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Hook, Schrader and Company, Account Books of Horse-Drawn Carriage Company

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0867

Overview

Account books kept by Hook, Schrader and Company, a Wheeling-based buggy manufacturer and repair shop. Contains four account books consisting of Private Cash (1879-1882), Private Journal (1872-1883), and two Day Books (1872-1877 and 1880-1882). These books contain records of the company's finances, including records of work done (including painting and varnishing, repairing wheels, and replacing axles) and payments made by customers. All material within this collection is available on microfilm.

Dates

  • Creation: 1872-1883

Creator

Language of Materials

English

Conditions Governing Access

No special access restriction applies.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.

Extent

1 Linear Feet (1 ft. (4 flat storage boxes, 3 in. each); 2 reels of microfilm)

Physical Location

West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / Fax: 304-293-3981 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/

Title
Hook, Schrader and Company, Account Books of Horse-Drawn Carriage Company, 1872-1883
Author
Staff of the West Virginia & Regional History Center
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the West Virginia and Regional History Center Repository

Contact:
1549 University Ave.
P.O. Box 6069
Morgantown WV 26506-6069 US
304-293-3536