Zone d'identification
Cote
Nom et localisation du dépôt
Niveau de description
Collection
Titre
Helen Burns Collection
Date(s)
- 1833 - 1923 (Création/Production)
Importance matérielle
One acid-free folder.
Zone du contenu et de la structure
Portée et contenu
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.
Mode de classement
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.
Zone des conditions d'accès et d'utilisation
Conditions d'accès
No restrictions.
Accès physique
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.
Accès technique
Conditions de reproduction
No restrictions.
Langue des documents
- anglais
Écriture des documents
Notes de langue et graphie
Instruments de recherche
A downloadable PDF finding aid is available.
Éléments d'acquisition et d'évaluation
Historique de la conservation
Helen Burns donated the ledger and framed bill of sale in October 1965. Roger Van Bolt received it.
Source immédiate d'acquisition
Évaluation, élimination et calendrier de conservation
Accroissements
Sources complémentaires
Existence et lieu de conservation des originaux
Existence et lieu de conservation des copies
Sources complémentaires
None.
Descriptions associées
Élément de notes
Notes spécialisées
Identifiant(s) alternatif(s)
Object Identification Number
Zone du contrôle de la description
Règles ou conventions
Describing Archives: A Content Standard, 2nd edition
Sources utilisées
Note de l'archiviste
Jonathan Kirkwood, Archivist
November 22, 2022 (PastPerfect)
Note de l'archiviste
Jonathan Kirkwood, Archivist
April 5, 2024 (Access to Memory)
Mots-clés
Mots-clés - Sujets
Mots-clés - Lieux
Mots-clés - Noms
- Dewey, Daniel D. (Sujet)
- Houran, M.E. (Sujet)
- Smith, Albert J. (Sujet)