Descriptive Summary
Access
Publication Rights
Preferred Citation
Acquisition Information
Biography/Administrative History
Scope and Content of Collection
Indexing Terms
Descriptive Summary
Title: Rudolph's Store Ledgers 1893-1925
Dates: 1893-1895; 1912-1925
Collection Number: ARC 637
Creator/Collector:
Extent: 5 account books; 23 x 31 cm. in box 27 x 38 cm. 2 flat boxes; 6 x 32 x 39 cm; 10 x 30 x 47 cm. 2 linear ft.
Repository:
Monterey Public Library
Monterey, California 93940
Abstract: Account registers include customer names and sundry purchases.
Language of Material: English
Access
Access by appointment only; contact Local History Librarian or designated staff.
Publication Rights
Reproduction by Local History Librarian or other designated staff; may be restricted due to condition of the materials.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item]. Rudolph's Store Ledgers 1893-1925. Collection Number: ARC 637. Monterey Public Library
Acquisition Information
Gift from Louis R. Rudolph in 2007.
Biography/Administrative History
In 1906, Louis Rudolph (1873-1926) purchased the furniture store of Owen W. Palmer in Mariposa Hall, New Monterey. Rudolph's
became a well-known establishment supplying furnishings, including stoves, to residences and businesses throughout the Monterey
Peninsula. With the death of Louis Rudolph, his son Raymond took over the business. Raymond Rudolph recalled accompanying
his father "on a weekly horse and wagon trip over Carmel Hill to deliver furniture." (Monterey Peninsula Herald, July 17,
1982.)
Scope and Content of Collection
Register 1 contains account entries from 1893-1895 (Owen Palmer), and 1912 to 1920 (Rudolph). Registers 3-5 contain entries
from 1910 to 1925.
