Administrative Information

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open to all researchers.

Conditions Governing Use

Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Preferred Citation

Stone-Moore Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Acquisition Information

The materials were acquired by Special Collections Research Center from Tim Abbott. on 02/02/2010.

Processing Information

Accessioned and minimally processed in February 2010 by Ute Schechter, Warren E. Burger Archivist. Arranged and described by Michael Lusby, SCRC Staff, in February-March 2010.

Biographical Note

Edward Lee Stone was born September 15, 1864, in Liberty, Virginia (now known as Bedford, VA) and died in 1938. After working for John P. Bell's printing company, Stone was promoted and eventually took over the business. He became a wealthy and prominent citizen of Roanoake through his business, the Stone Printing and Manufacturing Company. He also played an important role in his local community through various civic organizations and clubs. His wife was Minnie Fishburn and his daughter Mary Katherine Stone. For further information, see http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/Edward_L._Stone Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: <a href="http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/Edward L. Stone (Edward Lee)">http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/Edward L. Stone (Edward Lee)</a>.

Scope and Contents

Personal papers, correspondence and business records of Edward L. Stone (1869-1938) and his son-in-law, Franklin Moore of Roanoke, Virginia. Both men owned the Roanoke Printing and Manufacturing Company and were involved in various civic organizations.

Arrangement of Materials

This collection is organized into five series: Series 1: Correspondence and Personal Papers, Series 2: Photographs, Series 3: Business and Financial Documents, Series 4: Political Tracts and Series 5: Ephemera.

Index Terms

Corporate Name:

• Stone Printing and Manufacturing Company (Roanoke, Va.)

Genre/Form of Material:

• Business records
• Correspondence
• Photographs

Geographic Name:

• Roanoke (Va.)--History.

Topical Term:

• Printing--Virginia--History.

Additional Information