The Fair Store records
Scope and Contents
This collection contains several business ledgers from the Fair Store of Montpelier, Idaho, dating from 1922 to 1968, though the bulk of the information is in the years 1927-1944. The content is divided between two boxes chronologically, by ledger type. This collection is beneficial to anyone researching the details of economic and business history of Montpelier, particularly during the Depression era.
The collection is ordered by size for ease of storage: the larger books are in the first box. Within each box the ledgers are organized chronologically.
Dates
- Creation: 1922-1968
Language of Materials
Material in English
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on use, except: not available through interlibrary loan.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.
Permission to publish material from The Fair Store records must be obtained from the Special Collections and Archives manuscript curator and/or the Special Collections and Archives department head.
Historical Note
Samuel Lewis, brother of Simon and Hyman Lewis of the Lewis Bros. company, founded the Fair Store in the late nineteenth century. Located on Washington Street in downtown Montpelier, Idaho, the Fair Store sold textiles, food, hats, animal hides and other hardware and supplies. Samuel owned the store for many years, until he sold it to his daughter, Lillian Lewis, when he moved to Chicago, Illinois.
Extent
2 boxes (3.5 linear feet)
Abstract
This collection contains the ledgers and expense records of the Fair Store in Montpelier, Idaho.
Arrangement
Arranged by the type of ledger, size of book, and chronologically.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
These materials were donated to USU Special Collections and Archives by Paul Daines in 1994.
Bibliography
Processing Information
Processed in May of 2013.
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Guide to the Fair Store records 1922-1968
- Author
- Finding aid/Register created by Elisabeth Cropper and Clint Pumphrey
- Date
- ©2013
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Based On Dacs (Describing Archives: A Content Standard, 2nd Edition)
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid encoded in English.
Revision Statements
- 2009: Template information was updated to reflect Archives West best practice guidelines.
Repository Details
Part of the Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives Repository
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
3000 Old Main Hill
Logan Utah 84322-3000 United States
435 797-8248
435 797-2880 (Fax)
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