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Goodman, John


IDENTITY STATEMENT

Reference code(s): GB 0096 MS 626

Held at: Senate House Library, University of London

Title: Goodman, John

Date(s): 1786-1800

Level of description: Collection (fonds)

Extent: 1 volume containing 196 leaves

Name of creator(s): Goodman | John | fl 1786-1800 | grocer

CONTEXT

Administrative/Biographical history:

No information available at present.

CONTENT

Scope and content/abstract:

Manuscript account book kept by John Goodman of Eversholt for the sales of household goods and groceries, 1786-1800. The accounts are arranged under the names of customers and cancelled as they were settled.

ACCESS AND USE

Language/scripts of material: English

System of arrangement:

Single item.

Conditions governing access:

Access to this collection is unrestricted for the purpose of private study and personal research within the supervised environment and restrictions of the Library's Palaeography Room. Uncatalogued material may not be seen. Please contact the University Archivist for details.

Conditions governing reproduction:

Copies may be made, subject to the condition of the original. Copying must be undertaken by the Palaeography Room staff, who will need a minimum of 24 hours to process requests.

Physical characteristics:

405 x 160mm

Finding aids:

Collection level description.

Detailed catalogue

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information:

Accruals:

Archival history:

This volume was formerly deposited in the Bedfordshire Record Office (Ref: DXX 168/1).

Immediate source of acquisition:

Bought from Stanley Crowe in 1964 as an addition to the Goldsmith's Library of Economic Literature.

ALLIED MATERIALS

Existence and location of originals:

Existence and location of copies:

Related material:

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DESCRIPTION NOTES

Note:

Archivist's note: Compiled by Sarah Aitchison as part of the RSLP AIM25 Project.

Rules or conventions: Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

Date(s) of descriptions: Oct 2001


INDEX ENTRIES
Subjects
Accounting | Financial administration | Finance
Food industry | Manufacturing industry | Industry

Personal names
Goodman | John | fl 1786-1800 | grocer

Corporate names

Places