3.5 Linear Feet, Summary: 3 ft. 6 in. (1 document case, 5 in.); (22 wrapped packages, 3 ft. 1 in.)
Creator
Withers and VanDevender
Location
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown,
WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / Fax: 304-293-3981 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
Language
English
Abstract
Correspondence, ledger books, account and cashbooks of the Parkersburg, West Virginia, firm of Withers and VanDevender (later
Wiant and VanDevender), specializing in timber cutting, but also dealing in real estate, coal, oil, and orange growing. Subjects
include timber cutting methods, costs, timber shipping, floods, freezes, droughts, log jams, timberland locations, timber
purchases and sales, salaries of timber workers, and fruit groves in Florida. Counties mentioned include: Boone, Braxton,
Calhoun, Gilmer, Lewis, Marshall, Mercer, Nicholas, Ritchie, Roane, and Wirt. Firms and corporations mentioned include the
Copen Creek Coal Company, Gilmer Fuel Company, MCCAA Coal Company, Marietta Chair Company, Nixolette Lumber Company, and the
Parkersburg Mill Company.
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Conditions Governing Access
No special access restriction applies.
Preferred Citation
[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Withers and VanDevender Papers, A&M 2109, West Virginia and Regional
History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.