Guide to the Account books, 1722-1854, 1915-1922, n.d.


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Organization and Arrangement

Restrictions

Index Terms

Related Material

Administrative Information

Series Description

Collection Summary

Title Account books
Creator
Dates 1722-1854, 1915-1922, n.d.
Extent 14 volumes
Collection ID MC008
Abstract Miscellaneous account books from the 18th-early 20th centuries, including records of the Bates Street Shirt Company in Lewiston.
Repository Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library, Bates College

Scope and Content Note

The collection is comprised of miscellaneous account books and other business records received from a vareity of sources and dating from the 18th-early 20th centuries. The collection includes two account books from small Maine towns, four books related to the sales and investments of the Bates Street Shirt Company in Lewiston, Maine, and a library association's account book.

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Organization and Arrangement

The books are in alphabetical order by creator or title.

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Restrictions

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

Use Restrictions

The collection is the physical property of Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library. Bates College holds literary rights only for material created by College personnel working on official behalf of the College, or for material which was given to the College with such rights specifically assigned. For all other material, literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. Researchers are responsible for obtaining permission from rights holders for publication or other purposes that exceed fair use.

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Index Terms

These records are indexed under the following headings in the Bates College Library catalog. Researchers wishing to find related materials should search the catalog under these index terms.



Corporate Names:

Bates Street Shirt Co. (Lewiston, Me.)--Records and correspondence

Topical Subjects:

Account books--Archival resources
Business records

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Administrative Information

Acquisition and Custody Information

Bates Street Shirt Company records were found in property purchased by the College. No provenance information is available about other items in the collection. Accession No.: Various.

Preferred Citation

Account books, Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library, Bates College.

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Series Description

001: Account book. 1796-1811
002: Account book. 1798-1800
003: Account book. 1807-1809
004: Account book and diary from Bristol, Maine. 1851-1853
005: Account book from Thomaston, Maine. 1826-1827
006: Account book kept by Edward O'Brien. 1846-1849
007: Account book kept by Timothy Parkhurst. 1722-1729
008: Bates Street Shirt Company account book kept by P. R. Waite (copy 1). 1915-1922
009: Bates Street Shirt Company account book kept by P. R. Waite (copy 2, with extra loose pages). 1915-1922
010: Bates Street Shirt Company investment book. ca. 1915
011: Bates Street Shirt Company sales records. 1926, n.d.
012: Harper Library Association record book. 1848-1854
012a: Catalogue of the Harper Library Association. 1855
013: Memorandum book. 1848-1849
014: Practical arithmetic notebook kept by Luther Harris. 1804
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Page author: Jim Hart
Date: 12/09/2007


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