J. A. Montgomery business records
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Scope and Contents
This collection contains correspondence, time book, and ledger of Birmingham, Alabama, industrialist J. A. Montgomery. The correspondence includes railroad passes written and issued by Montgomery and letters written to him, from 1891 to 1898. The time book lists the names of employees and pay rates from November 1889 to February 1890; however, it is unclear if the records are from the Mary Lee Mine or the Birmingham, Powderly, and Bessemer Railroad Company. The ledger records the earnings of the Birmingham, Powderly, and Bessemer Railroad Company, documenting sales in 1890.
Dates
- Creation: 1889 - 1898
Creator
- Montgomery, J. A. (Author, Person)
- Williams, A. S., III (Collector, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
None
Biographical / Historical
J. A. Montgomery was a turn-of-the-century industrialist and businessman in Birmingham, Alabama.
Extent
0.2 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Correspondence, time book, and ledger of Birmingham, Alabama, industrialist J. A. Montgomery.
Physical Location
The A. S. Williams III Americana Collection, Amelia Gayle Gorgas Library, The University of Alabama
Provenance
Gift of A. S. Williams III, 2010
General
Title on phase box spine: Papers of J. A. Montgomery on the Mary Lee Mine and the Birmingham, Powderly and Bessemer Railroad Company - Birmingham, 1891
Processed by
Haley Aaron and Martha Bace, 2013
Subject
- Birmingham, Powderly, and Bessemer Railroad Company (Organization)
Source
- Williams, A. S., III (Donor, Person)
- Title
- Guide to J. A. Montgomery business records
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- November 2013
- 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