Enterprise Manufacturing Company records, 1877-1960 (bulk dates 1877-1936).

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Enterprise Manufacturing Company records, 1877-1960 (bulk dates 1877-1936).

The Enterprise Manufacturing Company records consist of a group of ledgers, including statement books, journals, cash books, check books and stock certificates, as well as a small number of general business records and reports. These records document the day-to-day operations of the mill from its beginnings until about 1936. One volume of letters relating to the company's Relief and Burial Society during the 1950s is also included. A small number of general office files (SERIES 1) include, among other things, an audit (1923), reports on Enterprise's financial condition from 1877 to 1922, a 1936 efficiency survey, a report on the electrification of the Augusta Canal, and some correspondence.

21.5 linear ft. (1 document case and 54 bound volumes)

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