Purity Market and Grocery Records
Scope and Contents
The Purity Market Records houses business records of Purity Market and Grocery. These records, which date from 1918 to 1950, consist of financial records, receipts, and photographs. They also include bank statements, inventories, account logs, and personnel administration records.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1918-1950
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Historical Note
Purity Market and Grocery was founded circa 1910 by Fred Beechinor. Based in Walla Walla, Washington, they sold groceries to residents through the late 1950s.
Extent
0.2 Linear Feet (1 manuscript box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Purity Market and Grocery was a grocery store in Walla Walla, Washington founded by Fred Beechinor circa 1910. The Purity Market and Grocery consists of financial records, receipts, and photographs. These records, which date from 1918 through 1950, also contain bank statements, inventories, account logs, and personnel administration records.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Portions of this collection were donated to the Whitman College and Northwest Archives by Candace Pierce on December 31, 1982 and February 24, 1986.
Subject
- Purity Market and Grocery (Organization)
Geographic
- Title
- Guide to the Purity Market and Grocery Records
- Author
- Henry Adams
- Date
- 2018
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Whitman College and Northwest Archives Repository