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Items associated with name 'Bivalve (Md.)'
Bivalve, MD Ledger Collection
by Horner, Vernon (1916 – 1924)
1 box (0.5 linear feet)
This collection contains two store ledgers from Bivalve, MD. The first, attributed to Vernon Horner, is dated 1916 and contains an index. The other ledger is dated from April 1922 to January 1924 but has no indication of an owner or author. This ledger is simply titled "Local Accounts."
Nancy Robertson Collection
by West Side Fire Department (1954 – 1988)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
Audio recording of "Singing While Shucking Oysters at B & L Packing Plant," located in Bivalve, Maryland, 1954. The records also document the Bivalve, Maryland West Side Volunteer Fire Department's 50th Anniversary in 1988.
Phyllis Bradley Messick collection
by Messick, Phyllis Bradley (1962-2012)
1 box, 1 oversize folder (2 linear feet)
The Phyllis Bradley Messick Collection is composed of newspaper articles, a letter, photographs, yearbooks, and pamphlets all pertaining to the Messick family of Bivalve, in Wicomico County, MD. The articles and other materials encompass the Messick Brothers' Oyster Tong business from 1967-2012, Wilbur Messick's time as post-master of Bivalve, 1962-1998, and the Messick Funeral Home. Also included in the collection are a set of additional materials relating to the family's activities in the town of Bivalve.