Document Type
Article
Publication Date
5-2009
Keywords
Eastern Real Estate, African American Businesses, Company Records, Financial Records, Court Documents, Portland, Maine
Abstract
Description:
The Eastern Real Estate Company was an association of African-Americans who bought and sold real estate in the Portland area from 1912-2001. The records in the Archives include articles of association, minutes, financial records, stock records, listings of stockholders, tax records, bank books and legal documents.
Date Range:
1912-2001
Size of Collection:
1 ft.
Recommended Citation
Eastern Real Estate Company Archives, African American Collection of Maine, Jean Byers Sampson Center for Diversity in Maine, University of Southern Maine Libraries.
Included in
African American Studies Commons, American Studies Commons, Cultural History Commons, Social History Commons, United States History Commons
Comments
Provenance:
The Eastern Real Estate Company Archives were donated by the family of Leonard W. Cummings, Sr. and Mary Jane Hill Cummings, in August 2006.
Ownership and Literary Rights:
The Eastern Real Estate Company Archives are the physical property of the University of Southern Maine Libraries. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the creator or his/her legal heirs and assigns.
For further information, consult the Head of Special Collections, susie.bock@maine.edu