Eugene, Indiana general store daysbooks
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: V383
Scope and Contents
This collection includes two daybooks with entries ranging from 1936 to 1837. Used by a general store that operated in Eugene, Indiana, the entries are a mixture of purchases of groceries, dry goods, and hardware and provide personal names of customers, price per item, and totals for all items in a column.
Dates
- 1836-1837
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.
Historical Note
Vermillion County, Indiana was organized in 1824 and the community of Eugene, located on the Vermillion River a few miles from where it empties into the Wabash River, was platted by Stephen S. Collett in 1827. When the Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad built a road through the county, it missed Eugene by some distance. Though the small station was close enough to be called Eugene Junction, the town of Cayuga was later founded at the junction and the development of this town resulted in the decline of Eugene's population and businesses.
Sources:
O'Donnell, Harold L. Eugene Township (Vermillion county, Indiana): The First 100 Years, 1824-1924. Danville, Ill.: Interstate Printers, 1963.
History of Parke and Vermillion Counties, Indiana: With Historical Sketches of Representative Citizens and Genealogical Records of Many of the Old Families. Indianapolis: B.F. Bowen, 1913.
Sources:
O'Donnell, Harold L. Eugene Township (Vermillion county, Indiana): The First 100 Years, 1824-1924. Danville, Ill.: Interstate Printers, 1963.
History of Parke and Vermillion Counties, Indiana: With Historical Sketches of Representative Citizens and Genealogical Records of Many of the Old Families. Indianapolis: B.F. Bowen, 1913.
Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet (2 volumes)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged chronologically.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed in 1999 by Philip N. Williams. EAD finding aid created in 1999 by Philip N. Williams. EAD finding aid revised 2021/08/10 by Laura Eliason.
- Title
- Eugene, Indiana general store daybooks
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
