Douglas Corwin Pineville Business Collection, 1902-1965
Content Description
This collection contains business records for local businesses in Pineville, North Carolina. A majority of the collection contains pharmaceutical records and prescriptions from the Pineville Drug Company, as well as financial records, checks, cashier correspondence, and ledgers from the Merchants & Farmers Bank. Materials are dated 1902-1965, with the bulk of the collection dated 1923-1933. Materials are in fair/poor condition. The collection is arranged into 6 series:
Series 1: Banks, 1902-1959, contains records from American Trust Company, Bank of Kershaw, Bank of Pineville, Commercial and Savings Bank, First National Bank, Farmers Bank & Trust, Independence Trust Co., Merchants & Farmers Bank, Pineville Loan & Savings Bank, Union National Bank of Charlotte, and Waccamaw Bank. Examples of records in this series include cashier correspondence, checks, account receipts, ledgers, check registers, and seal embossers for the Pineville Merchants & Farmers Bank and the Pineville Savings Bank.
Series 2: Business, 1911-1933, contains records from F.W. Craigie & Co., JKA Alexander Real Estate Rental, National Security Fire Insurance Co., Niven Mercantile, North Carolina Inspection and Rating Bureau, W.L. Hall General Merchandise. Examples of materials in this collection include reports, receipts, policies, correspondence, and tape roll.
Series 3: Correspondence, 1908-1932 (bulk), contains correspondence to a variety of businessmen.
Series 4: Military, 1920-1927 (bulk), contains blank financial forms for military persons, a United Spanish War Veterans membership application, and schedule of note redemptions for veterans.
Series 5: Miscellaneous, 1920-1933, contains miscellaneous documents relating to deeds and land records, court summons, blank individual tax return form, title application, car insurance policies, and blueprints for First Presbyterian Church.
Series 6: Pharmacy, 1923-c1940s, mostly contains pharmacy prescriptions from the Pineville Drug Company and other local pharmacies in Pineville.
Dates
- 1902 - 1965
- Majority of material found within 1923 - 1933
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open to the public without restriction. The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material.
Conditions Governing Use
Permission to duplicate or publish material from this collection must be obtained from the Robinson-Spangler Carolina Room, Charlotte Mecklenburg Library.
Extent
10.75 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Douglas Corwin was a pharmacist in Pineville, North Carolina. Prior to leaving North Carolina for Wisconsin c2004, he and his wife their collection donated this collection of Pineville materials to local institutions so that the information would be retained in the area.
This collection contains business records for local businesses in Pineville, North Carolina. A majority of the collection contains pharmaceutical records and prescriptions from the Pineville Drug Company, as well as financial records, checks, cashier correspondence, and ledgers from the Merchants & Farmers Bank. Materials are dated 1902-1965, with the bulk of the collection dated 1923-1933.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged into 6 series:
Series 1: Banks, 1902-1959, contains records from American Trust Company, Bank of Kershaw, Bank of Pineville, Commercial and Savings Bank, First National Bank, Farmers Bank & Trust, Independence Trust Co., Merchants & Farmers Bank, Pineville Loan & Savings Bank, Union National Bank of Charlotte, and Waccamaw Bank. Examples of records in this series include cashier correspondence, checks, account receipts, ledgers, check registers, and seal embossers for the Pineville Merchants & Farmers Bank and the Pineville Savings Bank.
Series 2: Business, 1911-1933, contains records from F.W. Craigie & Co., JKA Alexander Real Estate Rental, National Security Fire Insurance Co., Niven Mercantile, North Carolina Inspection and Rating Bureau, W.L. Hall General Merchandise. Examples of materials in this collection include reports, receipts, policies, correspondence, and tape roll.
Series 3: Correspondence, 1908-1932 (bulk), contains correspondence to a variety of businessmen.
Series 4: Military, 1920-1927 (bulk), contains blank financial forms for military persons, a United Spanish War Veterans membership application, and schedule of note redemptions for veterans.
Series 5: Miscellaneous, 1920-1933, contains miscellaneous documents relating to deeds and land records, court summons, blank individual tax return form, title application, car insurance policies, and blueprints for First Presbyterian Church.
Series 6: Pharmacy, 1923-c1940s, mostly contains pharmacy prescriptions from the Pineville Drug Company and other local pharmacies in Pineville.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was donated to the Robinson-Spangler Carolina Room by Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Corwin in August 2004.
Condition Description
Overall, collection is in fair condition, with the exception of some bank records and prescriptions in poor condition.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of this collection was completed by Sydney Carroll, June 2021.
- Account books Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Accounting Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- American Trust Company
- Artifacts Subject Source: Local sources
- Banks and banking Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Business Subject Source: Local sources
- Check register Subject Source: Local sources
- Checks Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Correspondence Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Deeds Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- First Union National Bank of North Carolina
- Ledgers Subject Source: Local sources
- Pharmaceutical industry Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Pineville, North Carolina Subject Source: Local sources
- Postcards Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Prescription Subject Source: Local sources
- Prescription writing Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Receipts Subject Source: Local sources
- Union National Bank of Charlotte
- Title
- Douglas Corwin Pineville Business Collection, 1902-1965
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Sydney Carroll
- Date
- 2021-06-17
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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Repository Details
Part of the Robinson-Spangler Carolina Room, Charlotte Mecklenburg Library Repository
Charlotte Mecklenburg Library-Main
310 N. Tryon Street
Charlotte NC 28202 USA
carolinaroom@cmlibrary.org
