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 26

Item 1: J. H. Miles and Company logo (on wall signage)
Item 2: Small trophy from the United Way Keel Club, undated
Item 3: Plaque from the Campbell's Soup Company, circa 1980-1990