A Guide to the DeBord Mills Flour Bags, Undated DeBord Mills, Flour Bags, Undated 2009.6

A Guide to the DeBord Mills Flour Bags, Undated

A Collection in
Special Collections, Kegley Library
Collection Number 2009.6

Special Collections, Kegley Library, Wytheville Community College

Special Collections
Kegley Library
Wytheville Community College
Wytheville, Virginia 24382-3308
USA
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Processed by: Cathy Carlson Reynolds

Repository

Special Collections, Kegley Library

Collection Number

2009.6

Title

DeBord Mills Flour Bags Undated

Physical Characteristics

5 items.

Language

English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Collection is open to research.

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Preferred Citation

DeBord Mills Flour Bags, Mss. Collection 2009.6, Kegley Library, Wytheville Community College, Wytheville, VA

Acquisition Information

Provenance is unknown; items were discovered in collection without provenance data.

Biographical Information

DeBord Mill, located in Rural Retreat, Virginia was owned and operated by Joseph Byron DeBord (1921-1964) and his wife Martha Brown DeBord. DeBord also had a mill in Johnson City, Tennessee circa 1930s and a farm in Rural Retreat, Virginia. DeBord died on 11 September 1964 from wounds suffered in a farming machine accident. He was born on 28 July 1921 and married Martha Brown in 1948. The actual start date and end date of the mill's operation is not known.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of five flour bags stamped with DeBord Mills on the cover.

Contents List

Bag 1. Flour Bag, 2 lb. Undated.

paper flour bag; mounted on board with plastic cover.

"Enriched White Dot HIghest Quality Flour, DeBord Mills, Rural Retreat, Va., " 2 lb white bag.

Bag 2. Flour Bag, 5 lb. Undated.

paper flour bag; mounted on board with plastic cover.

"Enriched White Dot Highest Quality Flour, DeBord Mills, Rural Retreat, Va., " 5 lb. white bag.

Bag 3. Flour Bag, 10 lb. Undated.

Paper flour bag; mounted on board with plastic cover.

"DeBord's Fresh Ground Just-Rite Meal, Bolted White Corn Meal, DeBord Mills, Rural Retreat, Va., " 10 lb white bag.

Bag 4. Flour Bag, 10 lb.

Paper flour bag; mounted on board with plastic cover.

"DeBord's Fresh Ground Just-Rite Meal, Bolted White Corn Meal, DeBord Mills, Rural Retreat, Va., " 10 lb. brown bag.

Bag 5. Flour Bag, 10 lb. Undated.

Paper flour bag; mounted on board with plastic cover.

"Enriched White Rose FLour, DeBord Mills, Rural Retreat, VA., " white bag.