Black & Brothers Records
Scope and Contents
Collection contains business records of Black & Brothers, Ellsworth, Maine. Primarily records of Alexander B. Black, they include bills, receipts, account books, orders, etc. for the family dry goods business. Also included are a few records of the lumber business in which the Black family was involved as well as receipts, ship's papers and correspondence for the schooner Ariel. A few bills and receipts of Mary J. Black, Alexander Black's wife, are also found in the collection.
Dates
- 1839-1916
- Majority of material found within 1839-1859
Creator
- Black & Brothers (Organization)
Access Restrictions
Kept at Fogler Library's offsite storage facility. One week's notice required for retrieval.
Use Restrictions
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
Historical Note
Black & Brothers, also known as Black & Company and Black & Sons, was a dry goods business owned by John Black and his sons William H. Black and Alexander B. Black. The Black family was prominent in Ellsworth, Maine, with John Black serving as agent for landowner William Bingham as well as owning the store and a lumber business. His sons were involved with him in the businesses and assumed control of them after his death in 1856.
Extent
1 box
9 ledgers
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Collection contains business records of Black & Brothers, a dry goods business in Ellsworth, Maine.
- Ariel (Schooner)
- Black family
- Black, Alexander B., 1816-
- Black, Mary J.
- Business enterprises -- Maine -- Ellsworth Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Dry-goods -- Maine -- Ellsworth Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Ellsworth (Me.) -- Commerce Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Ellsworth (Me.) -- History Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Lumbering -- Maine -- Ellsworth Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Merchants -- Maine -- Ellsworth Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Shipping -- Maine Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Guide to the Black & Brothers Records
- Status
- Box And Folder List Available
- Date
- 2011
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for uncoded script
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Raymond H. Fogler Library Special Collections Repository
5729 Raymond H. Fogler Library
University of Maine
Orono ME 04469-5729 United States
207-581-1686
