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Account books

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Found in 73 Collections and/or Records:

Gosh & Rockwell collection

 Collection
Identifier: c-00138
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of the account books of the Gosh & Rockwell blacksmith shop located in Hickory Corners, Barry County, Michigan. The books record transactions with customers and taxes received.

Dates: 1863 - 1883
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Grand Trunk Railway account book

 Collection
Identifier: c-00356
Scope and Contents

This collection contains one account book which records passenger sales at the railway station in Haslett, Michigan.

Dates: 1914 - 1915
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Hale family papers

 Collection
Identifier: c-00030
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of five small account books and one receipt noting general store purchases and crop sales of R. Hale and Sanford Hale of Shiawassee County, Michigan.

Dates: 1879 - 1909
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Hall and Wilcox families papers

 Collection
Identifier: 00001
Scope and Contents This collection consists of letters, legal documents, account books, bank books, school exercises and journals dealing with the Hall and Wilcox families. These two families were connected by marriage: Mrs. E. E. Hall was the daughter of Earl and Mary E. Ferdon Wilcox. Documents originate from Canaan and Columbia Counties, New York; Connecticut; Ohio; Wisconsin; Michigan; and various points in the western states. Materials deal principally with personal matters, agriculture, health, social...
Dates: 1795 - 1911
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Hall family papers

 Collection
Identifier: c-00408
Scope and Contents

The collection contains diaries, account books for the household and farm, tax receipts, and miscellaneous papers of the Ernest Hall family. Included are three diaries (1932-1946) of Susannah Lindsey Hall, wife of Ernest Hall.

Dates: 1893 - 1950
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Hardy family papers

 Collection
Identifier: UA-10.3.436
Scope and Contents This collection consists of the papers of C. H. Hardy and his descendants. C. H. Hardy, of Tipton, Michigan, owned a celery farm and had a shipping business in poultry, pork, and calves. His papers (1867-1910) contain receipts, shipping records, invoices, account books, business advertisements, and a stock certificate.Charles O. Hardy, of Adrian, Michigan, attended Brown's Business University in Adrian, graduating in 1905. His papers consist of a copy of his college yearbook,...
Dates: 1867 - 1943
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Hawkins family papers

 Collection
Identifier: UA-10.3.421
Scope and Contents The Hawkins family papers contain documents collected by four generations of the Hawkins family. The heads of these four generations are John R. Hawkins (1809-1882); son, Henry J. Hawkins (1843-1915); grandson, John R. Hawkins (1881-1957); and great grandson, John Henry Hawkins (1907-2005).Most of the correspondence contained in the collection consists of letters (1850-1864) received by John R. Hawkins and his wife, Hannah, from family members and friends, most of whom lived in...
Dates: 1792-1949, 1977, 1979
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Hazel Ramsey collection

 Collection
Identifier: c-00353
Scope and Contents

This collection contains an account book of a general store located in Brunswick County, Virginia dated 1792 to 1793. One of the patrons of the store was Colonel Thomas Claiborne (1749-1812), a planter and politician, who represented Virginia in the United States House of Representatives from 1793 to 1799 and 1801 to 1805.

Dates: 1792 - 1793
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Henson family papers

 Collection
Identifier: UA-10.3.449
Scope and Contents These papers contain the diaries of Fred T. Henson from 1907 to 1969. Henson was a farmer in Richland Township, Kalamazoo County, Michigan. The diary entries cover his daily activities, the weather, chemicals used on crops, his wife Gladys' activities, genealogical data on Kalamazoo County residents, obituaries, and wedding announcements. Henson also describes his service days in World War I, including a stay in East Lansing, Michigan where he was a member of the Michigan Agricultural...
Dates: 1907 - 1970
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Hooper family papers

 Collection
Identifier: c-00117
Scope and Contents

The Hooper family papers consist primarily of correspondence between members of the Hooper and Goodwin families living in Oakland and Lapeer Counties, Michigan. The letters discuss family news, agriculture, and the activities of various family members. The collection also includes poetry, recipes, tax receipts, a deed, expense accounts, and an agricultural diary.

Dates: 1861 - 1910
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections