A Guide to the Records of J.M. Hardy & Son of Staunton, Virginia 1871-1922
A Collection in
The Special Collections Department
Accession number 11254
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Preferred Citation
J.M. Hardy & Son Records, 1871-1922, Accession #11254, Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.
Acquisition Information
This material was purchased by the Library from High Ridge Books, Inc. of Rye, New York, on August 30, 1996.
Scope and Content Information
There are 80 items, 1871-1922, pertaining to the business of J. M. Hardy & Son of Staunton, Virginia, a firm that sold and repaired wagons, carriages, and similar vehicles together with the parts and equipment needed for them. There are two advertisement brochures, 1890, for the Columbus Buggy Company of Columbus, Ohio and for the H. H. Babcock Company's "Happy Thought Wagons," sold by J. M. Hardy & Son. Among the business papers are accounts with carriage and wagon manufacturers, saddlery companies, and others, a few Augusta County receipts, and miscellaneous items. The majority of the collection consists of repair books for the paint shop and for the trimming, paint and smith shops of J. M. Hardy & Son.
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by subject.