Athens Hardware Company records

Descriptive Summary
Title: Athens Hardware Company records
Creator: Athens Hardware Company (Athens, Ga.)
Inclusive Dates: 1876-1929
Language(s): English
Extent: 0.5 Linear Feet 1 box
Collection Number: ms1680
Repository: Hargrett Library

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Collection Description

Historical Note

Athens Hardware Company, Athens, Georgia, previously known as Childs, Nickerson & Co., and Childs & Co.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of records of the Athens Hardware Company (Athens, Georgia), and its predecessors Childs & Co. and Childs, Nickerson, & Co. from 1876-1929. Includes account ledgers of the Athens Hardware Company, order book for Childs & Co., account ledger of Childs, Nickerson & Co., and letter book of Reuben Nickerson.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Athens Hardware Company records, ms 1680, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Finding Aid Publication

Finding aid prepared on: 2020.

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Related Materials and Subjects

Subject Terms

Related Collections in this Repository

Related collections in this repository: Childs, Nickerson & Co. records, ms 83; William and Susan Tate papers.

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Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 

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Orderbook A, inscribed A.K. Childs & Co., 1876-1878

 

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Ledger, 1878-1882

 

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Ledger, 1891

 

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Letterbook of Reuben Nickerson, 1898-[1903]

 

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Checkstub book, 1909-1913

 

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Ledger, Personal accts., 1915-1929

 

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Ledger, Childs, Nickerson & Co.; Accounts booklet, undated

 

1	9	Miscellaneous, 1897-1899
		The Fraternal Union pamphlet; Christmas card; St. Elmer Lodge #40 receipt; Western Union telegram; letter