Inventory of the Simmons Lumber Company (Williamston, NC) Records, 1878-1936 and undated
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Repository
Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, Duke
University
Creator
Simmons Lumber Company (Williamston, NC)
Title
Simmons Lumber Company (Williamston, NC) Records, 1878-1936 and undated
Language of Material
Material in English
Extent
37 Linear Feet
27,738 Items
Abstract
27,738 Items
Lumber company in Williamston, NC, founded by Dennis Simmons.
Correspondence, accounts, account books, ledgers, deeds, pay lists, bills, receipts, and other records of the Simmons Lumber Company of Williamston, NC. The papers date from 1878-1936 and relate to all aspects of the lumbering business in North Carolina, from the purchase of timber lands to the shipment of finished board.
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Administrative Information
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Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Simmons Lumber Company (Williamston, NC) Records, Rare Book,
Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, Duke University.
Provenance
The Simmons Lumber Company (Williamston, NC) Records were received by the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library in 1957.
Processing Information
Processed by RBMSCL staff
Encoded by Ted Holt and Paula Jeannet Mangiafico, July 2008
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
Correspondence, accounts, account books, ledgers, deeds, pay lists, bills, receipts, and other records of the Simmons Lumber Company of Williamston, NC. The papers date from 1878-1936 and relate to all aspects of the lumbering business in North Carolina, from the purchase of timber lands to the shipment of finished board.
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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.
- Simmons, Dennis.
- Simmons Lumber Company (Williamston, NC).
- Lumber trade--North Carolina.
- Lumber trade--Records.
- Lumbering--North Carolina.
- Timber--North Carolina.
- Industries--North Carolina.
 | List of Series in Collection | |||||||
 |  | Correspondence Series, 1879-1930 and undated | ||||||
| | Legal Papers Series, 1853-1936 | ||||||
| | Miscellany Series | ||||||
| | Financial Papers Series, 1890-1919 | ||||||
 | | Volumes Series | ||||||
Detailed Description of Collection
Correspondence Series, 1879-1930 and undated
(26 boxes)
Box 1
1879-1905 Jan.
Box 2
1905 Jan.-Apr.
Box 3
1905 Apr.-July
Box 4
1905 July-Sept.
Box 5
1905 Oct.-Dec.
Box 6
1906 Jan.-Mar.
Box 7
1906 Apr.-June
Box 8
1906 July-Sept.
Box 9
1906 Sept.-Nov.
Box 10
1906 Nov.-1907 Jan.
Box 11
1907 Jan.-Apr.
Box 12
1907 Apr.-May
Box 13
1907 June-July
Box 14
1907 Aug.-Oct.
Box 15
1907 Nov.-Dec.
Box 16
1908 Jan.-May
Box 17
1908 May-Aug.
Box 18
1908 Aug.-1909 Jan.
Box 19
1909 Feb.-Mar.
Box 20
1909 Apr.-May
Box 21
1909 June-July
Box 22
1909 July-Sept.
Box 23
1909 Sept.-Oct.
Box 24
1909 Oct.-Nov.
Box 25
1909 Dec.-1922
Box 26
1930 and undated
Volumes
1-2
Letters, 1901-1902
Volumes
3-4
Letters, 1903
Volume
5
Letters, 1903-1904
Volumes
6-7
Letters, 1904
Volume
8
Letters, 1904-1905
Volumes
9-10
Letters, 1905
Volume
11
Letters, 1905-1906
Volumes
12-14
Letters, 1906
Volumes
15-18
Letters, 1907
Volume
19
Letters, 1907-1908
Volumes
20-24
Letters, 1908
Legal Papers Series, 1853-1936
(3 boxes)
Box 26
1853-1897
Box 27
1898-1906
Box 28
1907-1936
Miscellany Series
(1 box)
Box 29
Misc. materials
Financial Papers Series, 1890-1919
(12 boxes)
Bills and Receipts,
Box 29-39
1890-1909
Box 40
1910-1919
Volumes Series
(1 box)
Box 40
Volumes
