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John Vickery papers
Creator: Vickery, John (Businessman)
Call Number: A.V63
Dates: 1838-1884
Physical Description: 485 items
Language(s): Materials are in English
Repository: Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester
Table of Contents:
Biographical/Historical Note
Scope and Content
Subject(s)
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Access
Use
Citation
Content List
Series I: Correspondence
Series II: Financial papers
Series III: Legal papers
Collection Overview
Title: John Vickery papers
Creator: Vickery, John (Businessman)
Call Number: A.V63
Dates: 1838-1884
Physical Description: 485 items
Language(s): Materials are in English
Repository: Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester
Biographical/Historical Note
John Vickery was a businessman in Rochester, N.Y.
Scope and Content
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.
Subject(s):
New York (State)--Rochester
Textile industry
Petroleum industry and trade
Correspondence
Financial records
Legal instruments
Vickery, John (Businessman)
Jones Cotton Mills (Rochester, N.Y.)
Rocky Glen Mills (Rochester, N.Y.)
Brown's Race Company (Rochester, N.Y.)
Pomeroy & Vickery (Rochester, N.Y.)
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased by the University Library from Alvin Lohr, Hagerstown, Md., July 1952.Access
The John Vickery papers is open for research use. Researchers are advised to contact Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation prior to visiting. Upon arrival, researchers will also be asked to fill out a registration form and provide photo identification.Use
Reproductions are made upon request but can be subject to restrictions. Permission to publish materials from the collection must currently be requested. Please note that some materials may be copyrighted or restricted. It is the researcher's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright or other case restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in the collections. For more information contact rarebks@library.rochester.eduCitation
[Item title, item date], John Vickery papers, A.V63, Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester
Administrative Information
Author: Finding aid prepared by Rare Books and Special Collections staff
Publisher: Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester
Address:
Rush Rhees Library
Second Floor, Room 225
Rochester, NY 14627-0055
rarebks@library.rochester.edu
URL:
Content List
Creator: Vickery, John (Businessman)
Call Number: A.V63
Dates: 1838-1884
Physical Description: 485 items
Language(s): Materials are in English
Repository: Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester
Table of Contents:
Biographical/Historical Note
Scope and Content
Subject(s)
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Access
Use
Citation
Content List
Series I: Correspondence
Series II: Financial papers
Series III: Legal papers
Collection Overview
Title: John Vickery papers
Creator: Vickery, John (Businessman)
Call Number: A.V63
Dates: 1838-1884
Physical Description: 485 items
Language(s): Materials are in English
Repository: Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester
Biographical/Historical Note
John Vickery was a businessman in Rochester, N.Y.
Scope and Content
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.
Subject(s):
New York (State)--Rochester
Textile industry
Petroleum industry and trade
Correspondence
Financial records
Legal instruments
Vickery, John (Businessman)
Jones Cotton Mills (Rochester, N.Y.)
Rocky Glen Mills (Rochester, N.Y.)
Brown's Race Company (Rochester, N.Y.)
Pomeroy & Vickery (Rochester, N.Y.)
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased by the University Library from Alvin Lohr, Hagerstown, Md., July 1952.Access
The John Vickery papers is open for research use. Researchers are advised to contact Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation prior to visiting. Upon arrival, researchers will also be asked to fill out a registration form and provide photo identification.Use
Reproductions are made upon request but can be subject to restrictions. Permission to publish materials from the collection must currently be requested. Please note that some materials may be copyrighted or restricted. It is the researcher's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright or other case restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in the collections. For more information contact rarebks@library.rochester.eduCitation
[Item title, item date], John Vickery papers, A.V63, Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester
Administrative Information
Author: Finding aid prepared by Rare Books and Special Collections staff
Publisher: Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester
Address:
Rush Rhees Library
Second Floor, Room 225
Rochester, NY 14627-0055
rarebks@library.rochester.edu
URL:
Content List
Series I: Correspondence
227 letters in 9 folders
Box 1, Folder 11852-1859
23 letters
Box 1, Folder 2January-April 1860
23 letters
Box 1, Folder 3May 1860
16 letters
Box 1, Folder 4June 1860-1868
24 letters
Box 1, Folder 5January-March 1869
18 letters
Box 1, Folder 6April-May 1869
30 letters
Box 1, Folder 7June-September 1869
33 letters
Box 1, Folder 8October-December 1869
24 letters
Box 1, Folder 91870-1884
36 letters
Series II: Financial papers
166 items in 5 folders
Box 2, Folder 11839-1856
53 items
Box 2, Folder 21857-1859
45 items
Box 2, Folder 31860-1861
18 items
Box 2, Folder 41862-1869
23 items
Box 2, Folder 5undated
27 items
Series III: Legal papers
87 items in 6 folders, 5 surveys and diagrams
Box 2, Folder 61838-1854
25 items
Box 2, Folder 71855-1857
16 items
Box 2, Folder 81858-1859
18 items
Box 2, Folder 91860
11 items
Box 2, Folder 101861-1862
9 items
Box 2, Folder 111863-1882
8 items
Box 2Surveys and diagrams
5 items