Title: Williams Hardware Store Records
Inclusive Dates: 1907-1983

Creator:

• Williams Hardware Store (Cambria, Wisconsin)

Call Number: M2001-099

Quantity: 2.2 c.f. (6 archives boxes) and 94 photographs

Repository:

Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives, and Museum Collections

Archival Locations:

Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)

COLLECTION MAY BE STORED OFF-SITE: see catalog entry to request materials and for additional information.

Abstract:

Business records of Williams Hardware Store of Cambria, Wisconsin (Columbia County), bulk 1912-1940s, predominantly consisting of day books (1915-1942) documenting the store’s sales and noting customer, item purchased, cost, and method of payment. The photographs include images of Cambria and Glidden.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-m2001099

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In addition to the day books, other records include account books (1922-1966) which list yearly profits and expenses; an indexed list of customers’ accounts (1913-1922) detailing the date of each purchase, the amount, and the method of payment; inventories (1927-1983); and several volumes (1912-1957) listing transactions with suppliers. Also included are miscellaneous records such as a listing of items sold during 1948, places in Wisconsin where Williams Hardware shipped orders, and a personal account book for one of the business’s owners. Additionally, there are personal photographs of the Williams family, dating from the early 1900s, divided into group photos and individual portraits of family members, and photographs of Cambria and Glidden.

M2001-099 Box   1 Folder   1-4	Account books, 1922-1966
Box   1 Folder   5	Index of customer accounts, 1913-1921
Box   2 Folder   1	Index of customer accounts, undated
	Day books
Box   2 Folder   2	October 1907-March 1910
Box   2 Folder   3	November 1912-September 1915
Box   3 Folder   1-3	October 1915-November 1924
Box   4 Folder   1-4	January 1922-November 1942
Box   4 Folder   5	April-May, year unknown
Box   5 Folder   1-3	Inventories, 1927-1983
Box   5 Folder   4	List of items sold, 1948
Box   5 Folder   5	Personal account book, 1928-1929
Box   5 Folder   6	List of items shipped, 1917-1918
Box   5 Folder   7	Index of suppliers, 1912-1921
Box   6 Folder   1-2	Index of suppliers, 1922-1957
Box   6 Folder   3	Warranty of Deeds, Bill of Sale, 1867, 1873, 1875, 1880, 1895, 1982, 1984
	Photographs
Box   7 Folder   1	Margaret Williams obituary
Box   7 Folder   2	Margaret Williams in WAVES
Box   7 Folder   3-4	Williams family
Box   7 Folder   5	Garvin Williams
Box   7 Folder   6	Large group shots
Box   7 Folder   7	Cambria and Glidden