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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 3
- Folder 1: William S. Graham - Personal File, 1924 June-January
- Companies associated with this file include: J. Leon Wood Company, The Recreation Centre, The American Oil Company, New River Coal Company, Mexican Petroleum Corporation, Virginia National Guard, Pan American Petroleum and Transportation Company, New Process Company, The North Carolina Joint Stock Land Bank of Durham, Union Clothing Company, Agnes Scott College, Provident Mutual Life Insurance Company, William and Lee University, The Equitable Life Assurance Society, Southern Railway System, Blaire Graham Construction Company, Farmers Manufacturing Company, McDowell and Company, Fentress and Sons, Shoreham Hotel, H. B. Smith Company, Motor Vehicle Commissioner, Virginia Railway and Power Company, F. M. Sheffield and Company, W. J. Messick, Baltimore Steam Packet Company, Sinclair Consolidated Oil Corporation, Panama Railroad Company, Virginian Pilot Publishing Company, Jefferson Loan Society.
- Folder 2: William S. Graham - Personal File, 1924 October-July
- Companies associated with this file include: J. Leon Wood Company, The Recreation Centre, The American Oil Company, New River Coal Company, Mexican Petroleum Corporation, Virginia National Guard, Pan American Petroleum and Transportation Company, New Process Company, The North Carolina Joint Stock Land Bank of Durham, Union Clothing Company, Agnes Scott College, Provident Mutual Life Insurance Company, William and Lee University, The Equitable Life Assurance Society, Southern Railway System, Blaine Graham Construction Company, Farmers Manufacturing Company, McDowell and Company, Fentress and Sons, Shoreham Hotel, H. B. Smith Company, Motor Vehicle Commissioner, Virginia Railway and Power Company, F. M. Sheffield and Company, W. J. Messick, Baltimore Steam Packet Company, Sinclair Consolidated Oil Corporation, Panama Railroad Company, Virginian Pilot Publishing Company, Jefferson Loan Society.
- Folder 3: William S. Graham - Personal File, 1924 December-November
- Companies associated with this file include: J. Leon Wood and Company, The Recreation Centre, The American Oil Company, New River Coal Company, Mexican Petroleum Corporation, Virginia National Guard, Pan American Petroleum and Transportation Company, New Process Company, The North Carolina Joint Stock Land Bank of Durham, Union Clothing Company, Agnes Scott College, Provident Mutual Life Insurance Company, William and Lee University, The Equitable Life Assurance Society, Southern Railway System, Blaine Graham Construction Company, Farmers Manufacturing Company, McDowell and Company, Fentress and Sons, Shoreham Hotel, H. B. Smith Company, Motor Vehicle Commissioner, Virginia Railway and Power Company, F. M. Sheffield and Company, W. J. Messick, Baltimore Steam Packet Company, Sinclair Consolidated Oil Corporation, Panama Railroad Company, Virginian Pilot Publishing Company, Jefferson Loan Society.
- Folder 4: William S. Graham - Personal File, 1928 May-January
- Companies associated with this file include: W. Ludwell Baldwin and Company, Inc., Livingston and Company, The Koppers Coal Company, Tidewater Automobile Association of Virginia, S. L. Nusbaum and Company, The Virginian Pilot, Macy and Klaner, Inc., Provident Mutual, Farmers Manufacturing Company, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, The First National Bank, Phi Chapter Corp of Delta Tau Delta, Post and Flagg, General Motors Acceptance Corporation, Seaboard Citizens National Bank, Nottingham Hauling Company, Florida New Process Laundries, Inc., Fort Dearborn Fuel Company, Delco-Light Products, Maryland Casualty Company, Bell Telephone Securities Company, Sunshine Laundry Company, Theo H. Price Publishing Corporation, Sun Coal Company, Norfolk National Bank of Commerce and Trusts, The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company, Perfection Home Strop Company, Miami Beach Laundry Company, C. P. Brown.
- Folder 5: William S. Graham - Personal File, 1928 December-June
- Companies associated with this file include: W. Ludwell Baldwin and Company, Inc., Livingston and Company, The Koppers Coal Company, Tidewater Automobile Association of Virginia, S. L. Nusbaum and Company, The Virginian Pilot, Macy and Klaner, Inc., Provident Mutual, Farmers Manufacturing Company, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, The First National Bank, Phi Chapter Corp of Delta Tau Delta, Post and Flagg, General Motors Acceptance Corporation, Seaboard Citizens National Bank, Nottingham Hauling Company, Florida New Process Laundries, Inc., Fort Dearborn Fuel Company, Delco-Light Products, Maryland Casualty Company, Bell Telephone Securities Corporation, Sunshine Laundry Corporation, Theo H. Price Publishing Corporation, Sun Coal Company, Norfolk National Bank of Commerce and Trusts, The Northwestern Mutual life Insurance Company, Perfection Home Strop Company, Miami Beach Laundry Company, C. P. Brown.
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