Don C. Miller Collection of Pine Forge Ledger

Access and use

Location of collection:
James Madison University
Second Floor Room 203, MSC 1704
Carrier Library
James Madison University
880 Madison Drive
Harrisonburg, VA 22807
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Tiffany Cole
Phone: (540) 568-3444
Phone: (540) 568-3612
Fax: (540) 568-3405
Restrictions:

Collection is open for research. Researchers must register and agree to copyright and privacy laws before using this collection. Please contact Research Services staff before visiting the James Madison University Special Collections Library to use this collection.

Terms of access:

The copyright interests in this collection have been transferred to the James Madison University Special Collections Library. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library Reference Desk. (library-special@jmu.edu). Please submit an application for permission to quote or publish.

Preferred citation:

Miller, Don C. Collection of Pine Forge Ledger, 1785-1799, SC 0175, Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Va.

Summary

Extent:
1 CD-ROM and 0.23 Gigabytes 1 digital file
Creator:
Don C. Miller
Abstract:
The Don C. Miller Collection of Pine Forge Ledger, 1785-1799, consists of one CD-ROM containing 230 digital images of one bound ledger, 12 inches tall by 7.5 inches wide, from the Pine Forge iron forge near New Market, Va.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Miller, Don C. Collection of Pine Forge Ledger, 1785-1799, SC 0175, Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

The Don C. Miller Collection, 1785-1799, consists of one CD-ROM containing 200+ digital images of one bound ledger, 12 inches tall by 7.5 inches wide, from the Pine Forge iron forge near New Market, Virginia.

The handwritten ledger contains accounts from Pine Forge. These accounts consist of entries of names and charges, written in pounds, shillings and pence, for a variety of services and products including steel, iron, sheep, mill services, and a wide array of foods.

Biographical / historical:

Pine Forge was an iron forge along Smith Creek, near New Market in Shenandoah County, Virginia. It is thought to have been built and operated by the family of Dirck Pennybacker, and his son Benjamin, in the late eighteenth/early nineteenth century. The forge eventually changed hands but remained in operation until the end of the nineteenth century.

Acquisition information:
Mr. Don C. Miller, owner of the ledger, offered to allow Carrier Library to make digital images of the ledger and gave permission to make the images accessible to the public in April 2005.
Processing information:

Digital materials processed by Christina Bolgiano in 2010. A Kodak EasyShare digital camera on a copystand with tungsten lights was used to obtain 300 dpi JPG images. A white sheet of paper was inserted behind torn pages in the ledger to enhance legibility of the torn sheet. Several pages were photographed twice to make sure the best image was obtained. Therefore, there are some duplicate images on the CD-ROM. The ledger is avaialable for access as a pdf file. The collection was formerly assigned Collection Number SC 4049.

Though the original accession comprised of 1 optical disc (CD), three additional cds were made subsequently, to function as preservation master and use copies.

Arrangement:

The digital images of the collection are arranged in the same order as the original ledger.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard