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			>urn:taro:utexas.cah.02199</eadid>
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			<titlestmt>
				<titleproper>A Guide to the John S. Nichols Patent Ledger, 1921-1922</titleproper>
			</titlestmt>
		</filedesc>
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			<creation>Original EAD encoding by Bethany Anderson according to TARO 2
				EAD 2002 Editing Instructions.
				<date>January 2011</date></creation>
			<langusage>Finding aid written in <language>English.</language></langusage>
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			<head>Descriptive Summary</head>
			<origination label="Creator:">
				<persname encodinganalog="100">Nichols, John S., b. ca. 1868</persname>
			</origination>
			<unittitle encodinganalog="245" label="Title:"
				>Nichols, John S., Patent Ledger</unittitle>
			<unitdate type="inclusive" encodinganalog="245" label="Dates:"
				>1921-1922</unitdate>
			<langmaterial label="Language:">Materials are written in <language langcode="eng"
					>English.</language></langmaterial>
			<physdesc label="Extent:" encodinganalog="300$a"
				>1 vol.</physdesc>
			<repository label="Repository:" encodinganalog="852$a">
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					<corpname><subarea>Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, </subarea>The
						University of Texas at Austin</corpname></extref></repository>
			<abstract label="Abstract:" encodinganalog="520$a"
				>The John S. Nichols Patent Ledger Book, 1921-1922, documents a trademark issued by the Commissioner of Patents on February 8, 1916 to Nichols for a remedy for sciatic and rheumatic illnesses.</abstract>
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			<head>Biographical Note</head>
			<p>Born in Tennessee, John S. Nichols (b. ca. 1868) was the son of James B. and Sarah J. Nichols. Raised in Sharp County, Arkansas, Nichols eventually relocated to Bellevue, Texas, where he engaged in real estate business.</p>
			<p>Source:</p>
			<p>Saville, Margaret. <emph render="doublequote">Ancestors and Descendants.</emph> <emph render="italic">Rootsweb</emph>. Accessed January 11, 2011. <extref actuate="onrequest" show="new" href="http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&#x26;db=ancientage&#x26;id=I034167">http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&#x26;db=ancientage&#x26;id=I034167</extref>.</p>
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			<head>Scope and Contents</head>
			<p>The John S. Nichols Patent Ledger Book, 1921-1922, documents a trademark issued by the Commissioner of Patents on February 8, 1916 to Nichols for a remedy for sciatic and rheumatic illnesses. Dating from May 14, 1921 through December 31, 1922, the ledger also contains entries for deposits, sales, and other expenses.</p>
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			<head>Access Restrictions</head>
			<p>This collection is open for research use.</p>
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			<head>Index Terms</head>
			<controlaccess>
				<head>Subjects (Persons)</head>
				<persname encodinganalog="600">Nichols, John S., b. ca. 1868 -- Archives</persname>
			</controlaccess>
			<controlaccess>
				<head>Subjects</head>
				<subject encodinganalog="650">Account books -- History -- 20th century</subject>
				<subject encodinganalog="650">Rheumatism -- Treatment -- History -- 20th century</subject>
				<subject encodinganalog="650">Sciatica -- Treatment -- History -- 20th century</subject>
				<subject encodinganalog="650">Trademarks -- History -- 20th century</subject>
			</controlaccess>
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				<head>Places</head>
				<geogname encodinganalog="651" source="lcnaf"
					>Bellevue (Tex.) -- History -- 20th century</geogname>
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			<head>Preferred Citation</head>
			<p>John S. Nichols Patent Ledger, 1921-1922, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The
				University of Texas at Austin.</p>
		</prefercite>
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			<head>Processing Information</head>
			<p>Basic processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with funds from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) for the Briscoe Center’s <emph render="doublequote">History Revealed: Bringing Collections to Light</emph> project, 2009-2011.</p>
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			<head>Detailed Description of the Papers</head>
			
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					<unittitle>Inventory</unittitle>
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					<did>
						<container type="box">4L114</container>
						<unittitle>Ledger, 
							<unitdate>1921-1922</unitdate></unittitle>
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