Joseph Wagner Business Papers, 1922-1923

Title:

Joseph Wagner Business Papers, 1922-1923

Creator:

Wagner, Joseph A., 1867-1954

Accession / Call Number:

2013.010

Object ID:

2013.010

Date:

1922-1923

Physical Description:

1 box ; 0.21 linear feet

Scope and Content:

The Joseph Wagner Business Papers consist of 21 folders that contain receipts, invoices, and business correspondence for Wagner's dry goods store in Berlin, New Hampshire, from 1922 to 1923. Also included are advertisements from manufacturers and fashion catalogues. The collection does not cover the opening of the store, nor does it provide information about its sale, though the collection does contain correspondence from several interested parties. The collection also contains business correspondence directed to Mary Wagner, especially during the period of her husband's prolonged illness in the winter of 1922-1923. Joseph Wagner was also the recipient of repeated donation requests from the Central Committee for the Relief of Jews Suffering Through the War, though further correspondence hints that he did not wish to be on their mailing list. The collection provides insight into the stock of New Hampshire dry goods stores in the post-war years, as well as the expanding power of inter-state suppliers.

Subjects:

Business , Businessmen , Correspondence , Insurance , Stores, Retail

Locations:

Berlin, NH
Boston, MA

People:

Kelley, T. K. , Wagner, Joseph A., 1867-1954 , Wagner, Mary, 1867-1954

Organizations:

Brown Durrell Company
Central Committee for the Relief of Jews Suffering Through the War
Sun Life Insurance Company of America
T.K. Kelley Sales Company

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society purchase.

Restrictions:

Available for research.

Level Description:

Collection