R. VIENER AND COMPANY ACCOUNT BOOKS
(Mss. 518)
Inventory
Louisiana and Lower Mississippi Valley Collections
Special Collections, Hill Memorial Library
Louisiana State University Libraries
Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University
Reformatted 2003
Revised 2010
CONTENTS OF INVENTORY
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SUMMARY
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Size. |
494 manuscript volumes and 9 printed volumes |
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Geographic locations. |
Natchez, Mississippi |
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Inclusive dates. |
1880-1936 |
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Bulk dates. |
1893-1930 |
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Language. |
English |
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Summary. |
Business records for a wholesale grocery, feed, flour, and paper firm of Natchez, Mississippi. |
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Organization. |
Volumes arranged by type, then chronologically. |
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Restrictions on access. |
If microfilm is available, photocopies must be made from microfilm. |
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Related collections. |
N/A |
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Copyright. |
Copyright of the original materials is retained by descendants of the creators in accordance with U.S. copyright law. |
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Citation. |
R. Viener and Company Account Books, Mss. 518, Louisiana and Lower Mississippi Valley Collections, LSU Libraries, Baton Rouge, La. |
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Stack location(s). |
K:1-33 |
BIOGRAPHICAL/HISTORICAL NOTE
R. Viener and Company was a wholesale grocery, feed, flour, and paper firm of Natchez, Mississippi. The company was succeeded by F. R. Blankenstein. R. Viener was also the treasurer of the B'nai Israel Congregation of Natchez.
SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE
R. Viener and Company account books include cashbooks (1893-1936); daybooks (1893-1935); journals (1894-1926); invoice books (1898-1933); ledgers (1893-1929); letter books (1895-1905); a railroad claim book (1912-1913); record books (1903-1933); stock books (1901-1917); and trial balance books (1909-1911). Two cashbooks (1902-1934) record accounts of the B'nai Israel Congregation of Natchez. Printed volumes include commercial and mercantile reference books, books related to cotton buying, and a telegraphic code book. See collection description for full volume listing.
COLLECTION DESCRIPTION
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Vol. # |
Dates |
Contents |
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1-30 |
1894-1930 |
30 volumes: |
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Cashbooks containing cash sales, accounts payable and receivable (entries copied from penciled entries of work books). |
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31-108 |
1896-1936 |
78 volumes: |
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Cashbooks and work books (penciled entries). |
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109-110 |
1893-1936 |
2 volumes: |
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Cashbooks concerning Scott and Gunning. |
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111-112 |
1907-1909, undated |
2 volumes: |
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Cashbooks concerning the Hamilton Store. |
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113 |
1922 |
1 volume: |
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Cashbook containing cash sales. |
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114 |
1924-1925 |
1 volume: |
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Checkbook concerning New Orleans Bank and Trust Co. |
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115-231 |
1893-1910 |
117 volumes: |
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Daybooks containing sales. |
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232-276 |
1896-1936 |
45 volumes: |
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Receiving books |
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277-280 |
1899-1907 |
4 volumes: |
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Daybook containing cotton sold. |
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281 |
1918-1920 |
1 volume: |
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Daybook containing cotton sold. |
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282-287 |
1904-1912, 1916-1919 |
6 volumes: Daybook containing cotton received. |
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288-293 |
1905-1932 |
6 volumes: |
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Daybooks containing cotton received. |
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294-302 |
1913-1931 |
9 volumes: |
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Daybooks containing orders. |
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303 |
1897-1899 |
1 volume: |
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Daybook concerning A. B. Flood. |
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305-349 |
1904-1935 |
45 volumes: |
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Daybooks containing transfer sheets. |
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350-399 |
1898-1933 |
50 volumes: |
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Invoice books. |
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400-405 |
1894-1918 |
6 volumes: |
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Journals concerning merchandise. |
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406 |
1912-1926 |
1 volume: |
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Journal containing purchases. |
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407-415 |
1893-1903 |
9 volumes: |
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Ledgers containing accounts receivable and 1 index. |
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416-418 |
1917-1923 |
3 volumes: |
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Ledgers containing accounts receivable. |
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419-423 |
1894-1908 |
5 volumes: |
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Ledgers containing merchandise. |
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424-434 |
1898-1929 |
11 volumes: |
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Ledgers containing yearly expenditures. |
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435-441 |
1902, 1917-1923, 1926 |
7 volumes: Ledgers containing warehouse stock listed under product. |
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442 |
1898 |
1 volume: |
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Ledger concerning Scott & Gunning. |
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443-448 |
1889-1906 |
6 volumes: |
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Anonymous ledgers. |
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449 |
1907-1909 |
1 volume: |
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Ledger concerning Hamilton Store. |
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450 |
1902-1903 |
1 volume: |
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Ledger concerning Clover Mound Store |
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451 |
1903 |
1 volume: |
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Ledger containing sales and purchases of cotton. |
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452-456 |
1923, undated |
5 volumes: |
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Anonymous ledgers |
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457-465 |
1906-1928 |
9 volumes: |
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Transfer books |
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466-468 |
1895-1905 |
3 volumes: |
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Letter books |
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469 |
1912-1913 |
1 volume: |
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Railroad claim book |
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470-476 |
1907-1933 |
7 volumes: |
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Record books concerning outstanding city and country accounts. |
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477 |
1903-1904 |
1 volume: |
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Record book containing cotton sold. |
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478 |
1907-1909 |
1 volume: |
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Record book of cotton ginned. |
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479 |
1919-1920 |
1 volume: |
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Record book of cotton sold. |
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480 |
1932-1933 |
1 volume: |
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Record book containing tobacco stamps. |
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481-483 |
1901-1919 |
3 volumes: |
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Stock books containing yearly inventory. |
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484-488 |
1906-1922 |
5 volumes: |
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Stock books concerning warehouse stores. |
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489-490 |
1916-1917 |
2 volumes: |
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Stock books concerning lower warehouse stores. |
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491-492 |
1909-1911 |
2 volumes: |
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Trial balance books |
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493-494 |
1902-1917, 1929-1934 |
Miscellaneous: Congregation B’nai Israel, R. Viener, treasurer 2 Cashbooks |
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Vol. # |
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Contents |
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Printed Materials |
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495 |
1909 |
Bradstreet, The Book of Commercial Ratings. 1909 |
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496 |
1913 |
Dun, R. G., The Mercantile Agency Reference Book. 1913. |
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497 |
1917 |
Dun, R. G., The Mercantile Agency Reference Book. January 1917. |
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498 |
1917 |
Dun, R. G., The Mercantile Agency Reference Book. July 1917. |
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499 |
1897 |
Hall, M. G., The Cotton Buyers’ Lightening Calculator. 1897. |
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500 |
1880 |
Lehman Brothers, Telegraphic Cipher Code. 1880. |
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501 |
undated |
Marshall, B. F., Jr., Marshall’s Grain Tables. Undated. |
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502 |
undated |
Murray, Wilbur H. Manufacturing Co., Catalog No. 30. Undated. |
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503 |
1908 |
Schilling, A., Our Local Partner. 1908. |
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INDEX TERMS
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Account books. |
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Blankenstein, F. R. |
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B'nai Israel Congregation (Natchez, Miss.) |
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Cashbooks. |
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Feed industry--Mississippi. |
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Flour industry--Mississippi. |
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Grocers--Mississippi. |
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Grocery trade--Mississippi. |
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Journals (accounts) |
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Ledgers (account books) |
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Merchants--Mississippi. |
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Natchez (Miss.)--History. |
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Paper industry--Mississippi. |
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R. Viener and Company. |
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Viener, R. |
CONTAINER LIST
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Stack
Location |
Contents (with dates) |
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K:1-5 |
114 volumes: Cashbooks (1893-1936, n.d.) |
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K:5-22 |
135 volumes: Daybooks (1893-1936) |
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K:22-28 |
50 volumes: Invoice Books (1898-1933) |
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K:28 |
7 volumes: Journals (1894-1926) |
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K:28-32 |
59 volumes: Ledgers (1893-1928) |
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K:32 |
3 volumes: Letter Books (1895-1905) |
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K:32 |
1 volume: Railroad Claim Book (1912-1913) |
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K:33 |
11 volumes: Record Books (1903-1933) |
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10 volumes: Stock Books (1901-1922) |
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2 volumes: Trial Balance Books (1909-1911) |
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2 volumes: Congregation B’nai Israel Cashbooks (1902-1917, 1929-1934) |
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9 printed volumes |
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