Inventory of the Tomlinson Store Ledger B, 1834-1848
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Repository
University Archives, Duke
University
Creator
Tomlinson Store (Randolph County, N.C.).
Title
Tomlinson Store Ledger B, 1834-1848
Language of Material
Material in English
Extent
1.2 Linear Feet
1 Item
Abstract
1 Item
Tomlinson Store was a steam tanning works, shoemaking establishment and general store run by Allen U. Tomlinson in Randolph County, NC.
Ledger B contains accounts of the Methodist and Quaker families that formed Union Institute as well as Brantley York and school faculty.
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Administrative Information
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Collection is open for research.
Copyright Notice
Copyright for Official University records is held by Duke University; all other copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Tomlinson Store Ledger B, University Archives, Duke University.
Provenance
The Tomlinson Store Ledger B was received by the University Archives as a
purchase in 1990.
Processing Information
Processed by Archives Staff, September 2007
Encoded by Kimberly Sims, September 2007
Accession A94-77 is described in this finding aid.
Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory: DACS, EAD, NCEAD guidelines, and our local Style Guide.
This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.
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Historical Note
Tomlinson Store was a steam tanning works, shoemaking establishment and general store run by Allen U. Tomlinson in Bush Hill in Randolph County, NC.
Tomlinson was a prominent Quaker, a community leader (especially in support of education) and a successful entrepreneur.
[top]Collection Overview
Ledger B contains accounts of the Methodist and Quaker families that formed Union Institute and later supported Normal College and Trinity College. There are accounts for Brantley York, for all of the signers of the constitution of the Union Institute Society, and for the faculty of the school. The bulk of the entries date from the 1830s.
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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.
- Tomlinson, Allen U.
- Tomlinson Store (Randolph County, N.C.).
- York, Brantley, 1805-1891.
- Union Institute (Randolph County, N.C.)--Faculty.
- Normal College (Randolph County, N.C.).
- Trinity College (Randolph County, N.C.).
- Quakers--North Carolina--Randolph County.
- Methodists--North Carolina--Randolph County.
- Account books--North Carolina--Randolph County.
Related Material
Trinity College (Randolph County, N.C.) Collection, 1836-1990
Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library/University Archives
Brantley York records and papers, 1838-1966
Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library/University Archives
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Detailed Description of Collection
Tomlinson Store Ledger B,1834-1848
