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Rockingham County (Va.)--History--20th century

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

L. S. Rhodes & Sons Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 01/Mss. 65 R34
Scope and Contents

Papers, 1886-1923, of L. S. Rhodes and Sons, Linnville, Rockingham County, Va. Chiefly accounts with suppliers, local producers, manufacturers, and wholesale houses, but including bank statements, canceled checks, tax and license receipts. Consists of 5,810 items and about 100 manuscript volumes.

The ledgers are stored off-site and require a 72 hour notice for retrieval.

Dates: 1886-1923

Rockingham County, Va. Central School District Register Book

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. MsV S3 Oversize
Scope and Contents

Register book, 1901-1906, kept for the Central School District, Rockingham County, Va. by teachers B. B. Mitchell, Blanche Schauhaltzer, J. N. Dunning, and J. M. Anderson.

Dates: 1901-1906

Salvation Army Combined Corps Roll and Ledger

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. Acc. 2008.89
Scope and Contents Salvation Army "Combined Corps Roll" from Rockingham County, Virginia which covers the years 1926 to 1969, with some later additions. Includes a General Rule Book, with salary and dress code guidelines, Summary Sheets from visits by Divisional Officers which detail recruit and membership statistics, a Roll, which is separated by position and rank, which includes name, address, date of birth, religious affiliation, date of enrollment and removal and sometimes rank, a Dedication...
Dates: 1926-1980; Majority of material found in 1928-1969

Wissler-Mayer Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. Acc. 2010.223
Scope and Contents

Papers, circa 1830s-1950s, of the Wissler, Mayer, and Erb families of Grottoes and Columbia Furnace, Virginia, and Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Included are photographs, an autograph album, a manuscript cookbook, receipts, two ledgers, a Bible and hymn book, a Wissler family record for the descendants of William Franklin Wissler and Elizabeth Mayer (m. 1890), and correspondence.

For a more detailed description see finding aid link below.

Dates: 1835-1952