J. M. Alexander & Company documents
Scope and Content
This collection contains business documents from the J. M. Alexander & Company hardware store. Materials include structural agreements; purchases made by Julia Touro Alexander; and client orders. Also included in the collection is correspondence from Frank Reagan, the company's treasurer, and company receipts. There is also a ledger of tenants recorded by R. B. Mitchell from the early 1890s. The relation of this document to the J. M. Alexander & Company has not been established.
Dates
- 1891-1933, undated
Creator
- Alexander, Julius M. (Julius Mortimer), 1844- (Person)
- J. M. Alexander & Company (Atlanta, Ga.) (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. All requests to publish, quote, or reproduce must be submitted through the Kenan Research Center.
Administrative/Biographical History
J. M. Alexander & Company hardware store was founded by Julius M. Alexander (1844-1917) in 1870 on Whitehall Street, Atlanta, Georgia. Alexander and his wife Rebecca Ella Solomons Alexander (1854-1938) had three children: Henry A., Cecil A. (1877-1952), and Francis Richards. Cecil Alexander and his wife Julia Touro (1882-1938) had two children: Charlotte (1914-1993) and Cecil Abraham Jr. (1918-2013), an Atlanta architect. The business moved to Forsyth Street and was sold to King Hardware in 1947. Additional historical information about J. M. Alexander & Company has not been determined.
Extent
0.206 linear ft. (one half document case)
Language
English
System of Arrangement
This collection is arranged alphabetically according to titles supplied by staff.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift, 2012
General
MSS 1175 was previously processed as MSS 442.
Description Control
This collection was processed in 2019.
- Title
- J. M. Alexander & Company documents
- Author
- Allison Maier
- Date
- June 2019
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center Repository