Finding Aid for the Whittaker-Holtsinger Hardware Co. Records, 1924-1941


MS-3141

University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN


Collection processed by: Will Dewey, July 20, 2007
Finding Aid written by: Will Dewey, July 20, 2007
Encoded by: Will Dewey, July 20, 2007

Summary Information
Title: Whittaker-Holtsinger Hardware Co. Records

Date/Date Range :   1924-1941

Extent: 0.1 linear feet

Abstract:
This collection houses receipts from the Whittaker-Holtsinger Hardware Co., located in Morristown, Tennessee, recording sales to Frank William Taylor and the Taylor Supply Company from 1924 to 1941.

Call number: MS-3141

Repository: University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN

Access and Use
Aquisition Information:
Collection was purchased on March 20, 2007.
Access Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Copyright:
The copyright interests in this collection remain with the creator. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library.
Preferred Citation:
[Identification of Item], Whittaker-Holtsinger Hardware Co. Records, MS-3141. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections Library.

Arrangement

Collection consists of a single folder.


Biography / History

The Whittaker-Holtsinger Hardware Company was founded by W. B. Whittaker and Sam Holtsinger in 1922 in Morristown, Tennessee. In 1936 it was bought by J. M. Wallace, and it became the Wallace Hardware Company in 1944. The store is still in operation.


Collection Scope and Content Note

This collection houses receipts from the Whittaker-Holtsinger Hardware Co., located in Morristown, Tennessee, recording sales to Frank William Taylor and the Taylor Supply Company from 1924 to 1941.

Subject Terms

  • Morristown (Tenn.) -- History.
  • Hardware stores -- Tennessee.
Contents List
Box   1     Folder   1    
Whittaker-Holtsinger Hardware Co. Records, 1924-1941