Archive Record
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HRHS-198 |
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Time Capsule Collection |
Scope & Content |
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE: The Harrisonburg-Rockingham Chamber of Commerce buried a time capsule on Court Square in Harrisonburg in 1966. This time capsule was opened on April 26, 2016 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Chamber of Commerce serving the community. SCOPE AND CONTENT: This collection has archival and non-archival items included in the time capsule. COLLECTION INVENTORY: Box 1: Folder 1: Chamber of Commerce: -Agenda for Time Capsule Ceremony, February 2, 1966 -Agenda for 50th Annual Membership Meeting, February 2, 1966 -Contents of Time Capsule, February 2, 1966 -Talk by George A. Heitz, President, at Time Capsule Ceremony, February 2, 1966 -Chamber of Commerce Proclamation, February 2, 1966 -Letter from Frank Switzer, Mayor, dated February 2, 1966 -Letter from Congressman John O. Marsh, Jr., February 1, 1966 -Letter from Senator Harry F. Byrd, January 28, 1966 -List of Chamber membership, February 2, 1966 -Chamber newsletter dated December 22, 1965 -List of the Presidents of the Chamber of Commerce, 1916 - 1966 -The Beginning of a New Era of Community Service, by C. Grattan Price, September 21, 1966 -Harrisonburg and Rockingham County Market Data, July, 1965 -Looking for a Home? How 'bout Harrisonburg, Virginia, c.1960's -Typed booklet called Rockingham County and Harrisonburg, December, 1964 -Letter to the Citizens of Rockingham County in the Future, by George T. Wallace, III, January 28, 1966 -Pamphlet titled Planning Tomorrow Today! 50 Years of Community Service, 1916-1966 -List of Harrisonburg and Rockingham County Organizations, June 1, 1964 -Industrial Directory for Harrisonburg and Rockingham County -Remarks by Irby N. Hollans, Jr., Director of Travel Development, Virginia State Chamber of Commerce Folder 2: Publications from Merck & Co., Inc. -Behind This Mark, 1963 -Annual Report, 1964 -The Merck Review, Summer 1965 -The Merck Review, Winter 1965-66 Folder 3: Reynolds Metals Company: -Advertisement for Reynolon, PVC Shrink Film -Booklet titled Reynolon, PVC Shrink Film in the Toy Industry Folder 4: Financial Institutions: -Farmers & Merchants Bank of Timberville, 1965 annual report -Harrisonburg Loan & Thrift Corporation, 1965 statement of condition -The First National Bank of Broadway, 1964 comparative statement -The First National Bank of Harrisonburg, 1965 statement of condition -The First National Bank of Harrisonburg, A Century of Progress, 1865 - 1965 -The National Bank, 1964 annual report -The Planters Bank of Bridgewater, 1966 statement of condition -The Rockingham National Bank, 1965 annual report -Valley National Bank, 1965 annual report Folder 5: Walker Manufacturing: -Walker-Virginian newsletter, December 9, 1965 (3) -Walker-Virginian newsletter, January 14, 1966 (3) Folder 6: City of Harrisonburg: -Financial Report, December 31, 1965 -Progress Report for Harrisonburg, Virginia Urban Renewal, 1963 -Zoning Ordinance, Harrisonburg, Virginia, February, 1963 -Map of the City of Harrisonburg, 1965 -Economic Base, Population, and Land Use Study, Harrisonburg, VA, 1965 Folder 7: City of Harrisonburg: -Budget, 1965-1966 Folder 8: City of Harrisonburg: -Annual Report of the City Auditor's Office, June 30, 1965 Folder 9: Town of Broadway: -Boundary map, 1965 -Report on Examination, August 31, 1965 -Report Water Treatment Facilities, August, 1965 Folder 10: Rockingham Co-operative Farm Bureau -Program for the 44th Annual Membership Meeting, September 15, 1965 -Newsletters: September, 1964, October 1964, August 1965, December 1965 Box 2: Folder 11: Rockingham County -Highway maps, primary and secondary roads, 1965 (2) -List of employees by school -1965-1966 Summary of population, industries, education, etc. -Information on Rockingham County, by J. R. Lineweaver, 1962 -Copy of photo of Rockingham County Sheriff's Dept., 1966 -Annual report Rockingham Public Library, 1964-1965 Folder 12: Telephone directory -Harrisonburg and vicinity, June 1965 Folder 13: Bridgewater College: -Catalogue for the 1966-1967 session -Report by the President, 1965 -Budget for June 30, 1965 -President's Report to the Board of Trustees, November, 1965 -Reports to the President, October, 1965 Folder 14: Bridgewater College -Ripples yearbook, 1965 Folder 15: Madison College -Catalog, 1964-65 -Bulletin, Graduate Program, March 1965 -Pamphlet, evening classes, 1965-66 -Newsletter, September, 1965 -Photos of Madison students Folder 16: Eastern Mennonite College -Shenandoah yearbook, 1965 Box 3: Folder 17: Town of Elkton: -Booklet titled Golden Jubilee, 1908 - 1958, Elkton, Virginia Folder 18: Town of Dayton -Letter from James O. Metts, Mayor Folder 19: Miscellaneous Correspondence: -Letter from Metro Pants Company, January, 1966 -Letter from Welcome Wagon International, February 2, 1966 -Copy of a photograph of the plaque listing the company roster of Company C, 116th Infantry, 29th Division, along with an article written by J. R. Lineweaver of the Daily News Record, February 2, 1966 -Conclusions and recommendations of a study concerning information of Industrial Facilities Financing -List of members of the Virginia Senate, November 2, 1965 -List of the members of the House of Delegates of Virginia, November 2, 1965 -Conclusions and Recommendations concerning the Virginia Industrial Building Authority Folder 20: Miscellaneous Publications: -Pamphlet titled Virginia's Commonwealth, A Program for Citizen Action, Report of the Virginia Outdoor Recreation Study Commission, c. 1960's -Virginia Forward, Division of Industrial Development and Planning, Richmond, VA, 1966 -Pamphlet titled Civil War Action in Rockingham County, 1861 - 1865 -Postcard of the Court House -Booklet titled Shenandoah Valley Education Television, 1966 -Pamphlet titled Raising the Level of the Quality of Public Education in Virginia, October, 1965 -Booklet titled Pageant Celebrating 200th Anniversary of the Settlement of Shenandoah Valley, 1932 -Booklet titled The Richmond Times Dispatch Takes a Good Look at Virginia's Industrial Development, 1966 -Booklet for Suter's Craft Shops, c.1960's -Magazine titled Virginia Record, January 1966, Inaugural Commemorative Edition -Report of the Rockingham-Harrisonburg Recreation Study Committee for the siting of a State Park in the Massanutten Peak Area, January, 1965 Folder 21: (OV Folder) -Harrisonburg, Virginia, the City With The Planned Future, Major Arterial Plan, 1966 Books in Collection: -1966 Harrisonburg City Directory -The Code of the City of Harrisonburg, 1952 - A History of Rockingham County, Virginia, by John W. Wayland, 1912 Box 4: Non-Archival Items in Time Capsule: -1966 Model car (17.09.01) -Miniature case of canned goods encased in new product called "Shrinkase", manufactured by Reynolds Metals Company (17.09.02) -Reynolon PVC shrink film packer -Computer case for the Polaris Missile, by Victor Metals, 1966 (17.09.03) -Brylcreem Tube made by Victor Metals (17.09.04) -Three plastic containers manufactured by IMCO Container Corp. (17.09.05) -Vase with the word Sarco on the bottom. (17.09.06) -Souvenir spoon, City of Harrisonburg (17.09.07) -Recipes from The Harrisonburg American Association of University Women (17.09.07) Box 5: Non-Archival Items in Time Capsule: -Pair of men's slacks from H. D. Lee Company (17.09.08) -Pair of men's slacks from Metro Pants (17.09.09) |
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Harrisoburg-Rockingham Chamber of Commerce |
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