Earl R. Benedict Records
Scope and Contents
The Earl R. Benedict Records consist of financial records in the form of invoices, bills, receipts, and account statements from various companies (especially suppliers and service providers) to Earl Benedict's grocery store located in the North End of Burlington. The material is organized alphabetically by the name of the supplying company and individual records are sorted by date. There is also a newspaper clipping from 2016 when the market reopened under the ownership of Bryan Bessery.
Dates
- 1933-1934, 2016
- Majority of material found in 1933-1934
Creator
- Benedict, Earl (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Curator of Manuscripts.
Biographical / Historical
Earl Raymond Benedict worked as a farm laborer, railroad clerk, and in the grocery industry, rising from a clerk to a salesman to the manager and finally becoming the owner. Born in St. Albans in 1894, he was the oldest child of Carl James Benedict (1869-1939) and Frances Minerva Parcher (1869-1955). In 1928 he married Irene A. Giffin (1889-1971). Census records, city directories, and cemetery information indicate that Benedict ran the market at 1398 North Avenue from 1933 (taking over from Cecil A. St. Germain) until his death in 1955. In 1963 it became Bessery's Market, when Peter Bessery assumed ownership. Over the next 50 or more years, several Bessery family members were involved in its operation.
Extent
0.7 Linear Feet (2 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Financial records from Earl R. Benedict's grocery store located in the North End of Burlington.
Physical Location
Library Research Annex; contact uvmsc@uvm.edu for access.
Condition Description
Some of the paper is brittle, folded, bent, punctured, and torn. Some dirt and staining remains after in-house surface cleaning. Slight water damage has resulted in minor information loss.
- Title
- Guide to the Earl R. Benedict Records
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the University of Vermont Libraries, Special Collections Repository
Silver Special Collections Library
48 University Place, Room B201
Burlington Vermont 05405 U.S.A. US
(802) 656-2138
(802) 656-4038 (Fax)
uvmsc@uvm.edu
