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Warley Bascom Sons ledger
A free African-American originally from Madagascar, Warley Bascom left Charleston, South Carolina, in 1861 to establish an upholstery and interior decorating business in Philadelphia. Two sons and a daughter continued the business until 1973. The ledger shows customers' accounts and includes...
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| Collection: | Warley Bascom Sons Ledger |
| Collection Number: | 2030B |
| Format: | Manuscript |
| Language: | English |
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| Online Access: | Link to finding aid |
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| 110 | 2 | |a Warley Bascom Sons (firm) |e creator | |
| 245 | 1 | |a Warley Bascom Sons ledger |f 1903 - 1910 | |
| 300 | |a 0.25 Linear feet |f ; 1 volume | ||
| 500 | |a Processing Information: This ledger was formerly cataloged as collection SC042. | ||
| 520 | |a A free African-American originally from Madagascar, Warley Bascom left Charleston, South Carolina, in 1861 to establish an upholstery and interior decorating business in Philadelphia. Two sons and a daughter continued the business until 1973. The ledger shows customers' accounts and includes an index listing customers alphabetically by name. | ||
| 524 | 8 | |a Cite as: [Indicate cited item or series here], Warley Bascom Sons ledger (Collection 2030B), Historical Society of Pennsylvania. | |
| 541 | 1 | |a Gift of Ethel B. Sarjeant, 1973 Accession number 1973.034. | |
| 544 | |a At the Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Warley Bascom and Sons business records (Collection 2030A) “The Bascoms” by Elizabeth Powers (call number CS 71 .B37) | ||
| 555 | |a Finding Aid Available Online: | ||
| 650 | 0 | |a African American business enterprises--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a African American businesspeople--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia. | |
| 650 | 7 | |a Furniture industry and trade--Philadelphia--19th century. |2 Local sources | |
| 700 | 1 | |a Sarjeant, Ethel |e donor | |
| 852 | |a The Historical Society of Pennsylvania |b Warley Bascom Sons Ledger |c 2030B | ||
| 856 | 4 | 2 | |y Link to finding aid |u http://www2.hsp.org/collections/manuscripts/w/WarleyBascom2030B.html |