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Thomas Whitehouse collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2020-19

Scope and Contents

This is a collection of business records from two Davenport entities: Priester Construction Company and Charles F. Ranzow & Son Paint Company.

Items include progress photographs of construction sites for the Priester series. The Ranzow series includes account books, invoices, correspondence and so forth in a variety of formats and is not fully physically processed.

Dates

  • Creation: 1890-1970

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Biographical / Historical

For more information about this collection, please consult with a Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center staff member.

Extent

9 Box(es) (6 record center cartons 2 5" manuscript boxes 1 2.5" manuscript box )

3 containers (plastic bins full of bound and loose business records not yet processed; 3 left full of ledgers as of 10/28/2020 kmo)

Language of Materials

English

Physical Location

Range 33 Sections 9 and 10

Unprocessed materials are stored in the lower level hallway in plastic tubs.

Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center Repository

Contact:
321 Main Street
Davenport IA 52801-1490 United States