A Guide to the Valley Business Collection, 2015-0007
Compiled by Zachary Hottel
December 20, 2017
Descriptive Summary
Repository: Truban Archives, Shenandoah County Library, Edinburg Virginia, USA
Title: Valley Business Collection
Date Range: 1885-1989
Collection Number: 2015-0007
Extent: 3 boxes
Language: English
Abstract: A collection of documents, letters, and records related to businesses in Shenandoah County and surrounding areas.
Administrative Information
Access Restrictions: This collection is open to researchers without restrictions. Researchers must register and agree to all copyright laws and archives policies before using the collection. Please contact the Shenandoah County Library before visiting to use this collection.
Preferred Citation:
[Identification of item] Valley Business Collection, 1885-1989, Truban Archives, Shenandoah County Library, Edinburg, Virginia, USA.
Acquisition Information: Acquired from various single donations and found as part of our legacy collections that have no recorded origins.
Processing Information: These items have been processed from various single donations and unknown donations into a single collection to improve storage and access. Where possible folder titles correspond with original filing information.
Biographical/ Historical Note
The Edinburg Hatchery Company operated on Creekside Lane in Edinburg from around 1930 until the late 1950s. It was one of the many Shenandoah County businesses that specialized in poultry products during that time period. Chicks were shipped to the hatchery via the mail, raised to a certain age, and then sold to chicken farmers.
J.C. Hutchenson was one of the initial owners of the Edinburg Hatchery. He was born in 1867. From 1890-1903 he operated the railway mail service in Edinburg. He served as county treasurer and a member of the Virginia House of Delegates. Hutchenson died in 1946.
During the late 19th century through the middle of the 20th century the vast majority of county businesses were associated with either agricultural production, travel, or service based industry.
Scope and Content
The Valley Business Collection consists of approximately 4 linear feet of materials. This includes approximately 65 folders containing an array of documents and business records. There are two physical items.
Series 1, Edinburg Hatchery, 1894-1940 includes documents and records related to the Edinburg Hatchery and one of its early owners, J.C. Hutchenson.
Series 2, General Businesses, 1885-1989 includes documents and two physical objects related to a wide array of businesses in Shenandoah County and surrounding communities.
Bibliography
Stickley, Judy, Someone You Knew II: Shenandoah County Virginia Necrology, 1869-1989, Volume I, Self-Published, 1997, p. 718.
Williams, Mary Ann and Jean Allen Davis. The History of Edinburg, VA. Commercial Press Inc., Stephens City Virginia, 1994, p. 269.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged in two (4) series:
Series I: Edinburg Hatchery, 1894-1940
Series II: General Businesses, 1885-1889
Items in these series are arranged chronologically in Series I. Series II is sorted by when the items were donated due to the fact the collection is continually growing.
Inventory
Series I: Edinburg Hatchery, 1894-1940
Box 1:
Folder 1.1 Mr. J.C. Hutcheson Post Mail Clerk Ledger, 1894
Folder 1.2 Mr. J.C. Hutcheson Railway Mail Service Clerk Letters, 1902
Folder 1.3 Edinburg Hatchery Paid Bills, A, 1939-1940
Folder 1.4 Edinburg Hatchery Paid Bills, B, 1940
Folder 1.5 Edinburg Hatchery Paid Bills, C, 1939-1940
Folder 1.6 Edinburg Hatchery Paid Bills, D, 1939-1940
Folder 1.7 Edinburg Hatchery Paid Bills, E, 1939-1940
Folder 1.8 Edinburg Hatchery Paid Bills, F, 1939-1940
Folder 1.9 Edinburg Hatchery Paid Bills, G, 1939-1940
Folder 1.10 Edinburg Hatchery Paid Bills, H, 1939-1940
Folder 1.11 Edinburg Hatchery Paid Bills, I, 1939
Folder 1.12 Edinburg Hatchery Paid Bills, J, 1940
Folder 1.13 Edinburg Hatchery Paid Bills, L, 1939-1940
Folder 1.14 Edinburg Hatchery Paid Bills, M, 1939-1940
Folder 1.15 Edinburg Hatchery Paid Bills, N, 1939
Folder 1.16 Edinburg Hatchery Paid Bills, P, 1939
Folder 1.17 Edinburg Hatchery Paid Bills,S, 1939-1940
Folder 1.18 Edinburg Hatchery Paid Bills, T, 1938-1940
Folder 1.19 Edinburg Hatchery Paid Bills, V, 1939-1940
Folder 1. 20 “Patronage Refund Certificates” Southern States Cooperative, 1939
Folder 1.21 Edinburg Hatchery Correspondence, 1 of 3, 1939-1940
Folder 1.22 Edinburg Hatchery Correspondence, 2 of 3, 1939-1940
Folder 1.23 Edinburg Hatchery Correspondence, 3 of 3, 1939-1940
Folder 1.24 Edinburg Hatchery, Virginia Department of Agriculture and Immigration, Hatchery Market Overview, October 1, 1938
Folder 1.25 Edinburg Hatchery, Bundy Incubator Correspondence, 1938-1939
Folder 1.26 US Department of Agriculture Flock Inspection Report on Edinburg Hatchery, October 7, 1939
Folder 1.27 Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Agriculture Correspondence with Edinburg Hatchery, 1938-1939, 1 of 3
Folder 1.28 Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Agriculture Correspondence with Edinburg Hatchery, 1938-1939, 2 of 3
Folder 1.29 Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Agriculture Correspondence with Edinburg Hatcher, 1938-1939, 3 of 3
Folder 1.30 Division of Markets Inspection Slips, Edinburg Hatchery, 1940
Series II: General Businesses, 1885-1989
Box 2:
Folder 2.1 Advertisement for “History of Shenandoah County” by John Wayland, Shenandoah Publishing House, undated
Folder 2.2 Advertisement for Central Telephone Supply House, Mt. Jackson VA, undated
Folder 2.3 Fravel and Feller Trade Card, Woodstock, undated
Folder 2.4 Mt. Jackson National Bank, Letter and Report on Conditions, 1885
Folder 2.5 History of Lantz Mills, undated
Folder 2.7 Farmer’s Mutual Telephone Directory, 1906
Folder 2.8 “Poor Man’s Dye’s For Sale” by Clower and Magruder, Woodstock VA and Pierce-Kagey Marriage Announcment, 1944
Folder 2.9 Shenandoah County Banking History Article, 1972
Folder 2.10 Jacob Smucker-Tariner Bill and Postcards, 1886-1913
Folder 2.11 Edinburg Woodcraft Shop Receipt, July 10 1950
Folder 2.12 Information on Edinburg Milling Company Employees, Betty Showman to Mary Ann Williamson, 2000
Folder 2.13 “Application for a License other than Liquor,” R. L. Tidler, New Market VA, 1901
Folder 2.14 Shenandoah County Bank Deposit Slip and figure sheet, ca. 1901
Folder 2.15 Shenandoah Telephone Company Notice, 1974
Folder 2.16 Advertisement, Milton Vetter Sewing Machines, Organs, and Pianos, 1900
Folder 2.17 Hugh Saum and Company of Edinburg VA, 1900
Folder 2.18 B. Schmitt Druggist and Miss Ollie Tallhelp Advertisements, undated
Folder 2.19 Zane’s Iron Works, 1765-1794
Folder 2.20, Hotel Woodstock Letterhead, Undated
Folder 2.21, W.S. French Flour Mill and Ice Firm, Undated
Folder 2.22, Valley Light and Power Company Checks and Forms, ca. 1914
Folder 2.23, The History of Lambert Transfer Company and R.J. Lambert Moving and Storage by Dot Lambert, February, 2008
Folder 2.24, Blue and Gray Tavern, Toms Brook Virginia
Folder 2.25, White Sulphur Inn, Bartonville Virginia, Undated
Folder 2.26, Gibbs and Heard Advertisements, Undated
Folder 2.27, The Shenandoah National Bank Condensed Financial Reports, 1929 and 1930
Folder 2.28, Copies of Information and Brochures Related to Bird haven and Shenandoah Community Workers, 2007
Folder 2.29, “The Southern Kitchen,” history, Ruth Reedy, 2016
Folder 2.30, Shenandoah Community Workers, Bird Haven Virginia Brochure, ca. 1930
Folder 2.31, French Brothers Dairy Envelop, Undated
Folder 2.32, Birthday Wishes Letter from N.B. Schmitt to Warren French, February 6, 1904
Folder 2.33 T. B. Richey Hardware and Grocery Store, advertisement, 189
Folder 2.34 Advertisement for “The Story of Johnny Appleseed” Published by the Shenandoah publishing House, undated
Folder 2.35 Advertisement showing books in print, Shenandoah publishing House, 1931
Box 3: Stack 5, Shelf 6
Lantz Mill Flour Sacks
“Shenandoahopoly,” by Woodstock Rotary Club, 1989