Brumby Chair Company accounting records, 1879-1945

Summary

Creator:
Brumby Chair Company (Marietta, Ga.)
Date:
1879-1945
Extent:
438 Linear Feet 77 document boxes, 432 volumes, 1 oversized box
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Brumby Chair Company (Marietta, Ga.) accounting records, ms1, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of accounting records of the Brumby Chair Company (Marietta, Ga.) from 1879-1945. The records consist primarily of a comprehensive collection of materials documenting the fiscal activity of the company. The records include cash books, cash journals, order books, time records for workers, shipping receipts, and general journals. The collection also contains price lists and sales catalogs featuring the products manufactured.

Biographical / historical:

The Brumby Chair Company was established in 1875 in Marietta, Georgia by James Remley Brumby and Major Henry Myers. Later, Brumby's brother, Thomas M. Brumby, joined the business and became a significant business and civic leader in Marietta. In 1944, the factory closed and was sold to an Ohio company.

In 1972, Frank and Carole Melson produced the Brumby Rocking Chair under a license. After Carole Melson retired, Brumby Chair Co. President Otis Brumby, Jr. reopened the Brumby Chair Company in 1992 in Marietta Square.

For more information on the Brumby Family, see the New Georgia Encyclopedia: https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/brumby-family/

Acquisition information:
Donated in 1949.
Processing information:

Volumes 430-432 are housed in OS box 1.

Access and use restrictions

Terms of access:

The majority of this collection is In Copyright – Non-commercial Use Permitted: Collection is available for non-commercial purposes where there is no intent to generate a profit. Items are copyrighted and require permission from the rightsholders for any other purpose. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-NC/1.0/. For additional information about licensing, please contact the Special Collections Libraries at sclib@uga.edu.

Preferred citation:

Brumby Chair Company (Marietta, Ga.) accounting records, ms1, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.