Alfred S. Jenkins grocery store documents
Scope and Content
This collection contains receipts, business licenses, and contracts from Alfred S. Jenkins' grocery and butcher store. Also included are a druggists' certificate and a letter of appreciation from the Fulton County Medical Board for his son, Matthew K. Jenkins, a doctor and pharmacist.
Dates
- 1882-1956
Creator
- Jenkins, Alfred S. (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. All requests to publish, quote, or reproduce must be submitted through the Kenan Research Center.
Administrative/Biographical History
Alfred S. Jenkins (1842-1910) was an Atlanta businessman who owned a grocery store on Old Wheat Street, which later became Auburn Avenue. He married Millie Jenkins (1842-1884) and they had one son: Matthew K. Jenkins (1869-1956). During the Civil War, he served in the Confederate Army as a private. He also served as a deacon at the Jackson Hill Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia. Additional biographical information about Alfred S. Jenkins has not been determined.
Extent
3 folder(s)
Language
English
System of Arrangement
This collection is arranged alphabetically according to titles supplied by staff.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift, 1991
Description Control
This collection was processed in 2019.
- Title
- Alfred S. Jenkins grocery store documents
- Author
- Rebecca Grieco
- Date
- November 2019
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center Repository