Commissary Records, circa 1865

In addition to the manufacturing operations that supported iron production, Shelby Iron Company either had contracts with local businesses or operated their own businesses that their employees and their families patronized in the communities where Shelby had facilities, such as Coosa, Lamar, or Bolling. Records relating to the stores or commissaries make up the bulk of this series, but other functions include housing, hotel, grist mill, post office, and a school. This series includes the following subseries: Specific Commissaries; Commissary Accounts; Commissary Daybooks and Blotters; Commissary General Records; Commissary Inventories; Commissary Sales; Grist Mill; Grocery; Hotel; Housing; and School.