Conditions Governing Use:

Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Conditions Governing Access:

Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.

Preferred Citation:

West Family Account Books, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Acquisition Information:

Purchase

Family History:

Information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: West Family

Scope and Contents

Account books, 1845-1901, of the West family, of Buckingham county, Va. Include memorandum books, account books (daybooks, ledgers, and journals) of several stores: Buckingham Female Collegiate Institute Store, Gravel Hill, Va.; West & Agee (John S. West and William C. Agee), Buckingham Court House, Va.; J. E. West and J. E. West (John Edmund West) & Bros., Dillwyn, Va. The collection includes account books of the Gravel Hill Post Office (John S. West and Mattie J. West).

Arrangement of Materials:

Inventory available in library.

Related Material

See also; West & Agee Papers, Mattie J. West Diary, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary; and the West Family Papers, Virginia Historical Society.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Account books
• Buckingham County (Va.)--History--19th century
• Daybooks
• Female Collegiate Institute, Buckingham County, Va.--History
• Journals (accounts)
• Ledgers (Accounting)
• Memoranda Books
• Merchants--Virginia--Buckingham County
• Postal service--Virginia--Buckingham County
• Schools--Virginia--Buckingham County

General

Other Information:

A PDF document of this inventory is available online.

Additional information may be found at http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/findingaids/Mss_Add_Vol_259-341.pdf