H.W. Curtis Hardware Store Daybook
Scope and Contents
Sales account book from H.W. Curtis Hardware store in Blackfoot, Idaho.
Dates
- Creation: 1909-1910
Creator
- Curtis, Henry W., 1854-1927 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Biographical / Historical
Henry W. Curtis was born in 1854 in England. His family moved to the United States in 1960, first to the East Coast and then to Utah. He opened his hardware store in Blackfoot, Idaho in 1885 which he opereated as a general store and trading post. He served in political office in the area for a number of years. He was invovled in various organizations including the Odd Fellows and Ancient and Free Masons. Curtis died in 1927 in Blackfoot.
Extent
0.5 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection contains the ledger of the H. W. Curtis Hardware company, which served Blackfoot, Idaho. The company sold items such as ranges, silverware, and plumbing supplies.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Materials were found in Special Collections offices.
- Title
- Guide to H.W. Curtis Hardware Store daybook
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Knox Carter.
- Date
- 2024
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives Repository