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Series 4, Records of D. D. Brockway & Son Store, 1872-1901

 Series
Identifier: MS-016.004

Collection Scope and Content Summary

From the Collection:

MS-016 contains correspondence, financial records and legal records of Daniel Brockway's many land and business ventures throughout the Great Lakes region, particularly the activity of several stores Brockway operated with his son, Albert A. Brockway, under the partnership D.D. Brockway & Son. The collection also includes records of several mining enterprises with which Brockway was involved, as well as personal records of several other members of Brockway's extended family.

Dates

  • 1872-1901

Language of Material

From the Collection:

English

Conditions Governing Access

Available for use in the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections.

Biographical Note

Upon his return to the Lake Superior district in 1872, Daniel Brockway entered a new mercantile business with his son, Albert. The partnership lasted for twenty-five years, with formal dissolution and division of assets occurring on December 24, 1896 when Daniel retired to Lake Linden (see page 463 of item 8-2). It appears that the store moved locations with some regularity; the records indicate operations at Cliff Mine (Mar.-Jul. 1872), Eagle River (Feb. 1875), Phoenix (1877-1883), and again at Clifton (1883-1895). Entries for the year 1896 are made for Lake Linden.

Extent

From the Collection: 7.02 Cubic Feet (16 manuscript boxes)

Material Specific Details Note

A note about accounting records: Merchandise ledgers, order books and store blotters record sales to specific individuals (ledgers are organized by account and include an index, whereas the others note transactions sequentially). Sales paid in full at the time of purchase are recorded here alone; information concerning credit sales from these subsidiary books are also posted to the general journal and subsequently to the general ledger. Cash book and general journal transactions are transcribed into general ledgers directly.

Repository Details

Part of the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections Repository

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