John Vickery papers

Collection

Identifier: A.V63

Staff Only

Biographical / Historical note

John Vickery was a businessman in Rochester, N.Y.

Scope and Contents

The papers relate, almost exclusively, to the following businesses in which the Vickery family was involved: Jones Cotton Mills, Rocky Glen Mills, Browns Race Co., Pomeroy and Vickery, and an oil company.

Creator

Vickery, John (Businessman) (Person)

Dates

Creation: 1838-1884

Language of Materials

English

Extent

2 box(es) (485 total items: 227 letters in 9 folders; 166 financial items in 5 folders; 87 legal items in 6 folders; 5 surveys and diagrams in 1 folder)

Access

The John Vickery Papers is open for research use. Researchers are advised to contact the Rare Books, Special Collections & Preservation Department prior to visiting. Upon arrival, researchers will also be asked to fill out a registration form and provide photo identification.

Use

In consultation with a curator, reproductions may be made upon request. Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from a curator. Researchers are responsible for determining any copyright questions.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchased by the University Library from Alvin Lohr, Hagerstown, Md., July 1952.

Preferred Citation

[Item title, item date], John Vickery Papers, A.V63, Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester