MenuInventory of the Durham Cotton Manufacturing Company Records, 1896-1937 (bulk 1915-1934)
Abstract
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.
Descriptive Summary
- Repository
- David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University
- Creator
- Durham Cotton Manufacturing Company
- Title
- Durham Cotton Manufacturing Company Records, 1896-1937 (bulk 1915-1934)
- Language of Material
- English
- Extent
- 45.7 Linear Feet, 34,302 Items
- Location
- For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
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.
Administrative Information
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Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
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Use Restrictions
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 David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library.
Contents of the Collection
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Expand AllFinancial 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.
Subject Headings
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.