Farmville Volunteer Fire Department Collection.

Access and use

Location of collection:
Longwood University
Archives and Special Collections
Greenwood Library
Longwood University
401 Redford Street
Farmville, VA 23909
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (434) 395-2432
Fax: (434) 395-2453
Restrictions:

There are no restrictions to access or use for research purposes.

Summary

Extent:
4.0 Linear Feet 1 archival bankers box and 3 archival flat boxes and 184 Photographic Prints 1 archival photograph binder
Creator:
Farmville Volunteer Fire Department and Farmville Volunteer Fire Department. Ladies Auxiliary
Language:
English

Background

Scope and content:

This collection, which dates from 1920 to 2021, contains business records from the Farmville Volunteer Fire Department and the Ladies Auxiliary to the Fire Department, as well as membership information, newspaper clippings, ephemera, and photographs.

Biographical / historical:

Formed in 1870, the Farmville Volunteer Fire Department has been protecting the citizens of Farmville, Prince Edward County, and the surrounding area for over 150 years.

Custodial history:

The vast majority of this collection was compiled by members of the Farmville Volunteer Fire Department and the Ladies Auxiliary to the Farmville Volunteer Fire Department. The collection was donated, on behalf of the Fire Department and the Ladies Auxiliary, to the Farmville-Prince Edward Historical Society Archives, by Dan Pempel, in late summer 2020.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard