Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech
Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, Virginia 24061
Business Number: 540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu
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Sam Walters, Archivist
Administrative Information
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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], Henly Fugate Business Records, Ms1978-007, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
Source of Acquisition
The Henly Fugate Business Records were donated to the Special Collections in 1978 and 1983.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Henly Fugate Business Records commenced in January 2007 and was completed in February 2007. An additional ledger was integrated in August 2017.
Biographical Note
Born on May 22, 1843, in Claiborne County, Tennessee, Henly Fugate rose to the level of captain in the army of the Confederate States of America (company A of the 63rd Regiment, Tennessee Infantry) during the American Civil War. In 1873, Fugate moved to Abingdon, Virginia, where he started and operated businesses involving lumber and coal. He also served as a trustee of the Stonewall Jackson Institute and the Abingdon Male Academy until his death in 1913.
Scope and Content
This collection consists of correspondence and records regarding the business concerns of Henly Fugate. These businesses included Trigg, Fugate, and Company (lumber); H. Fugate and Company (lumber); and the Raven Red Ash Coal Company (coal).
Arrangement
The collection is arranged by subject in the following series:
Series I: Trigg, Fugate, and Company Records, 1887-1896, 1909-1911 Series II: Henly Fugate and Company Records, 1881-1889, 1896-1913 Series III: Raven Red Ash Coal Company Records, 1909-1918 Series IV: Personal Records, 1879-1915
Files within each series are arranged alphabetically by subject.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- Businesspeople
- Financial records
- Fugate, Henly, 1843-1913
- Henly Fugate and Company
- Ledgers (account books)
- Local/Regional History and Appalachian South
- Raven Red Ash Coal Company
- Trigg, Fugate, and Company
Rights Statement for Archival Description
The guide to the Henly Fugate Business Records by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).
Container List
- box-folder 1 folder: 1
Correspondence, A-B1895-March 22, 1896
- box-folder 1 folder: 2
Correspondence, C1895-March 22, 1896
- box-folder 1 folder: 3
Correspondence, D-G1895-March 22, 1896
- box-folder 1 folder: 4
Correspondence, H1895-March 22, 1896
- box-folder 1 folder: 5
Correspondence, J-L1895-March 22, 1896
- box-folder 1 folder: 6
Correspondence, M-P1895-March 22, 1896
- box-folder 1 folder: 7
Correspondence, R-S1895-March 22, 1896
- box-folder 1 folder: 8
Correspondence, T-Y1895-March 22, 1896
- box-folder 1 folder: 9
Correspondence, A-BMarch 23-May 27, 1896
- box-folder 1 folder: 10
Correspondence, CMarch 23-May 27, 1896
- box-folder 1 folder: 11
Correspondence, DMarch 23-May 27, 1896
- box-folder 1 folder: 12
Correspondence, E-GMarch 23-May 27, 1896
- box-folder 1 folder: 13
Correspondence, H-KMarch 23-May 27, 1896
- box-folder 1 folder: 14
Correspondence, L-OMarch 23-May 27, 1896
- box-folder 1 folder: 15
Correspondence, P-SMarch 23-May 27, 1896
- box-folder 1 folder: 16
Correspondence, T-YMarch 23-May 27, 1896
- box-folder 1 folder: 17
Correspondence, A-BMay 28-August 9, 1896
- box-folder 1 folder: 18
Correspondence, CMay 28-August 9, 1896
- box-folder 1 folder: 19
Correspondence, CMay 28-August 9, 1896
- box-folder 1 folder: 20
Correspondence, D-HMay 28-August 9, 1896
- box-folder 1 folder: 21
Correspondence, J-NMay 28-August 9, 1896
- box-folder 1 folder: 22
Correspondence, P-VMay 28-August 9, 1896
- box-folder 1 folder: 23
Correspondence, WMay 28-August 9, 1896
- box-folder 1 folder: 24
Correspondence, YMay 28-August 9, 1896
- box-folder 1 folder: 25
DaybookJune 27-October 22, 1887
- box-folder 1 folder: 26
DaybookOctober 22, 1887-April 4, 1888
- box-folder 2 folder: 1
DaybookApril 15, 1888-February 27, 1889
- box-folder 2 folder: 6
DaybookFebruary 28, 1889-January 27, 1890
- box-folder 2 folder: 3
DaybookMarch 14, 1894-December 16, 1896
- box-folder 2 folder: 4
Letter BookJanuary 23-May 31, 1895
- box-folder 2 folder: 5
Letter BookMay 31-September 24, 1895
- box-folder 2 folder: 6
Letter BookSeptember 24, 1895-February 4, 1896
- box-folder 3 folder: 1
Letter BookFebruary 4-May 11, 1896
- box-folder 3 folder: 2
Water Rights, Holston River1909-1911
- box-folder 4 folder: 1
Ledger1887
- box-folder 3 folder: 3
Correspondence, A-F1903-1912
- box-folder 3 folder: 4
Correspondence, G-M1902-1913
- box-folder 3 folder: 5
Correspondence, N-S1908-1912
- box-folder 3 folder: 6
Correspondence, T-Y1896-1912
- box-folder 3 folder: 7
Financial Records1907-1909
- box-folder 3 folder: 8
Ledger1885-1887
- box-folder 3 folder: 9
Ledger1881-1889
- box-folder 3 folder: 10
Lumber Camp Photographsn.d.
- box-folder 3 folder: 11
Correspondence1909-1913
- box-folder 3 folder: 12
Financial Records1909
- box-folder 3 folder: 13
Financial Records1910
- box-folder 3 folder: 14
Financial Records1911
- box-folder 3 folder: 15
Financial Records1912
- box-folder 3 folder: 16
Financial Records1913
- box-folder 3 folder: 17
Financial Records1918