Z 2183.000 S
STEWART FAMILY COLLECTION


Biography/History:

William Percy Stewart

Robert Percy Stewart

Benjamin C. Geisenberger

Scope and Content:

The non-family papers and records collected by William E. and Betty Dewees Stewart include business correspondence, invoices and receipts, and a ledger of Benjamin C. Geisenberger; a letter, ledger, and payroll ledger from the Natchez Drug Company; brochures and programs and Confederate ball tickets from the Natchez Garden Club; brochures and programs from the Pilgrimage Garden Club of Natchez; brochures and a newspaper supplement associated with the Natchez Pilgrimage; brochures associated with the Natchez Trace Parkway; a charter of incorporation from the Natchez and Vicksburg Packet Company; invoices and receipts from the Wall Street Baptist Church of Natchez; a printed souvenir program from a Natchez meeting of the United Commercial Travelers of America; newsclippings concerning a murder at the brothel of black madam Nellie Jackson of Natchez; business correspondence and invoices and receipts from the A. P. Dear and Son mercantile store, Florence, Rankin County; invoices and receipts from the W. C. Ellis mercantile store, New Hebron, Lawrence County; and blank work-relief cards.

Subgroup and Series Identification:

Subgroup 1: Family Papers and Records

  1. Schwartz and Stewart.

    • Correspondence, 1891-1911; n.d.Box 1, folders 1-4.

    • Invoices and receipts, 1890-1910.

      • Box 1, folders 5-22.

    • Invoice book, 1909-1911.

      • Box 5, folder 1.

    • Record book (plows and plow parts, Monroe Street warehouse), n.d.

      • Box 3, folder 1.

  2. Robert Percy Stewart.

    • United States Army quartermasters record book, ca. 1918.Box 4, folder 1.

    • United States currency-redemption form, 1932.

      • Box 1, folder 23.

    • Newspaper clippings, 1938.

      • Box 6, folder 1.

    Subgroup 2: Collected Papers and Records

  3. Benjamin C. Geisenberger.
    • Correspondence, 1924-1927; n.d.Box 1, folder 24.

    • Invoices and receipts, 1903; 1920-1928; n.d.

      • Box 1, folders 25-42.

      Box 2, folders 1-21.

    • Ledger, 1926-1929.

      • Box 3, folder 4.

  4. Natchez Drug Company.

    • Letter, 1908.

      Box 2, folder 22.

    • Ledger, 1919-1922.

      • Box 3, folder 3.

    • Payroll ledger, 1937-1940.

      • Box 3, folder 2.

  5. Natchez Garden Club.

    • Brochures and programs, 1937-1940.

      Box 2, folder 23.

    • Confederate ball tickets, 1937-1938.

      • Box 2, folder 24.

  6. Pilgrimage Garden Club.

    • Brochures and programs, 1937-1942; n.d.Box 2, folder 25.

  7. Natchez Pilgrimage.

    • Brochures, 1942; 1968.Box 2, folder 26.
    • Newspaper supplement, Natchez Democrat, Pilgrimage edition, 1963.Box 6, folder 1.

  8. Natchez Trace Parkway.

    • Brochures, etc., 1936; 1951; 1957; n.d.Box 2, folder 27.

  9. Natchez and Vicksburg Packet Company.

    • Charter of incorporation, 1904.Box 2, folder 28.

  10. Wall Street Baptist Church.

    • Invoices and receipts, 1912-1914.Box 2, folder 29.

  11. United Commercial Travelers of America.

    • Souvenir program, Natchez meeting, 1913.Box 2, folder 30.

  12. Nellie Jackson.

    • Newsclippings, 1957.Box 2, folder 31.

  13. A. P. Dear and Son Mercantile Store, Florence, Rankin County.

    • Correspondence, 1923.Box 2, folder 32.
    • Invoices and receipts, 1922-1926.Box 2, folder 33.

  14. W. C. Ellis Mercantile Store, New Hebron, Lawrence County.

    • Invoices and receipts, 1907-1908.Box 2, folder 34.

  15. Work-Relief Cards (Blank).

      16. Box 2, folder 35.

Box List:

  • Box 1, folders 1-4: Correspondence (Schwartz and Stewart), 1891-1911; n.d.

                folders 5-22: Invoices and receipts (Schwartz and Stewart), 1890-1910.

                folder 23: United States currency-redemption form (Robert Percy Stewart), 1932.

                folder 24: Correspondence (Benjamin C. Geisenberger), 1924-1927; n.d.

                folders 25-42: Invoices and receipts (Benjamin C. Geisenberger), 1903; 1920-1925.

  • Box 2, folders 1-21: Invoices and receipts (Benjamin C. Geisenberger), 1926-1928; n.d.

                folder 22: Letter (Natchez Drug Company), 1908.

                folder 23: Brochures and programs (Natchez Garden Club), 1937-1940.

                folder 24: Confederate ball tickets (Natchez Garden Club), 1937-1938.

                folder 25: Brochures and programs (Pilgrimage Garden Club), 1937-1942; n.d.

                folder 26: Brochures (Natchez Pilgrimage), 1942; 1968.

                folder 27: Brochures, etc. (Natchez Trace Parkway), 1936; 1951; 1957; n.d.

                folder 28: Charter of incorporation (Natchez and Vicksburg Packet Company), 1904.

                folder 29: Invoices and receipts (Wall Street Baptist Church), 1912-1914.

                folder 30: Souvenir program (United Commercial Travelers of America, Natchez meeting), 1913.

                folder 31: Newsclippings (Nellie Jackson), 1957.

                folder 32: Correspondence (A. P. Dear and Son Mercantile Store, Florence, Rankin County), 1923.

                folder 33: Invoices and receipts (A. P. Dear and Son Mercantile Store, Florence, Rankin County), 1922-1926.

                folder 34: Invoices and receipts (W. C. Ellis Mercantile Store, New Hebron, Lawrence County), 1907-1908.

                folder 35: Work-relief cards (blank).

  • Box 3, folder 1: Record book (Schwartz and Stewart), n.d.

                folder 2: Payroll ledger (Natchez Drug Company), 1937-1940.

                folder 3: Ledger (Natchez Drug Company), 1919-1922.

                folder 4: Ledger (Benjamin C. Geisenberger), 1926-1929.

  • Box 4, folder 1: United States Army quartermasters record book (Robert Percy Stewart), ca. 1918.
  • Box 5, folder 1: Invoice book (Schwartz and Stewart), 1909-1911.
  • Box 6, folder 1: Newspaper clippings (Robert Percy Stewart), 1938; Newspaper supplement, Natchez Democrat, Pilgrimage edition, 1963.