MS 637 - William & Fuller Dry Goods Collection (Perrysburg, Ohio)

MLA Citation

“MS 637 - William & Fuller Dry Goods Collection (Perrysburg, Ohio).” Finding Aids. BGSU University Libraries, 20 Mar. 2014, lib.bgsu.edu/finding_aids/items/show/151. Accessed 22 May 2025.

Tags

TitleMS 637 - William & Fuller Dry Goods Collection (Perrysburg, Ohio)
SubjectBusiness & Commerce
Introduction

The records for the William and Fuller Dry Goods collection are all financial and span from 1892-1919. It includes cash journals, day books, and a ledger. The records are detailed in the company’s expenditures and receipts and would be useful for anyone studying business, economics, or trade in this era.

There are no restrictions on the use of this collection. The collection was arranged and described by graduate student archival assistant, Joan Eardly, in September, 2013.

Series Description

FINANCIAL DOCUMENTS

CASH JOURNALS
1893-1910
Arranged chronologically
Account records listing transactions and cash sales by date.

LEDGER
1910-1911
An index of sales.

DAYBOOKS
1892-1907, 1913-1919
Records of daily receipts and expenditures. These 7 volumes are wrapped for preservation purposes.

Inventory

Box 1

Folders

  1. Cash Journal, 1893-1897
  2. Cash Journal, 1897-1898
  3. Cash Journal, 1898-1903
  4. Cash Journal, 1903-1910

Box 2

Folders

  1. Cash Journal, 1910-1915
  2. Cash Journal, 1915-1919
  3. Ledger, 1910-1911

Wrapped Volumes

  1. Daybook, Apr 1892-Oct 1898
  2. Daybook, Jan 1898-Dec 1901
  3. Daybook, Dec 1901-Nov 1903
  4. Daybook, Nov 1903-Apr 1905
  5. Daybook, Apr 1905-Jul 1906
  6. Daybook, Jul 3, 1906-Nov 16, 1907
  7. Daybook, 1913-1919