Michie Grocery Store Accounts Payable Ledger

Access and use

Location of collection:
University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
University of Virginia
P.O. Box 400110
160 McCormick Rd
Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Brenda Gunn
Phone: (434) 924-1037
Phone: (434) 243-1776
Fax: (434) 924-4968
Restrictions:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred citation:

MSS 16818, Michie Grocery Store Accounts Payable Ledger, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia Library.

Summary

Extent:
0.44 Cubic Feet 1 custom made flat box (small)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

MSS 16818, Michie Grocery Store Accounts Payable Ledger, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia Library.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains a ledger book for Michie Grocery Company, Inc. of Charlottesville, Virginia. Michie Grocery was a wholesale grocer and "jobbers of foreign and domestic fruits." The ledger contains entries from June 21 to October 18, 1908. It includes receipts, statements, order memos, and handwritten calculations of expenses; many feature lithographed distributor and merchant titles on the stationary. Many of these distributors were headquartered in Richmond, Lynchburg, Charlottesville, and other Virginia cities. The ledger measures 11"X14" X3.5".

Acquisition information:
This collection was a gift from Friends of Esmont to the Small Special Collections Library at the University on 10 May 2023.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard