A Guide to the H. J. Rhodes Papers #38-41

University of Virginia Library

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Funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Processed by: Special Collections Department Staff

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Collection is open to research.

Use Restrictions

See the University of Virginia Library’s use policy.

Preferred Citation

H. J. Rhodes Papers, Accession 38-41, Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library

Acquisition Information

These papers were purchased on June 26, 1933.

Funding Note

Funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities

Scope and Content

This collection consists of the business papers and bound volumes of H. J. Rhodes of Cartersville, Va. , 1816-1920, (ca. 500 items). The papers pertain mostly to a tobacco warehouse and a general merchandise store owned by Rhodes and W. R. England . The older records concern another general store. Included among the papers are accounts of tobacco sales (1892-1918), order forms for tobacco fertilizer, insurance policies, deeds and leases, tobacco invoices and accounts with the commission merchant firm of Frazer and Tompkins (1861-1920), as well as general business correspondence (1887-1920).

Also in the collection are 11 bound volumes concerning the same businesses. Included among the volumes are two ledgers, 1816-1818 and 1895-1919, covering general merchandise accounts; a journal, 1882-1884; six tobacco books concerning sales at the "Tobacco House" of Rhodes and England ; a bank book (1912-1920) and a journal of sumac sales (1882).