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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.
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- Folder 1: William S. Graham - Personal File, 1918 December-January
- Companies associated with this file include: Baldwin, Stribling & Co., United Fruit Company, S. W. Pannill Real Estate and Investments, Northwestern Realty Corporation, War Camp Community Service, Security Storage and Safe Deposit Company, Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada, The Arco, Norfolk and Western Railway Company, Crozer-Pocahontas Company, W. F. Lintz, R. A. Lumber, Atlantic Life Insurance Company, Old Dominion Steamship Company, Tazewell Taylor, Real Estate, Trust, and Insurance Company, Frank Brothers, Virginia Automobile Supply Station, The Boston Morris Plan Company, Hampton Roads Shippers Association, New York, Philadelphia and Norfolk Railroad Company, S. P. Burton and Company, Stonege Coke and Coal Company, Willcox, Cooke, and Willcox, C. B. Johnson, United War and Service and YMCA Campaign.
- Folder 2: William S. Graham - Personal File, 1919 June-January
- Companies associated with this file include: The M. Solmson Fly Screen Company, The Williams and McKeithan Lumber Company of Virginia, Jos. R. Ives and Company, C. D. Mahone and Company, Church of the Good Shepherd, Princess Anne Country Club, Trust Company of Norfolk, Industrial Department Navy Yard, The First National Bank, The Stribling Fuel Company, United States Railroad Administration, Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company, S. P. Burton and Company, Gordon and Hume, The Grimsom-Russell Company, W. T. Gregory, H. C. Hoggard and Company, Tidewater Insurance Company, Southern Bagging Company, The Pennsylvania Railroad Company, War Department, J. H. Coffer and Company, Baldwin, Stribling and Company, S. W. Pannill, Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada, Norfolk and Western Railroad Company, United Fruit Company, Real Estate, Trust, and Insurance Company, M. T. Blassingham and Company, Inc., Old Dominion Steamship Company, Aetna Life Insurance Company, Diocese of Southern Virginia, Geo. F. Wilkinson and Company, Wm. A. Read and Company, John L. Roper Lumber Company, Southern Storage and Warehouse Company, Interlaken Inn.
- Folder 3: William S. Graham - Personal File, 1919 December-July
- Companies associated with this file include: The M. Solmson Fly Screen Company, The Williams and McKeithan Lumber Company of Virginia, Jos. R. Ives and Company, C. D. Mahone and Company, Church of the Good Shepherd, Princess Anne Country Club, Trust Company of Norfolk, Industrial Department Navy Yard, The First National Bank, The Stribling Fuel Company, United States Railroad Administration, Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company, S. P. Burton and Company, Gordon and Hume, The Grimsom - Russell Company, W. T. Gregory, H. C. Hoggard and Company, Tidewater Insurance Company, Southern Bagging Company, The Pennsylvania Railroad Company, War Department, J. H. Coffer and Company, Baldwin, Stribling and Company, S. W. Pannill, Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada, Norfolk and Western Railway Company, United Fruit Company, Real Estate, Trust and Insurance Company, M. T. Blassingham and Company Inc., Old Dominion Steamship Company, Aetna Life Insurance Company, Diocese of Southern Virginia, Geo. F. Wilkinson and Company, Wm. A. Read and Company, John L. Roper Lumber Company, Southern Storage and Warehouse Company, Interlaken Inn.
- Folder 4: William S. Graham - Personal File, Miscellaneous Receipts, 1922-1919
- Companies associated with this file include: Office of The High Constable, H. L. Page and Company, Norfolk City Water Department, L. B. Wilson, and E. Graham.
- Folder 5: William S. Graham - Personal File, 1920 June-January
- Companies associated with this file include: Central Pocahontas Coal Company, Farmers Manufacturing 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 Brothers, 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, The Stribling Fuel Company, Miller Manufacturing Company, Storey, Thorndike, Palmer and Dodge, Joynes Tire Company, E. T. Burrowes Company, Crozer-Pocahontas Company, Wells Amusement 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.
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