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Series 2: Financial Records, 1890-1983

 Series
Identifier: 2

  • Staff Only

Scope and Contents note

Financial records of the company include reports, tax records, accounting records, book inventories, bank statements, bank stub books, account cards, accounts payable records, and ledger books. Also included is stock information: stock certificates and stockholder card files. The stocks were non-dividend-paying shares, sold to interested individuals and organizations who wanted to support the publishing company and enjoy a discount on their purchases. There is a selection of records related to general office accounting: leasing of office space, supplies, etc.

Dates

  • Creation: 1890-1983

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

The Charles H. Kerr Company records are open for research in the Special Collections Reading Room; 1 box at a time (Priority III).

Arrangement note

Arranged by type of material and alphabetically thereunder.

Repository Details

Part of the The Newberry Library - Modern Manuscripts and Archives Repository

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