S. S. Herrick and Company Records

Collection

Identifier: SpC MS 0240

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of financial records of S.S. Herrick and Company. It includes daybooks of the grocery business, 1896-1899, and 1908 through 1939, listing customer names, purchases and prices paid; and ledgers, 1892-1930s, with financial information arranged by customer name.

Dates

Creation: 1892-1939
Creation: Majority of material found within 1900-1939

Creator

S. S. Herrick & Company (Brewer, Me.) (Organization)

Restrictions on Access

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

Use Restrictions

Information on literary rights available in the Library.

Historical Note

The collection contains records from S.S. Herrick and Company, a retail grocery store in Brewer, Maine. The business was started by Sewall Herrick in 1879. Sewall's son, Winslow Herrick, later took over the business and the name was changed to S.S. Herrick and Sons. Jeanette Wiswell bought the business around 1965 and operated it until it closed in 1971.

Extent

11.5 linear feet (54 ledgers ; 40-60 cm)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Financial records of S.S. Herrick and Company, including daybooks of the grocery business 1896-1899 and 1908-1939 listing customer names, purchases and prices paid; and ledgers, 1892-1930s.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The S.S. Herrick records were given to the Special Collections Department, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine by Mr. and Mrs. Winslow Herrick.