Archival Manuscript/Mixed Formats (Collection)Whitney & Burnham (New Orleans, La) records, 1835-1851
Corporate name
Main title
- Whitney & Burnham (New Orleans, La.) records, 1835-1851 (bulk 1841-1846).
Links
Links
- Finding aid http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms008045
- Finding aid (PDF) http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms008045.3
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Description
- 1,000 items.
- 6 containers.
- 2.2 linear feet.
Access advisory
- Open to research.
Finding aids
- Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms008045
Local shelving no.
- MMC-3184
Organized/Arranged
- Arranged alphabetically by type of material.
Summary
- Correspondence and letterbooks, diary, bills, invoices, notebooks, purchase orders, receipts, and rent statements of a cotton mercantile firm, headed by Israel Whitney and W.A. Burnham, engaged in international trade through the ports of New Orleans, La., Mobile, Ala., and Boston, Mass. Includes material relating to the cotton gin, labor disputes, and relations between cotton mills.
LC Subjects
Notes
- Collection material in English.
Acquisition source
- Purchase, 1937.
LCCN
- mm 81045450
Other standard no.
- MSS45450
Repository
- Library of Congress Manuscript Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA dcu http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/mss.home
Type of material
- Archival Manuscript/Mixed Formats (Collection)
