Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Collection is open to research.

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Preferred Citation

Anonymous Daybook (Wythe County), Mss. Collection 2001.7, Kegley Library, Wytheville Community College, Wytheville, VA

Acquisition Information

Donated by Ruth Ann Chitwood in 2001 as part of the W. R. Chitwood Collection.

Scope and Content

The original source and owner of the daybook is unknown. The bulk of transactions occur between 1913 and 1916. The ledger numbers 398 pages with a name index in the front. The following span of pages are blank: 128-131, 136-198, 243-299, and 301-393.

Some names found in the ledger as customers include Barrow Scot Milling Company, Farmers Bank of Southwestern Virginia, First National Bank of Rural Retreat, First National Bank of Wytheville, Golden Love Company, Grayson County Board of Supervisors, T. J. Laurence and Company, National Chain Dealers Association, Pemberton Coal and Coke Company, Peoples Grocery Company, Pugh, Gayther and Ott, Saint Paul Light and Power Company, Southern Express Company, Jno. Thomas and Reid Company, and Virginia Book Company.

Surnames of customers include Brown, Burris, Canroy, Cornett, Delp, Funk, Hackler, Hale, Hall, Harrington, Hawks, Jackson, Johnson, Killinger, Pugh, Sayers, Scott, Stoker, and Yonce.