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Special Collections Research Center
William & Mary Special Collections Research CenterEarl Gregg Swem Library
400 Landrum Dr
Williamsburg, Virginia
Business Number: 757-221-3090
spcoll@wm.edu
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Finding Aid Authors: Peter Klicker.
Administrative Information
Conditions Governing Use:
Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.
Conditions Governing Access:
Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.
Preferred Citation:
Ernest Stuart Elsea Ledgers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.
Acquisition Information:
Purchase
Scope and Contents
This collection contains nine volumes of Ernest Stuart Elsea's business records dating from 1944 to 1968. The ledgers detail the accounts for Elsea's business which operated under the following names: Elsea's Esso Station, Stuart's Service Station, Stuart's Esso Station, and Elsea's Esso Garage. Elsea's station sold gasoline, auto supplies, and basic groceries. The station also provided an automobile repair service. His garage was in Clarke County, Virginia near Boyce and in White Post, Virginia. Includes a "flashback" newspaper article about the opening of Stuart's Esso in 1927 in White Post, Virginia.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- Account books
- Business records
- Clarke County (Va.)--History
- Esso Petroleum Company, ltd
- Service stations
Container List
- id52040
Elsea's Esso Station Account BookMay 22, 1944-January 27, 1945Scope and Contents
Station sold gasoline, auto supplies, and basic groceries. Station provided automobile repair service. Ledger lists names of customers, items bought/services performed and prices. Daily entries list cash sales service, cash sales store, charges service and charges store.
- id52041
Elsea's Esso Station Account BookNovember 20, 1944-July 12, 1945Scope and Contents
Ledger begins with table of contents for various supplier accounts. Ledger details accounts with various suppliers such as Coca Cola, Pepsi Cola, Esso, Valley Service Station, Goodyear, etc.
- id52042
Stuart's Service Station Account BookJanuary 2, 1945-August 20, 1945Scope and Contents
Station sold gasoline, auto supplies, and basic groceries. Station provided automobile repair service. Ledger begins with table of contents for various accounts. Accounts detail items bought/services provided and corresponding prices.
- id52043
Elsea's Esso Station Account BookJanuary 25, 1945-June 1, 1948Scope and Contents
Station sold gasoline, auto supplies, and basic groceries. Ledger begins with table of contents for supplier and customer accounts. Account details items bought and corresponding prices.
- id52044
Elsea's Esso Station Account BookJuly 16, 1945-December 1947Scope and Contents
Ledger lists costs such as number of gallons per month and amount paid, rent due and amount paid per month, debit and credit per month, monthly labor costs, etc.
- id52046
Stuart's Esso Station Account BookJanuary 15, 1946-September 3, 1947Scope and Contents
Station sold gasoline, auto supplies, and basic groceries. Station provided automobile repair service. Ledger begins with table of contents for various accounts. Accounts detail items bought/services provided and corresponding prices.
- id52047
Stuart's Esso Station Account BookMarch 1, 1947-January 1, 1949Scope and Contents
Ledger begins with table of contents for accounts. Accounts detail items bought/services provided and corresponding prices.
- id52048
Elsea's Esso StationJanuary 12, 1949-August 4, 1951Scope and Contents
Station sold gasoline, auto supplies, and basic groceries. Station provided automobile repair service. Accounts in ledger detail items bought/services provided and corresponding prices.
- id52049
Elsea's Esso Garage Account BookAugust 13, 1953-April 18, 1968Scope and Contents
Garage sold auto parts and provided automobile repair service. Ledger details services provided/items bought and corresponding prices.