Mohawk Valley Broom Company Records

Collection Type
Records
Year Start
1910
Year End
1922
ID

SC23303

Quantity

2 boxes (0.50 cubic ft.)

Access

Open to research

Acquisition

Unknown; found in the New York State Education Department building (warehouse), January 2014

Processed By

Manuscripts & Special Collections, July 2014

Scope and Content Note:

The Mohawk Valley Broom Company was located in Fonda, New York, and, according to an invoice letterhead, was a "manufacturer of high grade brooms and whisks."  Manufacturing of brooms and brushes was at one time a significant industry in Fonda and the surrounding communities. This small series of account books and ancillary papers provides a record of the cost of labor, production, and distribution as well as cash receipts from the sale of its products. 

Box and Folder List:

 

Box

Folder / Volume

Description

1

1

Cash book, 1911-1918 (150 p.; 36 cm.); includes accounts for the sale of brooms and expenses related to production

1

2

Day book, 1912-1920 (192 p.; 36 cm.); chronological record of income and expenditures

1

3

Inventory of the Mohawk Valley Broom Company, Fonda, N.Y., January 1, 1917, and related papers found in the cash book

1

4

Miscellaneous papers found in the cash book

2

3

Ledger of debit-credit accounts, 1910-1912; cash accounts, 1920 (250 p.; 33 cm.); includes accounts for the sale of brooms and expenses related to production

2

4

Time Book, 1913-1922 (ca. 200 p.; 36 cm.); roster of employees and the wages they received for the hours worked.