Solt Lumber and Coal Company Records
Date: [ca. 1884]-1978
Level of Description: Coll./Record Group
Material Type: Manuscripts
Call Number: Unavailable
Unit ID: 44059
Restrictions: Researchers must receive written permission from the donor or her heirs to use and copy from the items in accession 1987MS049.
Abstract:
Includes both business records for the company and family papers. Business and professional records include invoices, correspondence, freight bills, some advertising materials, and other related records from companies with which Solt worked throughout the Midwest and West of the United States; bank statements, deposit books, and other banking records; receipt books, ledgers, journals, and other financial records from the business, as well as stock inventories; and other such records. The collection provides an overview of a local business in Kansas over a period of more than seventy-five years.
Personal papers include class notes and publications from colleges and universities family members attended, notably Emporia State; newspaper clippings; church announcements and other ephemera of personal significance, etc.
Space Required/Quantity: 60.43 cubic feet
Title (Main title): Solt Lumber and Coal Company Records
Administrative History
Administrative History: Simon Peter Solt started a lumber and coal company in Waterville, Kansas, in the late 19th century. This family-owned business continued through the middle of the 20th century.
Scope and Content
Portions of Collection Separately Described:
Locators:
| Locator | Contents |
|---|---|
| 015-11-01-01 to 015-11-06-03 | |
| 042-04-01-01 to 042-04-03-03 | |
| 113-05-03-01 to 113-05-03-10 | Oversize accounting ledgers, c1920s-1950s |
| 121-21-02-01 to 121-21-03-02 | |
| 124-07-01-13 to 124-07-02-03 |
Index Terms
Subjects
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Solt Lumber and Coal Company -- Accounting
Solt Lumber and Coal Company -- Records and correspondence
Solt family -- Archives
Business records -- Kansas -- Marshall County
Family-owned business enterprises -- Kansas -- Marshall County
Lumber trade -- Kansas
Creators and Contributors
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Solt family
Solt Lumber and Coal Company
Additional Information for Researchers
Restrictions: Researchers must receive written permission from the donor or her heirs to use and copy from the items in accession 1987MS049.
Use and reproduction: Researchers must receive written permission from the donor or her heirs to use and copy from the accession 1987MS049. On 20 February 2037 this condition will be removed and the papers will be open to the public without restriction concerning use.
