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J. A. Montgomery business records

 Collection
Identifier: W-0068

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

  • 1889 - 1898

Creator

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

Overview

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

Related Materials

The A. S. Williams III Americana Collection holds several other collections pertaining to Alabama and Southern railroads in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Please see staff for assistance.

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

Creator

Source

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

Contact:
Box 870266
Tuscaloosa AL 35487-0266
205.348.0513