Cole Shop Ledger

Access and use

Location of collection:
College of William and Mary
Special Collections Research Center
Earl Gregg Swem Library
College of William and Mary
400 Landrum Drive
PO 8795
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (757) 221-3090
Fax: (757) 221-5440
Preferred citation:

Cole Shop Ledger, 1950, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, William and Mary.

Summary

Extent:
0.2 Linear Feet
Creator:
Prentice, Susan, Brooks, Carol, and Williamsburg Area Historical Society (Williamsburg, Va.)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Cole Shop Ledger, 1950, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, William and Mary.

Background

Scope and content:

Ledger kept by Susan Prentice, owner, along with her husband, of the Cole Shop, a gift and book store located across the Bruton Parish Church in Williamsburg, Virginia in 1950. The entries of the ledger include every item sold, cost of the items, both invoice and sale price, and the daily profit of sales. She also provided a total of net profit/ loss for each month.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Williamsburg Historical Records Association.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard