C. A. Donnell Company Records
Scope and Contents
Collection contains incoming and outgoing correspondence, 1861-1896, and receipts for company purchases, 1846-1896.
Dates
- 1846-1896
Creator
- C. A. Donnell Company (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
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.
- Brass industry and trade -- Maine -- Portland Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Business enterprises -- Maine -- Portland Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Donnell, Charles A.
- Knight Bros. (Firm)
- Knight, Algernon
- Knight, William H.
- Portland (Me.) -- History Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- 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
5729 Raymond H. Fogler Library
University of Maine
Orono ME 04469-5729 United States
207-581-1686
