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Himmelman Supply Company fonds

  • MS-4-118
  • Fonds
  • 1928-1987, predominately 1955-1978

Fonds contains the business papers from Himmelman Supply Company and several other companies owned or operated by Ernest H. Himmelman and Lawrence Himmelman. These include O.K. Service Shipping Company, Himmelman Shipping Limited, Oakland Shipping Limited, LaHave Investments Limited, Nova Hereford Farms, and Himmelman Supermarket Limited. The fonds contains a variety of business papers, including meeting minutes and administrative records, ships' vessel papers, correspondence, financial statements and ledgers, legal agreements and contracts, blueprints and maps, and photographs.

Some of the personal papers of Lawrence Himmelman are also included in the fonds, including correspondence with the LaHave School, the local fire department, and other groups, financial records, and contracts and agreements.

In 1954, a fire in the Himmelman Supermarket destroyed many of the business records. Most records in the fonds are from after this date, though some vessel papers and correspondence from before the fire survived. See individual series descriptions for more detailed descriptions of the scope and content of the fonds.

Fonds consists of 18 series. Administrative, Correspondence, Financial, and Vessel Papers Series contain records for Himmelman Supply Company and subsidiary companies. Additional records for subsidiary companies are found in series for Himmelman Shipping Company, O.K. Service Shipping Limited, Oakland Shipping Limited, LaHave Shipping Limited, and LaHave Investments Limited. Each vessel from the O.K. Service Fleet also has a series. See individual series descriptions for more detailed descriptions of their scope and content.

Himmelman Supply Company.

Financial Records of Himmelman Supply Company

Series contains the financial records of Himmelman Supply Company, including the general ledger, audited and unaudited annual financial statements, general statements, trial balance ledgers, and financial claims and proposals. Financial records for each vessel are found in the Series for that vessel. See the Financial Sub- Series for O.K. Service Shipping Limited, La Have Shipping Limited, Oakland Shipping Limited, and Lawrence Himmelman for additional financial records.

Administrative Records of Himmelman Supply Company

Series contains administrative records from Himmelman Supply Company. This includes blueprints, a list of shipping agents and a meeting minute book. See Administrative Sub-Series for O.K. Service Shipping Limited, Oakland Shipping Limited, and La Have Shipping Limited for additional administrative records.

M/V "O.K. Service III"

Series contains the vessel papers of the M/V "O.K. Service III." Series primarily consists of manifests, but also includes a capacity plan.

O.K. Service III (Schooner).

M/V "O.K. Service"

Series primarily contains the vessel papers of the second M/V "O.K. Service," including manifests, bills of lading, loading charts, captain's and the chief officer's daily logbooks, and other records. Some manifests from the original M/V "O.K. Service" are also included.

O.K. Service (Ship).

Correspondence of Himmelman Supply Company and Affiliated Companies

Series contains correspondence from Himmelman Supply Company and its affiliated companies, including O.K. Service Shipping Limited, Oakland Shipping Limited, La Have Shipping Limited, Himmelman Shipping Limited, Himmelman Supermarket Limited, La Have Investments Limited, and Nova Hereford Farms. Most records in the series were originally filed with the correspondence of Himmelman Supply Company. Correspondence involves shipping activities, purchases of ships and ship equipment, financial and legal activities of Himmelman Supply Company and its affiliated companies, and other business- related activities. Series also includes a Shipping Contracts and Agreements Sub-Series that contains legal agreements, contracts, and notarized statements that were included with correspondence files. See Correspondence Sub-Series for Oakland Shipping Limited, Nova Hereford Farms, and Lawrence Himmelman for additional correspondence.

M/V "O.K. Service V"

Series contains the administrative, financial, legal, and vessel papers of the M/V "O.K. Service V." Contents include blueprints of the vessel, audited and unaudited financial statements, a memorandum of agreement outlining the sale of the vessel. The series primarily contains vessel papers, including Captain's daily logs, a sampling of engine room logs, bills of lading, manifests and freight lists, agreements, notarized statements, insurance policies, certificats of damage, loading charts, and related records.

O.K. Service V.

M/V "O.K. Service VI"

Series contains the financial and vessel papers of the M/V "O.K. Service VI." Contents of the series include monthly financial statements, Captain's daily logbooks, a sample of engine room logs, bills of lading, manifests and freight lists, certificates of damage, notarized statements, insurance policies, and other documents created during voyages to ports in the Caribbean and Central and South America.

M/V "O.K. Service VI".

"XYZ" correspondence

File contains an alphabetical file of correspondence between Himmelman Supply Company and correspondents with names beginning with X, Y, or Z. Correspondents include the Yarmouth-Boston Freight Service, James. N. Young, Young's Marine Electronic Service, and Zwicker and Company.

Nova Hereford Farms

Series contains correspondence and meeting minutes from the Canadian Hereford Association and the Canadian Hereford Board of Directors. It also contains herd reduction sales catalogues, production sales reports, cattle weight certificates, and correspondence with various organizations.

Nova Hereford Farms.

M/V "O.K. Service X"

This series consists of blueprints, captains logs, vessel papers that include bills of lading, manifest and cargo plans and lists, sample of engine room logs and refit list. The following are subseries under the series O.K. Service X: Blueprints; Log Books; and Vessel Papers.

O.K. Service X.

La Have Shipping Limited

Series consists of a meeting minute book, financial statements, list of shareholders and directors and correspondence to shareholders. Records relating to the vessel O.K. Service XI can be found in the O.K. Service XI series. The series is broken into four subseries: Administrative; Correspondence; Financial and Legal.

LaHave Shipping Limited.

Manifests

Manifests are from the Boston-Yarmouth Service ; File also contains manifests from M/Vs "O.K. Service IV," "O.K. Service V," and "National IV"
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