General stores
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 31 Collections and/or Records:
Addison W. Bell collection
Collection
Identifier: L015
Scope and Contents
The bulk of the collection is from the period 1889-1900, and consists of account books, receipts, invoices, and other business papers relating to Addison W. Bell’s Terre Haute store. Also included is an account book (1868-1894) of Bell’s Parke County store; an account book (1884-1890) of his son-in-law, Albert McMullin (d.1897), a Vigo County farmer; family financial papers and a small number of letters of Bell’s daughter, Lona McMullin, and her children in Terre Haute (1900-1965); and a...
Dates:
1807-1965
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Addison W. Bell collection
Barnabas Coffin daybooks
Collection
Identifier: V013
Scope and Contents
This collection includes 7 daybooks used by Barnabas Coffin for his general store located in Economy, Indiana (1848-1859). Three of the daybooks are from his partnerships with Daniel B. Robbins (volume 5) and Joseph R. Cain (volume 6 and 7).
Dates:
1848-1859
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Barnabas Coffin daybooks
Charles B. Modesitt account book
Collection — Folder S2193
Identifier: S2193
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of photocopies of pages from Charles B. Modesitt's personal account book in Terre Haute, Indiana ranging from 1836 to 1837, concerning the pricing and quantities of dry goods, such as clothing and fabric, educational materials like English readers, spelling books, and dictionaries, and other products which he purchased and from whom.
Dates:
1836-1837
Conley and Son general store account books
Collection
Identifier: V321
Scope and Contents
This collection includes 366 account books, daybooks and ledgers of the Conley and Son general store of Rosedale, Indiana with entries ranging from 1893 to 1975. The bulk of the collection consists of over 300 order books used by the store staff. Also included are a cash book, a receipt book, want books, incidental expense books, Rosedale National Bank Check books and record book, an old accounts book, bill ledgers, daybooks for receipts and expenditures, and goods sold ledgers. The receipts...
Dates:
1893-1975
Daniel Bearss collection
Collection
Identifier: L013
Scope and Contents
The collection consists principally of Bearss’ receipts, invoices, land documents, and account books relating to his business and land interests in Peru, Indiana. Also included are account books for his transactions with the Miami people (1838–1842), his Peru general store (1835–1845), and Peru sawmill (1851–1853). The collection also contains a letterbook containing copies of his letters relating to his claims against the Indiana and other business matters, correspondence (business...
Dates:
1830-1902
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Daniel Bearss collection
David McClure Branham account books
Collection
Identifier: V011
Scope and Contents
This collection contains David McClure Branham's account books from his general store located in Elizabethtown, Bartholomew County, Indiana (1893-1929) and also an account book for his twine and repair business (1893-1895).
Dates:
1893-1929
Elijah King account books
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: V280
Scope and Contents
Collection includes 8 bound volumes of accounts for a general store Mr. King ran with various partners in Bethlehem (later Carmel), Indiana, from 1846 or 1847 until after 1864. The volumes include a daybook, March 18, 1847 to July 3, 1848; an indexed account book, 1853-1857; and 6 daybooks, 1856-1863.
Dates:
1847-1863
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Elijah King account books
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
Fountain County general store account book
Collection — Volume V391
Identifier: V391
Scope and Contents
The collection includes one account book with entries dating from 1853 to 1863. It has an index in the front with customers' names and the page numbers on which their individual accounts may be found. The accounts list the purchases of grocery and non-grocery items. The merchant who kept this account book dealt in subscriptions to periodicals as well.
Dates:
1853-1863
Frank M. Hohenberger photograph collection
Collection
Identifier: P013
Scope and Contents
This collection includes black-and-white photographs and a few clippings and pamphlets from Frank M. Hohenberger in Indiana and Kentucky ranging from 1916 to 1935 and undated regarding landscapes, nature scenes in state parks and other locations, local buildings, houses of important figures, historic sites, and some people.
Dates:
1916-1935, undated
