Local Scrapbooks/Business Ledgers, 1800-1900s
These books are available at the WVHS Library and Archives. Our appreciation for the HARC grant to purchase archival storage boxes for these old, precious local records (title, author, date, description, size in inches):
- Accountant, clients’ bookkeeping ledger, 2 vols, 1925-1952. 9X14X3
- Almanacs, Public Ledger, 1888, 1891, 1894, 1897, 1899. 5X12
- Ambler National Bank, 1955. 10X16X2
- Architectural Annual. Albert Kelsey, ed. 1901. Has photo of Ambler mansions, Paris Exhibition. 9X13X2.
- Atlas of Montgomery County PA, Vol A,B,D (no C). Franklin Survey Co, 1935. 18X22X21/2
- Atlas of Montgomery County, 1893, J.L. Smith. Shows streets, railroad, landowners for Montogomery County (2 copies). 20X15X11/2
- Business ledger book, 1933. Dates and amounts, 9X15X1
- Centre Square Lodge, 1846-?, Treasurer’s records with member names. 8X14X2
- Centre Square Lodge, 1881. Names and payments. 8X14X1
- Centre Square Lodge, Minutes, 1893-1905. 10X15X3
- Centre Square Lodge, Minutes 1906-1920. 10X15X3
- “Day Book” with bills (name, product, amount), 1915. 12X15X10; same 1909 8X10X3; Same 1904 for a carriage builder
- Feed Book. A Private business’s records of feed, amount paid, purchasers’ names, 1870s. 10X14X2
- General Store ledger, name, item, and amount. 1800s. 6X10 paperback.
- Geo Washington Atlas of U.S. GeoWashington Bicentennial Commission, 1932. (Maps during GW’s life/travels) 14X19X1
- Grandy [brand], Album of 78 Records in Sleeves, 12X11X2
- Ideals Scrap Book with personal clippings, newspapers, post cards, programs, 1915-1930. 9X12X2
- Ledger for blacksmith business with details of each job and amount billed, 1911-1915 (some auto work) 2 vols. (Vol 1-1893)10X15X3
- Ledger Book listing “transfer” of funds with names, 1850, 1860s. 12X18X4 (page 232 lists the 55 guests at a June 22, 1977, cocktail party at Tall Oaks, Blue Bell. 16 ½ X 20 ½ X 3 ½
- Little Records, carriage records?,1915. 4X7
- Miller, AJ &Co. Springhouse, miller selling corn meal, etc. Cash receipts, 9X13X3
- Monday Orders paid at Springhouse, 1899-1926 (2 vols) with date, name, where issued. 9X14X3.
- North Penn 1916 Atlas, H.A. Mueller. A large ledger 22X17X1½
- OddFellows Lodge Book with members, their response to lodge questions, initiation. No dates. 8X14X1
- OddFellows Ledge, 1910-1932. Initiation book. 8X14X1
- Rempp, Jacob. Butcher. Ledger book with cut of meat and amount, 1898. 4X9
- Rempp, Jacob, Day book, carriage maker
- Jacob Rempp Day Book, 1886. 9X14X3
- Remff, Jacob, Day book, carriage maker with name, task, and amount
- Rempp, Murphy, Day book, 1899. Carriage work. 6X15X1
- Remff Blacksmith records, 1898 with name, date, service, amount. 8X12X2
- Remff blacksmith records. 9X14X3
- Remff Records,1876. 6X15
- Sanborn map of Ambler, PA, 1930. 14X21X1
- School Registration Book, 1853. Portsmouth, NH students, charges, deportment. 11X16X3
- Scrapbook (personal) with clippings, starting 1912. Geo Hallowell murders Heim, many area newspapers. Clippings no longer glued in. 13X16X3
- Scrapbook, personal, with clippings about disease cures, 1900s. 7X14. Says ”Detmer Woolen Co 1895.” 10X15X3
- Telephone Directory, Ambler to Melrose, 1925. 10X12X3
- The Gibson Book II, 1900. Life Publishing. Hundreds of sketches with a young woman. Title of each sketch offers a moral lesson. 12X13X3