Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Los Angeles General Store Ledger
- Dates:
- September 10, 1897-August 3, 1898
- Containers:
- box: 1
- Extent:
- 1 box (1 oversized bound ledger book) and 1 Linear Feet
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
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For information about citing archival material, see the Citations for Archival Material guide, or consult the appropriate style manual.
Background
- Scope and content:
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This collection contains one ledger presumably from a general store that operated in the Los Angeles, California area in the late 1800s. There are detailed listings of the names of customers and their purchases. Items include groceries such as sugar, eggs, molasses, salt, beef, pork, spices, crackers, cheese, and oil; as well as household items such as lamp chimneys, lanterns, matches, nails; and clothing such as overalls, mittens, boots, and pants.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- General stores
Account books - Places:
- Los Angeles (Calif.)
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-12-11 18:04:56 +0000 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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There are no access restrictions on this collection.
- Terms of access:
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All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Director of Archives and Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical materials and not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
- Preferred citation:
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For information about citing archival material, see the Citations for Archival Material guide, or consult the appropriate style manual.
- Location of this collection:
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University Library, 5th Flr (5039)1000 E. Victoria StreetCarson, CA 90747, US
- Contact:
- (310) 243-3895