<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><ead xmlns="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9 http://www.loc.gov/ead/ead.xsd"><eadheader countryencoding="iso3166-1" dateencoding="iso8601" findaidstatus="completed" langencoding="iso639-2b" repositoryencoding="iso15511"><eadid countrycode="US" mainagencycode="US-viblbv"/><filedesc><titlestmt><titleproper type="filing">Rogers, William G., Correspondence</titleproper><titleproper>William G. Rogers Correspondence, <date>1856-1861, undated</date> <num>Ms.2021.011</num></titleproper><author>Tyler Williams, Student Worker</author></titlestmt><publicationstmt><publisher>Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech</publisher><p id="logostmt"><extref xlink:actuate="onLoad" xlink:href="https://static.lib.vt.edu/images/logo/lockup-color-347x75.png" xlink:show="embed" xlink:type="simple"/></p><p><date>2021 (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/">CC0 1.0</a>)</date></p><address><addressline>Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)</addressline><addressline>560 Drillfield Drive</addressline><addressline>Newman Library, Virginia Tech</addressline><addressline>Blacksburg, Virginia 24061</addressline><addressline>Business Number: 540-231-6308</addressline><addressline>specref@vt.edu</addressline><addressline>URL: <extptr xlink:href="http://spec.lib.vt.edu" xlink:show="new" xlink:title="http://spec.lib.vt.edu" xlink:type="simple"/></addressline></address></publicationstmt></filedesc><profiledesc><creation>This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on <date>2024-09-25 10:05:52 -0400</date>.</creation><langusage>Description is written in: <language langcode="eng" scriptcode="Latn">English, Latin script</language>.</langusage></profiledesc></eadheader><archdesc level="collection">
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    <unittitle>William G. Rogers Correspondence</unittitle>
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      <persname rules="local" source="local">Rogers, William G.</persname>
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      <extent altrender="materialtype spaceoccupied">0.1 Cubic Feet</extent>
      <extent altrender="carrier">1 folder</extent>
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    <unitdate datechar="creation" type="inclusive">1856-1861, undated</unitdate>
    <abstract id="aspace_21e603ecfbd4580faab900d662028a42" label="Abstract">This collection contains six letters of William G. Rogers, a mercantile businessman from Highland County, Virginia. The letters contain the correspondence between Rogers and the businessmen that he was doing dealing with.</abstract>
    <langmaterial id="aspace_d499ee39b914ea87feffb014dde7a517">The marterials in this collection are in English.</langmaterial>
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    <head>Conditions Governing Access</head>
<p>This collection is open for research.</p>  </accessrestrict>
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    <head>Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use</head>
<p>The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. </p><p>Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form: <a href="http://bit.ly/scuareproduction" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/scuareproduction</a>. </p><p>Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form: <a href="http://bit.ly/scuapublication" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/scuapublication</a>. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (<a href="mailto:specref@vt.edu">specref@vt.edu</a> or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.</p>  </userestrict>
  <prefercite id="aspace_0d30ff8e030f46773a84d94c9cbe0e2b">
    <head>Preferred Citation</head>
<p>Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [item], [box], [folder], William G. Rogers Correspondence, Ms2021-011, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.</p>  </prefercite>
  <acqinfo id="aspace_c07ee1068832fb4676bdec688386c810">
    <head>Source of Acquisition</head>
<p>The William G. Rogers Correspondence was purchased by Special Collections and University Archives in Septemeber 2019.</p>  </acqinfo>
  <processinfo id="aspace_79d30c08a7b08ab9e776c5809ba123a4">
    <head>Processing Information</head>
<p>The processing, arrangement, and descprition of the William G. Rogers Correspondence completed in July 2021.</p>  </processinfo>
  <bioghist id="aspace_3f1fa479c60b476577f1befdeec87e71">
    <head>Biographical Note</head>
<p>William G. Rogers (b. ca. 1832) was a mercantile businessman in Highland Couny, Virginia, during the 19th century. According to the 1870 U. S. Census, Rogers was a farmer and married to Rachel with several children in Blue Grass, Virginia. </p><p>Source: 1870 United States Federal Census for William G Rogers, <a target="_blank" href="https://ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/40267294:7163">https://ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/40267294:7163</a></p>  </bioghist>
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    <head>Scope and Content</head>
<p>This collection contains six letters of merantile businessman, William G. Rogers, written from 1856-1861. The letters were written to various preople and contain the business correspondence between them.</p>  </scopecontent>
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    <head>Rights Statement for Archival Description</head>
<p>The guide to the William G. Rogers Correspondence by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/" target="_blank">https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/</a>).</p>  </odd>
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    <subject authfilenumber="sh85002415" source="lcsh">Agriculture</subject>
    <subject source="local">Local/Regional History and Appalachian South</subject>
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