A Guide to the Junius Blair Fishburn Papers, 1940-1947 Fishburn, Junius Blair, Papers Ms1958-001

Junius Blair Fishburn Papers, 1940-1947

A Collection in
Special Collections
Collection Number Ms1958-001

Special Collections, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Repository

Special Collections, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Va.

Collection Number

Ms1958-001

Title

Junius Blair Fishburn Papers, 1940-1947

Physical Characteristics

0.1 cu. ft. 1 folder

Creator

Fishburn, Junius Blair

Language

English

Abstract

The papers include a typescript report on the Fishburn Price Mountain coal property in Montgomery County, Virginia, and a letter by Fishburn regarding the property.

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

Use Restrictions

Permission to publish material from Junius Blair Fishburn Papers must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Junius Blair Fishburn, Ms1958-001, Special Collections, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Va.

Acquisition Information

This collection was acquired by Newman Library prior to 1958.

Processing Information

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Junius Blair Fishburn was completed prior to 2010. Additional description was completed in January 2011.

Biographical

Junius Blair Fishburn was a banker and the vice president of the Time-World Corporation in Roanoke, Virginia.

Scope and Content

The papers include a typescript report (1940) by A. Murrill, mining engineer, on the Fishburn Price Mountain coal property in Montgomery County, Virginia, and a letter (1947) by Junias Blair Fishburn to John H. Jones of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on the property. There is also a carbon copy of a letter describing the history of the property to an unknown party, which could be assumed to be the copy of a letter that was referenced in the previous letter to Jones.