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Stores, Retail -- Texas -- Shelby County

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Charles A. Manning Business Ledger

 Collection
Identifier: B-0124
Scope and Contents

Ledger lists customers' names, purchases and cost of those purchases. There is customer index at beginning of ledger.

Dates: 1916-1935

Harris Hardware Records

 Collection
Identifier: B-0110
Scope and Contents

The bulk of this collection consists of business ledger books and invoices. There is a single letter written to John Reagan Harris in the collection. This collection is a great resource for researchers looking information on 1950s businesses in Shelby County businesses in the 1950s, many of whom purchased products from the Harris hardware store branches. Researchers might also be interested to look at the geographic diversity of products being sold by a hardware store in 1950s East Texas.

Dates: 1923, 1942-1955, 1983-1990; Event: Donated circa 2000-2005

Neill, Powers and Rhodes Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: A-0328
Scope and Contents The bulk of this collection consists of family letters and photographs for Neill family of Shelby County, Texas. The collection includes scholastic records (class notes, assigments, a diploma), genealogical materials (bible pages, newspaper clippings, obituaries), and financial records (account books, receipts, checks), as well as more than a dozen short stories written by Lela (Rhodes)Neill. Pedigree chart of frequently mentioned family members [1] Elias Mitchel...
Dates: Event: Donated 5/27/2016

Payne and Payne Hardware Records

 Collection
Identifier: B-0072
Scope and Contents

A collection of ledgers showing day-to-day activity in this former Shelby County hardware and furniture store founded by W. W. Payne and his son R. J. Payne. This collection includes customer accounts, inventories and invoices from Payne and Payne's suppliers. These records give a detailed picture of the type of merchandise sold by Payne and Payne from 1915 through 1950 and 1987-1991.

Dates: 1915-1950, 1987-1991