Family papers, 1838-1956 (bulk 1880-1954)

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Parsons family. Family papers, 1838-1956 (bulk 1880-1954)

Title

Family papers, 1838-1956 (bulk 1880-1954)

Resource Link

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/61322607

Abstract

The Parsons family papers contain the business records and personal papers of members of a family who maintained a home in Kennebunk, Maine, while conducting business in New York City and in the South. The collection centers on the papers of George Parsons and his sons, Henry and William Usher Parsons. They reflect the involvement of the family in the banking, interurban railroad, steel and coal businesses, primarily in Georgia, South Carolina, and Alabama. The papers of Henry Parsons make up the bulk of the collection. His correspondence, a mixture of business, financial and personal, forms the largest section of his papers. He corresponded regularly with all of his siblings as well as with friends and business associates. The long time span of the letters and their concentration on business give insight into the financial history of a wealthy family and the changing financial history of the country, especially during the Great Depression.

Extent

117 boxes (152 cubic feet)6 linear feet of ledgers

Holding Repository

Raymond H. Fogler Library

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 7803813

Raymond H. Fogler Library

Related Entities

There are 12 Entities related to this resource.

Parsons, George, 1826-1907.

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Parsons, Henry, 1866-

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Parsons family.

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George Parsons was born in 1826 in Alfred, Maine, the son of William and Mary Parsons. Before the Civil War George and his older brother Edwin became cotton merchants. After the war they turned their business interests toward railroads and mining. Edwin Parsons died in 1895. In the 1880's George entered the street railway business in the Savannah, Georgia, area. In 1902 he became interested in the development of Sheffield, Alabama, and in 1903 formed the Sheffield Company which buil...

Parsons, William Usher, 1873-1933.

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Parsons, Edwin, 1823-1895.

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Sunny Pecan Orchards Company (Ga.)

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South Carolina and Georgia Railroad Company

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Reorganized in 1894 from South Carolina Railway Company; controlled by Southern Railway Company after 1899. From the description of Records, 1894-1902. (Virginia Tech). WorldCat record id: 28410770 ...