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Preferred Citation:

Schmidt Florist Records, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Betsy Lippert.

Content Description

Business ledger, invoices and receipts of the Schmidt Florist in Yorktown, VA. This business was owned and managed by Joseph Schmidt. The ledger accounts for business transactions from October 1939 through December 1940. Receipts span 1940 through 1950. A digital copy is available (see "Digital Material" tab below down)

Includes invoices for the business Joseph Schmidt of Yorktown, Virginia for flowers and other items related to a florist from 1941, 1950, and undated. Also included is a ledger book, 1939-1940, for Joseph Schmidt of the Colonial Music Company in Williamsburg, Virginia for items related to his florist business, later named Schmidt Florist. All "Monthly Record" pages are used except the last 5 pages before the recapitulation page, and there are 24 unused Ledger pages at the end of the book.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Florists
• Small business