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		<titleproper>Inventory of the Simmons Lumber Company (Williamston, NC) Records,
		<date normal="1878/1936">1878-1936 and undated</date>
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		<publisher><lb/>David M. Rubenstein Rare Book &amp; Manuscript Library <lb/> Duke University <lb/> Durham, N.C., USA </publisher>
		<p><date normal="2008" encodinganalog="date"> 2008</date> Duke University. All Rights Reserved.</p>
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	<note><p>Aleph Number: <num type="aleph">000874829</num></p></note></notestmt>
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		<date>Date of source: July 2008</date><lb/>Processed by Rubenstein Library staff; finding aid encoded by Ted Holt and Paula Jeannet Mangiafico, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book &amp; Manuscript Library, Duke University, <date>July 2008</date>


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		<language langcode="eng">English</language>
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<titlepage>
<titleproper>Inventory of the Simmons Lumber Company (Williamston, NC) Records, <date type="span">1878-1936 and undated</date>
</titleproper>
<publisher>David M. Rubenstein Rare Book &amp; Manuscript Library <lb/>Duke
		  University <lb/> Durham, North Carolina 27708-0185 USA </publisher>

<p><date normal="2008"> 2008</date> Duke University. All Rights Reserved.</p>
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<head>Descriptive Summary</head>
<repository label="Repository">
<corpname>David M. Rubenstein Rare Book &amp; Manuscript Library, Duke
			 University</corpname></repository>
<origination label="Creator"><corpname encodinganalog="110">Simmons Lumber Company (Williamston, NC)</corpname></origination>
<unittitle label="Title" encodinganalog="245">Simmons Lumber Company (Williamston, NC) Records, <unitdate normal="1878/1936" type="inclusive">1878-1936 and undated</unitdate></unittitle>

<langmaterial label="Language of Material" encodinganalog="546">Material in <language langcode="eng"> English</language>
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<physdesc label="Extent">

<extent unit="linear feet" encodinganalog="300">37 Linear Feet</extent><lb/>
<extent unit="items">27,738 Items</extent>
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<physloc label="Location">For current information on the location of
		  these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.</physloc>
<abstract label="Abstract" encodinganalog="545">Lumber company in Williamston, NC, founded by Dennis Simmons.</abstract>


<abstract encodinganalog="520">Correspondence, accounts, account books, ledgers, deeds, pay lists, bills, receipts, and other records of the Simmons Lumber Company of Williamston, NC. The papers date from 1878-1936 and relate to all aspects of the lumbering business in North Carolina, from the purchase of timber lands to the shipment of finished board.</abstract>

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<head>Administrative Information</head>

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<head>Access Restrictions</head><p>Collection is open for research.</p>
<p>However, 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.</p>
<p>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.</p><p>Please contact Research Services staff before visiting the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book &amp; Manuscript Library to use this collection.</p>
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<head>Copyright Notice</head>
<p>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 &amp; Manuscript Library.</p>
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		  <head>Preferred Citation</head>
		  <p>[Identification of item], Simmons Lumber Company (Williamston, NC) Records, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book &amp; Manuscript Library</p>
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<head>Provenance</head>
<p>The Simmons Lumber Company (Williamston, NC) Records were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book &amp; Manuscript Library in 1957.
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<p>Encoded by Ted Holt and Paula Jeannet Mangiafico, July 2008</p>

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<p>Correspondence, accounts, account books, ledgers, deeds, pay lists, bills, receipts, and other records of the Simmons Lumber Company of Williamston, NC. The papers date from 1878-1936 and relate to all aspects of the lumbering business in North Carolina, from the purchase of timber lands to the shipment of finished board.</p>

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<item><persname source="lcsh" encodinganalog="600">Simmons, Dennis.</persname></item>
<item><corpname source="lcsh" encodinganalog="610">Simmons Lumber Company (Williamston, NC).</corpname></item>
<item><subject source="lcsh" encodinganalog="650">Lumber trade--North Carolina.</subject></item>
<item><subject source="lcsh" encodinganalog="650">Lumber trade--Records.</subject></item>
<item><subject source="lcsh" encodinganalog="650">Lumbering--North Carolina.</subject></item>
<item><subject source="lcsh" encodinganalog="650">Timber--North Carolina.</subject></item>
<item><subject source="lcsh" encodinganalog="650">Industries--North Carolina.</subject></item>
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<head>Contents of Collection</head>

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<c01 level="series">
<did>
<unittitle id="s1">Correspondence Series, <unitdate type="inclusive" normal="1879/1930">1879-1930 and undated</unitdate></unittitle>
<physdesc><extent>(26 boxes)</extent></physdesc>
</did>
<c02><did><container type="box">1</container><unittitle>1879-1905 Jan.</unittitle></did></c02>
<c02><did><container type="box">2</container><unittitle>1905 Jan.-Apr.</unittitle></did></c02>
<c02><did><container type="box">3</container><unittitle>1905 Apr.-July</unittitle></did></c02>
<c02><did><container type="box">4</container><unittitle>1905 July-Sept.</unittitle></did></c02>
<c02><did><container type="box">5</container><unittitle>1905 Oct.-Dec.</unittitle></did></c02>
<c02><did><container type="box">6</container><unittitle>1906 Jan.-Mar.</unittitle></did></c02>
<c02><did><container type="box">7</container><unittitle>1906 Apr.-June</unittitle></did></c02>
<c02><did><container type="box">8</container><unittitle>1906 July-Sept.</unittitle></did></c02>
<c02><did><container type="box">9</container><unittitle>1906 Sept.-Nov.</unittitle></did></c02>
<c02><did><container type="box">10</container><unittitle>1906 Nov.-1907 Jan.</unittitle></did></c02>
<c02><did><container type="box">11</container><unittitle>1907 Jan.-Apr.</unittitle></did></c02>
<c02><did><container type="box">12</container><unittitle>1907 Apr.-May</unittitle></did></c02>
<c02><did><container type="box">13</container><unittitle>1907 June-July</unittitle></did></c02>
<c02><did><container type="box">14</container><unittitle>1907 Aug.-Oct.</unittitle></did></c02>
<c02><did><container type="box">15</container><unittitle>1907 Nov.-Dec.</unittitle></did></c02>
<c02><did><container type="box">16</container><unittitle>1908 Jan.-May</unittitle></did></c02>
<c02><did><container type="box">17</container><unittitle>1908 May-Aug.</unittitle></did></c02>
<c02><did><container type="box">18</container><unittitle>1908 Aug.-1909 Jan.</unittitle></did></c02>
<c02><did><container type="box">19</container><unittitle>1909 Feb.-Mar.</unittitle></did></c02>
<c02><did><container type="box">20</container><unittitle>1909 Apr.-May</unittitle></did></c02>
<c02><did><container type="box">21</container><unittitle>1909 June-July</unittitle></did></c02>
<c02><did><container type="box">22</container><unittitle>1909 July-Sept.</unittitle></did></c02>
<c02><did><container type="box">23</container><unittitle>1909 Sept.-Oct.</unittitle></did></c02>
<c02><did><container type="box">24</container><unittitle>1909 Oct.-Nov.</unittitle></did></c02>
<c02><did><container type="box">25</container><unittitle>1909 Dec.-1922</unittitle></did></c02>
<c02><did><container type="box">26</container><unittitle>1930 and undated</unittitle></did></c02>

<c02><did><container type="volume" label="Volumes">1-2</container><unittitle>Letters, 1901-1902</unittitle></did></c02>
<c02><did><container type="volume" label="Volumes">3-4</container><unittitle>Letters, 1903</unittitle></did></c02>
<c02><did><container type="volume">5</container><unittitle>Letters, 1903-1904</unittitle></did></c02>
<c02><did><container type="volume" label="Volumes">6-7</container><unittitle>Letters, 1904</unittitle></did></c02>
<c02><did><container type="volume">8</container><unittitle>Letters, 1904-1905</unittitle></did></c02>
<c02><did><container type="volume" label="Volumes">9-10</container><unittitle>Letters, 1905</unittitle></did></c02>
<c02><did><container type="volume">11</container><unittitle>Letters, 1905-1906</unittitle></did></c02>
<c02><did><container type="volume" label="Volumes">12-14</container><unittitle>Letters, 1906</unittitle></did></c02>
<c02><did><container type="volume" label="Volumes">15-18</container><unittitle>Letters, 1907</unittitle></did></c02>
<c02><did><container type="volume">19</container><unittitle>Letters, 1907-1908</unittitle></did></c02>
<c02><did><container type="volume" label="Volumes">20-24</container><unittitle>Letters, 1908</unittitle></did></c02>
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<c01 level="series">
<did>
<unittitle id="s2">Legal Papers Series, <unitdate type="inclusive" normal="1853/1936">1853-1936</unitdate></unittitle>
<physdesc><extent>(3 boxes)</extent></physdesc>
</did>
<c02><did><container type="box">26</container><unittitle>1853-1897</unittitle></did></c02>
<c02><did><container type="box">27</container><unittitle>1898-1906</unittitle></did></c02>
<c02><did><container type="box">28</container><unittitle>1907-1936</unittitle></did></c02>
</c01>

<c01 level="series"><did>
<unittitle id="s3">Miscellany Series</unittitle>
<physdesc><extent>(1 box)</extent></physdesc>
</did><c02><did><container type="box">29</container><unittitle>Misc. materials</unittitle></did></c02>
</c01>

<c01 level="series"><did>
<unittitle id="s4">Financial Papers Series, <unitdate type="inclusive" normal="1890/1919">1890-1919</unitdate></unittitle>
<physdesc><extent>(12 boxes)</extent></physdesc>
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<c02><did><unittitle>Bills and Receipts,</unittitle></did>
<c03><did><container type="box">29-39</container><unittitle>1890-1909</unittitle></did></c03>
<c03><did><container type="box">40</container><unittitle>1910-1919</unittitle></did></c03>
</c02>
</c01>

<c01 level="series"><did>
<unittitle id="s5">Volumes Series</unittitle>
<physdesc><extent>(1 box)</extent></physdesc>
</did>
<c02><did><container type="box">40</container><unittitle>Volumes</unittitle></did></c02>
</c01>

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