Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use

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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], Attorney's Suit and Collection Record, Ms2008-052, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Source of Acquisition

The Attorney's Suit and Collection Record was donated to Special Collections in 2000.

Processing Information

The processing and description of the Attorney's Suit and Collection Record occurred in July 2008.

Biographical Note

The creator of the record remains unnamed, and therefore, no biographical information exists.

Scope and Content

The Attorney's Suit and Collection Record is a business log covering litigation for the area of Blacksburg, Virginia, during the late nineteenth to early twentieth centuries. The record provides names of primary parties involved in cases along with witnesses and participants, dates, charges and payments, and cursory personal remarks. Mentioned litigants include (but are not limited to) the Bank of Blacksburg, John M. Price, A. Black, C. W. Black, E. P. Williams, J. H. Kipps, Jas T. Hardwick, John S. Lawson, Pratt Food Company, R. A. Dehart and Co., and "V. P. Institute" (VPI, now Virginia Tech).

Subjects and Indexing Terms

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

Rights Statement for Archival Description

The guide to the Attorney's Suit and Collection Record by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).