Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation

Mantapike Canning Company. Records, 1903-1927. Accession 28049c, Business records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

Gift of C.H. Oliver, 23 April 1973.

Biographical/Historical Information

Mantapike Canning Company of King and Queen County, Virginia, was incorporated in 1903 and ceased operation in 1918. The board consisted of R.M. Pollard, President and Director, W.B. Walker, Vice President, R.D. Allen, Treasurer, W.F. Bagby, Secretary, and Thomas Latane, Director. The company sold tomatoes under the "King and Queen" brand name.

Scope and Content Information

Records, 1903-1927, of the Mantapike Canning Company, including accounts, bank statements, deposit slips, bills, correspondence, invoices, insurance policies, cancelled checks, journals, and minutes. The correspondence, 1909-1919, includes letters to growers and canners regarding the shipment of produce and payment of accounts. Also included is a license issued by the United States Food Administration, 1918, insurance policies, 1906-1913, and tax receipts, 1908-1919. The records also include a minute book, 1911-1926, ledger, 1903-1927, journal of tomato sales, 1917-1918, and a notebook listing characteristics of various chemicals. See also Allen and Oliver Records (acc. 28049a) for related materials.

Arrangement

Organized into three boxes. Box 1 is arranged alphabetically by folder title. Box 2 contains cancelled checks. Box 3 contains minute book, ledger, journal, and chemical notebook.