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C. A. Donnell Company Records

 Collection
Identifier: SpC MS 1634

Scope and Contents

Collection contains incoming and outgoing correspondence, 1861-1896, and receipts for company purchases, 1846-1896.

Dates

  • Creation: 1846-1896

Creator

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

The C.A. Donnell Company, Portland, Maine, was a brass manufacturer founded ca. 1837 by Charles A. Donnell and catering to the shipping trade. In late 1886 the company became Knight Bros., brass founders, plumbers and coppersmiths, owned by Algernon and William Knight of Falmouth, Maine.

Extent

3 boxes

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Collection contains incoming and outgoing correspondence, 1861-1896, and receipts for company purchases, 1846-1896.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchased from Charles Apfelbaum Rare Manuscripts & Archives in 1999.

Title
Guide to the C. A. Donnell Company Records
Status
Box And Folder List Available
Date
2012
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

Contact:
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University of Maine
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