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1745-1889
GUSN-181141
The account books collection contains over 150 individual account books. Of special interest to the study of New England's economic history, these records reflect the activities, expenditures, and personnel of various specialized occupations, as well as the consumption patterns of households. The collection documents from 1745 to 1889. The particular strengths of the collection are textile production (both domestic and commercial), carpentry, agriculture, and merchandising practices of general stores.
textiles
carpentry
agriculture
general stores
commercial buildings
labor
financial records
account books
manuscripts (document genre)
152 account books
There is a guide to the collection availible in print in the Library and Archives. This guide provides rich indexing of the collection as well as individual descriptions of each account book. Those descriptions are available online (see list of account books below), but the indexes are available only in print.
Each account book has a unique history unrelated to the other account books. Please see individual account books for specific information regarding their history, if available.
MS002
Account books collection
MS002
New England (United States) [general region]
account books
manuscripts (document genre)
This collection is available for research.
Collection
Accruals may be made to the collection over time as the Library and Archives staff acquires more account books.
This collection is entirely in English.
[item identification], Account Books Collection (MS002). Historic New England Library and Archives.
Finding aid prepared by Historic New England staff.
This finding aid is DACS-compliant.
Locke-Ober Cafe collection, undated
Account book, 1942-1960
Coffin family papers
The account books in this collection have been grouped together by Historic New England's Library and Archives staff; the collection does not represent a particular person, family, or business, but rather provides a lens through which to view New England history. The materials are disparate in origin and topic, although they all reflect financial practices in New England from the mid-1700s through the late 1800s.
The account books are not arranged in a meaningful sequence. They are arranged largely in the order in which they were acquired by Historic New England.
Historic New England is committed to implementing reparative language description for existing collections and creating respectful and inclusive language description for new collections. If you encounter language in Historic England's Collections Access Portal that is harmful or offensive, or you find materials that would benefit from a content warning, please contact [email protected].
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