Finding Aid to the Charles C. Buck and Company Papers
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JONES MEMORIAL LIBRARY
2311 MEMORIAL AVENUE
LYNCHBURG, VA 24501
(434) 846-0501
CHARLES C. BUCK AND COMPANY PAPERS
The papers include business papers of a candy distributor in Lynchburg, Virginia.
Also included is a bag for Workingman's Friend Chewing & Smoking Tobacco, which
was packaged in Lynchburg.
CHARLES C. BUCK & COMPANY
Charles C. BUCK, confectioner, was in business in Lynchburg, Virginia, prior to 2
July 1870. Born in Maine, it is not known when he arrived in Lynchburg. [1870 Census,
Campbell County, VA, National Archives and Records Service, M-593, Roll 1638, Household 27, Family
66. According to the census, his personal estate was valued at $6000.]
Charles C. BUCK was a wholesale dealer in confectionery, fruits, etc. According to
an advertisement, he was a cake and cracker baker and a candy maker. [Lynchburg City
Directory for 1881–'82 (Lynchburg: J. P. Bell, 1881), p. 28.]
Charles C. BUCK last appears in the city directory of 1899 as a candy maker residing
at the corner of Eighth and Main Streets in Lynchburg. [Walsh's Directory for the City of
Lynchburg (Lynchburg: J. P. Bell, 1899), p. 196.] Nothing further is known at present.
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2311 MEMORIAL AVENUE
LYNCHBURG, VA 24501
(434) 846-0501
CHARLES C. BUCK AND COMPANY PAPERS
The papers include business papers of a candy distributor in Lynchburg, Virginia.
Also included is a bag for Workingman's Friend Chewing & Smoking Tobacco, which
was packaged in Lynchburg.
CHARLES C. BUCK & COMPANY
Charles C. BUCK, confectioner, was in business in Lynchburg, Virginia, prior to 2
July 1870. Born in Maine, it is not known when he arrived in Lynchburg. [1870 Census,
Campbell County, VA, National Archives and Records Service, M-593, Roll 1638, Household 27, Family
66. According to the census, his personal estate was valued at $6000.]
Charles C. BUCK was a wholesale dealer in confectionery, fruits, etc. According to
an advertisement, he was a cake and cracker baker and a candy maker. [Lynchburg City
Directory for 1881–'82 (Lynchburg: J. P. Bell, 1881), p. 28.]
Charles C. BUCK last appears in the city directory of 1899 as a candy maker residing
at the corner of Eighth and Main Streets in Lynchburg. [Walsh's Directory for the City of
Lynchburg (Lynchburg: J. P. Bell, 1899), p. 196.] Nothing further is known at present.
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Title
Finding Aid to the Charles C. Buck and Company Papers
Subject
Finding aids
Charles C. Buck and Company (Lynchburg, Va.)
Description
Finding aid to the Charles C. Buck and Company Papers held at Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia. The papers include business record for a candy distributor.
Creator
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.)
Publisher
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.)
Date
2024
Rights
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.)
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pdf
Language
English
Identifier
JMLMS1768FA
Collection
Citation
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.), “Finding Aid to the Charles C. Buck and Company Papers,” Digital Collections, accessed April 28, 2024, https://digitaljones.omeka.net/items/show/608.