Inventory of the Flowe's Store Day Books, Journals, and Ledgers, 1878-1886

Collection Number 5342

Manuscripts Department, University Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Contact Information:

Manuscripts Department

CB#3926, Wilson Library

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, NC 27514-8890

Phone: 919/962-1345

Fax: 919/962-3594

Email: mss@email.unc.edu

URL: http://www.lib.unc.edu/mss/

Descriptive Summary

Repository

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.

Creator

Flowe's Store (Cabarrus County, N.C.)

Title

Flowe's Store Day Books, Journals, and Ledgers, 1878-1886

Call Number

5342

Language of Materials

Materials in English

Extent

Items: 21

Linear Feet: 1.5

Administrative Information

Restrictions to Access

No restrictions.

Acquisitions Information

Received from the Presbyterian Historical Society of Montreat, N.C., in June 2007 (Acc. 100704).

Processing Information

Processed by: Joyce Chapman, September 2007

Encoded by: Joyce Chapman, September 2007

The Presbyterian Historical Society in Montreat, N.C., owned the Flowe's Store materials until 2007; the three small ledgers were labeled by the Society as "cotton ledgers," but their connection to cotton is unclear.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], in the Flowe's Store Day Books, Journals, and Ledgers #5342, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Copyright Notice

Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.

Online Catalog Headings

These and related materials may be found under the following headings in online catalogs.

Account books--North Carolina--History--19th century.

Cabarrus County (N.C.)--Commerce.

Cabarrus County (N.C.)--History.

Flowe's Store (Cabarrus County, N.C.)

General stores--North Carolina--History--19th century.

Merchants--North Carolina--History--19th century.

Historical Note

Flowe's Store, located in Cabarrus County, N.C., was named for Daniel W. Flowe, who opened the store in 1881. Though it closed in 1925, as of 2007 the store's building is still standing.

Collection Overview

The collection consists of day books, journals, and ledgers from Flowe's Store in Cabarrus County, N.C. The day books date from 1881 to 1888 and document the daily sales of Flowe's Store, noting buyer's name, purchases, and cost of each item. There are also journals, 1881-1886, that record specific customers' purchases over time; a ledger that presents a consolidated version of the material from the journals, 1882-1886; and three small ledgers, 1878-1880.

Arrangement of Collection

1. Day books
2. Journals and ledgers

Detailed Description of the Collection