Ham industry--Virginia--Smithfield--History.
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
P.D. Gwaltney & Co. Records
Collection
Identifier: Mss. Acc. 1979.25
Scope and Contents
This collection is stored off-site. At least 48 hours advanced notice is required for retrieval. Account books and other business records of P. D. Gwaltney & Co., a ham packing plant in Smithfield, Virginia. Dating from approximately the 1870s to 1940s, the collection includes 426 manuscript account books, 8 printed volumes and 37 record cartons of invoices, banking and packing slips, contracts and some correspondence.
Dates:
1870-1940; Majority of material found in 1885-1930
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center