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MSS 022 - H. Hopfensitz & Bros. Collection: Inventory

H. HOPFENSITZ & BROS. COLLECTION

(Mss 22)

Inventory

Earl K. Long Library

University of New Orleans 

May 2003

 

Summary

 

Size:                                4.5 linear feet (including 31 bound volumes)

Geographic Locations:       New Orleans, La.

Inclusive Dates:        1913-1968

Summary:                 Records of a retail jewelry firm founded in 1861 and closed in September 1970.  The collection consists mainly of expense journals, repair and craft records, sales journals, and stock books.

Source:                     Gift, 1970

Access:                     No restrictions

Copyright:                Physical rights are retained by the Earl K. Long Library, University of New Orleans.

Citation:                    H. Hopfensitz & Bros. Collection, Earl K. Long Library, University of New Orleans

List of Series

 

Series I.  Accounts Payable

Series II.  Accounts Receivable

Series III.  Advertising

Series IV.  Cash/Invoice Record

Series V.  Clippings

Series VI.  Comparative Income Statement

Series VII.  Expense Journals

Series VIII.  Gift Records

Series IX.  Inventories

Series X.  Journal Entries

Series XI.  Licenses and Inspection Certificates

Series XII.  Miscellaneous

Series XIII.  Photographs

Series XIV.  Profit/Loss Work Sheet

Series XV.  Repair and Craft Record

Series XVI.  Sales Journals

Series XVII.  Stock Books

Series XVIII.  Tax Returns

Series XIX.  Working Papers

Container List

 

Series I.  Accounts Payable

22-1                Account Payable Record, September 1933 - August 1934.  1 bd. vol.  Note:  included in same volume is a General Ledger, ca. 1934, 1935.

Series II.  Accounts Receivable

22-2                Ledger.

                                    ca. 1925 - 1933.  1 bd. vol.

                                    December 1948 - December 1955.  See Sales Journal, June 15, 1946 - July 31, 1948 (22-28).

22-3                Lists (incl. bad debt lists).

                                    October 31, 1919.

                                    December 31, 1927.

                                    December 31, 1929.

Series III.  Advertising

22-4                                Advertising Miscellany (notes, radio contract and scripts, brochures, correspondence), ca. 1948, 1949.

 

Series IV.  Cash/Invoice Record

22-5                                Cash/Invoice Record, 1919. 1 bd. vol.

 

Series V.  Clippings

22-6                Clippings, ca. 1950, 1951. 

 

Series VI.  Comparative Income Statement

22-7                Comparative Income Statement, 1925 - 1932.

 

Series VII.  Expense Journals

                        Expense Journals.  6 bd. vols.

22-17                          June 1939 - January 1942.

22-18                          February 1942 - June 1944.

22-19                          January 1947 - November 1950.

22-20                          December 1950 - April 1954.

22-21                          May 1954 - April 1957.

22-22                          May 1957 - June 1961.

                        General Ledger, ca. 1934, 1935.  See Accounts Payable Record, September 1933 - August 1934 (22-1).

Series VIII.  Gift Records

22-8                Gift Record, 1915 - 1952 (incl. miscellaneous notes, 1913).  1 bd. vol. 

 

Series IX.  Inventories

                        Inventories.

22-9                            December 1927.

22-10                          December 1928.

22-11                          December 1929.

 

Series X.  Journal Entries 

22-12              Journal Entries (close of year), December 31, 1938.

 

Series XI.  Licenses and Inspection Certificates

22-13              Licenses and Inspection Certificates, 1929 - 1941. 

 

Series XII.  Miscellaneous

22-14              Miscellaneous Notes (concerning rent, salaries, notes), 1919.

 

Series XIII.  Photographs

22-15              Photographs, ca. 1950. 

 

Series XIV.  Profit/Loss Work Sheet

22-16              Profit/Loss Work Sheet, December 31, 1942.

 

Series XV.  Repair and Craft Record

                        Repair and Craft Record.  3 bd. vols.

22-23                          September 1945 - December 1947.

22-24                          June 1946 - August 1949.

22-25                          September 1949 - November 1951.

 

Series XVI.  Sales Journals

                        Sales Journal.  13 bd. vols.

22-26                          January 2, 1932 - June 17, 1933. 

22-27                          November 1, 1933 - May 31, 1937.

22-28                          June 15, 1946 - July 31, 1948.  Note:  included in same volume is an Accounts Receivable Ledger, December 1948-December 1955.

22-29                          October 7, 1950 - October 9, 1951.

22-30                          October 10, 1951 - October 31, 1952.

22-31                          November 1, 1952 - November 16, 1953.

22-32                          December 7, 1954 - July 9, 1955 

22-33                          July 11, 1955 - July 21, 1956.

22-34                          July 23, 1956 - July 17, 1957.

22-35                          July 18, 1957 - August 7, 1958.

22-36                          October 5, 1959 - February 4, 1961.

22-37                          February 6, 1961 - May 24, 1962.

22-38                          May 25, 1962 - October 3, 1963.

 

Series XVII.  Stock Books

                        Stock Book.  5 bd. vols.

22-39                          ca. 1934 - 1940.

22-40                          ca. 1940 - 1944. 

22-41                          ca. 1945 - 1950.

22-42                          ca. 1954 - 1958.

22-43                          ca. 1958 - 1963.

 

Series XVIII.  Tax Returns

                        Tax Returns (with attachments).  U.S. Internal Revenue Service.

22-44                          Annual Information Returns, 1919, 1920.

22-45                          Individual Income Tax Returns, 1920.

22-46                          Partnership and Personal Service Corporation Income Tax Returns, 1918 - 1920.

 

Series XIX.  Working Papers

22-47              Working Papers (for financial statement), 1935.

Index Terms

H. Hopfensitz & Bros.

Hopfensitz, H.

Jewelers—Louisiana—New Orleans