J. H. Miles and Company Records, 1900-2015 | Sargeant Memorial Collection

By Will Hopkins

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Collection Overview

Title: J. H. Miles and Company Records, 1900-2015

ID: 001/01/MSS 2015-055

Primary Creator: J. H. Miles and Company (1900-2015)

Extent: 32.0 Boxes

Arrangement: Arranged in original order, primarily.

Date Acquired: 12/23/2015

Subjects: Buildings, Businesses, Business records--Virginia, Hampton Roads (Va. : Region), Norfolk (Va.)

Forms of Material: Atlases, Correspondence, Maps (documents), Nautical charts, Photographs, Technical drawings

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Company records and correspondence, documents relating to licensing of oyster harvesting grounds, vessel records, seafood industry awards and publications, federal and state permits and regulation-related documents and publications, photographs and drawings, architectural and engineering drawings, nautical charts and shellfish grounds maps, and company artifacts including samples of oyster cans.

Biographical Note

J.H. Miles and Company was a seafood company based in the Atlantic City area of Norfolk, Virginia. The company began in 1900 harvesting, processing and packing oysters from Virginia waters, and shifted its operations to include clams in the 1960s. The company operated several commercial shellfish harvesting vessels. J.H. Miles and Company closed in 2015.

Subject/Index Terms

Buildings
Businesses
Business records--Virginia
Hampton Roads (Va. : Region)
Norfolk (Va.)

Administrative Information

Repository: Sargeant Memorial Collection

Access Restrictions: This collection is open to all researchers.

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: J. H. Miles and Company by donation

Preferred Citation: J. H. Miles and Company Records, MSS 2015-055, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.

Processing Information: Processed May 2019.

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Box:

[Box 1],
[Box 2],
[Box 3],
[Box 4],
[Box 5],
[Box 6],
[Box 7],
[Box 8],
[Box 9],
[Box 10],
[Box 11],
[Box 12],
[Box 13],
[Box 14],
[Box 15],
[Box 16],
[Box 17],
[Box 18],
[Box 19],
[Box 20],
[Box 21],
[Box 22],
[Box 23],
[Box 24],
[Box 25],
[Box 26],
[Box 27],
[Box 28],
[Box 29],
[Box 30],
[Box 31],
[Box 32],
[Drawer 16],
[Drawer 17],
[Drawer 18],
[Drawer 19],
[All]

Box 9

Folder 1: Company records, the Norfolk Corporation documents, 1961-1963
Folder 2: Company records, mattresses for vessels, 1936-1944
Folder 3: Company records, burlap purchases, 1948-1949
Folder 4: Company records, Weights and Measures Committee, 1955-1956
Folder 5: Company records, miscellaneous documents, 1941-1960: Includes correspondence about a Smithsonian Museum display.
Folder 6: Company records, sample orders, 1947-1962
Folder 7: Company records, miscellaneous proposals, 1957-1967: Includes correspondence on an experimental airlift harvesting system, oyster processing techniques and a process for freeze drying oysters.
Folder 8: Company records, correspondence with Jeffries and Company, 1936-1960
Folder 9: Company records, union-related documents, 1960-1973
Folder 10: Company records, monthly gasoline use reports, 1940-1942
Folder 11: Company records, miscellaneous dredging and construction projects, 1949-1973
Folder 12: Company records, miscellaneous donations and requests, 1947-1998
Folder 13: Company records, miscellaneous documents on clams and oysters, 1936-2013: Includes U. S. government brochures, trade publications, commercial documents, and health and safety articles.
Folder 14: Company records, Norfolk tax documents, 1936-1962
Folder 15: Company records, Fishing Vessel Casualty Task Force Report, 1999