Fonds consists of administrative, personal, and miscellaneous papers from Morrison's General Store Ltd. in St. Peter's, Richmond County, Nova Scotia. The majority of the records are administrative and include operational purchase ledgers, payroll and inventory books. The materials also reflect store owner Alex A. Morrison's political activities such as voters' lists, election records and correspondence related to local politicians. Papers also include records related to the Department of Indian Affairs; it is possible that either Morrison's General Store or the D.Y. Stewart & Sons store served as a depot for agents who worked for Indian Affairs. A series of correspondence from A.J. Boyd as well as other Indian Agents in Cape Breton and mainland Nova Scotia are included in the records
Morrison's General StoreSub-subseries consists of ledgers detailing customer purchases for Morrison's Store.
File consists of five customer purchase ledgers. A file list is available below.
A. Aug. 1984 - Feb. 1986
B. Feb. 1986 - June 1987
C. March 1988 - Nov. 1989
D. Nov. 1989 - Sept. 1991
E. Sept. 1991 - Jan. 1996
Series consists of administrative records, including financial accounts, store inventories, correspondence and tax forms.
Sub-series consists of ledgers detailing company and customer purchases for Morrison's Store.
File consists of Morrison's Store cash journals. A file list is available below.
A. 1944 - 1947 (Oversized)
B. 1947 - 1952 (Oversized)
C. 1952 - 1980 (Oversized)
D. May 1953 - Jan.1980
E. 1979 - 1981 (Oversized)
F. Feb. 1981 - Jan. 1982
G. Feb. 1982 - Jan. 1983
H. Jan. 1982 - Jan. 1983
I. Feb. 1983 - Jan. 1984
J. Feb. 1984 - Jan. 1985
K. Feb. 1985 - Jan. 1986
L. Feb.1986 - Jan. 1987
M. Feb. 1987 - Jan. 1988
N. Feb. 1988 - Jan. 1989
O. Feb. 1989 - Jan. 1990
P. Feb. 1990 - Jan. 1991
Q. Feb. 1991 - Jan. 1992
R. Jan. 1993 - Feb. 1994
S. Jan. 1994 - Feb. 1995
Subseries consists of company accounts, customer accounts, bank accounts and account journals.
Sub-subseries consists of cash, cheque, and bank journals relating to financial transactions for Morrison's Store.
File consists of Morrison's Store bank journals. A file list is available below.
A. 1984 - 1985
B. 1985 - 1986
C. 1986 - 1987
D. 1987 - 1988
E. 1988 - 1989
F. 1989 - 1990
G. 1991 - 1992
H. 1993
Sub-subseries consists of records detailing business accounts between Morrisons', wholesalers and local retailers.
File consists of seven customer purchase ledgers. A file list is available below.
A. April 1976 - July 1977
B. July 1977 - Oct. 1978
C. Jan. 1978
D. Oct. 1978 - Dec. 1980
E. 1979
F. Dec. 1980 - June 1982
G. June 1982 - Aug. 1984
File consists of Morrison's Store cheque journals. A file list is available below.
A. 1981 - Jan. 1982
B. 1983 - Jan. 1984
Subseries consists of inventories taken of Morrison's Store stock.
File consists of four books noting the store stock from 1981. A file list is available below.
A. 1981 - Summary and Totals
B. 1981 - Hardware
C. 1981 - Groceries
D. 1981 - Jan. 1982 - Dry Goods
File consists of five payroll account ledgers from Morrison's Store. A file list is available below.
A. May 1970 - Oct. 1971
B. Oct. 1971 - Feb. 1973
C. Feb. 1973 - Dec. 1975
D. Jan. 1976 - Dec. 1977
E. Jan. 1980 - Dec. 1981
Subseries consists of payroll account ledgers from Morrison's Store.
Sub-subseries consists of ledgers detailing company purchases for Morrison's Store.
File consists of two company purchase ledgers. A file list is available below.
A. July 1891 - Dec. 1899
B. 1910 - 1980
Sub-subseries consists of records detailing accounts of Morrison's Store customers.
File consists of six customer account ledgers. A file list is available below.
A. Jan. 1968 - Jan. 1971
B. Jan. 1972 - July 1974
C. Feb. 1973 - March 1974
D. Jan. 1975 - Jan. 1978
E. March 1978
F. Jan. 1980
File consists of six customer account ledgers. A file list is available below.
A. 1926 - 1959 (Fragile)
B. Feb. 1930 - March 1958
C. Feb. 1940 - Jan. 1979
D. July 1956 - June 1962
E. Jan. 1963 - Jan. 1967
F. 1968 - 1977
Sub-series consists of employee and business tax forms for Morrison's Store.
File consists of employee tax forms for Morrison's Store.
Subseries consists of correspondence relating to the administrative operations of Morrison's General Store in St. Peter's.
File consists of correspondence relating to the administrative operations of Morrison's General Store in St. Peter's.
File consists of five customer purchase ledgers. A file list is available below.
A. Dec. 1965 - July 1967
B. July 1967 - April 1973
C. Feb. 1970 - May 1971
D. April 1973 - May 1974
E. May 1974 - March 1976
File consists of five payroll account ledgers from Morrison's Store. A file list is available below.
A. Jan. 1961 - Dec. 1962
B. Dec. 1962 - Aug. 1964
C. Jan. 1966 - June 1967
D. Jan. 1967 - Dec. 1968
E. Nov. 1968 - April 1970
Series consists of Department of Indian Affairs correspondence, invitations to tender, and an account book.
File consists of Department of Indian Affairs Invitation to Tender forms for material goods generating from Morrison's Store.
Sub-series consists of 13 files of Department of Indian Affairs Invitation to Tender forms for material goods generating from Morrison's Store.
File consists of a single book noting the store stock from January 1970.
File consists of Department of Indian Affairs Invitation to Tender forms for material goods generating from Morrison's Store.
File consists of Department of Indian Affairs Invitation to Tender forms for material goods generating from Morrison's Store.
File consists of Department of Indian Affairs Invitation to Tender forms for material goods generating from Morrison's Store.
File consists of Morrison's Store bank books detailing financial institution accounts and transactions regarding Morrison's Store. A file list is available below.
A. Aug. 1901 - July1903
B. (1.) July 1941 - Nov. 1944 (2.) Nov. 1944 - 1948
C. Nov. 1950 - May 1953
D. (1.) Aug. 1956 - May 1958 (2.) May 1961- May 1962 (3.) Dec. 1963 - July 1965 (4.) Dec. 1966 - 1968
E. Nov. - Dec. (no dates, Monthly Time Book)
File consists of Department of Indian Affairs Invitation to Tender forms for material goods generating from Morrison's Store.
File consists of Department of Indian Affairs Invitation to Tender forms for material goods generating from Morrison's Store.
File consists of correspondence relating to the administrative operations of Morrison's General Store in St. Peter's.
File consists of Department of Indian Affairs Invitation to Tender forms for material goods generating from Morrison's Store.
File consists of two file parts of Department of Indian Affairs Invitation to Tender forms for material goods generating from Morrison's Store.
File consists of three file parts of Department of Indian Affairs Invitation to Tender forms for material goods generating from Morrison's Store
File consists of Department of Indian Affairs Invitation to Tender forms for material goods generating from Morrison's Store.
Series consists of miscellaneous textual records found in Morrison's Home Hardware store during the 2001 acquisition.
File consists of miscellaneous textual records.
File consists of Department of Indian Affairs Invitation to Tender forms for material goods generating from Morrison's Store.
File consists of Department of Indian Affairs Invitation to Tender forms for material goods generating from Morrison's Store.
File consists of Department of Indian Affairs Invitation to Tender forms for material goods generating from Morrison's Store.
File consists of nine business account ledgers. A file list is available below.
A. 1940 - 1951
B. Oct. 1953 - Mar. 1955
C. Jan. 1955 - Jan. 1956
D. Jan. 1956 - Jul. 1957
E. Jun. 1957 - Dec. 1958
F. Dec. 1958 - Jul. 1960
G. Jul. 1960 - Feb. 1962
H. Jan. 1962 - Sept. 1963
I. Aug. 1963- Apr. 1965
Series consists of personal miscellaneous correspondence and records pertaining to Alex A. Morrison's political involvement with the Nova Scotia Progressive Conservative Party and the 1956 Nova Scotia general election.
Sub-series consists of political records relating to Alex A. Morrison's involvement as the Richmond County Secretary for the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia and pertaining to the 1956 Nova Scotia general election.
File consists of three types of provincial voter lists for the Richmond County electoral district.