Records of retail stores in New England and New York
Scope and Contents
Records of shoe stores: John Hicks Rogers of Boston, Mass., 1830-1888. Records of dry goods stores: Paul Revere, Jr. of Boston, 1847-1848; Chandler and Company of Boston, 1872-1970; William Tobin of Pittsfield, Mass., 1875. Records of a jewelry store: James Gerrish of Brandon, Vt., 1831-1859. Records of a book store: an unidentified book store in Boston, 1836. Records of hardware stores: Godfrey and Walsh of Albany, N.Y., 1823-1832; an unidentified hardware store in Boston, 1860-1872. Records of drug stores: George Goodwin and Company of Boston, 1874-1892 (heavily annotated price list); Downing's Drug Store of Hanover, N.H., 1882-1884. Records of department stores: A. and W. Bacon of Roxbury, Mass., 1864-1867; Harvard Cooperative Society of Cambridge, Mass., 1882-1942 (chiefly copies of minutes and secondary material); and D.L. Bodfish of Palmer, Mass., 1895-1903.
Dates
- Creation: 1823-1970
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research. Some materials may be stored offsite; access requires advance notice. Contact specialcollectionsref@hbs.edu for more information.
Extent
5 linear feet (17 volumes, 2 boxes)13 collection (consists of 13 distinct collections)
Biographical / Historical
This artificial collection of records pertaining to retail stores was created as part of a grant project to make collections available via the Harvard Library catalog, HOLLIS. In an effort to make these individual collections more discoverable this guide was created with descriptions taken from Manuscripts in Baker Library (4th ed., 1978) and local finding aids housed in the Special Collections reading room.
Physical Location
MANU
Processing Information
Processed: April 2019 By: Baker Library Special Collections Staff
- Author
- Baker Library
- Description rules
- dacs
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- bak00920
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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