Records, 1886-1976.

ArchivalResource

Records, 1886-1976.

Daybooks, journals, ledgers, inventories, daily statements of business, letterbooks, tax papers, payroll booklets, financial statements, price lists, letters and correspondence cover the history of this business from the first 1891 ledger. Records of building and repair jobs, 1920's and 1930's. Firearm sales and licensing records, 1921-1942. Lists of western Illinois community band members and correspondence re: the municipal and school band of Beardstown. Financial statements done by Meyer and Van Meter of Springfield, Ill. Records of tenants, rents and expenses on properties owned by the Frey family.

18 linear feet (18 boxes)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7646826

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Related Entities

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Frey, William R.

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Frey Hardware (Beardstown, Ill.)

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Hardware store in Beardstown, Ill. founded in 1891 by William Frey and continued in the Frey family until it closed in 1976. After the store became established they contracted out for building and repair jobs, they sold firearms and were part of the Garden Seed Relief Program. William, Jr. who took over the store after his father, was a member of the Beardstown Municipal Band and involved with the local area bands including the school bands. Robert Frey and Charles Holbrook were partners when th...

Frey, Robert C.

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Beardstown Municipal Band.

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