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Financial Records

American History Museum

Object Details

Collection Creator

Gilman, Georgiana Sandford, 1887-1982
MacDowell, Helen Sandford, 1889-
Pease, L.F.
Prince, Georgiana K., 1861-1915
Sandford, Frank S., 1853-1924
Sandford Greeting Card Company
Sandford, Mary Elizabeth, 1852-1936
Sandford, Ruth, 1879-1972

Collection Citation

Sandford Greeting Card Company and Family Papers, circa 1839-2004, undated, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Scope and Contents

Documents the business transactions of the company including information relating to their customer base, dealers, expenses incurred by the company and banking activities. There is a substantial amount of information relating to customer orders and payments for both the card and novelty businesses dating from 1909-1921. Banking activities dating from 1909-1922 are documented in bankbooks, account statements, cancelled checks, checks and money order deposits and check stubs from the Merchants and Farmers National Bank. There are also receipts for products, services and shipping charges dating from 1910-1914. In addition, company related expenses are documented from 1911-1914. Information relating to dealer accounts date from 1925-1926. Cash books, ledgers, and journals provide an account of the financial standing of the company dating from 1910-1924. Lastly, there are a few adding machine tapes. Materials are arranged in chronological order.
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Sandford Greeting Card Company and Family Papers
Sandford Greeting Card Company and Family Papers / Series 1: Sandford Card Company Records

Date

1880-1926, undated

Archival Repository

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Identifier

NMAH.AC.1252, Subseries 1.2

Type

Archival materials

Collection Rights

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Collection Restrictions

Collection open for research on site by appointment. Unprotected photographs must be handled with gloves.
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Record ID

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