Inventory of the Alfred E. Edgcomb Papers, 1906-1983 and undated
[top]Descriptive Summary
Repository
Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, Duke
University
Creator
Edgcomb, Alfred E., 1867-1933.
Title
Alfred E. Edgcomb Papers, 1906-1983 and undated
Language of Material
Material in English
Extent
19.2 Linear Feet
Approximately 14,000 Items
Abstract
Approximately 14,000 Items
Businessman active in the lumber industry.
Collection contains correspondence, legal and financial papers, printed materials, photographs, and other materials from lumber businesses beginning before 1910, especially in East Tennessee and in the Philippine Islands with headquarters in Philadelphia, Pa. The Insular Lumber Co., Negros Island, P.I., produced mahogany. Also present in the collection are personal and family papers, including numerous photographs.
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Administrative Information
Access RestrictionsCollection is open for research but portions of it are unprocessed and unarranged.
Collection may contain materials to which the Acknowledgment of Legal Responsibilities and Privacy Rights form applies. Patrons must sign this form before using this collection.
Also, all or portions of this collection may be housed off-site in Duke University's Library Service Center. Consequently, there may be a 24-hour delay in obtaining these materials.
Please contact Research Services staff before visiting the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library to use this collection.
Copyright Notice
The copyright interests in this collection have not been transferred to Duke University. For more information, consult the copyright section of the Regulations and Procedures of the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Alfred E. Edgcomb Papers, Rare Book,
Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, Duke University.
Provenance
The Alfred E. Edgcomb Papers were received by the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library as a
purchase in December 1980 and 1986.
Processing Information
Processed by RBMSCL staff, March 1987
Encoded by Robert Carlson and Paula Jeannet Mangiafico, August 2009
Accessions from 1980 and 1986 are described in this finding aid.
Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory: DACS, EAD, NCEAD guidelines, and local Style Guide.
This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.
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Collection Overview
Collection contains personal and business correspondence, legal and financial papers, printed materials, photographs, and other materials from lumber businesses beginning before 1910, especially in East Tennessee and in the Philippine Islands with headquarters in Philadelphia, Pa. The Insular Lumber Co., Negros Island, P.I., produced mahogany. Also present in the collection are personal and family papers, including numerous photographs and letters to the Edgcombs from friends.
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Subject Headings
These are searchable subject entries for this collection. Performing a search on these subjects in the Duke University Libraries online catalog will bring up other related research materials.
- Edgcomb, Alfred E., 1867-1933.
- Edgcomb family.
- Insular Lumber Company.
- Lumber trade--United States.
- Lumbering--Tennessee.
- Lumbering--Philippines.
- Lumber trade--Records.
- Lumber trade--History--19th century.
- Lumber trade--History--20th century.
- Lumber trade--Management.
- Industries--Tennessee.
- United States--Commerce--Philippines.
- Philippines--Commerce--United States.
- Photographs.
 | List of Series in Collection | |||||||
 |  | Business and Financial Records, 1906-1968 | ||||||
 | | Additional Personal Materials, 1930s-1950s, 1983 and undated | ||||||
Detailed Description of Collection
Business and Financial Records, 1906-1968
(26 boxes)
Box 1
1922-1923
Correspondence with Yokohama, Japan
Government of the Philippines, Department of Agriculture and National Resources correspondence
Box 2
1914-1919
Bank information
Box 3
1914-1917
Box 4
1908-1923
Box 5
Insular Lumber Co.: monthly financial statements, 1908-1915
Financial correspondence and stockholders, 1906-1913
Fassett Lumber Co.: monthly statements, shipments, earnings, and correspondence, 1916-1923
Box 6
1906-1941
Emberville Timber Co., S.S. Boveric Co., and Yadkin Lumber Co.
Box 7
1936-1938
Emberville Timber Co., stockholders
John A. Hunter Hardwood Corporation
Box 8
1907-1915
Box 9
1909-1937
Box 10
1907-1923
Box 11
1938
Box 12
1908-1915
Box 13
1911-1922
Box 14
1939-1961
Box 15
1914-1923
Box 16
Financial statements, 1907-1922
Box 17
1912-1914
Box 18
Business correspondence
Box 19
1929-1940
Box 20
1939-1961
Box 21
1938-1968
Box 22
1908-1922
Box 25
Stocks and market evaluations, 1937-1958
Box 26
Business materials
Property blueprints
Maps
Box 31-32
Business correspondence copies
Additional Personal Materials, 1930s-1950s, 1983 and undated
(8 boxes)
Correspondence to Ruth and Alfred Edgcomb, photographs, clippings, and other materials. Most of the correpondence is still in envelopes. All materials in this addition are unprocessed and may need further processing. Please contact a reference archivist before coming to use this collection.
Box 23
Clippings
Photographs
Box 24
Photographs
Personal correspondence
Box 27-29
Photographs
Box 30
Photographs
Miscellaneous
Box 33
Correspondence and other materials, 1938-1959, 1983
(1.5 linear feet)
Many Christmas cards from the 1930s-1950s are present, along with many personal letters to Ruth and Alfred Edgcomb. Also includes a deed, some photographs, and several issues of the Philadelphia weekly entertainment newspaper, 1980s.
Box 34
Correspondence and cards, 1930s and 1940s
(1.5 linear feet)
Includes hundreds of pieces of correspondence, including a small portion housed in small box, sent to Ruth Evelyn Blackwell before she married Alfred Edgcomb.
