Major Business Record Collections at the Virginia Historical Society
Major Business Record Collections at the Virginia Historical Society
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Collection name |
Finding aid |
Linear feet |
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Arvonia-Buckingham Slate Company, Inc., records, 1913–1990 |
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William J. Barrow papers, 1928–1974 (document restoration; W. J. Barrow Research Lab, Inc., Richmond, Va.) |
3.0 |
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W. J. Barrow Research Laboratory, Inc., Richmond, Va., records, 1932–1978 (paper research and restoration) |
16.0 |
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Baskervill & Son, Richmond, Va., records, 1896–1950 (architects) |
30.0 |
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Best Products Company, Inc., Richmond, Va. (headquarters) records, 1957–1999 (catalog showroom retailers) |
78.0 |
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Branch & Company, Richmond, Va., records, 1837–1976 (including records of Merchants National Bank of Virginia; Kingsland Land Corporation; Thomas Branch & Sons, Richmond; Arvonia-Buckingham Slate Company, Arvonia, Va.; Dominion Securities Corporation; Southern Stove Works; and West View Land & Development Company) |
540.0 |
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Robert S. Bristow & Son, Inc., Urbanna, Va., records, 1888–1962 (mercantile) |
9.0 |
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Central Coca-Cola Bottling Company, Inc., Richmond, Va., c. 1907–2001 |
108.0 |
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Charlotte Banking & Insurance Company, Charlotte Court House, Va., records, 1872–1882 |
1.0 |
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Commonwealth Lumber Corporation, Richmond, Va., records, 1911–1917 |
0.5 |
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Couper Marble Works, Norfolk, Va., records, 1848–1942 (stone works, cemetery monuments) |
40.0 |
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William Cuninghame & Co., Glasgow, Scot., records, 1753–1863 (operations of Scottish factors in Falmouth, Va.) |
2.0 |
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Cussons, May & Company, Inc., Glen Allen, Va., records, 1881–1933 (printing firm) |
1.0 |
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Danville and New River Railroad Company, papers, 1887–1890 |
0.5 |
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C. W. Dickinson & Co., Cartersville, Va., records, |
7.0 |
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The Donegal Company, Inc., Richmond, Va., records, 1908–1959 (land acquisition and development in Minnesota) |
1.0 |
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Exchange Hotel and Ballard House, Richmond, Va., records, 1865–1890 |
32.0 |
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Farmers Bank of Virginia, records, 1812–1853 |
4.0 |
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Fauquier Savings Institution, Warrenton, Va., records, 1835–1839 |
0.5 |
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Foster Studio, Inc., Richmond, Va., records, 1890–1937 (photography) |
7.0 |
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Friedman-Marks Clothing Company, Richmond, Va., records, 1915–2003 (manufacturing) |
0.5 |
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General Products Company, Fredericksburg, Va., records, 1945–2003 (manufacturing) |
3.0 |
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P. D. Gwaltney, Jr., & Co., Smithfield, Va., account books, 1876–1896 (mercantile) |
4.0 |
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Hollywood Cemetery Company, Richmond, Va., records, 1847–1963 |
16.0 |
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Hopkins & Bro., Onancock, Va., records, 1838–1964 (mercantile) |
75.0 |
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Hopkins & Bro., Onancock, Va., records, 1868–1964 |
24.0 |
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James River Corporation, minute books, 1969–1985 |
3.0 |
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James River Corporation, records, 1969–1996 (paper manufacture) |
27.0 |
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Jefferson Hotel, Richmond, Va., records, 1896–1910 |
0.5 |
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Kidd, Peirce and Company, New York, N.Y., records, 1857–1973 |
2.0 |
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Kingsland Land Corporation, Richmond, Va., records, 1912–1992 (investments in stocks, bonds, and real estate) |
48.0 |
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James A. Kline papers, 1901–1952 (Kline Kar Corp.), Richmond, Va.; Richmond Automotive Trade Assoc.) |
3.0 |
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James A. Kline papers, c. 1894–1923 (Kline Kar Corp.), Richmond, Va. View Kline Kar advertisement |
1.0 |
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Lane & Gordon, Louisa, Va., records, 1842–1881 (law practice) |
1.0 |
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Lane Company, Inc., Altavista, Va., records, ca. 1916–1990 (furniture manufacture) (in process) |
150.0 |
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Lane Company, Inc., Altavista, Va., oral history recordings of family members and former employees |
1.0 |
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Larus & Brother Company, Richmond, Va., records, 1877–1974 (tobacco manufacture; also includes Larus Investing Company; Reed Tobacco Company; House of Edgeworth; WRVA-Radio; Richmond Television Corporation; etc.) |
42.0 |
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Lawyers Title Insurance Corporation records,1800–2004 |
18.0 |
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Leach, Calkins & Scott, Richmond, Va., scrapbooks, 1928–1965 (accounting) |
1.0 |
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LeSueur-Richmond Slate Corporation records,1834–1998 |
21.0 |
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Life Insurance Company of Virginia records,1871–1920 |
13 volumes |
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Jno. C. Mansfield & Co., Holladay's Mills, Va., records, 1865–1890 (mercantile) |
1.0 |
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Marine Insurance Company of Alexandria, Va., insurance policies, 1807–1810 |
0.5 |
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Roy M. Martin Papers, 1978–1996 |
2.0 |
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Media General Inc., Richmond, Va., records, 1812-2016 (bulk 1940-2016) |
Finding aid online |
52 |
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Miller & Rhoads, Richmond, Va., records, 1899–1985 (department store) |
4.0 |
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Overnite Transportation Company, Richmond, Va., records, 1941–1998 |
3.0 |
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E. F. Pearsall Company, Richmond, Va., records, 1896–1959 (furniture and household goods) |
24.0 |
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Peck, Wellford & Co., Fredericksburg, Va., papers, 1834–1844 (stagecoach line and mail routes) |
0.5 |
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Peninsula Enterprise, Accomac, Va., subscription books, 1906–1972 (newspaper) |
0.5 |
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Pollard & Bagby, Inc., Richmond, Va., records, 1891–1920 (real estate management) |
23.0 |
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Quality Dairy Farms Corporation, Colonial Heights, Va., records, 1949–1980 |
2.0 |
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Reynolds Metals Company, Richmond, Va., records, c. 1923–2001 (in process) |
660.0 |
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Reynolds Metals Company, Richmond, Va., oral history recordings and transcripts |
10.0 |
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Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad Company, records, 1833–1909 |
173.0 |
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Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad Company, records, 1837–1983 |
279.0 |
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Richmond Printers Association, records, 1919–1935 |
2.0 |
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Richmond Railway and Electric Company, Richmond, Va., records, 1897–1900 |
0.5 |
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A. H. Robins Company, Richmond, Va., records (pharmaceuticals) |
46.0 |
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Signet Banking Corporation, records, 1795–1996 (include Bank of Virginia and Virginia Commonwealth Bankshares) |
75.0 |
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Edward F. Sinnott, Jr., papers, 1920–1998 |
125.0 |
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Smith-Courtney Company, Inc., Richmond, Va., records, 1913–1945 (industrial supplies and machine tools) |
1.5 |
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Thomas J. Spencer & Co., Charlotte Court House, Va., records, 1845–1864 (mercantile) |
1.0 |
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Talbott & Brother, Richmond, Va., records, 1831–1880 (iron manufacture) |
0.5 |
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Thalhimer Brothers, Inc., Richmond, Va., records, 1862–1992 (department store) (in papers of William B. Thalhimer, Jr.) |
45.0 |
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John H. Thomas & Co., Charlotte Court House, Va., records, 1849–1856 (mercantile and railroad construction) |
0.5 |
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Universal Leaf Tobacco Company, Inc., historical papers, 1908–1994 |
9.0 |
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Upper Appomattox Company, records, 1796–1935 (internal improvements) |
3.0 |
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Virginia Dairy Company, Incorporated, Richmond, Va., records, 1912–1983 |
14.0 |
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Virginia Environmental Endowment, part of The Robert R. Merhige, Jr., Environmental History Archive, records, 1977–2011 |
91.0 |
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Virginia Pipe & Foundry Company, Incorporated, Richmond, Va., records, 1906–1909 |
1.0 |
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Women's Bank, Richmond, Va., records, 1976–2020 |
3.0 |
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Yellow Cab Company of Virginia, Incorporated, Richmond, Va., records, 1925–1966 |
1.0 |