Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Vickery, John (Businessman)
- Extent:
- 485 items and 227 letters in 9 folders; 166 financial items in 5 folders; 87 legal items in 6 folders; 5 surveys and diagrams in 1 folder, in 2 boxes
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
[Item title, item date], John Vickery Papers, A.V63, Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester
Background
- Scope and Content:
The papers relate, almost exclusively, to the following businesses in which the Vickery family was involved: Jones Cotton Mills, Rocky Glen Mills, Browns Race Co., Pomeroy and Vickery, and an oil company.
- Biographical / Historical:
John Vickery was a businessman in Rochester, N.Y.
- Acquisition information:
- Purchased by the University Library from Alvin Lohr, Hagerstown, Md., July 1952.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed Terms
- Subjects:
- Textile industry
Petroleum industry and trade
Correspondence
Financial records
Legal instruments - Names:
- Jones Cotton Mills (Rochester, N.Y.)
Rocky Glen Mills (Rochester, N.Y.)
Brown's Race Company (Rochester, N.Y.)
Pomeroy & Vickery (Rochester, N.Y.)
Vickery, John (Businessman) - Places:
- New York (State)--Rochester
Access
- RESTRICTIONS:
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The John Vickery Papers is open for research use. Researchers are advised to contact the Rare Books Special Collections & Preservation Department prior to visiting. Upon arrival, researchers will also be asked to fill out a registration form and provide photo identification.
- TERMS OF ACCESS:
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In consultation with a curator, reproductions may be made upon request. Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from a curator. Researchers are responsible for determining any copyright questions.
- PREFERRED CITATION:
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[Item title, item date], John Vickery Papers, A.V63, Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester
- LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
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Rush Rhees LibrarySecond Floor, Room 225755 Library Rd.Rochester, NY 14627, United States
- CONTACT:
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(585) 275-2121rarebks@library.rochester.edu