Scope and Contents
Daybook kept by George Mixter of Hardwick, Massachusetts contains account entires for dairy, cheese and liquor.
Dates
- Creation: 1861-1868
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research. Materials stored offsite. Please contact specialcollectionsref@hbs.edu for more information regarding access procedures.
Extent
.5 linear feet (1 volume)Biographical / Historical
George Mixter was born in 1842, son of William and Mary Ruggles Mixter. He attended Phillips Andover Academy and graduated from Harvard College in 1863. Later he became a banker and mercantile paper distributor in Boston. He retained his father's Hardwick farm and bred Guernsey cows there. He never married and died in 1910.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of the Mixter Family through the American Antiquarian Society, 1978.
- Title
- Mixter, George. George Mixter Daybook, 1861-1868: A Finding Aid
- Author
- Baker Library
- Date
- January 2019
- Description rules
- dacs
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- bak00690
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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