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The collection is open for research.
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Mrs. C. D. [Minnie Linwood] Eubank Account Books, Ms2010-056, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
The first Mrs. C. D. [Minnie Linwood] Eubank Account Book was purchased by Special Collections in March 2010. An additional account book was purchased in July 2014.
The processing, arrangement, and description of the first Mrs. C. D. [Minnie Linwood] Eubank Account Book commenced and was completed in July 2010. Additional processing and description was completed in July 2017.
Mrs. C. D. Eubank is most likely Minnie Linwood Fox James Eubank. She was born about 1862 in Vinton, Virginia. In 1878, she married a saddler named Matson James. In 1892, she married Dr. Charles D. Eubank. She died in Virginia in 1938.
The account books are a record of newspaper deliveries in the area of Vinton, Virginia. The Vinton World News is delivered among others, specifically the "Times" (most likely the Roanoke Times ). Each line designates the subscriber to the newspaper, the date range of their subscription, and the amount they are charged. There are also notes for either which newspaper they are receiving or where the subscriber resides.
An additional folder includes clippings and notes found between the pages of the book. Some clippings are of Mrs. Eubank's of classified ad listings. Notes are regarding payment collection.
See the Dr. Charles D. Eubank Memoranda Books, Ms2009-108, , also at Virginia Tech Special Collections and University Archives.
The guide to the Mrs. C. D. [Minnie Linwood] Eubank Account Books by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).