%xmlchars; ]> mss0255 Guide to the Zachary & Zachary Artistic Wood Mantels letters, 1900 - 1901 Processed by: Special Collections Research Center Staff;machine-readable finding aid created by: Dawne E. Howard North Carolina State University Libraries, Special Collections Research Center 2006 Machine-readable finding aid derived from xml authoring program Finding aid written in English. Guide to the Zachary & Zachary Artistic Wood Mantels Letters, 1900 - 1901 MSS 255 North Carolina State University Libraries Special Collections Research Center Contact Information: &ncsuaddr; Processed bySpecial Collections Research Center Staff Encoded byDawne E. Howard, 2006 January Descriptive Summary North Carolina State University Libraries, Special Collections Research Center Zachary & Zachary Artistic Wood Mantels Zachary & Zachary Artistic Wood Mantels letters, 1900 - 1901 MSS 255 1 The Zachary & Zachary Artistic Wood Mantels letters contains three letters written to Burlington, North Carolina, businessman J. W. Cates (1847 - 1918). In the first letter, written on Zachary & Zachary letterhead, one of Cates' children writes about his future plans. The other two letters are written by Zachary & Zachary secretary and treasurer A. D. Zachary. In these letters, Zachary urges Cates to do business with the Peck-Hammond Company, and recommends staying away from the Moncrief Carter Furnace Company. Established by Arthur D. Zachary and his father H. C. Zachary in 1894, Zachary & Zachary began as a contracting and supply business with branches in Raleigh and Wilmington, North Carolina. The company's portfolio included several buildings on the North Carolina State University campus, including Alumni Hall and the Carr Building. For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Special Collections Research Center Reference Staff. English Information for Users Restrictions to Access

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Acquisitions Information

Received from Bookworm & Silverfish, 1997 (Accession no. 1997-0026).

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Zachary & Zachary Artistic Wood Mantels letters, MSS 255 Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC

Established by Arthur D. Zachary and his father H. C. Zachary in 1894, Zachary & Zachary began as a contracting and supply business with branches in Raleigh and Wilmington, North Carolina. The company's portfolio included several buildings on the North Carolina State University campus, including Alumni Hall and the Carr Building.

It appears that around the turn of the twentieth century, the Zacharys decided to move away from contracting and expand their building supply buisness. The three letters in this collection are written on Zachary & Zachary Artistic Mantels letterhead, indicating that the company was no longer focused on contracting at that time.

Scope and Content Note

The Zachary & Zachary Artistic Wood Mantels letters contains three letters written to Burlington, North Carolina, businessman J. W. Cates (1847 - 1918). In the first letter, written on Zachary & Zachary letterhead, one of Cates' children writes about his future plans. The other two letters are written by Zachary & Zachary secretary and treasurer A. D. Zachary. In these letters, Zachary urges Cates to do business with the Peck-Hammond Company, and recommends staying away from the Moncrief Carter Furnace Company.

Online Catalog Terms

The following terms have been used to index the guide to the collection in the NCSU Library's online catalog.

Individuals Cates, J. W., 1847-1918 Topics Wood-carving--North Carolina Related Material Cates Family Papers, #4341, Southern Historical Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill John Wesley Cates Papers, North Carolina Baptist Historical Society Collection, Wake Forest University