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durhamcotton Inventory of the Durham Cotton Manufacturing Company Records, 1896-1937 (bulk 1915-1934) Processed by: Rubenstein Library staff; machine-readable finding aid created by: Ted Holt and Paula Jeannet Mangiafico David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library Duke University Durham, N.C., USA

Aleph Number: 000853468

Machine-readable finding aid derived from XML authoring program. Date of source: July 2008Processed by Rubenstein Library staff; finding aid encoded by Ted Holt and Paula Jeannet Mangiafico, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University, July 2008 Description is in English Finding aid was prepared using DACS and local Style Guide Inventory of the Durham Cotton Manufacturing Company Records, 1896-1937 (bulk 1915-1934) David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library Duke University Durham, North Carolina 27708-0185 USA

Descriptive Summary David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University Durham Cotton Manufacturing Company Durham Cotton Manufacturing Company Records, 1896-1937 (bulk 1915-1934) Material in English 45.7 Linear Feet 34,302 Items For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog. Durham Cotton Manufacturing Company founded, 1884 by J. A., J. M., and W. R. Odell, W. H. Branson, and Julian S. Carr. Headquarters in Durham, N.C. Dissolved, 1940. Letterpress copybooks, invoices, cancelled checks, check stubs, receipt books, and invoices and accounts from Joshua L. Baily and Co., Philadelphia brokers who sold goods for the company. Most of the material represents the years 1915-1934. Includes information on fluctuations in cotton prices, export trade in cotton cloth, types of cloth and machinery, freight rates, salaries, workers' medical care, tenement rents, stockholders, dividends, and distribution of excess profits. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Durham Cotton Manufacturing Company Records, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

Provenance

The Durham Cotton Manufacturing Company Records were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library from 1946 to 1959.

Processing Information

Processed by Rubenstein Library staff

Encoded by Ted Holt and Paula Jeannet Mangiafico, July 2008

Accessions from 1946 to 1959 were merged into one collection, 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.

Collection Overview

Letterpress copybooks, invoices, cancelled checks, check stubs, receipt books, and invoices and accounts from Joshua L. Baily and Co., Philadelphia brokers who sold goods for the Durham Cotton Manufacturing Company, headquartered in Durham, N.C. Most of the material represents the years 1915-1934. Includes information on fluctuations in cotton prices, export trade in cotton cloth, types of cloth and machinery, freight rates, salaries, workers' medical care, tenement rents, stockholders, dividends, and distribution of excess profits.

Subject Headings

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Joshua L. Baily and Company (Philadelphia, Pa.). Business records. Cotton--Prices. Cotton textile industry--North Carolina. Textile industry--North Carolina. Industries--North Carolina--Durham. Industries--North Carolina. Durham (N.C.)--History. Contents of Collection Financial Papers Series, 1896-1937 (bulk 1915-1934) (47 boxes) 1Monthly Accounts, 1916 Oct.-1921 2Monthly Accounts, 1922-1925 3Financial Statement, 1916 Monthly Accounts, 1915-1916 Oct. 4Monthly Accounts, 1926-1928 5Monthly Accounts, 1929-1931 6Monthly Accounts, 1932- 1934 Feb. 7Monthly Accounts, 1934 Mar.-Dec. 8Invoices, 1932 June, July, Nov., Dec., 1933 July 9Invoices, 1933 Jan.-June 10Invoices, 1933 Aug.-Dec. 11Invoices, 1934 Jan.-Feb. 12Invoices, 1934 Mar., May 13Invoices, 1934 June-Aug. 14Invoices, 1934 Sept.-Dec 15Employee Records, 1937 16Check Stubs, 1896-1907 17Check Stubs, 1906-1918 18Check Copy Books, 1918-1919 19Cancelled Checks, 1915-1917 20Cancelled Checks, 1917-1918 21Cancelled Checks, 1919-1920 22Cancelled Checks, 1919-1920 23Cancelled Checks, 1920-1921 24Cancelled Checks, 1921-1922 25Cancelled Checks, 1923-1924 26Cancelled Checks, 1923-1925 27Cancelled Checks, 1926-1927 28Orders, 1921 29-30Orders, 1922 31Cancelled Checks, 1925-1927 32Check Stubs, 1929-1930 33Orders, 1915-1916 34-35Orders, 1925 36Orders, 1926 37Orders, 1923-1924 38Orders, 1924 39Orders, 1925 40Invoices, 1931 Sept.-Nov. 41Invoices, 1932 Feb.-Mar. 42Invoices, 1931 Dec.-1932 Jan. 43Orders, 1926 44Orders, 1926 45Orders, 1933 46Invoices, 1932 Apr.-May, Sept. 47Volumes: Receipt Books, 1932-1933 Nov. Manuscript Volumes and Other Materials Series

Financial records in almost one hundred bound volumes, and additional manuscript material (SS-103, SS-104). Please consult with a reference archivist for the locations of these items.