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Do you think they would take our N&W records?

Carl Barna
Emmaus, PA
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The Library of Virginia collects manuscripts, records, and digital artifacts from a variety of sources. In a report about recent acquisitions, this was included:

Virginian Railway Company Records
1906-1975
2.3 cubic feet
Records, 1906-1975, of the Virginian Railway Company consisting of freight conductor’s car and tonnage record books, 1945-1975; rule books for the Virginian Railway Company, the Deepwater and Tidewater Railway Companies, and Norfolk and Western; and bulletins, correspondences, notes, timetables, and other records for the Virginian Railway and for Norfolk and Western. Also includes ledger, 1951-1969, cashbook, 1956-1969, and other documents for the Order of Railway Conductors and Brakemen.  Purchased.  (Accession 54301)

Here is a link to more details about the collection, which came from G. T. (Glenn Thomas) Millcan:

https://lva.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01LVA_INST/altrmk/alma9918121438205756

Right now, it is only available via an in-person visit to the library in Richmond.

Bruce in Blacksburg

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