Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use

The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials.

Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form: http://bit.ly/scuareproduction . Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form: http://bit.ly/scuapublication . Please contact Special Collections and University Archives ( specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.

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], Reed Island Iron Company Ledgers, Ms2012-081, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Source of Acquisition

The Reed Island Company Ledgers were acquired by Special Collections prior to 2009.

Processing Information

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Reed Island Iron Company Ledgers was completed in December 2012.

Administrative History

The Reed Island Iron Furnace, located three miles from Allisonia, Virginia, commenced operation in 1881 and operated until 1908. The furnace produced up to 12 tons of pig iron per day.

The Reed Island Furnace was first operated by the Reed Island Iron Company, in Reed Island, Virginia (near Allisonia), beginning around 1881. The furnace itself was in Pulaski County, while the company was based in Wythe County. By 1898, the furnace and the company appeared to be the property and works of the Virginia Iron, Coal, and Coke Company, who ran the furnace until about 1906. The furnace produced up to 12 tons of pig iron per day and operated until 1908.

External Sources:

Directory to the Iron and Steel Works of the United States and Canada . Philadelphia: The American Iron and Steel Association, 1890. Available online at Google Books.

Supplement to the Directory of Iron and Steel Works of the United States . Philadelphia: The American Iron and Steel Association, 1900. Available online at Google Books.

Scope and Content

The collection includes customer account, invoice, and workman's hours ledgers from the Reed Island Iron Company. Records dates from 1880-1896, during most of the known active period of the company (c.1880-c.1906).

Series I: Customer Account and Invoice Ledgers consists of ledgers dating from 1880 through 1893. The majority records are customer accounts (eight of nine ledgers in this series) and include names and transactions, as well as amounts due and paid. The remaining book is a list of customer invoices. There is some overlap among the ledgers and they do not cover all months for the 13 year period.

Series II: Workman's Hours Ledgers contains small booklets from 1886-1896. These ledger include lists of the names of workers for a given month, tracking their hours. There is no apparent overlap between the ledgers and they do not cover the entire time period between August 1886 and April 1896.

Arrangement

The collection is arranged into two series, both of which are arranged chronologically, Series I: Customer Account and Invoice Ledgers, 1880-1893, and Series II: Workman's Hours Ledgers, 1886-1896.

Related Material

See the Reed Island Iron Company Receipts, Ms2009-040 , also at Virginia Tech Special Collections and University Archives.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Account books
• Ledgers (account books)
• Local/Regional History and Appalachian South
• Pulaski County (Va.)
• Reed Island Iron Company (Pulaski County, Va.) (1881-1906)

Rights Statement for Archival Description

The guide to the Reed Island Iron Company Ledgers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-lwork/public-domain/cc0/ ).