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By Nichole Delasalas
Collection Overview
Scope and Contents of the Materials
Correspondence and receipts from various businesses from 1918 to 1937.
Biographical Note
William Snead Graham was born on April 15, 1886 in Lynchburg, Virginia. He married Ruth Tunstall on April 15, 1915 and the couple lived in Norfolk, Virginia for more than 40 years. Graham was district manager for several businesses, including The Koppers Coal Company; Castner, Curran & Bullitt, Inc.; New England Coal & Coke Company; Mystic Steamship Company; Elkhorn Piney Coal Mining Company; and The Eastern Gas and Fuel Association. He died on February 15, 1948 in Norfolk, Virginia and was buried at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Norfolk, Virginia.
Subject/Index Terms
Administrative Information
Repository:
Sargeant Memorial Collection
Access Restrictions:
This collection is open to all reseachers.
Use Restrictions:
The status of copyright for these materials is governed by Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U. S. C.). Copyright restrictions may apply.
Acquisition Source:
Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Saunders, Jr. by donation
Preferred Citation:
William S. Graham Papers, MSS 0000-016, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.
Processing Information:
Processed February 24, 2016.
Box and Folder Listing
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- Box 2
- Folder 1: William S. Graham - Personal File, 1920 December-July
- Companies associated with this file include: Central Pocahontas Coal Company, Johnson Motor Corporation, J. Leon Wood and Company, New York Life Insurance Company, St. Luke's Church, Swan Island Club, Guaranty Title and Trust Corporation, Reliance Electric Company, American Telephone and Telegraph Company, Pendleton Brother, Inc., Princess Anne County Treasurer, Fisher, Watson and Company, Seaboard Supply Company, George McBlair and Company, White Hardware Company, Garnett, Taylor, and Edwards, E. E. and L. P. Holland, William Ficklen and Company, Caskie and Caskie, T. C. Hurst and Son, E. C. Threadcraft, Norfolk Hardware and Company, Mitchell Vance Company, C. A. Nash and Son, The M. Solmson Fly Screen Company, United Fruit Company, Real Estate, Trust, and Insurance Company, The First National Bank, William F. Lintz, Norfolk and Western Railway Company, Norfolk Southern Railroad Company, Chesapeake Steamship Company, Frank Brothers, Merchants and Miners Transportation Company, Montague Manufacturing Company, A. A. Housman and Company, Farmers Manufacturing Company, The Stribling Fuel Company, Miller Manufacturing Company, Storey, Thorndike, Palmer, and Dodge, Joynes Tire Company, E. T. Burrowes Company, Crozer-Pocahontas Company, Price-Reynolds Hardware Company, Southern Bagging Company, Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company, Raabt Company, Atlantic Life Insurance Company, United States Railroad Administration, Atlantic Salvage Company, Harry E. McCoy Law, Robert S, Brittin, Virginia Insurance Agency, Wells Amusement Company.
- Folder 2: William S. Graham - Personal File, 1921 December-January
- Companies associated with this file include: Jefferson Loan Society, Tidewater Insurance Agency, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, Country Club District, Norfolk and Western Railway, F. S. Royster Guano Company, The First National Bank, The Lorraine Hotel, John Hopkins Hospital, William Ficklen and Company, E. T. Burrowes Company, Trust Company of Norfolk, Stribling Fuel Company, Robert Clyde McKee and Norton Y. Bullock, Virginia Insurance Agency, New River Coal Company, H. L. Page and Company, Graham and Company, Aetna Life Insurance Company, J. Leon Wood and Company, Thos. F. Galvin, Inc., The National Bank of Commerce, The Equitable Life Assurance Society.
- Folder 3: William S. Graham - Personal File, 1922 July-January
- Companies associated with this file include: Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company, S. P. Burton and Company, Dillion Read and Company, Real Estate, Trust, and Insurance Company, Southern Railway System, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, Bonnie Tile and Fixture Corporation, Franklin Motor Car, Citizens Bank, F. S. Royster Guano Company, Farmers Manufacturing Company, Crozer-Pocahontas Company, B. Altman and Company, The Banks Supply Company, Trinity College, William Ficklen and Company, Commonwealth Coal Company, Pendleton Brothers, Inc., Grand Hotel and Grand Hotel Royal, City Gas Company of Norfolk, M. T. Blassingham and Company, Fowler Stove and Roofing Company, Stribling Fuel Company, A. F. Amory, Hotel Metz, Baldwin, Stribling, and Company, American Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company, H. H. Franklin Automobile Manufacturing Company, Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company, Frank Brothers, Crystal Block Coal and Coke Company, Tidewater Insurance Agency, T. C. Hurst and Son.
- Folder 4: William S. Graham - Personal File, 1922 December-August
- Companies associated with this file include: Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company, S. P. Burton and Company, Dillion Read and Company, Real Estate, Trust, and Insurance Company, Southern Railway System, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, Bonnie Tile and Fixture Corporation, Franklin Motor Car, Citizens Bank, F. S. Royster Guano Company, Farmers Manufacturing Company, Crozer-Pocahontas Company, B. Altman and Company, The Bankers Supply Company, Trinity College, William Ficklen and Company, Commonwealth Coal Company, Pendleton Brothers, Inc., Grand Hotel and Grand Hotel Royal, City Gas Company of Norfolk, M. T. Blassingham and Company, Fowler Stove and Roofing Company, Stribling Fuel Company, A. F. Amory, Hotel Metz, Baldwin, Stribling and Company, American Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company, H. H. Franklin Automobile Manufacturing Company, Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company, Frank Brothers, Tidewater Insurance Agency, T. C. Hurst and Son.
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