Elementos de identidad
Código de referencia
Nombre y localización del repositorio
Nivel de descripción
Colección
Título
Helen Burns Collection
Fecha(s)
- 1833 - 1923 (Creación)
Extensión
One acid-free folder.
Área de contenido y estructura
Alcance y contenido
The collection consists of a ledger of mortgage abstracts and a framed bill of sale. The ledger contains abstracts for lots along the Swayze-Kelly Mackin Road addition to the city of Flint. Names of entities and individuals reflect exchanges in property. There are numerous mentions of the Jacob Smith and his family and of the Chippewa Nation.
The framed bill of sale documents the sale of lumber to M.E. Houran in 1909, a dealer in all kinds of lumber, and an itemized list of how much the sale cost.
Sistema de arreglo
Past practices described the contents of this collection individually. Each item received an object ID number and was treated as a distinct artifact. Records have been reunited, but their original order may have been lost.
Condiciones de acceso y uso de los elementos
Condiciones de acceso
No restrictions.
Acceso físico
The ledger is housed inside a single acid-free folder. The exterior of the ledger is a black hardcover. The bill of sale is also housed inside a single acid-free folder. It remains in its wooden frame. Glass covers the front.
The general condition of the ledger is fair. Pages have frayed along their edges with small tears. All pages have yellowed to varying degrees. Yellowing is heaviest along the edges. The cover is intact and showing no signs of falling apart or becoming detached from pages.
The bill of sale is in similar condition. The paper has yellowed. Writing remains easily visible. The wooden frame is nailed together. The archivist deemed it too difficult and risky to the bill that the frame be removed at this time. The nails cannot be removed. The frame would have to be broken, which could crack or shatter the glass or tear the bill.
Acceso técnico
Condiciones
No restrictions.
Idiomas del material
- inglés
Escritura(s) de los documentos
Notas sobre las lenguas y escrituras
Instrumentos de descripción
A downloadable PDF finding aid is available.
Elementos de adquisición y valoración
Historial de custodia
Helen Burns donated the ledger and framed bill of sale in October 1965. Roger Van Bolt received it.
Origen del ingreso
Valoración, selección y eliminación
Acumulaciones
Elementos de material relacionado
Existencia y localización de originales
Existencia y localización de copias
Unidades de descripción relacionadas.
None.
Descripciones relacionadas
Elemento notas
Notas especializadas
Identificador/es alternativo(os)
Object Identification Number
Área de control de la descripción
Reglas o convenciones
Describing Archives: A Content Standard, 2nd edition
Fuentes
Nota del archivista
Jonathan Kirkwood, Archivist
November 22, 2022 (PastPerfect)
Nota del archivista
Jonathan Kirkwood, Archivist
April 5, 2024 (Access to Memory)
Puntos de acceso
Puntos de acceso por materia
Puntos de acceso por lugar
Puntos de acceso por autoridad
- Dewey, Daniel D. (Materia)
- Houran, M.E. (Materia)
- Smith, Albert J. (Materia)