University of Mississippi Libraries
Neilson Department Store Ledger Collection
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PURL
http://purl.oclc.org/umarchives/MUM000782/
Summary Information
- Repository
- University of Mississippi Libraries
- Creator
- Lewis, Will, Sr.
- Title
- Neilson Department Store Ledger Collection
- ID
- MUM.00782
- Date
- 1871-1993
- Extent
- 64 ledgers
- Dimensions note
- 64 ledgers
- Language of Materials
- English
Biographical Note
The store’s founder was William Smith Neilson who moved to Mississippi in 1838 (only 2 years after Oxford was formally established by the MS Legislature), following the Indian Removal Period in the early 1830s, and Trail of Tears. Neilson’s first store was a small log cabin on the North side of the Courthouse Square. He stocked groceries, clothing, hardware, drugs, even coffins. The store was burned during the war in 1864, along with the rest of the Square’s structures, save one. Neilson's sons, Joseph and Halbert, developed several other stores in central MS and in 1892 Joseph came back to Oxford to run the store here after his father’s death. In 1897 the current store building was constructed and divided into departments, with a concentration on clothing. In 1914 Joseph Neilson took on two family members as partners, and in 1930 Will Lewis, Sr. was taken into the firm. Lewis took over ownership of the store in 1963, after other members of the firm sold their interest. Will Lewis, Sr. died on October 6, 1989 and the store is now run by his son and grandchildren.
Scope and Content
Collection consists of numerous ledgers from this significant Oxford, MS department store dating from the 1870s through the 1990s. Subjects of note include Reconstruction-era consumer culture in North Mississippi, early twentieth century business practices in Mississippi; World War I and II; race relations in Mississippi and consumer culture; the 1962 integration of the University of Mississippi; among several others.
Arrangement
The Neilson’s Ledger Collection’s finding guide is divided by theme: miscellaneous ledgers; cash and day book ledgers; store inventory ledgers; and customer charge account ledgers.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
University of Mississippi Libraries 2019
Access Restrictions
The Neilson Department Store Ledger Collection is open for research.
Copyright Restrictions
The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction. One of these specified conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be "used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship or research." If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excess of "fair use," that user may be liable for copyright infringement.
Additions
No further additions are expected to this collection.
Controlled Access Headings
Geographic Name(s)
- Mississippi -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
- Oxford (Miss.) -- History
Subject(s)
- Stores, Retail -- Mississippi -- Oxford
Collection Inventory
Miscellaneous Ledgers |
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Ledger #1. W.S. Neilson “Blotter.” Correspondence Book 1871-1892. Fragile |
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Ledger #2. Index Ledger, 1894-1897. Note: Refers to two other unspecified bound volumes. Fragile |
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Ledger #3. Ledger With Household Accounts for Julia Logan, 1922-1957. |
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Ledger #4. Customers Account Ledger (Confections) 1871. Fragile |
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Ledger #5. Accounts Payables/ Suppliers. 1896. Note: With index |
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Day & Cash Book Ledgers |
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Ledger #6. Day Book Ledger. 1875 (Confections). Fragile |
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Ledger #7. Cash Book Ledger. 1875 (Confections). Fragile |
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Ledger #8. Day Book Ledger. WS Neilson. 1891. Note: Each day’s business charges by customer’s name |
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Ledger #9. Day Book Ledger. 1892 |
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Ledger #10. Day Book Ledger. JE Neilson. 1892 |
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Ledger #11. Day Book Ledger. JE Neilson. 1892. Note: Charge sales recorded by day and customers noted |
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Ledger #12. Day Book Ledger. April 6, 1893-June 21, 1893 |
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Ledger #13. Day Book Ledger. June 21, 1893-October 8, 1893 |
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Ledger #14. Day Book Ledger. October 9, 1893-January 30, 1894 |
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Ledger #15. Day Book Ledger. January 30, 1894-May 1, 1894 |
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Ledger #16. Day Book Ledger. 1894. Note: Includes Pickens Store |
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Ledger #17. Day Book Ledger. 1894. Fragile |
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Ledger #18. Day Book Ledger. October 30, 1894-February 1, 1895 |
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Ledger #19. Day Book Ledger. 1895 |
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Ledger #20. Day Book Ledger. 1895 |
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Ledger #21. Day Book Ledger. 1895 |
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Ledger #22. Day Book Ledger. February 1, 1895-April 26, 1895 |
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Ledger #23. Day Book Ledger. April 26, 1895-June 17, 1895 |
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Ledger #24. Day Book Ledger. June 17, 1895-September 16, 1895 |
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Ledger #25. Day Book Ledger. September 16, 1895-November 21, 1895 |
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Ledger #26. Day Book Ledger. 1896 |
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Ledger #27. Day Book Ledger. 1896. Fragile |
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Ledger #28. Day Book Ledger. 1896 Fragile |
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Ledger #29. Day Book Ledger. 1896. Fragile |
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Ledger #30. Day Book Ledger. 1899. Fragile |
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Ledger #31. Day Book Ledger. March 30, 1899-May 3, 1899 Scope and ContentEach day charges by customers name |
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Ledger #32. Day Book Ledger. June 19, 1899-October 12, 1899 |
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Ledger #33. Cash Book. 1900. Fragile |
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Ledger #34. Day Book Ledger. January 17, 1900-April 24, 1900 |
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Ledger #35. Day Book Ledger. 1918-1921 (Oversize) |
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Ledger #36. Day Book Ledger. 1922-December 1923 (Oversize with several pages marked) |
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Ledger #37. Day Book Ledger. 1924-1927 (Oversize) |
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Ledger #38. Day Book Ledger. 1928-1929 (Oversize) |
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Ledger #39. Day Book Ledger. 1930-1933 (Oversize) |
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Ledger #40. Day Book Ledger. 1934-1936 (Oversize) |
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Ledger #41. Day Book Ledger. 1937-1941 (Oversize) |
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Ledger #42. Day Book Ledger. 1946-1947 (Oversize) |
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Ledger #43. Day Book Ledger. 1948-1958 (Oversize and Fragile) |
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Ledger #44. Day Book Ledger. 1958-1965 (Oversize) |
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Ledger #45. Day Book Ledger. 1965-1966 (Oversize) |
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Ledger #46. Day Book Ledger. December 1969-July 1975 (Oversize) |
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Ledger #47. Day Book Ledger. August 1975-November 1979 (Oversize) |
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Ledger #48. Day Book Ledger. December 1979-1983 (Oversize) |
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Ledger #49. Accounting Day Book Ledger. 1983-1984 |
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Ledger #50. Accounting Day Book Ledger. 1985-1986 |
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Ledger #51. Accounting Day Book Ledger. 1986-1987. Fragile |
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Ledger #52. Accounting Day Book Ledger. 1987-1988. Fragile |
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Ledger #53. Accounting Day Book Ledger. 1988-1989 |
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Ledger #54. Accounting Day Book Ledger. 1989-1991. Fragile |
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Ledger #55. Accounting Day Book Ledger. 1991-1992 |
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Ledger #56. Accounting Day Book Ledger. 1993-1994. Fragile |
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Index Ledgers |
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Ledger #57. Inventory Book Ledger. Undated. Note: Contains Balance Due from Customers |
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Ledger #58. Inventory Book Ledger. February 1, 1872-February 26, 1872. Fragile |
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Ledger #59. Inventory & Invoice of Stock of Goods Sold, January 1, 1892 by WS Neilson & JE Neilson |
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Ledger #60. MDSE Inventory Ledger, 1894 & 1895. Fragile |
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Ledger #61. MDSE Inventory Ledger, July 1, 1895. Fragile |
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Ledger #62. Inventory Ledger, JE Neilson, 1897. Fragile |
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Charge Account Ledgers |
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Ledger #63. Charge Account Ledger. 1892-1894. Fragile |
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Ledger #64. Charge Account Ledger. 1897-1899. Fragile |
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