Milling Company 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:

The collection is open to 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 not been transferred to the James Madison University Special Collection Library. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library Reference Desk (library-special@jmu.edu).

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. [box #, folder #], Milling Company Ledger, SC 0116, Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Va.

Summary

Extent:
1 bound ledger
Creator:
Bookworm & Silverfish
Abstract:
A ledger for a presumed and unidentified milling company in Woodstock, Virginia. Entries in the ledger date from March 31, 1891 to December 10, 1891.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. [box #, folder #], Milling Company Ledger, SC 0116, Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

The Milling Company Ledger, 1891, is comprised of one bound ledger and includes daily entries for a presumed and unidentified milling company in Woodstock, Virginia. The entries date from March 31, 1891 to December 10, 1891 and list transactions with other businesses and individuals. Recurrent surnames in the ledger include Hottel, Brill, Baker, Hite, Sager, Minnick, and Magruder. Entries generally reference "elect," "bran," "champ," "fert," "coal," and other terms. The ledger also includes occasional references to a "Mill no. 1" and a "Mill no. 2."

Biographical / historical:

As the ledger documents the business transactions of an unidentified company in Woodstock, Virginia, a bio/historical note is not applicable.

Acquisition information:
Purchased from Bookworm Silverfish of Wytheville, Virginia in February 1998.
Processing information:

In order to streamline the process of applying collection numbers, Special Collections staff completed a large-scale renumbering campaign in the spring of 2017. This collection was previously cataloged as SC 2081.

Arrangement:

The ledger is housed in an oversize box.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard