Valley (W. Va.)"],"places_ssim":["Davis (W. Va.)","Tucker County (W. Va.)","Canaan Valley (W. Va.)"],"creator_persname_ssim":["Thompson, Benjamin F. (1903-1994)","Thompson, George Benjamin, circa 1870-1956"],"creator_corpname_ssim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center","Lyndon Institute (Lyndon Center, Vt.)","Canaan Valley Development Company","Canaan Valley Produce, Inc.","Babcock Boom and Lumber Company"],"creator_famname_ssim":["Thompson family"],"creators_ssim":["Thompson, Benjamin F. (1903-1994)","Thompson, George Benjamin, circa 1870-1956","West Virginia and Regional History Center","Lyndon Institute (Lyndon Center, Vt.)","Canaan Valley Development Company","Canaan Valley Produce, Inc.","Babcock Boom and Lumber Company","Thompson family"],"access_terms_ssm":["Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website."],"access_subjects_ssim":["Railroads","Lumber trade","Circus"],"access_subjects_ssm":["Railroads","Lumber trade","Circus"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"extent_ssm":["5.75 Linear Feet 9 document cases, 5 in. each; 2 document cases, 2.5 in. each; 1 record carton, 15 in.; 1 flat storage box, 3.5 in.; 1 oversize folder, 3 items"],"extent_tesim":["5.75 Linear Feet 9 document cases, 5 in. each; 2 document cases, 2.5 in. each; 1 record carton, 15 in.; 1 flat storage box, 3.5 in.; 1 oversize folder, 3 items"],"date_range_isim":[1863,1864,1865,1866,1867,1868,1869,1870,1871,1872,1873,1874,1875,1876,1877,1878,1879,1880,1881,1882,1883,1884,1885,1886,1887,1888,1889,1890,1891,1892,1893,1894,1895,1896,1897,1898,1899,1900,1901,1902,1903,1904,1905,1906,1907,1908,1909,1910,1911,1912,1913,1914,1915,1916,1917,1918,1919,1920,1921,1922,1923,1924,1925,1926,1927,1928,1929,1930,1931,1932,1933,1934,1935,1936,1937,1938,1939,1940,1941,1942,1943,1944,1945,1946,1947,1948,1949,1950,1951,1952,1953,1954,1955,1956,1957,1958,1959,1960,1961,1962,1963,1964,1965,1966,1967,1968,1969,1970,1971,1972,1973,1974,1975,1976,1977,1978,1979,1980,1981,1982,1983,1984,1985,1986,1987,1988,1989,1990,1991,1992,1993,1994,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001,2002],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eBoxes 1, 3-6, and 9 are stored offsite. Please make an appointment before visiting.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBoxes 2, 7-8, and 10-13 cannot be retrieved for use at this time. Please contact the West Virginia \u0026amp; Regional History Center for more information.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eResearchers may access digitized materials by visiting the link attached to each item or by requesting to view the materials in person by appointment or remotely by contacting the \u003ca href=\"https://westvirginia.libanswers.com/wvrhc\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eWest Virginia \u0026amp; Regional History Center reference department\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Access"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["Boxes 1, 3-6, and 9 are stored offsite. Please make an appointment before visiting.","Boxes 2, 7-8, and 10-13 cannot be retrieved for use at this time. Please contact the West Virginia \u0026 Regional History Center for more information.","Researchers may access digitized materials by visiting the link attached to each item or by requesting to view the materials in person by appointment or remotely by contacting the West Virginia \u0026 Regional History Center reference department."],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eGeorge Benjamin Thompson (ca. 1870-1956) was born in New Hampshire and died in Tucker County, WV. His father, Hiram Thompson (1844-1871), died when he was young, so he grew up with is mother and his uncle, Albert Thompson (1839-1921). His uncle established the Blackwater Boom and Lumber Company in 1888, and George assisted his uncle with business. Later, when the Babcock family of Pittsburgh bought out the company, George would serve as general manager of Babcock Boom \u0026amp; Lumber Company from 1907 to 1918. George's son Benjamin F. Thompson (1903-1994) served as a corporal in the US Army during World War II. Additional information about the family can be found in the Chronicles of the Tucker County Highlands History and Education Project, issue no. 60 (August 2015), which can be found in the control folder for this collection.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nFor more information on the lumber businesses, see also: Thompson, George B, and Ben Thompson. \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eA History of the Lumber Business at Davis, West Virginia, 1885-1924\u003c/emph\u003e. Parsons, W.V: McClain, 1974. Print.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical / Historical"],"bioghist_tesim":["George Benjamin Thompson (ca. 1870-1956) was born in New Hampshire and died in Tucker County, WV. His father, Hiram Thompson (1844-1871), died when he was young, so he grew up with is mother and his uncle, Albert Thompson (1839-1921). His uncle established the Blackwater Boom and Lumber Company in 1888, and George assisted his uncle with business. Later, when the Babcock family of Pittsburgh bought out the company, George would serve as general manager of Babcock Boom \u0026 Lumber Company from 1907 to 1918. George's son Benjamin F. Thompson (1903-1994) served as a corporal in the US Army during World War II. Additional information about the family can be found in the Chronicles of the Tucker County Highlands History and Education Project, issue no. 60 (August 2015), which can be found in the control folder for this collection.","For more information on the lumber businesses, see also: Thompson, George B, and Ben Thompson. A History of the Lumber Business at Davis, West Virginia, 1885-1924. Parsons, W.V: McClain, 1974. Print."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Thompson Family of Canaan Valley, Business and Family Papers, A\u0026amp;M 4151, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"prefercite_tesim":["[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Thompson Family of Canaan Valley, Business and Family Papers, A\u0026M 4151, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eBusiness records and family papers of the Thompson family of Canaan Valley, WV. Includes genealogical information, correspondence, historical narratives, photographs, ephemera, currency, printed materials, business records, artifacts, and other material.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nIncludes 12 series:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nSeries 1. Genealogy; 1913-1921, undated; box 1, folder 1.\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeries 2. Correspondence; 1887-1966, undated; box 1, folders 2-3 and box 5, folder 12 - box 6, folder 6. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeries 3. Diaries; 1891-1892; box 1, folder 4. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeries 4. Historical Narratives; 1914-1982, undated; box 1, folders 5-10 and box 5, folders 1-9. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeries 5. Photographs; 1880 - ca. 1930, ca. 1960s, undated; box1, folders 11-18 through box 4. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeries 6. Land Deeds; 1889, 1917-1946; box 5, folder 10. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeries 7. Ephemera; 1895-1953, 1985-2002, undated; box 5, folder 11. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeries 8. Currency; 1864-1874, 1900-1920, undated; box 6, folder 7. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeries 9. Printed Material; 1881-1987; box 7 - box 8, folder 2. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeries 10. Business Records; 1880-1963, undated; box 8, folder 3 - box 10. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeries 11. Artifacts; ca. 1900s-1920s, 1970s, undated; boxes 11-12. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeries 12. Oversize; 1906-1918, 1954-1976, undated; box 13 and oversize folder.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 1. Genealogy; 1913-1921, undated; box 1, folder 1.\u003c/emph\u003e This series includes copies of book pages, census pages, correspondence, and typescripts, as well as original genealogy worksheets and clippings, about the genealogy of the Thompson family. Last names include Thompson, Blake, Fletcher, and more.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 2. Correspondence; 1887-1966, undated; box 1, folders 2-3 and box 5, folder 12 - box 6, folder 6.\u003c/emph\u003e This series includes letters to George B. Thompson, many from family, including A. Thompson (likely his uncle Albert), and one from Arthur S. Dayton. Also included are school records, receipts, ephemera, letters, a notebook, and other items found in the lap desk in Series 11, Artifacts, box 12. Highlights of the lap desk material include school reports from George B. Thompson's time at Lyndon Institute (1887-1890) and his diploma from Lyndon Commercial College (1890). Additional correspondence can be found in Series 10, Business Records, and Series 12, Oversize.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 3. Diaries; 1891-1892; box 1, folder 4.\u003c/emph\u003e This series includes two pocket diaries belonging to George B. Thompson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 4. Historical Narratives; 1914-1982, undated; box 1, folders 5-10 and box 5, folders 1-9. \u003c/emph\u003eThis series includes handwritten and typescript historical narratives and reminiscences, printed material, clippings, and correspondence of George B. Thompson. Subjects include John Franklin Thompson and other family members; Herr Lands; timber business; Baltimore \u0026amp; Ohio Railroad; Babcock Lumber and Boom Company; Beaver Creek Railroad; history of the area of Davis, WV; Dry Fork Railroad; Canaan Valley; Thompson family history; Jacob Rumbarger; childhood in Stark, New Hampshire; and more.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 5. Photographs; 1880 - ca. 1930, ca. 1960s, undated; \u003c/emph\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003ebox1, folders 11-18 through box 4. \u003c/emph\u003eThis series includes photograph prints, photo postcards, mounted prints, cabinet cards, photo albums, and panoramic photos. Types of photos include indoor and outdoor portraits (group and individual), candid shots of employees, landscapes, business operations, and buildings. Subjects include river boats; haymaking; logging and lumber companies; railroads; mills; Babcock Boom and Lumber Company; dams; leisure (boating); West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company; churches; various Thompson family members; and more. Locations photographed include Blackwater River and Canyon; Davis, WV; Parsons, WV; Hambleton, WV; Elkins, WV; Canaan Valley; and more.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nThe two panoramic photos show the skyline view on the Seneca Trail between Thomas and Parsons, WV (ca. 1920s); and the view from North Mountain, Pendleton County, WV, looking over Germany Valley, with Spruce Knob in the distance (1926).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 6. Land Deeds; 1889, 1917-1946; box 5, folder 10. \u003c/emph\u003eThis series includes four land deeds (facsimiles and originals) pertaining to the Thompsons.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 7. Ephemera; 1895-1953, 1985-2002, undated; box 5, folder 11. \u003c/emph\u003eThis series includes railroad tickets, a tax receipt, correspondence, a memorial item, a marriage invitation, advertisements, and more. Additional ephemera can be found in Series 2, Correspondence; Series 10, Business Records; and Series 12, Oversize.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 8. Currency; 1864-1874, 1900-1920, undated; box 6, folder 7. \u003c/emph\u003eThis series includes 17 pieces of paper currency found inside the lap desk in Series 11, Artifacts, box 12:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\none Confederate States of America $5 note (February 17, 1864),\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\none Sandy River National Bank of Farmington in Maine $1 note (damaged, undated),\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\none USA fractional currency 25 cent note featuring George Washington (ca. 1869),\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\none USA fractional currency 10 cent note featuring William Meredith (1874),\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\none USA Revenue stamp, 50 cents, life insurance (1869?),\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\none franc, Ville d' Angers (1915),\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\ntwo complete and one partial Dominion of Canada 25 cent notes (March 1, 1870),\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\none Dominion of Canada 25 cent note (January 1, 1900),\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\none banknote (?) from Los Sres. J. Simon y Ca. for 5 centavos (Cuba, 1909),\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\none Banque Nationale de la Republique d' Haiti 1 gourde (1919),\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\none Banco de Occidente Guatemalan 20 pesos (1919),\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\none Banco Agricola Hipotecario Guatemalan 5 pesos (1917),\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\ntwo Banco Americano de Guatemala 1 pesos (November 2, 1914 and June 15, 1920), and\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\none Banco Americano de Guatemala 5 pesos (May 22, 1919).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 9. Printed Material; 1881-1987; box 7 - box 8, folder 2. \u003c/emph\u003eThis series includes books, a journal, a circular, and more. Topics include military landscape sketching, infantry, and rifles; Camp Knox, KY ROTC; the United Fruit Company; beavers in West Virginia; and the Blackwater Canyon Railway. Additional printed material can be found in Series 12, Oversize.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 10. Business Records; 1880-1963, undated; box 8, folder 3 - box 10. \u003c/emph\u003eThis series includes ledgers, ephemera, correspondence, financial statements, receipts, reports, minute books, notebooks, and other business documents related to the business ventures of George B. Thomspon and the military career of his son Ben Thompson. Subjects include the Crystal Lime and Mine (?) Company, weather, the price of spruce, livestock (sheep and cattle), the Babcock Lumber and Boom Company, the coal lands of George W. Dobbins heirs, the Canaan Valley Development Company, farming, household accounts, the Canaan Valley Telephone Company, Canaan Valley Produce Incorporated, and more. Additional business records can be found in Series 12, Oversize.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 11. Artifacts; ca. 1900s-1920s, 1970s, undated; boxes 11-12.\u003c/emph\u003e This series includes one Poco camera in a case with plates, one vest pocket Kodak camera, two unopened film canisters from ca. 1970s, a wood lap desk, and a brown leather wallet found in the travel desk. Other contents of the lap desk were moved to Series 2, Correspondence, box 5, folder 16 - box 6, folder 6 and to Series 8, Currency, box 6, folder 7.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 12. Oversize; 1906-1918, 1954-1976, undated; box 13 and oversize folder. \u003c/emph\u003eThis series includes correspondence, business records, maps, and printed material. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nCorrespondence includes the letter copying book of correspondence etc. of George B. Thompson, pertaining to the Thompson Lumber Company and other subjects (1906-1918) (box 13). \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBusiness records include a ledger for Canaan Valley Produce Incorporated (1954-1958) (box 13), and a tax return (1918) (box 13) and certificate of incorporation (1914) (oversize folder) for the Canaan Valley Development Company of Tucker County, WV. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nThe two maps are a map of A. Thompson Lands at Lime-rock, WV (undated) (box 13) and a map of Blackwater Manor, Tucker County, WV lands owned by Addison Child and others (undated) (oversize folder). \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nPrinted material includes the Special Bicentennial Issue of the \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eWest Virginia Hillbilly\u003c/emph\u003e (November 27, 1976) (box 13) and the Davis Industrial Edition of the \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eTucker County Republican\u003c/emph\u003e from August 9, 1895 (undated) (oversize folder).\u003c/p\u003e  "],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Business records and family papers of the Thompson family of Canaan Valley, WV. Includes genealogical information, correspondence, historical narratives, photographs, ephemera, currency, printed materials, business records, artifacts, and other material.","Includes 12 series:","Series 1. Genealogy; 1913-1921, undated; box 1, folder 1.","Series 2. Correspondence; 1887-1966, undated; box 1, folders 2-3 and box 5, folder 12 - box 6, folder 6.","Series 3. Diaries; 1891-1892; box 1, folder 4.","Series 4. Historical Narratives; 1914-1982, undated; box 1, folders 5-10 and box 5, folders 1-9.","Series 5. Photographs; 1880 - ca. 1930, ca. 1960s, undated; box1, folders 11-18 through box 4.","Series 6. Land Deeds; 1889, 1917-1946; box 5, folder 10.","Series 7. Ephemera; 1895-1953, 1985-2002, undated; box 5, folder 11.","Series 8. Currency; 1864-1874, 1900-1920, undated; box 6, folder 7.","Series 9. Printed Material; 1881-1987; box 7 - box 8, folder 2.","Series 10. Business Records; 1880-1963, undated; box 8, folder 3 - box 10.","Series 11. Artifacts; ca. 1900s-1920s, 1970s, undated; boxes 11-12.","Series 12. Oversize; 1906-1918, 1954-1976, undated; box 13 and oversize folder.","Series 1. Genealogy; 1913-1921, undated; box 1, folder 1. This series includes copies of book pages, census pages, correspondence, and typescripts, as well as original genealogy worksheets and clippings, about the genealogy of the Thompson family. Last names include Thompson, Blake, Fletcher, and more.","Series 2. Correspondence; 1887-1966, undated; box 1, folders 2-3 and box 5, folder 12 - box 6, folder 6. This series includes letters to George B. Thompson, many from family, including A. Thompson (likely his uncle Albert), and one from Arthur S. Dayton. Also included are school records, receipts, ephemera, letters, a notebook, and other items found in the lap desk in Series 11, Artifacts, box 12. Highlights of the lap desk material include school reports from George B. Thompson's time at Lyndon Institute (1887-1890) and his diploma from Lyndon Commercial College (1890). Additional correspondence can be found in Series 10, Business Records, and Series 12, Oversize.","Series 3. Diaries; 1891-1892; box 1, folder 4. This series includes two pocket diaries belonging to George B. Thompson.","Series 4. Historical Narratives; 1914-1982, undated; box 1, folders 5-10 and box 5, folders 1-9. This series includes handwritten and typescript historical narratives and reminiscences, printed material, clippings, and correspondence of George B. Thompson. Subjects include John Franklin Thompson and other family members; Herr Lands; timber business; Baltimore \u0026 Ohio Railroad; Babcock Lumber and Boom Company; Beaver Creek Railroad; history of the area of Davis, WV; Dry Fork Railroad; Canaan Valley; Thompson family history; Jacob Rumbarger; childhood in Stark, New Hampshire; and more.","Series 5. Photographs; 1880 - ca. 1930, ca. 1960s, undated; box1, folders 11-18 through box 4. This series includes photograph prints, photo postcards, mounted prints, cabinet cards, photo albums, and panoramic photos. Types of photos include indoor and outdoor portraits (group and individual), candid shots of employees, landscapes, business operations, and buildings. Subjects include river boats; haymaking; logging and lumber companies; railroads; mills; Babcock Boom and Lumber Company; dams; leisure (boating); West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company; churches; various Thompson family members; and more. Locations photographed include Blackwater River and Canyon; Davis, WV; Parsons, WV; Hambleton, WV; Elkins, WV; Canaan Valley; and more.","The two panoramic photos show the skyline view on the Seneca Trail between Thomas and Parsons, WV (ca. 1920s); and the view from North Mountain, Pendleton County, WV, looking over Germany Valley, with Spruce Knob in the distance (1926).","Series 6. Land Deeds; 1889, 1917-1946; box 5, folder 10. This series includes four land deeds (facsimiles and originals) pertaining to the Thompsons.","Series 7. Ephemera; 1895-1953, 1985-2002, undated; box 5, folder 11. This series includes railroad tickets, a tax receipt, correspondence, a memorial item, a marriage invitation, advertisements, and more. Additional ephemera can be found in Series 2, Correspondence; Series 10, Business Records; and Series 12, Oversize.","Series 8. Currency; 1864-1874, 1900-1920, undated; box 6, folder 7. This series includes 17 pieces of paper currency found inside the lap desk in Series 11, Artifacts, box 12:","one Confederate States of America $5 note (February 17, 1864),","one Sandy River National Bank of Farmington in Maine $1 note (damaged, undated),","one USA fractional currency 25 cent note featuring George Washington (ca. 1869),","one USA fractional currency 10 cent note featuring William Meredith (1874),","one USA Revenue stamp, 50 cents, life insurance (1869?),","one franc, Ville d' Angers (1915),","two complete and one partial Dominion of Canada 25 cent notes (March 1, 1870),","one Dominion of Canada 25 cent note (January 1, 1900),","one banknote (?) from Los Sres. J. Simon y Ca. for 5 centavos (Cuba, 1909),","one Banque Nationale de la Republique d' Haiti 1 gourde (1919),","one Banco de Occidente Guatemalan 20 pesos (1919),","one Banco Agricola Hipotecario Guatemalan 5 pesos (1917),","two Banco Americano de Guatemala 1 pesos (November 2, 1914 and June 15, 1920), and","one Banco Americano de Guatemala 5 pesos (May 22, 1919).","Series 9. Printed Material; 1881-1987; box 7 - box 8, folder 2. This series includes books, a journal, a circular, and more. Topics include military landscape sketching, infantry, and rifles; Camp Knox, KY ROTC; the United Fruit Company; beavers in West Virginia; and the Blackwater Canyon Railway. Additional printed material can be found in Series 12, Oversize.","Series 10. Business Records; 1880-1963, undated; box 8, folder 3 - box 10. This series includes ledgers, ephemera, correspondence, financial statements, receipts, reports, minute books, notebooks, and other business documents related to the business ventures of George B. Thomspon and the military career of his son Ben Thompson. Subjects include the Crystal Lime and Mine (?) Company, weather, the price of spruce, livestock (sheep and cattle), the Babcock Lumber and Boom Company, the coal lands of George W. Dobbins heirs, the Canaan Valley Development Company, farming, household accounts, the Canaan Valley Telephone Company, Canaan Valley Produce Incorporated, and more. Additional business records can be found in Series 12, Oversize.","Series 11. Artifacts; ca. 1900s-1920s, 1970s, undated; boxes 11-12. This series includes one Poco camera in a case with plates, one vest pocket Kodak camera, two unopened film canisters from ca. 1970s, a wood lap desk, and a brown leather wallet found in the travel desk. Other contents of the lap desk were moved to Series 2, Correspondence, box 5, folder 16 - box 6, folder 6 and to Series 8, Currency, box 6, folder 7.","Series 12. Oversize; 1906-1918, 1954-1976, undated; box 13 and oversize folder. This series includes correspondence, business records, maps, and printed material.","Correspondence includes the letter copying book of correspondence etc. of George B. Thompson, pertaining to the Thompson Lumber Company and other subjects (1906-1918) (box 13).","Business records include a ledger for Canaan Valley Produce Incorporated (1954-1958) (box 13), and a tax return (1918) (box 13) and certificate of incorporation (1914) (oversize folder) for the Canaan Valley Development Company of Tucker County, WV.","The two maps are a map of A. Thompson Lands at Lime-rock, WV (undated) (box 13) and a map of Blackwater Manor, Tucker County, WV lands owned by Addison Child and others (undated) (oversize folder).","Printed material includes the Special Bicentennial Issue of the West Virginia Hillbilly (November 27, 1976) (box 13) and the Davis Industrial Edition of the Tucker County Republican from August 9, 1895 (undated) (oversize folder)."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePermission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the \u003ca href=\"https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/visit/permissions-and-copyright\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePermissions and Copyright page\u003c/a\u003e on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. 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Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536  / URL: West Virginia \u0026 Regional History Center"],"corpname_ssim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center","Lyndon Institute (Lyndon Center, Vt.)","Canaan Valley Development Company","Canaan Valley Produce, Inc.","Babcock Boom and Lumber Company"],"names_coll_ssim":["Lyndon Institute (Lyndon Center, Vt.)","Canaan Valley Development Company","Canaan Valley Produce, Inc.","Babcock Boom and Lumber Company","Thompson family","Thompson, Benjamin F. (1903-1994)","Thompson, George Benjamin, circa 1870-1956"],"famname_ssim":["Thompson family"],"persname_ssim":["Thompson, Benjamin F. (1903-1994)","Thompson, George Benjamin, circa 1870-1956"],"names_ssim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center","Lyndon Institute (Lyndon Center, Vt.)","Canaan Valley Development Company","Canaan Valley Produce, Inc.","Babcock Boom and Lumber Company","Thompson family","Thompson, Benjamin F. (1903-1994)","Thompson, George Benjamin, circa 1870-1956"],"language_ssim":["English\n."],"descrules_ssm":["Describing Archives: A Content Standard"],"total_component_count_is":0,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-08-14T23:09:12.130Z","collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_3620","ead_ssi":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_3620","_root_":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_3620","_nest_parent_":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_3620","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/oai/WVU/repositories_2_resources_3620.xml","aspace_url_ssi":"https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/197459","title_ssm":["Thompson Family of Canaan Valley Business and Family Papers"],"title_tesim":["Thompson Family of Canaan Valley Business and Family Papers"],"unitdate_ssm":["1863-2002","circa 1880-1930"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1863-2002"],"unitdate_bulk_ssim":["circa 1880-1930"],"normalized_date_ssm":["1863/2002, bulk 1880/1930"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Thompson Family of Canaan Valley Business and Family Papers, 1863/2002, bulk 1880/1930"],"text":["Thompson Family of Canaan Valley Business and Family Papers, 1863/2002, bulk 1880/1930","A\u0026M 4151","Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","/repositories/2/resources/3620","Davis (W. Va.)","Tucker County (W. Va.)","Canaan Valley (W. Va.)","Railroads","Lumber trade","Circus","Boxes 1, 3-6, and 9 are stored offsite. Please make an appointment before visiting.","Boxes 2, 7-8, and 10-13 cannot be retrieved for use at this time. Please contact the West Virginia \u0026 Regional History Center for more information.","Researchers may access digitized materials by visiting the link attached to each item or by requesting to view the materials in person by appointment or remotely by contacting the West Virginia \u0026 Regional History Center reference department.","George Benjamin Thompson (ca. 1870-1956) was born in New Hampshire and died in Tucker County, WV. His father, Hiram Thompson (1844-1871), died when he was young, so he grew up with is mother and his uncle, Albert Thompson (1839-1921). His uncle established the Blackwater Boom and Lumber Company in 1888, and George assisted his uncle with business. Later, when the Babcock family of Pittsburgh bought out the company, George would serve as general manager of Babcock Boom \u0026 Lumber Company from 1907 to 1918. George's son Benjamin F. Thompson (1903-1994) served as a corporal in the US Army during World War II. Additional information about the family can be found in the Chronicles of the Tucker County Highlands History and Education Project, issue no. 60 (August 2015), which can be found in the control folder for this collection.","For more information on the lumber businesses, see also: Thompson, George B, and Ben Thompson. A History of the Lumber Business at Davis, West Virginia, 1885-1924. Parsons, W.V: McClain, 1974. Print.","Business records and family papers of the Thompson family of Canaan Valley, WV. Includes genealogical information, correspondence, historical narratives, photographs, ephemera, currency, printed materials, business records, artifacts, and other material.","Includes 12 series:","Series 1. Genealogy; 1913-1921, undated; box 1, folder 1.","Series 2. Correspondence; 1887-1966, undated; box 1, folders 2-3 and box 5, folder 12 - box 6, folder 6.","Series 3. Diaries; 1891-1892; box 1, folder 4.","Series 4. Historical Narratives; 1914-1982, undated; box 1, folders 5-10 and box 5, folders 1-9.","Series 5. Photographs; 1880 - ca. 1930, ca. 1960s, undated; box1, folders 11-18 through box 4.","Series 6. Land Deeds; 1889, 1917-1946; box 5, folder 10.","Series 7. Ephemera; 1895-1953, 1985-2002, undated; box 5, folder 11.","Series 8. Currency; 1864-1874, 1900-1920, undated; box 6, folder 7.","Series 9. Printed Material; 1881-1987; box 7 - box 8, folder 2.","Series 10. Business Records; 1880-1963, undated; box 8, folder 3 - box 10.","Series 11. Artifacts; ca. 1900s-1920s, 1970s, undated; boxes 11-12.","Series 12. Oversize; 1906-1918, 1954-1976, undated; box 13 and oversize folder.","Series 1. Genealogy; 1913-1921, undated; box 1, folder 1. This series includes copies of book pages, census pages, correspondence, and typescripts, as well as original genealogy worksheets and clippings, about the genealogy of the Thompson family. Last names include Thompson, Blake, Fletcher, and more.","Series 2. Correspondence; 1887-1966, undated; box 1, folders 2-3 and box 5, folder 12 - box 6, folder 6. This series includes letters to George B. Thompson, many from family, including A. Thompson (likely his uncle Albert), and one from Arthur S. Dayton. Also included are school records, receipts, ephemera, letters, a notebook, and other items found in the lap desk in Series 11, Artifacts, box 12. Highlights of the lap desk material include school reports from George B. Thompson's time at Lyndon Institute (1887-1890) and his diploma from Lyndon Commercial College (1890). Additional correspondence can be found in Series 10, Business Records, and Series 12, Oversize.","Series 3. Diaries; 1891-1892; box 1, folder 4. This series includes two pocket diaries belonging to George B. Thompson.","Series 4. Historical Narratives; 1914-1982, undated; box 1, folders 5-10 and box 5, folders 1-9. This series includes handwritten and typescript historical narratives and reminiscences, printed material, clippings, and correspondence of George B. Thompson. Subjects include John Franklin Thompson and other family members; Herr Lands; timber business; Baltimore \u0026 Ohio Railroad; Babcock Lumber and Boom Company; Beaver Creek Railroad; history of the area of Davis, WV; Dry Fork Railroad; Canaan Valley; Thompson family history; Jacob Rumbarger; childhood in Stark, New Hampshire; and more.","Series 5. Photographs; 1880 - ca. 1930, ca. 1960s, undated; box1, folders 11-18 through box 4. This series includes photograph prints, photo postcards, mounted prints, cabinet cards, photo albums, and panoramic photos. Types of photos include indoor and outdoor portraits (group and individual), candid shots of employees, landscapes, business operations, and buildings. Subjects include river boats; haymaking; logging and lumber companies; railroads; mills; Babcock Boom and Lumber Company; dams; leisure (boating); West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company; churches; various Thompson family members; and more. Locations photographed include Blackwater River and Canyon; Davis, WV; Parsons, WV; Hambleton, WV; Elkins, WV; Canaan Valley; and more.","The two panoramic photos show the skyline view on the Seneca Trail between Thomas and Parsons, WV (ca. 1920s); and the view from North Mountain, Pendleton County, WV, looking over Germany Valley, with Spruce Knob in the distance (1926).","Series 6. Land Deeds; 1889, 1917-1946; box 5, folder 10. This series includes four land deeds (facsimiles and originals) pertaining to the Thompsons.","Series 7. Ephemera; 1895-1953, 1985-2002, undated; box 5, folder 11. This series includes railroad tickets, a tax receipt, correspondence, a memorial item, a marriage invitation, advertisements, and more. Additional ephemera can be found in Series 2, Correspondence; Series 10, Business Records; and Series 12, Oversize.","Series 8. Currency; 1864-1874, 1900-1920, undated; box 6, folder 7. This series includes 17 pieces of paper currency found inside the lap desk in Series 11, Artifacts, box 12:","one Confederate States of America $5 note (February 17, 1864),","one Sandy River National Bank of Farmington in Maine $1 note (damaged, undated),","one USA fractional currency 25 cent note featuring George Washington (ca. 1869),","one USA fractional currency 10 cent note featuring William Meredith (1874),","one USA Revenue stamp, 50 cents, life insurance (1869?),","one franc, Ville d' Angers (1915),","two complete and one partial Dominion of Canada 25 cent notes (March 1, 1870),","one Dominion of Canada 25 cent note (January 1, 1900),","one banknote (?) from Los Sres. J. Simon y Ca. for 5 centavos (Cuba, 1909),","one Banque Nationale de la Republique d' Haiti 1 gourde (1919),","one Banco de Occidente Guatemalan 20 pesos (1919),","one Banco Agricola Hipotecario Guatemalan 5 pesos (1917),","two Banco Americano de Guatemala 1 pesos (November 2, 1914 and June 15, 1920), and","one Banco Americano de Guatemala 5 pesos (May 22, 1919).","Series 9. Printed Material; 1881-1987; box 7 - box 8, folder 2. This series includes books, a journal, a circular, and more. Topics include military landscape sketching, infantry, and rifles; Camp Knox, KY ROTC; the United Fruit Company; beavers in West Virginia; and the Blackwater Canyon Railway. Additional printed material can be found in Series 12, Oversize.","Series 10. Business Records; 1880-1963, undated; box 8, folder 3 - box 10. This series includes ledgers, ephemera, correspondence, financial statements, receipts, reports, minute books, notebooks, and other business documents related to the business ventures of George B. Thomspon and the military career of his son Ben Thompson. Subjects include the Crystal Lime and Mine (?) Company, weather, the price of spruce, livestock (sheep and cattle), the Babcock Lumber and Boom Company, the coal lands of George W. Dobbins heirs, the Canaan Valley Development Company, farming, household accounts, the Canaan Valley Telephone Company, Canaan Valley Produce Incorporated, and more. Additional business records can be found in Series 12, Oversize.","Series 11. Artifacts; ca. 1900s-1920s, 1970s, undated; boxes 11-12. This series includes one Poco camera in a case with plates, one vest pocket Kodak camera, two unopened film canisters from ca. 1970s, a wood lap desk, and a brown leather wallet found in the travel desk. Other contents of the lap desk were moved to Series 2, Correspondence, box 5, folder 16 - box 6, folder 6 and to Series 8, Currency, box 6, folder 7.","Series 12. Oversize; 1906-1918, 1954-1976, undated; box 13 and oversize folder. This series includes correspondence, business records, maps, and printed material.","Correspondence includes the letter copying book of correspondence etc. of George B. Thompson, pertaining to the Thompson Lumber Company and other subjects (1906-1918) (box 13).","Business records include a ledger for Canaan Valley Produce Incorporated (1954-1958) (box 13), and a tax return (1918) (box 13) and certificate of incorporation (1914) (oversize folder) for the Canaan Valley Development Company of Tucker County, WV.","The two maps are a map of A. Thompson Lands at Lime-rock, WV (undated) (box 13) and a map of Blackwater Manor, Tucker County, WV lands owned by Addison Child and others (undated) (oversize folder).","Printed material includes the Special Bicentennial Issue of the West Virginia Hillbilly (November 27, 1976) (box 13) and the Davis Industrial Edition of the Tucker County Republican from August 9, 1895 (undated) (oversize folder).","Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.","Business records and family papers of the Thompson family of Canaan Valley, WV. Includes genealogical information, correspondence, historical narratives, photographs, ephemera, currency, printed materials, business records, artifacts, and other material. 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Genealogy; 1913-1921, undated; box 1, folder 1.\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeries 2. Correspondence; 1887-1966, undated; box 1, folders 2-3 and box 5, folder 12 - box 6, folder 6. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeries 3. Diaries; 1891-1892; box 1, folder 4. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeries 4. Historical Narratives; 1914-1982, undated; box 1, folders 5-10 and box 5, folders 1-9. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeries 5. Photographs; 1880 - ca. 1930, ca. 1960s, undated; box1, folders 11-18 through box 4. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeries 6. Land Deeds; 1889, 1917-1946; box 5, folder 10. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeries 7. Ephemera; 1895-1953, 1985-2002, undated; box 5, folder 11. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeries 8. Currency; 1864-1874, 1900-1920, undated; box 6, folder 7. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeries 9. Printed Material; 1881-1987; box 7 - box 8, folder 2. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeries 10. Business Records; 1880-1963, undated; box 8, folder 3 - box 10. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeries 11. Artifacts; ca. 1900s-1920s, 1970s, undated; boxes 11-12. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeries 12. Oversize; 1906-1918, 1954-1976, undated; box 13 and oversize folder.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 1. Genealogy; 1913-1921, undated; box 1, folder 1.\u003c/emph\u003e This series includes copies of book pages, census pages, correspondence, and typescripts, as well as original genealogy worksheets and clippings, about the genealogy of the Thompson family. Last names include Thompson, Blake, Fletcher, and more.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 2. Correspondence; 1887-1966, undated; box 1, folders 2-3 and box 5, folder 12 - box 6, folder 6.\u003c/emph\u003e This series includes letters to George B. Thompson, many from family, including A. Thompson (likely his uncle Albert), and one from Arthur S. Dayton. Also included are school records, receipts, ephemera, letters, a notebook, and other items found in the lap desk in Series 11, Artifacts, box 12. Highlights of the lap desk material include school reports from George B. Thompson's time at Lyndon Institute (1887-1890) and his diploma from Lyndon Commercial College (1890). Additional correspondence can be found in Series 10, Business Records, and Series 12, Oversize.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 3. Diaries; 1891-1892; box 1, folder 4.\u003c/emph\u003e This series includes two pocket diaries belonging to George B. Thompson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 4. Historical Narratives; 1914-1982, undated; box 1, folders 5-10 and box 5, folders 1-9. \u003c/emph\u003eThis series includes handwritten and typescript historical narratives and reminiscences, printed material, clippings, and correspondence of George B. Thompson. Subjects include John Franklin Thompson and other family members; Herr Lands; timber business; Baltimore \u0026amp; Ohio Railroad; Babcock Lumber and Boom Company; Beaver Creek Railroad; history of the area of Davis, WV; Dry Fork Railroad; Canaan Valley; Thompson family history; Jacob Rumbarger; childhood in Stark, New Hampshire; and more.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 5. Photographs; 1880 - ca. 1930, ca. 1960s, undated; \u003c/emph\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003ebox1, folders 11-18 through box 4. \u003c/emph\u003eThis series includes photograph prints, photo postcards, mounted prints, cabinet cards, photo albums, and panoramic photos. Types of photos include indoor and outdoor portraits (group and individual), candid shots of employees, landscapes, business operations, and buildings. Subjects include river boats; haymaking; logging and lumber companies; railroads; mills; Babcock Boom and Lumber Company; dams; leisure (boating); West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company; churches; various Thompson family members; and more. Locations photographed include Blackwater River and Canyon; Davis, WV; Parsons, WV; Hambleton, WV; Elkins, WV; Canaan Valley; and more.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nThe two panoramic photos show the skyline view on the Seneca Trail between Thomas and Parsons, WV (ca. 1920s); and the view from North Mountain, Pendleton County, WV, looking over Germany Valley, with Spruce Knob in the distance (1926).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 6. Land Deeds; 1889, 1917-1946; box 5, folder 10. \u003c/emph\u003eThis series includes four land deeds (facsimiles and originals) pertaining to the Thompsons.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 7. Ephemera; 1895-1953, 1985-2002, undated; box 5, folder 11. \u003c/emph\u003eThis series includes railroad tickets, a tax receipt, correspondence, a memorial item, a marriage invitation, advertisements, and more. Additional ephemera can be found in Series 2, Correspondence; Series 10, Business Records; and Series 12, Oversize.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 8. Currency; 1864-1874, 1900-1920, undated; box 6, folder 7. \u003c/emph\u003eThis series includes 17 pieces of paper currency found inside the lap desk in Series 11, Artifacts, box 12:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\none Confederate States of America $5 note (February 17, 1864),\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\none Sandy River National Bank of Farmington in Maine $1 note (damaged, undated),\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\none USA fractional currency 25 cent note featuring George Washington (ca. 1869),\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\none USA fractional currency 10 cent note featuring William Meredith (1874),\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\none USA Revenue stamp, 50 cents, life insurance (1869?),\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\none franc, Ville d' Angers (1915),\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\ntwo complete and one partial Dominion of Canada 25 cent notes (March 1, 1870),\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\none Dominion of Canada 25 cent note (January 1, 1900),\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\none banknote (?) from Los Sres. J. Simon y Ca. for 5 centavos (Cuba, 1909),\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\none Banque Nationale de la Republique d' Haiti 1 gourde (1919),\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\none Banco de Occidente Guatemalan 20 pesos (1919),\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\none Banco Agricola Hipotecario Guatemalan 5 pesos (1917),\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\ntwo Banco Americano de Guatemala 1 pesos (November 2, 1914 and June 15, 1920), and\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\none Banco Americano de Guatemala 5 pesos (May 22, 1919).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 9. Printed Material; 1881-1987; box 7 - box 8, folder 2. \u003c/emph\u003eThis series includes books, a journal, a circular, and more. Topics include military landscape sketching, infantry, and rifles; Camp Knox, KY ROTC; the United Fruit Company; beavers in West Virginia; and the Blackwater Canyon Railway. Additional printed material can be found in Series 12, Oversize.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 10. Business Records; 1880-1963, undated; box 8, folder 3 - box 10. \u003c/emph\u003eThis series includes ledgers, ephemera, correspondence, financial statements, receipts, reports, minute books, notebooks, and other business documents related to the business ventures of George B. Thomspon and the military career of his son Ben Thompson. Subjects include the Crystal Lime and Mine (?) Company, weather, the price of spruce, livestock (sheep and cattle), the Babcock Lumber and Boom Company, the coal lands of George W. Dobbins heirs, the Canaan Valley Development Company, farming, household accounts, the Canaan Valley Telephone Company, Canaan Valley Produce Incorporated, and more. Additional business records can be found in Series 12, Oversize.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 11. Artifacts; ca. 1900s-1920s, 1970s, undated; boxes 11-12.\u003c/emph\u003e This series includes one Poco camera in a case with plates, one vest pocket Kodak camera, two unopened film canisters from ca. 1970s, a wood lap desk, and a brown leather wallet found in the travel desk. Other contents of the lap desk were moved to Series 2, Correspondence, box 5, folder 16 - box 6, folder 6 and to Series 8, Currency, box 6, folder 7.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 12. Oversize; 1906-1918, 1954-1976, undated; box 13 and oversize folder. \u003c/emph\u003eThis series includes correspondence, business records, maps, and printed material. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nCorrespondence includes the letter copying book of correspondence etc. of George B. Thompson, pertaining to the Thompson Lumber Company and other subjects (1906-1918) (box 13). \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBusiness records include a ledger for Canaan Valley Produce Incorporated (1954-1958) (box 13), and a tax return (1918) (box 13) and certificate of incorporation (1914) (oversize folder) for the Canaan Valley Development Company of Tucker County, WV. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nThe two maps are a map of A. Thompson Lands at Lime-rock, WV (undated) (box 13) and a map of Blackwater Manor, Tucker County, WV lands owned by Addison Child and others (undated) (oversize folder). \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nPrinted material includes the Special Bicentennial Issue of the \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eWest Virginia Hillbilly\u003c/emph\u003e (November 27, 1976) (box 13) and the Davis Industrial Edition of the \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eTucker County Republican\u003c/emph\u003e from August 9, 1895 (undated) (oversize folder).\u003c/p\u003e  "],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Business records and family papers of the Thompson family of Canaan Valley, WV. Includes genealogical information, correspondence, historical narratives, photographs, ephemera, currency, printed materials, business records, artifacts, and other material.","Includes 12 series:","Series 1. Genealogy; 1913-1921, undated; box 1, folder 1.","Series 2. Correspondence; 1887-1966, undated; box 1, folders 2-3 and box 5, folder 12 - box 6, folder 6.","Series 3. Diaries; 1891-1892; box 1, folder 4.","Series 4. Historical Narratives; 1914-1982, undated; box 1, folders 5-10 and box 5, folders 1-9.","Series 5. Photographs; 1880 - ca. 1930, ca. 1960s, undated; box1, folders 11-18 through box 4.","Series 6. Land Deeds; 1889, 1917-1946; box 5, folder 10.","Series 7. Ephemera; 1895-1953, 1985-2002, undated; box 5, folder 11.","Series 8. Currency; 1864-1874, 1900-1920, undated; box 6, folder 7.","Series 9. Printed Material; 1881-1987; box 7 - box 8, folder 2.","Series 10. Business Records; 1880-1963, undated; box 8, folder 3 - box 10.","Series 11. Artifacts; ca. 1900s-1920s, 1970s, undated; boxes 11-12.","Series 12. Oversize; 1906-1918, 1954-1976, undated; box 13 and oversize folder.","Series 1. Genealogy; 1913-1921, undated; box 1, folder 1. This series includes copies of book pages, census pages, correspondence, and typescripts, as well as original genealogy worksheets and clippings, about the genealogy of the Thompson family. Last names include Thompson, Blake, Fletcher, and more.","Series 2. Correspondence; 1887-1966, undated; box 1, folders 2-3 and box 5, folder 12 - box 6, folder 6. This series includes letters to George B. Thompson, many from family, including A. Thompson (likely his uncle Albert), and one from Arthur S. Dayton. Also included are school records, receipts, ephemera, letters, a notebook, and other items found in the lap desk in Series 11, Artifacts, box 12. Highlights of the lap desk material include school reports from George B. Thompson's time at Lyndon Institute (1887-1890) and his diploma from Lyndon Commercial College (1890). Additional correspondence can be found in Series 10, Business Records, and Series 12, Oversize.","Series 3. Diaries; 1891-1892; box 1, folder 4. This series includes two pocket diaries belonging to George B. Thompson.","Series 4. Historical Narratives; 1914-1982, undated; box 1, folders 5-10 and box 5, folders 1-9. This series includes handwritten and typescript historical narratives and reminiscences, printed material, clippings, and correspondence of George B. Thompson. Subjects include John Franklin Thompson and other family members; Herr Lands; timber business; Baltimore \u0026 Ohio Railroad; Babcock Lumber and Boom Company; Beaver Creek Railroad; history of the area of Davis, WV; Dry Fork Railroad; Canaan Valley; Thompson family history; Jacob Rumbarger; childhood in Stark, New Hampshire; and more.","Series 5. Photographs; 1880 - ca. 1930, ca. 1960s, undated; box1, folders 11-18 through box 4. This series includes photograph prints, photo postcards, mounted prints, cabinet cards, photo albums, and panoramic photos. Types of photos include indoor and outdoor portraits (group and individual), candid shots of employees, landscapes, business operations, and buildings. Subjects include river boats; haymaking; logging and lumber companies; railroads; mills; Babcock Boom and Lumber Company; dams; leisure (boating); West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company; churches; various Thompson family members; and more. Locations photographed include Blackwater River and Canyon; Davis, WV; Parsons, WV; Hambleton, WV; Elkins, WV; Canaan Valley; and more.","The two panoramic photos show the skyline view on the Seneca Trail between Thomas and Parsons, WV (ca. 1920s); and the view from North Mountain, Pendleton County, WV, looking over Germany Valley, with Spruce Knob in the distance (1926).","Series 6. Land Deeds; 1889, 1917-1946; box 5, folder 10. This series includes four land deeds (facsimiles and originals) pertaining to the Thompsons.","Series 7. Ephemera; 1895-1953, 1985-2002, undated; box 5, folder 11. This series includes railroad tickets, a tax receipt, correspondence, a memorial item, a marriage invitation, advertisements, and more. Additional ephemera can be found in Series 2, Correspondence; Series 10, Business Records; and Series 12, Oversize.","Series 8. Currency; 1864-1874, 1900-1920, undated; box 6, folder 7. This series includes 17 pieces of paper currency found inside the lap desk in Series 11, Artifacts, box 12:","one Confederate States of America $5 note (February 17, 1864),","one Sandy River National Bank of Farmington in Maine $1 note (damaged, undated),","one USA fractional currency 25 cent note featuring George Washington (ca. 1869),","one USA fractional currency 10 cent note featuring William Meredith (1874),","one USA Revenue stamp, 50 cents, life insurance (1869?),","one franc, Ville d' Angers (1915),","two complete and one partial Dominion of Canada 25 cent notes (March 1, 1870),","one Dominion of Canada 25 cent note (January 1, 1900),","one banknote (?) from Los Sres. J. Simon y Ca. for 5 centavos (Cuba, 1909),","one Banque Nationale de la Republique d' Haiti 1 gourde (1919),","one Banco de Occidente Guatemalan 20 pesos (1919),","one Banco Agricola Hipotecario Guatemalan 5 pesos (1917),","two Banco Americano de Guatemala 1 pesos (November 2, 1914 and June 15, 1920), and","one Banco Americano de Guatemala 5 pesos (May 22, 1919).","Series 9. Printed Material; 1881-1987; box 7 - box 8, folder 2. This series includes books, a journal, a circular, and more. Topics include military landscape sketching, infantry, and rifles; Camp Knox, KY ROTC; the United Fruit Company; beavers in West Virginia; and the Blackwater Canyon Railway. Additional printed material can be found in Series 12, Oversize.","Series 10. Business Records; 1880-1963, undated; box 8, folder 3 - box 10. This series includes ledgers, ephemera, correspondence, financial statements, receipts, reports, minute books, notebooks, and other business documents related to the business ventures of George B. Thomspon and the military career of his son Ben Thompson. Subjects include the Crystal Lime and Mine (?) Company, weather, the price of spruce, livestock (sheep and cattle), the Babcock Lumber and Boom Company, the coal lands of George W. Dobbins heirs, the Canaan Valley Development Company, farming, household accounts, the Canaan Valley Telephone Company, Canaan Valley Produce Incorporated, and more. Additional business records can be found in Series 12, Oversize.","Series 11. Artifacts; ca. 1900s-1920s, 1970s, undated; boxes 11-12. This series includes one Poco camera in a case with plates, one vest pocket Kodak camera, two unopened film canisters from ca. 1970s, a wood lap desk, and a brown leather wallet found in the travel desk. Other contents of the lap desk were moved to Series 2, Correspondence, box 5, folder 16 - box 6, folder 6 and to Series 8, Currency, box 6, folder 7.","Series 12. Oversize; 1906-1918, 1954-1976, undated; box 13 and oversize folder. This series includes correspondence, business records, maps, and printed material.","Correspondence includes the letter copying book of correspondence etc. of George B. Thompson, pertaining to the Thompson Lumber Company and other subjects (1906-1918) (box 13).","Business records include a ledger for Canaan Valley Produce Incorporated (1954-1958) (box 13), and a tax return (1918) (box 13) and certificate of incorporation (1914) (oversize folder) for the Canaan Valley Development Company of Tucker County, WV.","The two maps are a map of A. Thompson Lands at Lime-rock, WV (undated) (box 13) and a map of Blackwater Manor, Tucker County, WV lands owned by Addison Child and others (undated) (oversize folder).","Printed material includes the Special Bicentennial Issue of the West Virginia Hillbilly (November 27, 1976) (box 13) and the Davis Industrial Edition of the Tucker County Republican from August 9, 1895 (undated) (oversize folder)."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePermission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the \u003ca href=\"https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/visit/permissions-and-copyright\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePermissions and Copyright page\u003c/a\u003e on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. 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The railroad primarily served five lumber companies in the area, but also transported passengers to Webster Springs. It ran until 1906 when it was reorganized as the West Virginia Midland Railroad. The name changed again in 1924, when it became the West Virginia Midland Railway under the ownership of H.B. Curtin of the Pardee \u0026 Curtin Lumber Company. Most of the track ceased running in 1931.","Correspondence, business papers, engineers' ledgers, blueprints, maps, structural drawings, and photographs document the construction and operation of the West Virginia Midland Railway Company (later the West Virginia Midland Railroad) from 1906 to 1933. Much of the material is undated, though it reasonably corresponds with the operational dates of the railroad. Correspondence, 1903-1930, is housed in Box 1 and concerns bridges (locations, plans, bids, construction, materials); land (purchase of property, deeds, boundaries); routes for tracks, road construction, timber, shipments, and insurance for engineers. Specific locations mentioned several times include Webster Springs, the Holly River, and the Elk River. Business papers, 1906-1918 and undated are also housed in Box 1. These include construction contracts, descriptions of right of ways, grading sheets, and payroll sheets from 1911 to 1912.","Engineering Level Field-Books are housed in Box 2-Box 5. These offer information about levels for various sections of the railroad, including the Bergoo Extension, Cherry Falls section, Mill Run section, Elk River Bridge, Back Fork extension, Leatherwood, Palmer, and Grassy Creek sections of the rail line. Specific topics include preliminary levels for lines, final level profiles, grades, slopes, structures, siding, construction data, and back switches. Box 4 also contains masonry books. Box 5 also contains time books from 1901-1903, and 1933; a savings account book from 1890-1892; and the Pocket List of Railroad Officials from 1927 and 1930.","Also included are more than 130 oversize maps and almost 30 oversize blueprints. Maps detail extensions, rail lines, projected lines, operating and proposed lines, cut timber, and proposed tracks and junctions. Blueprints are of station houses, dwellings, and bridges along the railroad, chiefly in Bergoo, Grafton, Palmer, and Webster Springs. There are also a number of drawings of the Elk River Bridge. A more detailed listing of maps and blueprints is available in the library.","Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. 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