Scope and Contents
Isaac Kimball records include daybooks and ledgers kept between 1817 and 1846 for Kimball's blacksmith business.
Dates
- Creation: 1817-1846
Creator
- Kimball, Isaac (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research. Materials stored offsite; access requires advance notice. Contact specialcollectionsref@hbs.edu for more information.
Extent
1.5 linear feet (5 volumes)Biographical / Historical
Isaac Kimball was a blacksmith who lived and worked in Temple, New Hampshire. He and his wife Lucinda lived 17 years in Mason Village (now Greenville) NH, after their marriage in 1812. Isaac was a blacksmith and manufacturer of edge tools: axes, and fleshing knives, a business his third son Caleb carried on and passed on to his son. In 1829 they moved their family about 8 miles North to Temple, NH and bought a 200 acre farm. Their house there still stands on East Road, 1 mile East and 1 mile South of Temple. Isaac built a brick shop with 2 forges to continue blacksmithing. His oldest son, William, worked the farm while Jewett, next oldest, worked in the blacksmith shop. Isaac served in town offices and the state legislature, and was a Congregational Church Deacon many years.
Some details in the biographical note are from Ancestry.com Library Edition.
Physical Location
MANU
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased, 1951, from Kimball's grandson.
Processing Information
To enhance discoverability, this collection was removed from an artificial collection of account books of blacksmiths, New England and New York in April 2023.
Creator
- Kimball, Isaac (Person)
- Author
- Baker Library
- Date
- April 2023
- Description rules
- dacs
- Language of description
- eng
- EAD ID
- bak00933
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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