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Finding aid created by Peter Klicker, 2008 Description is in English 2013-11-21 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. Inventory of the Ernest Stuart Elsea Ledgers, 1944-1968 A Collection in theSpecial Collections Research Center Mss. Acc. 2008.150

Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary 2012 Special Collections Staff. Special Collections, Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary Overview of the Collection Special Collections Research Center Ernest Stuart Elsea Ledgers 1944-1968 01/Mss. Acc. 2008.150 1.00 9 vols. The papers are in: English 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. arrangement Administrative Information Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open to all researchers.

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Ernest Stuart Elsea Ledgers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

 Acquisition Information

The materials were acquired by Special Collections Research Center on 00/00/2008.

 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.

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This Collection is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.

Corporate Name: Esso Petroleum Company, ltd. Genre/Form of Material: Business records Topical Term: Account books. Service stations Detailed Description of the Collection Elsea's Esso Station Account Book id52040 May 22, 1944-January 27, 1945 Elsea's Esso Station Account Book id52041 November 20, 1944-July 12, 1945 Stuart's Service Station Account Book id52042 January 2, 1945-August 20, 1945 Elsea's Esso Station Account Book id52043 January 25, 1945-June 1, 1948 Elsea's Esso Station Account Book id52044 July 16, 1945-December 1947 Stuart's Esso Station Account Book id52046 January 15, 1946-September 3, 1947 Stuart's Esso Station Account Book id52047 March 1, 1947-January 1, 1949 Elsea's Esso Station id52048 January 12, 1949-August 4, 1951 Elsea's Esso Garage Account Book id52049 August 13, 1953-April 18, 1968