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