Spring Creek Mill daybook

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 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 Collections Library. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library Reference Desk (library-special@jmu.edu).

Preferred citation:

[identification of item], [box #, folder #], Spring Creek Mill daybook, 1921-1923, SC 0412, James Madison University Special Collections, Harrisonburg, Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
0.08 cubic feet 1 bound ledger
Creator:
Spring Creek Mill (Bridgewater (Va.)) and Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates
Abstract:
One bound ledger documenting the 1921-1923 business activities of Spring Creek Mill located near Bridgewater, Virginia.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[identification of item], [box #, folder #], Spring Creek Mill daybook, 1921-1923, SC 0412, James Madison University Special Collections, Harrisonburg, Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

One bound ledger documenting the 1921-1923 daily business activities of Spring Creek Mill located near Bridgewater, Virginia. Entries include customer names as well as debits and credits for milling wheat, flour, feed, bran, corn, and barley. Payments were made to the mill by cash and check. Corporate entities listed in the daybook include Kiracofe & Miller, Mt. Solon, Bridgewater College, Jordon Bros., W. H. Sipe & Co., and more. Individual surnames include Arehart, Click, Craun, Cupp, Evers, Heatwole, Myers, Shirkey, Simmons, and more.

Biographical / historical:

Spring Creek Mill was completed between 1866 and 1868 along Spring Creek, a tributary of North River, in the unincorporated community of Spring Creek, located near Bridgewater, Virginia. The mill replaced an older structure that was burned during the Civil War. A general store addition was built in 1936. By the 1960s, both businesses were closed. During its operation, Spring Creek Mill was a roller grain mill, as opposed to a grist mill. Previous owners of the mill include E. W. Stover and Glenn R. Evers.

Acquisition information:
Purchased at Jeffrey S. Evans Associates Summer Americana auction (day 3), 8/29/2025.
Custodial history:

From a Shenandoah Valley private collection.

Physical description:
Rebound.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard