Polmer family papers
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of family papers, business correspondence, financial records, photographs, Knights of Pythias materials, gift books, deeds, certificates, and maps. There are also ledgers, journals, and daybooks of the Polmer Brothers Mercantile Company as well as Masonic ledgers.
Dates
- 1887-1982
Creator
- Polmer family. (Family)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open to the public. No known restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Physical rights are retained by the Louisiana Research Collection. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.
Biographical / Historical
Leon Polmer of Schriever, Louisiana, was the father of Irwin F., Mervin J., and Naptali H. Polmer. Members of the Polmer family created the Polmer Brothers Mercantile Company, a small country store in Schriever that existed in the late nineteenth century.
Extent
2.00 Boxes
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement Note
The collection is arranged chronologically by topic. The collection consists of 2 boxes, 32 volumes, 3 oversize folders, and one oversize item.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Jacob L. Fischman. Date acquired: 01/07/1979.
- Business records Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Correspondence Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Freemasons
- Journals (accounts) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Knights of Pythias.
- Ledgers (account books) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Maps Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Photographs Subject Source: Local sources
- Polmer family.
- Receipts (financial records) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Tax records Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Title
- Polmer family papers
- Author
- LAC Group
- Date
- 07/12/2011
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- eng
Repository Details
Part of the Tulane University Special Collections Repository
