H. C. Pankey ledgers

Access and use

Location of collection:
James Madison University
Second Floor Room 203, MSC 1704
Carrier Library
James Madison University
880 Madison Drive
Harrisonburg, VA 22807
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Tiffany Cole
Phone: (540) 568-3444
Phone: (540) 568-3612
Fax: (540) 568-3405
Restrictions:

Collection is open for research. Researchers must register and agree to copyright and privacy laws before using this collection. Please contact Research Services staff before visiting the James Madison University Special Collections Library to use this collection.

Terms of access:

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Preferred citation:

[identification of item], [box #, folder #], H. C. Pankey Ledgers, 1894-1901, SC 0382, Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA.

Summary

Extent:
0.69 cubic feet 3 boxes
Creator:
Pankey, H. C. (Homer Cook), 1858-1908 and Tim Abbott Americana
Abstract:
Assorted bound volumes detailing the financials of H. C. Pankey's ice manufacturing and delivery business in Harrisonburg.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[identification of item], [box #, folder #], H. C. Pankey Ledgers, 1894-1901, SC 0382, Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA.

Background

Scope and content:

Assorted bound volumes detailing the financials of H. C. Pankey's ice manufacturing and delivery business in Harrisonburg. Volumes include daily and weekly accounts of sales made to private individuals and businesses as well as money paid and received. The 1896-1898 account book includes customers with "Col" after their name perhaps indicating an African American customer.

Biographical / historical:

H. C. Pankey (1858-1908) was a Harrisonburg businessman who manufactured and delivered ice and also ran a livery stable on W. Water St.

Acquisition information:
Acquired from Tim Abbott Americana's March 2024 catalog of Virginia and African-American History.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard