Sullivan Family Papers Sullivan Family Papers, 1800-1957 Ms.1956.001

Sullivan Family Papers, 1800-1957 Ms.1956.001


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Colleen Major

Repository
Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech
Identification
Ms.1956.001
Title
Sullivan Family Papers 1800-1957
Quantity
2 Cubic Feet, 2 boxes
Creator
Sullivan family (Virginia)
Language
The materials in the collection are in English.
Abstract
This collection contains 19th century tax records and personal correspondence of the Sullivan family of Christiansburg, Virginia.

Administrative Information

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The collection is open for research.

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Sullivan Family Papers, Ms1956-001, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Source of Acquisition

The collection was donated to Virginia Tech in April 1956.

Processing Information

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Sullivan Family Papers was completed in 2002.


Biographical Note

Members of the Sullivan family include T.E. Sullivan, a licensed attorney; C.W. Sullivan, treasurer of Montgomery County; A.O. Sullivan, paymaster to the Virginia House of Delegates; Reverend J.O. Sullivan, the president of the Stonewall Jackson Institute in Abingdon, Virginia; Miss Lake V. Sullivan, a teacher at the Stonewall Jackson Institute and principal of Stuart Female College; and Mary Maude Sullivan.

Scope and Contents

The Sullivan Family Papers (1800-1957) comprises tax books and receipts, personal letters, brochures, souvenirs, photographs, tax books and ledgers. The tax books and receipts series contains large ledger size sheets, tax receipts and tickets for Montgomery County. The personal correspondence series includes letters and postcards addressed to Miss Lake V. Sullivan from various family members and friends. The brochures, souvenirs and photographs series contains many miscellaneous materials relating to the Sullivan family. The ledgers and tax books series has a book of tax tickets for the Blacksburg tax district; A.O. Sullivan's Pay-master ledger book for the Constitutional Convention; C.W. Sullivan's Bank Book for the Farmers National Bank in Salem, Virginia and the Montgomery Savings Bank; A.O. Sullivan's Pay-roll book for the Virginia House of Delegates; and Lorentz and Sullivan's mill ledger books for Blacksburg, Virginia district taxes.

Description of Series

TAX TICKETS AND RECEIPTS, 1800-1902 (Box 1, Folder 1-6)

This series comprises various tax receipts and tax tickets from Montgomery County and the state of Virginia. The tickets are arranged by the type of ticket and then chronologically.

PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE, 1883-1889 (Box 1, Folder 7)

This set of the series contains the personal correspondence of Miss Lake V. Sullivan which is arranged chronologically.

BROCHURES, SOUVENIRS AND PHOTOGRAPHS, 1860-1957 (Box 1, Folder 8)

This series is composed of various brochures, souvenirs and photographs, and is not arranged.

LEDGERS AND TAX BOOKS, 1882-1902 (Box 2)

This series includes tax books and ledgers and is not arranged.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • Blacksburg (Va.)
  • Local/Regional History and Appalachian South
  • Montgomery County (Va.)
  • Women -- History

Rights Statement for Archival Description

The guide to the Sullivan Family Papers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).

Container List

Tax Books and Receipts
1872-1902
  • box 1 folder: 1
    Tax Tickets and large size ledger sheets
    1873
  • box 1 folder: 2
    Receipts from the Commonwealth of Virginia Office of the Auditor of Public Accounts
    1871-1881
  • box 1 folder: 3
    Tax Receipt Book for Blacksburg, Virginia
    1877-1884
  • box 1 folder: 4
    State tax and State school tax receipt book, 1881-1885; License report for distillers and bar room dealers, November 1880; Liquor Law license returns May 1800-November 1880.
    1800-1885
  • box 1 folder: 5
    State, personal and local tax receipts
    1883-1902
  • box 1 folder: 6
    Written recording of the "yeas" and "nays" of Virginia House of Delegates Session
    1891-1892
  • box 2
    Ledgers and Tax Books
    1882-1902
    Scope and Contents note

    Ledgers and Tax Books
    Lorentz and Sullivan Mill Ledger, 1882-1884
    Book of Tax Tickets for the Blacksburg tax district, 1885
    A.O. Sullivan Pay-Master Constitutional Convention, 1901-1902
    A.O. Sullivan's Pay-roll book for the Virginia House of Delegates, 1891-1892
    C.W. Sullivan's Bank Book for the Farmers National Bank in Salem, Virginia and the Montgomery Savings Bank, 1884

Personal Correspondence
1883-1889
  • box 1 folder: 7
    Correspondence addressed to Miss Lake V. Sullivan
    1883-1889
Brochures, Souvenirs and Photographs
1860-1957
  • box 1 folder: 8
    A brochure on Montgomery County; a souvenir of the Williams Jennings Bryant addressed to the Virginia Legislature (1884); Brochures of the Stonewall Jackson Institute (1884); Railway Express receipts signed by T.E. Sullivan; Newspaper clippings for family wedding and death announcements.
    1860-1957