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Cameron Automobile Company Ledger:A Guide
Historical NoteThe Cameron Automobile Company was a Cadillac dealership located at 2620-22 Main Street in Dallas, Texas. The Cameron family started the business for $28,000. Officers were: Russell L. Cameron, president; R. C. Rochelle, vice-president; and P. T. Peques, secretary-treasurer. The company was also a dealer for Durant, King, Star, Columbia, and Allen automobiles. Return to the Table of Contents Scope and ContentsThe ledger book contains 600 pages, approximately 126 of which are filled with company accounting records. The first 78 pages record income and expenses related to car repairs. Scattered through the remainder of the ledger are January 1924 inventories of Durant, King, and Star coupes, touring cars, and sedans, and assorted used automobiles, sometimes including serial and motor numbers. Return to the Table of Contents RestrictionsAccessOpen for research. Literary Rights StatementPermission to publish, reproduce, distribute, or use by any and all other current or future developed methods or procedures must be obtained in writing from Special Collections, The University of Texas at Arlington Library. All rights are reserved and retained regardless of current or future development or laws that may apply to fair use standards. Return to the Table of Contents
Return to the Table of Contents Administrative InformationProvenanceThe ledger was found on the Gill property at Collins and Abram, Arlington, Texas, in the mid-1950s. Jesse Rau donated the ledger on October 4, 1996. The acquisition was negotiated by Gerald Saxon and accessioned by Historical Manuscripts Archivist Shirley Rodnitzky,1996. CitationCameron Automobile Company Ledger, AR456, OS399, Special Collections, The University of Texas at Arlington Library. AcquisitionGift, 1996. Accessioned as number 97-3. Processing InformationThe collection was processed by Tara Kirk. Return to the Table of Contents |
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