Box 5

This series contains documents and correspondence from various businesses and social clubs Bishop was involved with, such as the Virginia Military Institute (1960s-1970s), Tazewell County Vocational Schools Advisory Committee (1979-1980), Bluefield Union Mission (1973, 1978), Philadelphia Electric, N&W Railway (1969-1970s), National Industrial Stores Association (1960s), Pocahontas Lions Club (1970s-1980), Mercer Anglers Club and Lay Witness Mission.

This series contains a variety of newspaper clippings. Complete newspapers include the Bluefield Daily Telegraph, 8th Annual Coal Progress Edition, February 27, 1977, and Bluefield Daily Telegraph, 9th Annual Coal Progress Edition, April 30, 1978, as well as a special Bicentennial souvenir edition of the Williamson Daily News, June 25, 1976.

This series contains unsorted documents including correspondence, receipts, financial documents, notes and writings. Includes a detailed firsthand account by Harriet Eliza Lathrop of move from New York to Virginia in 1881-1885.