A Guide to the Michael Thomas Collection
Compiled by Eryn Kawecki
June 19, 2019
Descriptive Summary
Repository: Truban Archives, Shenandoah County Library, Edinburg, Virginia, USA
Title: Michael Thomas Collection
Date Range: 1854-1950
Collection Number: 2019-003
Extent: 1 box, 19 folders
Language: English
Abstract: Lichliter and Thomas tax documents, letters, and photographs donated by Michael Thomas, the descendant of those reflected in the items.
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] Michael Thomas Collection, Truban Archives, Shenandoah County Library, Edinburg, Virginia, USA.
Acquisition Information: Donated by Michael Thomas.
Processing Information: Items were sorted and then processed chronologically.
Biographical/Historical Note
All items in this collection reflect the family of Michael Thomas of Strasburg, Virginia.
Scope and Content
The Michael Thomas Collection consists primarily of letters and tax documents spanning, ninety-six years. The documents reflect aspects of the lives of some members of the Lichliter and Thomas families.
Inventory
Box 1, Stack 5, Shelf 2
Folder 1.1 Receipt for Child’s Tuition Payment to Jane Zea from Thomas Jinkens, 1854
Folder 1.2 Levi Stickley, Strasburg Virginia, 1871-1873
Folder 1.3 Letter, “S.R. Rogers” to Levi Stickley, June 11 1880
Folder 1.4 Letter, Milton McInturff to Levi Stickley, Mine Run Furnace Virginia, June 15 1880
Folder 1.5 John B. Hite Tax and Financial Documents, Shenandoah and Warren County Virginia, 1898-1931
Folder 1.6 Letter, Lelia Shaffer to “Friend,” Woodstock Virginia, May 30 1903
Folder 1.7 Letter, Marguerite M. Shaffer to “Miss Bessie,” Woodstock Virginia, May 31, 1903
Folder 1.8 James H. Lichliter Tax Documents, Shenandoah County Virginia, 1903-1950
Folder 1.9 Susan R. Lichliter Tax Documents, Shenandoah County Virginia, 1910-1950
Folder 1.10 Tax Receipts, John B. Hite and James Lichliter, 1916-1917, Shenandoah County Virginia
Folder 1.11 Jim Lichliter Prescriptions from J.M. Winkfield, Strasburg Virginia, ca. 1920
Folder 1.12 Susan R. Lichliter Debt Payment Documents, 1921-1924
Folder 1.13 Palmer Lime and Cement Company, Insurance for Lichliter Family, 1924-1926, Oranda Virginia
Folder 1.14 John B. Hite/Susan R. Lichliter Tax Letter, March 1932
Folder 1.15 Letters to “Sir” from James H. Lichliter Concerning Farming, October 23 1939
Folder 1.16 United States Treasury Department Correspondence with J.H. Lichliter, 1939-1940
Folder 1.17 Letter to James H. Lichliter from Virginia Cooperative Extension Office, March 22 1940
Folder 1.18 “Virginia Main, Nettie T. and John B. Lichliter” Tax Documents, 1940-1950
Folder 1.19 Department of Highway Photograph, “Dr. Greenshields” and “J.L. Thomas,” Beacon Field, Alexandria Virginia, undated