Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech
Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)Andrea Ledesma, Student Assistant, and Kira A. Dietz, Archivist
Permission to publish material from A. W. Luster Receipt must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Collection is open for research.
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: A . W. Luster Receipt, Ms2011-093, Special Collections, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Va.
The A. W. Luster Receipt was discovered in a box of unrelated materials in September 2011.
The processing, arrangement, and description of the A. W. Luster Receipt was completed in October 2011.
A. W. Luster--owner of the collection's receipt--is likely the same persons referenced in papers from the Black, Kent and Apperson families. Born about 1830 and husband of Mary B. Luster, A. W. Luster was a Blacksburg, Virgina, farmer and store owner.
The collection consists of one receipt from A. W. Luster to J. A. McConkey, "dealer in fresh meats, fish, vegetables, & game in season." From February 1st to the 22nd, Luster purchased $20.18 worth of meats. According the receipt, he received the bill on March 1, 1906.
The collection is arranged by material type.