Archive Record
Metadata
Catalog Number |
HRHS-028 |
Collection |
Joshua Wilton Papers Collection |
Scope & Content |
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE: Joshua Wilton was a prominent resident of Harrisonburg during the turn of the century. Wilton, a Canadian banker, came to Harrisonburg at age 22 in 1865. He was born in Ontario, Canada in 1843. During his life, he established a metal castings foundry, opened a hardware store, served as president of the First National Bank, master of the Masonic Lodge, a prominent Episcopalian, was a member of RMH building committee and Board of Trustees of the hospital, as well as a member of Harrisonburg City Counsel. He is also credited with providing electricity for the area. Wilton was described in his obituary in the Daily News-Record as "a man who has been one of the factors in the upbuilding of this community since the civil war". Wilton died in Richmond in 1928. In 1868 Joshua Wilton opened the Wilton Hardware Company on Court Square in Harrisonburg which he operated with his sons for many years. The site of the business, currently a parking lot, was located in the Herbert Hotel building, which Wilton purchased from C.F. Compton in 1879 in the amount of $3,800. Herbert Hotel had a white brick front and was located at the south side of Court Square, two doors west of the First National Bank Building. It was demolished to provide a drive-in branch for the First National Bank. Mr. Wilton was president of the bank. SCOPE AND CONTENT: Receipts range from 1883-1894 and are arranged according to location of vendor store, Series I: Out-of-State; Series II: Virginia; Series III: Local. COLLECTION INVENTORY: Box 1, Series I: Out-of-state, February, 1884- December, 1886 (19 folders): 1.Folder: February, 1884 2.Folder: June, 1884 3.Folder: July, 1884 4.Folder: August, 1884 5.Folder: September, 1884 6.Folder: December, 1884 7.Folder: January, 1885 8.Folder: February, 1885 9.Folder: March, 1885 10.Folder: November, 1885 11.Folder: January, 1886 12.Folder: February. 1886 13.Folder: March, 1886 14.Folder: July, 1886 15.Folder: August, 1886 16.Folder: September, 1886 17.Folder: October, 1886 18.Folder: November, 1886 19.Folder: December, 1886 Box 2, Series I: Out-of-state, January, 1891 - December, 1891 (12 folders): 20.Folder: January, 1891 21.Folder: February, 1891 22.Folder: March, 1891 23.Folder: April, 1891 24.Folder: May, 1891 25.Folder: June, 1891 26.Folder: July, 1891 27.Folder: August, 1891 28.Folder: September, 1891 29.Folder: October, 1891 30.Folder: November, 1891 31.Folder: December, 1891 Box 3, Series I: Out-of-state, January, 1892- December, 1892 (12 folders): 32.Folder: January, 1892 33.Folder: February, 1892 34.Folder: March, 1892 35.Folder: April, 1892 36.Folder: May, 1892 37.Folder: June, 1892 38.Folder: July, 1892 39.Folder: August, 1892 40.Folder: September, 1892 41.Folder: October, 1892 42.Folder: November, 1892 43.Folder: December, 1892 Box 4, Series I: Out-of-state , January, 1893-December, 1893 (12 folders) 44.Folder: January, 1893 45.Folder: February, 1893 46.Folder: March, 1893 47.Folder: April, 1893 48.Folder: May, 1893 49.Folder: June, 1893 50.Folder: July, 1893 51.Folder: August, 1893 52.Folder: September, 1893 53.Folder: October, 1893 54.Folder: November, 1893 55.Folder: December, 1893 Box 5, Series I: Out-of-state, January-April, 1894- June-December, 1894 (11 folders) 56.Folder: January, 1894 57.Folder: February, 1894 58.Folder: March, 1894 59.Folder: April, 1894 60.Folder: June, 1894 61.Folder: July, 1894 62.Folder: August, 1894 63.Folder: September, 1894 64.Folder: October, 1894 65.Folder: November, 1894 66.Folder: December, 1894 Box 6, Series II: Virginia, 1883-1894. Series III: 1884-1894. Series I: undated. 67.Folder: Series II: Virginia, 1883-1894 68.Folder: Series III: Local, 1884-1892 69.Folder: Series III: Local, 1893-1894 70.Folder: Series III: Local, 1891 71.Folder: Series III: Local, 1891 brittle 72.Folder: Series I: undated. |
Donor |
Emory Bridges |
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