MenuInventory of the Jonathan E. Cox Papers, 1885-1938 and undated
Abstract
Banker and manufacturer of High Point, N.C. May have been a Quaker.
The Jonathan E. Cox Papers chiefly consist of the business records of a banker and manufacturer from High Point, North Carolina. Records date from 1885-1938 and include many boxes of business and personal correspondence, chiefly letters to Cox; and a series of manuscript volumes, including journals, daybooks, order books, trial balance books, ledgers, profit-and-loss accounts, bill books, inventory records, rent book, check stubs, mill contracts, a letter book, and an account book of Joseph D. Cox. There are few personal items, but there is some biographical information on Cox's daughter, Clara I. Cox, a Quaker also living in High Point, who was active in civic and humanitarian affairs in that city.
Descriptive Summary
- Repository
- David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University
- Creator
- Cox, Jonathan Elwood, 1856-1932.
- Title
- Jonathan E. Cox Papers, 1885-1938 and undated
- Language of Material
- English
- Extent
- Approximately 46,057 Items
- Location
- For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
Collection Overview
The Jonathan E. Cox Papers chiefly consist of the business records of a banker and manufacturer from High Point, North Carolina. Records date from 1885-1938 and include many boxes of business and personal correspondence, chiefly to Cox from suppliers, builders, creditors, and manufacturers; and a series of manuscript volumes, including journals, daybooks, order books, trial balance books, ledgers, profit-and-loss accounts, bill books, inventory records, rent book, check stubs, mill contracts, a letter book, and an account book of Joseph D. Cox. Business topics in the manuscripts and correspondence include banks and banking, insurance, textile industry, lumber trade, shipping, and the mercantile business. There are few personal items, but there is some biographical information on Cox's daughter, Clara I. Cox, a Quaker also living in High Point, who was active in civic and humanitarian affairs in that city. There is significant political correspondence, chiefly for 1908, when Cox was an unsuccessful candidate on the Republican ticket for governor of North Carolina. Among other subjects represented are universities and colleges (Guilford and Peabody, later part of Vanderbilt University), North Carolina roads, and American participation in World War I. Records are arranged in chronological order with the exception of the last three boxes, which contain the earliest material. Manuscript volumes are housed separately.
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Contents of the Collection
Browse List of Series
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Expand AllFor the earliest business correpondence from 1898-1903, see boxes 40-42.
Original accession, 1898-1938
Probably the first boxes acquired of this collection. Business correspondence and records, chiefly correspondence to J. Cox from suppliers, creditors, and insurance agencies pertaining to the lumber, textile, and shipping industry in North Carolina, to the establishment of a wagon wheel factory, and to various building projects. Box 40 also includes biographical information on Cox's daughter, Clara I. Cox, a Quaker of High Point, N.C. who was active in civic and humanitarian affaird in that city, and a photocopy of the residence of Jonathan Cox in High Point.
Manuscript Volumes Series, 1885-1931
Bound manuscript volumes belonging to the Cox manufacturing firm and to Jonathan Cox: daybooks, journals, ledgers, trial balance books, personal accounts, receipt books, inventories, and orders. See catalog record listings for individual volumes and their dates and locations.
Subject Headings
- Banks and banking--North Carolina.
- Cox, Clara I.
- Cox, Joe (Joseph D.)
- Cox, Jonathan Elwood, 1856-1932.
- George Peabody College for Teachers.
- Governors--North Carolina.
- Guilford College.
- Industries--North Carolina.
- Insurance companies--North Carolina.
- Lumber trade--North Carolina.
- North Carolina--Politics and government--1865-1950.
- Republican Party (N.C.)
- Roads--North Carolina.
- Textile industry--North Carolina.
- Universities and colleges--Southern States.
- Vanderbilt University. George Peabody College for Teachers--History.
- World War, 1914-1918--Participation, American.
Related Material
- North Carolina ledger, 1894-1898. Ledger of an unidentified merchant probably located in High Point, N.C. Transactions in the volume primarily show the sale of food, although there is occasional mention of clothing and household items. Contains account for Jonathan E. Cox. (David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University)
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Jonathan E. Cox Papers, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University
Provenance
The Jonathan E. Cox Papers were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library as a gift in 1956.
Processing Information
Processed by Rubenstein Library staff, July 1957
Encoded by Robert Carlson and Paula Jeannet Mangiafico, August 2009
Accession 56-387 is 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.