Felix Tarnowski lumber receipts

Collection — Box: SC

Identifier: S3726

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of nine pages of receipts for materials bought for Mr. Tarnowski’s business and are dated between 1909 and 1919. In 1912, the lumber ordered from the E.J. Bunker Co. was sold to the address 15 East 7th Street, Duluth. In 1919, Lumber ordered form the Heimbach Lumber Co. was sold to the address Lake Avenue and 8th Street, Duluth.

Dates

Creation: 1909-1919

Creator

Tarnowski, Felix, -1954 December 24 (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Open for use in the Kathryn A. Martin Library, Archives and Special Collections.

Conditions Governing Use

This collection may be protected by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S. Code). It is the user's responsibility to verify copyright ownership and to obtain all necessary permissions prior to the reproduction, publication, or other use of any portion of these materials. Researchers may quote from the collection under the fair use provision of the copyright law.

Biographical / Historical

Felix Tarnowski was the son of immigrant parents who settled in Gnesen Township. He worked as a logger and started working in carpentry at about the age of twenty. He moved to Duluth in his early twenties and continued with carpentry until his death in 1954. Mr. Tarnowski usually worked alone as a carpenter/contractor.

Extent

9.00 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The collection consists of nine pages of receipts for materials bought for Mr. Tarnowski’s business and are dated between 1909 and 1919.

Physical Location

This collection is located at the University of Minnesota Duluth Archives. For more information about this collection or to make an appointment, contact us at libarchives@d.umn.edu or 218-726-8526.

General

This collection is part of the Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections, which are housed in the University of Minnesota Duluth Archives at the Kathryn A. Martin Library.