Hagan Brothers Carriage Works Records
name: label: Creator
content: Hagan, Henry
label: Creator
content: Hagan Brothers Carriage and Wagonmakers (Frederick, Md.).
label: Creator
content: Carmen D. Valentino, American Historical Manuscripts.
label: Creator
content: Hagan, Charles
topic: label: Topic
content: Carriage industry -- Maryland
label: Topic
content: Carriage and wagon making -- 1880-1910 -- Maryland
label: Topic
content: Family-owned business enterprises -- 1880-1910 -- Maryland
label: Topic
content: Horse-drawn vehicles -- Maryland
label: Topic
content: Horseshoeing
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: This collection was purchased from Carmen D. Valentino, a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania rare books and manuscripts dealer, by Craig Orr, archivist in April 2009.
creator: label: Creator
content: Hagan, Henry
label: Creator
content: Hagan Brothers Carriage and Wagonmakers (Frederick, Md.).
label: Creator
content: Carmen D. Valentino, American Historical Manuscripts.
label: Creator
content: Hagan, Charles
setName: label: See more items in
content: Hagan Brothers Carriage Works Records
abstract: label: Summary
content: In 1882, brothers Charles and Henry Hagan established a carriage, coach, and wagon business in Frederick, Maryland. This collection represents approximately two decades of business transactions through 21 volumes of daybooks and ledgers.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: In 1882, brothers Charles and Henry Hagan founded the Hagan Brothers, Carriage & Wagonmakers and Horseshoers Company with Charles A. Hagan as president. 

Horse-drawn vehicles were crucial to American transportation before railroads, and the industry that supplied these vehicles was a major factor in the economy. Most of these firms were never vertically integrated, although some later developed into the "accessory industry," or specialized production of components. Major sources of revenue for businesses like the Hagan Brothers included general blacksmithing work, carriage and wagon repair, and manufacturing carriages to the customer's specifications. 

The later history of the company is not known. There are no directories for Frederick County between 1911 and 1922, and there is no listing for Hagan Brothers in the 1923 directory.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 2.5 Cubic feet (9 boxes, 21 volumes)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1882-1903
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.1154
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Daybooks
label: Type
content: Account books
label: Type
content: Ledgers (account books)
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Collection is arranged into one series.

Series 1, Account Books, 1882-1903
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Processed by Beatrice Kelly (intern), April, 2009; supervised by Alison Oswald, archivist.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Daybooks -- 1880-1910
label: Genre/Form
content: Account books -- 19th century
label: Genre/Form
content: Ledgers (account books) -- 1880-1910
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: This collection consists of twenty-one manuscript account books documenting the company's carriage, wagon and horseshoeing business. Three volumes are ledgers, the rest are daybooks. Volumes often contain overlapping dates or missing periods of time, and ledgers have varying dates for each customer. In some instances, the weather for Christmas Day is recorded.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: One account book covering the period from April 16, 1908 to November 23, 1908 is held at the Historical Society of Frederick County, Maryland.  See website at: http://www.hsfcinfo.org/ .