Skip to main content

Schmidt Florist Records, 1939-1950

 Collection
Identifier: SC 01465

  • Staff Only
  • No requestable containers

Content Description

Business ledger, invoices and receipts of the Schmidt Florist in Yorktown, VA. This business was owned and managed by Joseph Schmidt. The ledger accounts for business transactions from October 1939 through December 1940. Receipts span 1940 through 1950. A digital copy is available (see "Digital Material" tab below down)

Includes invoices for the business Joseph Schmidt of Yorktown, Virginia for flowers and other items related to a florist from 1941, 1950, and undated. Also included is a ledger book, 1939-1940, for Joseph Schmidt of the Colonial Music Company in Williamsburg, Virginia for items related to his florist business, later named Schmidt Florist. All "Monthly Record" pages are used except the last 5 pages before the recapitulation page, and there are 24 unused Ledger pages at the end of the book.

Dates

  • Creation: 1939-1950

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.

Conditions Governing Use

Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Extent

0.3 Linear Feet

Language

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Betsy Lippert.

Title
Guide to the Schmidt Florist Records
Status
Under Revision
Author
SCRC Staff
Date
2018-09-26
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Research Center Repository

Contact: