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John U. Francis daybooks

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Held at: Historical Society of Montgomery County [Contact Us]1654 Dekalb Street, Norristown, PA, 19401

This is a finding aid. It is a description of archival material held at the Historical Society of Montgomery County. Unless otherwise noted, the materials described below are physically available in their reading room, and not digitally available through the web.

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"John U. Francis, Jr., a popular merchant and postmaster of Oaks, Upper Providence township, Montgomery county, Pennsylvania, was born at Oaks, May 3, 1873, and attended the common schools in the neighborhood of his home...When young he commenced clerking, being only twelve years of age at the time. After several years' experience he secured employment with the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. After three years he returned and bought out the store, in 1896, both buildings and goods...He was appointed postmaster in 1899 [having been] assistant postmaster for a number of years previously. He [devoted] strict attention to business, and [was] recognized as one of the leading men of the community."

Francis died in 1969.

Bibliography:

Quoted material from: Roberts, Ellwood, ed. Biographical Annals of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, vol. II: pp. 83-84.

This collection is comprised of about one dozen daybooks for John U. Francis, Jr. Dry Goods, Groceries and General Store dating from 1887 to 1904. A preliminary inventory is available on-site.

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Historical Society of Montgomery County
Finding Aid Author
Finding aid prepared by Celia Caust-Ellenbogen and Michael Gubicza through the Historical Society of Pennsylvania's Hidden Collections Initiative for Pennsylvania Small Archival Repositories
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This preliminary finding aid was created as part of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania's Hidden Collections Initiative for Pennsylvania Small Archival Repositories. The HCI-PSAR project was made possible by a grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
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