Register of the Madison (Harry N.) General Merchandise Ledger & Receipts, 1906-1907

Processed by Don Walker; machine-readable finding aid created by Don Walker

San Joaquin County Historical Society and Museum

11793 North Micke Grove Road

Lodi, CA 95241

Phone: (209) 463-4119

Fax: (209) 369-2178

Email: dwalker@uop.edu

URL: http://www.sanjoaquinhistory.org/

Register of the Madison (Harry N.) General Merchandise Ledger & Receipts, 1906-1907

Collection number: Ms16

San Joaquin County Historical Society and Museum

Lodi, California

Contact Information

San Joaquin County Historical Society and Museum
11793 North Micke Grove Road
Lodi, CA 95241
Phone: (209) 463-4119
Fax: (209) 369-2178
Email: dwalker@uop.edu
URL: http://www.sanjoaquinhistory.org/

Processed by:: Don Walker
Date Completed:: 1998
Encoded by:: Don Walker

Descriptive Summary

Title: Madison (Harry N.) General Merchandise Ledger & Receipts,

Date (inclusive): 1906-1907

Collection number: Ms16

Creator:

Extent: 0.3 linear ft.

Repository: San Joaquin County Museum.

Lodi, CA 95241

Language: English.

Administrative Information

Access

Collection is open for research by appointment only.

Publication Rights

The library can only claim physical ownership of the collection. Users are responsible for satisfying any claimants of literary property.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Madison (Harry N.) General Merchandise Ledger & Receipts, Ms16, San Joaquin County Historical Society and Museum.

Access Points

personal name

Madison, Harry N.

subject

Merchants - California - Lodi

Account books - California - Lodi

Business records - California - Lodi

Business enterprises - California - Lodi

Receipts - California - Lodi

geographic name

Lodi (Calif.) - History - Sources

Biography

Harry N. Madison, early 20th c. Lodi capitalist and merchant, owned and operated at various times: a general merchandise store on S. Sacramento St. (c1900-1932); a three story concrete business block; the Attwood Building; the first Woolworth store in town (1923); and, the first home of Lodi Printing and Publishing. The Kennedy Library holds Madison's account book for 1906-1907 and scattered receipts for items purchased for the store from local wholesalers. Madison's 300 page ledger contains 218 names including those of Dr. Wilton M. Mason, founder of Lodi's first hospital, the Beckmans, the Durstons and other citizens prominent in the history of Lodi. Local concerns doing business with Madison's store include: the Gravem Inglis Bakery, the Sperry Flour Co. and the Stockton Creamery Co. of Stockton, as well as Valley Fruit Co. and the Hotel Lodi of Lodi.

Scope and Content

Collection consists of a general merchandise account book and sixteen receipts for items purchased for the store from local wholesalers (1906-1907).

BOX ONE: MADISON (HARRY N.) LEDGER & RECEIPTS

1.1: Receipts [16]

1.2: Accounts lists [pencil on lined paper; 6 l.]

1.3: Account Book (1906-1907)