MSS16818Michie Grocery Store Accounts Payable LedgerMichie Grocery Store Accounts Payable Ledger MSS 16818Ellen WelchAlbert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

2023-02-15

Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections LibraryP.O. Box 400110University of VirginiaCharlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110URL:

This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-03-05 17:45:01 +0000.Description is written in: English, Latin script.Describing Archives: A Content Standard Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library Michie Grocery Store Accounts Payable Ledger MSS 16818 Archival Resource Key /repositories/3/resources/1616 0.44 Cubic Feet 1 custom made flat box (small) 1908 English 1 Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

This collection was a gift from Friends of Esmont to the Small Special Collections Library at the University on 10 May 2023.

Preferred Citation

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

Content Description

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".

Ledgers (account books) Charlottesville (Va.) -- History -- 20th century Michie Grocery Company (Charlottesville, VA)