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Size | 10.0 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 75 items) |
Abstract | Business records of Beeson Hardware and Lumber Company of High Point, N.C., dating from 1917 to 1931. The store was founded in 1893 by Newell Beeson and purchased by Amos Ragan in 1896. Robert R. Ragan took over store management duties in 1908. The business records document store inventory from 1917 to 1931 with equipment, merchandise, and prices listed. Also present are store account ledgers for 1907 to 1922. Undated indices by customer are present for some ledgers. |
Creator | Beeson Hardware Company. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
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Business records of Beeson Hardware and Lumber Company of High Point, N.C., dating from 1917 to 1931. The store was founded in 1893 by Newell Beeson and purchased by Amos Ragan in 1896. Robert R. Ragan took over store management duties in 1908. The business records document store inventory from 1917 to 1931 with equipment, merchandise, and prices listed. Also present are store account ledgers for 1907 to 1922. Undated indices by customer are present for some ledgers.
Back to TopFolder 1 |
Audit Report, 1929 |
Folder 2 |
Miscellaneous documents |
Folder 3-5
Folder 3Folder 4Folder 5 |
1917, vol. 2, 3-5 |
Folder 6-8
Folder 6Folder 7Folder 8 |
1918, vol. 1-3 |
Folder 9-12
Folder 9Folder 10Folder 11Folder 12 |
1919, vol. 2-5 |
Folder 13-17
Folder 13Folder 14Folder 15Folder 16Folder 17 |
1920, vol. 1-5 |
Folder 18-21
Folder 18Folder 19Folder 20Folder 21 |
1921, vol. 1-4 |
Folder 22-27
Folder 22Folder 23Folder 24Folder 25Folder 26Folder 27 |
1922, vol. 1-6 |
Folder 28-33
Folder 28Folder 29Folder 30Folder 31Folder 32Folder 33 |
1923, vol. 1-6 |
Folder 34-39
Folder 34Folder 35Folder 36Folder 37Folder 38Folder 39 |
January 1924, vol. 1-6 |
Folder 40-45
Folder 40Folder 41Folder 42Folder 43Folder 44Folder 45 |
December 1924, vol. 1-6 |
Folder 46-47
Folder 46Folder 47 |
1925, vol. 3,7 |
Folder 48-52
Folder 48Folder 49Folder 50Folder 51Folder 52 |
1926, vol. 1-2, 4-6 |
Folder 53 |
1927 |
Folder 54 |
1928 |
Folder 55-58
Folder 55Folder 56Folder 57Folder 58 |
1930, vol. ?, 3-5 |
Folder 59-64
Folder 59Folder 60Folder 61Folder 62Folder 63Folder 64 |
1931, vol. 1, 3-6, 6 [sic] |
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1907-1909 |
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1910-1912 |
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1912-1914 |
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1914-1914 |
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1915-1917 |
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1917-1919 |
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1918-1919 |
Folder 65 |
1921-1922 |
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SV-4813/8SV-4813/9SV-4813/10SV-4813/11 |
Undated alphabetical indices to account ledgers |