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Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], New River Mineral Company Stock Certificate, Ms2009-036, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Source of Acquisition

The New River Mineral Company Stock Certificate was purchased by Special Collections in 2009. The documents had been part of a larger group of railroad-related materials compiled by a collector, then sold to a dealer (see "separated material" section).

Processing Information

The processing and description of the New River Mineral Company Stock Certificate commenced and was completed in March 2009.

Administrative History

The New River Mineral Company, incorporated in New York, conducted mining operations in Wythe County, Virginia. Sources indicate that the company purchased a charcoal-fired furnace at Ivanhoe, Virginia around 1882, and replaced it with a new coke furnace around 1887. In 1884, Joshua Hendricks was serving as the company's president; Jordan L. Mott, vice-president; and W. C. Van Doren, superintendent and agent at the works. The plant, which would continue in production for 25 years, produced up to 25,000 tons of iron per year and operated in conjunction with a foundry owned by the company. By 1907 the Ivanhoe Furnace was being operated by the Ivanhoe Furnace Company.

Scope and Content

This collection consists of an unissued stock certificate printed for the New River Mineral Company during the 1880s. The certificate (number 197) notes that the company was incorporated in New York and held property in Wythe County, Virginia, with a capital of $250,000. Featured on the certificate is an engraved vignette of mining operations. The stock was to be sold at $100 per share.

Related Material

See the Huddle Family Papers, Ms1989-084 , also at Virginia Tech Special Collections and University Archives.

Separated Material

The New River Mineral Company Stock Certificate was acquired as part of a larger collection of railway-related material that had been compiled by a collector, then sold to a dealer. In the course of processing, the stock certificate was removed to a separate collection.

The acquisition of which these certificates were a part also included the following collections at Virginia Tech Special Collections and University Archives:

Chapman J. French Papers, Ms2009-034

Mine Hill & Schuylkill Haven Railroad Stock Certificates, Ms2009-035

Norfolk & Western Railway and Associated Companies Collection, Ms2009-037

Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Receipts, Ms2009-038

Raleigh Coal & Coke Company Rail Spur Drawing, Ms2009-039

Reed Island Iron Company Receipts, Ms2009-040

Rock Island Lines Insurance Booklet, Ms2009-041

Sullivan Railroad Company Stock Certificate, Ms2009-042

Tennessee, Alabama & Georgia Railroad Annual Report, Ms2009-043

Tennessee, Alabama & Georgia Railway Annual Report, Ms2009-044

Thomas Wood and Company Freight Records, Ms2009-045

Virginia Iron, Coal and Coke Company Receipts, Ms2009-046

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Local/Regional History and Appalachian South
• Railroad

Rights Statement for Archival Description

The guide to the New River Mineral Company Stock Certificate by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).