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Prentiss and Carlisle Co., Inc. Business Records

 Collection
Identifier: SpC MS 0423

Scope and Contents

The business records of the estate of Henry E. Prentiss, as administered by Henry M. Prentiss, concerning timberland holdings. Includes stumpage bills, records of checks received and sent, and correspondence. Also includes the Aroostook Land Company records.

Dates

  • 1874-1938

Creator

Restrictions on Access

Kept at Fogler Library's offsite storage facility. One week's notice required for retrieval.

Terms Governing Use and Reproduction

Information on literary rights available in the repository.

Historical Note

Henry E. Prentiss, original owner of the timberlands, died in 1873. His holdings were administered by Henry M. Prentiss. In 1924, Henry M. Prentiss and George T. Carlisle became partners in Prentiss and Carlisle. Prentiss and Carlisle held and administered timberlands.

Extent

20 ledgers (20 volumes)

21 linear feet (21 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

Box numbers have changed.

New box numbers

  1. Box 1 (formerly box 1399)
  2. Box 2 (formerly box 1400)
  3. Box 3 (formerly box 1401)
  4. Box 4 (formerly box 1402)
  5. Box 5 (formerly box 1403)
  6. Box 6 (formerly box 1404)
  7. Box 7 (formerly box 1405)
  8. Box 8 (formerly box 1406)
  9. Box 9 (formerly box 1407)
  10. Box 10 (formerly box 1408)
  11. Box 11 (formerly box 1409)
  12. Box 12 (formerly box 1410)
  13. Box 13 (formerly box 1411)
  14. Box 14 (formerly box 2654)
  15. Box 15 (formerly box 2655)
  16. Box 16 (formerly box 2656)
  17. Box 17 (formerly box 2657)
  18. Box 18 (formerly box 2658)
  19. Box 19 (formerly box 2659)
  20. Box 20 (formerly box 2660)
  21. Box 21 (formerly box 2661)

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of the Prentiss and Carlisle Company, July 1986, with additions in 1999.

General

Cataloging of boxes 2654-2661 is in progress. See Special Collections librarian for assistance.

Title
Guide to the Prentiss and Carlisle Co., Inc. Business Records
Status
In Progress
Author
Elizabeth Russell
Date
November 2018
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
English.

Repository Details

Part of the Raymond H. Fogler Library Special Collections Repository

Contact:
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