Mathews and Gaines daybooks
Abstract
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- Mathews and Gaines daybooks
- Date
- 1854-1857 (inclusive)
- Extent
- 0.12 Cubic Feet
- Subjects
- Business records -- Kentucky.
- General stores -- Kentucky.
- Arrangement
- Collection is arranged chronologically.
- Preferred Citation
- 60m103: [identification of item], Mathews and Gaines daybooks, 1854-1857, University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center.
- Repository
- University of Kentucky
Collection Overview
- Biography / History
- Mathews and Gaines, general goods merchants, operated in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky, in the mid-19th century.
- Scope and Content
- The Mathews and Gaines daybooks (dated 1854-1857; 0.12 cubic feet; 1 box) consist of two daybooks documenting the daily business transactions of Mathews and Gaines, general merchants. Additionally, the beginning of the daybook for 1856 contains an invoice of goods for Miller & Matthews dated May 31, 1854.
Restrictions on Access and Use
- Conditions Governing Access
- Collection is open to researchers by appointment.
- Use Restrictions
- The physical rights to the materials in this collection are held by the University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center.
Special Collections Research Center - Closed
The Breckinridge Research Room will be closed starting May 11, 2026, and anticipates re-opening Fall semester 2026 in an alternate location for the duration of the King Library renovation.
Reproduction requests will still be available during the closure.
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Special Collections Research Center - Closed
The Breckinridge Research Room will be closed starting May 11, 2026, and anticipates re-opening Fall semester 2026 in an alternate location for the duration of the King Library renovation.
Reproduction requests will still be available during the closure.
Contact SCRC with questions.
Requests
No items have been requested.
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