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Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], G. C. Beard Business Records, 1898-1940, Ms2023-073, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Source of Acquisition

The G. C. Beard Business Records was purchased by Special Collections and University Archives in November 2014.

Processing Information

The processing, arrangement, and description of the G. C. Beard Business Records was completed in July 2023.

Biographical Note

Gleaves Crockett Beard Jr. (1903-1955), was a dealter in fertilizer and ground phosophate in New Hope, Virginia. He is listed as a famer for himself and a clerk at Wilbergers Store in New Hope on his Draft Registration Card from 1942.

External sources:

"Gleaves Crockett Beard Jr.", findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/58867512/gleaves-crockett-beard , accessed on July 19, 2023.

"Gleaves Crockett Beard in the U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947", ancestrylibrary.com, https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/10363226:2238?tid=&pid=&queryId=12f6a7c177e9d13389482a4407e4227c&_phsrc=CUt4&_phstart=successSource , accessed on July 19, 2023.

Scope and Content

This collection contains 11 Ledgers with over 200 handwritten pages in each from G. C. Beard, a dealer in Fertilizers and Ground Phosphate Rock from 1907 to the 1940.. The ledgers are from New Hope, Virginia in Augusta County. This collection also includes cancelled checks and bank records.

Arrangement

The material in this collection is arranged chronologically and by material type.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Augusta County (Va.)
• Local/Regional History and Appalachian South

Rights Statement for Archival Description

The guide to the G. C. Beard Business Records by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).