STILLWATER STATE PRISON: PRISON INDUSTRIES: FARM MACHINERY DEPARTMENT:

An Inventory of Its Farm Machinery Consignment and Sales Journals at the Minnesota Historical Society

Government Records

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Creator: Minnesota State Prison (Stillwater, Minn.).
Title:Farm Machinery Consignment and Sales Journals.
Dates:1910-1957.
Language:Materials in English.
Abstract:These document sale of farm machinery made at the prison, including date of shipment, to whom shipped (dealers, warehouses, transfer houses, individuals), type and number of pieces of equipment, consignment shipments, returned shipments, transfers from consignment to sales, and remarks.
Quantity:7 microfilm reels.
Location: See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

Expand/CollapseSCOPE AND CONTENTS

Some of the volumes include accounts divided by shipments to dealers (some listed alphabetically by state) and transfer houses; monthly recapitualtions by state; shipments to and from the St. Paul warehouse; and shipments of calendars to dealers. Not all of the above are contained in every volume.


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Expand/CollapseADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Availability:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota State Prison (Stillwater, Minn.). Farm Machinery Consignment and Sales Journals. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Microfilm Production:

Saint Paul, MN : Minnesota Historical Society, 1992.

Available for sale or interlibrary loan from the Minnesota Historical Society.

Location of Originals:

Originals disposed of after microfilming. Quantity of the originals: 25 volumes.

Accession Information:

Accession numbers: 981-83; 984-43

Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 990017296770104294


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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

LocationReel
SAM 1541Sales record, June 1910-1916.
Missing 1917-1924.
Sales record, 1925.
Labeled "Machinery recapitulation record."
Missing 1926-1928.
Sales journal, 1929-1930.
LocationReel
SAM 1542 Missing 1931-1932.
Consignment record, 1933.
1934.
Consignment record, 1935.
1936.
LocationReel
SAM 1543 1937.
1938.
1939.
1940.
1941.
1942.
Missing 1943.
1944.
Missing 1945-1948.
Sales record, 1949.
Sales record, 1950.
LocationReel
SAM 1544Sales record, 1951.
Sales record, 1952.
Sales record, 1953.
Sales record, 1954.
Sales journal, 1955.
Divided by block.
Machinery invoices and statements, 1955.
LocationReel
SAM 1545Sales journal, 1956.
Divided by block. Part journal.
LocationReel
SAM 1546Sales and consignment journal, 1956.
Divided by block. Part journal.
LocationReel
SAM 1547Sales and consignment journal, 1957.
Sales divided by block.

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This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics:
Agricultural machinery industry -- Minnesota.
Prison industries -- Minnesota -- Accounting.
Document Types:
Microforms.
Functions:
Accounting.

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