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J.W. Randolph & Company. Journal, 1897-1898. Accession 30138, Business records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.
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Joseph Williamson Randolph (1815-1893) established his business as publisher, bookseller, and stationer in Richmond, Virginia, in 1831. By the early 1840s, he had formed a partnership with Joseph J. English, and the firm became one of the leading bookdealers in the South by the time of the Civil War. After Randolph's death, his son, Norman Y. Randolph, operated the business until it passed into receivership. Norman Randolph was, at various times, president of the Randolph Paper Box Company, the Virginia State Insurance Company, and the Warwick Park Transportation Company. He also served as secretary-treasurer of the Virginia and North Carolina Wheel Company.
The journal, titled "Country Sales" contains entries for books, blank books, and stationary sold, as well as orders of individuals and some companies for printing and binding, for the period 29 May 1897 to 6 June 1898.