Account book, 1842-1844

Author

Xavier University (Cincinnati, Ohio)

Files

Creation Date

1842

Keywords

St. Xavier College; Xavier University (Cincinnati, Ohio); Account books; Manuscripts; Accounting; Financial records; Administration; Society of Jesus; Jesuits

Description

Ledger recording the financial transactions of St. Xavier College and the Jesuit community in Cincinnati, Ohio from 1842-1844. The account book shows the receipts (mainly tuition payments) and expenditures made by the college (as indicated by "contra") for wages, labor, supplies, travel, services rendered, and donations. The ledger documents events of interest such as the travel of President Father John Elet, SJ, and others to and from St. Louis, Missouri. A full description of the collection is available in the XUA-114 Xavier University Account Books finding aid.

Spatial Coverage

Cincinnati (Ohio)

Type

Text

Format

application/pdf

Physical Description

volume

Original Size

155 pages

Language

English

Item Identifier

xua114_b1v3_1842

Collection

XUA-114 Xavier University Account Books

Repository

University Archives and Special Collections, Xavier University Library, Cincinnati, Ohio

Provenance

The early records of St. Xavier College (Cincinnati, Ohio) were divided among Xavier University and St. Xavier High School over the course of institutional changes such as the University's move to Avondale in 1919 and the High School's move to its current campus in 1960. The account books in this collection were kept in Xavier University's archives.

Preferred Citation

Account book, 1842-1844, Box 1, Volume 3, XUA-114, Xavier University Account Books, University Archives and Special Collections, Xavier University Library, Cincinnati, Ohio.

Rights Statement

Physical rights are retained by Xavier University, University Library, Cincinnati, Ohio. Please credit University Archives and Special Collections, Xavier University Library, Cincinnati, Ohio when referring to the Account book.