Puritan Brick Company records
Scope and Content
The Puritan Brick Company records span from the 1900s to the 1970s and document the history of this manufacturer. The records include correspondence, contractor bonds, ledgers, and labor union materials.
Dates
- Creation: 1900-1970
Language of Materials
The records are in English.
History of Puritan Brick Company
Puritan Brick Company (PBC) was a brick manufacturing plant in Vinton County, Ohio. The original buildings were finished in 1909. The PBC ceased operations during World War I and the plant grounds and buildings were leased to the Mc Arthur Brick Company (MBC). The MBC ceased operations in the early 1960s.
Extent
6.5 cubic feet
Abstract
The Puritan Brick Company records span from the 1900s to the 1970s and document the history of this manufacturer.
Statement of Arrangement
The collection remains in its original arrangement.
Description Note
Original, legacy collection inventories may contain inaccuracies or be incomplete. Collection descriptions may change or be updated as they are verified. Please contact Mahn Center staff if you note any errors or discrepancies.
Subject
- Puritan Brick Company (Organization)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Finding aid for the Puritan Brick Company records
- Author
- Unprocessed; preliminary findaing aid created by Holly Deakyne, September 2010.
- Date
- 2020
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English
- Sponsor
- The finding aid was converted into EAD with funding support from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Revision Statements
- 5 January 2024: Subjects and other notes added from ALICE MARC records and Mahn Center Microsoft Office finding aids by Ohio University Libraries Metadata Services Department Python scripts.
Repository Details
Part of the Mahn Center for Archives and Special Collections Repository
