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edgcombalfrede Inventory of the Alfred E. Edgcomb Papers, 1906-1983 and undated Processed by: Rubenstein Library staff; machine-readable finding aid created by: Robert Carlson and Paula Jeannet Mangiafico David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library Duke University Durham, N.C., USA

Aleph Number: 002441000

Machine-readable finding aid derived from XML authoring program. Date of source: April 2009Processed by Rubenstein Library staff, March 1987; finding aid encoded by Robert Carlson and Paula Jeannet Mangiafico, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University, August 2009 Description is in English Finding aid was prepared using DACS and local Style Guide Inventory of the Alfred E. Edgcomb Papers, 1906-1983 and undated 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 Edgcomb, Alfred E., 1867-1933. Alfred E. Edgcomb Papers, 1906-1983 and undated Material in English 19.2 Linear Feet Approximately 14,000 Items For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog. Businessman active in the lumber industry. Collection contains correspondence, legal and financial papers, printed materials, photographs, and other materials from lumber businesses beginning before 1910, especially in East Tennessee and in the Philippine Islands with headquarters in Philadelphia, Pa. The Insular Lumber Co., Negros Island, P.I., produced mahogany. Also present in the collection are personal and family papers, including numerous photographs. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research but portions of it are unprocessed and unarranged.

Collection may contain materials to which the Acknowledgment of Legal Responsibilities and Privacy Rights form applies. Patrons must sign this form before using this collection.

Also, all or portions of this collection may be housed off-site in Duke University's Library Service Center. Consequently, there may be a 24-hour delay in obtaining these materials.

Please contact Research Services staff before visiting the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library to use this collection.

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.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Alfred E. Edgcomb Papers, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University

Provenance

The Alfred E. Edgcomb Papers were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library as a purchase in December 1980 and 1986.

Processing Information

Processed by Rubenstein Library staff, March 1987

Encoded by Robert Carlson and Paula Jeannet Mangiafico, August 2009

Accessions from 1980 and 1986 are 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

Collection contains personal and business correspondence, legal and financial papers, printed materials, photographs, and other materials from lumber businesses beginning before 1910, especially in East Tennessee and in the Philippine Islands with headquarters in Philadelphia, Pa. The Insular Lumber Co., Negros Island, P.I., produced mahogany. Also present in the collection are personal and family papers, including numerous photographs and letters to the Edgcombs from friends.

Much of the collection is unprocessed and may need further processing; please contact a reference archivist before coming to use this collection.

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.

Edgcomb, Alfred E., 1867-1933. Edgcomb family. Insular Lumber Company. Lumber trade--United States. Lumbering--Tennessee. Lumbering--Philippines. Lumber trade--Records. Lumber trade--History--19th century. Lumber trade--History--20th century. Lumber trade--Management. Industries--Tennessee. United States--Commerce--Philippines. Philippines--Commerce--United States. Photographs. Contents of Collection Business and Financial Records, 1906-1968 (26 boxes) 11922-1923 Correspondence with Yokohama, Japan Government of the Philippines, Department of Agriculture and National Resources correspondence 21914-1919 Bank information 31914-1917 41908-1923 5Insular Lumber Co.: monthly financial statements, 1908-1915 Financial correspondence and stockholders, 1906-1913 Fassett Lumber Co.: monthly statements, shipments, earnings, and correspondence, 1916-1923 61906-1941 Emberville Timber Co., S.S. Boveric Co., and Yadkin Lumber Co. 71936-1938 Emberville Timber Co., stockholders John A. Hunter Hardwood Corporation 81907-1915 91909-1937 101907-1923 111938 121908-1915 131911-1922 141939-1961 151914-1923 16Financial statements, 1907-1922 171912-1914 18Business correspondence 191929-1940 201939-1961 211938-1968 221908-1922 25Stocks and market evaluations, 1937-1958 26Business materials Property blueprints Maps 31-32Business correspondence copies Additional Personal Materials, 1930s-1950s, 1983 and undated (8 boxes)

Correspondence to Ruth and Alfred Edgcomb, photographs, clippings, and other materials. Most of the correpondence is still in envelopes. All materials in this addition are unprocessed and may need further processing. Please contact a reference archivist before coming to use this collection.

23Clippings Photographs 24Photographs Personal correspondence 27-29Photographs 30Photographs Miscellaneous 33Correspondence and other materials, 1938-1959, 1983(1.5 linear feet)

Many Christmas cards from the 1930s-1950s are present, along with many personal letters to Ruth and Alfred Edgcomb. Also includes a deed, some photographs, and several issues of the Philadelphia weekly entertainment newspaper, 1980s.

34Correspondence and cards, 1930s and 1940s(1.5 linear feet)

Includes hundreds of pieces of correspondence, including a small portion housed in small box, sent to Ruth Evelyn Blackwell before she married Alfred Edgcomb.