Powers, Abel E.

Account book (ledger) of Abel E. Powers, tinsmith, in Eaton (Madison County), New York. Includes estate accounts and settlements.

American Chicle Company.

Files and published material of the American gum and confectionery manufacturer.

American Locomotive Company.

The American Locomotive Company was incorporated in 1901, the result of the merger of the Schenectady Locomotive Engine Manufactory with seven small companies. In 1955 it became Alco Products, Inc. and was acquired in 1964 by the Worthington Corporation. In addition to steam and diesel engines and generators, the American Locomotive Company also manufactured high quality steel and military tanks, with unsuccessful ventures in automobile manufacture (1905-1913) and the production of nuclear energy (1954-1962). Collection contains advertising and publicity, correspondence, financial records (annual reports, ledgers, etc.), technical drawings and technical manuals, maps, news clippings, personnel records, photographs, sketches and drawings, and more.

Low, Asa, 1796-1875?

Papers of the American businessman and merchant, born in Maine, settled in Bradford, Vermont. Financial journals and ledgers for paper and flour mills, and records of various financial transactions. Photograph of Low's paper mill.

Auburn Prison

Ledgers from Auburn Prison in Auburn, New York, with purchases and expenditures, reports, charts, statistics. The first volume pertains to the women's prison, the second to both the men's and women's prison.

North, Belus F.

Papers of the Union Army soldier from Marcellus, New York. Civil War diaries, 1862-1865; personal ledger, 1869-1870; and a photograph.

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Assorted material related to the early days of the town of Brookfield in Madison County, New York; majority related to business transactions (ledgers, receipts, agreements, promises to pay, etc.)

Hommel, Charles, fl. 1878-1887.

Ledger from Hommel's rock and stone wholesale business in Wibur, New York. Wilbur is in Ulster County, near Kingston.

Chittenango Cotton Company.

Ledger of money paid out. In addition to cotton and cloth, the ledger includes mention of a distillery and a foundry, as well as wine, cattle, grain and other goods.

Clark Music Company (Syracuse, N.Y.)

Records of the musical instrument retail business in Syracuse, New York; founded in 1889. Correspondence (1889-1960); memoranda (1921-1960); and merchandising and financial records (1894-1960), including bank statements, inventories, ledgers, price lists and catalogs, repairs records, and marketing information.

Huntington, Collis Potter, 1821-1900.

Papers of the American railroad magnate and capitalist, whose financial interests included steamship, manufacturing, construction, and land companies. Philanthropist, trustee of the Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute and supporter of Tuskegee Institute. Collection includes incoming correspondence (1856-1904); letterpress copybooks (1868-1901); legal and financial (including real estate) records (1797-1901); amd personal papers (1862-1901). Notable among the real estate records are documents relating to the furnishing and household expenses of Huntington's San Francisco residence, and records relating to the design, construction, decoration, furnishing, and maintenance of Huntington's palatial home on 57th St. in New York City.

Cybis (Firm)

Correspondence, bank statements, ledgers, clippings, advertising brochures, etc. of the American porcelain manufacturer.

Baldwin Piano Company.Albright, James M.

Incorporated in 1898, the D.H. Baldwin Company manufactured grand, spinet, and upright pianos. Known as Baldwin Piano Company, 1954-1963. Collection contains business correspondence (1895-1930); administrative records, including ledgers, account books, and sales books of the company and its subsidiaries (1902-1954).

Dun and Bradstreet, inc.

Collection of ledgers from a wide range of small businesses based in the Northeastern United States, from Philadelphia to Old Town, Maine, including many in New Jersey. Business areas represented range from banking and butchers to taverns and wagon-makers.

Duncan and Jones.

Account book of merchants in 18th century New York. Eastern New York State, Dutch families represented.

E. E. Hilliard and Company.

Records of a Connecticut textile firm, including material on its branch operations, Charter Oak Company and Eagle Mill Company; correspondence and letter books (1843-1905); financial records, including bills and receipts, cash books, checkbooks, and time sheets (1837-1939); legal papers, including incorporation papers, 1893; references to a strike, 1934; and ledgers (1857-1937).

Milton, J. Elet.

Correspondence, financial records, and legal papers from the Brewerton, NY historian

Commins, Jedediah D.

Papers, mostly financial, illustrating the business activities of Jedediah Commins (Commins) in Central New York.

Archbold, John Dana

John Dana Archbold (1910-1993), philanthropist and trustee emeritus of Syracuse University. The contents consist of personal and business correspondence, as well as research notes and manuscripts on Archbold family genealogy and the life and career of John Dana's maternal grandfather, John Dustin Archbold (1848-1916.)

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Correspondence, legal documents, financial records, and memorabilia concerning the Holland Land Company, Colonel John Lincklaen, Jonathan Denise Ledyard, Helen Ledyard Lincklaen, Jane Strawbridge Ledyard, other Ledyard and Lincklaen family members, and Lorenzo mansion in Cazenovia. Photocopies and microfilm only, no originals.