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COLLECTION Identifier: Mss:862 1838-1870 A954

Elisha Lothrop Avery business records

Scope and Contents

Elisha Lothrop Avery operated an academy for boys in New York City. The records consist of daybooks and ledgers containing entries for tuition, copybooks, and stationery.

Dates

  • Creation: 1838-1870

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research. Materials stored offsite; access requires advance notice. Contact specialcollectionsref@hbs.edu for more information.

Extent

1.25 linear feet (6 volumes)

Biographical / Historical

Elisha Lothrop Avery (1799-1879) was born in Brooklyn, New York. During his life he worked on a farm, as a cord wainer in New York City, and later started a shoe store as a manufacturer and dealer. He eventually sold this store and established a private school, which he ran for a number of years, until appointed Principal of Grammar School No. 42 in New York. Resigning from this position in 1863, he opened a private school in Brooklyn for the preparation of young men for college and the Naval Academy. He died in 1879 in Brooklyn, New York.

Biographical note is primarily from Colonial Families of the United States of America: in Which is Given the History, Genealogy and Armorial Bearings of Colonial Families Who Settled in the American Colonies From the Time of the Settlement of Jamestown, 13th May, 1607, to the Battle of Lexington, 19th April, 1775. Volume VII, Avery Family.

Physical Location

MANU

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Mrs. Florence Moore, 1959.

Processing Information

Processed: July 2018 By: Baker Library Special Collections Staff

Author
Baker Library
Description rules
dacs
Language of description
und
EAD ID
bak00572

Repository Details

Part of the Baker Library Special Collections and Archives, Harvard Business School Repository

Baker Library Special Collections and Archives holds unique resources that focus on the evolution of business and industry, as well as the records of the Harvard Business School, documenting the institution's development over the last century. These rich and varied collections support research in a diverse range of fields such as business, economic, social and cultural history as well as the history of science and technology.

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