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Copper Country Store Ledgers

 Collection — Box: 1-3
Identifier: MS-751

Collection Scope and Content Summary

Store ledgers, 1868-1888, from unidentified stores in Michigan's Copper Country. While the seven ledgers probably come from different stores, they all appear to have been general stores, selling a variety of goods from foodstuffs to hardware. The corporate customers listed indicate the general geographical area as the Copper Country. It is thought that the ledgers in boxes two and three may have originated near Central Mine.

Dates

  • 1868-1888

Language of Material

English

Conditions Governing Access

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

Conditions Governing Use

Various copying restrictions apply. Guidelines are available from Michigan Technological University Archives & Copper Country Historical Collections.

Extent

1.4 Cubic Feet (3 manuscript boxes (1 legal and two flat boxes))

Abstract

Store ledgers, 1868-1888, from unidentified stores in Michigan's Copper Country. While the seven ledgers probably come from different stores, they all appear to have been general stores, selling a variety of goods from foodstuffs to hardware. The corporate customers listed indicate the general geographical area as the Copper Country.

Arrangement

Chronological

Acquisition

A gift of two cubic feet in size consisting of seven ledgers believed to be from stores in Michigan's Copper Country was donated to the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections on December 21, 2006 by R. Charles Stetter.

Title
Copper Country Store Ledgers
Status
Completed
Author
Elizabeth Russell, revised by Rachael Bussert.
Date
3/29/2010
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
English
Sponsor
Funding provided by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).

Repository Details

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

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