New Market Weather Notebook, 1902-1920

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Descriptive Summary

 

Repository: Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University

Title: New Market Weather Notebook, 1902-1920

Collection No.: SC 0139
Creator: Rupp family

Extent: 1 folder; .08 cubic feet

Language: English

Abstract: The New Market Weather Notebook, 1902-1920, documents temperature and other weather information for New Market, Virginia.

 

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions: Collection is open for research. Researchers must register and agree to copyright and privacy laws before using this collection. Please contact Research Services staff before visiting the James Madison University Special Collections Library to use this collection.

Use Restrictions: The copyright interests in this collection have been transferred to the James Madison University Special Collections Library. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library Reference Desk. (library-special@jmu.edu).

Preferred Citation: [identification of item], [box #, folder #], New Market Weather Notebook, 1902-1920, SC 0139, Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Va.

Acquisition Information: Purchased from Bookworm and Silverfish Bookdealers in September 1995.
Provenance: Bookdealer Jim Presgraves identified this notebook as one of his purchases from an auction of Rupp family items in 1994. The Rupps were a New Market, Virginia family. "New Market VA" and "Rupp" are penciled in on the cover.
Processing Information: In order to streamline the process of applying collection numbers, Special Collections staff completed a large-scale renumbering campaign in the spring of 2017. This collection was previously cataloged as SC 3067.

Bio/Historical Note:

The Rupp family lived in New Market, Virginia.

Scope and Content:

The New Market Weather Notebook, 1902-1920, documents temperature and other weather information for New Market, Virginia. Temperatures and other weather details are recorded at irregular intervals from 1902 to 1920.

Arrangement:

The notebook is housed in one folder.

Contents:

Folder Title
Box : Folder
New Market Weather Notebook, 1902-1920
1:1

Compiled by: Special Collections Staff, September 1995; Kayla Payne, July 2012