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James Holt carpentry notebook

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0693
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Scope and Contents note

This collection consists of an account book with notes and entries relating to the work of a carpenter, primarily the purchase of construction items such as nails, plaster, boards, etc.

Dates

  • Creation: 1848

Creator

Biographical/Historical note

Holt was a master carpenter who was born in Maine and later lived in Montgomery, Alabama.

Extent

0.1 Linear Feet (1 book)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

This collection consists of an account book created by this Montgomery, Alabama, carpenter, with notes and entries relating primarily to the purchase of construction items such as nails, plaster, boards, etc.

Provenance

Purchased from Cather & Brown Books, 1992

General

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Processed by

Paul Musselman and Donnelly Lancaster Walton, 2006

Title
Guide to the James Holt carpentry notebook
Status
Completed
Date
2015
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections Repository

Contact:
Box 870266
Tuscaloosa AL 35487-0266
205.348.0513